Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #237 [Direct Edition]

(March 2013)

[Double the Double] (Table of Contents: 1)

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Small Is Big (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

Vickie Williams (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Adam; Jughead Jones; Chuck Clayton

Synopsis

Archie tries to outdo Adam in gifts for Betty for Valentine's Day.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #554 (March 2005)

Keywords

Valentine Day

Late Fate (Table of Contents: 3)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Bob Bolling (credited)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Pop Tate

Synopsis

When Reggie's car breaks down, Archie gives him a lift to his date with Midge.

Reprints

• from Reggie and Me (Archie, 1966 series) #113 (April 1979)

Turtle Stoop (Table of Contents: 4)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir

Pencils

Tim Kennedy

Inks

Rudy Lapick

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Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Weatherbee

Synopsis

Archie and Reggie are both fans of the same minor-league hockey team and try to prove who is the bigger fan.

Reprints

• from Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #139 (February 2003)

Keywords

hockey

Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprint in Archie and Me Comics Digest (Archie, 2017 series) #14, no credits listed in this digest.

Cold Spell (Table of Contents: 5)

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

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Mary Andrews; Fred Andrews

Synopsis

Archie hardly notices the cold outside while sledding but he sure notices it when he gets home and finds out the furnace is out.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #446 (April 1996)

Chiminey Crickets (Table of Contents: 6)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)

Pencils

Rex Lindsey (credited)

Inks

Rex Lindsey (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge

Synopsis

Archie tries to help unclog the fireplace chimney but ends up almost setting the Lodge mansion on fire.

Reprints

• from Archie Annual Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #48 (1986)

Indexer Notes

When printed in Archie Annual Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #48, inks are credited to Jon D'Agostino.

In Search of Shakespeare (Table of Contents: 7)

Archie / 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

Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Svenson; Fred Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Chuck Clayton; Dilton Doiley; Betty Cooper

Synopsis

Archie has lost his report on Shakespeare.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #422 (April 1994)

[Archie Meets Glee] (Table of Contents: 8)

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Snow-Mobile Snuggle (Table of Contents: 9)

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Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper

Synopsis

Archie and Betty on a snow-mobile ride.

Reprints

• from Jughead with Archie Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #180 (February 2003)

Keywords

snow-mobile

Indexer Notes

Wordless story.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Little Archie and Friends / illustration / 1 page (report information)

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Fernando Ruiz (signed)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (signed)

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Indexer Notes

Illustration used as the title page for the next section featuring Little Archie reprints.

The Heart of the Matter (Table of Contents: 11)

Little Archie / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

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Bob Bolling (credited)

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Bob Bolling (credited)

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Bob Bolling (credited)

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Genre

humor; children

Characters

Little Archie Andrews; Little Jughead Jones; Little Betty Cooper; Little Veronica Lodge; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy

Synopsis

When the kids give Mr. Weatherbee and Miss Grundy anonymous valentines, the teachers think the cards came from a secret admirer.

Reprints

• from Little Archie Giant Comics (Archie, 1957 series) #18 (Spring 1961)

Keywords

Valentine Day

A Good Cast (Table of Contents: 12)

Little Archie / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Dexter Taylor (credited)

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Dexter Taylor (credited)

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Dexter Taylor (credited)

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humor; children

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Little Archie; Little Veronica; Little Betty; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee; Little Jughead

Synopsis

Little Archie makes a clay sculpture of Mr. Weatherbee in art class.

Reprints

• from Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #57 (April 1978)

[Double Digest Sample Pack] (Table of Contents: 13)

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A Medal for Archie (Table of Contents: 14)

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

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Hal Cooper; Mr. Weatherbee

Synopsis

Archie has been sneaking out of the house to study for his history test with Betty.

Reprints

• from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #139 (May 1984)

[Prom Princesses] (Table of Contents: 15)

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An Open Book (Table of Contents: 16)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Kathleen Webb (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

John Lowe (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Hal Cooper; Alice Cooper; Archie Andrews

Synopsis

Betty is going to stay home and read until Archie turns up and asks her out.

Reprints

• from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #84 (April 2000)

[Comic Book Fair] (Table of Contents: 17)

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Slip Sliding Away (Table of Contents: 18)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Henry Scarpelli (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

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teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge

Synopsis

Mr. Lodge wants Archie to test out his new sled prototype.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #457 (March 1997)

Keywords

sledding

Snow Fall (Table of Contents: 19)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)

Pencils

Fernando Ruiz (credited)

Inks

Al Nickerson (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

Archie drives Mr. Lodge's new snow tractor into the pool.

Reprints

• from Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #140 (March 2003)

The Interest Rate (Table of Contents: 20)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Angelo De Cesare (credited as Angelo DeCesare)

Pencils

Bob Bolling (credited)

Inks

Bob Smith (credited)

Colors

T. J. Kirsch (credited)

Letters

John Workman (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mr. Martin; Ms. Parker; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Oswald

Synopsis

Archie's new neighbor has been watching him and getting him in trouble.

Reprints

• from Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #241 (March 2008)

Cuddles and Pookie! (Table of Contents: 21)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Greg Crosby (credited)

Pencils

Tim Kennedy (credited)

Inks

Tim Kennedy (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Phil Felix (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Hal Cooper; Alice Cooper

Synopsis

Archie stumbles onto an old love letter tucked in Betty's photo album.

Reprints

• from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #194 (October 1991)

Irate Date (Table of Contents: 22)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

John Lowe (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

Archie has accidentally booked a date with both Betty and Veronica on the same night. To try to get out of his date with Betty early, he is a complete boor.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #509 (July 2001)

Losers Weepers (Table of Contents: 23)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Rich Margopoulos (credited)

Pencils

Sal Amendola (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Vicki Morgan; Loretta Morgan

Synopsis

Archie and Reggie find a lost purse.

Reprints

• from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #272 (May 1989)

Photo Fun (Table of Contents: 24)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Tim Kennedy (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Miss Beazly; Moose Mason; Jughead Jones; Midge Klump; Mr. Weatherbee; Chuck Clayton

Synopsis

The new yearbook is out and everybody is upset with the pictures Archie took.

Reprints

• from Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #123 (April 2001)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 25)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Craig Boldman (signed)

Pencils

Henry Scarpelli (credited)

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Henry Scarpelli (credited)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Tomorrow we'll have a quiz...

Genre

teen

Characters

Miss Grundy; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Fred Andrews

Synopsis

Fred watches a documentary with Archie.

Reprints

• from Archie Sunday (Creators Syndicate) ????.??.??

Cold Reality! (Table of Contents: 26)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Mike Esposito (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews

Synopsis

Archie thinks the house is too cold, but when Betty and Veronica call he's ready to go sledding.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #434 (April 1995)

Luck Is Where You Find It (Table of Contents: 27)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Doug Crane (credited)

Inks

Doug Crane (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason

Synopsis

Archie's lucky charm saves the day for him but is more of a curse for Reggie.

Reprints

• from Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #89 (April 1988)

Keywords

skiing

Arsenic and Old Lace (Table of Contents: 28)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Harry Lucey (credited)

Inks

Harry Lucey (credited)

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Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

Veronica sees Archie talking to other girls and thinks he's flirting with them.

Reprints

• from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #155 (March 1975)

Take Your Time (Table of Contents: 29)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Kathleen Webb (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Bob Smith (credited)

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Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Fred Andrews

Synopsis

Archie is late for a date with Veronica and scurries around making up for lost time.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #579 (December 2007)

Keywords

bowling

Another Way (Table of Contents: 30)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Joe Edwards (credited)

Pencils

Joe Edwards (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones

Synopsis

A mixup causes Mr. Weatherbee to end up with the signs for the cheerleading squad and vice versa.

Reprints

• from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #157 (June 1986)

Keywords

laryngitis

All Fed Up (Table of Contents: 31)

Archie / comic story / 4 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

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper

Synopsis

Archie offers to take Betty out for dinner but every place she suggest he doesn't like.

Reprints

• from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #67 (July 1975)

Muscle Tussle (Table of Contents: 32)

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teen

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Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

Hockey is a very violent sport.

Reprints

• from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #242 (March 1978)

Keywords

hockey

[Pat the Brat #20] (Table of Contents: 33)

Pat the Brat / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

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humor; children

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Pat the Brat

Reprints

• from Pat the Brat (Archie, 1956 series) #20 (May 1957)

Indexer Notes

Cover Reprint used as the title page for the next section featuring Pat the Brat reprints.

Address Distress (Table of Contents: 34)

Pat the Brat / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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Pencils

Bob Bolling (signed)

Inks

Bob Bolling (signed)

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humor; children

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Pat the Brat

Synopsis

Pat has finally learned his address which he then tells to everyone in town.

Reprints

• from Pat the Brat (Archie, 1956 series) #20 (May 1957)

Skin Deep (Table of Contents: 35)

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humor; children

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Pat the Brat

Synopsis

While looking for Pat, his father ends up in jail.

Reprints

• from Pat the Brat (Archie, 1956 series) #20 (May 1957)

A Kiss in the Dark! (Table of Contents: 36)

Flea-Bite / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Flea-Bite

Synopsis

Flea-Bite chases a stray cat off a fence.

Reprints

• from Pat the Brat (Archie, 1956 series) #20 (May 1957)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 37)

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Average copies preceding 12 months: 183,477. Copies of issue nearest filing date: 169754.

[Download the Archie App for free!] (Table of Contents: 38)

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Cool Ridicule (Table of Contents: 39)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Joe Edwards (credited)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

Betty and Veronica get even with Reggie and Archie for treating them as weak.

Reprints

• from Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #48 (April 1977)

Keywords

skiing

[Archie Comics Subscriptions] (Table of Contents: 40)

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The Humanitarians (Table of Contents: 41)

Archie / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Bob Bolling (credited)

Pencils

Bob Bolling (credited)

Inks

Bob Smith (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy

Synopsis

Archie and Jughead find a stray dog on the way to school and take him to the school so he won't freeze in the snow.

Reprints

• from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #276 (April 1973)

[Archie: The Married Life] (Table of Contents: 42)

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Lodge -- A Complaint! (Table of Contents: 43)

Archie Loves Veronica / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Michael Uslan

Pencils

Norm Breyfogle; Stan Goldberg (flashback, 3 panels on page 1)

Inks

Joe Rubinstein; Bob Smith (flashback, 3 panels on page 1)

Colors

Glenn Whitmore

Letters

Jack Morelli

Genre

drama; humor

Reprints

• from Life with Archie (Archie, 2010 series) #1 (September 2010) [5 page preview]

[Archie: The Married Life] (Table of Contents: 44)

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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 45)

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[Battle Beasts] (Table of Contents: 46)

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[Betty or Veronica?] (Table of Contents: 47)

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