Archie Comics Digest #244 [Newsstand]

(July 2008)

[It only takes a spark] (Table of Contents: 1)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

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Inks

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Colors

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Letters

typeset

Characters

Smokey the Bear

Feeling Fuelish (Table of Contents: 2)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Pat Kennedy (credited)

Inks

Rich Koslowski (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Phil Felix (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Hiram Lodge; Dilton Doiley; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

Archie sells his jalopy to Mr. Lodge and then uses Dilton's new experimental fuel to drive it to the Lodge Mansion.

Reprints

• in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #261 (July 2015)

Archie's Riddlers (Table of Contents: 3)

Archie / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script

Joe Edwards

Pencils

Joe Edwards

Inks

Joe Edwards

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Joe Edwards

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews

Synopsis

Unscramble the words to find the answers to Archie's riddles.

Reprints

• from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #117 (February 1981)

Indexer Notes

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

[Speed Racer the Video Game] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

Going Buggy (Table of Contents: 5)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo Jr.

Inks

Jim DeCarlo

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

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.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #339 (January 1986)

Keywords

picnic

Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprint in Archie Double Digest (2011 series) #250, no credits listed in this digest.

Fright for Sore Eyes! (Table of Contents: 6)

Archie / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

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Inks

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Colors

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Letters

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Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Veronica Lode; Hiram Lodge; Jughead Jones; Hermione Lodge

Synopsis

Archie offers to look for a prowler outside the Lodge mansion.

Reprints

• from Archie Annual (Archie, 1950 series) #8 (1956-1957)

[Archie Double Digest Subscription Offer] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

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

The Rewards (Table of Contents: 8)

Archie at Riverdale / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle ?

Pencils

Harry Lucey

Inks

Chic Stone

Colors

?

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

drama; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

Archie is distracted from meeting Veronica by Miss Grundy's troubles.

Reprints

• from Archie at Riverdale High (Archie, 1972 series) #7 (June 1973)

Indexer Notes

Inker and letterer credits from the reprint in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #267.

[Turn Over a New Leaf] (Table of Contents: 9)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

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Pencils

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Inks

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Colors

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Letters

typeset

Keywords

ecology; recycling

Indexer Notes

Recycling PSA.

Plant Problems (Table of Contents: 10)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir

Pencils

Stan Goldberg

Inks

Henry Scarpelli

Colors

?

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen

Characters

Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Hiram Lodge

Synopsis

Archie talks to Veronica's plant and Reggie tries to trick him into thinking the plant talked back.

Reprints

• from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #49 (July 1976)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprint in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #277, no credits listed in this digest.

[Bad Boy Trouble] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

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

[New Look and New Love for Jughead!?] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

Little Archie / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Fernando Ruiz (signed)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (signed)

Colors

?

Genre

children

Indexer Notes

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

One Lonely Knight (Table of Contents: 14)

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

Script

Dexter Taylor

Pencils

Dexter Taylor

Inks

Dexter Taylor

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Dexter Taylor

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Little Archie Andrews; Little Betty Cooper; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy; Little Jughead Jones; Little Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge

Synopsis

Betty daydreams that Little Archie is a gallant knight doing heroic deeds.

Reprints

• from Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #94 (April 1984)

Keywords

joust; knight

Indexer Notes

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

Keep 'Em Flying (Table of Contents: 15)

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

Script

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Pencils

Samm Schwartz

Inks

Samm Schwartz

Colors

?

Letters

Samm Schwartz

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Little Archie Andrews; Little Jughead Jones; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews

Synopsis

Little Archie makes a kite tail out of his father's ties.

Reprints

• from Little Archie Giant Comics (Archie, 1957 series) #9 (Winter 1958)

Indexer Notes

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

[Best of Josie and the Pussycats] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

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

[Look at the Time] (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

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

The Team Mate (Table of Contents: 18)

Little Archie / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Bob Bolling

Pencils

Bob Bolling

Inks

Bob Bolling

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bob Bolling

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Little Archie Andrews; Little Reggie Mantle; Little Jughead Jones; Little Moose Mason; Little Betty Cooper; Little Chuck Clayton; Odiko; Omomo; Odiko's father

Synopsis

After a space vehicle lands on Earth for repairs, a young boy, Odiko, wanders away into Riverdale, where the Good Ol' Gang notices his superhuman speed and asks him to join their baseball team. But most of the gang turns against Odiko when they discover that he has no reflection, although Chuck defends him, arguing that he's a nice kid even if he is different. When Odiko runs away from the angry gang, Little Archie manages to beat him to the Hockomock Swamp and he apologizes to Odiko for the way the gang treated him, and gives him a gumball as a souvenir of Earth.

Reprints

• from Little Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #166 (May 1981)

Keywords

alien; baseball; Hockomock Swamp; swamp

Indexer Notes

This and "Paint, Pears and Pallet" were Bob Bolling's last stories for the original "Little Archie" title, though he would return to his creations in "Archie Giant Series" and Little Archie digests.

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

[B & V Summer Fun] (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

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[The Adventures of Little Archie] (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

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

Super-Smart Simian From Sumatra (or The Missing Link Was a Fink) (Table of Contents: 21)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Bob Bolling

Pencils

Bob Bolling

Inks

Bob Bolling

Colors

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Letters

Bill Yoshida

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

• from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #48 (October 1968)

Keywords

missing link; orangutan

Indexer Notes

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

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

[Archie Americana Series] (Table of Contents: 22) (Expand) /

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

[Archie 2007 Collector Sets] (Table of Contents: 23) (Expand) /

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

The Missing Links (Table of Contents: 24)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Michael Pellowski

Pencils

Stan Goldberg

Inks

Bob Smith

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge

Synopsis

Archie is Mr. Lodge's caddy.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #536 (July 2003)

Keywords

golf

Indexer Notes

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

[Sonic Checklist] (Table of Contents: 25) (Expand) /

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

[Sonic Graphic Novel Checklist] (Table of Contents: 26) (Expand) /

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

Video Bore (Table of Contents: 27)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Michael Pellowski

Pencils

Stan Goldberg

Inks

Bob Smith

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Frank Andrews; Caroline Andrews; Ted

Synopsis

Archie videotapes the Andrews Family Reunion.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #536 (July 2003)

Indexer Notes

When reprinted in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #240, the writer is credited to George Gladir and the inks are credited to Mike Esposito.

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

Cool Fashion (Table of Contents: 28)

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

Pencils

Dan Parent

Inks

Jon D'Agostino

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #536 (July 2003)

Indexer Notes

Fashion page.

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

The Stilt-Man Cometh! (Table of Contents: 29)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Craig Boldman

Pencils

Stan Goldberg

Inks

Bob Smith

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle: Pop Tate

Synopsis

Stilt wars

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #535 (July 2003)

Indexer Notes

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

Dog Tired (Table of Contents: 30)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)

Pencils

Bob Bolling (credited)

Inks

Al Milgrom (credited)

Colors

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Letters

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Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Duke; Fred Andrews; Mr. Smith; Mrs. Smith; Mary Andrews

Synopsis

Archie dog-sits the neighbors dog while they are on vacation.

Reprints

• in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #261 (July 2015)

Keywords

Jack Russell terrier

[Subscribe to Archie Digest Books and Save] (Table of Contents: 31) (Expand) /

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[Next Issue] (Table of Contents: 32) (Expand) /

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[Laffy Taffy] (Table of Contents: 33) (Expand) /

Laffy Taffy / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[Ben 10 Alien Force] (Table of Contents: 34) (Expand) /

Cartoon Network / advertisement / 1 page (report information)