Jughead's Double Digest #143 [Direct Edition]
(October 2008)

Archie, 1989 Series
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196
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Archie Comic Publications Inc.
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The Archie Digest Library
Barcode
762816469524 14311
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Mow Money (Table of Contents)

Jughead / cover / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
teen
Characters
Jughead Jones

[Dinosaur King] (Table of Contents: 1)

Nintendo DS / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
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Inks
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Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Video game ad.

Mow Money (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
Carlos Antunes (credited)
Letters
Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Genre
teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Forsythe Jones; Mrs. O'Nagg
Synopsis
Jughead's father gets him a job mowing the neighbor's lawn.

[Heck Where the Bad Kids Go] (Table of Contents: 3)

Random House / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Colors
?
Letters
typeset

[The Matchmakers] (Table of Contents: 4)

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

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?
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Inks
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Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

House ad for the Matchmakers storyline.

Quiver Fliver (Table of Contents: 5)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Reggie can't figure out why Archie isn't shaking after spending all day on a ski-do.
Reprints

The Passionate Rival (Table of Contents: 6)

Ethel / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir (credited)
Pencils
Tim Kennedy (credited)
Inks
Al Nickerson (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Ethel Muggs; Betty Cooper; Nancy Woods; Andy the Robot
Synopsis
Ethel goes on a date with Dilton's robot Andy.
Reprints

Work It Out (Table of Contents: 7)

Jughead / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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

Genre
teen
Characters
Pop Tate; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
Pop Tate puts Jughead to work in the soda shop to help pay off his tab.
Reprints

Cereal Serial (Table of Contents: 8)

Jughead / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo Jr.
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
Jughead gets a job in a cereal commercial.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprint in Jughead and Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #21, no credits listed in this digest.

[Batman Battle Rolls!] (Table of Contents: 9)

Fruit Roll-Ups / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Characters
Batman

Indexer Notes

Batman themed ad.

[Subscribe to Archie Digest Books and Save!] (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Subscription information.

I'm a Believer (Table of Contents: 11)

Jughead / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Craig Boldman
Pencils
Rex Lindsey
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Pop Tate
Synopsis
Jughead pretends that Reggie no longer exists.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Script credit from Craig Boldman.

I Gotta Be Me (Table of Contents: 12)

Jughead / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Dick Malmgren
Pencils
Samm Schwartz
Inks
Samm Schwartz
Colors
?
Letters
Samm Schwartz

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Midge Klump
Synopsis
Jughead turns over a new leaf and becomes a handsome playboy who steals everyone's girlfriends.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

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

[Archie Comic Book Subscription Offer] (Table of Contents: 13)

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

Script
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Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Subscription information.

[Archie Freshman Year] (Table of Contents: 14)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

House ad for the Archie Freshman Year storyline.

Tower of Power (Table of Contents: 15)

Jughead / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason
Synopsis
Moose tries to hold up the Leaning Tower of Pisa.
Reprints
Keywords
Italy; Leaning Tower of Pisa

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16)

Archie / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
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Pencils
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Inks
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Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hmm... What should I watch on television tonight?
Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Word find puzzle.

Safe-ty First (Table of Contents: 17)

Jughead & His Pals / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Fernando Ruiz
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate
Synopsis
Archie buys Veronica a mini safe for her birthday.

Gotcha (Table of Contents: 18)

Jughead / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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

Genre
teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Pop Tate; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Jughead tells Reggie he should go to the costume party as a bee.
Keywords
costume party

[Archie Collector Sets] (Table of Contents: 19)

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

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

House ad for sets of Archie back issues.

[Archie Comic Book Collector Sets] (Table of Contents: 20)

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

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

House ad for Archie back issues.

A Dog of a Different Color (Table of Contents: 21)

Hot Dog / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Craig Boldman
Pencils
Rex Lindsey
Inks
Rex Lindsey
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen; humor
Characters
Hot Dog; Dilton Doiley; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Dilton's experiment turns Hot Dog pink in color.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprint in Jughead and Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #21, with the exception of the script credit which came from Craig Boldman. No credits listed in this digest.

Chess Pawns (Table of Contents: 22)

Jughead / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
Synopsis
Archie and Jughead are playing chess until a bird steals one of the pieces.
Reprints
Keywords
chess

Dear Archie... (Table of Contents: 23)

Archie / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Characters
Archie Andrews
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Unscramble the word puzzle.

[Archie & Friends and Sabrina DVD's] (Table of Contents: 24)

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

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

House ad for Archie and Sabrina DVD's.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 25)

Fan Art / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

There's the Rub (Table of Contents: 26)

Jughead / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Rex Lindsey
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Pop Tate; Archie Andrews; Francine; Moose Mason; Dilton Doiley; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis
Everyone believes that rubbing Jughead's head will bring them luck.
Reprints

I'll Be Seeing You (Table of Contents: 27)

Jughead / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Harold Smith
Pencils
Bob Bolling
Inks
Mike Esposito
Colors
Barry Grossman; Nanci Dakesian
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Carla Foxworth
Synopsis
Archie finally gets a date with Carla Foxworth only to remember that he already had a date with Betty the same evening.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credits from the printing in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #113, no credits listed in this digest.

Pop's is Tops! (Table of Contents: 28)

Jughead / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Craig Boldman
Pencils
Rex Lindsey
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Pop Tate; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Pop needs more business so Jughead puts himself in charge of public relations and tries to get people to go to Pop's.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprint in Jughead and Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #14, no credits listed in this digest.

[Sonic Checklist] (Table of Contents: 29)

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

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Checklist of Sonic issues.

[Sonic Graphic Novel Checklist] (Table of Contents: 30)

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

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Checklist of Sonic collections.

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

Little Archie and Friends / illustration / 1 page (report information)

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

Indexer Notes

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

Can You Top This (Table of Contents: 32)

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

Script
Dexter Taylor
Pencils
Dexter Taylor
Inks
?
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
humor; children
Characters
Little Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Little Jughead Jones; Spotty
Synopsis
Little Archie and Jughead make breakfast for Mary's birthday.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

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

New Boy in Town (Table of Contents: 33)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
children
Characters
Little Jughead; Little Archie; Little Reggie; Little Veronica; Pop Tate; Turkey
Synopsis
Little Archie's penpal "Turkey" comes for a visit.
Reprints

The Sail Car (Table of Contents: 34)

Little Jughead / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Dexter Taylor
Pencils
Dexter Taylor
Inks
Dexter Taylor
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
humor; children
Characters
Little Archie Andrews; Little Jughead Jones; Little Reggie Mantle; Little Betty Cooper; Little Veronica Lodge; Waldo Weatherbee; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
Synopsis
Little Archie tries to turn a sailboat into a car so he can enter it in a contest for fuel-efficient automobiles.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

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

Dish Wish (Table of Contents: 35)

Little Jughead / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dexter Taylor
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; children
Characters
Little Jughead Jones; Little Veronica Lodge; Little Archie Andrews
Reprints

[Little Archie & Camp Tales] (Table of Contents: 36)

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

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

House ad for two Archie collections.

Penguins (Table of Contents: 37)

Archie News / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Alyssa T.
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Reader submitted report on penguins.

Komic Kooks (Table of Contents: 38)

Mr. Weatherbee / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Edwards ?
Pencils
Joe Edwards
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Edwards

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee
Synopsis
Collecting trash, and Mr. Weatherbee does have some old comic books.
Reprints

A Question of Manners (Table of Contents: 39)

Jughead / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Michael Pellowski
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Gladys Jones; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Miss Beazley; Midge; Moose Mason; Dilton Doiley
Synopsis
Jughead's mother forces him to read a book on manners. It seems to work wonders...until lunchtime.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Writer, Pencil and Ink credits from the reprint in Jughead and Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #22, no credits listed in this digest.

Ever Clever (Table of Contents: 40)

Jughead / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
George Gladir ?
Pencils
Samm Schwartz
Inks
Samm Schwartz
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Samm Schwartz

Genre
teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Ethel Muggs; Pop Tate
Synopsis
Ethel tears the town apart looking for Jughead so she can get him to ask her to the dance.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

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

[Archie Americana Series] (Table of Contents: 41)

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

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

House ad for the Archie Americana collections.

[Archie Comics Shop] (Table of Contents: 42)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

House ad for the Archie website.

Time Tested Fun (Table of Contents: 43)

Jughead & Friends / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Fernando Ruiz
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Miss Grundy; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Synopsis
Miss Grundy tells the students the best way to study history is to imagine yourself as part of it.
Reprints

Mop Up (Table of Contents: 44)

Jughead / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Harry Lucey
Inks
Marty Epp
Colors
?
Letters
Marty Epp

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy; Svenson
Synopsis
Mr. Weatherbee forces all the students to return their overdue books to the library by the end of the day, and in the rush to get their books, students keep slipping on the janitor's freshly-scrubbed floor.
Reprints
Keywords
library books; mop

Indexer Notes

In the original printing the Janitor was named Johnson but switched to Svenson in this printing.

Mystery of the Missing Marble (Table of Contents: 45)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Bolling
Pencils
Bob Bolling
Inks
Chic Stone
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Waldo Weatherbee; Mr. Phillip; Chuck Clayton; Geraldine Grundy
Synopsis
Famous sculptor Mr. Phillip is letting Riverdale High exhibit his marble sculpture "La Payola," but it turns out to be part of an insurance scam. Archie solves the case.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprint in Jughead and Archie Double Digest (2014 series) #7, no credits listed in this digest.

The Birthday Wish (Table of Contents: 46)

Jughead / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Fernando Ruiz
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Gladys Jones; Forsythe Jones; Coach Kleats; Moose Mason; Chuck Clayton
Synopsis
All Jughead's father wants for his birthday is to see his son play one play for the high school football team.
Reprints
Keywords
football

Biz Whiz (Table of Contents: 47)

Jughead / comic story / 21 pages (report information)

Script
Al Hartley
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
Mike Esposito
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Coach Kleats; Moose Mason; Chuck Clayton; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Nancy Woods; Betty Cooper; Midge Klump; Ethel Muggs; Ms. Beazly; Mr. Weatherbee; Ms. Grundy; Pop Tate
Synopsis
Jughead is the new football team business manager.
Reprints
Keywords
football

Indexer Notes

Biz Whiz Part 1, pages 1-6. Story continues into Part 2: Lump and Bumps, pages 1-5; Part 3: Rottin' Tootin' Tutors, pages 1-5. and Part 4: Eye In the Sky, pages 1-5.

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

[Archie Comics and Digests 2007 Collectors Sets] (Table of Contents: 48)

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

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

House ad for various back issues.

[Archie's Three on a Soda Merchandise Offer] (Table of Contents: 49)

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

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

House ad for various Archie merchandise.

The Paws That Refresh (Table of Contents: 50)

Hot Dog / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir (credited)
Pencils
Bill Galvan (credited)
Inks
Al Nickerson (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
teen; humor
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Hot Dog; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Hot Dog wins an dog surfing contest and becomes famous enough to sell his autograph, helping the Archies raise money to fix their van.
Reprints
Keywords
surfing

[Subscribe to Archie Double Digest Books Today and Save!] (Table of Contents: 51)

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

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Subscription information.

[Next Issue] (Table of Contents: 52)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

House ad for the next issue.

[MLB Power Pros 2008] (Table of Contents: 53)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Video game ad.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 54)

Hubba Bubba Glop / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Colors
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Letters
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. Mow Money
    Jughead
  2. 1. [Dinosaur King]
    Nintendo DS
  3. 2. Mow Money
    Jughead
  4. 3. [Heck Where the Bad Kids Go]
    Random House
  5. 4. [The Matchmakers]
  6. 5. Quiver Fliver
    Archie
  7. 6. The Passionate Rival
    Ethel
  8. 7. Work It Out
    Jughead
  9. 8. Cereal Serial
    Jughead
  10. 9. [Batman Battle Rolls!]
    Fruit Roll-Ups
  11. 10. [Subscribe to Archie Digest Books and Save!]
  12. 11. I'm a Believer
    Jughead
  13. 12. I Gotta Be Me
    Jughead
  14. 13. [Archie Comic Book Subscription Offer]
  15. 14. [Archie Freshman Year]
  16. 15. Tower of Power
    Jughead
  17. 16. ["Hmm... What should I watch on television tonight?"]
    Archie
  18. 17. Safe-ty First
    Jughead & His Pals
  19. 18. Gotcha
    Jughead
  20. 19. [Archie Collector Sets]
  21. 20. [Archie Comic Book Collector Sets]
  22. 21. A Dog of a Different Color
    Hot Dog
  23. 22. Chess Pawns
    Jughead
  24. 23. Dear Archie...
    Archie
  25. 24. [Archie & Friends and Sabrina DVD's]
  26. 25. [no title indexed]
    Fan Art
  27. 26. There's the Rub
    Jughead
  28. 27. I'll Be Seeing You
    Jughead
  29. 28. Pop's is Tops!
    Jughead
  30. 29. [Sonic Checklist]
  31. 30. [Sonic Graphic Novel Checklist]
  32. 31. [no title indexed]
    Little Archie and Friends
  33. 32. Can You Top This
    Little Jughead
  34. 33. New Boy in Town
    Little Jughead
  35. 34. The Sail Car
    Little Jughead
  36. 35. Dish Wish
    Little Jughead
  37. 36. [Little Archie & Camp Tales]
  38. 37. Penguins
    Archie News
  39. 38. Komic Kooks
    Mr. Weatherbee
  40. 39. A Question of Manners
    Jughead
  41. 40. Ever Clever
    Jughead
  42. 41. [Archie Americana Series]
  43. 42. [Archie Comics Shop]
  44. 43. Time Tested Fun
    Jughead & Friends
  45. 44. Mop Up
    Jughead
  46. 45. Mystery of the Missing Marble
    Archie
  47. 46. The Birthday Wish
    Jughead
  48. 47. Biz Whiz
    Jughead
  49. 48. [Archie Comics and Digests 2007 Collectors Sets]
  50. 49. [Archie's Three on a Soda Merchandise Offer]
  51. 50. The Paws That Refresh
    Hot Dog
  52. 51. [Subscribe to Archie Double Digest Books Today and Save!]
  53. 52. [Next Issue]
  54. 53. [MLB Power Pros 2008]
  55. 54. [no title indexed]
    Hubba Bubba Glop
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  • Peter Croome
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jim Van Dore