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[HE IS INTENDING TO PROVIDE THE CHRISTMAS TREE FOR THE PARTY” THE BATTLE IS ONS THIS IS OPERATION BLUE SPRUCETHE STUFF WE CUT HIG TREE FROM LAST YEAR”WHO COouLp Resist L—] THOSE WARM INVITATIONS] Pe) 7 Hee he rir a 5 7) eS ya s a : THERES THAT‘’S THE ONES PERS eo aE ce Top THATS WOULDN'T, 1 eee = ie ? TI LUKE THAT OUTEOOT LiFe? (PUEZ) N-NOTHING LIKE IT, \g 1S RIGHT’ ESPECIALLY Td A LOUNGE LIZARD LIKE MEFSi AY RIGHT OVER THE REAR SEAT? NOW PUSH/SHE SHOULD u i o oO es Zz id J o 3 q iy Ea. : MAGICS “eZ, 2) | Now wet SIND OUT WHO DESERVES TO BE MR. SANTA CLAUS? OPEN THEM UR ARCH! COSTUMES IS WHAT I_ BROUGHT” LET'S SEE WHAT YOU EVERYBODY WILL HAVE AN BROUGHT TO THE APPROPRIATE CHRISTMAS PARTY? \ COSTUME, AND...YUK, YUK/JINGLES YOU. CONJUREP UP ALL THE WRONG HOLIDAYS? TAKE THIS JUNK WITH You? ri ul) yi) th (GIGGLE) WATCH IT, JINGLESS HE'S OUT FOR BLOODSpe A] >e HAHSA FAT LOT OF er GOOD YOU CIP mi t IS GOING TO BE PLAYING HOUSE WITH MAY GIRLZ i © AL » Wu 2 é S § = Z 5 La zgMANY OF THE GIRLS O10 ALOT OF WORK TO MAKE THIS PARTY A SUCCESS _£ BUT I FINALLY Dect THE HONOR SHOU! THE ONE WHO HAD ORIGINAL IPBA Fo; mx PART Pi { S IPED THAT LO GO TO THE Fe THE. yr Si ¥ (Y ea = K Cm ASN waver aS Cade S Ae RRR MIPGi THAT WOLF SS nyIPs THE NIGHT OF THE PARTY? sé THANKS TO WONDERFUL THAT LITTLE PARTY ARCHIE cuPIe LOVES JINGLESS a . eo ey Mey ener Ts eo Seiee Ne ONE *? AL LBAITTA CLAUS, & BUT 6S) * a, COME BETWEEN ME n a ry DAY = AND ae iS = — 2 on Tk zs 2 (ea C lg \\aa =\¢ By) es 2 fag ipa te} ag x : | i Sa" der” ee G 1 SQ a TA = ; ead Zi A a "eronee EG JUG. Sc] i ee) 2 7a ~~ = 5 / TOBESTOWA GOO? 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YOU, “A FOOL MUST I SUPPOSE YOU THOUGHT THIS NOW AND THEN BE RIGHT WAS 4 SMART REPLY TOTHE. NOTE BY CHANCE!” SIGNED ARCHIE I PASSEG YOU IN CLass ANDREWS ! HEY-- PON'T TELL ME aa PO YOU. YOU GOT GNE TOO 2, MEAN BY "TOO"? ae pwI FOUNC THE SAME NOTE IN) [IT SOUNDS 1 SUPPOSE YOURE GOING Famitiars/} | TO CLAIM ITS PART OFA HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT? IT'S PART OF A QUOTE I RESEARCHED FORA P, PAPER T WAS IRITING !TOO BAD YOU HE'S Forcep WY “| VWHO SENT OUTALL “\ /T CANNOT TELL A LIE? DONT HAVE ANY } SIGNATURE IN THE THOSENASTY NOTES f WELL, ACTUALLY T CAN PROOFS { PAST? <| TO ARCHIE'S FRIENDS ¢ TELL SOME PRETTY == FORA CHILD LIKEYOU, YW Ne HMM © Px THREE DAYS WORTH OF DETENTION OUGHTY BE TO BE ENOUGH FOR 4 FORGER LIKE YOU TO REFLECT UPON THE ERROR OF HIS. 5T THOUSKT IUS WAS TAKING YOU TO THE MOVIES. TODAY. BECAUSE OF ALL ) YES, HE THE COOKIES YOU BAKED J PROMISED FOR HIMLAST WEEK /_¢ HE WOULD! PROVIDING HE DIDN'T. HANE TOGO IPN'T HAVE TOGO TEP ETON AFTER ALL! HE MUST BE NEARBY!ANP HERE V ... 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LETS FIND OUTS TOUCH YOUR HANDS TO THE SIDES OF YOUR HEADY YOU STILL “THERE MUST BE “S, eal I@HT HAVE: / SOME INSTAKE, { DION I'M JUST OOP AT GUESSING GAMES ) OKAY! GEE, ; YES! NOW, FOCUS YOUR MENTAL ENERGY AND CONCENTRATE REAL HARPSHAL Reae THis, WOT uses, AKA 3 AAR, BRAINIACS ARCHIE SUPPOSED TO THINK ANDREWS IG A OF SOMETHING 7 errs =a SIGHT KNOWING ARCHE, Hic GUESSES WERE MY EXPERIMENT 15 A SUCCESS, SIR. WE'RE FINALLY GONE Te BEAT GOLITH SIDE HIGH AT THE SCIENCE FAIRSTHE SCIENCE FAIR IS TOMORROW! ULL GET SOME NEW CLOTHES SO L LOOK My BEST WHEN WE IN FIRST PRIZEL oF RENIS HEY? THERE S THAT NEW GIRL AGAIN, ANE? SHE SAILED ATME! L WONGER WHAT SHES THINKING 2 flSTEALING DIAMONDS T-THAT GUY! HE'S WILL BE A GoaD Séore ¢ | THINKING ABOUT IN_MY LONG LINE OF < ROBBING THE PERFECT CRIMES f JEWELRY STOREr OH, NOY THE an (HEH! HEHE THE TIME GIRL T LIKE WENT pu f 6 Rlaut ror Zee NOIDE! Gut PF WHATS je LITEFINGER “TO HE THINKING STRKE AGAIN HOLY SMOKE! HE'S GOING To Do IT! 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D Si 7 a WaHLL SPOT YOU A RACK OF BALLS AND WHIP YOU LIKE A BOWL OF 4 CREam sy me WELL, IT LCOKS LIKE OUR COMPETITION HAS STARTERS WHY DON'T You TWO SET UPA MaATCHE HOW ABOUT TOMORROW AFTER CLASS = THAT'LL GIVE ME TIME TO GATHER, AN AUDIENCE TO WATCH ME. HUMILIATE “ou EXD. JUG, HE 15 SOMEWHAT. OF A POOL SHARK 7 f GOING INTa TRAININGS] YOUVE GOT ONE DANS HES GOING To BEAT THE Sox OpF YOUSBEFORE I MASSACRE YON PIGEON, I MUST INSIST ON ABSOLUTE SILENCE S SAVE YOUR APPLAUSE KNOCK OFF THE CHATTER AND PLAY POOLS JUGHEAD GETS ) THINK HE CAN TO BREAK { BEAT "UAWS?" MAKE YOUR PLAY, SUCKER ILL BE “OUR LAST. GH YOU SCATTERED THEM REAL SWEET & NOW WATCH ME RUN THE TABLE”WHAT'S IT LOOK LIke & IT’S THE MARK OF A GREAT SPORTS FIGURE 7 AREN'T THE BASEBALL GREATS ALWAYS CHOMPIN'ON SOMETHING TO KEEP THEIR MOUTHS FROM PRYING UP,» Gone r GOT SO UPSET 2 MISSE0.” NOT BADST RAN OFF SEVEN BEFORE, I MISSED a STEP ASIDE, CHUMG ANC TY SHOW YOU WHY DONT SOU JY HOPE OU KEEP THAT... DIDN'T GET MEEOWTCH £ POOL CHALK T_ON ITS oa 2S] ly WC ACKS MISSED = AGAIN.”JUG LOOKS SILLY WITH < CONCENTRATE f * THAT LOLLIPOP.” © CONCENTRATE f YOU KNOW, I'VE GOT A HUNCH ALL HAIL THE THAT CHARACTER'S GOING TO LOLLIPOP KIDS BRING THE POOL TROPHY TO RIVERDALE,”SEP LOST 1 A WHO CARES ? \/'1 DONTABED \ (But OUR GIRLSNS I'VE Got PRACTICE, BUTMY Y BASKETBALL voueyaate | TEAMGCES, SO TEAM WAS PRACTICE /, YOU GUYS CAN HERE F/RSTS, VEOACH! DID YOU SAY “COMPLEX"'?7 DON'T LOOK NOW, BUT I THINK 1M ABOUT TO BE BRMLL ANT” ., USE THE GYM FOR PRACTICE / eS D (TS pea pas y= a! =LUCKILY, COACH, OUR GYM IS REALLY 8/G.7 TLLUSE TAPE TO DIVIDE |T INTOSECHONS, SOTHAT ALL THE TEAMS CAN PRACTICE AT THE SAME TIME! > YOU'LL BLOW YOUR WHISTLE ANO THE EIRST SET OF PLAYERS WILL LEAVE THE FLOOR! THEN YOU'LL BLOW IT AGAIN AND, THE MEXT SET OF PLAYERS WILL START PRACTICING “4 I DON'T KNOW = ABOUT THIS, WEST AS ARCHIE f NOT WITH MY SYSTEM, COACH/ Y| ONLY A FEW PLAYERS ATA TIME WILL PRACTICE { AFTER TWENTY | | in JAINUTES... | I ry Ba a Le 5 2 bere (eae TRUST ME,COACH! THEY'RE GONNA HAVE TO RENAME THE GYM THE ARCHIE I MUST ADMIT, YOUR SYSTEM'S WORKING OUT NICELY, ARCHIE /5 se rr S zu jz ~ i Ee 3 =f W/| aah Pus |e LIX yu de a2 Ke) ¢ boy Sa) Er rN pees ue 5 Bygé a] Pore wu “. baws so! wed pas rae “rt Ve &Spe ee ae == /There's HE eo P => 5 HISTLE! 8 i yy [ers eo! Sie 5 , = re a a = A ge cm y St SFA P oR fps A 6 ceNOW JUST BESS THOSE BUTTONS if THIS |S A MODEL OF THE BO-S72RY ANG YOU CAN SWITCH FROM OME STORY TO ANOTHER? LOPGE TOWERS WHICH WILL... + MOUSE THAT I'VE THE SARLY PART Ears CENTURY BEEN TRYING TO WHEN MY ANCESTORS... CATCH SINCE... @ WO, e 4CAUGHT REGGIE TRYING TO Ls ON'T FAME, MAKE A CATE WITH... - UGLY JUG HE'S PROBABLY p AUNGRY AND AFTER OUR.. ie, ha Ke iY a nmTHAT WON'T HELP.” WHAT WE NEED |S... |.A RUBBER LIFE RAPT) yYeay.’ SOME [ PeLveRer 10 THE ER Rahn (Of / THE SOUP'S BOILING OVER / THE LAST TIME THAT HAPPENED, IT A7E RIGHT THROUGH... O-STORY Y TM SORRY, ILOING 7 LOOG ES coal Mf, WEATHERBEE GAVE! ON CAMPING...THAT WAS THE YOU THINK THAT. WAS DULL? LISTEN, TO THt eres) | ADVANCED THEORETICAL QUANTOME CHANICS...OH YOU'RE BACK TO 7H/S STORY / WELL, AST WAS SAYING, ADVANCE! Taber GUANTOMECHANICS WIBSEC, UBIaUITOUs COMTECTURE... AEY,/NOURE NOT SWITCHING STORIES’ THAT MUST MEAN THAT YOU FIND WHAT I HAVE TO SAY FASCINATING .., J KNOW’ NOU Wo@e OUT THE BATTERIES ALREADY, LENT YOU So Bowe. WEATHERBEE 60 YOU LADIES THINK BOWLING WILL KEEP MY WEIGHT DOWN?THE COIN IS GOING OVER INTO THE NEXT LANE,’ Pp Ke aoe. fay j, ‘G PP “ ve , ee= VE A GOOD MING TO le: a . NOW T KNOW es ae gs ue, fOu'RE p> I BROUGHT YOU A BALL) / WITH MuUCI PG MALL LER [ PARNITHE ioe ‘S ARE MUCH se ALDINE. HOLO THE BALL TIGHT TOO SMALL WHILE I Tey eee =I Guess You JUST caN'T _Y REASON WITH SOME PEOPLE 4f CEM E HERE VOU Cowaee 2 Bene LANES THESE CARS ALL NIGHT / ING LOT J [IN FACT, TM VERY GRATEFUL TO YOU TWO?SAT, OIDN'T T MEET YOu AT THE HUNT CLUB BALL LAST MONTH? I'M CHAD JACKSONE Ie THOSE TWO EVER EVEN SAW EACH OTHER BEFORE, VIL EAT WY HATS Script: Doyle Art & Letters: Schwartz 1M SUPPOSED TO MEET HIM HERE FOR A DATES GET RID OF HIM, WONT WEE WHY DON'T WE GO Y THE FLY INTHAT SOMEWHERE AND NTMEN! TALK OVER OLD NAMED ARCHIE TIMES & ANDREWS?DO YOU HAVE CHAD JACKSON | ANY IDEAS, _ ALWAYS HAS IDEAS?) LISTEN, PALS IVE T NOW, JUG! it GOT TO WARN. FOR Petes Sai eo wy aa But. BATE WITH VERONICA? (D BETTER SPLIT f DON'T WORRYWFTLL HANDLE IT fAeon LONG La NOS RIGHT om TL will HAH SILL TIE HIS BUMPER TO THIS TREE / WHEN HE PULLS OUT... CRASH AUREMCIEU SS TO THINK ABOLT DATES # JUGS WHAT ARE YOU BOING TO WY CARE YING MY CAR TO A TREE, EN GET ‘OUT OF HERETIM SICK OF YOU TRYING TO BREAK UP MY DATES WITH RONNIE!BUT ARCH YT OON'T TELL ME I 5AW WHAT HAPPENED, LET ME I pont! YOu DIONIT! T JUG YOU TRIED TO HELP HELP YOu CAUGHT YOu AND HE BLASTED YOU! PLAN YouR RED-HANDEDS REVENGE £ THERE'S His CAR AT THE CHOKLIT SHOPPEY AND * REVENGE"? THAT'S NOT WHAT 1S ABOUT, REGGIE LS THAT CREEP HAS HIS EXE ONIT AGAIN S wate HES TRYING TO PLT 16 WHEELS BACK IN ACTION, ULL GRAB THE CHICK, AND.-- HEH, HEH! LETS SEE HIM GET THIS HEAP STARTEO WITHOUT HIS DISTRIBUTOR CAPSVLL PUT THIS DISTRIBUTOR CAP) BACK FOR OV ARCHT BEAT 11S FORGET YOu EVER KNEW ME’... ANC STAY OUT OF MAY LIFE AMAL ATITAGAIN, EH, WISE GUY * TAKE AE HOME, ARCHIE! NO,ARCHIYOU DON'T UNDERSTANDS WM GLAD T YELLEO AT HIM? T HOPE T HURT His FEELINGS! MAYBE HE'LL LEAVE ME ALONE FROM NOWONS NO MORE BEST FRIENDS FOR ME, MANS FROM NOW ON I'M A LONER LIKE YOu, REGGIE’SUPPOSED To BE A FRIEND, AND ALL HE DOES 15 TRY TO SABOTAGE MY DATES,” WITH FRIENDS LIKE HIM WHO NEEDS ENEMIES? JUGHEAD'S BEEN PROTECTING YOu LIKE A MOTHER HEN AND YOU'VE BEEN TOO DUMB TO NOTICE” VUIRYING To PITCH JUS FJUGET DIDN'T KNOW. HOW CAN I MAKE, IT UP TO YOU 2 WHAT YOu STUPID JERKY “OU ALL PAYS SfOLLCAN BUY ME SOME BURGERS WHILE| “YOU TELL ME WHAT YOURE RAPPING! JUG, YOURE NOT FOR REALS YOU'RE NOT ANGRY OR VENGEFUL? (MA ROTTEN, STUPID, MEAN, SELFISH FRIENDS OTHER WORGS HAVE NO. WHEN THE WORD" FRIEND” [SIN THERE , AFecH, THOSETHAT'LL BE NOW WHERE THE Heck DID I Put $1.10, BETTY” THAT MONEY F I COULD HAVE SWORN I Put iT IN THIS POckeT .- GULP,“ CAN'T SEEM TO FIND IT’ MAYBE T LosT iT.” (T AALGHT HAVE FALLEN OUT OF MY POCKET.“IT'S NOT HERE.“--- I GUESS I DION'T BRING IT WITH ME OR I LOST IT OUTSIDE SOME = WHERE.” (REGGIE, WOULD YOU LEND ME A DOLLAR TEN, SO I CAN PAY FOR MY CHECK = HIM BACK A LOT FASTER.7. I_COULD HAVE SWORN I HAD IT WHEN T LEFT THE HOUSE *I WOULDN'T ORDER ANYTHING I COULON'T PAY FOR.~ HAVE POP PUT IT ON HIS TAB 7 WHY SHOULD T GET STUCK For IT % Boy, YOU CHICKS ARE REAL MOOCHERS /IT'S NOT TOO DIFFICULT TO FIND & PRETTY BIRD, POP/JUST OPEN YOUR WALLET AND THERE THEY ARE” HAS HAS HO’ HAR &-=- THEY'LLGO OUT WITH EVERY TOM, DICK, P AND HARRY, PROVIDED THEY: BRING JACK ALONG. DON'T TAKE ME SERIOUS, BETTY’ I WAS ONLY TELLING THE TRUTH.’ HEE HEE.’ [HEE SHEE! HAS HAZHOS GIRLS SURE HAVE THE GIFT OF GRAB’ -— THEY PREFER MEN WITH SOMETHING TENDER ABOUT THEM, ZEGAZ FENDER 7 a WS 2: I'LL PUT ITON YOUR <( TAB, BETTY.’ YOUCAN C GIGGLE.) PAY ME LATER.“ € SNICKER/) SO THERE YOU ARE, ARCHIE / I WAS LOOKING FOR YOU AT THE MALT SHOP.“POT ROAST. MMMM--- THAT'S MY FAVORITE , BETTY/YOU KNOW MY WEAKNESS /T COULDN'T SAY NOTO THAT .7 TO MY HOUSE FOR 4 POT ROAST DINNER, ARCHIE 7 _ IT'S BEEN COOKING ALL AFTERNOON ,7 WOULD YOU LIKETO COME Suet BETTY HAS INVITED ARCHIE FOR WHY DOESN'T SHE INVITE ONE OF HER SUPER DINNERS, ME F---T CAN'T FIGURE IT OUT,” SHE CAN'T BE MAD AT WHAT I SAIC 7 T CAN MAKE HER CHANGE HER { ARCHIE DOESN'T KNOW IT, BUT MIND --- NO CHICK CAN TURN HE'S ABOUT TO HAVE COMPANY.Z DOWN THE GREAT MANTLE F IN ACTION 7 a “ ry L oy Ks i f fiBETTY.’ I CAME OVER TO TRY AND MAKE YOU UNDERSTAND THE REAL MANTLE,BECAUSE I KNOW YOU DON'T.” IT'S NOT EASY BEING AN OVER- BEARING, OBNOXIOUS CREEP. WHERE PEOPLE P S72 UNDERSTAND, EALLY co’ SHE'S PROBABLY GOING TO TELL } ARCHIE SHE'S INVITING ME IN FOR THE GOODIES,”EAR ) | is THIS FORTHE HUH? ER. (TI MEAN, IMAGINE You x Ni ‘BOOK OR # : FALLING FOR A BRAINY THAT! SOMETHING, RON Z ITs! LITTLE GUY LIKE THAT vHAL HAH # | a p 5 ( ‘i Fe SHE ALMOST WHEW!) THAT “P4 , STUMBLEC ON WAS CLOSE / TO THE TRUTH / CO oO 3 ef fy ee a & | i i. | eu NO rm Pi LEM IXEDINA ee IFFY, | f ne i rH}HUH ? 1 THOUGHT YOU TA NEEDED GLASSES, DILTON] NEARSIGHTED, WHY ARE SOU TAKING NOT THEM OFF & FARSIGHTED! MY GLASSES HELP ME SEE BETTER IN THE PISTANCE / 1 DON'T NEED Tr WORKS TI ITTY jy AMIE iY cg = NOT LONG AFTER THAT, I FOUND MY- P ans HE'D ALL I CAN THINK “il SELF WITH AN OBSESSION ON MY LAUGH SILLY t) ABOUT ARE PILTON'S HANDS / IF HE KNEW / GORGEQUS EYES.‘ ly [7 VERONICA / Ya ANYTHINGTHERE'S NO WAY I'D EVER DATE DILTON... HE'S TOO BRAINY... NOT MY TYPE / But... 'vE GOT TO SEE THOSE EYES OF HIS SOT BROUGHT A CAMERA TO SCHOOL, AND... WHAT'S UP, RON? 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