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Issue: Archie's Pal Jughead Annual #4
Publication Date: January 1956
 
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Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
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Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 01/03/1956
Volume: none
Pages: 100
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.25 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 68 (59 stories, 1 cover)
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Disclose Notes: The last twelve pages of this magazine is a series of ads for the line of Columbia bicycles. On-sale date from copyright registration.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age U. S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: squarebound
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews (inset)
I never saw Juggie so intense in art class!
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All's Yell That Ends Yell!

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humorous, teen
Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Coach Kleats
One - two -- three - four ... who are we for...? Riverdale! Riverdale!
After hearing Jughead scorn women once again, Betty decides to pull one of Reggie's pranks on him.
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Getting the Blues

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humorous, teen
Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy
Leave us see the principal about this, shall we?
Jughead passes the news about Archie's possible expulsion to Betty and Veronica.
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Pencils and inks previously credited to Joe Edwards, but they match Lucey's designs of the characters and the preceding Lucey story.
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Just Desserts

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humorous, teen
Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Midge Klump
Reg! This town is becoming dull, drab and discouraging!
Moose overhears Reggie and Midge disparage a dessert and think they're talking about him.
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Pencils previously credited to Samm Schwartz, but they match DeCarlo's 1950s style.
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Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Say! How'd you get that shiner, Jug?
Jughead explains his black eye to Archie.
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Package Deal

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Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Midge Klump
D-uh! Jughead!
Moose strong-arms Jughead into helping him wrap Christmas presents. But Jughead accidentally gets the tags mixed.
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Pencils and inks previously credited to Dave Berg, but the style resembles Vigoda.
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Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle
You know that new girl who just came from Europe?
Betty tells Reggie that the new girl is a displaced person from Europe.
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All Sewed Up

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Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
The Sewing Club's first meeting should be over in a few minutes!
Jughead joins the sewing club.
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Fur Sighted

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Jughead Jones; Souphead Jones; Archie Andrews
Boy, it sounds just like someone stepped on the cat's tail in your house!
Souphead takes up the trumpet.
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The Right Touch

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Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Hey, that looks like Jughead!
Betty adds a special element to her snowman for Jughead's benefit.
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Walking Baby Back Home

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Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
It was a nice dance, Jughead!
Jughead and Betty head home from a dance.
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Double Header

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Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Humph! Jughead has kept me waiting for him for fifteen minutes already!
Jughead has to finish his dinner before he can go to Archie's house for dinner.
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Cold and Hungry

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Jughead Jones; Gladys Jones (off-panel)
Brrr it's cold!
Jughead comes in from the cold and cozies up to his fireplace, only to be told Archie has invited him over for dinner.
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Words of Wisdumb

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Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Pop Tate
That hedge, Jug! Bet you can't jump it!
Reggie gets on Jughead's nerves by quoting old adages.
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[untitled]

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Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
You know those machines they have in there?
Reggie discusses the permanent wave machines in a hair salon.
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Balled Up!

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humorous, teen
Jughead Jones
Fore!
Jughead tries golf.
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Gagged!

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Jughead Jones
Jughead tries to keep from laughing out loud in the library.
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Trace the Dots

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Jughead Fun Page
Jughead Jones
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Includes connect the dots, crossword puzzle, square counting, and optical illusion.
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Tree's a Crowd!

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Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Yahoo! C'mon kids! There's the bell!
Reggie tricks Jughead into ordering six dozen Christmas trees.
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2.75
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[untitled]

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Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
Boy! What a dream I had!
Jughead tells Reggie about his dream with Veronica.
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Letter Alone!

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Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Miss Grundy; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Moose Mason
Hey Arch, have you got your letter?
Reggie tricks Jughead into reading a steamy love letter in front of the English class.
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[untitled]

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Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
There's one thing about doing a job right!
Reggie and Jughead discuss doing a job right.
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[untitled]

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Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Presenting the greatest show on earth!
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Promo for Archie Quarter Comics featuring Archie as a ringmaster and Jughead as a clown juggling the different titles.
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Walk Out!

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humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Pop Tate
Pop ... you couldn't lend me some money, could you?
Archie tries to stall Veronica in hopes she won't discover he has no money for their date.
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Legal But Tender

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Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
I figure the class fund will cover all the expenses, for the dance!
Archie and Reggie suspect Jughead of counterfeiting U.S. currency.
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[untitled]

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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
O-o-o-oooh! I'm so mad about being stuck with race track nylons!
Betty complains about her "race track nylons" that give her a run for her money.
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[untitled]

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Jughead Fun Page
Jughead Jones
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Includes maze, drawing a baby chick, connect-the-dots, and drawing figure without lifting pencil.
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Winter Scenes

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humorous, teen
Jughead Jones
Oh boy! Snow!
The first snowfall brings an activity Jughead doesn't anticipate.
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Off the Track

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Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee
Boy! This is some book on Indian lore!
With Archie's help, Reggie convinces Jughead that he's a human bloodhound.
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Pencils previously credited to Harry Lucey, but they match Schwartz's models of the characters.
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Bustle Tussle

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Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Hey! I see bustles are back in style!
Archie tells Reggie how he complimented Veronica on her bustle, except she wasn't wearing one.
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Nothing Mattress

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humorous, teen
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Jughead! What's the rope for?
Jughead is plagued by somnambulistic activities.
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[untitled]

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Super Duck; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Katy Keene; K.O. Kelly; Sis; Wilbur Wilkin
This is the house that Archie built!
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Promo for Archie Series comics featuring a house built from issues of each series.
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Hop Flop!

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humorous, teen
Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Going to the Friday nite hop, Betty?
Learning from Jughead that Archie can't Samba, Betty offers to teach Archie in hopes he'll ask her to the dance instead of Veronica.
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Fiddle Frazzle

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humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee
C'mon! Mr. Weatherbee is gonna play the violin for us!
Archie and Jughead are forced to listen to Mr. Weatherbee's violin music.
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Manner of Speaking

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Jughead Jones; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee
Jughead, remove your hat! Have you no manners?
Miss Grundy tries to improve Jughead's manners.
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For the Birds

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humorous, teen
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Mary Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
How's it coming, Arch?
Archie's dad overhears him talking with Jughead and comes to the conclusion that Archie and Veronica are getting married, thanks to Mr. Lodge.
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Trick or Treat

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humorous, teen
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
There they are, Ronnie! Now for a showdown!
Tired of wisecracks about their cooking, Betty and Veronica force Archie and Jughead to cook a meal on their own.
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Wedding Belle

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Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
What are you going to do after high school, Betty?
Archie and Betty discuss marriage after high school.
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Nib and Tuck!

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humorous, teen
Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Pop Tate
He's a swindler! A good for nothing, worthless swindler!
Jughead exacts revenge on Reggie for the defective pens he's been selling to everyone.
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[untitled]

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Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
This just isn't my day!
Archie describes his argument with Veronica.
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Before and Grafter

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humorous, teen
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Poor Jug!
Jughead has a liability claim due in court.
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Play Spinit

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Jughead Fun Page
Instructions on how to make a spinning wheel game.
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Under Observation

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humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Fred Andrews
What! Don't tell me Archie is on the phone again!
Mary takes time out to observe her son's behavior.
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Pasty Retreat

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Jughead Jones; Souphead Jones
But, Souphead -- every kid in the nation is getting his polio shots!
Jughead must escort his reluctant cousin to the doctor's for a polio vaccination.
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Door Frame!

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Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Gladys Jones
What in blazes is that?
Jughead invents an automatic garage door opener with one tiny side effect.
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[untitled]

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Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
Ha! Ha! Did you hear Big Moose's latest?
Reggie tells Archie about Moose and the English Channel.
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Doodles Are Fun

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Puzzle Page
The reader has to guess what each single picture is depicting.
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Heads Up!

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What ever made you give her an engagement ring?
Two gags about marriage.
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Jokes credited to P.H.A. in Boston.
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Leave it to Juggie

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Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Oh no ---- not again!!
Jughead has a unique method of raking leaves.
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Hat's Protection

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Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Weatherbee
Chalk up another hat!
Jughead is able to navigate a snowball gauntlet with Mr. Weatherbee's hat and not get hit.
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A Charmed Strife

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humorous, teen
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Weatherbee; Betty Cooper
Gather 'round! I've got something to sell here that'll change your whole future!
Jughead's flight from justice lands him in the hospital.
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Report Sound-Off!

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Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Jughead Jones
And you were the one that was always calling me dumb!
Archie and Jughead have a good laugh over a bad report card.
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A Word to the Wise!

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Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews
Pop, what you told me about good advice just isn't so!
Archie and his father discuss the cost of good advice.
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Train Pain

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Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee
Er .. ah .. Mr. Weatherbee?
Jughead relates an anecdote about his uncle.
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[untitled]

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Jughead Fun Page
Jughead Jones
Hey gang!
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Includes mouse-themed maze, rearranging triangles to form square, how to draw a cat, and changing one letter in each word to create a "very popular saying" ("Archie Comic Books are your best buy!").
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Piddle Puddle

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humorous, teen
Jughead Jones; Miss Grundy; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
-And then Sir Walter gallantly tossed his cape over the puddle of water for her to step upon!
Jughead tries to impress Miss Grundy by imitating Sir Walter Raleigh.
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Out of This World

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humorous, teen
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Wow!
Jughead finds himself in a wonderland of food.
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The Sighs of It

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Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
I'm sorry Archie, but I'm going out with Wee Willie tonight!
Veronica is dating another guy and Archie is ready to clobber him, until he meets him.
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Sound Off

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Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
Hi Archie! -- How come you're turning on the public address speaker?
Reggie learns how to use sound effects to pull pranks on the school.
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[untitled]

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Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
They don't talk much, but when they do, -- it makes no sense at all!
A tired Reggie and Archie speak to each other.
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[untitled]

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Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Suzie; Katy Keene; Ginger Snapp; Wilbur Wilkin; Jughead Jones; Super Duck
You don't need a rocket ship for something that's out of this world, gang!
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Advertisement for Archie Comics magazines. Headshots of characters appear to be pasted in from stories instead of original drawings.
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The Eyes Have It!

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humorous, teen
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Moose Mason
Here it comes, Jug!
Jughead gets a black eye from running into a door and nobody will believe him.
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Acid Action

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humorous, teen
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
What has the great mind created now?
Jughead develops an acid that will eradicate weeds.
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Clownin' Around

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humorous, teen
Jughead Jones; Miss Grundy; Prof. Flutesnoot; Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee
How would you punctuate this sentence, Jughead?
Jughead gives snappy answers to various stupid questions.
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Archie's Crazy Picture Puzzles

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humorous
Did you ever see a teaspoon...
Illustrated puns.
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Rugged!

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humorous, teen
Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
I'm beat from beating rugs!
Betty tries to get Jughead to use a vacuum rather than beat rugs.
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The Play Boy

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humorous, teen
Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Jug! Is it true your cousin's going to visit you, and-
The gang starts cozying up to Jughead when they hear his cousin is a Hollywood scout.
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Fetching Companion

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humorous, teen
Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Hi Betty! What kind of dog is that?
Jughead isn't impressed with Betty's new dog, until he sees the trick she's taught it.
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