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Genres: humorous, teen

Character(s): Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones

First Line: You think you can get into trouble with three on a match?

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Notes: Later used as the basis for later covers Life with Archie #2, Betty and Veronica Spectacular #51, Jughead's Double Digest #74, Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine #216 and Archie #647.

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Character(s): Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Super Duck; Jughead Jones; Katy Keene; Wilbur Wilkin; Reggie Mantle; Fauntleroy Duck; Ginger Snapp; Red Wilson; Suzie

First Line: It isn't raining rain yuh know, it's raining Archie comics!

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Notes: Promo for Archie Comics magazines parodying the 1921 song "April Showers" and featuring Archie singing the song over a shower of comic books.

Once a Pond a Time

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Genres: humorous, teen

Character(s): Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper

First Line: Oh, Archiekins -- it's such a glorious day! Wouldn't it be nice to get to get the gang all together and go picnicing at the lake?

Synopsis: Archie plans to go skinny dipping at the pond so Reggie plays a trick on him.

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Notes: "To get" is repeated in the first line.

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Character(s): Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper

First Line: Join the big parade to our brand new comic magazine, Archie's Pals 'n' Gals starring Archie Jughead, Betty and Veronica, and Reggie!

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Notes: An order form for Archie's Pals 'n' Gals #1 and a poster.

Battery Will Get You Nowhere

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Genres: humorous, teen

Character(s): Joe; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

First Line: It'll start now, we just put a brand new battery in it for you! That'll be $17.50!

Synopsis: Betty and Veronica mishear a conversation between Archie and Jughead and believe they're planning to rob a bank.

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Feature(s): Archie Puzzle Fun

First Line: See how neatly you can draw in the girl's face.

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Notes: Includes drawing face on head, listing fruits and vegetables, and unscrambling words related to new Army inductee.

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Character(s): Archie Andrews

First Line: Pep Comics is clean fun for the whole family!

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Notes: Promo for Pep Comics (Archie, 1940 series) featuring each member of a family reading an issue of Pep.

Hits and Misses

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Genres: humorous, teen

Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle

First Line: What's the idea of that get-up, Betty?

Synopsis: Offended by Archie's belief that women can't play baseball, Betty and Veronica invite Archie to help train their girls' team so they can feign ignorance and injure Archie.

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Feature(s): Archie Fun Page

First Line: Tie a loop of fairly stout twine to the end of a pencil, as shown in figure 1.

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Notes: Includes how to perform magic trick with pencil, shading in dotted sections to reveal animal, and decoding Mary's five favorite foods.

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Character(s): Super Duck

First Line: Don't say "good" or "better" say "best".. say "Super Duck"

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Notes: Promo for Super Duck Comics (Archie, 1944 series).

The Unsung Hero

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Genres: humorous, teen

Character(s): Coach Kleats; Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Lottie Little

First Line: B-but, Weatherbee! You can't do this to me-----

Synopsis: Moose beat up Jughead for talking to Lottie, but he needs Jughead to help him pass a test so he can play football.

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There Is Nothing Like a Dame!

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Genres: humorous, teen

Character(s): Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate; Mary Andrews

First Line: Even Archie's freckles looked pale, he was so sunk in gloom.

Synopsis: Archie is in a slump because Veronica felt he was immature, unlike the 20 year old she's now dating.

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The Finishing Touch

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Genres: humorous, teen

Character(s): Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge

First Line: Have you seen Archie, Betty? He was looking all over for you!

Synopsis: When Betty hears that Archie has an idea for a moonlight dinner, she incorrectly assumes it's for her and helps with the preparations, only to find out the dinner is for Veronica.

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Feature(s): Popsicle

Character(s): Major Mars

First Line: Popsicle prize of the year!

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The Urn Turns

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Genres: humorous, teen

Character(s): Mary Andrews; Fred Andrews; Archie Andrews; Mr. Cheeter; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones

First Line: ...and Fred... if you get a chance this evening I wish you and Archie would clean out the attic!

Synopsis: Archie and Jughead clean the attic and try to sell an urn for a few dollars.

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Strenuos Strategy

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Genres: humorous, teen

Character(s): Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews

First Line: Hi, Betty! What are you doing in that study stable? Cramming for a quiz program?

Synopsis: Taking advice from the book "How To Get Your Man" by Ima Spinster, Betty tries to win Archie by sharing his interests and spending a day exercising with him.

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Notes: Title is misspelled, as above.

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Genres: childrens

Feature(s): Dubble Bubble Gum

Character(s): Pud; Pep; Sis

First Line: Today we're going to have a contest! Winner gets the grand prize!

Synopsis: Pud has an art contest.

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Pages: 0.5

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Character(s): Ginger Snapp; Mr. Snapp; Ickky Jones; Tommy Turner

First Line: She's Ginger n' spice and everything nice!

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Notes: Promo for Ginger Comics (Archie, 1951 series) featuring chef dreaming of Ginger.

Dog Daze

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Genres: humorous, teen

Character(s): Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Oscar (Jughead's dog); Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate; Franky

First Line: Did you hurt yourself, Arch?

Synopsis: Jughead hypnotizes Archie to prove to Veronica he can do it.

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Out of This Whirl

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Genres: humorous, teen

Character(s): Mr. Weatherbee; Professor Flutesnoot; Coach Kleats; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones

First Line: You'll do it - or else!

Synopsis: Archie and the gang create a planetarium using golf balls, balloons and basketballs.

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Character(s): Linda Moore; Wilbur Wilkin; Laurie Lake

First Line: It's a tug-o-war!

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Notes: Promo for Wilbur Comics (Archie, 1944 series) featuring Laurie and Linda pulling on Wilbur from opposite sides.

The Bottle Baby

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Genres: humorous, teen

Character(s): Pop Tate; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews

First Line: No more sodas on credit for you!

Synopsis: Jughead takes deposit bottles to the grocer in a baby carriage and accidentally takes a different carriage, with a baby in it, when he leaves.

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Feature(s): Archie Puzzle Fun

First Line: First cut out the entire picture around the outline.

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Notes: Includes cut-out woman in hoop skirt and changing one letter in each word to spell seven house parts.

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Character(s): Archie Andrews

First Line: A is for Archie

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Notes: Promo for Archie Comics publications in which Archie appears featuring Archie holding up a straight A+ report card in the areas of story, art, entertainment, and cleanliness.

Flash In the Pan

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Genres: humorous, teen

Character(s): Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Sam; Snake-Eyes Monahan; Horace; Cuthboit; Joe

First Line: Archie! Have you done anything about Weatherbee's lecture?

Synopsis: Mr. Weatherbee's picture is accidentally put on wanted posters.

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Queen of the May

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Genres: humorous, teen

Character(s): Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee; Mr. Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Fred Andrews

First Line: Let me carry your books and we'll talk about the spring festival this afternoon, Veronica--

Synopsis: Mr. Weatherbee is under pressure from parents to pick their daughter as the Queen of the May.

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First Line: More fun than a barrel full of monkeys!

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Notes: Promo for Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) featuring laughing monkeys reading the series.

New Leaf

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Genres: humorous, teen

Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy

First Line: I hear you're in trouble again, Reggie! What did you do this time - and who caught you doing it?

Synopsis: Reggie decides to turn over a new leaf and give up practical jokes.

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Oh Baby

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Genres: humorous, teen

Character(s): Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Pop Tate; Veronica Lodge; Carol Ann

First Line: (Sigh) I was just thinking about our grandchildren, Arch!

Synopsis: Archie has to watch Veronica's kid cousin, Carol Ann, while she goes out.

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Feature(s): U. S. Royal

First Line: This never happened to your bike before! The all new U. S. Royal Rider

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Passing the Buck!

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Genres: humorous, teen

Character(s): Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee

First Line: Look, Jughead! We won't be able to get to class this way! The man has blocked the passage!

Synopsis: Jughead tells Miss Grundy that a workman is a counter-fitter and she misunderstands.

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Pages: 7

Notes: Originally written as a Ginger story in layout script format, with Doyle's name and address. Story identified by Jim Davidson on 26 May 2018 from the story layout placed online by Sean Clancy from the Frese estate.

Boast of the Town

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Genres: humorous, teen

Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Mrs. Lodge; Priscilla; Reggie De Puyster De Puyster

First Line: Hi, gang! I've got good news for you!

Synopsis: Archie, Betty and Jughead go to a ritzy party with upper crust snobs.

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Character(s): Charles Atlas (photo); John Jacobs (photo)

First Line: Gee what a build! Didn't it take a long time to get those muscles?

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Feature(s): Columbia

First Line: A carnival of Columbia built 75th anniversary models jumbo features

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Notes: Back cover.