Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #256 [Newsstand]

(January 2015)

[Archie's Favorite Christmas Comics] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

It Looks Like Reindeer! (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script

Bill Golliher (credited)

Pencils

Bill Galvan (credited)

Inks

Jim Amash (credited)

Colors

Digikore Studios (credited)

Letters

Jack Morelli (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Vegas; Flander (reindeer); Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Hot Dog; Moose Mason; Santa Claus; Dilton Doiley

Synopsis

Archie's dog Vegas helps one of Santa's stranded reindeer find his way home.

Reprints

• from Archie 1000 Page Mega Comics Digest (Archie, 2014 series) (2014)

Keywords

Christmas

A Toast to the Host (Table of Contents: 3)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo (credited)

Inks

Jim DeCarlo (credited as Jimmy DeCarlo)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Moose Mason; various un-named friends of Archie; Hiram Lodge; Charlie, Andy and Sally (supposedly parents of Archie's friends); various un-named parents

Synopsis

Archie's dad is worried about the Christmas bills. Archie collects money from all the kids to throw a birthday party for everyone's parents.

Reprints

• from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #346 (February 1979)

Keywords

Christmas

Indexer Notes

No indication is given as to who Charlie, Andy and Sally are. Sally bears a strong resemblance to Hermione Lodge, and Andy looks like Jughead's father. Hiram Lodge is seen in two panels. His name is not mentioned, but he is easily recognized.

Christmas List (Table of Contents: 4)

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; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason

Synopsis

Archie and Jughead go to the woods to cut and bring back a Yule Log.

Reprints

• from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #512 (December 1981)

Keywords

Christmas; Yule Log

Santa Claws (Table of Contents: 5)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Golliher (credited)

Pencils

Pat Kennedy (credited)

Inks

Jim Amash (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper

Synopsis

Archie has a job as Santa Claus and Betty is the photographer taking pictures of Santa with peoples pets.

Reprints

• from Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #248 (December 2008)

Keywords

Christmas

Christmas Present? (Table of Contents: 6)

Archie / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Samm Schwartz (credited)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Ethel Muggs

Synopsis

The boys don't want to sing the same old Christmas carols with the girls, so they go off on their own, but the people of Riverdale don't respond well to their modern lyrics.

Reprints

• from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #158 (January 1969)

Keywords

Christmas; Christmas carols

Nifty Gifty (Table of Contents: 7)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper

Synopsis

Archie asks Betty for a suggestion for a Christmas gift for Veronica and Betty sends him to the budget gifts section.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #467 (January 1998)

Keywords

Christmas

[Garden Warfare] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Plants vs. Zombies / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Nose Knows (Table of Contents: 9)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Fred Andrews

Synopsis

Archie's mom knows how to get him out of bed.

Reprints

• from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #243 (April 1978)

[Life With Archie #62] (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Bob White

Inks

Jon D'Agostino

Colors

?

Letters

Jon D'Agostino

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle

Reprints

• from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #62 (June 1967)

Indexer Notes

Cover reprint used as the title page for the next section featuring The Archies reprints.

Once Upon a Tune (Table of Contents: 11)

The Archies / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Bob White (credited)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Genre

adventure; humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate; Waldo Weatherbee; Dilton Doiley

Synopsis

Meet those madcap musical mirthmakers, The Archies, a three-man band of boys who bring song and silliness wherever they go. After playing a gig at Pop Tate's discotheque, they try to save Riverdale High School from being set ablaze, but when Archie almost gets hanged on a fire hose, he has a flashback to the caveman era -- and the cave Archies come out of his flashback and into the present day.

Reprints

• from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #60 (April 1967)

Keywords

dinosaur

Indexer Notes

First appearance of The Archies (consisting of Archie, Jughead and Reggie), a surrealistic comedy series inspired by the success of the Monkees. These stories only lasted for a year, but inspired the creation of the Archies pop records and TV series.

The Go-Go Club (Table of Contents: 12)

The Archies / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Bob White (credited)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate

Synopsis

The Archies are called in by Mr. Lodge for assistance when an industrial spy steals his company's "Go-Go Gun," a gun that makes things go-go-gone. The merry madcap musicians pursue the bad guy as he zaps people and makes them go-go-go away.

Reprints

• from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #61 (May 1967)

Indexer Notes

One of many references in this surreal "Archie's" story: Archie mentions "The Vanishing American," the title of a 1925 silent Western starring Richard Dix.

Another store name in the background, "Victor's," refers to editorial assistant Victor Gorelick.

[The Death of Archie] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

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

No Date! (Table of Contents: 14)

Archie / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script

Rod Ollerenshaw

Pencils

Rod Ollerenshaw

Inks

Rod Ollerenshaw

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Rod Ollerenshaw

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews

Reprints

• from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #207 (July 1989)

Indexer Notes

Word search puzzle.

Credits from the index of the original printing, signature removed when reprinted in this digest.

The Puddle Double (Table of Contents: 15)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

John Albano

Pencils

Fernando Ruiz

Inks

Jim Amash

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews

Synopsis

A small child splashes in a puddle and gets in trouble with his mother, but Archie can't resist doing the same thing.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #534 (June 2003)

Indexer Notes

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

[Archie 1000 Page Comics Celebration] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

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

The Low Down (Table of Contents: 17)

Archie / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Gus Lemoine (credited)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Coach Kleats

Synopsis

The Coach is happy to hear that Archie won't be going out for the basketball team because he's now the sports reporter for the school paper.

Reprints

• from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #13 (April 1971)

The Silks of Svengasi (Table of Contents: 18)

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; Betty Cooper; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Smithers; Mr. Snodgrass; Gaston

Synopsis

Mr. Lodge is tricked into selling one of his plants when Mr. Snodgrass gives him special shirts that sap his will to work.

Reprints

• from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #222 (April 1981)

Never Kid a Kidder (Table of Contents: 19)

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

drama; humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Geraldine Grundy; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Waldo Weatherbee

Synopsis

Archie spreads a rumor that there's an eccentric billionaire in Riverdale who's offering rich rewards to people who go out of their way to help clean up the town.

Reprints

• from Archie at Riverdale High (Archie, 1972 series) #5 (February 1973)

The Error of His Ways (Table of Contents: 20)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Chic Stone (credited)

Inks

Chic Stone (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Mrs. Andrews; Pop Tate; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Jughead Jones; Fred Andrews

Synopsis

In his rush to get to school, Archie takes a bag of garbage instead of his lunch bag.

Reprints

• from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #107 (August 1976)

Gym Dandy (Table of Contents: 21)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Mike Esposito (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Coach Clayton; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Coach Kleats; Judy; Jughead Jones

Synopsis

Reggie and Archie are asked to help out the other students during gymnastics class, but Archie got the better job.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #422 (April 1994)

Keywords

gymnastics

To Sleep - Per Chance (Table of Contents: 22)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Mike Esposito (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Vickie Williams (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Miss Grundy

Synopsis

Archie can't sleep at night but Miss Grundy's class the next day puts him to sleep.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #552 (October 2004)

Mess Distress (Table of Contents: 23)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Golliher (credited)

Pencils

? [as Kennedy] (credited)

Inks

Ken Selig (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Jughead Jones

Synopsis

Mary is gone for a week, Fred and Archie make a mess of the house, then hire maids to clean up the house.

Reprints

• from Archie 1000 Page Mega Comics Digest (Archie, 2014 series) (2014)

Double-Trouble (Table of Contents: 24)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Mike Esposito (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

Mr. Lodge dreams of a world populated by clones of Archie.

Reprints

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

Keywords

cloning

The Other Side! (Table of Contents: 25)

Archie and Chuck / comic story / 10 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; Professor Esrever; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Dilton Doiley; Moose Mason

Synopsis

After travelling thru a strange mist, Chuck and Archie come to Eladrevir, a backwards version of Riverdale.

Reprints

• from Archie at Riverdale High (Archie, 1972 series) #24 (April 1975)

Keywords

mirror universe

Best-Laid Plans (Table of Contents: 26)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Greg Crosby (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Bob Smith (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Dan Nakrosis (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

Archie gets dirty trying to open the fireplace flue.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #545 (April 2004)

No Choice (Table of Contents: 27)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Chic Stone (credited)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge

Synopsis

Mr. Lodge needs to go to the doctor to have a cast removed and Archie is the only choice to drive him there.

Reprints

• from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #55 (April 1977)

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

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

Pencils

? (signed)

Inks

? (signed)

Colors

?

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Soupbone

Reprints

• from Archie Comics (Archie, 1942 series) #6 (January-February 1944)

Keywords

Christmas; Christmas tree; Christmas wreath

Indexer Notes

Cover reprint of an unknown Archie comic featuring Archie falling out of the fireplace at Christmas.

The Fabulous Forties (Table of Contents: 29)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Introduction to the stories in this section.

Bottom of the page is a reproduction of the house ad for Archie Annual #1.

Christmas Cheers (Table of Contents: 30)

Archie / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Harry Sahle (signed as Sahle); Ed Goggin (signed as Goggin)

Pencils

Harry Sahle (signed as Sahle)

Inks

Virginia Drury (signed as Ginger)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Gabby (introduction); Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Fred Andrews; Pop Tate (introduction)

Synopsis

Archie gets a cheque for $50 from his grandfather, makes a list of what he wants to buy for his friends, but most of the money is gone by the time he buys the gifts.

Reprints

• from Pep Comics (Archie, 1940 series) #46 (February 1944)

Keywords

Christmas; sleigh

Indexer Notes

Signed in the last panel. This story contains the first appearances of Gabby, the town blabbermouth, and Pop Tate, the owner of Pop's Chocklit Shop. In this story, his restaurant is called Tate's and he is a skinny, older man with gray hair and a mustache. Also, the Shorten Special on page 4 is a reference to MLJ editor Harry Shorten.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 31)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Carl Hubbell (signed)

Pencils

Harry Sahle

Inks

Harry Sahle

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

We'll find Oscar today...

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Oscar (Archie's dog); Mrs. Andrews; Jughead Jones

Synopsis

When Oscar runs away, Archie and Mr. Andrews look for him.

Reprints

• from Pep Comics (Archie, 1940 series) #47 (March 1944)

Indexer Notes

The text article earlier in this digest give this story the title "The Case of the Missing Mutt".

The Practical Joker (Table of Contents: 32)

Archie / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bill Vigoda

Inks

Bill Vigoda

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Fred Andrews; Miss Grundy; Jughead Jones

Synopsis

Archie gets a new fun kit and begins to pull pranks on everyone. However, he gets into trouble when Mr. Weatherbee gets handcuffed to a chair.

Reprints

• from Archie Comics (Archie, 1942 series) #11 (November-December 1944)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the index of the original printing.

The Alibi Artist (Table of Contents: 33)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bob Montana (non-recurring characters); Bill Vigoda (new faces)

Inks

Bill Vigoda

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Mr. Tootlefruit (introduction)

Synopsis

Archie gets out of a bad grade by saying that football practice stole his study time. However, Archie then has to play football to prove this to the teacher.

Reprints

• from Archie Comics (Archie, 1942 series) #17 (November-December 1945)

Keywords

football

Indexer Notes

Same script, poses, letters, and art as the Wilbur story in Zip Comics (Archie, 1940 series) #31. Changes include erasing Wilbur and Westfield and adding Archie and Riverdale. The prologue has been replaced by the story's title and the epilogue has been replaced by an ad for saving scrap paper.

Credits from the index of the original printing.

[Wilbur Comics #89] (Table of Contents: 34)

Wilbur / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Samm Schwartz

Inks

Samm Schwartz

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Wilbur Wilkin; Laurie Lake; Linda Moore

Reprints

• from Wilbur Comics (Archie, 1944 series) #89 (October 1964)

Indexer Notes

Cover reprint used as the title page for the next section featuring Wilbur Comics reprints.

Chalk It Up! (Table of Contents: 35)

Wilbur / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Joe Edwards (signed)

Inks

Joe Edwards

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Wilbur; Laurie; Linda

Synopsis

Wilbur catches Linda writing graphitti.

Reprints

• from Wilbur Comics (Archie, 1944 series) #43 (June 1952)

Niece to Have Known You (Table of Contents: 36)

Wilbur / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Joe Edwards (signed)

Inks

Joe Edwards ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

teen

Characters

Wilbur; Linda; Laurie

Synopsis

Wilbur has to break off his date for Laurie because he is baby-sitting the principal's niece.

Reprints

• from Wilbur Comics (Archie, 1944 series) #46 (December 1952)

[20% off all Archie comics!] (Table of Contents: 37) (Expand) /

Midtown Comics / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Tricky Triumph (Table of Contents: 38)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews

Synopsis

A magician get Archie to volunteer for a disappearing act, and makes Archie's clothes disappear.

Reprints

• from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #239 (December 1977)

[Digest Sample Packs] (Table of Contents: 39) (Expand) /

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

For the Present (Table of Contents: 40)

Archie / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Characters

Archie Andrews

Reprints

• from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #535 (January 1984)

Indexer Notes

Maze puzzle.

Christmas Presents Puzzle (Table of Contents: 41)

activity / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Reprints

• from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #287 (February 1975)

Indexer Notes

Unscramble the words to discover what each person wants for Christmas.

Season's Greetings Maze (Table of Contents: 42)

Archie / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Characters

Archie Andrews

Reprints

• from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #466 (January 1978)

Indexer Notes

Maze puzzle

[How to get your free comic in 3 easy steps!] (Table of Contents: 43)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Code for a digital copy of this digest.

The Night Before Christmas (Table of Contents: 44)

Archie / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

Greg Crosby (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Bob Smith (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Vickie Williams (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Dilton Doiley; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Santa Claus

Synopsis

It is the night before Christmas and Archie hears a noise from downstairs.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #543 (February 2004)

Keywords

Christmas

Indexer Notes

A spoof of the poem The Night Before Christmas.

[Subscribe to all your favorite Archie comic books today!] (Table of Contents: 45) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 46) (Expand) /

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

[Free Archie App!] (Table of Contents: 47) (Expand) /

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

[Minecraft Books] (Table of Contents: 48) (Expand) /

Scholastic / advertisement / 1 page (report information)