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Issue: Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine #20
Publication Date: August 1996
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Issues: #20 of 146 Issues (188 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: 196
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UPC/EAN: 00912846953920
Price: $2.95 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 45 (43 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: digest size
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: squarebound
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
First Line: I heard you were looking for a handsome male lead!
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Dust Devils

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Genres: humorous, teen
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Castle Hassle

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
First Line: I hope the ocean doesn't wash away our sand castle!
Synopsis: Betty and Archie build a sand castle when Veronica suddenly shows up from her vacation abroad.
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First Line: Ronnie, these sunglasses you gave me
Synopsis: Veronica uses sunglasses with blackened lenses to get Archie past a bevvy of bathing beauties.
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Sound Affect

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The Loan Ranger

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Dilton Doily; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Archie goes to elaborate lengths to avoid Reggie and repaying the money he owes.
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Dog-Gone It

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Jughead Jones; Dilton Doiley
Synopsis: Archie tries hiring himself out to walk dogs to earn money to take Veronica out. But the plan ends up biting his father.
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Dip Quip

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Synopsis: Jughead knows how to get Hot Dog out of the Lodge's pool.
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A Lotion Notion!

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First Line: Mmmm?
Synopsis: Mr. Weatherbee goes to the beach to get some color before the summer ends, but unfortunately he runs into Archie.
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Ride the Raging River: Part 1

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Genres: adventure, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Clem; Zeke
First Line: Hang in there, Betty!
Synopsis: Archie and Betty go canoeing on a really rough river. When the two lose control, Betty falls out, hits a rock, loses her memory, and is kidnapped by two men.
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Ride the Raging River: Part 2

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Clem; Zeke
Synopsis: Archie finds Betty and rescues her from Clem and Zeke.
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In Good Taste!

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Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): Fat Charley Hawse
Synopsis: Fat Charley shows off his cookie collection.
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Worry Flurry

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Midge Klump; Moose Mason; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Leroy; Forsythe Jones
Synopsis: Archie tells his friends to conserve water but nobody will listen.
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Raffles

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Character(s): Li'l Jinx; Bill Bubblegum; Bobo; Bobo's Dad
Synopsis: Bill cant resist a pretty face selling raffle tickets. Upset after he's bought them, he's happy when he finds out he's won and the prize is a car. When he searches for the book of tickets, Jinx informs him that she sold them to Bobo to try and get back some of the money he was upset about spending on them in the first place. Unfortunately for Bill, Bobo doesn't want to sell them back and her dad puts Bill in the hospital after he find out about the prize and thinks that Bill was trying to rip off his daughter.
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Entice Advice

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Genres: teen
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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Splashy Sports

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Ethel Muggs
Synopsis: Jughead demonstrates the various toys one can use to enjoy the water.
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Dolly Volley

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Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: How long have you been here, Arch?
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Jungle Justice

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Genres: adventure, humorous
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Hard Al; Little Augie
Synopsis: At another one of the Lodge country retreats, the gang dresses up as cave men and women. Two escaped crooks mistake them for real cave people.
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Art identifiable as Bob Bolling by his distinctive drawing style.

Formerly a Life With Archie story.
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Wallet Snatcher

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Genres: childrens, humorous
Synopsis: At camp, Charley slips a note into the craft wallet Jinx is making, asking for a date. Later he fears he's put the note in the wrong wallet.
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Part of the Click

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Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
First Line: Veronica, this is a perfect day for a walk in the park!
Synopsis: Archie schedules a date with both Veronica and Betty at the same time, so Archie tries to ditch Betty to keep his date with Veronica.
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Party Smarty

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Synopsis: The girls have knocked themselves out making food, but the fellows are engrossed in the game on TV. Veronica uses the power cord to drag the TV (on a wheeled cart) into the kitchen.
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The Fencing Lesson

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Feature(s): Big Moose
Character(s): Moose Mason; Ethel Muggs; Midge Klump; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Ethel tries to counsel Moose concerning his temper.
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Suits Me Fine

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Character(s): Sabrina; Aunt Hilda; Aunt Zelda
Synopsis: Sabrina's aunts don't react to Sabrina's new microscopic bikini the way she had hoped.
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Shoo Shark!

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Professor Dilly
Synopsis: Mr. Lodge takes Veronica and Archie on a boating trip to observe a rare fish.
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A Bright Idea

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First Line: All I want you to do is haul all this junk to Sam's second hand store...
Synopsis: Mr. Weatherbee enlists Archie's help to move stuff out of his attic.
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Pack Knack

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Vote Note

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No Reflection on You!

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First Line: I'm going to slap on some of my dad's after-shave lotion! I've seen on T.V. where women go wack-o over this stuff!
Synopsis: Archie, Reggie and Veronica are going to go out, if they can get Reggie to agree on where to go.
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The Big Burn

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Genres: teen
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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The Vending Machine

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First Line: Vendomat
Synopsis: Archie has trouble with a vending machine.
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Rock Yock

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First Line: Gee, Ronnie! I wish we could rock all night long!
Synopsis: Archie would like to rock all night.
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The Scheme of Things

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge
First Line: Daddy! Tell me the truth now! What do you really think of my Archiekins?
Synopsis: Veronica's mother interferes in Veronica and Archie's relationship and tries to run schemes to make Veronica look less available.
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Jughead Presents Double Takes

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Synopsis: Three unrelated two-panel gags, involving Jughead swimming, Dilton borrowing Archie's car, and Jughead helping Ethel wash dishes.
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The Last Time I Saw Ambrose

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Genres: drama, humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Ambrose Pipps; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
Synopsis: When Archie gets word that Ambrose, his childhood friend who moved away from Riverdale years ago, is coming back to visit, he feels guilty about the way he used to bully and ignore Ambrose. After he has a dream where Ambrose comes back to seek revenge, Archie decides not to attend Ambrose's welcome-back party at the Chok'lit Shoppe, but Ambrose goes out himself to find Archie.
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Big Dig

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Snob Squab

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Suits Me Fine

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate; Ethel Muggs; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Archie and Veronica both get presents for Betty's birthday, but Betty gets them mixed up.
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An Eye for Fashion?

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Beverly; Angela; Lola; Kitty; Martha; Debbie; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
First Line: This is the kind of beach day I like, Arch! Good and hot!
Synopsis: While spending a day at the beach, Archie recognizes girls by their swimsuits and not their faces.
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Dames at Sea

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Genres: adventure, humorous, teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Boat thieves hijack Betty and Veronica's houseboat and take it to an island hideout, with the girls in hot pursuit thanks to Betty's ability to fix anything with a bobby pin.
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Hot Iron

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
Synopsis: Archie's dad considers buying a new car after the repair bills pile up.
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Way to Go!

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First Line: It's important to have a goal in life, Mort!
Synopsis: Li'l Jinx tells Mort to not be so worried all the time.
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The Beach

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Photo Fun

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Harold; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
First Line: Oh, take my picture for your magazine, Harold!
Synopsis: Archie photographs girls on the beach under the pretense of printing them in the newspaper. Moose insists Archie photograph Midge and claims he will clobber him if the picture isn't printed. Archie gets the photographs in the newspaper but Betty and Veronica find out.
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Pet Fret

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First Line: I bet I know where Jug keeps his secret cookie supply!
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Snow Job

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First Line: Hey! What's the idea of hitting me with a snowball?
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