World of Archie Double Digest #25 [Direct Edition]
(March 2013)

Archie, 2010 Series
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3.99 USD
Pages
164
Indicia Frequency
Published 10 times a year (monthly except Mar. and Nov.)
On-sale Date
2013-01-16
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Brand
The Archie Library
Barcode
762816468503 02511
Editing
Victor Gorelick (editor)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Archie / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Inks
Rudy Lapick (signed)
Colors
Rosario Peña (signed)
Letters
Bill Yoshida

First Line of Dialogue or Text
A snowsurfer has to be completely fearless!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Reprints
Keywords
snowboarding

Arrow Talk (Table of Contents: 1)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir (credited)
Pencils
Pat Kennedy (credited)
Inks
Ken Selig (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Jack Morelli (credited)

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Dan Cupid; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Reggie Mantle; Chuck Clayton; Nancy Woods; Jughead Jones; Ethel Muggs; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Dan Cupid trains his replacement on how to deal with the teens in Riverdale.
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Keywords
cupid

Tacky Tech! (Table of Contents: 2)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir (credited)
Pencils
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Inks
Bob Smith (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Miss Grundy; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Chuck Clayton; Mr. Weatherbee; Nancy Woods; Ms. Beazly; Coach Kleats; Miss Haggly; Professor Flutesnoot
Synopsis
Miss Grundy receives a donation of a computer and the students have fun with its photo-morphing program.
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Love Sick and Snow Blind (Table of Contents: 3)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle (credited)
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo Jr. (credited)
Inks
Jim DeCarlo (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Mrs. Andrews; Fred Andrews
Synopsis
Archie braves a fierce blizzard to visit Veronica.
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The Patient Patient (Table of Contents: 4)

Mr. Weatherbee / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir (credited)
Pencils
Chic Stone (credited)
Inks
Chic Stone (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Mr. Weatherbee; Ms. Haggly; Miss Grundy
Synopsis
Miss Grundy and Ms. Haggly compete for the affections of a sick Mr. Weatherbee.
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A Lot to Learn (Table of Contents: 5)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Dick Malmgren (credited)
Pencils
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Inks
Jim DeCarlo (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
Betty and Veronica try to annoy Archie and Reggie.
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Rock N' Roll Is Here To See (Table of Contents: 6)

The Archies / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir (credited)
Pencils
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Inks
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
The Archies [Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones]
Synopsis
Reggie obsesses with the status of The Archies.
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Snack Attack (Table of Contents: 7)

Miss Crouton / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Miss Crouton; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Cosmo the Merry Martian / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bob White (signed)
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
How does it feel, Orbi...
Genre
humor; science fiction
Characters
Cosmo the Merry Martian; Orbi
Synopsis
Introduction to the Cosmo the Merry Martian section. Features Issue 1 cover.
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Venus Bound! (Chapter 1) (Table of Contents: 9)

Cosmo the Merry Martian / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Sy Reit (credited)
Pencils
Bob White (credited)
Inks
Terry Szenics (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Terry Szenics

Genre
humor; science fiction
Characters
Cosmo; Orbi; Moonlings; Gillywump; Professor Thimk; Astra; Jojo
Synopsis
Professor Thimk and Astra arrive on the moon to rescue Cosmo and Orbi. Because they are so close to Venus, the Martian Space Commission demands that they go and investigate it.
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Trouble For Orbi! (Chapter 2) (Table of Contents: 10)

Cosmo the Merry Martian / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Sy Reit (credited)
Pencils
Bob White (credited)
Inks
Terry Szenics (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Terry Szenics

Genre
humor; science fiction
Characters
Cosmo; Orbi; Professor Thimk; Astra; Jojo; Moonlings; Gillywump; Venusian Monster
Synopsis
The crew arrives on Venus, and discovers that small volcanoes cause the gaseous cloud around the planet. Cosmo, Orbi, and Astra unknowingly sit on a sleeping Venusian monster, who wakes up and kidnaps Orbi.
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To The Rescue! (Chapter 3) (Table of Contents: 11)

Cosmo the Merry Martian / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Sy Reit (credited)
Pencils
Bob White (credited)
Inks
Terry Szenics (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Terry Szenics

Genre
humor; science fiction
Characters
Cosmo; Orbi; Astra; Professor Thimk; Moonlings; Gillywump
Synopsis
When Cosmo tells Professor Thimk about Orbi's kidnapping, the group goes looking for him and Astra falls into a crevice.
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A Slap-Happy Ending! (Chapter 4) (Table of Contents: 12)

Cosmo the Merry Martian / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Sy Reit (credited)
Pencils
Bob White (credited)
Inks
Terry Szenics (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Terry Szenics

Genre
humor; science fiction
Characters
Cosmo; Orbi; Astra; Professor Thimk; Moonlings; Gillywump; Venusian Monsters
Synopsis
A Venusian Monster helps Astra out of the crevice, and Orbi tells the crew that a short circuit in his helmet has caused the monsters to become afraid of him. The story ends with the monsters taking the crew to meet the queen.
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Lovely Day! (Table of Contents: 13)

Jimmy Jupiter / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Sy Reit ?
Pencils
Bob White
Inks
Terry Szenics
Colors
?
Letters
Terry Szenics

Genre
humor; science fiction; superhero
Characters
Jimmy Jupiter
Synopsis
Jimmy is almost hit by a jet-a-cycle, but fails to remember the license plate.
Reprints

Shower Power (Table of Contents: 14)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir (credited)
Pencils
Dick Malmgren (credited)
Inks
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
When Mr. Weatherbee's hot water heater breaks, Archie suggests he take a shower at the school.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

Miss Grundy; Miss Haggly / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Edwards (credited)
Pencils
Joe Edwards (credited)
Inks
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Bill Yoshida (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Late Again!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Miss Haggly; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Mr. Weatherbee attempts to exercise Miss Grundy and Miss Haggly when they get a case of the "winter blahs".
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It's a Mess (Table of Contents: 16)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir (credited)
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Inks
Jim DeCarlo (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mrs. Andrews
Synopsis
When Archie is late for his date with Veronica because he has to clean his room, Veronica comes over and messes it up again.
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Indexer Notes

In the original printing in Archie #343, the script is credited to Rich Margopoulos.

Nerves of Steel (Table of Contents: 17)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Gene Colan
Inks
?
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
Synopsis
Archie watches a horror movie over and over so that he will not be so frightened by it.
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Indexer Notes

This story is credited to Margopoulos and Amendola, but original art has been found crediting Gladir and Colan.

Deadly Dribble (Table of Contents: 18)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir (credited)
Pencils
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Inks
Mike Esposito (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
Archie risks the wrath of Mr. Weatherbee when he brings his basketball to school.
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Bored Game (Table of Contents: 19)

Betty / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Kathleen Webb (credited)
Pencils
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Inks
Mike Esposito (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Hal Cooper; Alice Cooper; Midge Klump; Reggie Mantle; Dilton Doiley; Moose Mason
Synopsis
Forced inside due to a rainy day, Archie, Betty and her parents decide to play the board game "Be A Billionaire" (a take-off on Monopoly). During the game, Archie fantasizes about being a billionaire.
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That's the Ticket! (Table of Contents: 20)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir (credited)
Pencils
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Inks
Mike Esposito (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Betty Cooper
Synopsis
Archie orders his parents tickets to the John Tash concert on the internet, but he makes a mistake and gets the wrong date.
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Getting Personal (Part 1) (Table of Contents: 21)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle (credited)
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Inks
Jim DeCarlo (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; George; Smithers; Ample Ambrose
Synopsis
Betty puts an ad for Archie in the personals column of the local paper. When Veronica sees it, she puts in a bigger one.
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Cupid Jones (Part 2) (Table of Contents: 22)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle (credited)
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Inks
Jim DeCarlo (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Ample Ambrose; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Veronica appeals to Betty for help in ditching an unwanted suitor.
Reprints

The Debbie Dancers (Table of Contents: 23)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir (credited)
Pencils
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Inks
Mike Esposito (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mrs. Andrews; Smithers; Mr. Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Veronica's new exercise tape has everyone around the mansion dancing.
Reprints

Brain Freeze (Table of Contents: 24)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)
Pencils
Jeff Shultz (credited)
Inks
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy
Synopsis
While in detention, Archie daydreams about winter sports.
Reprints
Keywords
ski jump; skiing

Party Hardy (Table of Contents: 25)

Jughead / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir (credited)
Pencils
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Inks
Henry Scarpelli (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Mrs. Jones; Archie Andrews; Mrs. Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Jones; Jellybean Jones
Synopsis
Jughead prepares a large meal for his friends, but when all of his friends have to cancel, Jughead has all the food to himself.
Reprints

Bugging the Bee! (Table of Contents: 26)

Mr. Weatherbee / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir (credited)
Pencils
Doug Crane (credited)
Inks
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Coach Clayton; Mr. Weatherbee; Professor Flutesnoot; Miss Haggly; Miss Grundy; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Dilton Doiley; Moose Mason; Ethel Muggs
Synopsis
When a flu epidemic keeps Miss Grundy absent, Mr. Weatherbee fills in for her and has to deal with the antics of Reggie.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 27)

statement of ownership / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Average copies preceding 12 months: 167439. Copies of issue closest to filing date: 167596.

The Old College Try! (Table of Contents: 28)

Mr. Weatherbee / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Archie looks for an all-girls college that will accept him.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 29)

Tales Calculated To Drive You Bats / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Orlando Busino (signed)
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
My husband says we'll take it!
Genre
humor; horror-suspense
Synopsis
Introduction to the Tales Calculated To Drive You Bats section. Features a cropped version of the cover to issue 1, with the text above "Bats" rewritten.
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Open House For Monsters (Table of Contents: 30)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir (signed)
Pencils
Orlando Busino (signed)
Inks
Orlando Busino ?
Colors
?
Letters
Orlando Busino ?

Genre
humor; horror-suspense
Characters
Igor; Freddie; Dracula; Superguy
Synopsis
To debunk the rumors that Igor and Freddie read comic books all day, they give us a look at their Monster Mondays, where they give advice to monsters.
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Monsterama (Table of Contents: 31)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Edwards (signed)
Pencils
Joe Edwards (signed)
Inks
Joe Edwards (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Edwards (signed)

Genre
humor
Characters
Boris; E.J.; Freddie
Synopsis
Movie monster Boris fights with his producers to make a movie where he wins a pretty girl, rather than scare everyone or date another monster.
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Call Me A Doctor! (Table of Contents: 32)

Pop Tate / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Vigoda
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Pop Tate; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Jughead asks Pop how to cure the hiccups.
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Handy Dandy (Table of Contents: 33)

Jughead / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Samm Schwartz
Inks
Samm Schwartz
Colors
?
Letters
Samm Schwartz

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Reggie makes a bet with Jughead concerning juggling.
Reprints
Keywords
juggling

Repeat Treat (Table of Contents: 34)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mrs. Andrews
Synopsis
Archie likes reruns, but not leftovers.
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The Idea Man (Table of Contents: 35)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Dick Malmgren (credited)
Pencils
Dick Malmgren (credited)
Inks
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mrs. Andrews
Synopsis
When the guys and gals fight over what to do, Archie cleverly ditches Reggie for the girls.
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Everything's Archie (Digest Version) (Table of Contents: 36) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["A snowsurfer has to be completely fearless!"]
    Archie
  2. 1. Arrow Talk
    Archie
  3. 2. Tacky Tech!
    Archie
  4. 3. Love Sick and Snow Blind
    Archie
  5. 4. The Patient Patient
    Mr. Weatherbee
  6. 5. A Lot to Learn
    Betty and Veronica
  7. 6. Rock N' Roll Is Here To See
    The Archies
  8. 7. Snack Attack
    Miss Crouton
  9. 8. ["How does it feel, Orbi..."]
    Cosmo the Merry Martian
  10. 9. Venus Bound! (Chapter 1)
    Cosmo the Merry Martian
  11. 10. Trouble For Orbi! (Chapter 2)
    Cosmo the Merry Martian
  12. 11. To The Rescue! (Chapter 3)
    Cosmo the Merry Martian
  13. 12. A Slap-Happy Ending! (Chapter 4)
    Cosmo the Merry Martian
  14. 13. Lovely Day!
    Jimmy Jupiter
  15. 14. Shower Power
    Archie
  16. 15. ["Late Again!"]
    Miss Grundy; Miss Haggly
  17. 16. It's a Mess
    Archie
  18. 17. Nerves of Steel
    Archie
  19. 18. Deadly Dribble
    Archie
  20. 19. Bored Game
    Betty
  21. 20. That's the Ticket!
    Archie
  22. 21. Getting Personal (Part 1)
    Betty and Veronica
  23. 22. Cupid Jones (Part 2)
    Betty and Veronica
  24. 23. The Debbie Dancers
    Archie
  25. 24. Brain Freeze
    Archie
  26. 25. Party Hardy
    Jughead
  27. 26. Bugging the Bee!
    Mr. Weatherbee
  28. 27. [no title indexed]
  29. 28. The Old College Try!
    Mr. Weatherbee
  30. 29. ["My husband says we'll take it!"]
    Tales Calculated To Drive You Bats
  31. 30. Open House For Monsters
  32. 31. Monsterama
  33. 32. Call Me A Doctor!
    Pop Tate
  34. 33. Handy Dandy
    Jughead
  35. 34. Repeat Treat
    Archie
  36. 35. The Idea Man
    Archie
  37. 36. Everything's Archie (Digest Version)
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