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Issue: Archie Annual Digest #36
Publication Date: January 1980
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Issues: #36 of 43 Issues (53 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: Radio Comics, Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 132
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: 0271000699204
Price: $0.95 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 34 (30 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): ?
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: Digest size
Paper Stock: Cardstock cover; Newsprint interior
Binding: Squarebound
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy
First Line: Archie Andrews! This is the fifth time you've been in my office this week!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Redrawn from the cover of Archie's Joke Book Magazine #148
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Popular Demand

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Harry Lucey ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee; Mr. Beal; Big Moose Mason
Synopsis: Is Archie popular? Read about it in the newspapers.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
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Dead Man's Float

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mr. Andrews
Synopsis: Archie is driving a float in a parade.
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Pages: 3
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bob Montana
Penciller(s): Bob Montana
Inker(s): Bob Montana
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie's Gag Bag
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Mr. Andrews; Mrs. Andrews
First Line: Fred, you know you should get more exercise...
Synopsis: playing ping pong.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Home electronic ping pong games were first released for Christmas 1975 sales.
reprinted from the Archie newspaper strip.
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Nip & Talk

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy
Synopsis: Mr. Weatherbee is for the birds.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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Calm and Collected

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Samm Schwartz ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Jughead
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Archie - Short and Brief

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Joe Edwards
Inker(s): Joe Edwards
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Joe Edwards
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: puzzle
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bob Montana
Penciller(s): Bob Montana
Inker(s): Bob Montana
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie's Gag Bag
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
First Line: Oh, I see you bought that cheese snack that you squeeze out of a can!
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: from the Archie daily newspaper strip. It features the spray can cheese, not the squeezable tube cheese.
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The Three Muscateers

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Doyle
Penciller(s): Stan Goldberg
Inker(s): Jon D'Agostino
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, humorous, teen
Feature(s): Life With Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: The three Muscateers, Archos, Jugos and Bethos, battle the evil Count Reggio, who is conspiring with the fair Princess Veronica, daughter of King Melvin of France.
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From Content Item: FlagLife with Archie #151 published November 1974
was The Three Muscateers [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 11
Disclose Notes: Betty's line "let me make one thing perfectly clear" is a reference to Richard Nixon's oft-repeated catchphrase.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bob Montana
Penciller(s): Bob Montana
Inker(s): Bob Montana
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie's Gag Bag
Character(s): Mr. Svensen
First Line: I vas t'inking I like to take a night class ...
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Pages: 1
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No Help Wanted

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Mr. Andrews; Mrs. Andrews, Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Mr. Andrews has ringside seats at the fight.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Music Makers

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Sy Reit
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo
Inker(s): Rudy Lapick
Colorist(s): Victor Gorelick
Letterer(s): Vincent DeCarlo
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Betty and Veronica
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate; Professor Fluteweed
Synopsis: Veronica joins the school orchestra to be closer to Archie, so Betty joins too, even though she can't play an instrument.
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From Content Item: FlagArchie's Girls, Betty and Veronica Annual #8 published January 1960
was Music Makers [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bob Montana
Penciller(s): Bob Montana
Inker(s): Bob Montana
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Miss Grundy's Gag Bag
Character(s): Miss Beazly; Miss Grundy
First Line: Package for Miss Beazly!
Synopsis: A box of diet supplies.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: reprinted from the Archie daily newspaper strip
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The Clayton Conspiracy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Bob Bolling
Inker(s): Jon D'Agostino ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, music, teen
Feature(s): The Archies
Character(s): The Archies [Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge]; Chuck Clayton; Lola; Mr. Sludge; Hunington Howard Hawthorne XIV
Synopsis: The owner of The Sludge Hole would like to have Chuck sing there, but not with the Archies.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
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The Fall Guy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Weatherbee; Professor Flutesnoot; Miss Grundy; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Archie "falls" out the window.
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Pages: 3
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bob Montana
Penciller(s): Bob Montana
Inker(s): Bob Montana
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie's Gag Bag
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Mr. Andrews
First Line: Archie, is this a new cereal?
Synopsis: The Andrews family have switched from Bleep Bleep.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: reprinted from the Archie newspaper strip
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Love At First Fright

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Jughead
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate
Synopsis: Jughead had a girl friend.
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Pages: 4
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Surprise

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Dexter Taylor
Penciller(s): Dexter Taylor
Inker(s): Dexter Taylor
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Dexter Talor
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Little Archie
Character(s): Little Archie Andrews; Little Betty Cooper; Little Reggie Mantle; Little Veronica Lodge; Little Jughead Jones; Pop Tate; Fangs Fogarty
Synopsis: Little Archie believes a surprise party is a surprise.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: When reprinted in Jughead and Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #19, inks are credited to Rudy Lapick and letters are credited to Dexter Taylor.
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Mr. Andrews - Dollars and Cents

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Joe Edwards
Penciller(s): Joe Edwards
Inker(s): Joe Edwards
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Joe Edwards
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: puzzle
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bob Montana
Penciller(s): Bob Montana
Inker(s): Bob Montana
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Jughead's Gag Bag
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Miss Grundy; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper
First Line: Jughead, the spelling on your composition is atrocious!
Synopsis: Errand boy or Errant boy?
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: reprinted from the Archie daily newspaper strip
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Now Hear This

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Harry Lucey
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
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Exclusive Excuses

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Dilton Doily; Jughead Jones; Glock Cable
Synopsis: Archie is late for school because he stopped to help movie star Glock Cable (Clark Gable).
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bob Montana
Penciller(s): Bob Montana
Inker(s): Bob Montana
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie's Gag Bag
Character(s): Mr. Andrews; Archie Andrews
First Line: The younger generation doesn't know how easy they've got it!
Synopsis: Older generation used to get up every morning at 4:30.
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Reprint Notes: from Archie daily (King Features Syndicate) 1977-05-21 - 1977-XX-XX
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Battle of the Bugs

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Samm Schwartz
Inker(s): Samm Schwartz
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Suzie
Character(s): Suzie; Ferdie; Uncle Blunderbus
Synopsis: Suzie's dad bought a cabin in Noisy Swamp, and he wants Suzie and Ferdie to spend the night with him there.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Credits from the reprint in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #255, no credits listed in this digest.
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Dumb Like A Fox

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Jughead
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bob Montana
Penciller(s): Bob Montana
Inker(s): Bob Montana
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Mr. Weatherbee Gag Bag
Character(s): Mr. Weatherbee; Jughead Jones
First Line: What does your painting represent, Jughead?
Synopsis: Painting of sheep eating.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: reprint from Archie newspaper strip
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Hit the Deck!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Doyle ?
Penciller(s): Harry Lucey
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Mister Weatherbee
Character(s): Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Coach Kleats
Synopsis: When everybody in the school is dressed as pirates for the school dance Mr. Weatherbee is not amused but he eventually gets into the spirit himself.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagArchie's Pals 'n' Gals #46 published June 1968
was Hit the Deck! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Teacher's Fret!

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Jughead
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Miss Grundy; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Miss Weatherbee
Synopsis: Jughead found a baby squirrel.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bob Montana
Penciller(s): Bob Montana
Inker(s): Bob Montana
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?; typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie's Gag Bag
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Big Moose Mason
First Line: Hi Moose, how are you?
Synopsis: Big Moose hears ringing.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: reprints from the Archie newspaper strip
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Dog's Best Friend

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Doyle
Penciller(s): Harry lucey
Inker(s): Terry Szenics
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Terry Szenics
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy, humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Professor; Assistant; un-named dog
Synopsis: Archie accidentally gets an experimental chemical spilled on him, which causes him to switch bodies with a dog.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagArchie #124 published December 1961
was Dog's Best Friend [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Phone Loving Crowd

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis: Archie's friends are using his family's phone to make long distance calls.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bob Montana
Penciller(s): Bob Montana
Inker(s): Bob Montana
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?; typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie's Gag Bag
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
First Line: Well, I got the results of my aptitude test.
Synopsis: Archie's aptitude is for working in a big organization.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: reprinted from the Archie newspaper strip.
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The Unkindest Cut

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Don Keyhote
Synopsis: Proper introductions.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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On the Right Track

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Joe Edwards ?
Penciller(s): Joe Edwards
Inker(s): Joe Edwards
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Joe Edwards
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Puzzle

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