Archie

Archie is an ongoing comic book franchise created by John L. Goldwater that first began in 1942, the Archie story being published in an issue of Pep Comics in December 1941.

The Archie comics are set in Riverdale and focus on the life of teenager Archie Andrews, as well as his friends Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle and Jughead Jones.

Vitamin "See" (Archie Comics #59, November/December 1952)

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Never Say Diet! (Archie Comics #90, January/February 1958)

Unaware that Pop's scale is off-register by ten pounds, Veronica gets an incorrect weight and begins morbidly fantasizing about herself becoming huge.

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Repeat Performance (Archie #165, June 1966)

Moose's cure for the hiccups ("all yuh gotta do is hole yer breath an' drink water!") has predictable consequences when Archie is left unattended.

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Fat Chance (Archie Giant Series Magazine #145, June 1967)

Veronica has a nightmare where she appears to be gaining so much weight from eating chocolate that she floats like a balloon.

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Weigh Out Scene (Life With Archie #95, March 1970)

Archie seems to have gained weight after making fun of portly Stanley, and is constantly mocked himself, but just like the last two stories, it is all a nightmare. Archie tells his friends all about it, leading to Stanley being treated like an ordinary friend.

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Burgers or Bust! (Jughead Vol. 1 #185, October 1970)

Jughead faces the consequences from having dozens of hamburgers, but this happens to be a nightmare.

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Jughead Vol. 1 #228, May 1974

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Testy Taste (Jughead Vol. 1 #296, January 1980)

Jughead drinks ten cases of hamburger-flavored soda, which everyone except him thinks is disgusting.

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Fat Chance (Archie's Joke Book Magazine #273, November 1980)

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The Jughead Jones Comics Digest Magazine #20, March 1982

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Jughead Vol. 2 #44, April 1993

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Jughead's Double Digest Magazine #27, December 1994

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The Jughead Jones Digest Magazine #97, October 1995

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Archie's Pal Jughead Vol. 2 #101, February 1998

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Archie's Pal Jughead Vol. 2 #129, 2000

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Photo Flair (Jughead's Double Digest Magazine #92, April 2003)

Jughead has a bloated belly after eating a lot while getting photos for Betty.

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Another Fine Mess! (Archie's Pal Jughead Vol. 2 #169, December 2005)

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(Jug)Head Games! (Archie's Pal Jughead Vol. 2 #199, March 2010)

Jughead's arch-nemesis Trula Twyst unveils a scheme to "eliminate" Jughead by perfectly copying his mannerisms, fashion sense, and diet, thus subconsciously forcing him into normalcy. The plan backfires when Trula, revealing a small stuffed belly, moans that she can't keep up with his appetite.

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Something Ventured, Something Gained (Archie's Pal Jughead Vol. 2 #200, April 2010)

Jughead makes a deal with Darlene, a witch disguised as waitress for a new diner, which trades his metabolism for "paradise on a bun". It is when Jughead has gained a lot of weight that Archie's friends try and get his metabolism back.

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See Also

• Archie’s Weird Mysteries
• Sabrina the Teenage Witch