Archie & Friends Double Digest Magazine #19 [Direct Edition]

(December 2012)

The Best of Archie Comics Book Two (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

Making It Big! (Table of Contents: 2)

The Archies / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Bob Smith (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Jack Morelli (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

The Archies [Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle]; Rod LeRock; Smithers; Willow (Veronica's cockapoo); Fred Andrews; Pop Tate (cameo); Nancy Woods (cameo); Chuck Clayton (cameo); The Biloxi Belles (an all female band); The Kangaroos; The Classical Three

Synopsis

Archie shows his garage to a guy named Rod who used to practice with his band there way back when. The Archies then go to a national audition in order to get on TV, but they mess up at the audition. Tempers flare and the Archies split up. A few days later, Archie calls the gang back together just as Rod knocks and asks the Archies to be in a TV segment about his old rock band. Turns out that Rod is really Rod LeRock, a famous rock and roll musician.

Reprints

• from Archie & Friends (Archie, 1992 series) #111 (September 2007)

Tell Tale Lockers (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script

Holly Golightly (credited as Holly G!)

Pencils

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Inks

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Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen; humor

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Waldo Weatherbee; Svenson

Synopsis

Mr. Weatherbee begins searching lockers when he smells a foul stench coming from a student's locker.

Reprints

• from Archie & Friends (Archie, 1992 series) #52 (December 2001)

Speed Trapped (Table of Contents: 4)

Dilton / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Mike Esposito (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Dilton Doiley

Synopsis

Dilton has invented shoes that allow him to run fifty times faster than normal.

Reprints

• from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #219 (November 1990)

Paper Chase (Table of Contents: 5)

Chuck / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Chic Stone (credited)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Chuck Clayton; Nancy Woods

Synopsis

Nancy helps Chuck deliver newspapers.

Reprints

• from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #312 (March 1977)

Screech, Vroom, Vroom, Putta-Putta Ka-Pow! (Table of Contents: 6)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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

Archie Andrews; Chuck Clayton; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Dilton Doiley; Waldo; Hiram Lodge

Synopsis

Archie and Jughead are trying to get on the TV show America's Strangest People by doing sound effects.

Reprints

• from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #223 (July 1991)

The Art of Betty and Veronica (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

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

Sheer Fear (Table of Contents: 8)

Reggie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Colors

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Letters

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Genre

humor

Characters

Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason

Synopsis

Reggie hides like an ostrich when Moose is looking for him.

Reprints

• from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #265 (February 1980)

[Meet the Teen Scene Investigators] (Table of Contents: 9)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Fernando Ruiz (signed)

Inks

Rich Koslowski (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

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Indexer Notes

Illustration used as the title page for the next section featuring Archie's Mysteries reprints.

About the Teen Scene Investigators (Table of Contents: 10)

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

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Characters

Archie Andrews; Chuck Clayton; Betty Cooper; Dilton Doiley; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Matt Clark; Mary Fine

Indexer Notes

Introduction to the members of the Teen Scene Investigators.

A Cheating Shame! (Table of Contents: 11)

Archie's Mysteries / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script

Paul Castiglia (credited); Barbara Jarvie (credited)

Pencils

Fernando Ruiz (credited)

Inks

Rich Koslowski (credited)

Colors

Stephanie Vozzo (credited)

Letters

Vickie Williams (credited)

Characters

Archie Andrews; Chuck Clayton; Betty Cooper; Dilton Doiley; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Professor Flutesnoot; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Pop Tate; Tony; Alice; Beth; Michael Miller

Synopsis

The Teen Scene Investigators discover the truth behind a massing cheating scandal at Riverdale High.

Reprints

• from Archie's Mysteries (Archie, 2003 series) #32

[Double Digest Sample Pack] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

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

Word Processed (Table of Contents: 13)

Dilton / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

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Inks

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Colors

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Letters

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Genre

humor

Characters

Miss Grundy; Dilton Doiley; Moose Mason; Jughead Jones

Synopsis

Dilton gives Miss Grundy an answer in class.

Reprints

• from Archie & Friends (Archie, 1992 series) #45 (February 2001)

Work Quirk (Table of Contents: 14)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

? [as Kennedy] (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

teen; humor

Characters

Archie Andrews; Chuck Clayton

Synopsis

Archie and his dad start a junk removal service, but they themselves keep a lot of the stuff they find.

Reprints

• from Archie & Friends (Archie, 1992 series) #112 (October 2007)

True Food Sports Shorts (Table of Contents: 15)

Moose and Jughead / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Colors

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Letters

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Genre

humor; sports

Characters

Moose Mason; Jughead Jones

Synopsis

Moose and Jughead relate sports stories with a food angle, including a golfer whose ball ended up in a concession stand and the curse of the green hot dogs by the 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #524 (August 2002)

[Clash of the New Kids] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

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

Dilton's Weird Weather (Table of Contents: 17)

Dilton / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Fernando Ruiz

Inks

Rich Koslowski

Colors

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Letters

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Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Dilton Doiley; Jughead Jones

Synopsis

Dilton tells Jughead about the time it rained frogs.

Reprints

• in Archie and Me Comics Digest (Archie, 2017 series) #20 (October 2019)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprint in Archie and Me Comics Digest (2017 series) #20, no credits listed in this digest.

Plant One On Me (Table of Contents: 18)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Golliher (credited)

Pencils

Randy Elliott (credited)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Colors

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Letters

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Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Miss Phlips; Moose Mason; Dilton Doiley; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Professor Flutesnoot

Synopsis

Mr. Weatherbee puts Archie in charge of the plant in his office while he's away at a convention.

Reprints

• from Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #237 (October 2007)

Check, Mate! (Table of Contents: 19)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Mike Pellowski (credited)

Pencils

Fernando Ruiz (credited)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor

Characters

Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate; Judy Morgan

Synopsis

After beating Dilton at chess, Dilton arranges for Archie to enter a chess tournament.

Reprints

• from Jughead with Archie Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #126 (January 1996)

Keywords

chess

It's a Small World (Table of Contents: 20)

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

Script

Bill Golliher (credited)

Pencils

Fernando Ruiz (credited)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor

Characters

Archie Andrews; Chuck Clayton; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Jughead Jones; Devlin Wilson; Danny; Moose Mason; Tetsuya Ohyama

Synopsis

Someone is vandalizing Mr. Lodge's mini-world theme park.

Reprints

• from Archie & Friends (Archie, 1992 series) #44 (December 2000)

Tackling Dummy (Table of Contents: 21)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)

Pencils

Pat Kennedy (credited)

Inks

Ken Selig (credited)

Colors

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Letters

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Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Coach Kleats; Dilton Doiley; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

Archie and Dilton discuss football as practice ends for the day.

Reprints

• from Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #229 (December 2006)

Keywords

football

All Washed Up! (Table of Contents: 22)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Golliher (credited)

Pencils

? [as Kennedy] (credited)

Inks

Jim Amash (credited)

Colors

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Letters

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Genre

humor

Characters

Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Dilton Doiley; Reggie Mantle; Chuck Clayton; Nancy Woods

Synopsis

Mr. Weatherbee helps the gang organize a car wash to raise money for their class trip.

Reprints

• from Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #237 (October 2007)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 23)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Craig Boldman (signed)

Pencils

Henry Scarpelli (signed)

Inks

Henry Scarpelli (signed)

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Let's try the Lodges'

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Jughead Jones; Hiram Lodge

Synopsis

Archie, Moose and Jughead ask Mr. Lodge if he has any work they can do to make some money.

Indexer Notes

Comic strip reprint.

Principal Matters (Table of Contents: 24)

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

Script

Kathleen Webb (credited)

Pencils

Rex Lindsey (credited)

Inks

Rich Koslowski (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor

Characters

Mr. Weatherbee; Ms. Phlips; Rod Tremont; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Dilton Doiley; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Chuck Clayton

Synopsis

Mr. Weatherbee has an old school friend visit.

Reprints

• from Archie & Friends (Archie, 1992 series) #45 (February 2001)

Doll Daffy (Table of Contents: 25)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Kathleen Webb (credited)

Pencils

Jeff Shultz (credited)

Inks

Henry Scarpelli (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Dilton Doiley; Hal Cooper; Alice Cooper

Synopsis

As an experiment, Dilton allows Betty and Veronica to each program a prototype twelve inch "boyfriend" doll, in this case modeled to look like Archie, then views the results.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #148 (June 2000)

Moose Calls It Quits (Table of Contents: 26)

Archie / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

Sam Kujava (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

drama

Characters

Moose Mason; Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy; Reggie Mantle; Dilton Doiley; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Pennypincher

Synopsis

Moose decides to quit school and get a job delivering flowers. Archie helps convince him to return to school.

Reprints

• from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #239 (November 1983)

A Study of Studying (Table of Contents: 27)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mary Andrews; Mr. Nelson; Chuck Clayton (Cameo); Nancy Woods (Cameo)

Synopsis

Archie tries to study but is distracted by everything around him.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #425 (July 1994)

Hit Music (Table of Contents: 28)

The Archies / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Doug Crane (credited)

Inks

Doug Crane (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor

Characters

Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Smithers; Sid

Synopsis

Mr. Lodge hires the Archies to play at the Sportsman's Club Dance. Reggie hears that a scout will be there looking for talented bands.

Reprints

• from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #149 (May 1990)

[Archie Marries Betty & Veronica] (Table of Contents: 29) (Expand) /

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

Bowling Alley Fashions (Table of Contents: 30)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

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Inks

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Colors

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Letters

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Characters

Reggie Mantle; Cheryl Blossom; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge

Reprints

• from Archie & Friends (Archie, 1992 series) #22 (April 1997)

Keywords

bowling

Indexer Notes

Fashion page.

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

Archie 1 / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

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Inks

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Colors

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Genre

humor

Indexer Notes

Illustration used as the title page for the next section featuring Archie 1 reprints.

Traveling On (Table of Contents: 32)

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

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo Jr. (credited)

Inks

Jim DeCarlo (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor

Characters

Archie 1; Jughead 1; Betty 1; Veronica 1; Reggie 1

Synopsis

Archie thinks it's time to move on to another location.

Reprints

• from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #96 (September 1981)

The Kiss Off (Table of Contents: 33)

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

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo Jr. (credited)

Inks

Vince DeCarlo (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor

Characters

Archie 1; Jughead 1; Betty 1; Veronica 1; Reggie 1; Big One; Midge 1

Synopsis

The prehistoric Archie gang discovers kissing.

Reprints

• from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #109 (January 1984)

[Comic Book Fairs] (Table of Contents: 34) (Expand) /

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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 35)

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

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

It's time we started to think about our careers...

Genre

humor

Characters

Miss Grundy; Jughead Jones

Synopsis

Miss Grundy asks Jughead what he wants to do when he grows up.

Reprints

• from Jughead with Archie Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #59 (November 1983)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 36)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Craig Boldman (signed)

Pencils

Henry Scarpelli (signed)

Inks

Henry Scarpelli (signed)

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

You think you know all there is to know about girls, eh?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

Archie takes advice about girls from Reggie.

Indexer Notes

Comic strip reprint.

Munch Hunch (Table of Contents: 37)

Jughead / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Colors

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Letters

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Genre

humor

Characters

Jughead Jones; Miss Grundy

Synopsis

Jughead tells Miss Grundy the clock is off because his stomach knows it's time for lunch.

Reprints

• from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #64 (July 1979)

[Subscribe Today!] (Table of Contents: 38) (Expand) /

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

Send in the Clowns (Table of Contents: 39)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Kathleen Webb (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

Mr. Weatherbee hires a clown for a school dance.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #431 (January 1995)

[The Best of Archie Comics Book Two] (Table of Contents: 40) (Expand) /

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In the Swing (Table of Contents: 41)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo

Inks

Jim DeCarlo

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Waldo Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Geraldine Grundy

Synopsis

Veronica wows the school with her "new look" - - which happens to be a retread of the '70s "Preppy Look".

Reprints

• from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #302 (February 1981)

Indexer Notes

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

[The Best of Archie Comics] (Table of Contents: 42) (Expand) /

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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 43) (Expand) /

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

[Download the Archie App for free!] (Table of Contents: 44) (Expand) /

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[The Archie App. Download it for free!] (Table of Contents: 45) (Expand) /

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