Archi comic books issue 73

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"Play As You Go"; At a school talent contest, Archie does a Liberace imitation (as Liber-Archie), with the plan of having Jughead play a piano backstage while Archie mimes; Reggie finds out about the plan and does his best to sabotage the routine. "Flood of Advice"; Reggie makes fun of Archie for wearing rubber boots and carrying an umbrella for his date with Veronica (at Veronica's request); Archie decides to ditch the boots and umbrella, but gets caught in the rain on his way to Veronica's. "Cute Numbers"; Betty and Veronica have a mysterious conversation involving numbers; When Mr. Weatherbee asks what they are studying, Veronica says they are just choosing some cute boys from the football team to invite to their party. "Of Dopes and Dames" text story. "The Model Madness"; In hobby shop class, Archie is building a windmill out of buttons, Reggie is building a castle out of marbles, and Jughead is building a railroad engine. Archie Club ad. "Lover-Come Back"; Veronica has dropped Archie for Reggie; Jughead suggests writing fake love notes and signing other girls' names to them to make Veronica jealous. Archie Giant Series ad. "Reverse Decision"; Reggie has some trick glasses that make everything seem to be upside down; He slips the glasses on Moose while he's taking a nap, but the joke goes haywire after Moose wakes up. Archie's Joke Book ad. Untitled story; Reggie calls in a loan to Archie by demanding use of his jalopy that evening. "Shoot to Chill!"; Betty is upset because Veronica often gets her picture in the newspaper; Reggie and Jughead come up with an idea to photograph Betty in a swimsuit standing in the surf on a freezing day. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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"The Generation Gap"; The Archies' music seems to drive the older generation away. Bendix ad with Archie. "No Know; Li'l Jinx spends the whole day in school looking out the window. "Pie-Eyed"; A pie sale at school turns into a pie fight. Archie Club News. "Happiness Is"; Reggie steals Veronica away from Archie. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

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Written by Frank Doyle, Mike Pellowski, and Frank Doyle. Art by Dan DeCarlo and Alison Flood. Cover by Dan DeCarlo and Alison Flood. Veronica decides she's going to win the Miss America pageant. Betty and Veronica befriend an older woman fallen on hard times whose deceased husband was an animation artist on "Crazy Crow" cartoons back in the forties. Veronica refuses to wear practical galoshes into a snowstorm because she finds them ugly. 36 pages, full color. $1.25. Cover price $1.25.

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Last 25-cent cover price. Cover pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick. "I Get the Point," script by Dick Malmgren, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Jon D'Agostino; Archie tries to duck out of a tennis match against Betty by faking an elbow injury. Betty's Puzzle page by Joe Edwards. "Top Drawer" half-page story, script and art by Joe Edwards; Jinx asks the definition of a word. "Near Miss," art by Stan Goldberg; Betty practically attaches herself to Archie and people begin to notice. "Clipping Penalty," pencils by Bob Bolling, inks by Rudy Lapick; Archie gets a job trimming a hedge in order to pay for his date with Betty; Betty decides to help him so he won't be too tired. Untitled Betty and Me Gag Bag story, script and pencils by Bob Montana, inks by Joe Edwards; Examples of how Betty loves Archie, in spite of himself. "Calling Collect," script and pencils by Dick Malmgren, inks by Jon D'Agostino; Archie is incensed because he thinks Reggie owes him money and Betty tries to be peacemaker. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Bill Vigoda. "Corner Plot," art by Harry Lucey; Veronica states she'll go to the dance with whichever boy scores the most in Saturday's football game. "Entomology For Lunch," script and pencils by Bill Woggon, inks by Hazel Marten and Kathryn Bill; Chubby intrudes on the picnic Katy and Sis were having and bores them with entomology trivia. "Service With a Scowl"; A gas station attendant is forced out into a pouring rainstorm to attend to Veronica. "It Figures"; Determined to show Slats that he can impress the girls, too, Wilbur takes to the rink to perform a figure eight, even though he can't skate. "Debby's Diary," script and pencils by Bill Woggon, inks by Hazel Marten and Kathryn Bill; Debby doesn't want anyone snooping in her diary to know what happened, so she composes the entry in a rebus. "Ask Me No Questions," art by Samm Schwartz; Jughead gets in trouble with Mrs. Lodge after Mr. Lodge hires him to weed the garden. "Fool of Talent"; Jughead pranks Reggie, using the school play tryouts as the basis of his prank. "Reader's Indigestion," art by Harry Lucey; In her role as librarian, Veronica mediates a dispute between Mr. Weatherbee, Archie and Jughead. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Bob Montana. "Mike Fright," script by Ray Gill; Archie plays a trick on his father using a microphone that can broadcast to the radio; He announces his father as the winner of a new car so his father rushes to the used car lot to sell his old car. Untitled Katy Keene story, script and pencils by Bill Woggon. "Simple Suzie Went A-Fishing"; Ferdie takes Suzie fishing to get her away from other guys. "The Pie Face," script and art by Ray Gill; Jughead goes up against Reggie in a pie eating contest. "Horse Laughs," art by Samm Schwartz; Uncle Bumble tries to take it easy in his retirement but after some unfortunate incidents with horses at a ranch he decides working might be easier. Untitled story; Hap wants Lil Jinx's dog to go. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Henry Scarpelli. "Grill Thrill," script by Mike Pellowski, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Mike Esposito; Betty decides to get the grill out of storage and clean it up so she can have a barbecue for Archie. "Workout Doubt," script by Bill Golliher, pencils by Fernando Ruiz, inks by Jim Amash; Aunt Hilda and Aunt Zelda take up aerobics of the witches kind. "Soccermania," script by George Gladir, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Mike Esposito; Local moms want Betty to coach their girls youth soccer team, but it's the moms that end up needing the coaching. "Betty Weighs Some Possible...Career Choices", script by George Gladir, pencils by Lou Maldonado, inks by Jon D'Agostino. "Spring Water," script by Mike Pellowski, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Mike Esposito; Betty get a new hairdo to celebrate the beginning of spring. Monthly letter to the Archie readers from editor Victor Gorelick. Betty answers letters submitted by Archie readers. "Pet Set Session," script by George Gladir, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Mike Esposito; Betty gives her picture-taking rules for snapping pets, or Archie. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $1.79.

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Dilton goes white-water rafting with Archie and Jughead; a charm brings Archie backhanded good luck; Reggie fears a trap when Mooses girlfriend Midge finally agrees to a date. Plus Lil Jinx by Joe Edwards. 48 pages. Cover price $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Henry Scarpelli. "Tiki Trouble!", script by Bill Golliher, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Mike Esposito; Veronica plots to get Jughead's lucky tiki pendant for herself. "Hoop Scoop" public service announcement, pencils by Dan DeCarlo; Reggie challenges a wheelchair-bound student to a game of pick-up basketball and is easily beaten. "Tattoo Trouble!", script by Bill Golliher, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Mike Esposito; Jughead gets a free temporary tattoo, but he doesn't know it's a trick to help distract the police from a crook with the same tattoo. "Superfan," script by Hal Smith, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Mike Esposito; Jughead has become obsessed with singing star Becky Bigelow. Archie's Club News. "Sagebrush Shuffle," script by Hal Smith, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Mike Esposito; Archie and Reggie laugh at Betty and Veronica's new interest in western-style line dancing, but it's Jughead who turns out to be an expert. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $1.50.

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First 40-cent cover price. "A Slick Solution"; Archie wears golf shoes to avoid slipping on the ice on the walk to school. "Down Grading"; Miss Grundy fainted when she graded Archie's paper. "Hit and Miss" one-page story, script and art by Joe Edwards; Charley Hawse throws snowballs at Li'l Jinx. Archie's Going in Circles activity page. "On the Ball"; Archie tries to think of lies he can use to skip the job of cleaning out the basement and go out bowling instead. Archie's Gag Bag. Statement of Ownership: Average no. copies each issue during preceding 12 months, 280,257; Actual no of copies of single issue published nearest to filing date, 282,452. "Mr. Charm"; Archie uses his charm to sell magazine subscriptions door to door but gets chased away from a house by a cute puppy he was just playing with. "Josie Has the Answer" ad for Hostess Fruit Pies. Archie Club News. "Wrap Up"; Archie gets tied up in knots trying out the parallel bars in gym class. "Try This One"; Archie has numerous mishaps with a basketball. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.40.

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"The Secret," Script and pencils by Dexter Taylor, inks by Rudy Lapick; Little Archie tries out for the baseball team for the 12-year-olds even though he is not old enough. "The Haunting Hour," script and pencils by Dexter Taylor, inks by Rudy Lapick; The kids picnic next to the old cemetery and tell ghost stories; While pretending to be a ghost, Little Jughead accidentally captures a burglar. "Hamburger Heaven"; Little Jughead gets in trouble for telling everyone in class about the hamburger special at the Chok'lit Shop. "Pushy," script and art by Joe Edwards; Charley is a "male shove-inist". Puzzles activity page with Li'l Jinx. "Some Change"; A reporter sees Little Sabrina use her magic powers and reveals that she is a witch in the local paper. "Date Fate," script and pencils by Dexter Taylor, inks by Rudy Lapick; When Little Archie gets assigned detention, Betty pulls a prank on Mr. Weatherbee to get detention so she can be with Little Archie. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

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"Wheel Man," script by George Gladir, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, Jr., inks by Jim DeCarlo; The Archies play a show at a roller rink. ""O" No" half-page Charley story by Joe Edwards. Disco Maze activity page with Veronica. "A Dog Gone Story," pencils by Dexter Taylor; Little Archie enters a dog sled race. "Foot Fault"; Sabrina helps Harvey master a difficult downhill slope with magic. Holiday Fashions illustration by Dan Parent; Veronica models fashion designs submitted by readers. "Hat's Off to You"; Alex tries to trick Alan M. by giving him a gift of a fur-lined hat that keeps Alan M. from hearing the people around him. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.40.

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by Mike Pellowski & Rex Lindsey "At Your Service": Archie is inspired by the spirit of volunteerism, but his klutziness makes the worst of his good intentions ?? until he's forced into a situation that requires him to be a hero and makes his path ever clearer! FC, 32pg$2.19 Cover price $2.19.

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"Safety Last"; Archie uses photos of Mr. Weatherbee to illustrate what not to do in a school paper article on safety in sports. "Time Limit" one-page story; Jinx cleans up her room and wants her father to see it quickly before she messes it up again. "Arch for Art's Sake"; Betty paints a mural on the school corridor. "Good Deal" Hostess Cup Cakes ad starring Archie. "Rash Sounds"; Mr. Weatherbee takes a nature walk to de-stress after his doctor tells him that his rash is a result of nerves. "Milk Ilk" one-page story; Mr. Weatherbee's doctor tells him to drink a glass of milk for his ulcers whenever Archie irritates him. Archie Club News. "Something Outstanding"; The school decides to put a statue out front. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

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by Various The spotlight is on the wonderful cast of Archie supporting characters, in this double digest featuring new stories and classic tales. Digest, FC $3.59 Cover price $3.59.

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Canadian Price Variant. $1.65 cover price. Softcover digest, 4 7/8" x 6 5/8", 128 pages, full color. Cover price $1.65.