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Story featuring Archie

Josie Goes to the Beach

Story featuring Josie, Ad featuring Hostess Fruit Pies

Storyline: An ad for Hostess Fruit Pies. Josie is going to the beach with Valerie and Melody, and has three things that she needs to compete with Melody - a new bikini, fancy sunglasses, and a bag full of Hostess Fruit Pies.

Credits:

• Pencils: Dan DeCarlo
• Inks: Rudy Lapick
• Colors: Barry Grossman
• Letters: Bill Yoshida

Heart Art

Story featuring Archie

Storyline: On the anniversary of the day he fell in love with Veronica, Archie tries to do something special. He buys a heart-shaped cake but promptly ruins it. He carves a heart with their initials into a tree, but gets beaten up by a bully who misinterprets the initials. He carves a giant heart into beach sand, which upsets Betty, so he carves a similar heart for her, but it's too small. Veronica is upset at Betty's heart and then the tide washes her heart away. Upset, he walks down the beach where Jughead and Reggie ask him to join them in a card game of hearts, whereupon he runs off screaming.

Trash Bash

Story featuring Moose

Storyline: Midge's trash compactor isn't working, so Moose compacts it for her.

Horoscope Scoop

Story featuring Archie

Storyline: Veronica and Archie lying on the beach. Veronica mentions some bad traits of Capricorns to Archie. When Archie asks if Capricorns have any good qualities, Veronica says that they have only one - they know how to choose the perfect girlfriend.

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Story featuring Archie's Gag Bag

Storyline: Two four-panel gag strips featuring Archie and Jughead.

Knight Time

Story featuring Archie

Storyline: Readers must find their way through a maze to help Archie (dressed as a knight) rescue "Lady Veronica" from the castle tower.

The Cheerleaders

Story featuring Betty and Veronica

Storyline: Cheerleader tryouts are being held and Veronica is so confident she'll make the squad that she has a designer cheerleader outfit made for her.

Fun Fashions

Story featuring Veronica

Storyline: Veronica is shown in various poses sporting fashions suggested by readers. A box in the lower right-hand corner tells readers where they can send their fashion ideas.

On His Toes!

Story featuring Li'l Jinx

Storyline: Li'l Jinx tells Charley he should try dancing to help with his clumsiness.

Credits:

• Script: Joe Edwards
• Pencils: Joe Edwards
• Inks: Joe Edwards
• Letters: Joe Edwards

Archie Club News

Story featuring Archie

Storyline: Top half of page features the latest first- and second-place articles from club members. The first-place article is on friends, and the second-place article is about coin collecting. The bottom half of the page is an ad containing more information about the Archie Club and a coupon that readers can send in (along with 50 cents) if they wish to join the club. In return, they will get an "official press card" and a 4-color button.

Mountain of Laughs

Storyline: An ad for Jughead with Archie Comics Digest #35. Readers could order the comic for 75 cents plus 25 cents postage by sending the money in along with the order form that could be cut out of the page.

Characters:

Other

• Archie Andrews
• Jughead Jones
• Veronica Lodge

3 for $1.00 Checklist

Story featuring Archie

Storyline: An offer to get any three comics on the checklist for $1.00 ("or single titles for 40 cents each!"). Readers filled out the attached order form and returned it with the appropriate money to receive their chosen titles.

Trick Schtick

Story featuring Jughead

Storyline: As the gang enjoys a day at the beach, Jughead reads a book called "Ventriloquism - The Art of Voice-Throwing" and tells Leroy it will add a little excitement to their lives. After Betty refuses to let Jughead sample her lunch basket, Jughead starts throwing his voice to convince the gang they're hearing things because they're hungry. Leroy scares Jughead by making his sandwich talk, and the gang realizes what was really going on. They reward Leroy with all the ice cream he wants. Back home, Jughead's parents are trying to figure out why he turned pale when his mom offered him a sandwich.