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Price: 0.30 USD
Pages: 36
On-sale Date: 1976-05-25
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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Archie, guess what I'm thinking of having?
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Synopsis:
Archie regrets suggesting an expensive dessert to Veronica.
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Indexer Notes

Indicia title is "Archie's Jokebook Magazine", with Jokebook as a single word.
On sale date from the Comic Reader #131.

Blame Game
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Archie / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones (cameo); Moose Mason (cameo); Waldo Weatherbee (cameo); Ms. Grundy (cameo)
Synopsis:
Archie is blamed for everything that goes wrong on a school field trip.
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Phone Groan
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Betty / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen; humor
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Betty Cooper; Mrs. Cooper
Synopsis:
Betty is upset that no boys were in the list of people who called for her while she was out.
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The Moose Is Loose
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Mr. Weatherbee / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen; humor
Characters:
Moose Mason; Waldo Weatherbee; Ms. Grundy; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones (cameo); Reggie Mantle (cameo); Betty Cooper (cameo)
Synopsis:
Moose misspells a word when sign painting, with strange consequences.
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Saucy Sausage
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Archie / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:teen; humor
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Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Pop Tate
Synopsis:
The new 25 cent hot dog at Pop's isn't such a great deal.
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Paper Caper
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Archie / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:teen; humor
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Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews
Synopsis:
Archie cons a dollar out of his father.
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Punch Crunch
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Moose / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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Moose Mason; Jughead Jones
Synopsis:
Moose has trouble remembering boxing instructions.
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Brain Strain
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Moose / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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Moose Mason; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis:
Moose laments his trouble writing.
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Jack Knack
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Ethel / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Jughead Jones; Big Ethel Muggs; Ethel's brother
Synopsis:
Big Ethel finds a novel way to get Jughead closer.
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Batting It Out
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Charley / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; children
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Charley Hawse; Greg
Synopsis:
Greg ribs Charley for striking out.

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Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:A young architect? Fine! I'll bring my daughter!
Characters:
Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Synopsis:
1 - Veronica get her hopes up when she thinks her father will introduce her to an architect, but he was talking about a house.
2 - Jughead and Mr. Lodge duck out of a boring set of chamber music.
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  • from Archie daily (King Features Syndicate) 19XX-XX-XX, 1961-03-02

Indexer Notes

Two 4-panel gags.

Alley Tally
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Archie / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen; humor
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Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Big Ethel Muggs
Synopsis:
While bowling, Veronica get jealous over the other girls flirting with Archie.
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Nap Flap
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Archie / comic story / 0.5 page

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Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Waldo Weatherbee
Synopsis:
Archie is caught napping in class.
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News Blues
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Big Ethel / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:teen; humor
Characters:
Big Ethel Muggs; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Synopsis:
Ethel is late for a gossip session and asks for an instant replay.
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Pay Exposè
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Archie / comic story / 0.5 page

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Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis:
Archie complains about a mistake in his pay, while working for Mr. Lodge.
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Some Sum
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Big Moose / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:teen; humor
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Moose Mason; Ms. Grundy
Synopsis:
Moose has trouble adding.
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Bubble Trouble
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Archie / comic story / 1 page

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  • Feature Logo:Archie
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Archie figures to be your biggest competition in the contest.
  • Keywords:bubble gum; square bubble
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; unnamed contestant; Waldo Weatherbee
Synopsis:
Archie wins a bubble gum blowing contest with a square bubble.
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Archie's Gym Puzzle
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Archie / activity / 1 page

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Characters:
Archie Andrews; Coach Kleats
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Indexer Notes

A maze.

Cute Route
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Archie / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:teen; humor
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley
Synopsis:
Archie takes a hiking shortcut that goes past the girls camp.

Alibi Reply
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Mr. Weatherbee / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen; humor
Characters:
Waldo Weatherbee; Archie Andrews
Synopsis:
After another disaster, Mr. Weatherbee saves time by having Archie explain while they walk to the detention room.
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Open the Door, Dilton / comic story / 1 page

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Dilton Doiley
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Indexer Notes

Three 2-panel gags about what might happen if signs of doors had literal meanings.

Teen-Age Disaster Movies
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Archie / comic story / 2 pages

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  • Genre:teen; humor
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Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Ms. Grundy; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason

Indexer Notes

Four movie posters for fake movies; similar to a MAD Magazine article.

Chop Talk
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Archie / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen; humor
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; unnamed girl
Synopsis:
Archie takes a beating in a martial arts class.
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Archie Club News / letters page / 10 pages

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typeset
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Jughead Jones; Big Ethel Muggs; Archie Andrews

Indexer Notes

Two poems by readers Teresa Schrodt and Mark W. Helms, with illustrations and a solicitation to join the Archie Club.

Late Fate
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Archie / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen; humor
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Waldo Weatherbee; Mrs. Beazly; Professor Flutesnoot; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis:
Archie is late for everything at school, including his batting swing in baseball.
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Sprite Spirit
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Betty / comic story / 0.5 page

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Betty Cooper; Big Ethel Muggs; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis:
Betty promised not to tell some gossip, so she writes it down instead.
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Flower Power
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Archie / comic story / 0.5 page

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Characters:
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis:
Archie presents Veronica with a rose, but fails to impress her enough to ditch her date with Reggie.
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Cap Flap
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Mr. Lodge / comic story / 0.5 page

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Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis:
Mr. Lodge doesn't like the new "funky cap" that Veronica has for him.
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Job Jibe
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Mr. Lodge / comic story / 0.5 page

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Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis:
Mr. Lodge is glad that Archie landed a job with his biggest competitor.
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You Know You're Not Too Bright When...
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Moose / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen; humor
Characters:
Moose Mason; Ms. Grundy; Professor Flutesnoot
Synopsis:
A list of Moose's troubles with school work.
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Archie Pin Up / illustration / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Isn’t Archie generous, Betty?
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Synopsis:
Archie buys matching mood rings for himself and Veronica and his mood becomes "broke."

We Have It!
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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. ["Archie, guess what I'm thinking of having?"]
    Archie
  2. Blame Game
    Archie
  3. Phone Groan
    Betty
  4. The Moose Is Loose
    Mr. Weatherbee
  5. Saucy Sausage
    Archie
  6. Paper Caper
    Archie
  7. Punch Crunch
    Moose
  8. Brain Strain
    Moose
  9. Jack Knack
    Ethel
  10. Batting It Out
    Charley
  11. ["A young architect? Fine! I'll bring my daughter!"]
    Archie's Gag Bag
  12. Alley Tally
    Archie
  13. Nap Flap
    Archie
  14. News Blues
    Big Ethel
  15. Pay Exposè
    Archie
  16. Some Sum
    Big Moose
  17. Bubble Trouble
    Archie
  18. Archie's Gym Puzzle
    Archie
  19. Cute Route
    Archie
  20. Alibi Reply
    Mr. Weatherbee
  21. [no title indexed]
    Open the Door, Dilton
  22. Teen-Age Disaster Movies
    Archie
  23. Chop Talk
    Archie
  24. [no title indexed]
    Archie Club News
  25. Late Fate
    Archie
  26. Sprite Spirit
    Betty
  27. Flower Power
    Archie
  28. Cap Flap
    Mr. Lodge
  29. Job Jibe
    Mr. Lodge
  30. You Know You're Not Too Bright When...
    Moose
  31. ["Isn’t Archie generous, Betty?"]
    Archie Pin Up
  32. We Have It!
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