Archie Comics Digest #241 [Newsstand]

(March 2008)

[A new show on Disney Channel] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Disney Channel / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Interest Rate (Table of Contents: 2)

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

• in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #237 (March 2013), #305 (February 2020)

[Archie Digest Subscription Offer] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

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

[Archie Double Digest Subscription Offer] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

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

Famous Trip! (Table of Contents: 5)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)

Pencils

? [as Kennedy] (credited)

Inks

Ken Selig (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews

Synopsis

Fred is elected to the Riverdale High School sports hall of fame.

Reprints

• in Archie 1000 Page Mega Comics Digest (Archie, 2014 series) (2014)
• in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #46 (February 2015)
• in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #317 (April 2021)

[Sonic Checklist] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

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

[Sonic Archives Offer] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

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

The Humanitarians (Table of Contents: 8)

Archie / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Bob Bolling

Pencils

Bob Bolling

Inks

Bob Smith

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy; Reggie Mantle

Synopsis

Archie and Jughead find a stray dog on the way to school.

Reprints

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

Indexer Notes

Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.

Think Out! (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Script

Dick Malmgren

Pencils

Dick Malmgren

Inks

Joe Edwards

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen

Characters

Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews

Synopsis

Archie tries meditating to find himself. Unfortunately he chooses Mr. Weatherbee's desk on which to do it.

Reprints

• from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #321 (January 1977)

Keywords

meditation

Indexer Notes

Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.

Learn to Draw Archie (Table of Contents: 10)

activity / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

[Look at the Time!] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

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

Battlin' Bots (Table of Contents: 12)

Betty / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir

Pencils

Stan Goldberg

Inks

John Lowe

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Nancy Woods; Adam Chisholm; Amy Chan; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate (cameo)

Synopsis

When the guys start obsessing about remote-controlled robots instead of dating Betty, she decides to beat them at their own game.

Reprints

• from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #119 (January 2003)

Keywords

robots

Indexer Notes

Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.

[Archie Comics and Digests 2007 Collectors Sets] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

statement of ownership / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

Late Fate (Table of Contents: 15)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir

Pencils

Bob Bolling

Inks

Jon D'Agostino

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen

Characters

Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Midge Klump; Pop Tate; Moose Mason (cameo)

Synopsis

When Reggie's car breaks down, Archie gives him a lift to his date with Midge. Fortunately, Archie gets him there late so he doesn't run into Moose.

Reprints

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

Indexer Notes

Credits from the index of the original printing.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16)

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

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Young man...

Genre

teen

Characters

Reggie Mantle

Keywords

skiing

[Archie's Collector Sets] (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

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

[Archie Collector Sets] (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

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

Mad House! (Table of Contents: 19)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Fernando Ruiz (signed)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Characters

Archie Andrews

Indexer Notes

Illustration used as the title page for the next section featuring Mad House reprints.

The Ray Caper or "The Truth Can Be Uncouth" (Table of Contents: 20)

Captain Sprocket / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Joe Edwards

Inks

Joe Edwards

Colors

?

Letters

Joe Edwards

Genre

humor; superhero

Characters

Captain Sprocket; Thelma

Synopsis

Captain Sprocket is called upon when Plutonians land on Earth with their truth rays, which are causing all sorts of problems.

Reprints

• from Archie's Madhouse (Archie, 1959 series) #26 (June 1963)

Keywords

aliens; baseball; ejector seat; medal; Pluto; taxes; television; truth ray; TV commercials; Washington D.C

Indexer Notes

Sprocket's girlfriend in this story is Thelma. In later stories it's Doris.

Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.

[Archie & Friends and Sabrina DVD's!] (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

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

[Archie Comics Shop] (Table of Contents: 22) (Expand) /

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

Planet Hopping (Table of Contents: 23)

The Pink Martian / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Joe Edwards

Inks

Joe Edwards

Colors

?

Letters

Joe Edwards

Genre

humor; science fiction

Characters

The Pink Martian

Synopsis

The Pink Martian lands on a planet that fears Earth because they think its inhabitants are giants.

Reprints

• from Archie's Madhouse (Archie, 1959 series) #26 (June 1963)

Keywords

alien; flying saucer; martian; Trojan Horse

Indexer Notes

Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.

Robots Inc (Table of Contents: 24)

Madhouse Presents / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor

Synopsis

A reporter tours a robot factory.

Reprints

• from Mad House (Archie, 1974 series) #123 (February 1981)

Keywords

robot

Four Wishes (Table of Contents: 25)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir

Pencils

Stan Goldberg

Inks

Mike Esposito

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews

Synopsis

Fred decides there are some things he wants to do before he gets any older.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #520 (May 2002)

Keywords

motorcycle; painting; rock climbing; skydiving

Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprint in Archie Double Digest (2011 series) #238, no credits listed in this digest.

[Archie's Subscription Offer] (Table of Contents: 26) (Expand) /

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

[Archie Americana Series] (Table of Contents: 27) (Expand) /

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

Hit the Books (Table of Contents: 28)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Michael Pellowski

Pencils

Stan Goldberg

Inks

John Lowe

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

Archie must pass his school test or his parents won't allow him to go to a concert with Veronica.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #531 (March 2003)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprint in World of Archie Double Digest (2010 series) #36, no credits listed in this digest.

Talking Trash (Table of Contents: 29)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir

Pencils

Stan Goldberg

Inks

Rudy Lapick

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Pop Tate; Chuck Clayton; Nancy Woods; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones

Synopsis

Archie creates a talking trash can to help Pop Tate keep his sidewalk clean.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #529 (January 2003)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprint in Archie Double Digest (2011 series) #238, no credits listed in this digest.

[Archie Day by Day] (Table of Contents: 30) (Expand) /

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

[Bad Boy Trouble] (Table of Contents: 31) (Expand) /

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

Same Old Same Old (Table of Contents: 32)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Stan Goldberg

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Dilton Doiley; Jughead Jones

Synopsis

Archie is so engrossed in his book he misses all the things around him.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #528 (December 2002)

Keywords

circus; space alien; UFO

[Sabrina the Teenage Witch] (Table of Contents: 33) (Expand) /

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

[The Adventures of Little Archie] (Table of Contents: 34) (Expand) /

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

The Big Mystery! (Table of Contents: 35)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Henry Scarpelli (credited)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Chuck Clayton; Nancy Woods; Pop Tate; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

Archie doesn't understand why everybody is so interested in the "Arnie" comic books.

Reprints

• in Archie 1000 Page Comics Digest (Archie, 2013 series) (2013)
• in Archie & Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #26 (May 2013)

Indexer Notes

The "Arnie" comic is a parody of Archie comics.

[Archie Combo Bag Offer] (Table of Contents: 36) (Expand) /

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[Next Issue #242] (Table of Contents: 37) (Expand) /

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[Chaotic] (Table of Contents: 38) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[Nights Journey of Dreams] (Table of Contents: 39) (Expand) /

Wii / advertisement / 1 page (report information)