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Issue: Archie Comics Digest #79
Publication Date: August 1986
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Issues: #79 of 267 Issues (338 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
Brand: The Archie Digest LibraryView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications, Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 132
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 02710006994279
Price: $1.50 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 34 (32 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Victor Gorelick; Richard Goldwater (editor-in-chief)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: Digest size
Paper Stock: Cardstock cover; Newsprint interior
Binding: Perfect Bound
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Inker(s): Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
First Line: Archie, I'm getting an upset stomach!
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Disclose Notes: A kid in the background is carrying a balloon shaped like Miss Grundy's head.

Redrawn from the cover of Betty and Me #112
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Surely You Joust

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Dick Malmgren
Penciller(s): Chic Stone
Inker(s): Rudy Lapick
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman; Lisa Goldwater
Letterer(s): Barry Grossman
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
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Pages: 5
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That's My Bag

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Doyle
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo
Inker(s): Jim DeCarlo
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Betty and Veronica
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Alice Cooper; Archie Andrews
Synopsis: Because of a broken seam in her "lucky purse", Betty keeps losing items, then meeting the cute boys who return her lost objects.
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Pages: 5
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The Retriever

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Doyle
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo, Jr
Inker(s): Jim DeCarlo
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
First Line: Best-dressed man of the year, he's not going to be!
Synopsis: Archie tries to make money diving for golf balls hit into the water.
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Pages: 5
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Vacation Deflation

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): George Gladir
Penciller(s): Samm Schwartz
Inker(s): Samm Schwartz
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Samm Schwartz
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Jughead
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Gladys Jones; Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Miss Beazly; Dilton Doiley
Synopsis: It's the last day of the school term and Jughead and Archie can't wait for the end of the day, until Dilton gives them a new perspective.
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Rumor at the Top

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): Betty
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Betty made two New Year's resolutions: "not to gossip" and "to share things with others." When she hears a juicy rumor she doesn't know which resolution to keep.
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You Don’t Say

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Joe Edwards
Penciller(s): Joe Edwards
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Joe Edwards
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Li’l Jinx
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Stop the World

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Doyle
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo
Inker(s): Rudy Lapick
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: historical, humorous
Feature(s): Archie 1
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy; Moose Mason
First Line: There they are! The elders!
Synopsis: Prehistoric Archie characters learn numbers. The girls start their own world in a cave where they are the hunters.
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Pages: 6
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You Can't Pool Me

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Doyle
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo
Inker(s): Rudy Lapick
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Vincent DeCarlo
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Betty and Veronica
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis: The girls manage to convince themselves that Archie is seeing another girl because he's late for a pool invitation.
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Pages: 6
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Tall Story

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
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Cat-Ostrophe

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): George Gladir
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo Jr.
Inker(s): Jim DeCarlo
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Sabrina's Cat Salem
Character(s): Salem; Sabrina; Aunt Hilda
Synopsis: An accidental dose of a potion gives Salem magical powers for one hour.
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Name Game

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Tom DeFalco
Penciller(s): Chic Stone
Inker(s): Chick Stone ?
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Chuck Clayton
First Line: Archie!
Synopsis: Jughead and Chuck try to get Archie and Betty together.
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Pages: 5
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Jughead paints TV set

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Jughead's Dipsy Doodles
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Chris-Crossed

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo
Inker(s): Rudy Lapick
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Vincent DeCarlo
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Betty
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Synopsis: Betty tries to keep Veronica away from a handsome new boy at Pop's, not knowing that the boy is Veronica's cousin Chris.
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Pages: 4
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The Gimmick

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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: formerly an Archie at Riverdale story.
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Frisbee Fracas

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Jughead
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Hot Dog
First Line: Nice goin', Hot Dog! Keep that up and we'll win paws down!
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Phoneitus

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo
Inker(s): Rudy Lapick
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Vincent DeCarlo
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Veronica
Character(s): Veronica Lodge; Hermione Lodge
First Line: ...So I said to her..."see here Jenny, you cant blah blah...blah...
Synopsis: Veronica loses her voice after taking too much on the phone.
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Foolproof

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Coach Kleats
First Line: Stand back! I have it!
Synopsis: Archie uses buzzing flies as an excuse to hit Coach Kleats with a rolled up magazine after getting benched. He tries the same trick with Reggie with less success.
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Entice Advice

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): George Gladir
Penciller(s): Stan Goldberg
Inker(s): Stan Goldberg
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Dilton
Character(s): Dilton Doiley; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis: Dilton asks Archie and Reggie for advice on how to meet girls, but it turns out that he does just fine on his own.
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Pages: 6
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Gearing to Go!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Joe Edwards
Penciller(s): Joe Edwards
Inker(s): Joe Edwards
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Li'l Jinx
Character(s): Li'l Jinx
Synopsis: Jinx gets ready for her kiddie pool.
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Run for Your Life!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: drama, teen
Feature(s): Archie at Riverdale
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Pages: 11
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Rattled

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo
Inker(s): Rudy Lapick
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Vincent DeCarlo
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Veronica
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
First Line: Do you hear it Archie? My car has a definite rattle!
Synopsis: Archie and Jughead take apart Veronica's car looking for the source of a rattling and it turns out to be a baby's rattle in the trunk.
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Speaking of Dummies

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Betty; Reggie; Archie; Midge; Moose
Synopsis: Reggie uses a ventriloquist dummy of Archie to ask out Midge.
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Pages: 4
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A Court Case

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Dick Malmgren
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo
Inker(s): Rudy Lapick
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Betty and Veronica
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Veronica challenges Betty to a game of tennis. Betty is unsure because of Veronica's poor sportmanship, but Veronica vows not to be a sore loser. Plus she's been taking lessons.
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Pages: 5
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Not So Terse Verse

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Dilton Doiley
Character(s): Dilton Doiley; Miss Grundy
Synopsis: Miss Grundy asks Dilton to define the term "ton".
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Signs of the Times

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Penciller(s): ?
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Archie
First Line: Only the latest equipment!
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Seeing Is Unbelieving

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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Archie
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Pages: 6
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Weighty Problem

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Dan De Carlo
Inker(s): Terry Szenics
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Terry Szenics
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Betty
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper
First Line: What was it that Mother wanted me to do for her?
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Pages: 0.5
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Snap Happy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Dan De Carlo
Inker(s): Terry Szenics
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Terry Szenics
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Betty
Character(s): Betty Cooper
First Line: I decided to join the school photography club!
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Pages: 0.5
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Race Pace

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): George Gladir
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Jughead
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Ethel Muggs; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Dilton Doily; Coach Kleats
Synopsis: Veronica won't stoop to chase Archie for the "Girls' Day" race, but she arranges with him to be at Eagle Rock at a certain time so she can catch him.
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Pages: 5
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Double Takes

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie and the Gang
First Line: It's not as if I asked you to walk to the dance, Ronnie...
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Can You Top This?

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Joe Edwards
Penciller(s): Joe Edwards
Inker(s): Joe Edwards
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Joe Edwards
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Li'l Jinx
Character(s): Li'l Jinx; Gigi
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Pages: 1
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Let Freedom Ring

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Doyle
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo Jr.
Inker(s): Jim DeCarlo
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee
Synopsis: Archie and Jughead can't wait for summer vacation - - until Archie finds out Veronica's plans.
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Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: formerly a Betty and Veronica story.
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Stiff Whiff

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): George Gladir
Penciller(s): Samm Schwartz
Inker(s): Samm Schwartz
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Samm Schwartz
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Jughead
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Ethel Muggs; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Synopsis: At the cookout, Ethel uses psychological warfare to lure Jughead out of hiding.
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