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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Usually my food is lumpy!
Characters:
Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews

Issue Data

Borrow Sorrow
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Archie / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • Feature Logo:Archie
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:How can we go to the movies? You're broke!
Characters:
Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Jughead Jones
Synopsis:
Archie can't find anyone with money to lend him.
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Punch Crunch
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Archie / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • Feature Logo:Archie
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:He's coming to!
Characters:
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley
Synopsis:
Archie's boxing match did not go well.
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Credit Crumb
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Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • Feature Logo:Jughead
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Hey, Pop, how's my credit?
Characters:
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Pop Tate
Synopsis:
Pop finds Jughead's question extremely humorous.
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Trail Travail
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Hot Dog / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; animal
  • Feature Logo:Hot Dog
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Hot Dog!!! Hot Dog, were are you?
Characters:
Gladys Jones; Hot Dog
Synopsis:
Hot Dog tracks mud into the house.
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Indexer Notes

The first line includes a misspelling.

Sport Retort
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Moose / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • Feature Logo:Big Moose
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:They're all great men of letters!
Characters:
Dilton Doiley; Moose Mason
Synopsis:
Moose compares himself to Shakespeare, Byron, and Dickens.
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Dazzle Frazzle
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Archie / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • Feature Logo:Archie
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Ethel, let's go check out the modern art exhibit!
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Ethel Muggs
Synopsis:
Archie gains a new appreciation of Ethel's beauty after they visit a modern art exhibit.
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Surprise Size
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Reggie / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • Feature Logo:Reggie
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Dig what I just caught!
Characters:
Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Sy
Synopsis:
Reggie is fooled into thinking Archie caught a much bigger fish than he did.
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Ball Brawl
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Mr. Lodge / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • Feature Logo:Mr. Lodge
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Splat
Characters:
Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews; Smithers
Synopsis:
Mr. Lodge gets back at Archie with a snowball.
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The Hard Way!
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Li'l Jinx / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; children
  • Feature Logo:Li'l Jinx
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Watch me make a figure eight, Greg!
Characters:
Li'l Jinx; Greg
Synopsis:
Jinx comes up short of ice skating a figure eight.

Jump Chump
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Archie / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • Feature Logo:Archie
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Wow! Look at Jimmy go!
Characters:
Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Jimmy; Waldo Weatherbee
Synopsis:
Another skier's crash spooks Archie.
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Race Pace
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Ethel / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • Feature Logo:Big Ethel
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Ethel wins the dog race!
Characters:
Ethel Muggs; Reggie Mantle; Waldo Weatherbee; Archie Andrews
Synopsis:
Ethel strikes back at Reggie for his joke at her expense.
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Mr. Weatherbee Maze / activity / 1 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Trace a path from "in" to "out" through the Riverdale High School maze!
Characters:
Waldo Weatherbee

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Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 2 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • Feature Logo:Archie's Gag Bag
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:You boys shouldn't be hanging out the window!
Characters:
Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Geraldine Grundy; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Pop Tate; Waldo Weatherbee; Miss Phlips; Miss Beazly; Professor Flutesnoot; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
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  • from Archie daily (King Features Syndicate) 19XX-XX-XX

Indexer Notes

Reprints of eight Archie daily newspaper strips.

Bright Sight
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Reggie / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • Feature Logo:Reggie
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:I'm gonna outshine everyone on the slopes tonight!
Characters:
Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis:
While night skiing, Reggie carries two flashlights.
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Name Game
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Moose / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • Feature Logo:Big Moose
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:D-uh! I'm sorry to hear about your ski accident, Reggie!
Characters:
Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Synopsis:
Moose comes to sign Reggie's cast, but sees Midge's signature.
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Archie Codes / activity / 1 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:By working with the code below you can find out the answer to Archie's riddle!
Characters:
Archie Andrews
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Indexer Notes

Using number-letter codes to solve two riddles.

Job Description
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Archie / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Feature Logo:Archie
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Okay, we have to get organized now!
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
Synopsis:
Reggie doesn't like the sound of the job Archie has given him.
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Anything Good
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Archie / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Are there any good love movies around?
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis:
Archie tries to find a movie that will satisfy everyone.
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Flivver Quivver
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Archie / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Archie, let's get some exercise!
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis:
Reggie points out to a nameless girl that hanging out with Archie isn't always easy.
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Big Gig
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Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • Feature Logo:Reggie
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:My ambition is to be a huge success in education!
Characters:
Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Waldo Weatherbee
Synopsis:
Reggie reacts to hearing Mr. Weatherbee talking big.
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Eye Guy
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Ethel / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Ooohhh---that Archie!
Characters:
Ethel Muggs; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis:
Betty and Ethel compare guy problems.
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Archie Club News / letters page / 1 page

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  • Feature Logo:Archie Club News
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Dear Archie, I wrote a poem about America.

Indexer Notes

Letters from Allyson Swaim (1st prize) and Eric Cowart (2nd prize), plus instructions on joining the Archie Club.

Sock Shock
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Reggie / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • Feature Logo:Reggie
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Aren't you going to train for your fight with Moose?
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason
Synopsis:
Reggie's confidence for his boxing match with Moose evaporates.
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Beef Beefing
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Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • Feature Logo:Jughead
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Jug, you should become a vegetarian!
Characters:
Jughead Jones; Ethel Muggs
Synopsis:
Ethel thinks Jughead should become a vegetarian.
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Decoy Ploy
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Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Jug, you're right! The TV set makes for a fine scarecrow!
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis:
Archie wonders how Jughead knew a TV set would scare birds away.
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Mystery Mania
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Archie / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Feature Logo:Archie
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:I didn't know your dad was a mystery fan!
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis:
Archie wants Mr. Lodge's opinion on mysteries.
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Caress Cut-In
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Archie / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:May I cut in!
Characters:
Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Dilton Doiley
Synopsis:
Archie changes his mind about cutting in on Veronica's dance.
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Cut Rate Art
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Archie / comic story / 1 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Nobody wants to buy my paintings!
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis:
Jughead gives Archie advice on marketing his art.
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Big Moose Pinup / cartoon / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:What are you doin', Moose? You lost your dollar a block and a half away! Why look here?
Characters:
Jughead Jones; Moose Mason
Synopsis:
The old "the light's better here" gag.
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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. ["Usually my food is lumpy!"]
    Archie
  2. Borrow Sorrow
    Archie
  3. Punch Crunch
    Archie
  4. Credit Crumb
    Jughead
  5. Trail Travail
    Hot Dog
  6. Sport Retort
    Moose
  7. Dazzle Frazzle
    Archie
  8. Surprise Size
    Reggie
  9. Ball Brawl
    Mr. Lodge
  10. The Hard Way!
    Li'l Jinx
  11. Jump Chump
    Archie
  12. Race Pace
    Ethel
  13. ["Trace a path from "in" to "out" through the Riverdale High School maze!"]
    Mr. Weatherbee Maze
  14. ["You boys shouldn't be hanging out the window!"]
    Archie's Gag Bag
  15. Bright Sight
    Reggie
  16. Name Game
    Moose
  17. ["By working with the code below you can find out the answer to Archie's riddle!"]
    Archie Codes
  18. Job Description
    Archie
  19. Anything Good
    Archie
  20. Flivver Quivver
    Archie
  21. Big Gig
    Reggie
  22. Eye Guy
    Ethel
  23. ["Dear Archie, I wrote a poem about America."]
    Archie Club News
  24. Sock Shock
    Reggie
  25. Beef Beefing
    Jughead
  26. Decoy Ploy
    Jughead
  27. Mystery Mania
    Archie
  28. Caress Cut-In
    Archie
  29. Cut Rate Art
    Archie
  30. ["What are you doin', Moose? You lost your dollar a block and a half away! Why look here?"]
    Big Moose Pinup
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