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Issue: Archie Comics Digest #38
Publication Date: October 1979
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Issues: #38 of 267 Issues (366 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 08/07/1979
Volume: none
Pages: 132
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 0271000699410
Price: $0.75 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 33 (29 stories, 1 cover)
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Disclose Notes: On sale date from the Comic Reader #171.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: Digest size
Paper Stock: Cardstock cover; Newsprint interior
Binding: Perfect Bound
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
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Welcome to Happy Time Beach

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Genres: humorous, teen
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Disclose Notes: Redrawn from the cover of Archie's Pals 'n' Gals #29
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The Thing

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Room for Improvement

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Genres: teen
Synopsis: Jughead's messy room gets him in trouble with his mother, but also gets him off the hook with Ethel.
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[untitled]

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First Line: Moose! I thought you were supposed to be on a diet!
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The Collector

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Genres: humorous, teen
Synopsis: When Jughead's crow steals Veronica's rare red ruby ring, Archie risks his neck climbing a tall tree to get it back. By then Veronica has discovered that the stolen ring was actually one of her imitations, and lost interest. Archie gives Betty an imitation gold bracelet he found in the crow's nest; she's delighted because it came from Archie.
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Heated Argument

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Genres: teen
Synopsis: When Archie loses a fight to Reggie, Betty claims it was because Archie was affected by the heat. Archie doesn't take this as a compliment, and insists he can take as much heat as Reggie can.
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[untitled]

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First Line: Say something romantic, Archie!
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The Sport of Danger

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Genres: adventure, childrens
Synopsis: While scuba diving with Mr. Lodge, the kids find pirate treasure.
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Twin Din

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Alice Baxter; Debbie Baxter
Synopsis: Reggie uses a set of twins to play a prank on Archie.
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Veronica's Double Check Code

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Synopsis: A crossword code puzzle that reveals a secret message from Veronica to Archie.
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The All-Time Champ

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Vance Horton
Synopsis: The girls ignore Archie because they are obsessed with the handsome new lifeguard at the beach.
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Beware Brother

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Genres: humorous, teen
Synopsis: Chuck ribs Jughead about putting up a "Beware Of Dog" sign for Hot Dog.
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Disclose Notes: No credits given for story. Art is easily identified as Samm (Sam) Schwartz's by his distinctive style.
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[untitled]

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First Line: The more I see of you, Archie, the more you remind me of Reggie!
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The Case in Brief

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Genres: adventure, humorous, teen
Character(s): Dexter; Lennie
First Line: Come in Archie, but please stay out of Daddy's hair!
Synopsis: Mr. Lodge has two armed guards over at his house to help him guard a briefcase with $500,000 in it. Archie arrives at the house carrying his school books in an identical briefcase.
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Disclose Notes: Story in 2 parts: Part 1 (6 pp.) & Part 2 (5 pp.) (both with separate pagination).
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[untitled]

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First Line: It’s nice of you to invite me to the movies, Archie!
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Comic Books!

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Genres: humorous
First Line: I love you, super-hero type man! You've been so good to me!
Synopsis: Li'l Jinx's dad gives her his collection of comics from when he was young. After reading them all, she sells them to a book store for much more money than anyone expected.
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Pool Fool

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Genres: humorous, teen
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Mr. Bee - The Golf Prose

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[untitled]

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First Line: Hey! I think we're lost, Arch!
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Reel Life

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Genres: teen
Synopsis: Betty and Veronica mistake two talent scouts for gangsters.
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A Bad Sign

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Genres: humorous, teen
Synopsis: Reggie tries to get Archie in trouble with Moose by writing romantic signs all over about Archie and Midge being in love.
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Disclose Notes: Credits from the reprint in Archie and Me Comics Digest (Archie, 2017 series) #21.
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[untitled]

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First Line: Go ahead, Jug, I got my wish last time I was here!
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The Cooking Agent

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First Line: Booking agent? Booking agent? Pops, I'm telling it like it is!
Synopsis: Jughead keeps booking the Archies into places that serve food and the rest of the band is not happy.
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Home Made!

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): beachgoers
Synopsis: To save 75 cents for rentals, Archie makes his own beach umbrella. When it blows away he chases it down the beach, earning the wrath of beachgoers he tramples in the process.
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[untitled]

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First Line: Miss Beazly! The school board is dropping in for lunch!
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Sun-Burn

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Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: If you want a sun tan dear, why not go out by the pool and get the real thing?
Synopsis: Veronica has to go outside to get a tan when her tanning lamp breaks. After she talks about how much she hates the sun, Jughead and Archie claim she has offended "the great sun spirit."
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Disclose Notes: Though the story has a "Betty and Veronica" logo on the splash page, Betty Cooper doesn't appear in the story.
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Strange Change

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[untitled]

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First Line: What are you reading, Mr. Lodge?
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An Archiefable

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Synopsis: A narrator tells us the fable of Orangelocks and the three birds: Orangelocks, aka Archie Andrews, found that Bettybird was too warm, Ronniebird was too cold, and Midgebird was just right. Except for the little matter of Midgebird's jealous boyfriend.
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There's a Catch!

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Synopsis: Li'l Jinx praises Greg's catching ability.
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[untitled]

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First Line: Isn’t there some way to make an allowance stretch?
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Strike Streak

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Archie's Going in Circles

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