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Issue: Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine #82
Publication Date: April 2004
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Issues: #82 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: none
Pages: 196
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 07189646953082
Price: $4.29 CAD
$3.59 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 42 (38 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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Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
First Line: I think someone is about to donate his snowboard!
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Power Failure

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis: The gang has to occupy their time during a power failure at the Lodge Mansion.
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Pages: 5
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Guess Who?

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): Li'l Jinx; Gigi
Synopsis: Jinx puts Gigi in her place.
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Teen Terror

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews
Synopsis: Archie psychs himself up before a hockey game.
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Baker's Dozen

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Weatherbee; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Jughead accidentally trips and the pie he was holding flies into Reggie's face. This becomes an excuse for an all-out pie fight. Everyone gets to taste the pie and it works up an appetite, so they sit down and eat the pies.
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Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: Credits from the reprint in Archie's Funhouse (Archie, 2014 series) #3.
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Flop Flap

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: teen
Synopsis: Archie is as inept on an indoor practice slope as he is on an actual one.
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Pages: 1
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Look Out

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Mort; Greg; Charley Hawse
First Line: Wow! This is some snow fort we built!
Synopsis: The gang builds a snow fort, with Mort being on the lookout.
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Pages: 1
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Spot Check

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Smithers the butler; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Archie and Jughead show up at the mansion, which is Mr. Lodge's cue to spend the day at the office.
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: When reprinted in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #266, Mike Pellowski is credited with writing and Chic Stone is credited with art.
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On Call!

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Li'l JInx; Gigi
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Rap Flap

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Genres: humorous, teen
Synopsis: Jughead looks for a painting which will grab Reggie.
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Words of Wisdom

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Archie tries to learn how to be a great lover by reading the book "How To Succeed in Romance" by self-help guru Willard Waters. When Veronica pretends to respond to the Waters technique, Archie goes out and buys every book Waters ever wrote.
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Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: Hey dad! Look at all these neat electronic gadgets!
Synopsis: Archie comments on the new fancy digital alarm clock that projects the time on the ceiling.
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Reprint Notes: from Archie daily newspaper strip
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Pages: 1
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Welcome Home, Gigi

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): Gigi; Charley Hawse
Synopsis: Gigi tells Charley of the hardships she had to endure filming a television commercial in the South Seas.
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Science Friction

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Genres: science fiction, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Dilton Doiley; Loki (cat); Mr. Weatherbee
Synopsis: Betty and Veronica look at Archie's and Dilton's projects for science project week. Snail-like aliens on a small flying saucer outside the window shrink the foursome so they can abduct them for a flea market. The aliens are distracted and the four have to escape Svenson's cat Loki on a paper airplane that Archie had made earlier. The aliens are ordered back to their home planet and enlarge the teens to normal size before leaving.
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Pages: 11
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Height Plight

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Coach Kleats; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
First Line: Is that door seven feet high?
Synopsis: The Central High basketball coach wonders if the Riverdale door is seven feet tall.
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Credits from the index of Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine #60.
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Heave Peeve

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Fred Andrews; Archie Andrews
First Line: Don't go out into the snow, son! It's very cold!
Synopsis: Fred is faced with a choice between his son's health and his peaceful evening.
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Disclose Notes: Credits from the index of Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine #60.
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Mouse Malady

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Prof. Flutesnoot; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Albert; Ms. Beazly; Miss Grundy
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A Date With Suzy Stringbean!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Character(s): Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Suzy Stringbean; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Suzy Stringbean, the skinniest girl in fifth grade, returns to Riverdale and hopes to date Reggie. Reggie, remembering her looks, turns her down, only to find she's matured into a beautiful woman.
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Open and Shut Case

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Genres: humorous, teen
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I Remember Melody

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Josie; Melody; Valerie Smith; un-named boys
Synopsis: The miniskirted Melody is monopolizing all the boys' attention, so Josie and Valerie convince her to dress more warmly -- and cover up her figure.
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Horse Laugh

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Josie McCoy; Alan Mayberry; Alexander Cabot III
Synopsis: Alan M. sets out on his horse, Old Dobbin, to bring some supplies to the Walton family. Alex reaches them much earlier on his snowmobile.
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Disclose Notes: When reprinted in B&V Friends Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #252, inks are credited to Rudy Lapick.
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Music Find!!

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Disclose Notes: Unscramble the words puzzle.
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Growing Pains

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: teen
Character(s): Josie McCoy; Valerie Brown; Alexander Cabot III
Synopsis: Josie and Valerie try to purchase a plant in an upscale floral shop for just six dollars.
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Disclose Notes: The salesman is based on forties and fifties radio and television character comedian Frank Nelson.
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Bad

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Feature(s): Alexandra
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Love & War

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): The Snake Brothers (rival band)
Synopsis: Josie and the Pussycats are challenged to a duel by another band. Their van crashes on the way there. Some stranger comes by and steals their instruments.
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Pages: 8
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Sport Shoe-In

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Ms. Goodbody
Synopsis: Hi-Flyer Sneakers are the latest athletic shoe craze sweeping the nation and naturally Veronica is the first one in Riverdale with a pair.
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Ego Trip

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Genres: humorous
First Line: There, Frankie! There are those fortunate females now!
Synopsis: Nancy and Maria try to get Chuck and Frankie but end up getting them a job on a commercial by accident.
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Disclose Notes: Credits from the reprint in Archie and Me Comics Digest (Archie, 2017 series) #15.
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Yvette
First Line: Archie, I'd like you to meet Yvette, an exchange student from France!
Synopsis: Archie prepares to dump Betty for a sexy new exchange student.
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Wheels of Fortune

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: adventure, humorous, teen
Character(s): Bert; Tony
First Line: Hey, Jug! There goes Veronica!
Synopsis: When Archie and Jughead go after the people who stole Veronica's car, the thieves capture them and force them to drive the car down Suicide Hill. They don't realize that if Archie has survived driving his own car, he can survive anything.
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Pages: 10
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Nothing to It!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
Synopsis: Dilton takes his drivers test without his glasses.
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Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: Credits from the reprint in Archie's Funhouse Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #11, no credits listed in this digest.
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Love-ly Thoughts

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: childrens, humorous
First Line: Charley Hawse, have you ever been in love?
Synopsis: Li'l Jinx asks Charley if he has ever been in love.
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Out With It

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: childrens
Character(s): Dr. Yankum
Synopsis: Little Archie goes to the dentist.
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Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: Credits confirmed with the reprint in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #264. No credits in this issue.
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For the Record

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: childrens
Character(s): Little Betty; Little Veronica; Little Archie; Little Jughead; Little Reggie; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee; Professor Flutesnoot
Synopsis: Miss Grundy's class wants to create the largest pizza in Riverdale.
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Pages: 5
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On My Honor

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens
Character(s): Little Reggie Mantle; Little Dilton Doily; Little Archie Andrews; Little Jughead Jones; Little Betty Cooper; Little Veronica Lodge; Miss Grundy; Pop Tate
Synopsis: Little Reggie plans to cheat off of Little Dilton for the big math test.
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Pages: 6
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All Those Charms

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Genres: childrens
Feature(s): Little Archie with Little Sabrina
Character(s): Little Archie Andrews; Little Sabrina Spellman; Little Veronica Lodge; Little Betty Cooper; Little Jughead Jones; Little Reggie Mantle; Fangs Fogerty; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy
Synopsis: Little Sabrina gives Little Betty a magic bracelet that makes her irresistible to the boys.
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Pages: 5
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Citizen Pain

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: drama, humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Mrs. Trimble; Orson Wales
First Line: Archie! It's poor Mrs. Trimble! She's being dispossessed! Put out in the street!!
Synopsis: An old woman is being kicked out of her home by her landlord, Orson Wales. Archie manages to turn the table on Wales when it turns out that one of her few possessions is his beloved childhood wagon, "Thunderbolt."
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Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: Original title: Wheels of Fortune.

A take-off on the movie "Citizen Kane."
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Horrible Harvey

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy, humorous, teen
Character(s): Sabrina Spellman; Harvey Kinkle; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
First Line: Whoops! Look at that boy go down!
Synopsis: Archie begins to notice that whenever Reggie is mean or insulting to Harvey, freak accidents suddenly start happening to him.
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Teen Cleaner

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews
Synopsis: Archie's room is very untidy so his Mother makes him clean it up.
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Out of Line

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Marie; Lisa; Sue; Alicia; Rona
Synopsis: Moose's basketball game suffers when he breaks up with Midge. Reggie gives Moose some "lines" to help him pick up other girls but they do not work for Moose.
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Pages: 6
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Double Trouble

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Mr. Hiram Lodge; Hubert Smithers
Synopsis: Mr Lodge hires a celebrity lookalike, who looks like himself, to spend the day with Archie.
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Taking No Chances!

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Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): Li'l Jinx
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Wacky Wednesday

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ? [as Kennedy] (credited)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: After a knock on the head, Archie and his father trade bodies.
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Similar to the plot from the movie "Freaky Friday".

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