(January 1973)

Archie, 1968 Series
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0.25 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
quarterly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Close-Up Inc.
Brand
Archie Giant Series
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
I give all the chicks I meet a ring!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews

Sneak Peek (Table of Contents: 1)

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Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Reggie thinks Jughead is hiding behind a fence.

Paddle Twaddle (Table of Contents: 2)

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Genre
humor; teen
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Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley; Big Moose; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Reggie thinks everyone is out to get him.
Keywords
table tennis

Barb Job (Table of Contents: 3)

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humor; teen
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Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Sue

Feet Conceit (Table of Contents: 4)

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Genre
humor; teen
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Reggie Mantle; Miss Grundy; Big Moose; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Big Ethel
Synopsis
Miss Grundy thinks some things should be concealed; Reggie agrees, as in the case of Ethel's bare legs.

Ball Brawl (Table of Contents: 5)

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humor; teen
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Archie Andrews; Leroy; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
Reggie makes a giant snowball on Archie's roof.

Pair Flair (Table of Contents: 6)

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Genre
humor; teen
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Big Moose; Midge; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Reggie thinks Moose's brain is as small as Midge's shorts.

Wit Bit (Table of Contents: 7)

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humor; teen
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Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Miss Grundy
Synopsis
Reggie has a trick to get Miss Grundy's class of girls to be quiet.

Cool Pool (Table of Contents: 8)

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You need glasses, William Tell!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Archie and Reggie make a bet that the loser does the winner's errands all week.
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Vote Note (Table of Contents: 9)

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humor; teen
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Big Moose; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Moose offers voters a choice: vote for him or get clobbered.

Kiss Bliss (Table of Contents: 10)

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humor; teen
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Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Reggie wonders if he would dig himself if he were a girl.

Fare Despair (Table of Contents: 11)

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humor; teen
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Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Synopsis
Reggie tries Veronica's salmon souffle.

Date Trait (Table of Contents: 12)

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humor; teen
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Reggie Mantle; Belinda
Synopsis
Belinda dates Reggie as a sorority initiation.
Keywords
snowmobile

Dream Drama (Table of Contents: 13)

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I'm your fairy aunt, Reggie! You can have three wishes!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
Reggie dreams his fairy aunt will grant him three wishes.
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Pipe Gripe (Table of Contents: 14)

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D-uh - hey fellows, let me sing in your group!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Moose Mason; The Archie [Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews]
Synopsis
Moose tries out for the Archies.
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Slow Flow (Table of Contents: 15)

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humor; teen
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Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Reggie tries to get ketchup from a bottle.

Presents from Reggie (Table of Contents: 16)

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To Veronica a jigsaw puzzle! So she can go to pieces over me!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Presents from Reggie to various girls.
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Sweet Treat (Table of Contents: 17)

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humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate
Synopsis
Veronica warns Archie that sweets will ruin his looks.

Top Chop (Table of Contents: 18)

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humor; teen
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Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Synopsis
Archie thinks loaning money to Reggie will ruin their friendship; Reggie sees that as an incentive.

Sneak Peek (Table of Contents: 19)

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humor; teen
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Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Archie wonders why Reggie isn't at a sneak preview.

Nail Flail (Table of Contents: 20)

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humor; teen
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Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Archie asks Reggie to help him hang a picture.

Wrong Song (Table of Contents: 21)

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Reggie, they're playing our song!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
Reggie's crying at a restaurant with his date while their song is playing.
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Clothes Woes (Table of Contents: 22)

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Dad, can I borrow your credit card to buy some cool threads?
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Mantle
Synopsis
Reggie borrows his dad's credit card to go clothes shopping.
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Snack Pack (Table of Contents: 23)

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Come on, Skull Gordon!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Skull Gordon; Betty Cooper; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Veronica likes watching wrestling so Reggie suggests she should look in the kitchen during a commercial.
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Quip Pip (Table of Contents: 24)

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Mirror mirror on the wall...
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Reggie asks the mirror who is second handsomest.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 25)

Archie Club News / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

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Cool Rule (Table of Contents: 26)

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I'm the new shortstop!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason
Synopsis
Reggie asks the class for the rules for good, healthy teeth.
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Sweet Treat (Table of Contents: 27)

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I'd like another one of these maple fudge royal sundaes!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Sylvia; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
Sylvia wants another maple fudge royal sundae.
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Talk Balk (Table of Contents: 28)

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Ladies and gentlemen - our next speaker needs no introduction!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Reggie feels the next speaker needs no introduction.
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Strange Change (Table of Contents: 29)

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humor; teen
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Veronica Lodge; Big Ethel; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper
Synopsis
Reggie puts down Veronica's gossiping until he hears she always compliments him.

Vote Moat (Table of Contents: 30)

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humor; teen
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Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
Reggie builds a voting machine for student elections which opens a trap door beneath the voter if they select Archie.

Meet Treat (Table of Contents: 31)

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I dig these reunions!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
The gang are at a grade school reunion.
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Jazzy Jersey (Table of Contents: 32)

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Archie you'll wear this uniform!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Coach Kleats; Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
Reggie thinks it's a coincidence that Archie's new uniform number is zero.
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Note Gloat (Table of Contents: 33)

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Miss Grundy put Phyllis in charge of the class for one hour and it went to her head!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Phyllis; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Phyllis had been put in charge of the class for an hour and Reggie thinks it went to her head.
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Phrase Faze (Table of Contents: 34)

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humor; teen
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Reggie Mantle; Gladys
Synopsis
Reggie wonders what three words are on Gladys' heart.

Spray Spree (Table of Contents: 35)

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humor; teen
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Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Reggie hires Jughead and Archie to paint his dragster.

Slap Happy (Table of Contents: 36)

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Love you baby love, like baby love loves me!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
The Archies [Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews]
Synopsis
Reggie thinks his solo riff went well because somebody was clapping.
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Gig Rig (Table of Contents: 37)

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Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Jughead helps Reggie move clubhouse furniture.

Talk Squawk (Table of Contents: 38)

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humor; children
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Li'l Jinx
Synopsis
Jinx doesn't want Greg to talk to her again.

Rank Prank (Table of Contents: 39)

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humor; teen
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Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Big Moose
Synopsis
Reggie's prank on Moose isn't a practical joke, not once Moose is done with Reggie.

Generous Gent (Table of Contents: 40)

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Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Reggie is so generous he wishes there could be more of himself.
Keywords
snowmobile

Fib Rib (Table of Contents: 41)

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humor; teen
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Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Archie spreads lies about Reggie, claiming that he's a nice guy.
Keywords
skiing

Share Flair (Table of Contents: 42)

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humor; teen
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Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
Archie asks for a ride on Reggie's snowmobile.
Keywords
snowmobile

Dare Flair (Table of Contents: 43)

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Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
Archie and Reggie each look through a hole in a fence marked "look if you dare".

Late Date (Table of Contents: 44)

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Well! Well! Miss Prima Donna herself! You've got nerve keeping the great one waiting!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper
Synopsis
Reggie is annoyed that Veronica is 45 minutes late.
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Heat Treat (Table of Contents: 45)

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humor; teen
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Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Reggie likes skiing to contain both hot and cold - cold air and hotpants.
Keywords
skiing

Clever Class (Table of Contents: 46)

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Today is Let's Pretend Day - let's pretend Reggie is the teacher!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Miss Grundy; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
It's Let's Pretend Day and they are going to pretend Reggie is the teacher.
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Smart Art (Table of Contents: 47)

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humor; teen
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Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Big Moose
Synopsis
Jughead saves Reggie from being hit by Moose.

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This is a great blind date, Reg--
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humor; teen
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Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["I give all the chicks I meet a ring!"]
    Reggie
  2. 1. Sneak Peek
    Reggie
  3. 2. Paddle Twaddle
    Reggie
  4. 3. Barb Job
    Reggie
  5. 4. Feet Conceit
    Reggie
  6. 5. Ball Brawl
    Reggie
  7. 6. Pair Flair
    Reggie
  8. 7. Wit Bit
    Reggie
  9. 8. Cool Pool
    Reggie
  10. 9. Vote Note
    Reggie
  11. 10. Kiss Bliss
    Reggie
  12. 11. Fare Despair
    Reggie
  13. 12. Date Trait
    Reggie
  14. 13. Dream Drama
    Reggie
  15. 14. Pipe Gripe
    Reggie
  16. 15. Slow Flow
    Reggie
  17. 16. Presents from Reggie
    Reggie
  18. 17. Sweet Treat
    Reggie
  19. 18. Top Chop
    Archie
  20. 19. Sneak Peek
    Reggie
  21. 20. Nail Flail
    Reggie
  22. 21. Wrong Song
    Reggie
  23. 22. Clothes Woes
    Reggie
  24. 23. Snack Pack
    Reggie
  25. 24. Quip Pip
    Reggie
  26. 25. [no title indexed]
    Archie Club News
  27. 26. Cool Rule
    Reggie
  28. 27. Sweet Treat
    Reggie
  29. 28. Talk Balk
    Reggie
  30. 29. Strange Change
    Reggie
  31. 30. Vote Moat
    Reggie
  32. 31. Meet Treat
    Reggie
  33. 32. Jazzy Jersey
    Reggie
  34. 33. Note Gloat
    Reggie
  35. 34. Phrase Faze
    Reggie
  36. 35. Spray Spree
    Reggie
  37. 36. Slap Happy
    Reggie
  38. 37. Gig Rig
    Reggie
  39. 38. Talk Squawk
    Li'l Jinx
  40. 39. Rank Prank
    Reggie
  41. 40. Generous Gent
    Reggie
  42. 41. Fib Rib
    Reggie
  43. 42. Share Flair
    Reggie
  44. 43. Dare Flair
    Reggie
  45. 44. Late Date
    Reggie
  46. 45. Heat Treat
    Reggie
  47. 46. Clever Class
    Reggie
  48. 47. Smart Art
    Reggie
  49. 48. ["This is a great blind date, Reg--"]
    Reggie Pin Up
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