Archie & Friends Double Digest Magazine #24 [Newsstand]

(April 2013)

[Archie Comics Super Special Magazine] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

From the Ground Up (Table of Contents: 2)

Archie & Friends / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script

Jeffrey Branch (credited)

Pencils

Rex Lindsey (credited)

Inks

Rich Koslowski (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Jack Morelli (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Dilton Doiley; Major Albert Fodsnik; Mr. Higgenbottom (the Mayor's assistant); Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Chuck Clayton; Mr. Plyer (a contractor); Harry (a TV news cameraman); Brenda Lin (a TV reporter); Godfrey Ghecko (a millionaire real estate developer); Ralph Milletoast

Synopsis

The kids decide to renovate Pickens General Store, which was Riverdale's first store. The work goes well until Godfrey Ghecko decides that the spot where the store is would make a great place for a new garage. Ghecko pressures the mayor to give him control of the property just as the kids are close to finishing the renovation. Determined to fight city hall, the kids fight back with the help of Mr. Lodge and a TV news crew.

Reprints

• from Archie & Friends (Archie, 1992 series) #115 (February 2008)

Switch Hitter (Table of Contents: 3)

Dilton / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)

Pencils

Doug Crane (credited)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Dilton Doiley; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Miss Grundy; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

When Dilton gets soaked on the way to school the only dry clothes they can find for him are from the girls.

Reprints

• from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #312 (April 1976)

Winter Splinter (Table of Contents: 4)

Archie and the Gang / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Henry Scarpelli (signed)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mayor Johnson; Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge; Fifi

Synopsis

While the others make a snow sculpture, Veronica prepares for her family trip to the Caribbean. When Mr. Lodge has to change plans, he donates the Caribbean tickets to the winners of the snow sculpture contest.

Reprints

• from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #388 (March 1983)

[Free Comic Book Day 2013] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

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Surprise Size (Table of Contents: 6)

Reggie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

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Inks

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Colors

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Letters

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Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews

Synopsis

Reggie is bragging about the size of the fish he caught until he sees Archie's.

Reprints

• from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #218 (March 1976)

Keywords

fishing

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Explorers of the Unknown / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

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Colors

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Indexer Notes

Illustration used as the title page for the next section featuring an Explorers of the Unknown reprint.

Mummy Madness! (Table of Contents: 8)

Explorers of the Unknown / comic story / 21 pages (report information)

Script

Rich Margopoulos

Pencils

Rex Lindsey

Inks

Jon D'Agostino

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Jon D'Agostino

Genre

adventure; teen

Characters

Explorers of the Unknown [Red [Archie Andrews]; Angel [Veronica Lodge]; Nitro [Reggie Mantle]; Squint [Jughead Jones]; Wheels [Betty Cooper]; Gizmo [Dilton Doiley]; Spike [Moose Mason]]; Blaze [Cheryl Blossom]; Harvey Toot; Honey Jones

Synopsis

When two CIA agents go missing in a newly discovered pyramid in Egypt, Blaze calls in the Explorers to help find them.

Reprints

• from Explorers of the Unknown (Archie, 1990 series) #2 (August 1990)

Indexer Notes

This story is told in 4 Chapters: Chapter One (6 pages), Chapter Two (5 pages), Chapter Three (5 pages), Chapter Four (5 pages)

[Double Digest Sample Pack] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

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The Big Jump (Table of Contents: 10)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Samm Schwartz (credited)

Inks

Samm Schwartz (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

?

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

Reggie tries to goad Archie into trying a ski jump.

Reprints

• from Archie's Story & Game Digest Magazine (Archie, 1986 series) #23 (June 1992)

Keywords

ski jumping

[Comic Book Fair] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

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Aid Charade (Table of Contents: 12)

Dilton / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

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Inks

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Colors

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Letters

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Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Dilton Doiley; Coach Kleats; Archie Andrews

Synopsis

Dilton volunteers to be the team's first aid man.

Reprints

• from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #267 (April 1980)

Keywords

hockey

Changing His Toon! (Table of Contents: 13)

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

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Chuck Clayton; Mr. Weatherbee

Synopsis

Mr. Weatherbee wants Chuck to do a drawing that can be used to paint Mr. Weatherbee's portrait.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #470 (April 1998)

E.R. Error (Table of Contents: 14)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Tim Kennedy (credited)

Inks

Ken Selig (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Nurse Carla Hopkins

Synopsis

Archie is waiting for Betty to get done with her candy striper job at the hospital and continues to get in trouble.

Reprints

• from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #72 (February 2003)

No News Is Bad News (Table of Contents: 15)

Archie & Friends / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

Angelo De Cesare (credited as Angelo DeCesare)

Pencils

Bob Bolling (credited)

Inks

Bob Smith (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Larry Lebbit; Tom Tibbel

Synopsis

The kids help a poor newsstand operator reunite with his estranged rich twin brother.

Reprints

• from Archie & Friends (Archie, 1992 series) #33 (February 1999)

How Do You Spell Relief? (Table of Contents: 16)

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; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Coach Kleats

Synopsis

Archie wears new cowboy boots to school so Reggie decides he needs a pair.

Reprints

• from Archie... Archie Andrews, Where Are You? Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1977 series) #84 (January 1993)

Just Folks (Table of Contents: 17)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo Jr. (credited)

Inks

Jim DeCarlo (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Chuck Clayton; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Nancy Woods; Coach Kleats; Miss Grundy

Synopsis

When a folk dance rehearsal ends just before a basketball game, the guys don't have time to change and are forced to play in their folk dancing outfits.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #354 (January 1988)

Keywords

basketball; folk dancing

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Craig Boldman (signed)

Pencils

Henry Scarpelli (signed)

Inks

Henry Scarpelli (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Sounds like Archie's computer is down.

Genre

teen

Characters

Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley

Synopsis

Archie is having computer trouble.

Reprints

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

Cool Dog (Table of Contents: 19)

Archie and the Gang / 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; Dilton Doiley

Synopsis

Archie and the gang try to show Dilton how to get girls at the ski lodge but when everybody gets injured but Dilton he becomes the most popular boy at the dance.

Reprints

• from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #289 (April 1975)

Keywords

ice skating; skiing; sledding

Let's Play Make Believe (Table of Contents: 20)

Archie & Friends / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)

Pencils

Elliott Caplin (credited as Elliot)

Inks

Rich Koslowski (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

teen

Characters

Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mr. Morgan; Mr. Weatherbee

Synopsis

Reggie and Archie try to use their acting skills to get out of trouble for being late to class.

Reprints

• from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #117 (February 2008)

Deep Freeze (Table of Contents: 21)

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

teen

Characters

The Archies [Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge]; Hiram Lodge; Ethel Muggs; Chuck Clayton; Pop Tate

Synopsis

Mr. Lodge flies The Archies to Alaska for a performance.

Reprints

• from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #134 (March 1988)

Keywords

Alaska

In a Food Mood (Table of Contents: 22)

Archie & Friends / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Rex Lindsey (credited)

Inks

Rex Lindsey (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Miss Beazly; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Smithers; Chuck Clayton; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Nancy Woods; Mr. Weatherbee

Synopsis

Miss Beazly explains why she likes all the people that come through the lunch line.

Reprints

• from Archie & Friends (Archie, 1992 series) #66 (March 2003)

The Big Build-Up (Table of Contents: 23)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Craig Boldman (credited)

Pencils

Bill Galvan (credited)

Inks

Rich Koslowski (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle

Synopsis

Archie's head is photo-shopped onto a body builder's photo, causing all the girls at Riverdale to think he is muscular.

Reprints

• from Tales from Riverdale Digest (Archie, 2005 series) #26 (March 2008)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 24)

Reggie Pin Up / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Young man...

Genre

teen; humor

Characters

Reggie Mantle

Reprints

• from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #7 (April 1970)

Keywords

skiing

Having Trouble (Table of Contents: 25)

Moose / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

teen

Characters

Moose Mason

Reprints

• from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #70 (December 2002)

Indexer Notes

Find the words puzzle.

Price Sacrifice (Table of Contents: 26)

Archie / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

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Inks

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Colors

?

Letters

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Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper

Synopsis

Archie wants to buy a snow mobile.

Reprints

• from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #243 (April 1978)

Alibi Guy (Table of Contents: 27)

Archie / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

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Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones

Synopsis

Archie needs a good excuse for why his homework isn't done.

Reprints

• from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #243 (April 1978)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 28)

statement of ownership / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Average copies preceding 12 months: 170,413. Issue nearest filing date: 171,889.

[Download the Archie App for free!] (Table of Contents: 29) (Expand) /

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There's More Than One Way To Bowl (Table of Contents: 30)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

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Inks

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Colors

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Letters

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Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Moose Mason

Synopsis

Each person has their own humorous bowling style.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #469 (March 1998)

Keywords

bowling

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 31)

The New Archies / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Fernando Ruiz (signed)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (signed)

Colors

?

Genre

children

Indexer Notes

Illustration used as the title page for the next section featuring New Archies stories.

Eugene, the Scoring Machine (Table of Contents: 32)

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

Script

Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)

Pencils

Henry Scarpelli (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Coach Kleats; Eugene; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle

Synopsis

Eugene invents a pair of glasses that allow him to never miss a basketball shot.

Reprints

• from The New Archies (Archie, 1987 series) #4 (April 1988)

Keywords

basketball

Girls' Chance Dance (Table of Contents: 33)

The New Archies / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)

Pencils

Henry Scarpelli (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Amani; Eugene; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Fangs Fogerty; Ethel; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Midge Klump

Synopsis

The school dance is a "girls' chance" dance, meaning the girls must ask the boys. Veronica waits to ask Archie and loses to Betty.

Reprints

• from The New Archies (Archie, 1987 series) #4 (April 1988)

[Archie Comics Subscriptions] (Table of Contents: 34) (Expand) /

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Good Skate (Table of Contents: 35)

Archie and Reggie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

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Inks

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Colors

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Letters

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Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle

Synopsis

Archie and Reggie watch a figure skater.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #410 (April 1993)

Keywords

figure skating

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 36)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Craig Boldman (signed)

Pencils

Henry Scarpelli (signed)

Inks

Henry Scarpelli (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I wish I could be more like Dilton!

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Dilton Doiley; Betty Cooper

Synopsis

Archie wants to be more like Dilton.

Reprints

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

Swift Drift (Table of Contents: 37)

Reggie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

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Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

teen

Characters

Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Moose Mason

Synopsis

Reggie throws a snowball at Moose.

Reprints

• from Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes (Archie, 1968 series) #49 (May 1979)

Toy Stories (Table of Contents: 38)

Archie and the Gang / 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

teen

Characters

Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jen; Melanie

Synopsis

While shopping, Reggie, Archie and Betty discuss what it would be like to have dolls for all the Riverdale gang.

Reprints

• from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #60 (April 1998) [Original title of this story is Toy Stores.]
• in Archie and Me Comics Digest (Archie, 2017 series) #15 (April 2019)

[Archie: The Married Life] (Table of Contents: 39) (Expand) /

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Lodge -- A Complaint! (Table of Contents: 40)

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

Script

Michael Uslan

Pencils

Norm Breyfogle; Stan Goldberg (flashback, 3 panels on page 2)

Inks

Joe Rubinstein; Bob Smith (flashback, 3 panels on page 2)

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: 41) (Expand) /

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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 42) (Expand) /

Everything's Archie / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[The Archie App. Download it for free!] (Table of Contents: 43) (Expand) /

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[Betty or Veronica?] (Table of Contents: 44) (Expand) /

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