Archie & Friends Double Digest Magazine #25 [Direct Edition]

(May 2013)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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The Fears of a Clown (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script

Scott Cunningham (credited)

Pencils

Rex Lindsey (credited)

Inks

Rich Koslowski (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Jack Morelli (credited)

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Archie & Friends

Genre

teen

Characters

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

Synopsis

Archie takes Cheryl to the circus, hoping that he won't run into Betty or Veronica, but Reggie spoils his plans.

Reprints

• from Archie & Friends (Archie, 1992 series) #98 (April 2006)

Keywords

circus; clown

Art Classy (Table of Contents: 3)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Michael Pellowski (credited as Pellowski)

Pencils

Fernando Ruiz (credited as Ruiz)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (credited as D'Agostino)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited as Grossman)

Letters

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Genre

teen

Characters

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

Synopsis

While visiting a modern art gallery each person interprets an abstract sculpture differently.

Sure Lure (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script

George Gladir (credited as Gladir)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited as Goldberg)

Inks

Bob Smith (credited as Smith)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited as Grossman)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited as Yoshida)

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The Archies

Genre

teen

Characters

The Archies [Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle]; Karen; Sue; Melissa

Synopsis

Reggie's uncle invites him on a trip to Hawaii and the Archie interviews some people to replace Reggie in the band while he is gone.

Reprints

• from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #128 (March 1987)

Put on a Snappy Face (Table of Contents: 5)

Jughead / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Harold Smith (credited as H. Smith)

Pencils

Tim Kennedy (credited as T. Kennedy)

Inks

Ken Selig (credited as Selig)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited as Grossman)

Letters

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Jughead

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Pop Tate; Waldo Weatherbee

Synopsis

Reggie is hiding from Moose so Archie and Jughead give him a disguise that fools everybody... except Moose.

Reprints

• from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #83 (May 2004)

Gas Pain (Table of Contents: 6)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Michael Pellowski (credited as Pellowski)

Pencils

Tim Kennedy (credited as T. Kennedy)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited as Lapick)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited as Grossman)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited as Yoshida)

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Archie

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Chuck Clayton; Betty Cooper; Dilton Doiley; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Ethel Muggs; Pop Tate; Nancy Woods

Synopsis

The gang has a contest to see who can conserve the most gas for a week.

Reprints

• from Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #184 (December 2001)

[Free Comic Book Day 2013] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

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

Run Fun (Table of Contents: 8)

Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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Reggie

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle

Synopsis

Reggie announces that he is going to run things in the classroom.

Reprints

• from Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes (Archie, 1968 series) #42 (August 1977)

Terse Verse (Table of Contents: 9)

Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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Reggie

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle

Synopsis

Moose saw Reggie dancing with Midge.

Reprints

• from Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes (Archie, 1968 series) #42 (August 1977)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Explorers of the Unknown / illustration / 1 page (report information)

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Genre

adventure

Characters

Explorers of the Unknown [Angel; Nitro; Red; Squint; Wheels]

Indexer Notes

Illustration used as the title page for the next section featuring Explorers of the Unknown reprints.

Trapped In The Brain Box! (Table of Contents: 11)

Explorers of the Unknown / comic story / 21 pages (report information)

Script

Rich Margopoulos (credited)

Pencils

Rex Lindsey (credited as Rex W. Lindsey)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Genre

adventure; teen

Characters

Explorers of the Unknown [Angel; Gizmo; Nitro; Red; Spike; Squint; Wheels]; Blaze Blossom; Dr. Poindexter Plunkenworth; Colonel Korn; Myron Pepperdinkle; various video game characters : Captain Contra; Biker Beserkers; the Dragonesses; Ms. Yakity-Yakman gang

Synopsis

When Blaze and Dr. Plunkenworth go missing in a virtual reality box, Colonel Korn calls in the Explorers to find them.

Reprints

• from Explorers of the Unknown (Archie, 1990 series) #3 (October 1990)

Indexer Notes

This story is told in 4 Chapters: Chapter One (6 pages), Chapter Two (5 pages), Chapter Three (5 pages), Chapter Four (5 pages)

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

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My Way (Table of Contents: 13)

Coach Clayton / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited as Gladir)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited as Goldberg)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited as Lapick)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited as Grossman)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited as Yoshida)

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Chuck Clayton; Coach Clayton; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee; Pop Tate

Synopsis

Coach Clayton shows Archie and Chuck how to walk home and get exercise at the same time.

Reprints

• from Archie at Riverdale High (Archie, 1972 series) #78 (February 1981)

[Archie: The Married Life] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

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Nightmares (Table of Contents: 15)

Archie & Friends / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Archie & Friends

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Coach Clayton; Betty Cooper; Hot Dog; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge

Reprints

• from Archie's Pal Jughead Comics (Archie, 1993 series) #104 (May 1998)

Indexer Notes

Five panels, each with a characters worst nightmare.

Unpopular Mechanics! (Table of Contents: 16)

Dilton / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Michael Gallagher (credited as Gallagher)

Pencils

Dave Manak (credited as Manak)

Inks

Dave Manak (credited as Manak)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited as Grossman)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited as Yoshida)

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Dilton

Genre

teen

Characters

Dilton Doiley; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle

Synopsis

While installing automated gadgets in the Lodge mansion, Dilton overhears Veronica and Reggie scheming.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1983 series) #60 (March 1993)

The Eye of the Beholder (Table of Contents: 17)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Michael Pellowski (credited as Pellowski)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited as Goldberg)

Inks

Henry Scarpelli (credited as Scarpelli)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited as Grossman)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited as Yoshida)

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Archie

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Betty Cooper; Dilton Doiley; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate

Synopsis

After Fred has cataract surgery he realizes how much he was not seeing before, including how dirty Archie's car has become.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #454 (December 1996)

New Lease on Life (Table of Contents: 18)

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

Script

Frank Doyle (credited as Doyle)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited as Goldberg)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited as Lapick)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited as Grossman)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited as Yoshida)

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Archie & Friends

Genre

drama; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Chuck Clayton; Betty Cooper; Dilton Doiley; Miss Grundy; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Mr. Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee; Pop Tate; Mr. Curmudgeon

Synopsis

When Pop Tate is evicted and his shop is slated for demolition, the gang helps him move and finds some historical treasures in the basement. Are they enough to save the shop?

Reprints

• from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #260 (May 1987)

Indexer Notes

Told in two parts: Part One (6 pages) and Part Two (5 pages). Bonkers Candy, a sponsor of Archie Comics at the time, can be seen on Pop's counter on Page 2.

Hidden Talent (Table of Contents: 19)

Reggie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle (credited as Doyle)

Pencils

Samm Schwartz (credited as Schwartz)

Inks

Samm Schwartz (credited as Schwartz)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited as Grossman)

Letters

Samm Schwartz ?

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews (cameo); Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle

Synopsis

Archie has an idea to make some money and though Reggie tries to spoil things, they work out to Archie's advantage.

Reprints

• from Reggie and Me (Archie, 1966 series) #84 (January 1976)

Bone of Attention (Table of Contents: 20)

Jughead / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Fernando Ruiz (credited)

Pencils

Fernando Ruiz (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Dilton Doiley; Hot Dog; Professor Flutesnoot; Gladys Jones

Synopsis

When Hot Dog finds a dinosaur bone, Dilton and Professor Flutesnoot start digging up lawns to find the rest of the skeleton.

Reprints

• from Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #149 (May 1999)

Keywords

dinosaur

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 21)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Craig Boldman (credited)

Pencils

Henry Scarpelli (credited)

Inks

Henry Scarpelli (credited)

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Have I ever told you...

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Archie

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle

Synopsis

Reggie's talk makes Archie dizzy.

Reprints

• from Archie Sunday (Creators Syndicate) ??.??.????

Catch Up Time! (Table of Contents: 22)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Fernando Ruiz (credited as Ruiz)

Pencils

Fernando Ruiz (credited as Ruiz)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited as Lapick)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited as Grossman)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited as Yashida)

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Archie

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason

Synopsis

Archie and Jughead try to explain what a catch-phrase is to Moose.

Model Citizen (Table of Contents: 23)

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

Script

Tim Kennedy (credited)

Pencils

Tim Kennedy (credited)

Inks

Rich Koslowski (credited)

Colors

Carlos Antunes (credited, recolored from original)

Letters

John Workman (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Miss Grundy; Jughead Jones; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate

Synopsis

Veronica and Reggie compete for a modelling job, but the job ends up with Miss Grundy.

Reprints

• from Tales from Riverdale Digest (Archie, 2005 series) #20 (July 2007)

Rabid Robots (Table of Contents: 24)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited as Gladir)

Pencils

Henry Scarpelli (credited as Scarpelli)

Inks

Bob Smith (credited as Smith)

Colors

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Letters

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Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Betty Cooper; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle

Synopsis

Mr. Lodge gives Betty and Veronica some girl-themed robots to test.

Reprints

• from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #109 (March 2007)

Hair's The Scoop (Table of Contents: 25)

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

Script

Holly Golightly (credited as Holly G!)

Pencils

Holly Golightly (credited as Holly G!)

Inks

John Costanza (credited as Costanza)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited as Grossman)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited as Yoshida)

Genre

teen

Characters

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

Synopsis

Inspired by a fashion magazine, the girls imagine new looks for themselves and for the boys.

Reprints

• from Archie & Friends (Archie, 1992 series) #55 (April 2002)

Resolution Retribution (Table of Contents: 26)

Hot Dog / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Colors

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Letters

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Genre

humor

Characters

Hot Dog

Synopsis

Hot Dog resolves to never chase cats again, starting tomorrow.

Reprints

• from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #174 (March 1985)

Kung Fu Fightin' (Table of Contents: 27)

Reggie / activity / 1 page (report information)

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Reggie

Genre

teen

Characters

Reggie Mantle

Reprints

• from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #105 (October 2006)

Indexer Notes

Unscramble the mystery phrase puzzle.

Dust Gust (Table of Contents: 28)

Reggie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Reggie

Genre

teen

Characters

Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason

Synopsis

Reggie vanishes in a cloud of dust.

Reprints

• from Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes (Archie, 1968 series) #53 (May 1980)

[Comic Book Fair] (Table of Contents: 29) (Expand) /

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

Too Many Showers (Table of Contents: 30)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Archie

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

Mr. Lodge is having trouble booking the local ballroom.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #185 (April 2003)

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

The New Archies / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Fernando Ruiz (signed as Ruiz)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (signed as D'AGOSTINO)

Colors

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The New Archies

Genre

humor; children

Indexer Notes

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

Quiz Wizzes (Table of Contents: 32)

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

Script

Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)

Pencils

Henry Scarpelli (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

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Letters

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The New Archies

Genre

children

Characters

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

Synopsis

When the Riverdale quiz team is late for a TV game show, Archie, Reggie, Jughead and Moose have to fill in for them.

Reprints

• from The New Archies (Archie, 1987 series) #4 (April 1988)

Keywords

quiz show

In the Dark (Table of Contents: 33)

Moose / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Joe Edwards (signed as J.EDWARDS!)

Pencils

Joe Edwards (signed as J.EDWARDS!)

Inks

Joe Edwards (signed as J.EDWARDS!)

Colors

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Letters

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Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Miss Grundy; Moose Mason

Synopsis

For Moose, math is like dialing a telephone in the dark, there are a lot of wrong numbers.

Reprints

• from The New Archies (Archie, 1987 series) #5 (May 1988)

The Scrub Team (Table of Contents: 34)

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

Script

Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)

Pencils

Henry Scarpelli (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

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Letters

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The New Archies

Genre

children

Characters

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

Synopsis

Archie and the gang hold a pet washing to raise money for the school charity.

Reprints

• from The New Archies (Archie, 1987 series) #5 (May 1988)

[Archie Comics Subscriptions] (Table of Contents: 35) (Expand) /

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

Present for The Resident (Table of Contents: 36)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

John Albano (credited as Albano)

Pencils

Fernando Ruiz (credited as Ruiz)

Inks

Al Milgrom (credited as Milgrom)

Colors

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Letters

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Archie

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews

Synopsis

Archie gets the cold shoulder from a girl he's dated previously and who now knows him by reputation. The message is delivered by the girl's younger brother.

Reprints

• from Archie & Friends (Archie, 1992 series) #113 (December 2007)

Instant Genius (Table of Contents: 37)

Moose / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited as Gladir)

Pencils

Bill Vigoda (credited as Vigoda)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited as Lapick)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited as Grossman)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited as Yoshida)

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Moose

Genre

teen

Characters

Dilton Doiley; Midge Klump; Moose Mason

Synopsis

Moose is convinced to become as smart as Dilton.

Reprints

• from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #76 (April 1973)

[Archie: Betty or Veronica?] (Table of Contents: 38) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 7 pages (report information)

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

Everything's Archie / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

[The Art of Betty and Veronica] (Table of Contents: 40) (Expand) /

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

[Download the Archie App for free!] (Table of Contents: 41) (Expand) /

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