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Issue: The Jughead Jones Comics Digest #59
Publication Date: October 1989
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Issues: #59 of 100 Issues (141 Printings)
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Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
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Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume:
Pages: 132
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 07189646854059
Price: $1.50 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 38 (37 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: digest
Paper Stock: newsprint
Binding: squarebound
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
First Line: You sound grumpy, Jug! What's eating you?
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Flight Fright

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Feature(s): Jughead featuring Archie & Mr. Weatherbee
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Date Fate

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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Big Ethel
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Ethel Muggs; Jughead Jones (in thought bubble)
First Line: I want to get a collar and a leash, Betty!
Synopsis: Ethel wants to buy a collar and leash, but she doesn't have a dog.
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Nets to You

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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Big Moose
Character(s): Midge Klump; Moose Mason; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
First Line: Now remember, Moose, we're playing doubles!...So stay as close to the net as possible!
Synopsis: Midge tries to teach Moose how to play doubles tennis.
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Trying Tribulation

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Hot Dog; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis: Archie is put off by Reggie's lack of gratitude, until he gets a sample of the opposite.
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Better Letter

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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
First Line: My favorite letter of the alphabet is "M!"
Synopsis: Jughead's favorite letter is probably Z because he snores.
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The Nerve of Him

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Synopsis: Reggie is very nervous for some reason, but when Veronica tries to comfort him, Archie pretends he's nervous too.
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No Rhyme No Reason

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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Betty
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Hot Dog
Synopsis: Betty's hearing every boy recite the same poem to every girl but her and it's driving her nuts.
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Delightful Eyeful!

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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Dilton Doiley; Archie Andrews
First Line: Wow! Look at the championship form Archie is displaying!
Synopsis: Archie's gymnastics routine looks great until a girl walks by.
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Imported Magic

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Pop Tate; Archie Andrews
First Line: Here are your burgers, boys!
Synopsis: Pop scoffs at a voodoo doll Jughead has, until he starts having a run of bad luck right after denying Jughead anymore credit.
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Police Dog

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Hot Dog; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Hot Dog fantasizes that he's an undercover police dog.
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Ocean Motion

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Mr. Lodge is forced to recruit Archie for his sailboat race crew.
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Mail Detail

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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Dilton Doiley
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Dilton Doiley
First Line: There's your mailman, Dilton!
Synopsis: Jughead wonders how Dilton will get the mail without getting wet in the rain.
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The Dream

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Even in his dreams, Jughead isn't much of a sportsman.
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The Idol's Eye

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Midge Klump; Moose Mason
Synopsis: Jughead tells Archie and Reggie that a package they took from him contains "the golden eye of the sacred idol of Ranjipur." What it really contains is a brass doorknob, but bad luck immediately starts to befall both Archie and Reggie.
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Water Boy

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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Reggie
Character(s): Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
Synopsis: Reggie tricks Veronica into agreeing to go out with him instead of Archie.
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Boy-Joy

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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Miss Grundy
Character(s): Miss Grundy; Ethel Muggs
Synopsis: Ethel gives Miss Grundy a list of her extracurricular activities for the graduation book.
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Game Aim

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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Betty
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Synopsis: Betty and Archie play a board game created by Betty.
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Plant Strife

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge; Mrs. Jones
Synopsis: Jughead wants to buy a rubber plant for his mom's birthday and nearly ruins a business deal for Mr. Lodge, but ends up making $25,000.
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A Private Affair

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Synopsis: Jughead tells Archie that his love for Veronica is too obvious and he should try to keep it a secret. Archie tells Veronica they should make their love a "private affair."
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Take Your Choice!

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Character(s): Li'l Jinx
Synopsis: Jinx gets a spanking, but she's done so much mischief lately, she doesn't know what the spanking was for.
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The Big Burn

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Character(s): Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: When Archie and Mr. Weatherbee collide in the water at the beach, Mr. Weatherbee foolishly agrees to go for a ride with Archie on his jet-ski. When the jet-ski breaks down near a deserted beach, Archie volunteers to go looking for help. Naturally, he ends up distracted by girls and Mr. Weatherbee ends up with a severe sunburn.
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Repeat Treat

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mary Andrews
First Line: Are you watching reruns again?
Synopsis: Archie likes reruns, but not leftovers.
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Glow Worm

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews (cameo); Reggie Mantle (cameo)
Synopsis: An accident in the lab makes Jughead glow in the dark. He uses the effect to terrorize restaurants and gobble all the food left behind by the frightened patrons.
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Spray Fray

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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
First Line: Fellow, I don't think you're spraying that paint right!
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The Superstition

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Ethel Muggs
First Line: Spssst! Hey Archie! Did you happen to see Big Ethel in your travels, did you?
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Quiet Riot

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Gladys Jones
Synopsis: Gladys and another mom swap child-raising war stories.
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News Blues

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Synopsis: The news has Jughead depressed.
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It's Not His Bag

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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
First Line: Cool it Archie! That's no way to train for a fight!
Synopsis: Jughead suggests Archie use a special punching bag to train with.
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Physically Speaking

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Jughead; Miss Grundy
Synopsis: Jughead has to take a physical for school. The doctor seems to think Jughead's normal life isn't too healthy.
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Good Try

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Archie tries to keep himself and Jughead from running into each other in the outfield.
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Cheep Talk!

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee
Synopsis: Jughead buys a parakeet and tries to teach it to talk. Meanwhile Mr. Weatherbee turns down the girls' request to buy a feeding station for the birds. The parakeet lands on Mr. Weatherbee's windowsill and starts repeating all the phrases it's heard recently, making Weatherbee think he's hearing things and convincing him he needs to buy the bird feeders.
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Pip of a Tip

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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Mr. Lodge
Synopsis: Archie's father wants Archie to ask Mr. Lodge for tips on the stock market.
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Plate Plight

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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Jughead
Character(s): Jughead Jones
Synopsis: At a low-rent diner, Jughead is not happy when he gets a "compact" hamburger.
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So Who's Perfect?

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Feature(s): Reggie
Character(s): Mary Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Reggie misremembers whom he's supposed to go fishing with.
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Net Nut

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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
First Line: Will you play with me, Arch?
Synopsis: Veronica wants Archie to play badminton, Betty wants him to help with the barbecue.
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Gas-Tronomy

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Character(s): Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Synopsis: Jughead describes Betty's latest culinary experiment.
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The Job Jumper

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Jughead Jones
Synopsis: After failing as a series of job placements, Jughead is determined to succeed as a photographer's apprentice.
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