Archie's Double Digest Magazine
#148
[Newsstand]
(February 2004)
Archie,
1984 Series
- Price
- 3.59 USD; 4.29 CAD
- Pages
- ?
- Indicia Frequency
- 9 times a year in Jan., Feb., Mar., May, June, Aug., Sept., Oct., and Nov.
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
The Archie Digest Library
- Barcode
- 009128469515 48
- Editing
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Issue Notes
This issue is a variant of Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #148 [Direct Edition].
[no title indexed]
Archie / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Didn't I tell you to put that hose away before the first freeze?!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews
- Keywords
- water hoses
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Buggin
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)
- Pencils
- Fernando Ruiz (credited)
- Inks
- Al Milgrom (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Edna (Mr. Weatherbee's aunt)
- Synopsis
- The boys make insect related jokes about Mr. Weatherbee when his Aunt Edna visits.
- Reprints
-
in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #77 (May 2018)
-
White Sprite
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Miss Grundy
- Synopsis
- Jughead spills white paint on Archie.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #592 (January 1989)
-
Pack-Man
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Fernando Ruiz
- Pencils
- Fernando Ruiz (credited)
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie helps his father put suitcases in the car but they will not all fit.
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #141 (May 1998)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the printing of this story in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #236, no credits listed in this digest.
Branching Out
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee; Coach Kleats; Professor Flutesnoot
- Synopsis
- Archie and Jughead replace Coach Kleats Christmas tree, first with a larger one then with a very small one.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #298 (February 1975)
-
- Keywords
- Christmas; Christmas tree
Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprinting in Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #186.
Festive Foul Up
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Mr. Brimble; Mr. Gracey
- Synopsis
- When Betty and Veronica find out that Mr. Brimble has been fired as the store Santa Claus they threaten to shop elsewhere unless he is reinstated.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #579 (January 1988)
-
- Keywords
- Christmas; Santa Claus
Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprinting of this story in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #235.
Carry Tarry
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie starts carrying Veronica's Christmas packages but someone else finishes.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #265 (February 1980)
-
- Keywords
- Christmas
Without a Song!
The Archies Puzzle Page / activity / 1 page
- Reprints
- from Archie's Story & Game Digest Magazine (Archie, 1986 series) #7 (June 1988)
-
Indexer Notes
Unscramble the phrase puzzle.
A Spell of Trouble
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Moose Mason; Mr. Weatherbee; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Reggie and another student frame Moose by misspelling graffiti on the side of the school.
- Reprints
- from Archie at Riverdale High (Archie, 1972 series) #90 (February 1983)
-
Indexer Notes
Feature changed from previous printing.
It's Nice To Be Good, For Nothing
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie and Jughead help Mr. Weatherbee and Miss Grundy shovel the snow from their sidewalks.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #579 (January 1988)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprint in Archie's Super Comics Digest (Sterling Publishing Co., Inc, 2012 series) #2.
The Poor Tycoon
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate; Smithers; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- The gang decides they should do something nice for Mr. Lodge for Christmas.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #535 (January 1984)
-
- Keywords
- Christmas
Indexer Notes
Credits from later reprint.
Here Comes Santa Claus
Archie / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- Dick Malmgren
- Pencils
- Dick Malmgren
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Hot Dog; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Smithers
- Synopsis
- Archie dresses Hot Dog up like a reindeer and hooks him to a sled to surprise Veronica but manages to crash through the Lodge mansion.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #228 (December 1974)
-
- Keywords
- Christmas; Christmas tree
Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprint in Jughead Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #197, no credits listed in this digest.
Merry Merchant
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica convince Pop to dress up as Santa as a way to attract business to the Chok'lit Shoppe for the holidays.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #453 (December 1976)
-
Indexer Notes
Feature changed to Archie in this printing.
Credits from the credits printed in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #23.
Wisecracker
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Mary Andrews; Archie Andrews; un-named pretty girl; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- As Archie is leaving for Betty's to deliver his Christmas gift to her, his mom asks him to take something out to the trash can. Archie accidentally throws away the gift and gives Betty the trash.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #478 (January 1979)
-
- Keywords
- Christmas
Indexer Notes
Feature changed to Archie in this printing.
Credits from the credits printed in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #23.
Flip Flop
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Archie practices his high-wire act for the Christmas show.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #364 (February 1989)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprinting in Archie & Friends Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #33.
Gift Goof
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica both overhear Archie say he wants a new fishing rod. He buys himself one for Christmas and both of the girls also buy him one.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #593 (January 1989)
-
- Keywords
- Christmas
Indexer Notes
Archie Giant Series Magazine (1954 series) #593... which is apparently the original publication of this story... credits Mike Pellowski (script), Dan Decarlo (inks), and Jim DeCarlo (pencils).
The Kissing Santa
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Midge Klump
- Synopsis
- Reggie locks Archie in a tool shed so he can play Santa Claus at Veronica's party.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #535 (January 1984)
-
- Keywords
- Christmas; Santa Claus
Indexer Notes
Credits from the printed credits in Archie & Friends Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #22.
How Cold Was It?
Archie / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Snowball (Veronica's kitten); Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Midge Klump; Ethel; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Dilton Doiley; Chuck Clayton
- Synopsis
- Reggie tries to sabotage the Christmas display in Archie's yard to help Veronica win the best Christmas display award but gets trapped in ice instead.
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #132 (February 1997)
-
- Keywords
- Christmas
Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprint in Archie's Funhouse Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #17, no credits listed in this digest.
The Reel Thing
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Dilton Doiley; Captain Jack Doiley; Fred Andrews
- Synopsis
- When Archie is unable to get the fishing reel he wants to give to his dad for Christmas, Dilton introduces him to his grandfather, who gives Archie his own reel, and who turns out to be a famous fisherman whose gift really impresses Archie's dad.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #592 (January 1989)
-
- Keywords
- Christmas
Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprint in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #235. No credits listed in this book.
Sea Horses
Digest Fan Files / text article / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Reader submitted article by Ashley Hymel.
Season's Greetings Maze
Archie / activity / 1 page
- Characters
- Archie Andrews
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #466 (January 1978)
-
Indexer Notes
Maze puzzle
[no title indexed]
Little Archie / illustration / 1 page
- Characters
- Archie Andrews
Indexer Notes
Illustration used as the title page of the next section featuring Little Archie reprints.
Go With the Floe
Little Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- adventure; humor; children
- Characters
- Little Archie Andrews; Sue Stringly; Snuffles; South Side Serpents
- Synopsis
- After Little Archie protects Sue Stringly and her scrawny Christmas tree from the South Side Serpents, the two run out onto the ice after her dog Snuffles and get caught on an ice floe that takes them out into the middle of the river.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #581 (January 1988)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
My Best Friend
Little Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Dexter Taylor
- Pencils
- Dexter Taylor
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Rod Ollerenshaw
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Spotty; Santa Claus (cameo)
- Synopsis
- Archie learns to treat Spotty better and then the two of them deliver papers with Little Archie dressed as Santa and Spotty dressed as a reindeer.
- Reprints
- from Little Archie Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1985 series) #34 (January 1989)
-
- Keywords
- Christmas
Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprint in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #264, no credits listed in this digest.
Christmas Cookies
Little Jughead / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)
- Pencils
- Dexter Taylor (credited)
- Inks
- Al Milgrom (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Miss Grundy; Jughead Jones; Miss Beazly; Dilton Doiley; Fangs Fogerty; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Jingles the Elf; Santa Claus
- Synopsis
- Jughead makes a batch of cookies that magically give everybody a dose of the Christmas spirit.
- Reprints
- in Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #155 (January 2010)
- in Archie 1000 Page Comics Gala (Archie, 2015 series) (2015)
- in Jughead and Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #17 (January 2016)
- in Archie 80 Years of Christmas (Archie, 2021 series) (2021)
- in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #114 (December 2021)
-
- Keywords
- Christmas; Santa's workshop
Thanks a Lot
Archie / activity / 1 page
- Characters
- Archie Andrews
- Reprints
- in Archie & Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #21 (December 2012)
- in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #315 (January 2021)
-
Indexer Notes
Unscramble the words puzzle.
Christmas Deed!
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Archie's good deed leads to a series of events that pay him back.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Story & Game Digest Magazine (Archie, 1986 series) #18 (March 1991)
-
- Keywords
- Christmas
Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprint in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #283, no credits listed in this digest.
Archie - Christmas Maze
Archie / activity / 1 page
- Characters
- Archie Andrews
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #524 (January 1983)
-
Indexer Notes
A Christmas themed maze inside a Christmas wreath.
Santa's Surplus
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Hector
- Synopsis
- Archie asks his little cousin Hector if likes Christmas.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #39 (March 1959)
-
- Keywords
- Christmas; Santa Claus
Jingle Belles
Archie / comic story / 21 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Santa Claus; Jingles the Elf; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Gaston; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- Jingles is sent to Riverdale by Santa Claus to spread the Christmas spirit.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #617 (January 1991)
-
- Keywords
- Christmas; Christmas tree
Indexer Notes
Four part story.
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
Never Too Late
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Fred Andrews; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie waits until the last minute to buy Christmas presents and ends up without any presents to give, until he decides to donate the money to charity in everyone's name.
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #371 (February 1982)
-
- Keywords
- Christmas
Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprinting of this story in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #23, no credits are printed in this digest.
Tree Trouble
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- When Hiram Lodge refuses to buy a Christmas tree, Archie and Hiram go into the forest to cut down a tree and end up getting chased by a bear.
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #311 (February 1977)
-
- Keywords
- Christmas tree
Indexer Notes
Credits from the credits printed in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #23.
Christmas Spirit
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- George Gladir
- Pencils
- Henry Scarpelli
- Inks
- Henry Scarpelli
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Smithers; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Archie helps the Lodge's put up their Christmas tree, and sells his video game system to buy presents for them.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Story & Game Digest Magazine (Archie, 1986 series) #18 (March 1991)
-
- Keywords
- Christmas; Christmas tree
Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprint in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #245, no credits listed in this digest.
Xmas Mix Up
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Gladys Jones; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Smithers
- Synopsis
- Archie mixes up his Christmas presents causing his friends to get the wrong gifts.
- Reprints
- in Archie 1000 Page Comics Jamboree (Archie, 2013 series) (2013)
- in Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #197 (January 2014)
-
- Keywords
- Christmas
Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprint in Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #197, no credits listed in this digest.
Archie's Christmas Card
Archie / illustration / 1 page
- Characters
- Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie, dressed as Santa falling out of a chimney.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Christmas
The New Year's Resolution Contest
Archie / comic story / 11 pages
- Script
- Greg Crosby (credited)
- Pencils
- ? [as Kennedy] (credited)
- Inks
- Bob Smith (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Chuck Clayton; Dilton Doiley; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Ethel; Nancy Woods; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Archie and his friends each make a New Years Resolution and then meet again in a month to see who has kept their resolution.
- Reprints
- in Archie & Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #22 (January 2013)
- in Archie and Me Comics Digest (Archie, 2017 series) #13 (February 2018 [February 2019])
- in Archie Milestones Jumbo Comics Digest (Archie, 2019 series) #6 (February 2020)
-
- Keywords
- New Year's Eve
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
["Didn't I tell you to put that hose away before the first freeze?!"]
Archie -
1.
["Put on the hat and play as the Cat."]
Playstation; Cat in the Hat -
2.
Buggin
Archie -
3.
White Sprite
Archie -
4.
["Laughter is your best weapon"]
ToonTown.Com -
5.
Pack-Man
Archie -
6.
["The Classic Archie Watch"]
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7.
Branching Out
Archie -
8.
["Archie's Collectors Sets"]
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9.
Festive Foul Up
Archie -
10.
["The Wacky Wobbler is here!"]
-
11.
Carry Tarry
Archie -
12.
Without a Song!
The Archies Puzzle Page -
13.
A Spell of Trouble
Archie -
14.
["Archie Comics Riverdale Stars Travel Search"]
-
15.
It's Nice To Be Good, For Nothing
Archie -
16.
The Poor Tycoon
Archie -
17.
["The official Archie 2004 16 month calendar"]
-
18.
Here Comes Santa Claus
Archie -
19.
Merry Merchant
Archie -
20.
["Subscribe today and never miss another issue"]
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21.
Wisecracker
Archie -
22.
["Sonic checklist"]
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23.
Flip Flop
Archie -
24.
Gift Goof
Archie -
25.
["Archie Americana Series"]
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26.
The Kissing Santa
Archie -
27.
["Archie's Holiday Fun Digest #8"]
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28.
How Cold Was It?
Archie -
29.
The Reel Thing
Archie -
30.
Sea Horses
Digest Fan Files -
31.
Season's Greetings Maze
Archie -
32.
[no title indexed]
Little Archie -
33.
Go With the Floe
Little Archie -
34.
My Best Friend
Little Archie -
35.
Christmas Cookies
Little Jughead -
36.
Thanks a Lot
Archie -
37.
Christmas Deed!
Archie -
38.
Archie - Christmas Maze
Archie -
39.
Santa's Surplus
Archie -
40.
["Archie's Stuff Shop"]
-
41.
Jingle Belles
Archie -
42.
["Archie's Digest Subscription Offer"]
-
43.
["When I don’t have enough cash..."]
-
44.
["Now you can have them all!"]
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45.
["Archie's Mysteries"]
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46.
Never Too Late
Archie -
47.
["Love Showdown"]
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48.
Tree Trouble
Archie -
49.
Christmas Spirit
Archie -
50.
Xmas Mix Up
Archie -
51.
["Archie Comics Riverdale Stars Travel Search"]
-
52.
Archie's Christmas Card
Archie -
53.
The New Year's Resolution Contest
Archie -
54.
[no title indexed]
Editor's Notebook -
55.
["Bigger World. Bigger Trouble."]
Game Boy -
56.
["Who are you?"]
Pokemon
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