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Issue: Laugh Comics Digest / Laugh Comics Digest Magazine / Laugh Digest Magazine #58
Publication Date: May 1985
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Issues: #58 of 200 Issues (279 Printings)
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Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
Brand: The Archie Digest LibraryView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Close-Up Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 132
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 0271000699758
Price: $1.25 CAD
$1.25 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 43 (40 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard US digest size
Paper Stock: cardstock cover; newsprint interior
Binding: squarebound
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Dilton Doiley; Jughead Jones
First Line: It's a special game I designed for Archie!
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Disclose Notes: Re-drawn version of the cover of Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #269 (March 1978).
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Catch "2"

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Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: Now don't blame me if you girls get bored with ice fishing, but you insisted on tagging along!
Synopsis: Betty and Veronica come ice fishing with Archie and Jughead. They accidentally cause Archie to get stuck in the ice.
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"My mother finally got a new fur coat!"

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First Line: "My mother finally got a new fur coat!"
Synopsis: Veronica thinks fur coats are unethical. Archie's dad agrees, but for different reasons.
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Fighting Females

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First Line: ... And another thing about this "equal rights" stuff!
Synopsis: Archie and Reggie think that the girls should fight over them for a change. Betty and Veronica duel by competing at baking, shopping, and flirting. They have so much fun "fighting" that they decide to start again tomorrow.
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Talk Back

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First Line: I'm never going to speak to Archie again!
Synopsis: Veronica isn't speaking to Archie... until she learns that he has rock concert tickets.
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Job Jibe

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First Line: My new fantastic job allows me to work with celebrities!
Synopsis: Betty is working with movie stars, but only because she works in a cinema.
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Volley Dollies

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First Line: Veronica missed again!
Synopsis: The boys aren't happy about having Betty and Veronica on the school volleyball team. The girls show them up after getting coached by an Olympian player.
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Jughead paints a seltzer bottle

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Synopsis: Jughead paints a seltzer bottle, and Reggie uses it against him.
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A Friend to the End

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Character(s): Mr. Richbucks
First Line: Egad! I've just made the deal of the century--- it's a great day!
Synopsis: Veronica wants her father and Little Archie to be friends. Archie accidentally ruins Mr. Lodge's upcoming business meeting.
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Groan Up!

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Feature(s): Fat Charley
First Line: I think I'll be a stewardess...!
Synopsis: Charley and Li'l Jinx discuss careers.
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Stick with Me, Sir

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First Line: Archie! Don't slam the---
Synopsis: Archie brings Mr. Weatherbee some super-strong glue to fix a jar he broke. The glue is so sticky that Mr. Weatherbee's hand gets stuck to his face.
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Trick Kick

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First Line: I have all the boss skateboard moves down pat!
Synopsis: Jughead shows off his skateboard tricks.
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"What about the year book?"

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First Line: What about the year book?
Synopsis: Mr. Weatherbee gives Archie permission to use candid photos in the yearbook. Mr. Weatherbee gets photographed eating a huge meal.
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The Contract

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First Line: Oh, she smashed my heart like a hamburger patty, she tossed my love aside!
Synopsis: Albert is upset that Josie is going to a society ball with Alex. Josie, Pepper, and Melody all get sales jobs to get sample items for her to wear to the dance. It turns out to be for nothing when Albert gets the dance changed to a hippie theme.
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"Pop! Remember what a low mark I had in geometry?"

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First Line: Pop! Remember what a low mark I had in geometry?
Synopsis: Archie faced his geometry class problem maturely... by dropping the class.
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Nap Flap

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First Line: How could I do it?
Synopsis: Jughead is upset because he slept through lunch.
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Sabrina of the Jungle

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First Line: Here's your costume, Harvey!
Synopsis: Sabrina wants Harvey to dress as an ape for a costume party. Instead, Aunt Hilda turns him into an ape.
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Glorified Ride

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First Line: I guess it's time to attend the witches' convention in Massachusetts!
Synopsis: Sabrina uses her bed to fly instead of a broom.
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High Finance

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First Line: Reggie, have you got that $5.00 you owe me?
Synopsis: Archie wants Reggie to pay the money he borrowed, but Reggie lent the money to Moose.
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For Better or Verse!

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Feature(s): Dilton Doiley
First Line: Well, Dilton... still trying to get one of your poems published?
Synopsis: Editors keep rejecting Dilton's poetry.
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"I had to send Skanahan in... as much as I hate to!"

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First Line: I had to send Skanahan in... as much as I hate to!
Synopsis: A poor loser in the basketball game throws a ball at the referee.
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In a Spin!

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First Line: Get ready--- get set---
Synopsis: Li'l Jinx and Charley see who can spin on a stool the longest.
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The Sly One

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First Line: Are you thinking about Archie again, Betty?
Synopsis: Jughead takes advantage of Betty's lack of appetite to steal her hamburger.
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Peacemaker

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First Line: Archie, sometimes you can be as stubborn as a mule!
Synopsis: Maria tries to comfort Archie after he fights with Veronica. Betty and Veronica think she is trying to flirt with him.
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Going to the Dogs

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Character(s): Spot
First Line: I'm thinking of entering Spot in the dog show this year!
Synopsis: Betty thinks about entering her dog in a show, but Reggie mocks this idea.
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Minute Rice

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First Line: I must see Mr. Weatherbee for a few minutes, Betty!
Synopsis: Miss Grundy leaves Betty to watch some rice on the stove.
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Me and My Shadow

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Character(s): Craig Corey
First Line: You mean you're going out with Craig Corey!
Synopsis: Archie doesn't like the boy Betty is going out with, so he secretly follows them on their date.
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"Jug, you're not with it! This is what the "in" crowd is wearing!"

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First Line: Jug, you're not with it! This is what the "in" crowd is wearing!
Synopsis: Jughead doesn't like Archie's gaudy "mod" outfit.
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A Noise Annoys!

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First Line: Can you imagine the nerve of my neighbor?
Synopsis: Jughead's neighbor tried to borrow his phonograph.
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Market Marvel

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First Line: Zowee, Mr. Lodge, your stock is going up...
Synopsis: Archie reads out Mr. Lodge's stock market ticker tape.
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The Luck Maker

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First Line: Friends! Observe!
Synopsis: Jughead keeps getting special treatment because he helps adults out when his friends can't be bothered to.
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"Don't look so worried, Jughead..."

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First Line: Don't look so worried, Jughead...
Synopsis: Jughead is unhappy that he can't eat right after his dental cleaning.
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Who Sez

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First Line: Look! That lady's dog has a collar just like her necklace!
Synopsis: Betty and Archie think that matching pet and owner accessories are silly. Jughead and Hot Dog beg to differ.
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Justice from Beyond (Part 1)

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Character(s): Amanda Cartwright; Jason Cartwright
First Line: The fog was rolling in very low that night, thick and moist, and visibility was practically nil!
Synopsis: Driving near a cemetery, Archie meets a strange girl who insists that her uncle is trying to murder her.
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Justice from Beyond (Part 2)

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Character(s): Amanda Cartwright; Jason Cartwright; Howard Cartwright
First Line: I wasn't aware of it at the time, but in a little while, the place was crawling with humanity!
Synopsis: Archie narrowly survives a car accident. The mysterious Amanda Cartwright thinks that it was a murder attempt by her uncle Jason. Eventually it is revealed that Amanda was murdered by him years before, and has returned to avenge herself.
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"Archie is running for president!"

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First Line: Archie is running for president!
Synopsis: Archie is running for class president, but Jughead is not exactly supportive.
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"I just love these flea markets---"

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First Line: I just love these flea markets---
Synopsis: Betty and Veronica think they got great bargains at the flea market, but Archie disagrees.
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The Let Down

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First Line: Can't you do anything right?
Synopsis: Jughead mistakes Hot Dog for a burglar.
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The Dating Game

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Character(s): Cedric
First Line: But of course, Cedric!!
Synopsis: Veronica gets Betty to date Archie so that she will be free to fly to a car race with another boy. Their flight is delayed by weather, so they end up partying at the airport instead.
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Silence Is Golden (or "Burp Natural Gas!")

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First Line: That settles it, Jughead!
Synopsis: Archie says he is over Veronica because she stopped talking to him. Jughead thinks this is a good thing.
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Flower Boy

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First Line: Hmm! Maybe I'd better ask Veronica!
Synopsis: Archie couldn't afford fancy flowers for his mother's birthday, so Mr. Lodge and Veronica help him out.
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Rink Fink

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First Line: Archie, your skating is fantastic!
Synopsis: At the roller rink, Reggie compliments Archie just to mess with his head.
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"Pop gave up smoking!"

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First Line: Pop gave up smoking!
Synopsis: Archie's dad has quit smoking, and claims not to miss it at all.
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