Archie Comics Digest
#239
[Canadian]
(January 2008)
Archie,
1973 Series
- Price
- 2.99 CAD
- Pages
- 100
- Indicia Frequency
- Published 9 times a year in Jan., Feb., Mar., June, July, Aug., Sept., Oct. and Dec.
- On-sale Date
- 2007 ?
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
The Archie Digest Library
- Barcode
- 009128468501 39
- Editing
- Nelson Ribeiro; Victor Gorelick; Richard Goldwater (editor-in-chief)
Issue Notes
This issue is a variant of Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #239.
[no title indexed]
Archie / cover / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg (signed)
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It's one of the rarest antique autos in existence!
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Mr. Lodge; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
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That Old Buggy!
Archie / comic story / 12 pages
- Script
- Pat Kennedy (credited)
- Pencils
- Pat Kennedy (credited)
- Inks
- Al Milgrom (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- John Workman (credited)
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Artie Andrews; Hermione Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Curly Cullers; Brando Barker; Bernice C.
- Synopsis
- While relating the story of how his Model T was stolen, Archie's grandfather and Mr. Lodge realize that they knew each other when Mr. Lodge was a young boy.
- Reprints
-
in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #250 (June 2014), #319 (June 2021)
-
It's a Gas
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Dilton Doiley; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- The gang decide to put helium in the car's tires to try to correct the faulty suspension system.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #279 (July 1973) [The story has been rewritten to replace Archie's jalopy with Archie's grandfather's jalopy.]
-
Heave Peeve
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Archie leaves his hat upstair in the school building and asks Jughead to throw it down to him.
- Reprints
- from Archie at Riverdale High (Archie, 1972 series) #64 (July 1979)
-
Hair's the Scoop
Archie & Friends / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski
- Pencils
- Holly Golightly
- Inks
- John Costanza
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- Inspired by a fashion magazine, the girls imagine new looks for themselves and for the boys.
- Reprints
- from Archie & Friends (Archie, 1992 series) #55 (April 2002)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from Archie & Friends #55.
Shining Example
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo ?; Stan Goldberg ?
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Mr. Weatherbee has had Archie polishing door knobs as part of his detention punishment.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #288 (April 1974)
-
Indexer Notes
World of Archie Double Digest #33 credits Stan Goldberg as the penciler but the style more resembles Dan Decarlo's.
Chop Talk
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- George Gladir ?
- Pencils
- Jeff Shultz ?
- Inks
- Al Milgrom ?
- Colors
- Barry Grossman ?
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida ?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Megan
- Synopsis
- Archie flirts with a black belt karate expert.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #528 (December 2002)
-
- Keywords
- karate
Archie Meets Cousin Alistair
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Nancy Woods; Chuck Clayton; Fred Andrews; Alistair Andrews; Pop Tate; Dilton Doiley
- Synopsis
- Archie's cousin Alistair visits from London.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #527 (November 2002)
-
Cousin Alistair Comes to Riverdale
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Alistair Andrews; Jughead Jones; Hot Dog; Mary Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie and Jughead hatch a plan to get rid of Alistair.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #527 (November 2002)
-
Plane Facts
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Geraldine Grundy; Waldo Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Miss Grundy takes Archie's paper airplane and tries to throw it in the trash can.
- Reprints
- from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #120 (July 1980)
-
The Music Man
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Hubert Smithers
- Synopsis
- Archie's electric guitar bothers Mr. Lodge.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #278 (June 1973)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from Pep #278.
I.Q. Miscue
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Geraldine Grundy; Dilton Doiley; Veronica Lodge; Waldo Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- A computer mix-up causes Archie to be classified as a gifted student.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #254 (July 1976)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from Archie #254.
Second Best
Archie & Reggie / comic story / 6 pages
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- The gang argues over which of them are the best teenagers in town.
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #225 (December 1969)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from Laugh Comics #225.
Feature changed from "Archie" to "Archie & Reggie" for this reprint.
Worry Flurry
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Waldo Weatherbee; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- When Mr. Weatherbee accepts Archie's excuse for being late, Archie worries that Mr. Weatherbee might be sick.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #279 (July 1973)
-
Decisions, Decisions
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Dick Malmgren
- Pencils
- Dick Malmgren
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Dilton Doiley
- Synopsis
- Archie can't decide if it looks like it will rain or not.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #288 (April 1974)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from World of Archie Double Digest #33.
A Bird in the Hand
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mary Andrews; Oscar the turkey; Fred Andrews; Chuck Clayton; Veronica Lodge; Moose Mason; Betty Cooper; Nancy Woods; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Archie wins a turkey at the local supermarket but it turns out they're all out. The supermarket ends up giving him a live turkey, named Oscar, instead.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #503 (January 2001)
-
- Keywords
- Thanksgiving; turkey
The Times Are a-Changin'
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- George Gladir (credited)
- Pencils
- Pat Kennedy (credited)
- Inks
- Al Milgrom (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- John Workman
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Artie Andrews; Professor Flutesnoot; Jughead Jones; Dilton Doiley; Betty Cooper; Fred Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie's grandfather, Artie, visits Riverdale High and is surprised at all the progressive changes that have been made.
- Reprints
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
["It's one of the rarest antique autos in existence!"]
Archie -
1.
That Old Buggy!
Archie -
2.
It's a Gas
Archie -
3.
Heave Peeve
Archie -
4.
Hair's the Scoop
Archie & Friends -
5.
Shining Example
Archie -
6.
Chop Talk
Archie -
7.
Archie Meets Cousin Alistair
Archie -
8.
Cousin Alistair Comes to Riverdale
Archie -
9.
Plane Facts
Archie -
10.
The Music Man
Archie -
11.
I.Q. Miscue
Archie -
12.
Second Best
Archie & Reggie -
13.
Worry Flurry
Archie -
14.
Decisions, Decisions
Archie -
15.
A Bird in the Hand
Archie -
16.
The Times Are a-Changin'
Archie -
17.
[Archie Digest #240]
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- Peter Croome
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Mike Nielsen
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