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Issue: Archie Comics Digest #48
Publication Date: June 1981
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Issues: #48 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: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 132
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 0271000699406
Price: $0.95 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 38 (33 stories, 1 cover)
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Disclose Notes: Indicia title is "Archie Comics Digest Magazine."
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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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Dyn-o-mite

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Weatherbee; Li'l Jinx; Little Archie Andrews
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Disclose Notes: Cover theme is based on a catch phrase used by Jimmie Walker in the TV series "Good Times."

The cartoon is redrawn from the cover of Pep #272
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Pirate's Den (and Pirates Now)

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Principal Waldo Weatherbee; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Archie convinces Mr. Weatherbee that there is pirate treasure buried in Riverdale.
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It's a Cool Fool

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis: Archie declares that he's going to "play it cool" where Veronica is concerned, while Jughead calmly predicts that his buddy will just make a fool of himself as usual.
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Disclose Notes: The credits for the reprint in Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #196, Harry Lucey is credited with the inks on this story.
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[untitled]

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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie's Gag Bag
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
First Line: Is your dad still mad at me?
Synopsis: Mr. Lodge is mad at Archie because he misspoke.
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Just for Openers

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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Waldo Weatherbee
First Line: Ah, Archie, my boy!
Synopsis: Archie helps Mr. Weatherbee get his outdoor furniture out of storage.
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Ups and Downs

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Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): Li'l Jinx Holliday; Charley Hawse
First Line: Boy, Charley Hawse, my father has been upset lately!
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The Center Ring

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
First Line: Hey, guys! The new youth center looks great!
Synopsis: Archie, Betty and Jughead set up a youth center but a town councilman tries to take the credit.
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[untitled]

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First Line: I was just looking through some back issues of the school paper, sir!
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Clear as Glass!

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Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): Li'l Jinx; Hap Holliday; Merry Holiday
Synopsis: Li'l Jinx wants a color TV set.
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That's the Breaks

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge
Synopsis: Veronica tries to sabotage Betty's job so she can't earn the money she needs to buy a new dress.
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By the Book

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Character(s): Miss Grundy
Synopsis: Place the numbered letters in the corresponding numbered slots to find out where Miss Grundy is going to take her vacation.
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[untitled]

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First Line: Would you like me to read the story of “Chicken Little” to you?
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Alphabet Soup

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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
First Line: Letters, letters, letters, letters! Letters of the alphabet! Not all of them! Just a few! But there's a story and a history behind each letter that we use!
Synopsis: A very interesting history behind each of the six letters in Archie's name. It starts with the Egyptian hieroglyph, progresses to the versions used in the Sinai, then the Phoenician versions, the Greek versions and finally the Roman versions.
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Love Those Beads

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Synopsis: The love beads that Veronica gave Archie keep getting snagged on everything.
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[untitled]

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First Line: Miss Grundy, would you like to see intelligent life on other planets?
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[untitled]

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Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Bunny and the Kids
Character(s): Bunny; Flutey; Tuba
First Line: Hi Bunny!
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[untitled]

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First Line: According to this editorial, imported items are hurting our balance of payments!
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How to Barbecue

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Hot Dog
Synopsis: Professor Jughead gives safe barbecuing advice.
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No Know

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Character(s): Li'l Jinx; Hap Holliday
Synopsis: Jinx has so many questions that Hap buys an encyclopedia.
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A Chain Reaction

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Genres: drama, humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Tommy Sloane
Synopsis: While Betty is babysitting a boy at the park, he falls into a hole at a construction site, and Archie has to get him out.
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Zany Definitions

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Character(s): Moose Mason
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Disclose Notes: Coded puzzle.
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The Call of the Wild

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis: Veronica is fed-up with the way that Archie and Reggie wolf down Betty's food at the picnic.
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[untitled]

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First Line: Svenson, I’ll be away for a few days!
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I. O. Me

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Genres: childrens
Character(s): Little Jughead Jones; Pop Tate
Synopsis: Little Jughead can't pay for his sundae.
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The Side Lines

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Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): Li'l Jinx; Greg
First Line: Sock him, Greg!
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It's a Job

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Synopsis: Archie gets a job and Reggie plots to steal Veronica away from him.
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Tennis Trophy!

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Moose Mason
Synopsis: When Veronica learns that she has a secret admirer, Betty tricks her into believing that it is Big Moose.
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[untitled]

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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Mr. Weatherbee Gag Bag
Character(s): Mr. Weatherbee; Professor Flutesnoot
First Line: How is the new computer, Flutesnoot?
Synopsis: Prof. Flutesnoot demonstrates a new computer for Mr. Weatherbee.
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I Wish! I Wish!

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First Line: Archie has come up with a great idea for the post office.
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Disclose Notes: Alphanumeric code puzzle.
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Chow Time

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Pipsqueak
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Growing Credit

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Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Little Archie
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The Trap

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Little Archie; Little Betty; Little Veronica; Little Reggie; Pop Tate; Hal Cooper; Alice Cooper; Miss Grundy
Synopsis: Little Betty gets depressed over Little Archie's infatuation with Little Veronica. Pop Tate comes up with a plan to get Little Archie to pay attention to her.
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The Price Is High

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy
First Line: My gosh! The Bee looks like he lost his last friend!
Synopsis: Mr. Weatherbee is feeling down because school cutbacks made him cancel a portrait that was to be made of him to hang on the walls of Riverdale High. Archie finds a former student of Riverdale who is now a famous artist and convinces him to paint the portrait for free. The only condition the artist makes is that Archie has to pose in the buff - or close to it - for a painting for him.
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Taking a Powder

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Reggie uses sneezing powder to spoil Archie's date with Veronica.
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: When reprinted in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #61, script/pencils are credited to Al Hartley and inks to Jon D'Agostino.
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Questions

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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Melville
Synopsis: Archie wonders what kind of a fool am I.
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Pages: 6
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Destruct

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Smithers
First Line: Archie's on vacation, hurray, hurray...
Synopsis: Mr. Lodge and Smithers celebrate the fact that Archie is away on vacation, until they become gripped by the fear that he could return any minute and break everything.
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Disclose Notes: When reprinted in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #69, lettering is credited to Mario Acquaviva.
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Tongue Twister

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Michelle; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Archie rescues the French ambassador's daughter because he knows how to speak French.
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[untitled]

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge
First Line: Veronica is some nurse's aide, you sprain your big toe and she bandages your little finger!!
Synopsis: Veronica plays nurse for Archie.
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