(June 2014)

Archie, 2011 Series
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324
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11 times a year
On-sale Date
2014-04-09
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Archie Comic Publications Inc.
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The Archie Library
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Issue Notes

This issue is a variant of Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #250 [Direct Edition].

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Archie / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Fernando Ruiz (signed)
Inks
Bob Smith (signed as SMITH)
Colors
Rosario Peña (signed)
Letters
?
Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Keywords
drive-in
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[Archie Riverdale Rescue] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

Double Date! (Table of Contents: 2)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Greg Crosby (credited)
Pencils
Fernando Ruiz (credited)
Inks
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Vickie Williams (credited)
Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mary Andrews
Synopsis
Archie accidentally makes a date with both Betty and Veronica for the same evening, so he decides to take them to dinner together.
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Childhood Daze (Table of Contents: 3)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle (credited)
Pencils
Harry Lucey (credited)
Inks
?
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Archie is taking his old baby blanket to the cleaners at his mother's request. He pricks his thumb on the way so Betty and Veronica see him holding his blanket and sucking his thumb. They think he's having a second childhood but Veronica wants nothing to do with him if he's regressing.
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Weird Encounters of a Strange Kind (Table of Contents: 4)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle (credited)
Pencils
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Inks
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper
Synopsis
Archie and the gang encounter two aliens on their way to a band gig.
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Weird Encounters of a Strange Kind Part II (Table of Contents: 5)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle (credited)
Pencils
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Inks
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper
Synopsis
Archie tries to free his friends from the aliens, only to find that they are not what they seem to be.
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Compulsion (Table of Contents: 6)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle (credited)
Pencils
Bob Bolling (credited)
Inks
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge; Smithers; Mary Andrews; Fred Andrews
Synopsis
In an attempt to cure Archie's compulsive destructiveness, Mr. Lodge brings home a vase that is completely indestructible and orders Archie to try and break it.
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Hula Hoopla (Table of Contents: 7)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Golliher
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
Jim DeCarlo
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida
Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Veronica objects to Archie's new dashboard hula dancer.
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[Free Comic Book Day] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

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

Rabid Robot (Table of Contents: 9)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis
Mr. Lodge has purchased a seeing-eye robot to keep an eye on Archie.
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Keywords
robot

[Life With Archie #51] (Table of Contents: 10)

The Man from R.I.V.E.R.D.A.L.E. / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bob White (signed)
Inks
Mario Acquaviva
Colors
Sal Contrera
Letters
Victor Gorelick
Genre
spy; teen; humor
Characters
A.R.C.H.I.E. [Archie Andrews]; B.E.T.T.Y. [Betty Cooper]; vignettes: P.O.P. Agents [A.R.C.H.I.E. [Archie Andrews]; V.E.R.O.N.I.C.A. [Veronica Lodge]; B.E.T.T.Y. [Betty Cooper]; J.U.G.H.E.A.D. [Jughead Jones]]; C.R.U.S.H. Agents [Dr. Demon; Dr. Nose; Li'l Devill; Mr.X]
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Indexer Notes

Cover reprint used as the title page for the next section featuring Man From R.I.V.E.R.D.A.L.E. reprints.

Beastly Bowman! (Table of Contents: 11)

A.R.C.H.I.E. As The Man From R.I.V.E.R.D.A.L.E. / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle (credited)
Pencils
Bob White (credited)
Inks
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Genre
adventure; humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge; the Bowman
Synopsis
C.R.U.S.H. agent The Bowman shoots V.E.R.O.N.I.C.A. with one of his mind-controlling arrows and forces her to help him steal the reorganization plans for her father's plant.
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Indexer Notes

This story originally appeared in Life With Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #59 with 13 pages. It was trimmed to 11 pages when reprinted in Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #52, and the version here is also the 11 page version.

Smoke! Gets In Your Eyes! (Table of Contents: 12)

The Man from R.I.V.E.R.D.A.L.E. / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle (credited)
Pencils
Bill Vigoda (credited)
Inks
Marty Epp (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Marty Epp (credited)
Genre
adventure; humor; teen; spy
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mr. Lodge
Synopsis
Mr. Lodge's magnificent diamond is protected by state-of-the art booby traps, but they're no match for the C.R.U.S.H. agent Smoke Man, who can vaporize in and out of keyholes. It's up to A.R.C.H.I.E. and J.U.G.H.E.A.D. to stop this condensed C.R.U.S.H. creep.
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Keywords
diamond; museum; sarcophagus

[20% off all Archie comics!] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Midtown Comics / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Help Wanted (Table of Contents: 14)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle (credited)
Pencils
Harry Lucey (credited)
Inks
?
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Big Moose Mason; Jerry the mechanic
Synopsis
As usual, Big Moose takes what people say much too literally!
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[Batman Classic TV Series Resin Robin Bust] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Diamond Selections / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Goof Spoof (Table of Contents: 16)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Synopsis
Betty asks Archie to bring his guitar along on a picnic.
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X-Folders! (Table of Contents: 17)

Archie / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Bolling (credited)
Pencils
Rex Lindsey (credited)
Inks
Rex Lindsey (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Agent Mallowmar; Agent Sully; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate; Dilton Doiley; Smithers; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
After seeing the X-Folders movie, Veronica takes Archie out in the country to try to see a UFO.
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Keywords
flying saucer; UFO

Indexer Notes

X-Folders is a parody of the TV show X-Files.

A Real Keeper (Table of Contents: 18)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Kathleen Webb (credited)
Pencils
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Inks
Bob Smith (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Smithers; Samuel Goodbody; Pop Tate (cameo)
Synopsis
Mr. Lodge sets up a date with Veronica and Samuel Goodbody -- a client's son-- but neither Sam nor Veronica can tolerate each other.
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Late Strait (Table of Contents: 19)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Golliher (credited)
Pencils
Bill Golliher (credited)
Inks
?
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
Synopsis
Archie gets a job delivering pizzas, but he must make each delivery in 30 minutes or the customer gets three dollars off their pizza.
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Never a Doubt (Table of Contents: 20)

Archie / comic story / 6 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; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper
Synopsis
Reggie goes all out to break up Archie and Veronica, including false stories, false telegrams and disguising himself without luck. Finally he settles for Betty.
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Keywords
disguise; Royal Canadian Mounted Police; rumors; telegram

What's the Good Word? (Table of Contents: 21)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)
Pencils
Jeff Shultz (credited)
Inks
Jim Amash (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Archie is down because he has no money to take Veronica out until he rescues a lost dog.
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Going Buggy (Table of Contents: 22)

Archie / comic story / 6 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
teen
Characters
Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Dilton Doiley; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
Synopsis
Veronica refuses to go on a picnic with Archie because she doesn't like bugs.
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Keywords
picnic

For Whom the Poll Tolls (Table of Contents: 23)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Al Hartley (credited)
Pencils
Al Hartley (credited)
Inks
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Midge Klump
Synopsis
Archie tries to campaign for both Betty and Veronica in the "Most Popular Teen Girl In Riverdale" contest.
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Indexer Notes

Midge is called "Midge Collins" in the original printing of the story but corrected to "Midge Klump" in this printing.

Man about Town (Table of Contents: 24)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle (credited)
Pencils
Harry Lucey (credited)
Inks
Vincent DeCarlo (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Vincent DeCarlo (credited)
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge; Smithers
Synopsis
Archie becomes a well-dressed, completely obnoxious "man about town."
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Exercise Find! (Table of Contents: 25)

Archie / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Characters
Archie Andrews
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Find the word puzzle.

Twin Din (Table of Contents: 26)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
Bob Smith
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Vickie Williams
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate
Synopsis
Archie imagines what a girl that could pass for his twin would look like.
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Indexer Notes

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

[Life With Archie #1] (Table of Contents: 27)

Life with Archie / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Harry Lucey
Inks
Terry Szenics
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
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Indexer Notes

Used as the title page for the next section featuring "From the Vaults" reprints.

[From the Vault of Archie Comics!] (Table of Contents: 28)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Credits for the classic reprints that follow.

Duel Control (Table of Contents: 29)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
George Frese (credited)
Inks
Terry Szenics (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Terry Szenics (credited)
Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Maurice
Synopsis
When the new French exchange student sweeps Veronica off her feet, Archie challenges him to a duel.
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Keywords
duel; exchange student

The New Look (Table of Contents: 30)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Samm Schwartz (credited)
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Midge Klump; Moose Mason
Synopsis
Reggie sells Archie a telescope.
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Silent Might (Table of Contents: 31)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
George Frese (signed)
Inks
George Frese (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Synopsis
Archie visits Betty and she compares herself to Veronica.
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Feud for Thought (Table of Contents: 32)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Harry Lucey (credited)
Inks
Terry Szenics (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Terry Szenics (credited)
Genre
teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Dot Fletcher; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Pop Tate; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
When Veronica makes Jughead feel unwelcome she also drives away Archie, leaving an opening for Betty.
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Call to Arms! (Table of Contents: 33)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Vigoda (signed)
Inks
Bill Vigoda (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Mary Andrews
Synopsis
Archie bets Reggie he can get a date with Midge by planning an elaborate prank on Moose.
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Award To the Wise (Table of Contents: 34)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Tom Moore
Pencils
Samm Schwartz
Inks
Samm Schwartz
Colors
?
Letters
Samm Schwartz
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy; Professor Flutesnoot
Synopsis
There's a prize being offered to the student who's most helpful to the teachers. All the boys try to be helpful, except Jughead, who stands by and watches while all his friends' "help" leads to disaster.
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Indexer Notes

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

Poise Will Be Poise (Table of Contents: 35)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle (credited)
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Inks
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Vincent DeCarlo (credited)
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
After Veronica says she admires men with poise, Reggie and Betty try to break up her and Archie by causing Archie to have a lot of accidents.
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[The Best of Archie Comics] (Table of Contents: 36) (Expand) /

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

Snoopy Camera (Table of Contents: 37)

Archie / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Edwards (credited)
Pencils
Joe Edwards (credited)
Inks
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Miss Grundy
Synopsis
Archie appears on the Snoopy Camera show.
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[Diary of a Girl Next Door] (Table of Contents: 38) (Expand) /

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

The Voice of Villainy (Table of Contents: 39)

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
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Chuck Clayton; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis
A stage hypnotist uses a pager to hypnotize Mr. Lodge into giving him an expensive stamp from his collection.
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Keywords
hypnotism

[Archie 1000 Page Comics-Palooza] (Table of Contents: 40) (Expand) /

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

Clothes-Minded! (Table of Contents: 41)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Golliher (credited)
Pencils
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Inks
Bob Smith (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Vickie Williams (credited)
Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate; Pat Allison; Gladys Jones; Miss Grundy; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge; Smithers; Buck
Synopsis
Archie is collecting clothes for a clothes drive and accidentally takes Mr. Lodge's lucky tuxedo.
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The Lesson (Table of Contents: 42)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis
Archie gives Veronica a golfing lesson.
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Keywords
golf

The Observer (Table of Contents: 43)

Archie / comic story / 6 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
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Mrs. Andrews; Betty Cooper; Mrs. Cooper
Synopsis
Both mothers accuse Archie of not noticing Betty properly, but he manages to convince everyone by bluffing his way.
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Dog's Best Friend (Table of Contents: 44)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle (credited)
Pencils
Harry Lucey (credited)
Inks
Terry Szenics (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Terry Szenics (credited)
Genre
humor; fantasy-supernatural; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Professor; Assistant; un-named dog
Synopsis
Archie accidentally gets an experimental chemical spilled on him, which causes him to switch bodies with a dog.
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Ghost Writer (Table of Contents: 45)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Angelo De Cesare (credited as Angelo DeCesare)
Pencils
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Inks
Bob Smith (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy; Hiram Lodge; Smithers; Veronica Lodge; Hermione Lodge
Synopsis
In an attempt to write more realistic characters in his short stories, Archie tries to slyly study Mr. Lodge.
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Super-Smart Simian From Sumatra (or The Missing Link Was a Fink) (Table of Contents: 46)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Bolling (credited)
Pencils
Bob Bolling (credited)
Inks
Bob Bolling (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Genre
adventure; humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge; Professor Zag
Synopsis
Archie goes to the airport to pick up a scientist who is trying to prove that his orangoutang is the missing link between primates and man. The orangoutang escapes and winds up proving who the real missing link is.
Reprints
Keywords
missing link; orangutan

Indexer Notes

Contains clock sequence inspired by Harold Lloyd's movie "Safety Last"

Fan with a Flair (Table of Contents: 47)

The Archies / comic story / 6 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; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Denise; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
The Archie's meet their biggest fan, Denise.
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Find the Girls! (Table of Contents: 48)

Archie / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Help Archie find the girl's name in the puzzle.

Vidiocy (Table of Contents: 49)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
Bob Smith
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
?
Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Archie's dream is cut off with the same message he saw earlier on his TV.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

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

Color Commentary (Table of Contents: 50)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Craig Boldman (credited)
Pencils
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Inks
Bob Smith (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Nancy Woods; Dilton Doiley
Synopsis
Archie and Jughead are not impressed with the new color of Veronica's lipstick.
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Bad Dude Biker! (Table of Contents: 51)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Rex Lindsey (credited)
Inks
Rex Lindsey ?
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Spike
Synopsis
When Reggie picks Veronica up on a motorcycle, Archie decides he needs one also.
Reprints
Keywords
biker gang; motorcycle

Time Out (Table of Contents: 52)

Archie / comic story / 6 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; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Betty Cooper
Synopsis
Tired of Archie coming home late, Fred imposes a curfew.
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It's Our Business! (Table of Contents: 53)

Archie / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir (credited)
Pencils
Rex Lindsey (credited)
Inks
?
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Pop Tate; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Dilton Doiley; Chuck Clayton; Nancy Woods; Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Coach Kleats; Coach Clayton; Hal Cooper; Alice Cooper; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy
Synopsis
With business slowing down, Pop Tate considers selling the malt shop but the kids and their parents help improve Pop's business.
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Fever Griever (Table of Contents: 54)

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Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews
Synopsis
Archie fakes a fever to try to stay home from school but Mary knows his tricks.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 55)

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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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Women love you...
Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
Archie listens to a tape to help build his confidence.
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Biz Whiz (Table of Contents: 56)

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teen
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Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Nancy Woods
Synopsis
Archie gets a job at a stock brokerage.
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I Talk to the Trees (Table of Contents: 57)

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Bill Vigoda (signed)
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Bill Vigoda (signed)
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teen
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Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Archie deceives everyone with his flea bitten story.
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Bottled Up (Table of Contents: 58)

Archie and the Gang / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir (credited)
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Stan Goldberg (credited)
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Rudy Lapick (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Synopsis
The gang looks for a time capsule they buried five years earlier during summer camp.
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The Claw (Table of Contents: 59)

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Frank Doyle (credited)
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Harry Lucey (credited)
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Terry Szenics (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Terry Szenics (credited)
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis
Archie gets a magic charm from Jughead. Archie wishes he had Veronica all to himself. The charm then trades Archie places with Mr. Lodge.
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When the Red, Red Robin Comes Jog, Jog, Joggin' Along (Table of Contents: 60)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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Frank Doyle (credited)
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Harry Lucey (credited)
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Chic Stone (credited)
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Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Hot Dog; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
Synopsis
Archie and Jughead take up jogging.
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A Crazy Display (Table of Contents: 61)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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Fernando Ruiz (credited)
Pencils
Fernando Ruiz (credited)
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Rudy Lapick (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Genre
teen
Characters
Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Professor Flutesnoot; Svenson; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Benjy
Synopsis
Mr. Weatherbee is afraid that Archie will ruin the ceremony to dedicate the new display case in the school.
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Uh-Oh! (Table of Contents: 62)

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Archie Andrews
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Unscramble the mystery phrase puzzle.

Drill This (Table of Contents: 63)

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Archie Andrews; Dr. Reynolds
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Archie is nervous about getting his teeth drilled.
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Keywords
dentist

[Pat the Brat #20] (Table of Contents: 64)

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Pat
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Cover reprint used as the title page of the next section featuring Pat the Brat reprints.

Game Called (Table of Contents: 65)

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Bob Bolling (signed)
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Bob Bolling (signed)
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children
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Pat; Blinky; Half-Pint
Synopsis
Pat tries to get revenge on the girls for dousing him with water but ends up only getting himself wet.
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Little Genius (Table of Contents: 66)

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Bob Bolling (signed)
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Bob Bolling (signed)
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children
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Pat; Pat's mother; Alphonso R. Egglehead
Synopsis
Pat meets a little boy who can repair anything.
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The Bear Facts (Table of Contents: 67)

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Pat; Stubs
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Pat tells Stubs to not trust his stuffed bear.
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A Friend Indeed (Table of Contents: 68)

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Pat; Flea-Bite
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Pat tells the world that Flea-Bite is his best friend.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 69)

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A page to color.

Best Foot Forward (Table of Contents: 70)

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Pat can't understand why a girl would want a man with six feet.
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[Double Digest Sample Pack] (Table of Contents: 71) (Expand) /

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Bag Gag (Table of Contents: 72)

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Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee
Synopsis
Archie is so slow his lunch arrives at school before he does.
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That Old Buggy! (Table of Contents: 73)

Archie / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

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Pat Kennedy (credited)
Pencils
Pat Kennedy (credited)
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Al Milgrom (credited)
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Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
John Workman (credited)
Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Artie Andrews; Curly Cullers; Brando Barker; Bernice
Synopsis
While relating the story of how his Model T was stolen, Archie's grandfather and Mr. Lodge realize that they knew each other when Mr. Lodge was a young boy.
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[Archie Comics Subscriptions] (Table of Contents: 74) (Expand) /

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

[Free Archie App!] (Table of Contents: 76) (Expand) /

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[Where will your imagination take you?] (Table of Contents: 77) (Expand) /

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Archie
  2. 1. [Archie Riverdale Rescue]
  3. 2. Double Date!
    Archie
  4. 3. Childhood Daze
    Archie
  5. 4. Weird Encounters of a Strange Kind
    Archie
  6. 5. Weird Encounters of a Strange Kind Part II
    Archie
  7. 6. Compulsion
    Archie
  8. 7. Hula Hoopla
    Archie
  9. 8. [Free Comic Book Day]
  10. 9. Rabid Robot
    Archie
  11. 10. [Life With Archie #51]
    The Man from R.I.V.E.R.D.A.L.E.
  12. 11. Beastly Bowman!
    A.R.C.H.I.E. As The Man From R.I.V.E.R.D.A.L.E.
  13. 12. Smoke! Gets In Your Eyes!
    The Man from R.I.V.E.R.D.A.L.E.
  14. 13. [20% off all Archie comics!]
    Midtown Comics
  15. 14. Help Wanted
    Archie
  16. 15. [Batman Classic TV Series Resin Robin Bust]
    Diamond Selections
  17. 16. Goof Spoof
    Archie
  18. 17. X-Folders!
    Archie
  19. 18. A Real Keeper
    Archie
  20. 19. Late Strait
    Archie
  21. 20. Never a Doubt
    Archie
  22. 21. What's the Good Word?
    Archie
  23. 22. Going Buggy
    Archie
  24. 23. For Whom the Poll Tolls
    Archie
  25. 24. Man about Town
    Archie
  26. 25. Exercise Find!
    Archie
  27. 26. Twin Din
    Archie
  28. 27. [Life With Archie #1]
    Life with Archie
  29. 28. [From the Vault of Archie Comics!]
  30. 29. Duel Control
    Archie
  31. 30. The New Look
    Archie
  32. 31. Silent Might
    Archie
  33. 32. Feud for Thought
    Archie
  34. 33. Call to Arms!
    Archie
  35. 34. Award To the Wise
    Archie
  36. 35. Poise Will Be Poise
    Archie
  37. 36. [The Best of Archie Comics]
  38. 37. Snoopy Camera
    Archie
  39. 38. [Diary of a Girl Next Door]
  40. 39. The Voice of Villainy
    Archie
  41. 40. [Archie 1000 Page Comics-Palooza]
  42. 41. Clothes-Minded!
    Archie
  43. 42. The Lesson
    Archie
  44. 43. The Observer
    Archie
  45. 44. Dog's Best Friend
    Archie
  46. 45. Ghost Writer
    Archie
  47. 46. Super-Smart Simian From Sumatra (or The Missing Link Was a Fink)
    Archie
  48. 47. Fan with a Flair
    The Archies
  49. 48. Find the Girls!
    Archie
  50. 49. Vidiocy
    Archie
  51. 50. Color Commentary
    Archie
  52. 51. Bad Dude Biker!
    Archie
  53. 52. Time Out
    Archie
  54. 53. It's Our Business!
    Archie
  55. 54. Fever Griever
    Archie
  56. 55. ["Women love you..."]
    Archie
  57. 56. Biz Whiz
    Archie
  58. 57. I Talk to the Trees
    Archie
  59. 58. Bottled Up
    Archie and the Gang
  60. 59. The Claw
    Archie
  61. 60. When the Red, Red Robin Comes Jog, Jog, Joggin' Along
    Archie
  62. 61. A Crazy Display
    Archie
  63. 62. Uh-Oh!
    Archie
  64. 63. Drill This
    Archie
  65. 64. [Pat the Brat #20]
    Pat the Brat
  66. 65. Game Called
    Pat the Brat
  67. 66. Little Genius
    Pat the Brat
  68. 67. The Bear Facts
    Pat the Brat
  69. 68. A Friend Indeed
    Pat the Brat
  70. 69. [no title indexed]
    Pat the Brat Coloring Fun Page
  71. 70. Best Foot Forward
    Pat the Brat
  72. 71. [Double Digest Sample Pack]
  73. 72. Bag Gag
    Archie
  74. 73. That Old Buggy!
    Archie
  75. 74. [Archie Comics Subscriptions]
  76. 75. [no title indexed]
    Everything's Archie
  77. 76. [Free Archie App!]
  78. 77. [Where will your imagination take you?]
    Lego
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