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Issue: Archie Comics Digest #17
Publication Date: April 1976
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Issues: #17 of 267 Issues (366 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: Archie Enterprises Inc.
On Sale Date: 02/17/1976
Volume: none
Pages: 164
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.60 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 48 (37 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): ?
Disclose Notes: On sale date from the Comic Reader #127.
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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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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Little Archie Andrews; Li'l Jinx
First Line: I hope I didn't keep you waiting long, Archie!
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The Constant Enemy!

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First Line: Jab! Jab! Jab!
Synopsis: Archie is prepared to fight any guy why tries to get between him and Veronica.
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Rocket Racket

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Professor Flutesnoot; Dilton Doily; Rudolph; Cousin Souphead
Synopsis: Dilton has spent a year giving a mouse a new vitamin treatment.
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From Content Item: FlagArchie's Pal Jughead #55 published September 1959
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Contagious Casanova

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Synopsis: Archie refuses to kiss Veronica goodnight because he's coming down with a cold. The next day Veronica sees Betty cough and assumes Archie gave her his cold.
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Looking Ahead!

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Synopsis: Li'l Jinx is crying because of the future.
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Fun Page

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Synopsis: Things to color.
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Synopsis: Which circle has the most vowels, make an Archie toothbrush holder, name the presidents in reverse order starting with Eisenhower, two jokes.
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Genres: teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
First Line: Have you got that thing again?
Synopsis: Archie has a squirting flower.
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The Matchmaker

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Character(s): Peewee
Synopsis: Archie promises to get Peewee a date.
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Party Pooper

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Synopsis: Reggie overhears the gang planning a party that they don't want him to know about or it'll be ruined, so he decides to ruin it.
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Strange Adventure

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Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): Davy Jones (cat); Long John Silver; Bull
Synopsis: Little Archie and Little Jughead meet the ghost of Long John Silver.
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Horo-Scope

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Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: Tsk, tsk! Tch tch tch!
Synopsis: Jughead is predicting Archie and Reggie's futures and they don't believe in that malarkey, even when it comes true.
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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
First Line: Look at this beautiful carving set daddy bought!
Synopsis: Veronica is showing Archie her father's latest purchase.
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Good Night Kisses!

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Synopsis: Li'l Jinx's dad was late because Li'l Jinx wanted her dad to kiss all her dolls goodnight.
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Synopsis: Copy me, fill each blank, tic tac toe, copy the design, connect the dots pick two designs that are exactly alike, two riddles.
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Punctured Plans

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Genres: humorous, teen
Synopsis: Reggie and Betty plot to get Archie and Veronica to wait at opposite sides of the park so they can take over as their dates. What they don't know is that Archie and Veronica's date was to donate blood at the local hospital.
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Switchcraft

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Character(s): Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Synopsis: Veronica is so glad Betty has a date with Archie because he's become so dull and predictable.
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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Miss Grundy; Miss Haggly; Mr. Weatherbee
First Line: Goodness! What an argument!
Synopsis: Mr. Weatherbee is having a heated argument with the shop teacher.
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What's My Crime?

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Luke Jenkins; Mr. Weatherbee; Detective Sergeant O'Rourke; Hopkins; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Professor Flutesnoot; Miss Beazley; Reggie Mantle; Moose; Mary Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Archie is arrested for stealing $500 from the student fund.
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From Content Item: FlagLife with Archie #18 published January 1963
was What's My Crime? [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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The Plot Thickens!

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Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Luke Jenkins; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate
Synopsis: Betty and Veronica investigate the robbery and Archie and Jughead are nervous they will learn something.
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The Trial Begins!

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Character(s): Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Judge Thomas J. Wiggins; Luke Jenkins; Mr. Weatherbee; Mr. Weatherbee; Detective Sergeant O'Rourke; Robert Reit; Mary Andrews; Fred Andrews
Synopsis: Archie goes on trial.
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Not Guilty!

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Mary Andrews; Moose; Veronica Lodge; Midge; Fred Andrews; Jughead Jones; Professor Flutesnoot; Robert Reit; Archie Andrews; Judge Thomas J. Wiggins; Miss Grundy
Synopsis: The truth of the crime is revealed.
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Pie in Her Eye!

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Linda Lorraine
Synopsis: Veronica wants to be a tragic actress like Linda Lorraine and live in brooding silence.
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Lots in a Name

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Genres: humorous, teen
Synopsis: Archie takes his family's clothes to a new French cleaner. When the clerk greets him with "Bon jour!", Archie thinks he's asking his name.
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From Content Item: FlagArchie #104 published September 1959
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Tap Happy

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Synopsis: Li'l Jinx is trying to show off what she learned in dancing school to her friends, but they're not interested.
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Genres: teen
Character(s): Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
First Line: Okay! So you're gonna show me how they launch a boat!
Synopsis: Archie shows Reggie how they launch a boat.
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Ignorance Is Bliss!

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper
Synopsis: Veronica is worried that Archie looked in a bag that contained his birthday gift.
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Civic Duty

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Harry; Pop Tate; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Mr. Weatherbee needs to go to a school board meeting, but he's expecting the gardeners to show up with some chemical fertilizer so he asks Jughead to wait and tell them to put it on the front lawn.
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From Content Item: FlagArchie Giant Series Magazine #183 published February 1971
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Big Brother

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Synopsis: Reggie tries to impress the new girl in town by being nice to her kid brother, but it backfires.
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Barking Up The Wrong Three!

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Kim (Moose's dog)
Synopsis: Moose's dog, Kim, can add numbers.
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From Content Item: FlagArchie Comics #99 published March 1959
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Inside Information

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Synopsis: Jughead tells Archie about his uncle who was a lion tamer.
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Archie Fun Page

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Character(s): Archie Andrews
Synopsis: Shade in the rest of the cow silhouette, a circle picture, place the names of the objects in the squares in the circle and a star crossword puzzle.
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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
First Line: Archie! I spent months finding a piece of wormy chestnut for that table!
Synopsis: Archie has ruined the shop teacher's wormy chestnut table.
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Slumber Party!

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Mr. Weatherbee is dreaming.
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A Cool Contest

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Character(s): Little Reggie Mantle; Little Archie Andrews; Little Veronica Lodge; Little Jughead Jones; Mr. Lodge; Smithers
Synopsis: Little Veronica can only take one boy with her family so Little Archie and Little Reggie decide whoever is brave enough to jump into the icy-cold Carson's Creek first wins.
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From Content Item: FlagThe Adventures of Little Archie #19 published June 1961
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Poetic Justice

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Synopsis: Betty and Veronica ask Jughead what they should get Archie for Valentine's Day.
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Archie Fun Page

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Character(s): Archie Andrews
Synopsis: Go from start to finish writing in the name of a bird that begins with the letter given, from the holes in the dartboard figure out the score, draw Archie, word ladder, a joke.
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Statement of Ownership

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee; Professor Fluteweed
First Line: Our music teacher is certainly a hard worker! I hear he listens to students' lessons on his lunch hour!
Synopsis: Mr. Weatherbee wonders if the music teacher is eating properly.
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Reason Treason

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Synopsis: Reggie asks Archie and Jughead why they are friends and they can't think of a reason.
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Chicken

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Bobby
Synopsis: Veronica thinks it is funny that Archie was scared and holding on to her during a monster movie on Saturday night, until Betty reveals he did the same with her the night before.
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Paddle Panic

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First Line: Why Betty! -- How lovely! --- Who gave them to you?
Synopsis: Jughead feels he can beat Moose at table tennis.
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Depressed Area

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Synopsis: Archie is depressed that Betty is a better bowler.
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Character(s): Miss Grundy; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
First Line: Archie! Why did you do your homework in red ink?
Synopsis: Miss Grundy doesn't want Archie to do his homework in red ink because she uses that for corrections.
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It'll be one big laugh after another, when you order Laugh Comics Digest No 4

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Character(s): Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Synopsis: Laugh Comics Digest #4
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Character(s): Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
First Line: Hey, Archie fans! Here's another super comics digest and it's loaded with 160 pages of stories and fun in full color!
Synopsis: Jughead With Archie Digest #14
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