(September 1975)
Archie,
1974 Series
- Price
- 0.60 USD
- Pages
- 164
- Indicia Frequency
- once a year
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications, Inc.
- Editing
- ?
Issue Notes
Indicia publisher is "Archie Comic Publications, Inc." (for this issue only. All other issues have an indicia publisher of Close-Up, Inc.) Copyright is 1975 by Close-Up, Inc.
[no title indexed]
Archie / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Reggie is always hanging ten!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Geraldine Grundy; Li'l Jinx; Waldo Weatherbee
Indexer Notes
Redrawn from the cover of Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #221.
The Dating Game
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Jughead! Reggie! What's wrong with Betty?
- Feature Logo
Betty and Veronica- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Hiram Lodge; Dilton Doiley; Ethel Muggs
- Synopsis
- Veronica tries to scare Betty out of her date with Archie.
- Reprints
-
from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #145 (June 1967)
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[no title indexed]
Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- And, Archie, do you really think I'm the prettiest?...
- Feature Logo
Archie's Gag Bag- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica asks Archie if he loves her.
Spring Sprang Sprong
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hi, Arch!
- Feature Logo
Archie- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Archie and Reggie try hopping around town on Jughead's new spring shoes.
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #129 (December 1961)
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Boys Life
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Boys lead a stupid, useless existence!
- Feature Logo
Betty and Veronica [horizontal]- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Pop Tate; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- To prove that boys lead "a stupid, useless existence," the girls re-enact a typical Archie-Jughead day.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #81 (September 1962)
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Say Something Nice!
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 4 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Break it up... you two!
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Hap Holliday; Greg
- Synopsis
- Li'l Jinx and Greg get into fights when they be nice to each other.
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #127 (October 1961)
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Dilton Doiley's Nation Quiz
Dilton / activity / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The following questions can all be answered with words that end in nation
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Dilton Doiley; Archie Andrews; Waldo Weatherbee; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Ethel Muggs; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Dilton gives us descriptions of events and feelings that end in nation.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #162 (July 1971)
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Rose Fever
Jughead / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Just once I'll tell you, Archie! Keep your big, teenage feet out of my prize roses!
- Feature Logo
Jughead- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Milton (goat)
- Synopsis
- Mr. Lodge, Archie, and Jughead chase a goat around Mr. Lodge's property.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #24 (December 1963)
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Blow Hot, Blow Cool
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Slow down, Archie! It's too hot to run!
- Feature Logo
- Archie
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Archie and Veronica visit Pop Tate's, which just got air-conditioning, and find it freezing cold inside.
- Reprints
- from Archie Annual (Archie, 1950 series) #17 (1965-1966)
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[no title indexed]
Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- We just put up a picture for the principal!
- Feature Logo
- Archie's Gag Bag
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Geraldine Grundy; Waldo Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Miss Grundy has a nail sticking into her classroom.
Camp Camp: Part I
Mr. Weatherbee / comic story / 13 pages
- Feature Logo
Mr. Weatherbee [square letters]- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Waldo Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Geraldine Grundy; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Archie arrives as a counselor at the same camp where Mr. Weatherbee is working. Archie puts Mr. Weatherbee's trunk away, and Reggie and Jughead take the trunk. They throw it in the lake as part of the camp initiation, not knowing it is Mr. Weatherbee's.
- Reprints
- from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #10 (September 1966)
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Lost in the Woods: Part II
Mr. Weatherbee / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Ah! Alone at last!!
- Feature Logo
- Mr. Weatherbee [square letters]
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Waldo Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Geraldine Grundy
- Synopsis
- Mr. Weatherbee finds Archie at the swimming hole, and orders him to leave. On his way back to camp, Archie knocks down a sign and Mr. Weatherbee gets lost in the woods. Archie then uses the natural attraction between him and Mr. Weatherbee to find Mr. Weatherbee.
- Reprints
- from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #10 (September 1966)
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The Haunted Lake: Part III
Mr. Weatherbee / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Tonight, I'm going to tell you a story about the Indian ghost that lives in our lake!
- Feature Logo
- Mr. Weatherbee [square letters]
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Waldo Weatherbee; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Mr. Weatherbee tells the kids about the ghost of Lake Massapequaunquadunka.
- Reprints
- from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #10 (September 1966)
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Making a Name!
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 4 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Get them while they last!!
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Greg
- Synopsis
- Li'l Jinx sells her autograph, but nobody wants it because she isn't famous.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #152 (January 1962)
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[no title indexed]
Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Jug, I know girls are catty... but are you going to serve milk in a saucer?
- Feature Logo
- Archie's Gag Bag
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Jughead has a new cat.
Point of View
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You're going to picnic on Bleak Island? Aren't you scared?
- Feature Logo
- Betty and Veronica [horizontal]
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; unnamed monsters
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica visit an island that supposedly is home to monsters.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #70 (October 1961)
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Eternal Youth
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- My name is Alice, I come from Alabama! My husband's name is Alec and he sells apples!
- Feature Logo
- Archie
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- The gang spends the day reliving their childhood through old activities and games.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #157 (September 1962)
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Happy Birthday
Reggie / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I really appreciate you taking me rowing, Archie!
- Feature Logo
Reggie- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Alice Cooper
- Synopsis
- Reggie and Veronica go onto the lake to sabotage Betty's birthday date on a boat with Archie.
- Reprints
- from Reggie and Me (Archie, 1966 series) #26 (November 1967)
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The Body Beautiful
text article / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Any girl looks and feels better when her body is strong and pliable and in good condition.
- Synopsis
- Exercises to keep your body beautiful.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #72 (December 1961)
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Crossword Closet
Veronica / activity / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Veronica is always saying, 'I haven't got a thing to wear!'
- Feature Logo
Veronica- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Crossword for items in a closet.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #55 (July 1961)
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Scrambled Yoks
Archie and Jughead / activity / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Would you make a good gagman?
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Match Archie's jokes with Jughead's punchlines.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #48 (August 1960)
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Snob Sister
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Veronica Lodge! How can you be such a snob?
- Feature Logo
- Betty and Veronica [horizontal]
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Moose Mason; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Veronica shows Betty how everyone is a snob in their own way.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #69 (September 1961)
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Jughead's Puzzle Page
Jughead / activity / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- How many objects can you spot in this picture that begin with the letter 'T'?
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Contains riddles and rebuses.
Prophet and Loss
Jughead / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- He's a clod! That's what he is! An ill-mannered, unkempt clod!
- Feature Logo
- Jughead
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- Archie and Reggie try to make Betty and Veronica appreciate Jughead by making it seem that Jughead can predict the future. However, the plan backfires when Betty and Veronica begin to only care for Jughead.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pal Jughead (Archie, 1949 series) #44 (October 1957)
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Pool Sharks
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Boy! ---I hope Mr. Lodge has the pool in shape!
- Feature Logo
- Archie
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mr. Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Archie and Jughead keep causing Mr. Lodge to have accidents around the pool.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #103 (August 1959)
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- Keywords
- bird bath; diving board; painting; swimming pool
Punch Line
Moose / comic story / 2.75 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hi Reg! What're you reading?
- Feature Logo
Big Moose- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Moose Mason; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Midge Klump; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie and Reggie make Moose believe he is a really good comic.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pal Jughead (Archie, 1949 series) #39 (December 1956) [with Big Moose logo]
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[It Won't Hurt the Floor]
Reggie / comic story / 0.25 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Reggie! Stop that!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Reggie bangs Archie's head against a concrete floor.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pal Jughead (Archie, 1949 series) #39 (December 1956)
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Sound Off!
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 4 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Okay, Li'l Jinx! Run along and play! I want to watch the ball game!
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Hap Holliday
- Synopsis
- Mr. Holliday thinks his TV needs repairing because of the noises it is making. It turns out that Li'l Jinx's penny whistle is making the noise.
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #129 (December 1961)
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[no title indexed]
Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- And to make a long story short, I bought the dress... and then...
- Feature Logo
- Archie's Gag Bag
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mary Andrews
- Synopsis
- Veronica yells at Archie for rushing her phone call.
Dumb Belle
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- May I ask what you are doing, Veronica?
- Feature Logo
- Betty and Veronica [horizontal]
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge; Gaston
- Synopsis
- Mr. Lodge assigns Veronica household chores, but she fails miserably at whatever she does.
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #128 (November 1961)
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On Target!
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Arch, you're wrong! The wiring should be wound to the right, not the left!
- Feature Logo
- Archie
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Midge Klump; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- Whenever Archie and Jughead launch a toy rocket, it ends up in Midge's arms.
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #127 (October 1961)
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Asleep in the Deep
Jughead / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Holy jumpin' catfish! What a day for living!
- Feature Logo
- Jughead
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Gladys Jones
- Synopsis
- Archie and Reggie try to get Jughead to take part in sports and to stop sleeping.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pal Jughead (Archie, 1949 series) #43 (August 1957)
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A Lovelier You!
text article / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Beauty is as beauty does.
- Synopsis
- Article about keeping beautiful during the summer.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #70 (October 1961)
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Tropical Heat Rave
Reggie / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hiya, Archie boy! Hot enough for you?
- Feature Logo
- Reggie
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- On a hot day, Reggie annoys Archie by asking "hot enough for you?" and then gets the other kids to say the same tired old phrase to the sweltering Archie.
- Reprints
- from Archie Annual (Archie, 1950 series) #13 (1961-1962)
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Tale of Woe
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- See that youngster passing by? Slumped of shoulder, sad of eye?
- Feature Logo
- Archie
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- A poem about Archie's sadness when Veronica dates another man.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #167 (November 1963)
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Sell Me Pretty Maiden!
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 4 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Good afternoon! How would you like to buy a raffle for a color television set?
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Hap Holliday
- Synopsis
- Li'l Jinx tries to sell raffle tickets door-to-door.
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #128 (November 1961)
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Indexer Notes
The original page count is 4.33 pages, but the two summaries match.
[no title indexed]
Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Betty, I assure you my choreographic abilities are of peerless quality!
- Feature Logo
- Archie's Gag Bag
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Dilton Doiley
- Synopsis
- Dilton takes Betty to a dance.
Diamond Doings
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 4 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Ronnie, what'll we do? The regular umpire didn't show up!
- Feature Logo
- Betty and Veronica
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Archie umpires a softball game with Betty and Veronica on opposite teams.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #70 (October 1961)
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Canoe Caper!
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Come on, Ronnie! Guess where we're going?
- Feature Logo
- Archie
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Archie tries to take Veronica on a romantic canoe ride, but the two are interrupted everywhere they go.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #149 (September 1961)
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Bedside Manner
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Quickly, Betty! Into bed with you!
- Feature Logo
- Betty and Veronica [horizontal]
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Veronica tells Archie she was up with a sick friend last night, and asks Betty portray the friend.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #69 (September 1961)
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Monster Coloring Page
activity / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Archie, how clever of you to come as a werewolf... and you look so real!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews
- Synopsis
- Veronica dances with a werewolf at her monster party.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #73 (January 1962)
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Table of Contents
-
0.
["Reggie is always hanging ten!"]
Archie -
1.
[no title indexed]
-
2.
The Dating Game
Betty and Veronica -
3.
["And, Archie, do you really think I'm the prettiest?..."]
Archie's Gag Bag -
4.
Spring Sprang Sprong
Archie -
5.
Boys Life
Betty and Veronica -
6.
Say Something Nice!
Li'l Jinx -
7.
Dilton Doiley's Nation Quiz
Dilton -
8.
Rose Fever
Jughead -
9.
Blow Hot, Blow Cool
Archie -
10.
["We just put up a picture for the principal!"]
Archie's Gag Bag -
11.
Camp Camp: Part I
Mr. Weatherbee -
12.
Lost in the Woods: Part II
Mr. Weatherbee -
13.
The Haunted Lake: Part III
Mr. Weatherbee -
14.
Making a Name!
Li'l Jinx -
15.
["Jug, I know girls are catty... but are you going to serve milk in a saucer?"]
Archie's Gag Bag -
16.
Point of View
Betty and Veronica -
17.
Eternal Youth
Archie -
18.
Happy Birthday
Reggie -
19.
The Body Beautiful
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20.
Crossword Closet
Veronica -
21.
Scrambled Yoks
Archie and Jughead -
22.
Snob Sister
Betty and Veronica -
23.
Jughead's Puzzle Page
Jughead -
24.
Prophet and Loss
Jughead -
25.
Pool Sharks
Archie -
26.
Punch Line
Moose -
27.
[It Won't Hurt the Floor]
Reggie -
28.
Sound Off!
Li'l Jinx -
29.
["And to make a long story short, I bought the dress... and then..."]
Archie's Gag Bag -
30.
Dumb Belle
Betty and Veronica -
31.
On Target!
Archie -
32.
Asleep in the Deep
Jughead -
33.
A Lovelier You!
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34.
Tropical Heat Rave
Reggie -
35.
Tale of Woe
Archie -
36.
Sell Me Pretty Maiden!
Li'l Jinx -
37.
["Betty, I assure you my choreographic abilities are of peerless quality!"]
Archie's Gag Bag -
38.
Diamond Doings
Betty and Veronica -
39.
Canoe Caper!
Archie -
40.
Bedside Manner
Betty and Veronica -
41.
Monster Coloring Page
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42.
["It's a brand new Archie Annual jam packed with 160 pages in full color"]
Archie Annual Digest -
43.
[no title indexed]
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44.
["Fantastic! Good things come in little packages!"]
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