World of Archie Double Digest #23

(January 2013)

The Visit (Table of Contents: 1)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Bob Smith (credited)

Colors

Digikore Studios (credited)

Letters

John Workman (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Santa Claus; Mrs. Andrews

Synopsis

Santa pays a visit to Archie and takes him to the North Pole.

Reprints

• in Archie Showcase Digest (Archie, 2020 series) #6

Keywords

reindeer; Santa Claus; Santa's workshop

Tree Trouble (Table of Contents: 2)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir

Pencils

Chic Stone

Inks

Jon D'Agostino

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen; humor

Characters

Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mr. 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

The List Price (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen; humor

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews

Synopsis

Betty is astonished at how Veronica gets her Christmas gifts.

Reprints

• from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #229 (December 1974)

Keywords

Christmas

One Last Gift (Table of Contents: 4)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Kathleen Webb (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen; humor

Characters

Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mrs. Andrews

Synopsis

Mr. Andrews underestimates his son's gift-giving priorities.

Reprints

• from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #535 (January 1984)

Keywords

Christmas

Wisecracker (Table of Contents: 5)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Dick Malmgren (credited)

Pencils

Dick Malmgren (credited)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

?

Genre

teen; humor

Characters

Archie Andrews; Mrs. Andrews; Betty Cooper

Synopsis

Archie accidentally throws Betty's Christmas gift in the trash when he sees a "good-looking chick".

Reprints

• from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #478 (January 1979)

Keywords

Christmas

Merry Merchant (Table of Contents: 6)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo

Inks

Rudy Lapick

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen; humor

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)

Music Hath Charm (Table of Contents: 7)

Mr. Weatherbee / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Haggly; Professor Flutesnoot; Miss Grundy; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle

Synopsis

Professor Flutesnoot's classical group plays for the Archies.

Reprints

• from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #141 (March 1989)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Cosmo / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bob White (signed)

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

How does it feel, Orbi...

Genre

humor; science fiction

Characters

Cosmo; Orbi

Synopsis

Introduction to the Cosmo the Merry Martian section. Features Issue 1 cover.

Reprints

• from Cosmo the Merry Martian (Archie, 1958 series) #1 (September 1958)

Destination: Earth! (Chapter 1) (Table of Contents: 9)

Cosmo / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Sy Reit (credited)

Pencils

Bob White (credited)

Inks

Terry Szenics (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; science fiction

Characters

Cosmo; Orbi; Professor Thimk; Astra

Synopsis

Cosmo and his cowardly pal Orbi are chosen to man the first Martian expedition to Earth, but the rocket crash-lands on the Earth's moon instead.

Reprints

• from Cosmo the Merry Martian (Archie, 1958 series) #1 (September 1958)

Indexer Notes

Story features minor grammatical changes from original. The "Cosmo the Merry Martian" logo is also inserted on page one and the story title is shrunk to fit.

Moon Merriment! (Chapter 2) (Table of Contents: 10)

Cosmo / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Sy Reit

Pencils

Bob White

Inks

Terry Szenics

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; science fiction

Characters

Cosmo; Orbi; Moonlings

Synopsis

Cosmo and Orbi meet the creatures who live on the Earth's moon, all of whom are named "Oog." The Moonlings show the visitors their civilization, and explain that they are invisible to Earth people.

Reprints

• from Cosmo the Merry Martian (Archie, 1958 series) #1 (September 1958)

Indexer Notes

Changes include the removal of Chapter 2 above the story title. Features a full-page map of Moon City.

Planet Playmates! (Chapter 3) (Table of Contents: 11)

Cosmo / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Sy Reit

Pencils

Bob White

Inks

Terry Szenics

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; science fiction

Characters

Cosmo; Orbi; Moonlings

Synopsis

After spraying Cosmo and Orbi with "comet dust" so they, too, will be invisible on Earthlings, the Moonlings take the Martians to Earth, where they observe the planet's most fascinating and complex activity: a baseball game.

Reprints

• from Cosmo the Merry Martian (Archie, 1958 series) #1 (September 1958)

Indexer Notes

Story includes grammatical changes from original and removal of the policemen's gloves and Chapter 3 above the story title. In the ball game sequence, one of the advertisements is for the comic series Pat the Brat. In the next issue tease, Cosmo the Merry Martian is replaced by World of Archie.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I’ve been going over our budget, Mary!

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Fred Andrews; Mrs. Andrews

Synopsis

Fred goes over the family budget.

Reprints

• from Archie Annual Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #43 (1983-84)
which is reprinted
• from Archie newspaper strip (King Features Syndicate, XX-XX-19XX)

Scheme Theme (Table of Contents: 13)

Betty / comic story / 6 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; humor

Characters

Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Hot Dog; Alice Cooper

Synopsis

Jughead comes up with a plan to get Archie to stop taking Betty for granted.

Reprints

• from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #152 (July 1986)

Goodbye, Old Paint! (Table of Contents: 14)

Archie and the Gang / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Mike Esposito (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen; humor

Characters

Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Miss Beazly; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Dilton Doiley; Ethel Muggs; Moose Mason; Chuck Clayton; Mrs. Jones; Jellybean Jones; Mrs. Andrews; Mrs. Doiley; Mrs. Cooper; Mr. Cooper; Mr. Lodge; Professor Flutesnoot; Superintendent Hassle

Synopsis

Mr. Weatherbee forces the kids to paint the cafeteria after a food fight and causes an uproar from their parents.

Reprints

• from Archie & Friends (Archie, 1992 series) #20 (November 1996)

Double Talk (Table of Contents: 15)

Archie / 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

teen; humor

Characters

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

Synopsis

Archie talks to himself, which becomes contagious and spreads around the school.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #376 (April 1990)

Culture Shock (Table of Contents: 16)

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

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo (credited)

Inks

Jim DeCarlo (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen; humor

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Miss Grundy; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews

Synopsis

The class tours the local art museum and Veronica is singularly unimpressed with the exhibits.

Reprints

• from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #303 (March 1981)

Doggone Homework (Table of Contents: 17)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Mike Esposito (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen; humor

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Miss Grundy; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Dilton Doiley; Moose Mason

Synopsis

Archie goes on a high-speed chase after the dog that took his homework.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #433 (March 1995) [Inks are credited to Henry Scarpelli rather than Mike Esposito in the original story.]

Crystal Clear (Table of Contents: 18)

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

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen; humor

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones

Synopsis

The guys fool Veronica into thinking she can see the future in her crystal ball.

Reprints

• from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #258 (June 1977)

Keywords

crystal ball; medium

Mapmaker Mapmaker (Table of Contents: 19)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Samm Schwartz (credited)

Inks

Samm Schwartz (credited)

Colors

Carlos Antunes (credited)

Letters

Samm Schwartz

Genre

teen; humor

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate

Synopsis

Archie goes on a map drawing frenzy and gives the girls a route to drive to prove that they can't read a map.

Reprints

• from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #336 (April 1978)

Hickory Nut (Table of Contents: 20)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Dick Malmgren (credited)

Pencils

Dick Malmgren (credited)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen; humor

Characters

Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy

Synopsis

Mr. Weatherbee helps Archie try to get rid of his hiccups.

Reprints

• from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #128 (August 1981)

Romance Throughout History! (Table of Contents: 21)

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

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Dan Parent (credited)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Ethel Muggs; Moose Mason; Midge; Mr. Lodge

Synopsis

A look at romance throughout history.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica Spectacular (Archie, 1992 series) #46 (March 2001)

Keywords

American Revolution; cavemen; World War I; World War II

The Father of Invention (Table of Contents: 22)

Jughead / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Ken Selig (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen; humor

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate; Mr. Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee; Professor Flutesnoot; Mr. Andrews

Synopsis

Inspired by the trouble Archie seems to cause, Jughead creates an Archie Survival Kit.

Fat Chance (Table of Contents: 23)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Dick Malmgren (credited)

Pencils

Dick Malmgren (credited)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen; humor

Characters

Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Pop Tate

Synopsis

Archie gets a lottery ticket and a chance to go see a hot new science fiction film, all on Betty's dime.

Reprints

• from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #121 (July 1981)

Never Too Late (Table of Contents: 24)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo Jr. (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen; humor

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate; Jughead Jones; Mr. Lodge; Fred Andrews

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)

Christmas Miss (Table of Contents: 25)

Mr. Lodge / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Kathleen Webb (credited)

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo Jr. (credited)

Inks

Jim DeCarlo (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Alice Cooper; Smithers

Synopsis

Betty finds a sweater she wants to give Archie for Christmas, but she doesn't have enough money with her. Veronica has seen this and, when Betty leaves to get more funds, swoops in and buys up the remaining two sweaters. When Mr. Lodge finds out, he takes matters into his own hands.

Reprints

• from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #453 (December 1976)

Keywords

Christmas

Carry Tarry (Table of Contents: 26)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

teen; humor

Characters

Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

Veronica buries Archie in gifts and ends up taking another man home.

Reprints

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

Santa's Cause! (Table of Contents: 27)

Archie / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Joe Edwards (signed)

Pencils

Joe Edwards (signed)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee; Santa Claus

Synopsis

If Mr. Weatherbee is stuck on his roof (Archie's fault of course), then who is the Santa that showed up at the orphanage?

Reprints

• from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #33 (February 1970)

Keywords

Christmas; Christmas tree; orphanage

Everything's Archie (Digest Version) (Table of Contents: 28) (Expand) /

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