World of Archie Double Digest
#31
[Direct Edition]
(October 2013)
Archie,
2010 Series
- Price
- 3.99 USD
- Pages
- 164
- Indicia Frequency
- 11 times a year
- On-sale Date
- 2013-08-21
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
The Archie Library
- Barcode
- 762816468503 03111
- Editing
- Victor Gorelick
Issue Notes
This issue has variants:
[no title indexed]
Archie / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Jeff Shultz (signed)
- Inks
- Bob Smith (signed)
- Colors
- Rosario Peña (signed)
- Letters
- Jack Morelli
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I refuse to see any more of Archie Andrews!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews (picture)
Indexer Notes
Redrawn from the cover of Betty #95.
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Mind Games
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)
- Pencils
- Fernando Ruiz (credited)
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Miss Grundy; Dilton Doiley; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee; Coach Clayton; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- The students and faculty of Riverdale High lament the return to school.
- Reprints
-
from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #29 (December 1997)
-
Gum Up the Works
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)
- Pencils
- ? [as Kennedy] (credited)
- Inks
- Rich Koslowski (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Jack Morelli
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee; Coach Kleats; Ms. Beazly; Professor Flutesnoot; Reggie Mantle; Dilton Doiley
- Synopsis
- Archie breaks the school gum-chewing rule and ends up creating chaos around the school.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #116 (December 2007)
-
The Agent
Jughead / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- George Gladir (credited)
- Pencils
- Bill Vigoda (credited)
- Inks
- Bill Vigoda (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- The women-hating Jughead is forced to accompany Veronica to a sorority house where the Archies might play a gig.
- Reprints
- from Jughead (Archie, 1965 series) #164 (January 1969)
-
To Each His Own
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Bob Bolling (credited)
- Pencils
- Bob Bolling (credited)
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- A threatening anonymous call has the gang scrambling to determine the safety of the "most precious thing in their world".
- Reprints
- from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #114 (October 1971)
-
Get Well!
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Bill Vigoda (credited)
- Inks
- Mario Acquaviva (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Mario Acquaviva (credited)
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie and Reggie fight over the last get well card in a store.
- Reprints
- from Reggie and Me (Archie, 1966 series) #21 (December 1966)
-
Leader Man
The Archies / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Frank Doyle (credited)
- Pencils
- Bob Bolling (credited)
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- The Archies [Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle]
- Synopsis
- Reggie's ego saves the Archies when a gang wants to kidnap the band's star player.
- Reprints
- from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #232 (July 1982)
-
Witty Ditty
Miss Beazly / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Miss Beazly; Mr. Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Miss Beazly answers Mr. Weatehrbee's request to jazz up the food.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #348 (April 1979)
-
She's Josie
Josie / illustration / 1 page
- Pencils
- Fernando Ruiz (signed)
- Inks
- Bob Smith (signed)
- Colors
- Rosario Peña (signed)
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Josie; Pepper; Melody
- Synopsis
- Introduction to the She's Josie section.
Song of Love
Josie / comic story / 24 pages
- Script
- Frank Doyle (credited)
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo (credited)
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Josie; Melody; Pepper; Clyde Didit; Sock; Alexander Cabot III; Alexander Cabot II; Alexandra Cabot
- Synopsis
- Alex pays Clyde Didit to write and perform a song that will help him get Josie. Clyde writes a song making fun of Alex's conceit, but Alex considers it a tribute to his own wonderfulness, and uses all his money and influence to turn the song into a hit. Josie begins to feel upset that Alex is more interested in listening to a song about himself than chasing after her, while Alexandra fears that if Clyde gets rich off the song, she won't have a chance to attract him with her money.
- Reprints
- from Josie (Archie, 1965 series) #41 (June 1969)
-
Indexer Notes
Divided into four chapters: "Song of Love," "Pick Up," "Track Record," and "Shy Guy."
Melody's Fashions
Melody / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Melody
- Reprints
- from She's Josie (Archie, 1963 series) #4 (November 1963)
-
[no title indexed]
Mr. Svenson Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Mr. Vedderbee, I park your car...
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Svenson; Mr. Weatherbee
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #71 (January 2003)
-
[no title indexed]
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I'm bored! I wish Archie were here!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge; Smithers
Stretch Wretch
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Archie has been watching TV all day.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #239 (December 1977)
-
Junk Male
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg (credited)
- Inks
- Mike Esposito (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Mrs. Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie cleans out the garage for Mrs. Andrews, and makes a fortune when he stops at a flea market on his way to the dump.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #426 (August 1994)
-
Let Betty Do It
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Kathleen Webb (credited)
- Pencils
- Kathleen Webb (credited)
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Dilton Doiley; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate; Mrs. Cooper
- Synopsis
- Betty becomes fed up with constantly helping all of her friends.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1983 series) #59 (January 1993)
-
The Big Break
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- 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; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Jughead handles a bully that was too much for Archie.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pal Jughead (Archie, 1949 series) #114 (November 1964)
-
Photo Op!
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Dan Parent (credited)
- Pencils
- Dan Parent (credited)
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Betty feels scorned by Veronica when she is not included in the innumerable pictures of Veronica's friends.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica Spectacular (Archie, 1992 series) #29 (May 1998)
-
The Great Joke Hunt
Mr. Weatherbee / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Bob Bolling (credited)
- Pencils
- Bob Bolling (credited)
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Mr. Weatherbee; Ms. Phlips; Miss Grundy; Professor Flutesnoot; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Mr. Weatherbee goes in search of jokes to add to his luncheon speech.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #222 (May 1991)
-
Just a Perfect Friendship
Archie and the Gang / comic story / 6 pages
- 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; Mr. Lodge
- Synopsis
- Jughead and Archie test each other's friendship.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pal Jughead (Archie, 1949 series) #113 (October 1964)
-
Rhyme Time
Betty / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- George Gladir (credited)
- Pencils
- Tim Kennedy (credited)
- Inks
- Pat Kennedy (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Jim; Tim; Archie Andrews (dream sequence); Veronica Lodge (dream sequence); Moose Mason (dream sequence); Midge Klump (dream sequence); Pop Tate (dream sequence); Jughead Jones (dream sequence); Dilton Doiley (dream sequence); Hiram Lodge (dream sequence); Chuck Clayton (dream sequence); Reggie Mantle (dream sequence); Mr. Weatherbee (dream sequence)
- Synopsis
- Betty falls asleep after reading nursery rhymes to the twins she is babysitting and dreams of her friends participating in various fractured nursery rhymes.
- Reprints
- from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #52 (August 1997)
-
Better Never Than Late
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg (credited)
- Inks
- Bob Smith (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Mrs. Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Professor Flutesnoot
- Synopsis
- Archie has a nightmare in which he cannot get to school on time.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #383 (December 1990)
-
Fear of Flying
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Bob Bolling (credited)
- Pencils
- Bob Bolling (credited)
- Inks
- Bob Smith (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Archie drives Mr. Weatherbee to the airport.
- Reprints
- from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #154 (December 1985)
-
The Uncouth Youth
The Archies / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- George Gladir (credited)
- Pencils
- Al Hartley (credited)
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- The Archies [Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle]
- Synopsis
- Archie discusses his band with the editor of Keen Teen Scene.
- Reprints
- from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #126 (November 1986)
-
Chess Clubbed
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)
- Pencils
- Tim Kennedy (credited)
- Inks
- Ken Selig (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Fred Andrews; Mrs. Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie and Jughead try to concentrate on a chess game.
- Reprints
Quiz Fizz
Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
- Reprints
- from Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes (Archie, 1968 series) #46 (August 1978)
-
Gas Sass
Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge
- Reprints
- from Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes (Archie, 1968 series) #46 (August 1978)
-
Girl Happy
Archie / activity / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Find the 26 girls' names in the word search.
- Reprints
- from World of Archie (Archie, 1992 series) #6 (November 1993)
-
[no title indexed]
Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You're going to take the aptitude...
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy
- Synopsis
- Mr. Weatherbee takes an aptitude test with a class.
- Reprints
- from Archie Annual Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #33 (1978) which is reprinted
- from Archie newspaper strip 19xx-xx-xx
-
Do or Diet Puzzle
Mr. Weatherbee / activity / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Beazly
- Synopsis
- Help Mr. Weatherbee trace a path past the desserts in Miss Beazly's cafeteria.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #231 (April 1977)
-
The Birds & The Bees
Jughead / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Jughead talks about the sounds of animals.
- Reprints
- from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #45 (September 1975)
-
[no title indexed]
Pop Tate's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What?! $2.75 for an ice cream soda!!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Pop Tate; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie gets an ice cream soda.
- Reprints
[no title indexed]
Archie's Mad House / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Meet the Kreeps!
- Genre
- humor; horror-suspense
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Introduction to the Archie's Madhouse section.
- Reprints
- from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #39 (July 1965)
-
How to Become a Teen-Age Rock 'N' Roll Singer
Archie / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- Archie teaches the gang how to become a rock 'n' roll star.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Madhouse (Archie, 1959 series) #7 (August 1960)
-
The Beatnik Monster
Mad House Monster of the Month / comic story / 1 page
- Reprints
- from Archie's Madhouse (Archie, 1959 series) #13 (July 1961)
-
If Teen Agers Ran the Airlines!
Jughead / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Jughead gives us a look at how teens would run the airlines.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Madhouse (Archie, 1959 series) #6 (July 1960)
-
If Teen-Agers Ran the U.N.!
Archie / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Archie narrates a look at a teenage-run United Nations.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Madhouse (Archie, 1959 series) #10 (February 1961)
-
Hark Bark
Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge
- Reprints
- from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #36 (October 1973)
-
Trash Fash
Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
- Reprints
- from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #36 (October 1973)
-
[no title indexed]
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I've decided to enter the talent...
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle
Pleasant Screams
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Dick Malmgren (credited)
- Pencils
- Dick Malmgren (credited)
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Reggie goes to visit Archie in the middle of the night.
- Reprints
- from Reggie and Me (Archie, 1966 series) #89 (August 1976)
-
[no title indexed]
Dipsy Doodles / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Gasoline
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Archie's jalopy runs out of gas, so Jughead paints a gas pump.
- Reprints
- from Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #68 (July 2000)
-
Star Time
Reggie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Reggie pays two girls to pretend to be his fans.
- Reprints
- in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #112 (October 2021)
-
Indexer Notes
Signed "RWL" under the S in the title.
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Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["I refuse to see any more of Archie Andrews!"]
Archie -
1.
Mind Games
Archie -
2.
Gum Up the Works
Archie -
3.
The Agent
Jughead -
4.
To Each His Own
Archie -
5.
Get Well!
Archie -
6.
Leader Man
The Archies -
7.
Witty Ditty
Miss Beazly -
8.
She's Josie
Josie -
9.
Song of Love
Josie -
10.
Melody's Fashions
Melody -
11.
["Mr. Vedderbee, I park your car..."]
Mr. Svenson Gag Bag -
12.
["I'm bored! I wish Archie were here!"]
Archie -
13.
Stretch Wretch
Archie -
14.
Junk Male
Archie -
15.
Let Betty Do It
Betty and Veronica -
16.
The Big Break
Archie -
17.
Photo Op!
Betty and Veronica -
18.
The Great Joke Hunt
Mr. Weatherbee -
19.
Just a Perfect Friendship
Archie and the Gang -
20.
Rhyme Time
Betty -
21.
Better Never Than Late
Archie -
22.
Fear of Flying
Archie -
23.
The Uncouth Youth
The Archies -
24.
Chess Clubbed
Archie -
25.
Quiz Fizz
Reggie -
26.
Gas Sass
Reggie -
27.
Girl Happy
Archie -
28.
["You're going to take the aptitude..."]
Archie's Gag Bag -
29.
Do or Diet Puzzle
Mr. Weatherbee -
30.
The Birds & The Bees
Jughead -
31.
["What?! $2.75 for an ice cream soda!!"]
Pop Tate's Gag Bag -
32.
["Meet the Kreeps!"]
Archie's Mad House -
33.
How to Become a Teen-Age Rock 'N' Roll Singer
Archie -
34.
The Beatnik Monster
Mad House Monster of the Month -
35.
If Teen Agers Ran the Airlines!
Jughead -
36.
If Teen-Agers Ran the U.N.!
Archie -
37.
Hark Bark
Jughead -
38.
Trash Fash
Jughead -
39.
["I've decided to enter the talent..."]
Archie -
40.
Pleasant Screams
Archie -
41.
["Gasoline"]
Dipsy Doodles -
42.
Star Time
Reggie -
43.
["Back to school already?"]
Everything's Archie
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