(October 2013)

Archie, 2011 Series
< Previous Issue |
| Next Issue >
Price
3.99 USD
Pages
164
Indicia Frequency
11 times a year
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Brand
The Archie Library
Barcode
722627469533 30
Editing
?

Issue Notes

This issue is a variant of Archie & Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #30 [Direct Edition].

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Archie & Friends / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Fernando Ruiz (signed)
Inks
Rich Koslowski (signed)
Colors
Rosario Peña (signed)
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Who thought being tackled could be such a good thing!
Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Reprints
Cover Thumbnail for Archie & Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #30 [Newsstand]
Edit cover
Cover gallery

[The Art of Archie: The Covers] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

Grin and Bear It! (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Bill Golliher (credited)
Pencils
Fernando Ruiz (credited)
Inks
Rich Koslowski (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Vickie Williams (credited)
Genre
teen
Characters
Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Midge Klump
Synopsis
Reggie is depressed because his mother has given away his childhood teddy bear to a charity tag sale.
Reprints

Camera Shy! (Table of Contents: 3)

Archie & Friends / comic story / 6 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
Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Dilton Doiley; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Moose Mason; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy
Synopsis
The kids are concerned when they return to school and find security cameras mounted everywhere.
Reprints

It's a Tossup (Table of Contents: 4)

Dilton / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir (credited)
Pencils
Chic Stone (credited)
Inks
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Chuck Clayton; Dilton Doiley; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Synopsis
Archie and Chuck come up with a plan to help Dilton letter in gymnastics.
Reprints
Keywords
gymnastics

Stat Static (Table of Contents: 5)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir (credited)
Pencils
Henry Scarpelli (credited)
Inks
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Dilton Doiley
Synopsis
The gang goes to a new mall but everybody keeps making up silly statistics.
Reprints

That's Smarts (Table of Contents: 6)

Reggie / comic story / 5 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; Mary Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Mrs. Mantle
Synopsis
Mrs. Mantle and Mrs. Andrews team up to get the boys to do work around the house, each thinking that they are proving the other is lazy.
Reprints

Country Clubbing (Table of Contents: 7)

Reggie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir (credited)
Pencils
Howard Bender (credited)
Inks
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Lori; Chauncey; Pip
Synopsis
When Reggie saves Lori's dog she invites him to the country club, but her and her friends make fun of Reggie.
Reprints

[Are they men... or monsters?] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Diamond Selections; Universal Studios / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Clock Yock (Table of Contents: 9)

Moose / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
teen
Characters
Moose Mason; Midge Klump
Synopsis
Moose borrows Midge's alarm clock.
Reprints

Brain Strain (Table of Contents: 10)

Moose / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
teen
Characters
Moose Mason; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Archie asks Moose if he can put two and two together.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

Archie's SuperTeens / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Fernando Ruiz (signed)
Inks
Bob Smith (signed)
Colors
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Pureheart the Powerful [Archie Andrews]; Captain Hero [Jughead Jones]; Superteen [Betty Cooper]; Evilheart [Reggie Mantle]

Indexer Notes

Illustration used as the title page for the next section featuring Super Teens reprints.

The Rattle of the Reptile (Table of Contents: 12)

Archie as Captain Pureheart / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle (credited)
Pencils
Bill Vigoda (credited)
Inks
Mario Acquaviva (credited)
Colors
Sal Contrera (credited)
Letters
Mario Acquaviva (credited)
Genre
humor; superhero; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews [as Captain Pureheart]; Reggie Mantle [as Evilheart]; Veronica Lodge; the Reptile; Bubbles Galore
Synopsis
Pureheart fights an inept battle against the villain known as the Reptile and his latest scheme to blackmail Mr. Lodge by kidnapping Veronica.
Reprints

The Vanishing Villain (Table of Contents: 13)

Archie as Pureheart the Powerful / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle (credited)
Pencils
Bob White (credited)
Inks
Mario Acquaviva (credited)
Colors
Sal Contrera (credited)
Letters
Mario Acquaviva (credited)
Genre
humor; superhero; teen
Characters
Pureheart [Archie Andrews]; Evilheart [Reggie Mantle]; Ice Cube; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Reggie and Archie watch as Veronica is kidnapped, and Reggie becomes Evilheart. But Archie can't become Pureheart. Only then does the real Veronica show up, the other girl only looked like Veronica. As Evilheart races back, he loses control of his motorcycle thanks to an icy strip of road. Archie then becomes Pureheart and the two heroes duke it out while the Ice Cube kidnaps the real Veronica.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

This story is told in two parts: Part 1 (5 pages) and Part II (5 pages).

[School Books Bundle] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

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

Advice With a Smile (Table of Contents: 15)

Smithers / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir (credited)
Pencils
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Inks
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Genre
teen
Characters
Smithers; Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis
Archie wants Smithers to teach him how to be a butler.
Reprints

[New Crusaders Graphic Novels] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

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

Flake Outbreak (Table of Contents: 17)

Moose / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Moose Mason; Midge Klump
Synopsis
Midge wants to forget about their fight and make up.
Reprints

Pear Affair (Table of Contents: 18)

Mr. Lodge / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Mr. Lodge doesn't like Veronica's 'pear' group.
Reprints

Man or Moose (Table of Contents: 19)

Moose / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Dick Malmgren (credited)
Pencils
Dick Malmgren (credited)
Inks
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Genre
teen
Characters
Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Midge Klump; Moose Mason
Synopsis
Reggie finds out that Moose is scared of hamsters and tries to use it to his advantage.
Reprints

Deadlines! (Table of Contents: 20)

Chuck / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir (credited)
Pencils
Jeff Shultz (credited)
Inks
Al Milgrom (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Feature Logo
Chuck Clayton
Genre
teen
Characters
Chuck Clayton; Nancy Woods
Synopsis
Chuck helps Nancy enter her dollhouse into a contest.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credits are hidden on Chuck's bulletin board in the first panel.

Wonder Car (Table of Contents: 21)

Archie & Friends / comic story / 11 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
Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee
Synopsis
Dilton and his talking wonder car help capture an auto-theft ring.
Reprints

The Tryout (Table of Contents: 22)

Archie and the Gang / comic story / 5 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; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Miss Grundy; Moose Mason (cameo)
Synopsis
When the gang misses auditions for the school play, they have to try to convince Miss Grundy to cast them anyway.
Reprints

Shhhhh…h… (Table of Contents: 23)

Jughead / comic story / 4 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; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
Archie tries to keep everyone quiet, but no one knows why until a policeman yells at them for making noise in front of a hospital quiet zone.
Reprints

Dull Skull (Table of Contents: 24)

Moose / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
teen
Characters
Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Moose sits in wet paint.
Reprints

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

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
Looks dreary outside!
Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Dilton Doiley; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Archie wonders what the weather is like outside.
Reprints

Cheers (Table of Contents: 26)

Chuck / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Dick Malmgren (credited)
Pencils
Dick Malmgren (credited)
Inks
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Feature Logo
Chuck Clayton
Genre
teen
Characters
Chuck Clayton; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
Chuck is having a bad day so Reggie cheers him up, but then Reggie needs cheering up himself.
Reprints

Maxi-Mini (Table of Contents: 27)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Al Hartley (credited)
Pencils
Al Hartley (credited)
Inks
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Archie asks Betty to alter his tuxedo so he can take Veronica to the school dance. Betty gets her revenge by making the suit fall apart during the dance.
Reprints

Winner Take All (Table of Contents: 28)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir (credited)
Pencils
Bill Vigoda (credited)
Inks
Mario Acquaviva (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Dilton Doiley; Moose Mason
Synopsis
Archie has agreed to help Betty tutor some underprivileged children but then discovers it's the same day as his big drag race against Reggie.
Reprints
Keywords
drag racing

Field Day of Fear (Table of Contents: 29)

Archie / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle (credited)
Pencils
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Inks
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Coach Clayton
Synopsis
On their way to a track meet, the boys are trapped by a rockslide. Can they overcome the hazards in escaping from their trapped car and get to the track meet on time?
Reprints
Keywords
track meet

Indexer Notes

Story told in two chapters: Part One (6 pages) and Part Two (5 pages).

Archie Presents: School Supplies That We Can Really Use (Table of Contents: 30)

Archie / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Adjustable seats that allow you to slink out of sight...
Genre
teen
Synopsis
Various school supplies that teenagers need, like adjustable seat so they can't be seen by the teacher, clocks that go twice as fast and other items.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

One-panel gags.

Kiss Bliss (Table of Contents: 31)

Reggie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
teen
Characters
Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
Reggie makes his date pay for half of supper so she refuses her half of the kiss at the end of the night.
Reprints

[The Best of Archie Comics] (Table of Contents: 32) (Expand) /

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

Call Stall (Table of Contents: 33)

Dilton / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
teen
Characters
Dilton Doiley; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Dilton takes all the fun out of prank calls.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 34)

Archie 1 / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Genre
humor; teen

Indexer Notes

Illustration used as the title page for the next section featuring Archie 1 reprints.

The Birth of the Blues (Table of Contents: 35)

Archie 1 / 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
Jughead 1; Archie 1; Betty 1; Veronica 1; Reggie 1
Synopsis
Jughead 1 and Archie 1 accidentally discover music.
Reprints

Tuned Out! (Table of Contents: 36)

Archie 1 / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Doug Crane (credited)
Inks
Mike Esposito (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
?
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie 1; Veronica 1; Betty 1; Jughead 1; Reggie 1
Synopsis
Archie 1 and Reggie 1 try to be troubadours.
Reprints

Heavy Reading (Table of Contents: 37)

Jughead 1 / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor
Characters
Archie 1; Jughead 1
Synopsis
Jughead's job isn't as easy as he thought it would be.
Reprints

[Archie 1000 Page Extravaganza] (Table of Contents: 38) (Expand) /

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

Reggie Maze (Table of Contents: 39)

activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Maze puzzle.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 40)

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
If you play your cards right....
Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Synopsis
Jughead tries to help Archie find a high-paying job.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 41)

Big Moose Pin-Up / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
teen
Characters
Moose Mason; Midge Klump
Reprints

The Unnecessary (Table of Contents: 42)

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

Script
George Gladir (credited)
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo Jr. (credited)
Inks
Jim DeCarlo (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Genre
teen
Characters
The Archies [Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge]
Synopsis
After Archie burns his fingers, the band decides to lip-sync their next gig instead of cancelling.
Reprints

Untoward Award (Table of Contents: 43)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Craig Boldman (credited)
Pencils
Al Bigley (credited)
Inks
Bob Smith (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Genre
teen
Characters
Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
The gang gets tired of Reggie's gloating about all the trophies he's won, they decide to start giving Jughead silly trophies to make Reggie mad.
Reprints

[Archie Comics Subscriptions] (Table of Contents: 44) (Expand) /

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

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

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

[Archie: Betty or Veronica?] (Table of Contents: 46) (Expand) /

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

[12 Million Downloads] (Table of Contents: 47) (Expand) /

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

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Who thought being tackled could be such a good thing!"]
    Archie & Friends
  2. 1. [The Art of Archie: The Covers]
  3. 2. Grin and Bear It!
    Archie & Friends
  4. 3. Camera Shy!
    Archie & Friends
  5. 4. It's a Tossup
    Dilton
  6. 5. Stat Static
    Archie
  7. 6. That's Smarts
    Reggie
  8. 7. Country Clubbing
    Reggie
  9. 8. [Are they men... or monsters?]
    Diamond Selections; Universal Studios
  10. 9. Clock Yock
    Moose
  11. 10. Brain Strain
    Moose
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    Archie's SuperTeens
  13. 12. The Rattle of the Reptile
    Archie as Captain Pureheart
  14. 13. The Vanishing Villain
    Archie as Pureheart the Powerful
  15. 14. [School Books Bundle]
  16. 15. Advice With a Smile
    Smithers
  17. 16. [New Crusaders Graphic Novels]
  18. 17. Flake Outbreak
    Moose
  19. 18. Pear Affair
    Mr. Lodge
  20. 19. Man or Moose
    Moose
  21. 20. Deadlines!
    Chuck
  22. 21. Wonder Car
    Archie & Friends
  23. 22. The Tryout
    Archie and the Gang
  24. 23. Shhhhh…h…
    Jughead
  25. 24. Dull Skull
    Moose
  26. 25. ["Looks dreary outside!"]
    Archie
  27. 26. Cheers
    Chuck
  28. 27. Maxi-Mini
    Archie
  29. 28. Winner Take All
    Archie
  30. 29. Field Day of Fear
    Archie
  31. 30. Archie Presents: School Supplies That We Can Really Use
    Archie
  32. 31. Kiss Bliss
    Reggie
  33. 32. [The Best of Archie Comics]
  34. 33. Call Stall
    Dilton
  35. 34. [no title indexed]
    Archie 1
  36. 35. The Birth of the Blues
    Archie 1
  37. 36. Tuned Out!
    Archie 1
  38. 37. Heavy Reading
    Jughead 1
  39. 38. [Archie 1000 Page Extravaganza]
  40. 39. Reggie Maze
  41. 40. ["If you play your cards right...."]
    Archie
  42. 41. [no title indexed]
    Big Moose Pin-Up
  43. 42. The Unnecessary
    The Archies
  44. 43. Untoward Award
    Archie
  45. 44. [Archie Comics Subscriptions]
  46. 45. [no title indexed]
    Everything's Archie
  47. 46. [Archie: Betty or Veronica?]
  48. 47. [12 Million Downloads]
This issue was modified by
  • Mike Nielsen
If you believe any of this data to be incorrect, please let us know.
Cover thumbnails are used for identification purposes only. All rights to cover images reserved by the respective copyright holders.
Creative Commons License All portions of the Grand Comics Database™, except where noted otherwise, are copyrighted by the GCD and are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-SA 4.0). This includes but is not necessarily limited to our database schema and data distribution format.
The GCD Privacy Policy. The GCD Web Site code is licensed under the GNU General Public License.