Archie's Double Digest Magazine
#146
[Newsstand]
(November 2003)
Archie,
1984 Series
- Price
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- Pages
- 196
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- Brand
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Issue Notes
This issue is a variant of Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #146 [Direct Edition].
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Trance Stance
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)
- Pencils
- Tim Kennedy (credited)
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Archie Andrews; Dr. Wise
- Synopsis
- Dr. Wise implants a hypnotic suggestion to help Archie be less clumsy but Archie's parents decide to have it removed when they don't like the change in Archie.
- Reprints
-
in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #203 (December 2009) - in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #282 (October 2017)
- in Archie Milestones Jumbo Comics Digest (Archie, 2019 series) #1 (April 2019)
-
Job Jibe
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Mr. Lodge gives Archie some recognition for his work around the office, the mop and bucket for the Executive Washroom.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #233 (June 1977)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprint in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #49, no credits listed in this digest.
Wrong Calculations
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Dilton Doiley; Coach Kleats
- Synopsis
- When Archie and Reggie hear that Veronica always wanted to date the captain of the basketball team they both try out, but Dilton ends up being captain.
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #171 (June 1965)
-
What's the Story
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Dick Malmgren (credited)
- Pencils
- Dick Malmgren (credited)
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- Archie and Reggie forget to pick up Veronica and Betty for a concert for which they had tickets.
- Reprints
- from Reggie and Me (Archie, 1966 series) #115 (July 1979)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprint in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #272, no credits listed in this digest.
The Outsider
Archie / comic story / 10 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Buck Bailey; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Jughead Jones; Coach Clayton; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Buck Bailey is the new kid in school and his constant practical jokes are not winning him any friends.
- Reprints
- from Archie at Riverdale High (Archie, 1972 series) #33 (February 1976)
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Indexer Notes
Writer and Penciller credit from the reprint of this story in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #254, no credits listed in this digest.
[no title indexed]
Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Archie, what are you looking for?
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie lost his cap.
- Reprints
- from Archie Annual Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #35 (1979) which is reprinted
- From Archie daily (King Features Syndicate) 19XX-XX-XX.
-
Help Wanted
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Moose has an ink stain on his pants and Archie tries to help clean them.
- Reprints
- from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #64 (April 1978)
-
Indexer Notes
Write and Penciller credit from Archie's Funhouse (Archie, 2014 series) #8.
[no title indexed]
Archie Pin Up / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- We haven't found one lipstick that's kiss proof!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica is testing various lipsticks on Archie to find one that's "kiss-proof."
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #151 (December 1964)
-
- Keywords
- kissing; lipstick
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing.
Star Car
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen; humor
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Jeeves
- Synopsis
- Mr. Lodge trades his Lamborghini for Archie's old jalopy for an afternoon.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #201 (January 1967)
-
Docudramarama
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie and Jughead follow Mr. Lodge around shooting a documentary film.
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprint in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #283, no credits listed in this digest.
[no title indexed]
Mr. Lodge Pin Up / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You'd think with all the room in this house...
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #251 (December 1978)
-
Man with a Horn
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Frank Doyle
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg
- Inks
- Henry Scarpelli
- Colors
- Barry Grossman ?
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida ?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Chuck Clayton; Phil Harmonic; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- Archie has ambitions to learn to play the trumpet, but his tin ear gets in the way.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #418 (December 1993)
-
New Man in Town
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Mr. Lodge tries to teach Archie to say "no" to Veronica but all it does is get Archie in trouble.
- Reprints
- from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #67 (July 1978)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprint in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #254, no credits listed in this digest.
The Uninvited
Archie / comic story / 11 pages
- Genre
- adventure; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Chuck Clayton; Coach Kleats; Coach Clayton; Miss Grundy
- Synopsis
- Someone has been sleeping in Coach Clayton's office during the night. Archie and Chuck stay in the school to catch the culprit.
- Reprints
- from Archie at Riverdale High (Archie, 1972 series) #87 (August 1982), #87 (August 1982)
-
The Heavenly Body
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- Jughead tells Archie that his horoscope says it's his lucky day, and Archie believes it.
- Reprints
- from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #106 (February 1971)
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Prize Size
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Christine; Emily; Maura
- Synopsis
- Archie makes a presentation to the championship girls' basketball team.
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #225 (December 1969) [modified - see notes]
-
Indexer Notes
The names of the three basketball players are changed from the original printing.
Do Your Thing
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Waldo Weatherbee; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Dilton Doiley; Geraldine Grundy
- Synopsis
- Mr. Weatherbee has had enough of the fooling around in the hallways and decides to lay down new hallway rules for the school.
- Reprints
- from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #156 (April 1986)
-
Past-Present and Future
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Archie and Jughead give Betty presents on her birthday.
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #277 (April 1974)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprint in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #254, no credits listed in this digest.
I Kid You Not
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Fred makes Archie and Jughead build shelves for the garage.
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #284 (November 1974)
-
Indexer Notes
When reprinted in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #244, Bob Bolling is credited. No credits are listed in this digest.
[no title indexed]
Archie Pin Up / cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Archie, give me a definition of a miracle.
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Miss Grundy
- Synopsis
- Miss Grundy asks Archie to define a miracle.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #194 (March 1974)
-
The Changing World
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Mr. Weatherbee and Miss Grundy don't understand how the kids keep changing their style of dancing.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #303 (April 1981)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprint in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #52, no credits listed in this digest.
Dig We Must
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- George Gladir
- Pencils
- Rex Lindsey
- Inks
- Rex Lindsey
- Colors
- Barry Grossman; Nanci Dakesian; Caryn Antoniuk
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Betty Cooper; Miss Grundy; Chuck Clayton
- Synopsis
- Archie's class digs up a time capsule from the class of 1964 and buries one for the class of 2024.
- Reprints
- from Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #124 (November 1993)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the printing in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #124, no credits listed in this digest.
Head Games!
Archie / activity / 1 page
- Characters
- Archie Andrews
- Reprints
- in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #283 (December 2017)
-
Indexer Notes
Unscramble the letters to figure out what Archie is thinking.
Lucky Loser
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Moose Mason; Mr. Weatherbee; Greg
- Synopsis
- Archie thinks he's having a bad day until he talks to Greg.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #354 (January 1988)
-
The Resistance Movement
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- drama; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy; Charlie Goodwill
- Synopsis
- Mr. Weatherbee is being promoted to a better-paying job at another school. His replacement, the deceptively-named Charlie Goodwill, is an authoritarian who tells the kids that he's had it with their generation doing their own thing, and that they'll have to do everything his way, or else.
- Reprints
- from Archie at Riverdale High (Archie, 1972 series) #12 (December 1973)
-
- Keywords
- student protest
Taking a Stand
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie gets a speeding ticket and a parking ticket.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #273 (November 1980)
-
A Sense of Balance
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie gets himself into a bad situation trying to balance the Lodge's good china and Reggie refuses to help him.
- Reprints
- from Reggie and Me (Archie, 1966 series) #51 (October 1971)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprint in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #282, no credits listed in this digest.
Running on Empty
Archie / activity / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Reprints
- in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #313 (November 2020)
-
Indexer Notes
Find the words puzzle.
Understand?
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Mr. Weatherbee thinks Archie doesn't understand how much Archie frustrates him.
- Reprints
- from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #96 (October 1977)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprint in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #33.
Love-In
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- After getting pranked by Reggie, Archie is mad but Jughead tells him he needs to use peace instead of anger. But first you have to get Reggie's attention.
- Reprints
- from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #71 (March 1968)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprint in Archie & Friends Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #32, no credits listed in this digest.
It's the Principal of the Thing
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- After he sentences Archie and Reggie to detention, Mr. Weatherbee thinks he overhears the boys plotting to beat him up.
- Reprints
- from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #70 (February 1968)
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Accident Action
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Miss Grundy
- Synopsis
- Archie has a run of accidents while alone at home trying to work on a school presentation.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #255 (August 1976)
-
Banner Manner
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Mr. Weatherbee; Dilton Doiley; Ethyl; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie has Dilton, Ethyl and Jughead carry banners professing his love for Veronica but Mr. Weatherbee changes the last banner.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #244 (May 1978)
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Bird of Paradise
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Moose Mason; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- When Betty and Veronica notice a student wearing a neon jacket Archie starts wearing the most garish clothes he can find.
- Reprints
- from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #85 (August 1976)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprint in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #244.
Bad Hair Day
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg
- Inks
- Stan Goldberg
- Colors
- Barry Grossman ?
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida ?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Midge Klump; Betty Cooper; Moose Mason; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- Midge expresses an interest in hairstyling. Reggie offers to let her cut his hair as a way to worm his way into her affections.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #418 (December 1993)
-
Blunder Wonder
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Mr. Weatherbee; Svenson; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- When Mr. Weatherbee hurts his back Archie helps him weed his garden with disastrous results.
- Reprints
- from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #85 (August 1976)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprint in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #81, no credits listed in this digest.
Squirrely Tale
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg
- Inks
- Henry Scarpelli
- Colors
- Barry Grossman ?
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida ?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper; Henry Cooper
- Synopsis
- Archie tries to help Betty and her mom chase a squirrel out of the Cooper's home attic.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #418 (December 1993)
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Fright Factors
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)
- Pencils
- Pat Kennedy (credited)
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Chuck Clayton
- Synopsis
- Archie is home alone after going to a scary movie with Reggie and Chuck and hears noises everywhere.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #192 (November 2008)
- in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #43 (December 2014)
- in Archie Giant Comics Flash (Archie, 2022 series) (2022)
- in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #123 (November 2022)
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Table of Contents
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0.
["It's the next big "Olympic" sport!"]
Archie -
1.
["What can you do with 6 feet of Bubble Tape?"]
Bubble Tape -
2.
Trance Stance
Archie -
3.
Job Jibe
Archie -
4.
["New Season! New Rules"]
ABC Kids -
5.
Wrong Calculations
Archie -
6.
["Archie Comics' Riverdale Stars Talent Search"]
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7.
What's the Story
Archie -
8.
The Outsider
Archie -
9.
["What you really want!"]
Tony's Pizza -
10.
["The Wacky Wobbler is here!"]
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11.
["Archie, what are you looking for?"]
Archie's Gag Bag -
12.
Help Wanted
Archie -
13.
["We haven't found one lipstick that's kiss proof!"]
Archie Pin Up -
14.
Star Car
Archie -
15.
["Sonic checklist"]
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16.
Docudramarama
Archie -
17.
["You'd think with all the room in this house..."]
Mr. Lodge Pin Up -
18.
Man with a Horn
Archie -
19.
["Archie's Digest Subscription Offer"]
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20.
New Man in Town
Archie -
21.
["The Shield"]
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22.
The Uninvited
Archie -
23.
["Archie Americana Series"]
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24.
The Heavenly Body
Archie -
25.
["Archie's Stuff Shop"]
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26.
Prize Size
Archie -
27.
Do Your Thing
Archie -
28.
["Archie's Mysteries"]
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29.
Past-Present and Future
Archie -
30.
["Classic Archie watch"]
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31.
["This month's digest are fun fore everyone"]
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32.
I Kid You Not
Archie -
33.
["Archie, give me a definition of a miracle."]
Archie Pin Up -
34.
The Changing World
Archie -
35.
Dig We Must
Archie -
36.
Head Games!
Archie -
37.
Lucky Loser
Archie -
38.
["Sabrina subscription and collector sets offer"]
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39.
The Resistance Movement
Archie -
40.
["Subscribe today and never miss another issue"]
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41.
Taking a Stand
Archie -
42.
A Sense of Balance
Archie -
43.
Running on Empty
Archie -
44.
Understand?
Archie -
45.
["Archie's Collectors Sets"]
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46.
Love-In
Archie -
47.
It's the Principal of the Thing
Archie -
48.
Accident Action
Archie -
49.
["Sonic the Beginning"]
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50.
Banner Manner
Archie -
51.
Bird of Paradise
Archie -
52.
["Archie Comics' Riverdale Stars Talent Search"]
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53.
Bad Hair Day
Archie -
54.
Editors Notebook
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55.
Blunder Wonder
Archie -
56.
Squirrely Tale
Archie -
57.
Fright Factors
Archie -
58.
["Sabrina can not tell a lie"]
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59.
[no title indexed]
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