Archie Comics Digest #264

(July 2010)

[Get Up and Play. An Hour a Day.] (Table of Contents: 1)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

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typeset

Keywords

exercise

Indexer Notes

Exercise PSA.

Wheel Appeal (Table of Contents: 2)

Archie / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Golliher (credited)

Pencils

Jeff Shultz (credited)

Inks

Rich Koslowski (credited)

Colors

Paul Kaminski (credited)

Letters

Jack Morelli (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Fred Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Ethel Muggs; Jellybean Jones

Synopsis

Archie wins a contest to drive a sports car for a week.

Reprints

• in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #308 (May 2020)

[Life with Archie #1] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

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[The Man from R.I.V.E.R.D.A.L.E] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

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Lunch Hunch (Table of Contents: 5)

Archie / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

George Gladir

Pencils

Stan Goldberg

Inks

Jon D'Agostino

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper

Synopsis

Archie mistakes a motorcycle for Jughead's stomach.

Reprints

• from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #351 (July 1979)

Request Zest (Table of Contents: 6)

Archie / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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Genre

teen

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Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper

Synopsis

Archie tries to get the phone number of Betty's cute friend from Betty.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #290 (March 1980)

Right On and On (Table of Contents: 7)

Archie / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

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Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

Hearing about an automobile recall for defective transmissions, Archie brings his old car in for a replacement too, and ends up with a complete overhaul.

Reprints

• from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #278 (June 1973)

Indexer Notes

Archie's car is identified as a 1921 Edsil.

This End Up (Table of Contents: 8)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Craig Boldman (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Bob Smith (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mary Andrews (cameo)

Synopsis

Archie buys his dad an inversion table.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #536 (July 2003)

Still Water (Table of Contents: 9)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle

Pencils

Stan Goldberg

Inks

Jon D'Agostino

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

drama; humor; teen

Characters

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

Synopsis

When a smelly old swamp is sold to a land developer who wants to put up a shopping center, Archie objects, arguing that they ought to pitch in and clean the swamp up instead of paving it over.

Reprints

• from Archie at Riverdale High (Archie, 1972 series) #13 (February 1974)

Keywords

ecology; pollution

Indexer Notes

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

Archie U.S.A. Trivia (Table of Contents: 10)

Archie / activity / 1 page (report information)

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teen

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Archie Andrews

Reprints

• from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #302 (June 1975)

Keywords

trivia

Indexer Notes

Trivia question. First question: Which U.S. state flag features a bear?

[Archie #608] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

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[Archie Comics App] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

Madhouse / illustration / 1 page (report information)

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Pencils

Fernando Ruiz (signed)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (signed)

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Genre

humor

Characters

Archie Andrews

Indexer Notes

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

Wishful Waldo (Table of Contents: 14)

Madhouse Presents / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

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Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited as Saburo 'Y')

Genre

humor

Characters

Waldo Winnebago

Synopsis

A witch gives Waldo three wishes.

Reprints

• from Mad House (Archie, 1974 series) #123 (February 1981)

Keywords

baseball; wish; witch

Trailer for Rent or Sale (Table of Contents: 15)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Dick Malmgren (credited)

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Dick Malmgren (credited)

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Genre

humor

Synopsis

A family buys a camper, but discovers that it's not all it's cracked up to be.

Reprints

• from Mad House (Archie, 1974 series) #128 (June 1982)

Keywords

camping

Going to the Dogs (Table of Contents: 16)

Mad House Presents / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Dick Malmgren (credited)

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Dick Malmgren (credited)

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Genre

humor

Synopsis

A man gets a dog, but the dog doesn't behave very well.

Reprints

• from Mad House (Archie, 1974 series) #128 (June 1982)

[Sonic Archives Volume 13] (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

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[Archie Americana Series] (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

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Sooo Cute! (Table of Contents: 19)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Greg Crosby (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Bob Smith (credited)

Colors

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Letters

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Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Becky (Betty's cousin); Pop Tate; Max

Synopsis

Betty's little cousin Becky has a crush on Archie.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #549 (August 2004)

Partners (Table of Contents: 20)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle ?

Pencils

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Inks

Rudy Lapick ?

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason

Synopsis

The gang decides to start a business, but Moose wants to be the "brains" of the outfit. And who is going to say "no" to him?

Reprints

• from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #321 (January 1977)

Indexer Notes

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

A Prom to Remember (Table of Contents: 21)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Fernando Ruiz (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

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Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

Once again, Veronica's ambitions are greater than the sum of Archie's wallet.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #187 (June 2003)

[Betty & Veronica Beach Party] (Table of Contents: 22) (Expand) /

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[Archie Comics Graphics Novels] (Table of Contents: 23) (Expand) /

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A Con to Remember (Table of Contents: 24)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Rich Koslowski (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Phil Felix (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Chuck Clayton; Hiram Lodge; Janet Goggins; Mimi Cruz; Trina Robbins

Synopsis

Archie and Chuck deliver important items for Mr. Lodge's presentation at the San Diego Comic Con.

Keywords

comic convention; pedicab; San Diego; San Diego Comic Con

Indexer Notes

There is another story with the same tile and same writer/artist, also set at San Diego Comic Con but it is a different from this story.

V.I.P. Trip (Table of Contents: 25)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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teen

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Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

Veronica demonstrates how important her father is to the airline.

Reprints

• from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #206 (March 1975)

Keywords

airport

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 26)

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

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

What's the matter, Moose?

Genre

teen

Characters

Moose Mason; Archie Andrews

Synopsis

Moose wants to get his grandmother a clock for her birthday.

Reprints

• from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #94 (July 1981)

Writer's Block Head (Table of Contents: 27)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)

Pencils

Bob Bolling (credited)

Inks

Jim Amash (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Teresa Davidson (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews

Synopsis

Archie has writer's block and takes a walk around town hoping for an idea.

Reprints

• in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #288 (June 2018)

[Archie Digest Subscriptions!!!] (Table of Contents: 28) (Expand) /

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[Archie Digest #265] (Table of Contents: 29) (Expand) /

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[It only takes a spark] (Table of Contents: 30)

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Smokey the Bear

[Lego Hero Factory] (Table of Contents: 31) (Expand) /

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