Price: 1.25 USD; 1.25 CAD
Pages: 132
Editing: Victor Gorelick (editor); Richard H. Goldwater (editor-in-chief)
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Archie / cover / 1 page

Pencils:
Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Inks:
Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Colors:
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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:It's a special game I designed for Archie!
  • Keywords:kissing; video games
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Dilton Doiley; Jughead Jones

Indexer Notes

Re-drawn version of the cover of Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #269 (March 1978).

Issue Data

  • Publisher's Brand: The Archie Digest Library
  • Indicia / Colophon Publisher: Close-Up Inc.
  • Indicia Frequency: bi-monthly in Jan., March, May, July, Sept., and Nov.
  • Publisher's Age Guidelines: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
  • Printer: ?
  • Barcode: 0271000699758
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

Indexer Notes

Indicia says "Single copies $1.25 U.S. and Canada."

Catch "2"
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Archie / comic story / 10 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Now don't blame me if you girls get bored with ice fishing, but you insisted on tagging along!
  • Keywords:ice fishing
Characters:
Synopsis:
Betty and Veronica come ice fishing with Archie and Jughead. They accidentally cause Archie to get stuck in the ice.
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Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:My mother finally got a new fur coat!
  • Keywords:fur
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Synopsis:
Veronica thinks fur coats are unethical. Archie's dad agrees, but for different reasons.
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Fighting Females
(Table of Contents: 3)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:... And another thing about this "equal rights" stuff!
  • Keywords:feminism; flirting
Characters:
Synopsis:
Archie and Reggie think that the girls should fight over them for a change. Betty and Veronica duel by competing at baking, shopping, and flirting. They have so much fun "fighting" that they decide to start again tomorrow.
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Talk Back
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Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:I'm never going to speak to Archie again!
  • Keywords:tickets
Characters:
Synopsis:
Veronica isn't speaking to Archie... until she learns that he has rock concert tickets.
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Job Jibe
(Table of Contents: 5)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:My new fantastic job allows me to work with celebrities!
  • Keywords:cinemas; movies
Characters:
Synopsis:
Betty is working with movie stars, but only because she works in a cinema.
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Volley Dollies
(Table of Contents: 6)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Veronica missed again!
  • Keywords:volleyball
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Synopsis:
The boys aren't happy about having Betty and Veronica on the school volleyball team. The girls show them up after getting coached by an Olympian player.
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[Jughead paints a seltzer bottle]
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Dipsy Doodles / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor
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Synopsis:
Jughead paints a seltzer bottle, and Reggie uses it against him.
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A Friend to the End
(Table of Contents: 8)

Little Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:children
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Egad! I've just made the deal of the century--- it's a great day!
  • Keywords:business
Characters:
Mr. Richbucks
Synopsis:
Veronica wants her father and Little Archie to be friends. Archie accidentally ruins Mr. Lodge's upcoming business meeting.
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Groan Up!
(Table of Contents: 9)

Fat Charley / comic story / 1 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:I think I'll be a stewardess...!
  • Keywords:careers; football
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Synopsis:
Charley and Li'l Jinx discuss careers.
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Stick with Me, Sir
(Table of Contents: 10)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Archie! Don't slam the---
  • Keywords:glue
Characters:
Synopsis:
Archie brings Mr. Weatherbee some super-strong glue to fix a jar he broke. The glue is so sticky that Mr. Weatherbee's hand gets stuck to his face.
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Trick Kick
(Table of Contents: 11)

Jughead / comic story / 1 page

Script:
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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:I have all the boss skateboard moves down pat!
  • Keywords:skateboards
Characters:
Synopsis:
Jughead shows off his skateboard tricks.
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Indexer Notes

There is a text joke in the lower margin of the comic: "If you want to swing in the right circles- go on a merry-go-round!"

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Mr. Weatherbee Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen
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Synopsis:
Mr. Weatherbee gives Archie permission to use candid photos in the yearbook. Mr. Weatherbee gets photographed eating a huge meal.
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The Contract
(Table of Contents: 13)

Josie / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Oh, she smashed my heart like a hamburger patty, she tossed my love aside!
  • Keywords:dresses; jobs
Characters:
Synopsis:
Albert is upset that Josie is going to a society ball with Alex. Josie, Pepper, and Melody all get sales jobs to get sample items for her to wear to the dance. It turns out to be for nothing when Albert gets the dance changed to a hippie theme.
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Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Pop! Remember what a low mark I had in geometry?
  • Keywords:geometry
Characters:
Synopsis:
Archie faced his geometry class problem maturely... by dropping the class.
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Nap Flap
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Jughead / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:How could I do it?
  • Keywords:naps
Characters:
Synopsis:
Jughead is upset because he slept through lunch.
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Indexer Notes

A one-liner joke is underneath the bottom panel: "Jughead has become so lazy he finds loafing to be hard work!"

Sabrina of the Jungle
(Table of Contents: 16)

Sabrina / comic story / 4 pages

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  • Genre:fantasy-supernatural; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Here's your costume, Harvey!
  • Keywords:apes; costumes
Characters:
Synopsis:
Sabrina wants Harvey to dress as an ape for a costume party. Instead, Aunt Hilda turns him into an ape.
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Glorified Ride
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Sabrina / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:fantasy-supernatural; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:I guess it's time to attend the witches' convention in Massachusetts!
  • Keywords:beds; flying
Characters:
Synopsis:
Sabrina uses her bed to fly instead of a broom.
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High Finance
(Table of Contents: 18)

Archie / comic story / 4 pages

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Reggie, have you got that $5.00 you owe me?
  • Keywords:lending; money
Characters:
Synopsis:
Archie wants Reggie to pay the money he borrowed, but Reggie lent the money to Moose.
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For Better or Verse!
(Table of Contents: 19)

Dilton Doiley / comic story / 1 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Well, Dilton... still trying to get one of your poems published?
  • Keywords:poetry
Characters:
Synopsis:
Editors keep rejecting Dilton's poetry.
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Mr. Weatherbee Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:I had to send Skanahan in... as much as I hate to!
  • Keywords:basketball; referees
Characters:
Synopsis:
A poor loser in the basketball game throws a ball at the referee.
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In a Spin!
(Table of Contents: 21)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 4 pages

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  • Genre:children
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Get ready--- get set---
  • Keywords:spinning
Characters:
Synopsis:
Li'l Jinx and Charley see who can spin on a stool the longest.
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The Sly One
(Table of Contents: 22)

Jughead / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Are you thinking about Archie again, Betty?
  • Keywords:hamburgers
Characters:
Synopsis:
Jughead takes advantage of Betty's lack of appetite to steal her hamburger.
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Peacemaker
(Table of Contents: 23)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Archie, sometimes you can be as stubborn as a mule!
Characters:
Synopsis:
Maria tries to comfort Archie after he fights with Veronica. Betty and Veronica think she is trying to flirt with him.
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Going to the Dogs
(Table of Contents: 24)

Betty / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:I'm thinking of entering Spot in the dog show this year!
  • Keywords:dogs
Characters:
Spot
Synopsis:
Betty thinks about entering her dog in a show, but Reggie mocks this idea.
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Minute Rice
(Table of Contents: 25)

Betty / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:I must see Mr. Weatherbee for a few minutes, Betty!
  • Keywords:cooking; rice
Characters:
Synopsis:
Miss Grundy leaves Betty to watch some rice on the stove.
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Me and My Shadow
(Table of Contents: 26)

Betty / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:You mean you're going out with Craig Corey!
  • Keywords:dates; spying
Characters:
Craig Corey
Synopsis:
Archie doesn't like the boy Betty is going out with, so he secretly follows them on their date.
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Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Jug, you're not with it! This is what the "in" crowd is wearing!
  • Keywords:Carnaby Street; fashion
Characters:
Synopsis:
Jughead doesn't like Archie's gaudy "mod" outfit.
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A Noise Annoys!
(Table of Contents: 28)

Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Can you imagine the nerve of my neighbor?
  • Keywords:music; phonographs
Characters:
Synopsis:
Jughead's neighbor tried to borrow his phonograph.
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Market Marvel
(Table of Contents: 29)

Archie / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
Archie reads out Mr. Lodge's stock market ticker tape.
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The Luck Maker
(Table of Contents: 30)

Jughead / comic story / 10 pages

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  • Genre:teen
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Synopsis:
Jughead keeps getting special treatment because he helps adults out when his friends can't be bothered to.
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(Table of Contents: 31)

Jughead Pin Up / cartoon / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Don't look so worried, Jughead...
  • Keywords:dentists
Characters:
Synopsis:
Jughead is unhappy that he can't eat right after his dental cleaning.
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Who Sez
(Table of Contents: 32)

Jughead / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Look! That lady's dog has a collar just like her necklace!
Characters:
Synopsis:
Betty and Archie think that matching pet and owner accessories are silly. Jughead and Hot Dog beg to differ.
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Indexer Notes

One-liner joke under bottom panel: "Big Moose is proud that he could wave "bye-bye" when he was only 12 years old!"

Justice from Beyond (Part 1)
(Table of Contents: 33)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:The fog was rolling in very low that night, thick and moist, and visibility was practically nil!
  • Keywords:cemetery; fog
Characters:
Amanda Cartwright; Jason Cartwright
Synopsis:
Driving near a cemetery, Archie meets a strange girl who insists that her uncle is trying to murder her.
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Justice from Beyond (Part 2)
(Table of Contents: 34)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:I wasn't aware of it at the time, but in a little while, the place was crawling with humanity!
  • Keywords:ghosts; murder; mysteries
Characters:
Amanda Cartwright; Jason Cartwright; Howard Cartwright
Synopsis:
Archie narrowly survives a car accident. The mysterious Amanda Cartwright thinks that it was a murder attempt by her uncle Jason. Eventually it is revealed that Amanda was murdered by him years before, and has returned to avenge herself.
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Jughead's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Archie is running for president!
  • Keywords:elections
Characters:
Synopsis:
Archie is running for class president, but Jughead is not exactly supportive.
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[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 36)

Betty and Veronica's Pin Up / cartoon / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen
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Synopsis:
Betty and Veronica think they got great bargains at the flea market, but Archie disagrees.
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The Let Down
(Table of Contents: 37)

Jughead / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Can't you do anything right?
  • Keywords:dogs
Characters:
Synopsis:
Jughead mistakes Hot Dog for a burglar.
Reprints (1)

The Dating Game
(Table of Contents: 38)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:But of course, Cedric!!
  • Keywords:airports; dancing
Characters:
Cedric
Synopsis:
Veronica gets Betty to date Archie so that she will be free to fly to a car race with another boy. Their flight is delayed by weather, so they end up partying at the airport instead.
Reprints (1)

Silence Is Golden (or "Burp Natural Gas!")
(Table of Contents: 39)

Jughead / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:That settles it, Jughead!
  • Keywords:breakups; talking
Characters:
Synopsis:
Archie says he is over Veronica because she stopped talking to him. Jughead thinks this is a good thing.
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Flower Boy
(Table of Contents: 40)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Hmm! Maybe I'd better ask Veronica!
  • Keywords:flowers
Characters:
Synopsis:
Archie couldn't afford fancy flowers for his mother's birthday, so Mr. Lodge and Veronica help him out.
Reprints (1)

Rink Fink
(Table of Contents: 41)

Archie / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen
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Synopsis:
At the roller rink, Reggie compliments Archie just to mess with his head.
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(Table of Contents: 42)

Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Pop gave up smoking!
  • Keywords:cigars; smoking
Characters:
Synopsis:
Archie's dad has quit smoking, and claims not to miss it at all.
Reprints (1)
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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. ["It's a special game I designed for Archie!"]
    Archie
  2. Catch "2"
    Archie
  3. ["My mother finally got a new fur coat!"]
    Archie's Gag Bag
  4. Fighting Females
    Betty and Veronica
  5. Talk Back
    Veronica
  6. Job Jibe
    Betty and Veronica
  7. Volley Dollies
    Betty and Veronica
  8. [Jughead paints a seltzer bottle]
    Dipsy Doodles
  9. A Friend to the End
    Little Archie
  10. Groan Up!
    Fat Charley
  11. Stick with Me, Sir
    Archie
  12. Trick Kick
    Jughead
  13. ["What about the year book?"]
    Mr. Weatherbee Gag Bag
  14. The Contract
    Josie
  15. ["Pop! Remember what a low mark I had in geometry?"]
    Archie's Gag Bag
  16. Nap Flap
    Jughead
  17. Sabrina of the Jungle
    Sabrina
  18. Glorified Ride
    Sabrina
  19. High Finance
    Archie
  20. For Better or Verse!
    Dilton Doiley
  21. ["I had to send Skanahan in... as much as I hate to!"]
    Mr. Weatherbee Gag Bag
  22. In a Spin!
    Li'l Jinx
  23. The Sly One
    Jughead
  24. Peacemaker
    Betty and Veronica
  25. Going to the Dogs
    Betty
  26. Minute Rice
    Betty
  27. Me and My Shadow
    Betty
  28. ["Jug, you're not with it! This is what the "in" crowd is wearing!"]
    Archie's Gag Bag
  29. A Noise Annoys!
    Jughead
  30. Market Marvel
    Archie
  31. The Luck Maker
    Jughead
  32. ["Don't look so worried, Jughead..."]
    Jughead Pin Up
  33. Who Sez
    Jughead
  34. Justice from Beyond (Part 1)
    Archie
  35. Justice from Beyond (Part 2)
    Archie
  36. ["Archie is running for president!"]
    Jughead's Gag Bag
  37. ["I just love these flea markets---"]
    Betty and Veronica's Pin Up
  38. The Let Down
    Jughead
  39. The Dating Game
    Betty and Veronica
  40. Silence Is Golden (or "Burp Natural Gas!")
    Jughead
  41. Flower Boy
    Archie
  42. Rink Fink
    Archie
  43. ["Pop gave up smoking!"]
    Archie's Gag Bag
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