Comic books 1970-1985

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"Guys n' Spies"; Archie, Chuck, and Coach Clayton run a sting operation, allowing Central High to steal bogus football plays from them and then running different ones in the game. "The Sinister Sleep!, Part One"; Someone is robbing people by shooting them with tranquilizer darts; The police suspect Mr. Lodge's houseguest, Professor Crenshaw, who has a collection of blowguns from New Guinea; Archie begins his own investigation. "The Sinister Sleep Part Two"; Archie solves the case, exonerating Professor Crenshaw. Archie Club News. "Mystery of the Missing Marble," script and pencils by Bob Bolling, inks by Chic Stone; Famous sculptor Mr. Phillip is letting Riverdale High exhibit his marble sculpture "La Payola," but it turns out to be part of an insurance scam; Archie solves the case. 36 pgs., full color. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

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"Tradition"; Reggie and Archie think the players on the football team are putting too much faith in the tradition of honoring one of Riverdale's best players of the past. "On the Line" half-page story, script and art by Joe Edwards; Miss Robin wants Fat Charley to show the class where Kansas is. Archie's Gag Bag. Flutesnoot Puzzle. "Wise Guides"; Chuck tries to avoid a guy who wants to give him a knuckle sandwich for comments Chuck made to him during a basketball game. Archie Club News. "Where There's Smoke," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Rudy Lapick; Archie saves a freshman after his horsing around in the chemistry lab causes an accident. "Archie's New Girl" Hostess Fruit Pies ad. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

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Archie and Jughead pull a scam on a troublemaker from a rival school; Archie matches wits with a crooked junk dealer; Archie sets out to rescue a puppy thats trapped on thin ice. Art by Stan Goldberg and Jon D'Agostino, plus Lil Jinx by Joe Edwards. 32 pages. Cover by Goldberg. Cover price $0.50. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Jon D'Agostino. "Scandal Sheet," pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Jon D'Agostino; Scoop Scanlon, the editor of the school newspaper, writes misleading headlines to get more people to read it, but Archie and Jughead give him a dose of his own medicine. Hostess snack cakes ad with Archie. "The Outsider," script by George Gladir, pencils by Bob Bolling, inks by Jon D'Agostino; New student Buck Bailey annoys everyone with his practical jokes, but Archie realizes that he just wants to be noticed, and finds a better way for Buck to do that. Archie Club News. 36 pgs., full color. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover pencils by Stan Goldberg. Field Day of Fear, script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Jon D'Agostino; On their way to a track meet, the boys are trapped by a rockslide; Can they overcome the hazards in escaping from their trapped car and get to the track meet on time? Hostess Fruit Pie ad with Josie. The Missing Monument, pencils by Bob Bolling, inks by Chic Stone; Archie and Jughead witness a statue being stolen by helicopter; Jughead notifies the police as Archie rides the statue to the criminals' hideout. 36 pgs. $0.30. Cover price $0.30.

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"The Rivals"; The rivalry between Riverdale High and Central High continues as each school tries to steal the other's prized possession. "Paint Restraint"; Veronica grows jealous when Betty coaxes Archie into helping her paint fire hydrants. "Two For Teamwork"; Archie and Chuck have a falling out after a basketball game; But when a gang from a rival school begins hassling Chuck, Archie can't just stand by and watch. 36 pgs., full color. $0.30. Cover price $0.30.

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Radio Rogue: Archie and Reggie discover the CB radio craze that gripped the nation in 1976; Speed Demon!: Riverdales new track star rubs everybody the wrong way. Includes an invitation from the CB Editor at Archie Comics, asking readers to write in and describe their experiences with The Hottest Item on the Road These Days! 32 pages. Cover price $0.30. Cover price $0.30.

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Cover pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Jon D'Agostino. "Springboard to Silence, Part I," pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Jon D'Agostino; Charlie brags about his diving prowess so much that Archie and the girls enlist Jughead to compete against him. "Josie Eats Her Words" ad for Hostess snack cakes. "Lotsa Luck?" one-page Li'l Jinx story, script and art by Joe Edwards. "Springboard to Silence, Part II," pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Jon D'Agostino; Charlie attempts to cheat so that Jughead will lose, but he hasn't taken everything into account. Archie Club News. "To Catch a Thief, Part One," pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Jon D'Agostino; Several valuable items have been stolen from the Lodge mansion and only Archie and Betty were present each time something disappeared. "To Catch a Thief, Part Two," pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Jon D'Agostino; Archie and Betty are cleared when they discover that a squirrel has been stealing the Lodges' valuables. 36 pgs., full color. $0.30. Cover price $0.30.

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Cover pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick. Panic in the Park, script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Jon D'Agostino; Veronica and Reggie pay a boy to wear a flashlight under his shirt to fool Betty into thinking he's an alien, "Nazda from the Planet Cylvania." Deep, Dirty and Dangerous, script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Jon D'Agostino; Clean City Carl, a rabble-rousing environmental activist, is trying to get Mr. Lodge's plant shut down by claiming that it's dumping poisonous chemicals into the river. 36 pgs. $0.30. Cover price $0.30.

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Cover pencils by Stan Goldberg. "Nature Boy"; Betty, Archie and Jughead want to set up a nature trail; Unfortunately, part of the land they want to use belongs to the biggest miser in town. "Garage Sale" one-page Fat Charley story, script and art by Joe Edwards. "Riverdale Rogue," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Jon D'Agostino; Archie and the gang try to undermine a new student who is constantly mean to everyone. "The Litter Word"; Archie cleans up litter around town, which ruins his date with Veronica but gets him on TV. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.30.

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"Poor Dumb Thing" Hostess snack cakes ad starring Josie and the Pussycats. "Vengeance"; After Coach Clayton removes Slim Caulfield from the team he and his father try to get revenge on him and Chuck. "Cleaning Up!" half-page Li'l Jinx story by Joe Edwards. Archie's Gag Bag. Statement of Ownership; Average no. copies each issue during preceding 12 months: 310,499; Actual no. of copies of single issue published nearest to filing date: 316,390. Camera Club Puzzle activity page featuring Mr. Flutesnoot. "From Riches to Rags"; The school dresses up in old clothes for a "depression day" at school. Archie Club News. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.30.

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Cover pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Henry Scarpelli. Hostess Twinkies ad with Josie. The Spoiler, script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Jon D'Agostino; A Central High girl with a knack for impersonations pretends to be Betty on the phone and tells Archie that she and Veronica have been in an accident near the old mill; When Archie gets there, he's confronted by two hulking Central students determined to stop him from running in the big track meet. Man of Importance, script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Henry Scarpelli; Tired of concentrating on immature "boy-girl, male-female jazz," Archie tries to find something really important to do, like getting the famous rock star Glory Roller to headline a benefit concert for the entire town. CB Or Not To Be, script by George Gladir, pencils by Bob Bolling, inks by Jon D'Agostino; Mr. Weatherbee is tired of the CB radio craze, but when Archie reports for early morning detention he shows the principal that the CB can be used to save lives. 32 pgs. $0.35. Cover price $0.35.

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Cover pencils by Stan Goldberg. Double Header, script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Jon D'Agostino; Archie discovers a new Riverdale High student who turns the school's struggling baseball team around: Gene "Scooter" Jackson, a diminutive kid whose incredible speed makes him an incredible shortstop. The Quitter, script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Jon D'Agostino; When his father loses his job, Jughead drops out of school and takes a job at Mr. Lodge's plant to support his family. But the foreman is stealing from the company, and Jughead, Archie and Veronica have no proof to convince Mr. Lodge. 36 pgs. $0.35. Cover price $0.35.

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Cover pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Jim DeCarlo. Tapped Out, script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Jon D'Agostino; Chuck starts teaching Morse Code to Nancy's little friend Marty; Nancy doesn't think much of its usefulness until Marty is trapped under a collapsed building and uses it to tell his friends where to find him. Redheads Have More Fun, script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Jon D'Agostino; Riverdale High is vandalized by Ed, Fred and Ted, the three pranksters from Clarkson High; To get revenge on Ed, Fred and Ted, the Riverdale gang comes up with a plan that depends on Veronica's occasional dates with Fred... and Archie's willingness to dress in drag. 36 pgs. $0.35. Cover price $0.35.

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Cover pencils by Stan Goldberg. The Other Side!, script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Jon D'Agostino; Tired of living in his father's shadow, Chuck transfers to Southside High and starts playing for their teams; Only Archie isn't worried about the prospect of playing against Chuck. The Mud Slingers, script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Jon D'Agostino; Betty gets hit on the head during wrestling practice, gets amnesia, and wanders off; Remembering only that she had something to do with wrestling, she gets a job wrestling for the sleazy promoter Stan Snavely, who decides to feature her in a mud wrestling act. 32 pgs. $0.35. Cover price $0.35.

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Cover pencils by Stan Goldberg. "The Prowler, Part I," pencils by Stan Goldberg; Archie and Chuck realize that there is an intruder in the school after hours. "So Spoiled" Hostess snack cakes ad with Josie. "Up and at 'Em" one-page Li'l Jinx's Pal Fat Charley story, script and art by Joe Edwards. "The Prowler, Part II," pencils by Stan Goldberg; The boys discover that the prowler is a reporter looking for a story, but by then three thugs have entered the school looking for trouble. "Truckin' on Down, Part I," pencils by Stan Goldberg; Archie and Chuck are accidentally aboard one of Mr. Lodge's trucks when it is hijacked. Archie Club News. "Truckin' on Down, Part II," pencils by Stan Goldberg; Archie and Chuck foil the hijackers, but Mr. Lodge is still not entirely pleased about the situation. 36 pgs., full color. $0.35. Cover price $0.35.

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Cover pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Jim DeCarlo. Camp Calamity, script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Jon D'Agostino; The Archie group tries to help Mr. Weatherbee and Miss Grundy create a camp for underprivileged children, but the land they've been stuck with is uninhabitable except for an old, lecherous squatter. The Unwanted, script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Jon D'Agostino; The new vice-principal, Ramon Rodriguez, is met with protests by the students who feel Miss Grundy should have had the job. But the boys warm up to Rodriguez after they meet his beautiful daughter Maria, and even Veronica has to come around when her father reveals that Mr. Rodriguez is also a best-selling author. 36 pgs. $0.35. Cover price $0.35.

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"The Bench Warmers"; Chuck's football skills desert him when he loses his lucky dime. "A Likely Story" one-page Li'l Jinx story, script and art by Joe Edwards. "Snowbound"; The gang find themselves stranded in Riverdale High when a snowstorm blocks the roads and kills the electricity. 36 pgs., full color. $0.35. Cover price $0.35.

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"Beware the Pretty Pirate"; Mid-term is a strange time to be having a school party, but thats when Mr. Weatherbee and Miss Grundy are scheduled to take their leave!; What?; You thought they were happy here?; Well, that was before "Long Jane Silver" sailed into view!; Beware the Pretty Pirate! "Party Line" one-page Fat Charley story, script and art by Joe Edwards. "Defeat from Within," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Jon D'Agostino; Veronica and Nancy argue who is the better basketball player, Archie or Chuck; Their argument affects the play of the whole Riverdale team. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.35.

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Cover pencils by Stan Goldberg. On Target, script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Jon D'Agostino; Riverdale's archery team is the worst until Archie and Chuck find Wally--an archery sharp shooter; All is well until Wally falls for Florence and sees her face on all the bulls eye targets. The Comeback Trail, script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Jon D'Agostino; Moose begins to think too highly of himself, and then is soundly defeated in a wrestling match; Demoralized, he plans to run away, but instead is saved by his new trainer--Archie! 36 pgs. $0.35. Cover price $0.35.

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Cover pencils by Dan DeCarlo. To Kill or to Cure, Part I, pencils by Dan DeCarlo; Something's wrong with Coach Kleats and everyone at Riverdale High is starting to notice. To Kill or to Cure, Part II; Coach Kleats's strange behavior has him on the verge of being fired until Archie comes up with an unorthodox solution. Archie Club News. Kid Candy, Part I, pencils by Dan DeCarlo; Chuck is eating way too many Chewy-Dewy candy bars and is getting out of shape; The rest of the boxing team tries to help him stop, but his opponent Rudy Wrotten from Broxton High is secretly supplying Chuck's craving. Kid Candy, Part II, pencils by Dan DeCarlo. 36 pgs. $0.35. Cover price $0.35.

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Cover pencils by Stan Goldberg. Play To Win, script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Jon D'Agostino; Cyrus T. Gotrocks--a very wealthy man--promises to donate enough money to get a new library for Riverdale High School, then tries to weasel out of the agreement. Star Struck, script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Jon D'Agostino; Betty, Veronica and Archie convince Tony Mason--a big star--to do a benefit concert to help save The South Street Clinic; But the day of the concert, he changes his mind. Archie, Betty and Veronica then convince the superstitious megastar of the errors in his judgment. 32 pgs. $0.35. Cover price $0.35.

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"Josie Goes to the Beach" Hostess snack cakes ad. "Wild Pitch"; Archie tackles a thief by throwing a football at him. "Coupon Caper" one-page story, script by George Gladir, inks by Rudy Lapick; Archie uses a vendor coupon as an excuse to proposition a pretty cashier. "How To" one-page story starring Li'l Jinx, script and art by Joe Edwards. "Danger Trail" maze puzzle activity page. "Riverdale High Anxiety"; Archie and Chuck decide to get some football practice for the team while still on summer break to give themselves an advantage over the other teams. Archie Club News. "Here Come De Judge"; Jughead is chosen to judge events at the junior class picnic but lets his position go to his head and he abuses his authority. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.40.

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The Fight Game: Part One; Tired of being made fun of by the crowd, Chuck decides to switch from baseball to hockey. Advertisement for the 1979 Archie Christmas issues. The Fight Game: Part 2; After seeing how violent the sport of hockey is, Chuck decides to switch back to baseball. Strange Change; After getting fed up of Archie and Reggie's fighting, Veronica takes Dilton to the dance. Archie Club News. The Unstoppable; Archie and Chuck marvel over the amount of exercise Betty does. Advertisement for Archie Comics Digest #40. Hostess Fruit Pies ad with Josie. 36 pgs. $0.40. Cover price $0.40.

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Cover pencils by Stan Goldberg. "Games of Chance," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Jon D'Agostino; When the girls picket the school demanding that football be dropped for being too rough, Coach Clayton tells the girls about how it is a lot less violent than sports in the past, including jousting, and the gladiators in the Roman age. Two Li'l Jinx half-page stories, script and art by Joe Edwards. Archie Club News. "The Outcasts," script by Frank Doyle, art by Stan Goldberg; Professor Flutesnoot thinks Archie and Chuck stole test questions from Miss Grundy's office. "A Little Golden Magic" Hostess snack cakes ad with Sabrina. 36 pgs., full color. $0.50. Cover price $0.50.