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Issue: Archie Comics #78
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Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
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Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications, Inc.
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Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 36 (21 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: Standard Golden & Silver Age U. S.
Paper Stock: Newsprint
Binding: Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
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Archie
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Guess you've got the working of the brake and the accelerator down pat, Betty!
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91 hit parade songs only $2.98
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Grin and Hare It!

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Archie
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Midge Klump; Moose Mason; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee
I've got an ominous feeling this is going to be my unlucky day!
Jughead gives Archie a lucky rabbit's foot and Archie has bad luck.
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Writhe and Shine

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teen
Archie
Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Enchilada Brown
That does it, 'Astaire'! --You've got all the grace and rhythmic flow of a pogo stick!
Veronica is upset that Archie can't dance the Mambo.
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humorous, teen
Reggie
Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Boy!-- If I had to spend much time with that jerky Jughead, do you know what I'd do?
Reggie says what he'd do if he spent too much time with Jughead.
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Method in His Gladness!

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Archie
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Mr. Cooper
Betty? Doing anything tonight? Thought I'd drop over for awhile...
Archie comes over to Betty's and Betty thinks it's to spend time with her.
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Nativity set in glorious, natural colors glows in the dark!
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Mask Me No Questions

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humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Miss Grundy; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Weatherbee
Is Jughead--- eep!
Archie directs a man looking for the school to the wrong end of town.
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Snow Fun

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humorous, teen
Betty and Veronica
Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Wow! I'm glad you're the one who is doing the steering!!
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Four one panels cartoons and one three-panel comic.
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Zoo's Who?

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humorous, teen
Archie
Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge [J. P. Lodge]
Of course, Archie!! Come right over! Daddy would love to buy some from you!!
When Mr. Lodge hears Archie is coming over he has the staff move all the breakable items so Archie won't cause a disaster.
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Archie's Riddle Diddle
Jughead Jones
See if you can find in the panels 1-4, another animal in the word "zebra" before Jughead does!
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Scripto
School home work
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Our Obligation to Parents

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The Archie Series Emblem has been, is, and always will be an absolute guarantee that the material it represents is wholesome teenage entertainment
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Archie Comics pledge to present wholesome teenage entertainment.
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Al Capp (credited)
Al Capp (credited)
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humorous, mystery
Fearless Fosdick; Wildroot Cream Oil
Fearless Fosdick
That record'll repeat itself forever!! - It'll drive Fosdick stark, raving mad!!
Criminals try to drive Fosdick crazy by playing the Wildroot Cream Oil song over and over again.
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Let's Face It

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Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Did that mudpack I suggested improve your aunt's appearance?
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Five one-panel cartoons and one three-panel comic all revolving around beauty and makeup jokes.
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Head Man

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Archie
Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Look Arch! You always wanted to get a head in the world!
When Archie and Reggie get a box of wigs, Reggie suggests a way for Archie to make Veronica jealous.
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Jughead
Jughead Jones
Our job applicants have to take a small oral test! Are you ready?
Jughead has to explain what electrolysis means.
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Drum Sum

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Pat the Brat
Pat Smith; Blinky; Mr. Collins
Sounds great, Pat!
Pat is showing off his drum playing.
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Grub Flub

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Pat the Brat
Pat Smith; Helen Smith
Pat, here's a list, go give it to the grocer and he'll give you some food to take home!
Pat's mom gives Pat a list to take to the store for the store keeper to fill out.
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Tricks of the Trade!

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non-fiction
Archie Andrews
The Magic Ruler
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How to perform various magic tricks.
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The Mad Hatter

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Betty
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
Oh dear, Archie and Reggie are pelting all the girls with snow balls! How am I ever going to get by them?
Archie and Reggie are throwing snowballs at girls walking past them.
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Seat-u-ation

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Reggie
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Miss Haggly; Miss Grundy
Hurry, Reggie, the school play is about to start!
Archie seats Reggie between the schools two most popular girls.
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Counter Jerk!

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Archie
Archie Andrews
Oh boy! My first customer and a chance to make good at this drug store job!
Archie gets his first customer as a soda jerk.
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Four O'Clock Shadow!

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Archie
Mary Andrews; Fred Andrews; Archie Andrews
Fred! Just look at your face! You need a shave!
Fred's beard is growing faster in hot weather.
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Night Work!

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Archie's Mom
Mary Andrews; Fred Andrews
(Whew!) What a day! I haven't been off of my feet since I got up this morning!
Archie's mom has been on her feet since she got up in the morning.
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Labor Days!

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Archie's Pop
Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
I have a couple things I'd like you to do for me over this weekend, Fred!
Mary gives Fred a lot of work to do on the weekend.
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Sugar Cured

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Moose
Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Moose Mason
Hey Moose! How's your pet pig?
Moose gave sugar to his sick pet pig.
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Imported Whine

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Jughead
Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
What've you got there, Reggie?
Jughead has an uncle who makes wines in his basement.
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Archie Club
Archie Andrews
In school our art teacher taught us how to make dishes and vases out of plaster and clay.
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Letters from Roberta Rydberg, and Dorna Edson.
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Santa Claus; Archie Andrews
Ho! Ho! Ho! That Archie! He's funnier than ever in his new Christmas Stocking #2! I've spent the whole year laughing and now it's your turn!
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Plenty of Action

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Reggie
Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Remember we need some exciting football pictures to dress up our front page!
Archie sends out Reggie to snap pictures of the football game for the front page of the school newspaper.
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Edition and Subtraction

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Archie
Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews
Wanted! Girl assistant to editor of school newspaper. Archie Andrews editor.
Archie is looking for a female assistant to help him on the school newspaper.
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Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Here they come again!
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Order form for Archie's Pal Jughead Annual #4 and Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica Annual #4.
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Alway Kicking!

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Archie
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Coach Kleats; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper
It's a field goal!
Archie kicks the football out of the stadium.
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The title in the book has Always misspelled.
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Do you need extra money?
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Baby Ruth
The hummingbird has a "sweet tooth"
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Back cover.

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