(April 2007)

Archie, 2005 Series
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Price
2.49 USD; 2.99 CAD
Pages
100
Indicia Frequency
nine times a year
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Brand
The Archie Digest Library
Barcode
?
Editing
Nelson Ribeiro; Victor Gorelick

Issue Notes

Cover Title: Jughead and Friends Digest
Indicia Title: Jughead & Friends Digest Magazine
This issue has variants:

Cousin Calamity (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Fernando Ruiz (signed)
Inks
Jon D'Agostino (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
teen; humor
Characters
Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Regina

[2wice the Power!] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Cousin Calamity (Table of Contents: 2)

Jughead / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Fernando Ruiz (credited)
Pencils
Fernando Ruiz (credited)
Inks
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Colors
Adam Walmsley (credited)
Letters
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Editing
Carlos Antunes (Production)

Genre
teen; humor
Characters
Jugheand Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Regina; Moose Mason
Synopsis
Reggie's cousin Regina is in town and playing practical jokes on all the guys, until Jughead takes her on a date.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Yogos / advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

Archie & Friends Jewelry (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Pugster.com / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Double Play (Table of Contents: 5)

Jughead & Friends / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Michael Pellowski
Pencils
Tim Kennedy
Inks
Bob Smith
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Pop Tate; Midge; Chuck Clayton; Moose Mason
Synopsis
The gang each fantasize about what it would be like if there were two of each of them.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprinting of this story in Jughead Double Digest #178.

[The 2006 Collector Sets] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

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

Getting on the Banned Wagon (Table of Contents: 7)

Jughead / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Al Hartley
Inks
Jon D'Agostino
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Al Hartley

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Hot Dog
Synopsis
Everything Jughead tries to order at a restaurant has a problem.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprint in Jughead and Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #12, no credits listed in this digest.

[A little bit of Sabrina for everyone!] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

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

What's News? (Table of Contents: 9)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
Mike Esposito
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Pop Tate; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Dilton Doiley (cameo); Moose Mason
Synopsis
Jughead joins the school paper but his reporting assignments don't go very well.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Archie # 514 (apparently the original publication) credits script to Greg Crosby.

[Subscribe Today!] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

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

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

That Wilkin Boy / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Characters
Bingo Wilkins

Indexer Notes

Introduction to the next sequence that features That Wilkin Boy stories.

The Weak Spot (Table of Contents: 12)

That Wilkin Boy / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen; humor
Characters
Li'l Jinx; Bingo Wilkin; Samantha Smythe; Sampson Smythe; Sheila Smythe
Synopsis
Mr. Smythe suspects everyone of trying to scam him, even little girls selling Girl Scout cookies. His suspiciousness leads to him being scammed by a phony policeman.
Reprints

[The Class of 2006!] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

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

[Archie's Collector Sets] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

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

Network Nonsense (Table of Contents: 15)

That Wilkin Boy / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Dick Malmgren
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
Jon D'Agostino
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen; humor
Characters
Bingo Wilkin; Samantha Smythe; Sampson Smythe; Sheila Smythe
Synopsis
Mr. Smythe is driven crazy when everyone around him starts speaking entirely in catchphrases from TV commercials.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credits from the printing in Jughead Double Digest #178.

[Archie Americana Series] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

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

White Sale (Table of Contents: 17)

Bingo / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Dick Malmgren
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen; humor
Characters
Bingo Wilkin; Willie Wilkin
Synopsis
Mr. Wilkin complains that aggravation from Bingo is giving him grey hairs.
Reprints

Name Game (Table of Contents: 18)

That Wilkin Boy / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Dick Malmgren
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
Jon D'Agostino
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen; humor
Characters
Bingo Wilkin; Samantha Smythe; Sampson Smythe; Sheila Smythe; Willie Wilkin
Synopsis
Mr. Smythe offends Bingo by repeatedly making fun of his nickname.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Writer credit changed based on the printed credits from Jughead Double Digest #179

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19)

Find Your Name in Print / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Lift and Learn (Table of Contents: 20)

Jughead / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Samm Schwartz
Inks
Samm Schwartz
Colors
?
Letters
Samm Schwartz

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
Synopsis
Proving that anybody can teach something, Jughead asks Moose to lead a "teach-in" on weightlifting.
Reprints
Keywords
weightlifting

[Carry your stuff to school in this cool new combo bag] (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

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

Writing Wrongs (Table of Contents: 22)

Jughead / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Craig Boldman
Pencils
Rex Lindsey
Inks
Rich Koslowski
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen; humor
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate
Synopsis
After a fight with Veronica, Archie writes a letter to her telling her what a snob he thinks she is. Jughead offers to deliver the letter, then rewrites it for Archie knowing that he will regret what he sent in his letter.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprinting of this story in Jughead Double Digest #179.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 23) (Expand) /

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

[Betty Vs. Veronica] (Table of Contents: 24) (Expand) /

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

War of the Words (Table of Contents: 25)

Jughead / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Craig Boldman
Pencils
Rex Lindsey
Inks
Rich Koslowski
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen; humor
Characters
Pop Tate; Jughead Jones; Segarini
Synopsis
The restaurant next door starts serving pizza and taking away Pop Tate's business.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprint of this story in Jughead Double Digest #179, no credits are listed in this digest.

A Club for All Seasons (Table of Contents: 26)

Betty / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor
Characters
Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
Synopsis
Betty and Jughead join a Drivers and Donuts car club.
Reprints

Voice Your Choice (Table of Contents: 27)

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

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Ernie Colón
Inks
Bob Smith
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Mr. Lodge; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Chuck Clayton
Synopsis
Mr. Lodge decides to do something about the kids raiding his refrigerator.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

credits from original story

Rad Ad (Table of Contents: 28)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
Bob Smith
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Chuck Clayton
Synopsis
Archie allows a local business to advertise on the side of his car.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprint in Jughead Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #191.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 29)

Hey Guys! / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 30) (Expand) /

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

Hatrick (Table of Contents: 31)

Jughead / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Craig Boldman
Pencils
Rex Lindsey
Inks
Rich Koslowski
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
Jughead's hat keeps blowing away.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprint in Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #192.

Dummy Luck (Table of Contents: 32)

Jughead & Friends / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)
Pencils
Fernando Ruiz (credited)
Inks
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Moose Mason
Synopsis
Reggie bets Jughead he can't learn ventriloquism in three days like he did.
Reprints

[Digest Checklist] (Table of Contents: 33) (Expand) /

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

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

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

[The Dynamic Duel!] (Table of Contents: 35) (Expand) /

Yu-Gi-Oh / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Cousin Calamity
  2. 1. [2wice the Power!]
    Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Cards
  3. 2. Cousin Calamity
    Jughead
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Yogos
  5. 4. Archie & Friends Jewelry
    Pugster.com
  6. 5. Double Play
    Jughead & Friends
  7. 6. [The 2006 Collector Sets]
  8. 7. Getting on the Banned Wagon
    Jughead
  9. 8. [A little bit of Sabrina for everyone!]
  10. 9. What's News?
    Archie
  11. 10. [Subscribe Today!]
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    That Wilkin Boy
  13. 12. The Weak Spot
    That Wilkin Boy
  14. 13. [The Class of 2006!]
  15. 14. [Archie's Collector Sets]
  16. 15. Network Nonsense
    That Wilkin Boy
  17. 16. [Archie Americana Series]
  18. 17. White Sale
    Bingo
  19. 18. Name Game
    That Wilkin Boy
  20. 19. [no title indexed]
    Find Your Name in Print
  21. 20. Lift and Learn
    Jughead
  22. 21. [Carry your stuff to school in this cool new combo bag]
  23. 22. Writing Wrongs
    Jughead
  24. 23. [no title indexed]
  25. 24. [Betty Vs. Veronica]
  26. 25. War of the Words
    Jughead
  27. 26. A Club for All Seasons
    Betty
  28. 27. Voice Your Choice
    Mr. Lodge
  29. 28. Rad Ad
    Archie
  30. 29. [no title indexed]
    Hey Guys!
  31. 30. [no title indexed]
  32. 31. Hatrick
    Jughead
  33. 32. Dummy Luck
    Jughead & Friends
  34. 33. [Digest Checklist]
  35. 34. [no title indexed]
  36. 35. [The Dynamic Duel!]
    Yu-Gi-Oh
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Dwayne Best
  • Peter Croome
  • Merlin Haas
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Kirk House
  • Mike Nielsen