Archie Comics Digest #260 [Direct Edition]

(March 2010)

Introducing Lunch Lady (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Snow Ball (Table of Contents: 2)

Archie / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

John Rose

Pencils

Pat Kennedy

Inks

Al Milgrom

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Phil Felix

Genre

teen; humor

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Moose Mason

Synopsis

Archie has enough money to take Betty to the school dance or get his car fixed, but not both.

Reprints

• in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #275 (February 2017)

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

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

[You & your Valentine will love these graphic novels.] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

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

Bunch Hunch (Table of Contents: 5)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones

Synopsis

Archie can't sleep.

Reprints

• from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #230 (March 1977)

The Joke's on Who? (Table of Contents: 6)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Golliher

Pencils

Tim Kennedy

Inks

Al Nickerson

Colors

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Letters

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Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Ms. Beazly; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper

Synopsis

Reggie pulls a series of practical jokes on others at school.

Reprints

• in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #265 (February 2016)
• in Archie 1000 Page Comics Shindig (Archie, 2016 series) (2016)

Keywords

practical joke

Not Quite (Table of Contents: 7)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews

Synopsis

Mr. Lodge has an important meeting. Can Archie's car get him there with all the snow?

Reprints

• from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #334 (February 1978)

Cold Shoulder (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script

George Gladir

Pencils

Rex Lindsey

Inks

Rich Koslowski

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Jack Morelli

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Miss Grundy; Betty Cooper; Chuck Clayton; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Dilton Doily; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Weatherbee

Synopsis

Miss Grundy is afraid all the sick students will pass their germs on to her.

Reprints

• from Archie & Friends (Archie, 1992 series) #87 (February 2005)

Indexer Notes

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

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Mad House / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Fernando Ruiz (signed)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino

Colors

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Letters

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Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews

Lust for Loot (Table of Contents: 12)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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Genre

humor

Characters

Jim Darling

Synopsis

Jim Darling hosts a tv game show.

Reprints

• from Mad House (Archie, 1974 series) #119 (February 1980)

Zalula the Love-Sick Space Girl (Table of Contents: 13)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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Zalula

Synopsis

A spaceman lands on a planet where he encounters Zalula, a love-sick alien girl.

Reprints

• from Archie's Madhouse (Archie, 1959 series) #42 (September 1965)

Madhouse Visits Monster Manor (Table of Contents: 14)

Mad Doctor Frankenfurter / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

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Inks

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Genre

humor

Characters

Doctor Frankenfurter

Reprints

• from Mad House (Archie, 1974 series) #115 (February 1979)

Martian Mission (Table of Contents: 15)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Joe Edwards

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Genre

humor

Synopsis

Martians come to Earth in look for aid from the President.

Reprints

• from Archie's Madhouse (Archie, 1959 series) #19 (June 1962)

Indexer Notes

Art credit from GCD index of original comic.

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Losin It (Table of Contents: 18)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Michael Pellowski

Pencils

Stan Goldberg

Inks

Mike Esposito

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Vickie Williams

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews

Synopsis

Archie gives his parents a hard time about being forgetful.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #544 (March 2004)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprint in Jughead and Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #18, no credits listed in this digest.

The Average Awards (Table of Contents: 19)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir

Pencils

Stan Goldberg

Inks

Henry Scarpelli

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Vickie Williams

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper

Synopsis

Archie wins an average good citizen award.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #553 (February 2005)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprint in Jughead and Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #18, no credits listed in this digest.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

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A Chance to Shine! (Table of Contents: 22)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Angelo De Cesare

Pencils

Stan Goldberg

Inks

Mike Esposito

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones

Synopsis

Archie has to pose as Mr. Shine and sell floor cleaning products.

Reprints

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

Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprint in Jughead and Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #10, no credits listed in this digest.

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Home and Alone (Table of Contents: 25)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Greg Crosby

Pencils

Stan Goldberg

Inks

Bob Smith

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Fred Andrews

Synopsis

Archie is stuck home alone.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #532 (April 2003)

Wise Ways (Table of Contents: 26)

Archie's Dad / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews

Synopsis

Archie's dad gets him to study.

Reprints

• from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #169 (February 1972)

MoCCA Madness (Table of Contents: 27)

Archie / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Arie Kaplan

Pencils

Fernando Ruiz

Inks

Jon D'Agostino

Colors

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Letters

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Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Chuck Clayton; Mr. Weatherbee; Ellen Abramowitz; Karl Erickson; Martin Yaniff (flashback)

Synopsis

Archie and the gang visit MoCCA (Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art) in New York. Archie and Jughead stumble into a secret room and find unknown pages from Martin Yaniff's first comic.

The Art of Archie (Table of Contents: 28) (Expand) /

Archie; MoCCA / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Next Month in Archie Digest #261 (Table of Contents: 29) (Expand) /

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

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Kingdom Hearts / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Free Realms / advertisement / 1 page (report information)