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ISSUE SUMMARY

Publisher: Archie
Title: Archie's Joke Book Magazine
Page Count: 36
Genre: Children, Humor, Teen
Era: Silver
Cover Price: 0.12 USD
Cover Date: December 1966
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Country: United States
Mr. Andrews encourages Archie to do some work around the house, but encourages him to stop after he does considerable damage.; Betty takes two rides at once on Reggie's scooter -- her first and her last.; Dilton brings his telescope to the dance, because Archie said it would be filled with heavenly bodies.; The boys are sneaking looks at the lovely new girl seated by the pencil sharpener. Archie sharpens a mechanical pencil, because it's the only one he's got.; Veronica has invited Archie to go riding, so he practices on a mechanical fun ride in the shape of a horse.; Veronica is "in" because she doesn't care about being "in."; Li'l Jinx describes a calamity at a neighbors house requiring ambulance and fire department, then complains that nothing ever happens in her house.; Miss Grundy discourages students from lingering by the water fountain when she hangs Mr. Weatherbee's picture above it.; Archie often buys a cupful of gas for his jalopy. Now he wants a thimbleful for a motorized skateboard.; Archie's singing group needs a gimmick. Mr. Lodge ties gags around their mouths.; Betty thinks she and Archie should do more things together. Archie lets her help overhaul the car.; The girls have knocked themselves out making food, but the fellows are engrossed in the game on TV. Veronica uses the power cord to drag the TV (on a wheeled cart) into the kitchen.; Moose is working for Pop Tate, who won't allow credit. So instead of giving his friends sodas "on the cuff," he gives them sodas "on the house."; Despite Jughead's heroic measures to escape, Big Ethel has a fifth sense for finding him.; Betty and Veronica are horrified to hear that Archie was injured racing. It turns out he cut his finger on slot cars.; Veronica takes her friends for a picnic away from civilization. The mansion staff lug hot meals along.; Mr. Lodge won't let Veronica ride on Archie's motor scooter unless he tows it himself on a platform.; Archie makes the soda jerk recite his entire list of ice cream flavors, then asks for custard pie. The soda jerk delivers it right to Archie's face.; Archie's conscience urges Archie not to be led into temptation. Archie doesn't need to be led, he can find his own way.; Archie shows Veronica the baseball team's pitching machine. When he tries to make time with Caroline, Veronica turns the machine on him.; Veronica throws a "camp" party. Jughead shows up with pup tent and Scout uniform.; Moose saw Midge kissing Reggie, but didn't hit the ceiling. He hit Reggie.; Archie found the test questions objective; he objected to all of them.; The advisor asks Moose what he expects to be in five years. Moose expects to be 22.; Veronica gives her dad a string of responses to use, depending on which boy is calling.; Betty can't decide for whom to vote in the school election -- Frank is intelligent, but Todd is handsome.