(September 2011)

Archie, 2011 Series
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Price
3.99 USD
Pages
164
Indicia Frequency
10 times a year (monthly except May and Dec.)
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Brand
Archie 70th Anniversary Classic; The Archie Library
Barcode
722627469533 07
Editing
Victor Gorelick (editor/editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

The on-sale date for the Newsstand edition is not the same as the on-sale date for the Direct edition. Archie releases to the Direct Market several weeks before they release to newsstands.
This issue is a variant of Archie & Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #7 [Direct Edition].

Archie's Super Teens (Table of Contents)

Archie & Friends / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Fernando Ruiz (signed)
Inks
Bob Smith (signed)
Colors
Rosario Peña (signed)
Genre
humor; superhero; teen
Characters
Pureheart the Powerful [Archie Andrews]; Superteen [Betty Cooper]; Captain Hero [Jughead Jones]; Evilheart [Reggie Mantle]
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Heroes Rule! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Scholastic Books / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Cold Cash (Table of Contents: 2)

Archie / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle (credited)
Pencils
Bob White (credited)
Inks
Mario Acquaviva (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Mario Acquaviva (credited)
Genre
humor; superhero; teen
Characters
Pureheart [Archie Andrews]; Ice Cube; Witch Doctor; The Head; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Pureheart battles Ice Cube, who is after Lodge's millions!
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Indexer Notes

Story is in two parts.

Foil Oil (Table of Contents: 3)

Reggie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Genre
teen
Characters
Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Reggie plays a prank on Moose when he substitutes fish oil for his suntan lotion.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

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

Deep Water! (Table of Contents: 6)

Archie / activity / 1 page (report information)

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?
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?
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?
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?
Genre
teen
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Indexer Notes

Unscramble the letters puzzle.

The Pitcher (Table of Contents: 7)

Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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?
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?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Archie causes Reggie to strike out by throwing him a screwball. Betty comments that Archie throws the best screwballs in the league. Reggie says that it figures - it takes one to throw one.
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Bam Slam (Table of Contents: 8)

Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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?
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?
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?
Letters
?
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Reggie tells Moose he's "on the level". Moose doesn't believe him, and punches Reggie. As Reggie is laying flat on his back on the beach, Jughead says that NOW he's on the level.
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The Case of the Malted Falcon! (Table of Contents: 9)

Dilton / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Fernando Ruiz (credited)
Pencils
Fernando Ruiz (credited)
Inks
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Dilton Doiley; Pop Tate; Moose Mason
Synopsis
When Pop Tate's recipe for his new drink, the Malted Falcon, disappears Dilton is on the case.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Henry Scarpelli (credited)
Inks
Craig Boldman (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Arch! Catch!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Jughead and Archie play catch while Betty sets up a picnic.
Reprints
  • from comic strip reprint

Bright Sprite (Table of Contents: 11)

Leroy / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
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?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Leroy
Synopsis
Archie gets sprayed with the water hose.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

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

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

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

Mr. Ego! (Table of Contents: 14)

Reggie / activity / 1 page (report information)

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?
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Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
teen
Characters
Reggie Mantle
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Indexer Notes

Find the word puzzle.

The Book (Table of Contents: 15)

Archie & Friends / comic story / 21 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Golliher (credited)
Pencils
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Inks
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Genre
adventure; humor; teen
Characters
Chuck Clayton; Charles Clayton (flashback); Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Fred Greenman; Delbert the Dealer; Professor Jacko; Harry Charley; Hiram Lodge; Jose Santos; Linda Lane; Jim Brench; Vicki Brench; Fernando Ruiz; Dan Parent
Synopsis
Chuck Clayton finds out that his grandmother has a copy of the oldest known comic, a comic created by his ancestor Charles Clayton during the Revolutionary War. It is first displayed at a local con, then at Chicago Con and finally at San Diego Con. Wherever it is displayed, someone has been trying to steal it, until the thief is caught at San Diego.
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Indexer Notes

George Gladir is credited with Script and Bill Golliher with Pencils in the original printing of this story.

Names of the real-world characters are changed in this reprint.

Charles Clayton is Chuck's ancestor who was a cartoonist during the American Revolution.

There are many in-joke references to parts of comic fandom. For instance, the Wendell Comics characters of Wendell, Brenda and Cobina, which are spoofs of Archie, Betty and Veronica. Archie is continually being mistaken as Wendell by comic fans, and Betty and Veronica enter the three of them in the costume contest at San Diego as the Wendell Comics characters.

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

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

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

She Doesn't Compute! (Table of Contents: 18)

Dilton / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dan Parent (credited)
Inks
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Dilton Doiley; Janet (robot); Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Dilton builds himself a robot girlfriend.
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Shrewd Dude (Table of Contents: 19)

Jughead / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Ethel Muggs
Synopsis
Reggie and Jughead play Follow the Leader.
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[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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Archie's Weird Mysteries (Table of Contents: 22)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

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Colors
?
Letters
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Indexer Notes

Header page for the next section that contains reprints from Archie's Weird Mysteries comic.

Mystery of the Mole Monster! (Table of Contents: 23)

Archie's Weird Mysteries / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Fernando Ruiz (credited)
Pencils
Fernando Ruiz (credited)
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
adventure; humor; teen; fantasy-supernatural; horror-suspense
Characters
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Hot Dog; Dilton Doiley; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Pitwell; Mr. Bookbinder
Synopsis
When sinkholes start opening up all around Riverdale, Archie and the gang decide to investigate.
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Indexer Notes

Two part story.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 24) (Expand) /

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

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

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

Friendship Ahoy! (Table of Contents: 26)

Archie / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Sam Kujava (credited)
Pencils
Bob Bolling (credited)
Inks
Chic Stone (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Genre
drama; humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Ambrose Pipps; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Little Archie Andrews (flashback); Little Ambrose Pipps (flashback); Little Jughead Jones (flashback); Little Reggie Mantle (flashback); Little Veronica Lodge (flashback); Little Betty Cooper (flashback); Putnam Pipps (flashback); Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Pop Tate; Dilton Doiley
Synopsis
Archie gets a telegram telling him that Ambrose Pipps is returning to town. While the rest of the gang is excited to see their old friend, Archie can think of nothing except the times he was mean to Little Ambrose.
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Indexer Notes

2 part story. Original title: "The Last Time I Saw Ambrose."

Slick Chick (Table of Contents: 27)

Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
Reggie asks a girl if she could love a guy like him.
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Money Honey (Table of Contents: 28)

Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
Reggie doesn't care how much money a woman has, as long as she's rich.
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Viva La Difference (Table of Contents: 29)

The Archies / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir (credited)
Pencils
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Inks
Bob Smith (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
The Archies [Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge]
Synopsis
The Archies try to think up a new act to win a talent show but after watching everybody else doing new things they stay with their original act and win the show.
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Polarized (Table of Contents: 30)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)
Pencils
Pat Kennedy (credited)
Inks
Bob Smith (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Jack Morelli (credited)
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Kevin; Ben
Synopsis
Two children ask Archie how he manages to get all the girls.
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Sun Fun (Table of Contents: 31)

Moose / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Moose Mason; Dilton Doiley
Synopsis
Dilton tells Moose that the sun will burn out someday.
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Link Lunk (Table of Contents: 32)

Moose / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Moose Mason; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Moose and Archie go golfing.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 33)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Henry Scarpelli (credited)
Inks
Craig Boldman (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
That's a good start, Leroy.
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Leroy; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Leroy builds a sand castle with Archie's help.
Reprints
  • from ?

The Rescuer (Table of Contents: 34)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Archie is a lifeguard and offers to help rescue a pretty girl if the water is too cold.
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The Next Big Thing! (Table of Contents: 35)

Archie & Friends / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Craig Boldman (credited)
Pencils
Rex Lindsey (credited)
Inks
Rich Koslowski (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Vickie Williams (credited)
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
The Archies [Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones]; Bart; Beau; Beth; Bev
Synopsis
An Archies tribute band is getting all the gigs in town preventing the real Archies from playing anywhere.
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Archie Americana Series Best of the Nineties Book 2 (Table of Contents: 36) (Expand) /

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

The Archie Babies (Table of Contents: 37) (Expand) /

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

Deja Vu (Table of Contents: 38)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir (credited)
Pencils
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Inks
Henry Scarpelli (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Synopsis
Archie continues to run into Betty while he is out with Veronica, causing Veronica to become jealous.
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A Fish Tale! (Table of Contents: 39)

activity / 1 page (report information)

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?
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Indexer Notes

Unscramble the code to find the phrase.

The Experiment (Table of Contents: 40)

Reggie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Synopsis
Reggie kicks Archie into the pool.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 41)

Hot Dog Pin Up / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
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Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hey, Reggie...
Genre
humor
Characters
Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Hot Dog
Reprints

Hole Control (Table of Contents: 42)

Reggie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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?
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?
Letters
?
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Reggie and Veronica play frisbee golf.
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Keywords
Frisbee golf

Get Ready to Rock (Table of Contents: 43) (Expand) /

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

Mega Man (Table of Contents: 44) (Expand) /

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

Archie 1 (Table of Contents: 45)

Archie 1 / illustration / 1 page (report information)

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Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews 1; Reggie Mantle 1; Veronica Lodge 1; Betty Cooper 1; Jughead Jones 1

Indexer Notes

Title page for the next section containing Archie 1 reprints. Archie 1 is a series where the characters from Archie's comics all live in prehistoric times.

Summer Fun... and Summer Not (Table of Contents: 46)

Archie 1 / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle (credited)
Pencils
Harry Lucey (credited)
Inks
Marty Epp (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews 1; Jughead Jones 1; Betty Cooper 1; Veronica Lodge 1; Reggie Mantle 1
Synopsis
Prehistoric Veronica declares that the summer season has begun, and convinces everyone except Jughead that the civilized thing to do in summer is to go to the shore to get a tan.
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What's in a Name? (Table of Contents: 47)

Archie 1 / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle (credited)
Pencils
Harry Lucey (credited)
Inks
Vincent DeCarlo (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie 1; Betty 1; Veronica 1; Jughead 1; Reggie 1; Big One
Synopsis
Archie and the gang decide to start giving things names.
Reprints
Keywords
dinosaur

The Backwards Advance (Table of Contents: 48)

Archie 1 / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle (credited)
Pencils
Harry Lucey (credited)
Inks
Marty Epp (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie 1; Betty 1; Veronica 1; Jughead 1; Reggie 1; Big One
Synopsis
Prehistoric Reggie invents the bow and arrow (which he calls a "vine and stick"), but it only works when it's used backwards. Reggie stubbornly insists on using it the way he invented it.
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New Look Library (Table of Contents: 49) (Expand) /

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Buy Three Books and get the Fourth Free! (Table of Contents: 50) (Expand) /

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

Dirty Pool (Table of Contents: 51)

Moose / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
Moose misunderstands the phrase "car pool".
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Dipsy Doodle (Table of Contents: 52)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Archie has been saving his best pitch, called the "Dipsy Doodle" for the other team's best hitter.
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Ultimo the Ultimate Teen (Table of Contents: 53)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir (credited)
Pencils
Jeff Shultz (credited)
Inks
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews [Ultimo the Ultimate Teen]; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Dilton Doiley
Synopsis
Betty and Veronica are tired of Ultimo and his constant attention by other girls and decide they would rather have Dilton.
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Archie Comics Double Digest Subscriptions (Table of Contents: 54) (Expand) /

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

Everything's Archie (Table of Contents: 55) (Expand) /

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

Archie Comics Digital Universe (Table of Contents: 56) (Expand) /

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

Calling All Dragons! (Table of Contents: 57) (Expand) /

Scholastic Books / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. Archie's Super Teens
    Archie & Friends
  2. 1. Heroes Rule!
    Scholastic Books
  3. 2. Cold Cash
    Archie
  4. 3. Foil Oil
    Reggie
  5. 4. ["Kevin Keller four issue mini-series"]
  6. 5. ["Archie #623"]
  7. 6. Deep Water!
    Archie
  8. 7. The Pitcher
    Reggie
  9. 8. Bam Slam
    Reggie
  10. 9. The Case of the Malted Falcon!
    Dilton
  11. 10. ["Arch! Catch!"]
    Archie
  12. 11. Bright Sprite
    Leroy
  13. 12. ["Archie Marries Betty and Veronica"]
  14. 13. ["Comic Book Fairs"]
  15. 14. Mr. Ego!
    Reggie
  16. 15. The Book
    Archie & Friends
  17. 16. ["Special Offer--Limited Time Only!"]
  18. 17. ["Love Me Baby, Mumbai!"]
  19. 18. She Doesn't Compute!
    Dilton
  20. 19. Shrewd Dude
    Jughead
  21. 20. ["Access the entire Archie Comics Digital Universe"]
  22. 21. ["Archie Comics Book Club"]
  23. 22. Archie's Weird Mysteries
  24. 23. Mystery of the Mole Monster!
    Archie's Weird Mysteries
  25. 24. ["Love & Marriage"]
  26. 25. ["Knock! Knock!"]
  27. 26. Friendship Ahoy!
    Archie
  28. 27. Slick Chick
    Reggie
  29. 28. Money Honey
    Reggie
  30. 29. Viva La Difference
    The Archies
  31. 30. Polarized
    Archie
  32. 31. Sun Fun
    Moose
  33. 32. Link Lunk
    Moose
  34. 33. ["That's a good start, Leroy."]
    Archie
  35. 34. The Rescuer
    Archie
  36. 35. The Next Big Thing!
    Archie & Friends
  37. 36. Archie Americana Series Best of the Nineties Book 2
  38. 37. The Archie Babies
    The Archie Babies
  39. 38. Deja Vu
    Archie
  40. 39. A Fish Tale!
  41. 40. The Experiment
    Reggie
  42. 41. ["Hey, Reggie..."]
    Hot Dog Pin Up
  43. 42. Hole Control
    Reggie
  44. 43. Get Ready to Rock
    Mega Man
  45. 44. Mega Man
    Mega Man
  46. 45. Archie 1
    Archie 1
  47. 46. Summer Fun... and Summer Not
    Archie 1
  48. 47. What's in a Name?
    Archie 1
  49. 48. The Backwards Advance
    Archie 1
  50. 49. New Look Library
  51. 50. Buy Three Books and get the Fourth Free!
  52. 51. Dirty Pool
    Moose
  53. 52. Dipsy Doodle
    Archie
  54. 53. Ultimo the Ultimate Teen
    Betty and Veronica
  55. 54. Archie Comics Double Digest Subscriptions
  56. 55. Everything's Archie
  57. 56. Archie Comics Digital Universe
  58. 57. Calling All Dragons!
    Scholastic Books
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