(August 1978)

Archie, 1977 Series
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Archie / cover / 1 page (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Archie! Betty! What are you doing out here?
Genre
teen
Characters
Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
Keywords
costume party

Indexer Notes

Redrawn from the cover of Laugh Comics #174.

Poetic License (Table of Contents: 1)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Harry Lucey
Inks
Mario Acquaviva
Colors
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Letters
Bill Yoshida

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Look! Isn't that lovely?...Footprints in the sands of time!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
When Veronica accuses him of lacking poetry and romance, Archie brushes up on poetry and starts talking in flowery language all the time.
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Indexer Notes

Poems referred to in the story include Longfellow's "A Psalm of Life" ("Footprints on the sands of time"), Kipling's "The Female of The Species" and Kipling's "The Vampire" ("A rag and a bone and a hank of hair").

Twin Towers (Table of Contents: 2)

Jughead / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Samm Schwartz
Inks
Samm Schwartz
Colors
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Letters
Samm Schwartz

Genre
teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Dilton Doily; Ethel Muggs
Synopsis
Betty makes a dress for Ethel using Jughead as the model.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
I’m your student teacher while Miss Anthrope is out!
Genre
teen

Little Miss Fixit (Table of Contents: 4)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Rudy Lapick
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hello there, you pretty little bird! Come fly with me! Come fly with me!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis
Veronica is jealous of Betty's skill with a needle and thread.
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Little Archie Stamps Out the Hubcap Snatchers! (Table of Contents: 5)

Little Archie / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Bolling
Pencils
Bob Bolling (signed)
Inks
Bob Bolling (signed)
Colors
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Letters
Victor Gorelick

Genre
adventure; humor; children
Characters
Little Archie Andrews; Spotty; Chic Cooper; Vikki Baylor; Chester Punkett; un-named thief
Synopsis
Little Archie wants to get some rare stamps from Chic Cooper's collection, while Chic wants to get an introduction to a beautiful new girl in town. They both get their chance after they see two punks trying to steal the hubcaps from the girl's car.
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Indexer Notes

The first story to feature Chester without Mad Doctor Doom. He would appear this way several times more; apparently when he's not hanging out with Doom, he's working as a petty thief.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Mr. Weatherbee Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Bob Montana
Pencils
Bob Montana
Inks
Bob Montana
Colors
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Letters
Bob Montana

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I'm all for wearing seat belts...
Genre
humor; teen
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A Wrapping Session with a Dummy! (Table of Contents: 7)

Mr. Weatherbee / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Edwards
Pencils
Joe Edwards
Inks
Jon D'Agostino
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Quick, Mr. Weatherbee! Do you know where I can get a couple of boxes of bandages?
Genre
humor; teen
Synopsis
Archie borrows the schools bandages so he and Jughead can make a mummy for the school's ancient history exhibit.
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Keywords
mummy

Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprint in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #57, no credits listed in this digest.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
I hate waking up to this darned alarm!
Genre
teen

Basebrawl (Table of Contents: 9)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Bill Vigoda
Inks
Mario Acquaviva
Colors
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Letters
Mario Acquaviva

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Archie, our regular coach is sick! Would you like to coach us today?
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate; Jughead Jones; Ethel Muggs
Synopsis
Archie coaches the girl's baseball team.
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Keywords
baseball

Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprint in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #261, no credits listed in this digest.

Dolly Folly! (Table of Contents: 10)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Edwards
Pencils
Joe Edwards
Inks
Joe Edwards
Colors
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Letters
Joe Edwards

Genre
humor; children
Characters
Li'l Jinx; Hap Holliday
Synopsis
Li'l Jinx gets a new "Janie" doll and spends all her money buying clothes for it.
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Keywords
dolls

Indexer Notes

Janie is a takeoff on Barbie, who had been introduced by Mattel in 1959. "Ben," Janie's boyfriend, is a takeoff on Ken, introduced in 1961.

Jug-Scary Phobias Puzzle (Table of Contents: 11)

Jughead / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
Joe Edwards
Pencils
Joe Edwards
Inks
Joe Edwards
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Joe Edwards

Genre
teen
Characters
Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Fill in the letters that correspond to the numbers in the code key to discover the definitions of various phobias.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Archie, can’t you pass anything!?
Genre
teen

Call Me Loser (Table of Contents: 13)

Betty / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
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Letters
Vincent DeCarlo

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Betty is depressed because of her ongoing streak of losing Archie to Veronica in any situation.
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Keywords
depression; gum machine; school newspaper

Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprint in Betty and Veronica Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #222, no credits listed in this digest.

Slick Chick (Table of Contents: 14)

Veronica / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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Genre
humor; teen
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

Reggie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hey! Remember we said we'd pull a gag on Reggie today?..
Genre
humor; teen
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First in Friendship (Table of Contents: 16)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
drama; humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Dilton Doily; Jughead Jones; Ethel Muggs
Synopsis
It's yearbook time, and though he's not in the graduating class, Archie ponders the things that he will miss when he eventually leaves Riverdale High, starting with the loyalty of his best friend, Jughead.
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Keywords
yearbook

Bees Are Beautiful (Table of Contents: 17)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
drama; humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Dilton Doily; Waldo Weatherbee; Moose Mason
Synopsis
Archie talks to Dilton about another thing he'll miss when he graduates: Mr. Weatherbee. He recalls the time Mr. Weatherbee helped Moose pass a test so he could play in the big game.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18)

Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Yes, Archie! In my business I sign my name a lot!
Genre
teen
Reprints
Keywords
report card

Birds Do It (Table of Contents: 19)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
drama; humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
Still looking through the yearbook, Archie recalls his feelings about Betty, Veronica and Reggie.
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Indexer Notes

The last panel of this story is a huge drawing of Archie's head, with most of the regular Archie characters (plus a few from Sabrina and Josie) spinning around it.

Home Is Where the Heart Is (Table of Contents: 20)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
drama; humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
After remembering what a great teacher Miss Grundy is, Archie teaches us the words of the Riverdale High School song ("Blue and Gold," sung to the tune of "Auld Lang Syne").
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 21)

Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Is your dog's hair still falling out?
Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Fred Andrews
Synopsis
Jughead asks Archie about his dog.
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What Are Friends For? (Table of Contents: 22)

Reggie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Bill Vigoda
Inks
Henry Scarpelli
Colors
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Letters
Bill Yoshida

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Aha! I caught you, Reggie! Trying to make time with my girl behind my back, huh?
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Big Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Midge Klump; Archie Andrews; Pop Tate
Synopsis
Reggie wishes Moose would break his leg, and he does.
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Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprint in Archie and Me Comics Digest (Archie, 2017 series) #19, no credits listed in this digest.

Teacher's Pet (Table of Contents: 23)

Jughead / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Bill Vigoda
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Atta boy, Hot Dog! You learn fast!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Hot Dog; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Jughead has been training Hot Dog through imitation and Hot Dog takes to the training too well.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 24)

Mr. Weatherbee Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
I knew the principal was chaperon, but I didn’t know he danced!
Genre
teen

Lost Island (Table of Contents: 25)

Little Archie / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Bolling
Pencils
Bob Bolling (signed)
Inks
Bob Bolling (signed)
Colors
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Letters
Victor Gorelick

Genre
adventure; humor; children
Characters
Little Archie Andrews; Mad Doctor Doom; Chester Punkett; Waldo Weatherbee; Little Veronica Lodge; Winky; Cap'n Sleeg
Synopsis
Mad Doctor Doom and Chester plan to finance their world domination schemes with pirate treasure buried on Idle Island. To be able to search without interference, they saw the island off at its foundation and set it adrift in the sea. But fate has decreed that there should be one other person on that island when they steal it: that "meddlesome brat," Little Archie.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 26)

Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Archie, don't you understand this formula?
Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Professor Flutesnoot
Synopsis
Archie's mind is on TV not class.
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The Quiet Man (Table of Contents: 27)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Harry Lucey
Inks
Chic Stone
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
drama; humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge; Nick Barker
Synopsis
Over Archie's objections, Veronica goes for a ride with the fast-living, fast-driving Nick Barker, but Archie decides against telling Mr. Lodge about what kind of company his daughter is keeping.
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Indexer Notes

The truck on page 4 is from "DeCarlo's Landscaping," a reference to Lucey's fellow Archie artist Dan DeCarlo.

Gag Bag (Table of Contents: 28)

Jughead / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

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Samm Schwartz
Inks
Samm Schwartz
Colors
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Letters
Samm Schwartz

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Road hog! Why didn't you drive around me?
Genre
humor; teen
Synopsis
A collection of two-panel gags starring Jughead. First gag, a large man asks Jughead why he didn't drive around him. Gag two: Jughead want pizza and quiet. Gag three: Jughead can't pay his bill. Gag four: Jughead can only afford a taxi for his suitcase. Gag five: Jughead comments on Miss Grundy's looks. Gag six: Jughead and Archie go to a drive-in movie. Gag seven: Jughead frets about Ethel. Gag eight: Jughead cracks a barber joke.
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[The Great Apes] (Table of Contents: 29)

Nature's Notebook / text article / 1 page (report information)

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Pencils
Ken Hultgren
Inks
Ken Hultgren
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Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction; nature; animal; math & science
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Moose’s Home Run Maze (Table of Contents: 30)

Moose / activity / 1 page (report information)

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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 31)

Jughead's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Now, class, we're going to learn all about checking accounts!
Genre
humor; teen
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Sting Rays (Table of Contents: 32)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Edwards
Pencils
Joe Edwards
Inks
Joe Edwards
Colors
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Letters
Joe Edwards

Genre
humor; children
Characters
Li'l Jinx; Greg; Hap Holiday
Synopsis
Frustrated when their parents won't buy them sting ray style bikes, Jinx and the other kids decide to form a rock band like The Beatles in order to make money like The Beatles do.
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Last Man Out (Table of Contents: 33)

Mr. Weatherbee / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Mr. Weatherbee, where do I put the math books?
Genre
humor; teen
Synopsis
It's the last day of school and Mr. Weatherbee doesn't have time for Archie's problem.
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W Is for Mr. Weatherbee! (Table of Contents: 34)

Mr. Weatherbee / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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Al Hartley
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Al Hartley

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Wanderlust: the urge to wander or travel!
Genre
humor; teen
Synopsis
Various words that start with W that have something to do with Mr. Weatherbee's day.
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Indexer Notes

Credits from reprint in World of Archie Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #61.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 35)

Reggie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Don’t you love to hear Archie picking his banjo?
Genre
humor; teen

Destruct (Table of Contents: 36)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Harry Lucey
Inks
Mario Acquaviva
Colors
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Letters
Bill Yoshida

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Archie's on vacation, hurray, hurray...
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Smithers
Synopsis
Mr. Lodge and Smithers celebrate the fact that Archie is away on vacation, until they become gripped by the fear that he could return any minute and break everything.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

When reprinted in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #69, lettering is credited to Mario Acquaviva.

The Choice (Table of Contents: 37)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Harry Lucey
Inks
Chic Stone
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Dilton Doily; Moose Mason
Synopsis
Archie tells us the story of how he chose to stand Veronica up for a date in order to protect Jughead from being beaten up by a bully.
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Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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I told you I’d pay the bill if you’d replace the brakes in your jalopy!
Genre
teen
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Archie! Betty! What are you doing out here?"]
    Archie
  2. 1. Poetic License
    Archie
  3. 2. Twin Towers
    Jughead
  4. 3. ["I’m your student teacher while Miss Anthrope is out!"]
    Archie's Gag Bag
  5. 4. Little Miss Fixit
    Betty and Veronica
  6. 5. Little Archie Stamps Out the Hubcap Snatchers!
    Little Archie
  7. 6. ["I'm all for wearing seat belts..."]
    Mr. Weatherbee Gag Bag
  8. 7. A Wrapping Session with a Dummy!
    Mr. Weatherbee
  9. 8. ["I hate waking up to this darned alarm!"]
    Archie's Gag Bag
  10. 9. Basebrawl
    Archie
  11. 10. Dolly Folly!
    Li'l Jinx
  12. 11. Jug-Scary Phobias Puzzle
    Jughead
  13. 12. ["Archie, can’t you pass anything!?"]
    Archie's Gag Bag
  14. 13. Call Me Loser
    Betty
  15. 14. Slick Chick
    Veronica
  16. 15. ["Hey! Remember we said we'd pull a gag on Reggie today?.."]
    Reggie's Gag Bag
  17. 16. First in Friendship
    Archie
  18. 17. Bees Are Beautiful
    Archie
  19. 18. ["Yes, Archie! In my business I sign my name a lot!"]
    Archie's Gag Bag
  20. 19. Birds Do It
    Archie
  21. 20. Home Is Where the Heart Is
    Archie
  22. 21. ["Is your dog's hair still falling out?"]
    Archie's Gag Bag
  23. 22. What Are Friends For?
    Reggie
  24. 23. Teacher's Pet
    Jughead
  25. 24. ["I knew the principal was chaperon, but I didn’t know he danced!"]
    Mr. Weatherbee Gag Bag
  26. 25. Lost Island
    Little Archie
  27. 26. ["Archie, don't you understand this formula?"]
    Archie's Gag Bag
  28. 27. The Quiet Man
    Archie
  29. 28. Gag Bag
    Jughead
  30. 29. [The Great Apes]
    Nature's Notebook
  31. 30. Moose’s Home Run Maze
    Moose
  32. 31. ["Now, class, we're going to learn all about checking accounts!"]
    Jughead's Gag Bag
  33. 32. Sting Rays
    Li'l Jinx
  34. 33. Last Man Out
    Mr. Weatherbee
  35. 34. W Is for Mr. Weatherbee!
    Mr. Weatherbee
  36. 35. ["Don’t you love to hear Archie picking his banjo?"]
    Reggie's Gag Bag
  37. 36. Destruct
    Archie
  38. 37. The Choice
    Archie
  39. 38. ["I told you I’d pay the bill if you’d replace the brakes in your jalopy!"]
    Archie's Gag Bag
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