(April 1981)
Archie,
1973 Series
- Price
- 0.75 USD
- Pages
- 132
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications Inc.
- Barcode
- 027000699404
- Editing
- John L. Goldwater (credited) (editor); Richard H. Goldwater (credited) (managing editor)
Issue Notes
Editorial credits from Statement of Ownership.
This issue has variants:
This issue has variants:
[no title indexed]
Archie / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo (signed as
Dan DeCarlo) - Inks
- Dan DeCarlo (signed as Dan DeCarlo)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You landed on my hotel, Archie! You owe me $600 or six kisses!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Dilton Doiley (cameo); Geraldine Grundy (cameo); Jughead Jones (cameo); Hiram Lodge (cameo); Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Waldo Weatherbee (cameo)
- Keywords
- board games; checkers; Monopoly
Indexer Notes
Redrawn from the cover of Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #271.
![Cover Thumbnail for Archie Comics Digest (1973 series) #47 [Canadian]](https://files1.comics.org//img/gcd/covers_by_id/1503/w100/1503266.jpg?-70559556468894464)
Honor Bright
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- ---And eventually, of course, all countries outlawed the practice of dueling as barbaric and uncivilized!
- Feature Logo
Archie- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Geraldine Grundy; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- Reggie tries to get Archie to "Duel" for Veronica's affections.
- Reprints
-
from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #233 (March 1974)
-
Indexer Notes
Includes indicia at bottom of first page.
Mother's Little Helper
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Archie, Dear! I've got to go out and I'll need some help from you!
- Feature Logo
- Archie
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie's mother asks him to wash the dishes and the clothes while she's out, tasks which Archie considers unmanly.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #235 (June 1974)
-
Hang Up
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Li'l Jinx!! You've been just holding on to the phone for quite awhile! hang up!!
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Hap Holliday; Li'l Jinx
- Synopsis
- Li'l Jinx won't hang up the phone.
- Reprints
- from Little Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #57 (January 1970)
-
Archie's "Car" Models Maze
Archie / activity / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Archie is looking for a "new car" and has cars on the brain.
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #492 (March 1980)
-
Indexer Notes
Maze puzzle.
[no title indexed]
Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Coffee, please, no cream!
- Feature Logo
Archie's Gag Bag- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Miss Beazly
- Synopsis
- Miss Beazly can't give Archie the coffee he wants.
- Reprints
- From Archie daily (King Features Syndicate) 19XX-XX-XX.
Snowbound Part I
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Snowshoes! Skis! Skates! Got all your gear, pal? The honor of Riverdale High is riding on your shoulders!
- Feature Logo
- Archie
- Genre
- adventure; humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Coach Kleats; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- It's Archie versus the Central High contestant in the first cross country winter obstacle race--but Central High doesn't play fair.
- Reprints
- from Archie at Riverdale High (Archie, 1972 series) #23 (March 1975)
-
- Keywords
- ice skating; skiing; snowshoes
Indexer Notes
Continues in part II.
Credits from the reprint in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #285.
Original story feature was Archie at Riverdale High.
Snowbound Part II
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Yipes! One slight chance! That overhanging limb!!
- Feature Logo
- Archie
- Genre
- adventure; humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Coach Kleats; Betty Cooper; Geraldine Grundy; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Waldo Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Thanks to their dirty tricks, Central High gets to the finish line first, but fortunately the television cameras picked up what was going on and Archie is awarded the trophy.
- Reprints
- from Archie at Riverdale High (Archie, 1972 series) #23 (March 1975)
-
Indexer Notes
Continues from Part I.
Credits from the reprint in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #285.
Original story feature was Archie at Riverdale High.
[no title indexed]
Mr. Weatherbee Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Really, Svenson, you can do better than this --- Look at that banister!
- Feature Logo
Mr. Weatherbee Gag Bag- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Mr. Svenson; Waldo Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Mr. Svenson has a novel way of polishing the school's banister.
- Reprints
- From Archie daily (King Features Syndicate) 19XX-XX-XX.
Using the Head!
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx
- Synopsis
- Li'l Jinx knocks over a sculpture of a head.
Story presented without dialogue. - Reprints
- from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #4 (September 1969)
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Bully For You
Reggie / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Now you stop that! --- Come back here, Fido!
- Feature Logo
Reggie- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Midge Klump; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Bruno; Fido
- Synopsis
- Archie, Jughead and Betty seek to throw a scare into a neighborhood bulldog whom they consider a bully. Reggie overhears the plan and, thinking they're talking about using it against Moose, is only too happy to participate.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #79 (August 1973)
-
Indexer Notes
Includes promotional blurb for Archie Series comics on bottom of first page.
Reggie Pencil Puzzle
Reggie / activity / 0.67 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Africa is known for many wild animals
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle
- Reprints
- from Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes (Archie, 1968 series) #33 (May 1975)
-
Indexer Notes
Fill-in-the-dotted-areas puzzle.
[no title indexed]
statement of ownership / 0.33 page
- Script
- Louis H. Silberkleit (credited) (business manager)
- Letters
- typeset
[no title indexed]
Veronica Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Look, Ronnie! The new gossip magazines are out!
- Feature Logo
Veronica Gag Bag- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica discuss a Farrah Fawcett-Majors movie.
- Reprints
- From Archie daily (King Features Syndicate) 19XX-XX-XX.
Snow Fun
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 4 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Look! It snowed real hard last night! You are really lucky, Daddy!
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Hap Holliday; Merry Holliday; Li'l Jinx
- Synopsis
- Hap's day off from work is occupied by playing with Jinx.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #204 (April 1967)
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The Last Farewell
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- No, I don't anticipate any trouble from Archie, Mr. Weatherbee! He's always been a good son!
- Feature Logo
- Archie
- Genre
- drama; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Geraldine Grundy; Jughead Jones; Waldo Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Mr. Andrews has gotten a new job offer and plans to move the family out of Riverdale, but reconsiders when he sees how much Riverdale High means to Archie.
- Reprints
- from Archie at Riverdale High (Archie, 1972 series) #7 (June 1973)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprint in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #295.
Original story feature was Archie at Riverdale.
[no title indexed]
Archie's Pop Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Fred, aren't you dressed yet?
- Feature Logo
Archie's Pop Gag Bag- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
- Synopsis
- Mary has a snappy answer when Fred complains about too much starch.
- Reprints
- From Archie daily (King Features Syndicate) 19XX-XX-XX.
[no title indexed]
Nature's Notebook / text article / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- One of the finest game trophies a hunter can possess is the full-antlered head of a prime bull moose.
- Genre
- animal; math & science
- Synopsis
- Article on the North American moose.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #66 (June 1961)
-
Indexer Notes
Text with 1/3 page illustration.
The Loser or Did You Ever Get the Feeling the Whole World Is Against You?
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Archie's going to teach me to skate this afternoon at Pinkney's Pond!
- Feature Logo
- Archie
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Waldo Weatherbee; Pam Turner
- Synopsis
- A chance encounter with a new girl after school gets Archie in trouble with Betty, Veronica and Mr. Weatherbee.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #204 (April 1967)
-
Cold Cash!
Pureheart the Powerful / comic story / 13 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It's that superfink, the Ice Cube! That innocent looking oil truck is actually filled with his deadly gas, frednaise! I'm trapped!
- Genre
- humor; superhero; teen
- Characters
- Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Pureheart the Powerful [Archie Andrews]; Ice Cube; Witch Doctor; The Head
- Synopsis
- Pureheart battles Ice Cube, who is after Lodge's millions!
- Reprints
- from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #42 (October 1965)
-
Indexer Notes
This story is told in two parts (8 pp. & 5 pp.).
Credits from reprint in Archie: Pureheart the Powerful (IDW, 2010 series) #1.
[no title indexed]
Miss Grundy Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I see you have a substitute while you're teaching Miss Pierce's class!
- Feature Logo
Miss Grundy Gag Bag- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Geraldine Grundy; Miss Haggly
- Synopsis
- Miss Haggly has a crush on her substitute teacher.
- Reprints
- From Archie daily (King Features Syndicate) 19XX-XX-XX.
Strife With Father
Little Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Just a minute, Little Archie!
- Feature Logo
Little Archie- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Little Archie; Little Veronica; Spotty
- Synopsis
- Fred insists on spending time with Little Archie and winds up getting talked into going snowshoeing.
- Reprints
- from The Adventures of Little Archie (Archie, 1961 series) #52 (March 1969)
-
Taste Tester
Little Jughead / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- An appreciation from one artist to another!
- Feature Logo
Little Jughead- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Little Archie; Little Jughead; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- Little Jughead critiques Pop Tate's latest creation.
- Reprints
- from Little Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #58 (March 1970)
-
[no title indexed]
Mr. Weatherbee Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Sir, I need a requisition slip to order some supplies!
- Feature Logo
- Mr. Weatherbee Gag Bag
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Miss Phlips; Waldo Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Miss Phlips needs a requisition slip to order requisition slips.
- Reprints
- From Archie daily (King Features Syndicate) 19XX-XX-XX.
The Stuff Heroes Are Made Of
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Doesn't George look positively gorgeous, Veronica?
- Feature Logo
- Archie
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate; George
- Synopsis
- When Betty and Veronica are visibly impressed by the uniform of an army cadet visiting the Choc'lit Shoppe, Archie and Reggie go out and rent uniforms to compete.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #205 (May 1967)
-
That's a Problem!
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Boy! I'm having trouble with this artihmetic problem, Charley Hawse!
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Charley Hawse; Li'l Jinx
- Synopsis
- Jinx asks Charley Hawse for arithmetic help.
- Reprints
- from Reggie and Me (Archie, 1966 series) #62 (May 1973)
-
The Patient
Jughead / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Dick Malmgren ?
- Pencils
- Samm Schwartz
- Inks
- Samm Schwartz
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Samm Schwartz
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Sick, Mrs. Jones? Ol' Jug? Golly! Jug never gets sick!
- Feature Logo
Jughead- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Gladys Jones; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Jughead is laid up in bed with a fever and a visit from his friends only makes it worse.
- Reprints
- from Jughead (Archie, 1965 series) #250 (March 1976)
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[no title indexed]
Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- No, Archie! I will not give you more money for dating!
- Feature Logo
- Archie's Gag Bag
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews
- Synopsis
- Fred lectures Archie on budgeting.
- Reprints
- From Archie daily (King Features Syndicate) 19XX-XX-XX.
The Sacrifice
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 12 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Betty! Do you hear that?
- Feature Logo
Betty and Veronica- Genre
- drama; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Detective Sanders; anonymous mother
- Synopsis
- Veronica and Betty arrive at the Lodge mansion to find an infant in a basket on the doorstep. Assuming that the mother is irresponsible, they take the infant in. Later they find out that the mother is impoverished and can't support her child. Hiram Lodge engages a detective to find her and offer her a position running a daycare he's set up for his employees so she has an adequate income and an opportunity to raise her baby.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #196 (April 1972)
-
Indexer Notes
Includes promotional blurb for Archie Series comics at bottom of first page.
The Heroes
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Come on, Louie, let's step on it!
- Feature Logo
- Archie
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate; Louie
- Synopsis
- Archie and Reggie identify two bank robbers, then begin fearing retribution.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #206 (June 1967)
-
Big News
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Mr. Weatherbee! Mr. Weatherbee! You won't believe this!
- Feature Logo
- Archie
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Waldo Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Mr. Weatherbee doesn't believe that Archie got 100% in math.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #126 (July 1968)
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Reg - On the Head
activity / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Archie has some interesting thoughts about Reggie after they had a verbal battle!
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
- Reprints
- from Reggie and Me (Archie, 1966 series) #116 (August 1979)
-
Indexer Notes
Letter-number substitution puzzle.
Behold Beauty
Jughead / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Don't you get a zing out of girl-watching, Jug?
- Feature Logo
- Jughead
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Archie thinks Jughead has fallen in love.
- Reprints
- from Jughead (Archie, 1965 series) #224 (January 1974)
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Open Sesame
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Mr. Lodge, your sign says you're looking for someone with an open mind!
- Feature Logo
- Archie
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie applies for a job at Lodge Enterprises.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #124 (May 1968)
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Chimney Sweep
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Here I am, Ron, and right on the button! Are you all set for that nice ride down along the beautiful seashore?
- Feature Logo
- Archie
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Before they go on their date, a paranoid Veronica insists that Archie burglar-proof the house.
- Reprints
- from Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #21 (September 1973)
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Lab Gab
Jughead / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Mr. Flutesnoot will hit the ceiling when he hears we accidentally blew up his chem lab!
- Feature Logo
- Jughead
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Professor Flutesnoot
- Synopsis
- Archie is worried about what Professor Flutesnoot will say when he finds out Archie and Jughead blew up the chem lab.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #173 (June 1972)
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Ice Follies
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- George Gladir
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg
- Inks
- Henry Scarpelli
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Now, dummy! Now! Don't hang onto it all day! Pass! Pass!
- Feature Logo
- Archie
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Coach Kleats; Reggie Mantle; Jackson
- Synopsis
- After all Reggie's grandstanding, Coach Kleats makes Archie the hockey team captain.
- Reprints
- from Archie at Riverdale High (Archie, 1972 series) #24 (April 1975)
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- Keywords
- hockey
Indexer Notes
Credits from reprint.
The Hideout
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You poor little pup! You could freeze outside on a day like this!
- Feature Logo
- Archie
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Miss Beazly; Betty Cooper; Geraldine Grundy; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Professor Flutesnoot; Waldo Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Archie sneaks a puppy into school and tries to hide it the best he can from the faculty.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #233 (March 1974)
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By George
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- How is your homework coming along, Li'l Jinx?
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Hap Holliday; Li'l Jinx
- Synopsis
- Li'l Jinx has to write a report about George Washington.
- Reprints
- from That Wilkin Boy (Archie, 1969 series) #22 (April 1973)
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[no title indexed]
Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hey, gang, Mr. Lenz, at the photo shop, goofed up his window display! He put the slides in his projector upside down!
- Feature Logo
- Archie's Gag Bag
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- The gang discusses a window display at the photo shop.
- Reprints
- From Archie daily (King Features Syndicate) 19XX-XX-XX.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
["You landed on my hotel, Archie! You owe me $600 or six kisses!"]
Archie -
1.
[no title indexed]
-
2.
Honor Bright
Archie -
3.
Mother's Little Helper
Archie -
4.
Hang Up
Li'l Jinx -
5.
Archie's "Car" Models Maze
Archie -
6.
["Coffee, please, no cream!"]
Archie's Gag Bag -
7.
Snowbound Part I
Archie -
8.
Snowbound Part II
Archie -
9.
["Really, Svenson, you can do better than this --- Look at that banister!"]
Mr. Weatherbee Gag Bag -
10.
Using the Head!
Li'l Jinx -
11.
Bully For You
Reggie -
12.
Reggie Pencil Puzzle
Reggie -
13.
[no title indexed]
-
14.
["Look, Ronnie! The new gossip magazines are out!"]
Veronica Gag Bag -
15.
Snow Fun
Li'l Jinx -
16.
The Last Farewell
Archie -
17.
["Fred, aren't you dressed yet?"]
Archie's Pop Gag Bag -
18.
["One of the finest game trophies a hunter can possess is the full-antlered head of a prime bull moose."]
Nature's Notebook -
19.
The Loser or Did You Ever Get the Feeling the Whole World Is Against You?
Archie -
20.
Cold Cash!
Pureheart the Powerful -
21.
["I see you have a substitute while you're teaching Miss Pierce's class!"]
Miss Grundy Gag Bag -
22.
Strife With Father
Little Archie -
23.
Taste Tester
Little Jughead -
24.
["Sir, I need a requisition slip to order some supplies!"]
Mr. Weatherbee Gag Bag -
25.
The Stuff Heroes Are Made Of
Archie -
26.
That's a Problem!
Li'l Jinx -
27.
The Patient
Jughead -
28.
["No, Archie! I will not give you more money for dating!"]
Archie's Gag Bag -
29.
The Sacrifice
Betty and Veronica -
30.
The Heroes
Archie -
31.
Big News
Archie -
32.
Reg - On the Head
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33.
Behold Beauty
Jughead -
34.
Open Sesame
Archie -
35.
Chimney Sweep
Archie -
36.
Lab Gab
Jughead -
37.
Ice Follies
Archie -
38.
The Hideout
Archie -
39.
By George
Li'l Jinx -
40.
["Hey, gang, Mr. Lenz, at the photo shop, goofed up his window display! He put the slides in his projector upside down!"]
Archie's Gag Bag -
41.
["Archie, where are you?"]
Archie... Archie Andrews, Where Are You? Comics Digest Magazine -
42.
[no title indexed]
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43.
["Hey, Archie fans! Here's another great comics digest and it's loaded with pages of stories and fun in full color!"]
Jughead with Archie Digest
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- Merlin Haas
- Katy Hayhurst
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Mike Nielsen
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