Archie Comics Digest
#250
[Direct Edition]
(February 2009)
Archie,
1973 Series
- Price
- 2.49 USD
- Pages
- 92
- Indicia Frequency
- Published 10 times a year (monthly except Mar. and Oct.)
- On-sale Date
- 2009-01
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
The Archie Library
- Barcode
- 762816468503 25011
- Editing
- Mike Pellerito (managing editor); Victor Gorelick (editor; editor-in-chief)
Issue Notes
Onsale date listed in previous issue as "Week of January 5, 2009".
This issue has variants:
This issue has variants:
The Archies in Beverly Hills
Archie / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Rex Lindsey (signed)
- Inks
- Rex Lindsey (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- The Archies [Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews]
Indexer Notes
Parody of the Beatles album Abbey Road.
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Beverly Hills
The Archies / comic story / 12 pages
- Script
- Hal Lifson (credited)
- Pencils
- Rex Lindsey (credited)
- Inks
- Rex Lindsey (credited)
- Colors
- Rex Lindsey (credited)
- Letters
- Rex Lindsey (credited)
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- The Archies [Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones]; Jessica Simmers; Paris Stilton
- Synopsis
- The band goes to Beverly Hills to perform a concert.
- Reprints
-
in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #55 (February 2016) - in Archie 1000 Page Comics Shindig (Archie, 2016 series) (2016)
-
- Keywords
- Beverly Hills
Indexer Notes
Story in two parts. Part one is 6 pages, and part two is 6 pages.
[Archie Freshman Year]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Indexer Notes
House ad for the Freshman Year storyline.
Laff Gaff
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Archie is not getting any laughs with his comedy routine so he switches to singing. .
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #229 (February 1977)
-
Never Kid a Kidder
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Waldo Weatherbee; Nancy Woods; Chuck Clayton; Geraldine Grundy; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
- 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)
-
Indexer Notes
Feature changed from "Archie at Riverdale" to "Archie" for this reprint.
Credits from Archie at Riverdale High #5.
Parting Gesture
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy
- Synopsis
- Miss Grundy gets a new job at a private school, but Archie hatches a plan to get her to stay.
- Reprints
- from Archie at Riverdale High (Archie, 1972 series) #25 (June 1975)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from World of Archie Double Digest #36.
Island Magic
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Archie is worried about Jughead being too antisocial so Archie forces him to come dancing.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #322 (February 1977)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
Wait Fate
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie is waiting for Veronica to come out of the phone booth when it starts snowing.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #206 (March 1975)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprint in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (2011 series) #317.
[Sonic Checklist]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Indexer Notes
House ad for Sonic backissues.
[Sonic Graphic Novel Checklist]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Indexer Notes
House ad for Sonic graphic novel collections.
The Same Game
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg
- Inks
- Bob Smith
- Colors
- Barry Grossman ?
- Letters
- Vickie Williams ?
- Genre
- humor; children; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Fred Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones (flashback); Betty Cooper (flashback)
- Synopsis
- Archie makes a fool of himself at the ice rink, showing off for Veronica. Mr. and Mrs. Andrews remember other times Archie did the same thing.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #543 (February 2004)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from Archie #543.
[no title indexed]
Little Archie / illustration / 1 page
- 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.
A Good Skate
Little Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Dexter Taylor
- Pencils
- Dexter Taylor
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Jon D'Agostino
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Dilton Doiley; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Geraldine Grundy; Waldo Weatherbee; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Miss Grundy and Mr. Weatherbee go roller skating with the kids.
- Reprints
- in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #259 (April 2015)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from Archie Double Digest #259.
A Free Ski
Little Sabrina / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; children; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Sabrina Spellman; Salem; Zelda Spellman; Hilda Spellman
- Synopsis
- Little Sabrina and her witch aunts go to the ski slopes in a ski copter but things go wrong when they realize it has no brakes.
- Reprints
- from Little Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #104 (March 1976)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from Little Archie #104.
[The Adventures of Little Archie]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Indexer Notes
House ad for The Adventures of Little Archie collection.
[The Archies Greatest Hits]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Indexer Notes
House ad for The Archies Greatest Hits collection.
Slay Ride
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Archie and his friends keep getting knocked down by kids on saucer sleds.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #298 (February 1975)
-
Home by Seven, Not Eleven
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Hubert Smithers; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Mr. Lodge tells Archie he has to bring Veronica home by 7 o'clock. That becomes difficult when Archie's car breaks down.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #531 (March 2003)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from Archie #531.
[Archie Americana Series]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Indexer Notes
House ad for the Archie Americana series.
Beatlemania
Archie Club News / letters page / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Dilton Doiley; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Indexer Notes
Reader submitted text article about the 45th anniversary of The Beatles coming to America by Rocky R. The piece includes an illustration of Archie and his friends dressed as The Beatles.
A Surprised Party
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Waldo Weatherbee; Moose Mason; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Mr. Weatherbee overhears the kids planning a surprise party for him, but the event doesn't live up to his expectations.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #334 (February 1978)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from Pep #334.
The Finish Line
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- Archie offers to refinish the school's furniture in an effort to curry Mr. Weatherbee's favor.
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #336 (March 1979)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from Laugh Comics #336.
[Archie Comics Shop]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Indexer Notes
House ad for the Archie web site.
[Christmas Issues Offer]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Indexer Notes
House ad for various Christmas themed Archie comics.
Safety + First
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Waldo Weatherbee; Professor Flutesnoot; Coach Kleats
- Synopsis
- Archie accidentally injures a few faculty members while putting up a sign.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #206 (March 1975)
-
Any Port in a Storm
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Kathleen Webb (credited)
- Pencils
- Pat Kennedy (credited)
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Miss Haggly; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Forsythe Jones, Jr.
- Synopsis
- Miss Haggly asks Archie to stay after school to study for her test. By the time he leaves there's a snow storm outside.
- Reprints
- in Archie 1000 Page Comics-Palooza (Archie, 2014 series) ([February] 2014)
- in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #248 (March 2014), #307 (April 2020)
-
[Archie One Year Subscriptions!]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Subscription information.
[Archie Digest #251]
Archie / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Fernando Ruiz (signed)
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- teen
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
The Archies in Beverly Hills
Archie -
1.
[Dragonball Origins]
Nintendo DS -
2.
Beverly Hills
The Archies -
3.
[Archie One Year Subscriptions!]
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4.
[Archie Freshman Year]
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5.
Laff Gaff
Archie -
6.
Never Kid a Kidder
Archie -
7.
Parting Gesture
Archie -
8.
Island Magic
Archie -
9.
Wait Fate
Archie -
10.
[Sonic Checklist]
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11.
[Sonic Graphic Novel Checklist]
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12.
The Same Game
Archie -
13.
[no title indexed]
Little Archie -
14.
A Good Skate
Little Archie -
15.
A Free Ski
Little Sabrina -
16.
[The Adventures of Little Archie]
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17.
[The Archies Greatest Hits]
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18.
Slay Ride
Archie -
19.
Home by Seven, Not Eleven
Archie -
20.
[Archie Americana Series]
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21.
Beatlemania
Archie Club News -
22.
A Surprised Party
Archie -
23.
The Finish Line
Archie -
24.
[Archie Comics Shop]
-
25.
[Christmas Issues Offer]
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26.
Safety + First
Archie -
27.
Any Port in a Storm
Archie -
28.
[Archie One Year Subscriptions!]
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29.
[Archie Digest #251]
Archie -
30.
[It Only Takes a Spark]
Ad Council -
31.
[It's Panda Time!]
Nintendo DS
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