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Issue: Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine #78
Publication Date: October 2003
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Issues: #78 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: 76281646953107811
Price: $3.59 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 44 (41 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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[untitled]

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Nancy Woods; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Professor Flutesnoot
First Line: So what else are you taking this term besides chemistry?
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Hi-Tech Solution

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley; House-Robo
Synopsis: Dilton gives Archie a robot that will do his chores.
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Flap Flip

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Genres: teen
Feature(s): Reggie
Character(s): Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
Synopsis: Not even a bear will eat Veronica's pancakes.
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Sprint Stint

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Feature(s): Ethel
Character(s): Ethel Muggs; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle Moose Mason
Synopsis: Ethel likes to pretend all the guys in town are chasing her.
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Summer School Break

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee
Synopsis: Archie tries to help Mr. Weatherbee enjoy his summer -- with disastrous results.
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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Gladys
Synopsis: Gladys thinks Archie has a beautiful shape to his head.
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Fun & Games

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Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis: Betty helps Veronica test a new treasure hunt game on Archie.
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On Target

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Li'l Jinx; Greg
Synopsis: Jinx gets an idea for how to get her hook to where the fish are feeding.
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There's Such a Thing as Being Too Rich

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Character(s): Veronica Lodge; Smithers; Genie of the lamp
Synopsis: A genie grants Veronica two wishes.
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Disclose Notes: When reprinted in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #59, writing is credited to Frank Doyle, pencils to Dan DeCarlo Jr. and inks to Jim DeCarlo.
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Archie's Dance Card

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Character(s): Archie Andrews
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Disclose Notes: Find the names of the girls on Archie's dance card.
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Fate Strait

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First Line: Archie, I'm worried about mankind's fate!
Synopsis: Dilton is worried about mankind's fate.
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Paint Plaint

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First Line: Did you want me to paint a sign for you?
Synopsis: Veronica wants Archie to paint a sign, but she can't remember what kind.
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Hot Topic!

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Mary Andrews; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Synopsis: It is too hot for Archie and Jughead to go outside.
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Air Flair

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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Dilton Doiley
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Dilton Doiley
Synopsis: Dilton has a trick that allows him to tandem surf.
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Genres: teen
Feature(s): Mr. Lodge Gag Bag
Character(s): Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
First Line: Daddy, why did the doctor prescribe fishing for you?
Synopsis: Mr. Lodge is told to go fishing by his doctor.
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Space Goons

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Genres: humorous, science fiction, teen
Character(s): Andromeda; Octavia
Synopsis: Archie and Reggie both go out on dates with two girls from one of the colony worlds. They both learn that the girls from the colony worlds are different than Earth girls.
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Sage Age

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Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley
Synopsis: Dilton asks Archie if girls improve with age.
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Chase Case

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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Ethel
Character(s): Veronica Lodge; Ethel Muggs; Cara
Synopsis: Veronica thinks it is disgraceful for girls to chase boys.
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Loan Prone

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Reggie is reading a book called "How to Improve Your Personality". Jughead tells Reggie that he's wasting his time with that book - after all, how can you improve on something that's already perfect? After hearing this, Reggie decides he will lend Jughead the $10 he asked to borrow after all.
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That Sinking Feeling

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Genres: adventure, teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Beady-Eyed Barfum (villain); Hiram Lodge
Synopsis: While investigating threats against Mr. Lodge from a disgruntled would-be inventor, Betty finds out that the inventor plans to sink Mr. Lodge's yacht with Mr. Lodge and Veronica on board.
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The Solitude Seekers

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Feature(s): Josie and the Pussycats
Character(s): Josie; Melody; Valerie
Synopsis: The weary Pussycats try to find a spot on the beach where they can be free from male attention, until they face competition from gorgeous bikini-clad triplets.
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The Joker Is Wild

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Character(s): Josie; Melody; Valerie; Alan M.; Alexander Cabot III; Alexandra Cabot
Synopsis: Alex is making a nuisance of himself by pushing everybody into the pool with their clothes on.
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Tune-Up

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Character(s): Josie
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The Cat's Meow

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Genres: humorous, nature
Character(s): Josie McCoy; Melody Valentine; Valerie Brown; Alan M. Mayberry; Alexandra Cabot; Sebastian
First Line: Gleep! No more mister nice "day"! Here comes Alexandra!
Synopsis: Alexandra and the lifeguard flirt with each other at the beach but he insults her cat Sebastian so she turns on him.
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Booking a Star Trip!

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews [also as Duke Skyklutz]; Oh-Bee... I-Wanna-Cannoli [Mr. Weatherbee]; Ms. Spot Remover [Betty Cooper]; Captain Smirk [Chuck Clayton]; Flash Glutton [Jughead Jones]; Dr. Real McCoy [Moose Mason]; Bark Rogers [Hot Dog]; Princess [Veronica Lodge]; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis: Archie falls asleep and dreams he is Duke Skyklutz in a science fiction adventure.
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Aid Charade

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Character(s): Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Veronica Lodge; Will
Synopsis: Miss Grundy tries to make Veronica more self-reliant.
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Flower Power!

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Synopsis: Betty sends Archie an exotic plant that begins to grow out of control in Earth's atmosphere.
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Far-Out Feedback

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Dilton Doiley
Synopsis: Dilton uses his computer to find Reggie's ideal date.
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Brother of Invention

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Feature(s): Archie 1
Character(s): Archie 1; Jughead 1
Synopsis: Jughead 1 is trying to invent the wheel.
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Pipes of Panic

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Archie 1; Jughead 1; Reggie 1; Betty 1; Veronica 1
Synopsis: Jughead 1 invents music with pipes of Pan. His music attracts girls, but when Reggie 1 and Archie 1 make their own music, all they attract are dangerous beasts.
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A Hot Idea

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Character(s): Archie 1; Jughead 1; Reggie 1; Betty 1
Synopsis: Archie 1 and Jughead 1 invent fire.
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Lullaby of Birdland

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie 1; Reggie 1; Jughead 1; Betty 1; Veronica 1
Synopsis: The boys declare that the girls are unable to hunt with them and should stay home and cook and clean.
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The Most Important Invention

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Genres: fantasy, teen
Character(s): Archie 1; Jughead 1; Betty 1; Veronica 1
Synopsis: The boys invent the wheel, but use it for something completely different.
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It's All In The Cards

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Feature(s): Betty
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Alice Cooper
Synopsis: Betty offers to give her sister Polly's old collection of baseball cards to Archie and Jughead, but her mom has just thrown them away.
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Disclose Notes: When reprinted in B&V Friends Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #239, writing is credited to Kathleen Webb and inks are credited to Rudy Lapick.
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The Job

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Synopsis: Archie has a job wearing a rabbit suit at Fantasticland.
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A Little Business-Ade

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Little Archie Andrews; Little Betty Cooper; Geraldine Grundy; Hermione Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Little Jughead Jones; Pop Tate; Principal Waldo Weatherbee; Little Reggie Mantle; Spotty; Little Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Veronica sells lemonade at a lemonade stand. She has to leave to go to a dentist appointment and Mr. Lodge mans the stand. The whole town thinks he is broke so they all arrive to buy lemonade.
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A Hungry Spirit

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Genres: childrens
Feature(s): Little Jughead
Character(s): Little Jughead Jones; Little Archie Andrews; Little Reggie Mantle; Little Veronica Lodge; Little Betty Cooper; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis: The children put on a carnival but putting Little Jughead in charge of the ice cream booth was a mistake.
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A Good Catch

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Pharaoh Foul

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis: On a trip to an Egyptian tomb, Jughead and Veronica discover a room full of ancient treasure, and dress up as the Pharaoh and his Queen Ah Shetup.
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The Eternal Triangle

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate
Synopsis: When Betty brings Archie lunch at the beach he promises to be a better person to her but he can't resist Veronica.
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Jogger Jill

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Genres: drama, fantasy, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Waldo Weatherbee; Jill Johnson; Malcolm Meeks
Synopsis: Archie takes up jogging through Pickins' Park, and meets a beautiful but unsmiling girl who warns him to be careful at the dangerous "Coffin Curve" at the bottom of Thrill Hill. Mr. Meeks tells Archie that this was Jill Johnson, a girl who was killed at Coffin Curve a decade earlier when a drunk driver couldn't make the curve and ran into her. Archie can't believe that he talked to a ghost, but when he's running past Coffin Curve that night, Jill reappears to save him from sharing her fate.
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Disclose Notes: Malcolm Meeks, as stated in a footnote in the story, first appeared in Archie and Me #141 as a Riverdale High teacher, and transferred to another school by the end of that story.

The paper Archie reads near the end of the story has the headline "Prune Fungus Rages in East." The "prune fungus" is a running gag in Bolling's stories, with many newspaper headlines and announcements mentioning an outbreak of this nonexistent disease.
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Rip Quip

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Rock Yock

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First Line: Moose! You’re as solid as a rock!
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Fear Factor

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Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Betty and Veronica go to jump school so they can skydive together and Veronica can get over her fear of heights.
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