Jughead's Double Digest #188 [Direct Edition]
(February 2013)

Archie, 1989 Series
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164
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10 times a year (monthly except Apr. and Nov.)
On-sale Date
2013-01-09
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Archie Comic Publications Inc.
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The Archie Library
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Issue Notes

This issue has variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Jughead / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Samm Schwartz (signed)
Inks
Samm Schwartz (signed)
Colors
Rosario Peña (signed)
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
This year's award for best movie popcorn-eater goes to Jughead!
Genre
teen
Characters
Jughead Jones
Reprints
No image yet Cover Thumbnail for Jughead's Double Digest (1989 series) #188 [Newsstand]
Cover gallery

[The Art of Betty and Veronica] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

Chilly Reception (Table of Contents: 2)

Jughead / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Craig Boldman (credited)
Pencils
Rex Lindsey (credited)
Inks
Rich Koslowski (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Jack Morelli (credited)
Genre
teen; humor
Characters
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Hot Dog; Jackie Frost; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
During an unusual heat wave in the winter, Jughead finds a lovely young lady tangled in Hot Dog's chain. He helps her out of the chain and the two decide to go to Pops. As they walk the weather gets colder and odd things happen, thanks to Jackie's cold influence.
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Hotdogging It (Table of Contents: 3)

Jughead / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir (credited)
Pencils
Jeff Shultz (credited)
Inks
Al Milgrom (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Hot Dog; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Reggie wins a snowboarding contest but Hot Dog steals the show.
Reprints
Keywords
snowboarding

Steady As She Goes! (Table of Contents: 4)

Jughead / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Craig Boldman (credited)
Pencils
Rex Lindsey (credited)
Inks
Rex Lindsey (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Genre
teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Ethel; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Pop Tate
Synopsis
Jughead asks Ethel out, and she faints from shock.
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Rug Rats (Table of Contents: 5)

Jughead / 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
Characters
Jughead Jones; Dilton Doiley; Mr. Weatherbee; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Miss Grundy; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Jughead and Dilton are partners for the science fair and Dilton creates a flying carpet.
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Test Case (Table of Contents: 6)

Jughead / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Samm Schwartz (credited)
Inks
Samm Schwartz (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
?
Genre
teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee
Synopsis
Jughead fakes a rare disease to get out of taking his mid-term tests.
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Coming Clean (Table of Contents: 7)

Jughead / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Rex Lindsey
Inks
Rich Koslowski
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Jack Morelli
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Forsythe P. Jones II; Gladys Jones
Synopsis
Jughead shovels snow off of his parents' walkway without being asked.
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Indexer Notes

Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest. Script previously credited to Craig Boldman, but he denied the credit.

Nifty Gifty (Table of Contents: 8)

Jughead / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Ethel
Synopsis
Ethel gives Jughead a medallion for a present.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Jughead Pin Up / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
This is really cool, gang!
Genre
teen
Characters
Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Jughead drives a snowmobile for the first time.
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Keywords
snowmobile

The Cold Facts (Table of Contents: 10)

Jughead / activity / 1 page (report information)

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?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Characters
Jughead Jones
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Indexer Notes

Unscramble the mystery phrase puzzle.

Fright Sight (Table of Contents: 11)

Jughead / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Jughead opens the refrigerator and only sees white.
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[The Married Life Book Three] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

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

Score Flaw (Table of Contents: 13)

Jughead / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Samm Schwartz
Inks
Samm Schwartz
Colors
?
Letters
Samm Schwartz
Genre
teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Coach Kleats
Synopsis
Jughead is 15 for 15 in free throws.
Reprints
Keywords
basketball

[Jughead's Diner #1] (Table of Contents: 14)

Jughead's Diner / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dan Parent
Inks
Bill Golliher
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
teen; humor
Characters
Jughead Jones; Grizelda; Frieda Gabbit; Biff Hardly; Gums
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Cover reprint used as the title page of the next section featuring a Jughead's Diner reprint.

Jughead's Diner (Table of Contents: 15)

Jughead's Diner / recap / 1 page (report information)

Script
Dan Parent; Bill Golliher
Pencils
Dan Parent; Bill Golliher
Inks
Pat Kennedy
Colors
?
Letters
Pat Brosseau
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Recap of previous issues.

Love Be a Many Splintered Thang! (Table of Contents: 16)

Jughead's Diner / comic story / 21 pages (report information)

Script
Dan Parent (credited); Bill Golliher (credited)
Pencils
Dan Parent (credited); Bill Golliher (credited)
Inks
Pat Kennedy (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Pat Brosseau (credited)
Genre
teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Sara Tee; Greg Trawinski; Grizelda; Marty; Frieda Gabbit; Gums; Biff Hardly; Mr. Bones; Donnie Almond; Marie Almond; Sal Monella
Synopsis
From love to marriage.
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Gum's Goodies (Table of Contents: 17)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Characters
Gums
Synopsis
Gums teaches a recipe for a snack involving chocolate, marshmallows and graham crackers.
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[Double Digest Sample Pack] (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

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

Ski Score (Table of Contents: 19)

Jughead / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Samm Schwartz ?
Inks
Samm Schwartz ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Jughead wants the environment to be nicer to him.
Reprints
Keywords
skiing

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Craig Boldman (signed)
Pencils
Henry Scarpelli (signed)
Inks
Henry Scarpelli (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
They sure are attentive at this restaurant.
Genre
teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
The staff at a restaurant are too attentive for Jughead.
Reprints
  • from Archie Sunday (Creators Syndicate) ????.??.??

Dream Drama (Table of Contents: 21)

Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Gladys Jones
Synopsis
Jughead's dream is interrupted by a commercial.
Reprints

Eat Beat (Table of Contents: 22)

Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Hot Dog; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Hot Dog wishes for a different master, one that shares his food with the dog.
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[The Art of Betty and Veronica] (Table of Contents: 23) (Expand) /

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

Inventive History (Table of Contents: 24)

Jughead / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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?
Pencils
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Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
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teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Professor Flutesnoot; Betty Cooper; Chuck Clayton; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Professor Flutesnoot asks the class what they think is the most important invention in history.
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A Lengthy Tale (Table of Contents: 25)

Jughead / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle (credited)
Pencils
Samm Schwartz (credited)
Inks
Samm Schwartz (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
?
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
Jughead explains all the benefits to his extra-long scarf.
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Faulty Friend (Table of Contents: 26)

Jughead / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir (credited)
Pencils
Bill Vigoda (credited)
Inks
Mario Acquaviva (credited)
Colors
Carlos Antunes (credited)
Letters
?
Genre
teen; humor
Characters
Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Jughead pretends to not be friends with Archie because of his own faults.
Reprints

Soft Cell (Table of Contents: 27)

Jughead / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle (credited)
Pencils
Samm Schwartz (credited)
Inks
Samm Schwartz (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
teen; humor
Characters
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy
Synopsis
Mr. Weatherbee and Miss Grundy discover that Jughead is deliberately getting himself sent to detention every day because he considers the detention room his own private study.
Reprints

Footloose (Table of Contents: 28)

Jughead / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Craig Boldman
Pencils
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Inks
Mike Esposito (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee; Reggie Mantle; Coach Clayton; Ms Beazly
Synopsis
Jughead tries to go barefoot all day at school.
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Indexer Notes

Script credit as credited in the original printing and confirmed by Craig Boldman. Script credited to Michael Pellowski in this printing.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 29)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Craig Boldman (signed)
Pencils
Henry Scarpelli (credited)
Inks
Henry Scarpelli (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
I wonder if Jughead's home!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Synopsis
Jughead breaks his New Years Resolution
Reprints
  • From Archie Sunday (Creators Syndicate) ????.??.??

We Aim to Please (Table of Contents: 30)

The Archies / 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
humor; teen
Characters
Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Synopsis
Someone keeps throwing tomatoes at Reggie when the Archies are on stage.
Reprints

Wit Bit (Table of Contents: 31)

Professor Jughead / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor
Characters
Jughead Jones; Miss Grundy
Synopsis
Jughead explains the Leaning Tower of Pisa, the Great Wall of China, Egyptian pyramids and table at Windsor Castle.
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Wrong Song (Table of Contents: 32)

Jughead / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
teen; humor
Characters
Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Jughead records the guys playing their instruments.
Reprints

Icy a Winner (Table of Contents: 33)

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

Script
Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)
Pencils
? [as Kennedy] (credited)
Inks
Rich Koslowski (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
teen; humor
Characters
Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Dilton Doiley; Chuck Clayton; Nancy Woods; Pop Tate
Synopsis
Riverdale holds an ice sculpture contest.
Reprints

Screen Scene (Table of Contents: 34)

Jughead / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir (credited)
Pencils
Samm Schwartz (credited)
Inks
Samm Schwartz (credited)
Colors
Carlos Antunes (credited)
Letters
?
Genre
teen; humor
Characters
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
A Hollywood studio tries to get Jughead's "typical teenager" opinion on its upcoming movie, "Cycle Queen" starring the beautiful Nanette. Of course Jughead cares more about the studio commissary than the movie.
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[Why?] (Table of Contents: 35)

Jughead / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Edwards (credited)
Pencils
Joe Edwards (credited)
Inks
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee; Svenson
Synopsis
Archie ends up hiding in an air duct after he edits Veronica's article for the school paper down to one paragraph.
Reprints

Chill Factor (Table of Contents: 36)

Jughead / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Craig Boldman (credited)
Pencils
Rex Lindsey (credited)
Inks
Rich Koslowski (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Jack Morelli (credited)
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Jughead enters a raffle where he has to be present to win. Dreading the cold, he bundles up under 12 layers of clothes. But the clothes prove to be more of a hassle than he expected.
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Babbling Gourmet (Table of Contents: 37)

Jughead / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle (credited)
Pencils
Samm Schwartz (credited)
Inks
Samm Schwartz (credited)
Colors
Carlos Antunes (credited)
Letters
?
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Pop Tate
Synopsis
Pop Tate won't give Jughead a burger on credit and makes him sweep the shop first, but Jughead bothers the other customers so Pop Tate gives him a burger to keep him quiet.
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Chants of a Lifetime (Table of Contents: 38)

Jughead / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle (credited)
Pencils
Samm Schwartz (credited)
Inks
Samm Schwartz (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
?
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Weatherbee; Coach Kleats; Ms Beazly
Synopsis
Jughead practices meditating, and good things seem to come his way.
Reprints
Keywords
mantra; meditation

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 39)

That Wilkin Boy / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Fernando Ruiz (signed)
Inks
Jon D'Agostino (signed)
Colors
?
Genre
teen

Indexer Notes

Illustration used as the title page of the next section featuring That Wilkin Boy reprints.

Work of Art (Table of Contents: 40)

That Wilkin Boy / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Dick Malmgren (credited)
Pencils
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Inks
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Bingo Wilkin; Uncle Herman; Samantha
Synopsis
Bingo gives Samantha a painting of one of his ancestors who fought in the Civil War.
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The Fencing Problem (Table of Contents: 41)

That Wilkin Boy / 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
Bingo Wilkin; Samantha Smythe; Sampson Smythe; Willie Wilkin; Sheila Smythe
Synopsis
Bingo's dad tries to get Samantha's dad to stop leaning on his fence.
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[Comic Book Fair] (Table of Contents: 42) (Expand) /

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

The Old Ball Game (Table of Contents: 43)

Jughead / 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
Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Dilton Doiley; Pop Tate; Moose Mason
Synopsis
Jughead brings an orb into Pop Tates.
Reprints

[Archie Comics Subscriptions] (Table of Contents: 44) (Expand) /

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

To Beach His Own (Table of Contents: 45)

Jughead / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Craig Boldman (credited)
Pencils
Rex Lindsey (credited)
Inks
Rich Koslowski (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Jack Morelli (credited)
Genre
teen; humor
Characters
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; images in Archie's head: Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Midge Klump; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
Jughead decides to go to the beach in the middle of winter -- all by himself.
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[Prom Princesses] (Table of Contents: 46) (Expand) /

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

Prom Princesses (Table of Contents: 47)

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

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?
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?
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?
Genre
teen; humor
Characters
Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Midge Klump; Jughead Jones; Maria; Frankie Ruiz; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
5 page excerpt from the Betty and Veronica Prom Princesses collection.
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[Prom Princesses] (Table of Contents: 48) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 49) (Expand) /

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

[The Overstreet Guide to Collecting Comics] (Table of Contents: 50) (Expand) /

Gemstone Publishing / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[The Archie App. Download it for free!] (Table of Contents: 51) (Expand) /

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

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["This year's award for best movie popcorn-eater goes to Jughead!"]
    Jughead
  2. 1. [The Art of Betty and Veronica]
  3. 2. Chilly Reception
    Jughead
  4. 3. Hotdogging It
    Jughead
  5. 4. Steady As She Goes!
    Jughead
  6. 5. Rug Rats
    Jughead
  7. 6. Test Case
    Jughead
  8. 7. Coming Clean
    Jughead
  9. 8. Nifty Gifty
    Jughead
  10. 9. ["This is really cool, gang!"]
    Jughead Pin Up
  11. 10. The Cold Facts
    Jughead
  12. 11. Fright Sight
    Jughead
  13. 12. [The Married Life Book Three]
  14. 13. Score Flaw
    Jughead
  15. 14. [Jughead's Diner #1]
    Jughead's Diner
  16. 15. Jughead's Diner
    Jughead's Diner
  17. 16. Love Be a Many Splintered Thang!
    Jughead's Diner
  18. 17. Gum's Goodies
    Jughead's Diner
  19. 18. [Double Digest Sample Pack]
  20. 19. Ski Score
    Jughead
  21. 20. ["They sure are attentive at this restaurant."]
    Archie
  22. 21. Dream Drama
    Jughead
  23. 22. Eat Beat
    Jughead
  24. 23. [The Art of Betty and Veronica]
  25. 24. Inventive History
    Jughead
  26. 25. A Lengthy Tale
    Jughead
  27. 26. Faulty Friend
    Jughead
  28. 27. Soft Cell
    Jughead
  29. 28. Footloose
    Jughead
  30. 29. ["I wonder if Jughead's home!"]
    Archie
  31. 30. We Aim to Please
    The Archies
  32. 31. Wit Bit
    Professor Jughead
  33. 32. Wrong Song
    Jughead
  34. 33. Icy a Winner
    Jughead & Friends
  35. 34. Screen Scene
    Jughead
  36. 35. [Why?]
    Jughead
  37. 36. Chill Factor
    Jughead
  38. 37. Babbling Gourmet
    Jughead
  39. 38. Chants of a Lifetime
    Jughead
  40. 39. [no title indexed]
    That Wilkin Boy
  41. 40. Work of Art
    That Wilkin Boy
  42. 41. The Fencing Problem
    That Wilkin Boy
  43. 42. [Comic Book Fair]
  44. 43. The Old Ball Game
    Jughead
  45. 44. [Archie Comics Subscriptions]
  46. 45. To Beach His Own
    Jughead
  47. 46. [Prom Princesses]
  48. 47. Prom Princesses
    Betty & Veronica
  49. 48. [Prom Princesses]
  50. 49. [no title indexed]
    Everything's Archie
  51. 50. [The Overstreet Guide to Collecting Comics]
    Gemstone Publishing
  52. 51. [The Archie App. Download it for free!]
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