Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #242 [Direct Edition]

(September 2013)

[Archie: Betty or Veronica?] (Table of Contents: 1)

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Dollar$ & $cent$ (Table of Contents: 2)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

John Albano (credited)

Pencils

Dan Parent (credited)

Inks

Al Milgrom (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Vickie Williams (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Janet

Synopsis

Reggie helps Archie get a job at a glue factory and then at a roofing company.

Reprints

• from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #87 (October 2004)

I Should've Been Twins (Table of Contents: 3)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Harry Lucey (credited)

Inks

Marty Epp (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Marty Epp (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

In a mixture of poetry and prose, Archie explains to us why he can't choose between Betty and Veronica.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #117 (March 1961)

Get Me to School on Time (Table of Contents: 4)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Fernando Ruiz (credited)

Pencils

Fernando Ruiz (credited)

Inks

Al Nickerson (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Chuck Clayton; Svenson; Professor Flutesnoot; Dilton Doiley

Synopsis

Each day Archie barely makes it to class on time, and each day Mr. Weatherbee is waiting to catch him being late.

Reprints

• from Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #189 (July 2002)

M.V.S. (Table of Contents: 5)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Henry Scarpelli (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mary Andrews; Fred Andrews

Synopsis

Archie's new method of abbreviating every note causes problems when he can't remember what M.V.S. stands for on the calendar.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #391 (September 1991)

Out to Get Him (Table of Contents: 6)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Henry Scarpelli (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Smithers

Synopsis

Archie thinks that Veronica's cat is out to get him.

Reprints

• from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #205 (June 1979)

The Interpreter (Table of Contents: 7)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Harry Lucey (credited)

Inks

Harry Lucey (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

drama; humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper

Synopsis

Though Archie is one of the best students in Spanish class, he thinks learning a foreign language is a waste of time. Until a boy is hit by a car and only Archie can talk to the boy's Spanish-speaking father to find out his blood type.

Reprints

• from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #2 (July 1969)

Keywords

ambulance; blood type; hospital; interpreter; Spanish

[New Crusaders Graphic Novels] (Table of Contents: 8)

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Shock Yock (Table of Contents: 9)

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

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humor; teen

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Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Archie Andrews

Synopsis

Miss Grundy warns the kids that Mr. Weatherbee's nerves are on edge.

Reprints

• from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #97 (December 1977)

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

Little Archie / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Fernando Ruiz (signed)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (signed)

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Genre

children

Indexer Notes

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

A Ditty about a Kitty (Table of Contents: 11)

Little Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Dexter Taylor (credited)

Pencils

Dexter Taylor (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

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Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

children

Characters

Little Archie Andrews; Little Veronica Lodge; Little Betty Cooper; Little Jughead Jones; Pop Tate; Hiram Lodge; Spotty

Synopsis

When Little Veronica's cat goes missing Little Archie tries to help find her but instead finds a wild cat.

Reprints

• from Little Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #57 (January 1970)

Rough 'N' Tough (Table of Contents: 12)

Little Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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Dexter Taylor (signed)

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Dexter Taylor (signed)

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children

Characters

Little Archie Andrews; Little Reggie Mantle; Little Jughead Jones; Fangs Fogerty

Synopsis

Little Jughead is not afraid of Fangs because he knows karate.

Reprints

• from Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #89 (May 1983)

[The Best of Archie Comics] (Table of Contents: 13)

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The Season's the Reason (Table of Contents: 14)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Harry Lucey (credited)

Inks

Harry Lucey (credited)

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Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

A romantic trip to the mountains with Archie starts with the proper attire as Veronica shops for clothes.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #252 (April 1976)

[Jinx] (Table of Contents: 15)

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House ad for the first two Jinx collections.

The Answer Man (Table of Contents: 16)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Harry Lucey (credited)

Inks

Harry Lucey (credited)

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Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle

Synopsis

Archie becomes angry when everyone responds to his questions with more questions.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #234 (April 1974)

[Sabrina: The Magic Within #2] (Table of Contents: 17)

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Energy Food (Table of Contents: 18)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Bob Smith (credited)

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Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Jughead Jones

Synopsis

Archie decides to make himself a huge breakfast and ends up making a huge mess out of Mary's clean kitchen.

Reprints

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

Young Man With A Horn (Table of Contents: 19)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Samm Schwartz (credited)

Inks

Samm Schwartz (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Samm Schwartz

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

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

Synopsis

The gang goes to elaborate means to convince Jughead to give up the trumpet.

Reprints

• from Archie's Pal Jughead (Archie, 1949 series) #114 (November 1964)

It's Your Move (Table of Contents: 20)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Harry Lucey (credited)

Inks

Harry Lucey (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Harry Lucey (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Fred Andrews

Synopsis

The news of Archie moving out of Riverdale shocks the gang. But they decide to make Archie miserable so that he'll want to move, to make it easier on him.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #136 (April 1963)

Keywords

friendship; kissing; smoking

Tune In on Treachery (Table of Contents: 21)

Archie / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

adventure; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Betty Cooper

Synopsis

Archie uses his CB radio to help rescue Mr. Lodge from burglars at his plant and to call for the police.

Reprints

• from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #174 (October 1976)

Game Acclaim (Table of Contents: 22)

Archie / comic story / 5 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; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Miss Phlips

Synopsis

Archie is caught playing a handheld video game at school so Mr. Weatherbee takes it until school is dismissed but soon Mr. Weatherbee learns how addictive the game can be.

Reprints

• from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #120 (July 1980)

Keywords

video game

Sure Lure (Table of Contents: 23)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Rich Koslowski (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Svenson; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

Mr. Weatherbee brings his cat to school while the painters are working on his house but the cat gets loose.

Reprints

• from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #130 (October 1981)

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

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Craig Boldman (signed)

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Henry Scarpelli (signed)

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Henry Scarpelli (signed)

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Well! No detention for Archie today?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Mr. Weatherbee; Professor Flutesnoot; Miss Grundy; Archie Andrews

Synopsis

Mr. Weatherbee decides he is going to reward Archie when he does something positive.

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• in Archie 1000 Page Comics Extravaganza (Archie, 2013 series) (2013)
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Basket Ball (Table of Contents: 25)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Bob White (credited)

Inks

Bob White (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

Archie tries to sell baskets to raise money for his dating expenses but soon a police officer is wanting to see his peddler's license.

Reprints

• from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #14 (June 1971)

That Old Bag (Table of Contents: 26)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Dick Malmgren (credited)

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Dick Malmgren (credited)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Pop Tate; Ethel Muggs; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper

Synopsis

Archie absent-mindedly leaves the package he is carrying behind at the Chok'lat Shop.

Reprints

• from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #79 (October 1979)

How I Spent My Summer Vacation...! (Table of Contents: 27)

Archie / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

Rich Margopoulos (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Henry Scarpelli (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Moose Mason; Chuck Clayton (cameo); Hiram Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee

Synopsis

The class writes papers on what they did for their summer vacation but Miss Grundy doesn't believe any of them.

Reprints

• from Archie at Riverdale High (Archie, 1972 series) #94 (December 1983)

Keywords

golf; lifeguard; shark

Indexer Notes

Two-part story

Lane Looney (Table of Contents: 28)

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; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

Archie and Reggie are making an instructional video on how to bowl and use the girls as unwitting participants.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #326 (November 1983)

Keywords

bowling

The Zero Hero (Table of Contents: 29)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Bob Smith (credited)

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Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Tony Eagle (a professional skateboarder); Pop Tate

Synopsis

Archie and Reggie convince Pop Tate to open the Riverdale Skateboard museum in order to bring in new customers. Unfortunately, Archie's part of the museum makes him look like a klutz, while Reggie's part makes him look like a champion.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #578 (November 2007)

Keywords

skateboard

Indexer Notes

Tony Eagle is a parody of Tony Hawk.

[Pat the Brat #20] (Table of Contents: 30)

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Pat can't come to school today 'cause he's sick! This is my daddy talkin'!

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Pat Smith; Fleabite

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.

Cookin' Up Trouble (Table of Contents: 31)

Pat the Brat / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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Joe Edwards (signed)

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Joe Edwards (signed)

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Genre

humor; children

Characters

Pat Smith; Helen Smith (Pat's Mother); Mr. Smith (Pat's Father); Uncle Sam; Aunt Marge

Synopsis

Pat tries to help his parents around the house when his Uncle Sam and Aunt Marge come to visit.

Reprints

• from Pat the Brat (Archie, 1956 series) #16 (September 1956)

Lover Boy (Table of Contents: 32)

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humor; children

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Pat Smith; Hilda Doogle

Synopsis

Hilda thinks that Pat has fallen in love with her.

Reprints

• from Pat the Brat (Archie, 1956 series) #16 (September 1956)

Handy Kid (Table of Contents: 33)

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humor; children

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Pat Smith; Helen Smith (Pat's mother)

Synopsis

Pat's mother tells him to wash his hands.

Reprints

• from Pat the Brat (Archie, 1956 series) #16 (September 1956)

The Bottle Imp (Table of Contents: 34)

Pat the Brat / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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humor; children

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Pat Smith; Helen Smith (Pat's mother)

Synopsis

Pat has a unique way of quieting a crying baby.

Reprints

• from Pat the Brat (Archie, 1956 series) #16 (September 1956)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 35)

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children

Indexer Notes

Maze puzzle.

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

Pat the Brat / cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

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We'll have separate checks!

Genre

humor; children

Indexer Notes

Two single-panel cartoons.

Fun In School (Table of Contents: 37)

Pat the Brat / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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humor; children

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Pat Smith; Mrs. Twerp

Synopsis

Pat and the Principal have a long talk.

Reprints

• from Pat the Brat (Archie, 1956 series) #16 (September 1956)

Best Wishes (Table of Contents: 38)

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humor; children

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Pat Smith; Mophead

Synopsis

Pat sends his friend Mophead a letter.

Reprints

• from Pat the Brat (Archie, 1956 series) #16 (September 1956)

[Archie Meets Glee] (Table of Contents: 39)

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Thumb Fun (Table of Contents: 40)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Samm Schwartz (credited)

Inks

Samm Schwartz (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Samm Schwartz (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones

Synopsis

When Archie injures Mr. Lodge's thumb he is forced to have Jughead drive for him in a big slot-car race.

Reprints

• from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #258 (September 1972)

Keywords

slot-car

[Archie's Summer Fun-dle] (Table of Contents: 41)

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The Gold Diggers (Table of Contents: 42)

Jughead / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Samm Schwartz (credited)

Inks

Samm Schwartz (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Samm Schwartz (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

Jughead uses adages to point out that Archie spends all his money on girls. He says he only hangs out with Archie when he's broke, but the girls discover at the end, this is because Jughead borrows what money Archie doesn't spend on girls.

Reprints

• from Archie's Pal Jughead (Archie, 1949 series) #124 (September 1965)

Study Buddies (Table of Contents: 43)

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humor; teen

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Miss Grundy; Moose Mason; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper

Synopsis

Miss Grundy doesn't understand why they call it study hall.

Reprints

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

Pass the Brass (Table of Contents: 44)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Harry Lucey (credited)

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Harry Lucey (credited)

Inks

Vincent DeCarlo (credited as Vince DeCarlo)

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Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge

Synopsis

Archie and Jughead are followed from a junkyard by an alien robot that eats brass.

Reprints

• from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #151 (October 1963)

[Archie Comics Subscriptions] (Table of Contents: 45)

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Subscription information for various Archie titles.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 46)

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

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[Archie's Fun 'n' Games Activity Book] (Table of Contents: 47)

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House ad for Archie's Fun 'n' Games Activity Book.

[12 Million Downloads] (Table of Contents: 48)

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House ad for the Archie digital comics app.