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Pages: 36
On-sale Date: 1972
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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:I can't understand why you prefer girl watching to T.V. watching!
  • Keywords:pool; swimsuits
Characters:
Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
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Issue Data

Gaze Craze
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Archie / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis:
Archie thinks he's getting old - he's only interested in 90% of the girls on the beach.

Swim Whim
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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Shirley
Synopsis:
Shirley fakes drowning to get attention from a lifeguard.

Nifty Lifty
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Archie / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Smithers
Synopsis:
Archie the lifeguard asks for a raise; Mr. Lodge orders Smithers to lift Archie off the ground.

Battle Prattle
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Archie / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis:
Archie thinks fishing is an unfair sport; Veronica agrees when she sees how terrible Archie is.

Lake Flake
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Archie / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Synopsis:
Archie's cabin faces the lake: the lake happens to be five miles away.

Sail Tale
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Archie / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis:
Archie nearly dies while sailing but insists he sails to relax.

Number Slumber
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Big Moose / comic story / 1 page

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Big Moose Mason; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis:
Moose counts up to two, then loses count.

Cool Rule
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Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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Hiram Lodge; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis:
Mr. Lodge has no problem with Veronica's new bikini provided she remains indoors.

Debonair Flair
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Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis:
Mr. Lodge believes Veronica only thinks about dating but he's wrong.

Tumble Bumble
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Archie / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley; Jughead Jones
Synopsis:
Archie is grateful that Jughead helps him forget his problems.

You Know There's Someone Else When
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Archie and the Gang / comic story / 2 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Big Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Dilton Doiley; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Hot Dog; Big Ethel Muggs

Chatter Patter
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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Synopsis:
Instead of talking about boys, Veronica wants to talk about lifeguards.

Motor Matter
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Archie / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis:
Jughead starts Archie's motorboat but the boat leaves without them.

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No dialogue, only sound effects.

Jet Pet
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Hot Dog / comic story / 1 page

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Characters:
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Hot Dog
Synopsis:
Hot Dog rescues the guys from the wild by following his nose to a hamburger stand.

Annoy Ploy
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Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Veronica Lodge; Leroy; Hermione Lodge
Synopsis:
Veronica goes on vacation while Leroy plays with her wigs.

Coy Boy
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Archie / comic story / 0.5 page

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Characters:
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Ted
Synopsis:
Archie tries to encourage Ted but Veronica doesn't help.

Gab Fab
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Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis:
The future is in the hands of today's young people - and so are all the telephones.

Game Aim
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Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Synopsis:
Archie plays against the girls in a football game and lets them tackle him.

Hot Spot
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Mr. Lodge / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews; Smithers
Synopsis:
Mr. Lodge relocates to a treehouse to avoid Archie.

Hide Guide
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Big Moose / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Big Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis:
Moose buries his food on the beach to hide it from his friends, then puts up a sign so no one will think he buried it.

Bowled Over!
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Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; children
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Li'l Jinx; Charley Hawse
Synopsis:
Charley Hawse brings a bowling ball to show and tell.

Fave Grave
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Archie / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
Synopsis:
After seeing his mother get a $1 allowance increase by name-dropping George Washington, Archie name-drops Lincoln, thinking he'll get $5; instead he gets a penny.

Shade Aid
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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Synopsis:
The girls borrow the boys' surfboards to build a shelter.

Oar Score
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Archie / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis:
Veronica asks Archie to let her choose where they go; once they're inside a rowboat he agrees and hands her the oar.

Chase Pace
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Archie / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley
Synopsis:
Archie admonishes Dilton for chasing a girl on a private beach, then chases the girl himself.

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No dialogue.

[no title indexed]
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Archie Pin Up / cartoon / 1 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Separate tables?
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis:
At a restaurant, Archie doesn't want separate tables, just separate checks.
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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. ["I can't understand why you prefer girl watching to T.V. watching!"]
    Archie
  2. Gaze Craze
    Archie
  3. Swim Whim
    Betty and Veronica
  4. Nifty Lifty
    Archie
  5. Battle Prattle
    Archie
  6. Lake Flake
    Archie
  7. Sail Tale
    Archie
  8. Number Slumber
    Big Moose
  9. Cool Rule
    Veronica
  10. Debonair Flair
    Veronica
  11. Tumble Bumble
    Archie
  12. You Know There's Someone Else When
    Archie and the Gang
  13. Chatter Patter
    Betty and Veronica
  14. Motor Matter
    Archie
  15. Jet Pet
    Hot Dog
  16. Annoy Ploy
    Veronica
  17. Coy Boy
    Archie
  18. Gab Fab
    Veronica
  19. Game Aim
    Archie
  20. Hot Spot
    Mr. Lodge
  21. Hide Guide
    Big Moose
  22. Bowled Over!
    Li'l Jinx
  23. Fave Grave
    Archie
  24. Shade Aid
    Betty and Veronica
  25. Oar Score
    Archie
  26. Chase Pace
    Archie
  27. ["Separate tables?"]
    Archie Pin Up
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  • Michael Hoskin
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen
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