World of Archie Double Digest #24 [Newsstand]

(February 2013)

The Ultimate Musical Videogame (Table of Contents: 1)

The Archies / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Ken Selig (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Janice Chiang (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

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

Synopsis

The Archies give their input on a musical video game that will feature them.

Reprints

• in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #307 (April 2020)

Footwear Folly (Table of Contents: 2)

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

humor; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Hiram Lodge

Synopsis

Veronica stubbornly refuses to admit her very fashionable boots aren't practical in the heavy snows of this year's Riverdale winter.

Reprints

• from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #268 (April 1978)

A Model Project (Table of Contents: 3)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Harold Smith

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Bob Smith (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate

Synopsis

When Mr. Lodge wants Archie out of his house, Jughead has Archie sign up for arts-and-crafts workshops at the town hall.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #480 (February 1999)

Brrrrr! (Table of Contents: 4)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Bob Smith (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

Mr. Andrews keeps the house extremely cold, so Archie and Jughead go out to seek warmth.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #518 (March 2002)

Critics' Choice (Table of Contents: 5)

Archie / comic story / 5 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; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Betty Cooper

Synopsis

Archie, Miss Grundy, and Mr. Weatherbee cheer up a depressed Betty, who has little confidence in her paintings.

Reprints

• from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #140 (August 1983)

Hostess With The Mostess (Table of Contents: 6)

Miss Beazly / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Harry Lucey (credited)

Inks

Harry Lucey (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

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

Synopsis

Miss Beazly tries to remake her image by being the cafeteria Maitre D' rather than head lunch lady.

Reprints

• from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #95 (July 1975)

Where's My Mop? (Table of Contents: 7)

Svenson / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

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Inks

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Colors

?

Letters

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Genre

humor

Characters

Svenson

Synopsis

Unscramble all of the letters with dots to find the location of Svenson's mop.

Reprints

• from Archie's Story & Game Digest Magazine (Archie, 1986 series) #12 (September 1989)

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

Cosmo the Merry Martian / 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 the Merry Martian; 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)

The Great Gillywump Hunt! (Chapter 1) (Table of Contents: 9)

Cosmo the Merry Martian / 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; Moonlings

Synopsis

Cosmo and Orbi go to investigate the Gillywump, a creature that is feared by all Martians and lives on the dark side of the moon.

Reprints

• from Cosmo the Merry Martian (Archie, 1958 series) #2 (November 1958)

Indexer Notes

Story features minor grammatical changes.

Sneezy Does It! (Chapter 2) (Table of Contents: 10)

Cosmo the Merry Martian / 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; The Gillywump; Moonlings

Synopsis

Cosmo and Orbi meet the Gillywump, a blue creature with a huge nose and a cold. After expressing his loneliness, he goes to live with the Moonlings. Later, everybody goes to Earth to get pills to cure the Gillywump's cold.

Reprints

• from Cosmo the Merry Martian (Archie, 1958 series) #2 (November 1958)

Indexer Notes

Story features minor grammatical changes.

Down To Earth! (Chapter 3) (Table of Contents: 11)

Cosmo the Merry Martian / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Sy Reit (credited)

Pencils

Bob White (credited)

Inks

Terry Szenics (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; science fiction

Characters

Cosmo; Orbi; The Gillywump; Moonlings; Professor Thimk; Astra

Synopsis

The trip to Earth proves more harmful than helpful, with drug stores not carrying pills anymore, the Gillywump getting lost, and Cosmo and Orbi ending up atop a high rise. When the Gillywump saves them, the fall knocks his cold out of him. Meanwhile, Professor Thimk and Astra board a rocket to the Moon.

Reprints

• from Cosmo the Merry Martian (Archie, 1958 series) #2 (November 1958)

Indexer Notes

Story features minor grammatical changes.

Winter Work! (Table of Contents: 12)

Mr. Weatherbee / activity / 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; teen

Characters

Mr. Weatherbee

Synopsis

Cross out every letter in a box containing an odd number to find out what "The Bee" would rather be doing.

Reprints

• from Archie's Story & Game Digest Magazine (Archie, 1986 series) #10 (February 1989)

Sheer Gratitude (Table of Contents: 13)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Dick Malmgren (credited)

Pencils

Dick Malmgren (credited)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

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

Synopsis

When Mr. Weatherbee turns 65 and is forced to retire, Archie starts a petition to keep him at the school.

Reprints

• from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #127 (June 1981)

The Fabulous Four (Table of Contents: 14)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Slade Thompson; Pop Tate; Coach Kleats

Synopsis

When Central High's "chief spy, cheat, crook, con man, and all around bad guy" Slade Thompson is seen at Riverdale High, Archie enacts a plan to keep Slade away.

Reprints

• from Archie at Riverdale High (Archie, 1972 series) #32 (January 1976)

The Music Man (Table of Contents: 15)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Al Hartley (credited)

Pencils

Al Hartley (credited)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Mr. Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Smithers

Synopsis

Archie plays guitar for Veronica and annoys Mr. Lodge.

Reprints

• from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #278 (June 1973)

Sub Flub (Table of Contents: 16)

The Archies / 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

humor; teen

Characters

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

Synopsis

When Reggie and Veronica play hooky and go skiing rather than rehearsing, the remaining Archies end up playing a gig at Reggie and Veronica's resort.

Reprints

• from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #100 (April 1982)

Keywords

skiing

The Old Touch (Table of Contents: 17)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Chic Stone (credited)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Mr. Weatherbee; Coach Kleats; Mrs. Andrews

Synopsis

Mr. Weatherbee decides to exercise with the basketball team and does exceptionally well, leading Archie and Jughead to try and avoid his bragging.

Reprints

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

Keywords

basketball

A Fair Fight (Table of Contents: 18)

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

Script

Kathleen Webb (credited)

Pencils

Jeff Shultz (credited)

Inks

Al Milgrom (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

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

Synopsis

Archie tries to break up one of Betty and Veronica's fights.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #171 (April 2002)

Every Which Way But Jughead (Table of Contents: 19)

Archie / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Professor Werner Von Ludwig; Serena; Eastwood (an ape)

Synopsis

Archie, Reggie, and Jughead get a job helping out a scientist who is doing DNA testing. When Eastwood, an ape, is found wearing Jughead's crown, Archie and Reggie believe that the ape is Jughead and they try to change him back.

Reprints

• from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #253 (March 1986)

Keywords

orangutan

Indexer Notes

Told in two parts: Part 1 (6 pages) and Part 2 (6 pages).

Extra Sensory Palaver (Table of Contents: 20)

Jughead / 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

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

Archie and Jughead don't believe in extra-sensory perception until they notice that the girls can carry on a conversation while never completing a sentence.

Reprints

• from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #255 (March 1977)

Indexer Notes

Feature changed from Betty and Veronica to Jughead and dialogue is edited on page 2.

Only Dreamin' (Table of Contents: 21)

Betty / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Kathleen Webb (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

John Lowe (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Jack Morelli

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews

Synopsis

Betty imagines Archie more creatively than he is: as a vampire, a pirate, and a spy.

Reprints

• from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #161 (February 2007)

Keywords

pirate; spy; vampire

Romantic Work-Out (Table of Contents: 22)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Kathleen Webb (credited)

Pencils

Bob Bolling (credited)

Inks

Chic Stone (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Pop Tate; Alice Cooper

Synopsis

Archie bets Betty a dinner date that her aerobics workout isn't as strenuous as she makes it out to be.

Reprints

• from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #182 (May 1990)

Keywords

aerobic exercise

Super Sleuth (Table of Contents: 23)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Jim DeCarlo (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones

Synopsis

Archie and Jughead try to prove that Betty did not steal Veronica's emerald ring.

Reprints

• from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #230 (March 1982)

Boy-Joy (Table of Contents: 24)

Miss Grundy / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Miss Grundy; Ethel Muggs

Synopsis

Ethel lists boys as one of her extracurricular activities.

Reprints

• from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #161 (June 1971)

Game Aim (Table of Contents: 25)

Betty / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews

Synopsis

Betty and Archie play a board game created by Betty.

Reprints

• from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #161 (June 1971)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 26)

Tales Calculated To Drive You Bats / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Orlando Busino (signed)

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

My husband says we'll take it!

Genre

humor; horror-suspense

Synopsis

Introduction to the Tales Calculated To Drive You Bats section. Features a cropped version of the cover to issue 1, with the text above "Bats" rewritten.

Reprints

• from Tales Calculated to Drive You Bats (Archie, 1961 series) #1 (November, 1961)

The Life of Igor (Table of Contents: 27)

Igor / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (signed)

Pencils

Orlando Busino (signed)

Inks

Orlando Busino ?

Colors

?

Letters

Orlando Busino ?

Genre

humor; horror-suspense

Characters

Igor; Freddie; Dr. Krankenstein; Dracula

Synopsis

A peek into Igor's early adult life. We see Igor assist Dr. Krankenstein in making a monster, but Igor accidentally gives the monster "Madison Ave. brains" instead of "genius brains". Then, Igor awakes Dracula at the wrong time because South Transylvania is practicing Daylight Savings Time.

Reprints

• from Tales Calculated to Drive You Bats (Archie, 1961 series) #3 (March 1962)

The 13th Marshal (Table of Contents: 28)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Joe Edwards (signed)

Pencils

Joe Edwards (signed)

Inks

Joe Edwards (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Joe Edwards (signed)

Genre

humor

Characters

Karl

Synopsis

Bats presents the first "horror western", a story about a marshal who battles monsters.

Reprints

• from Tales Calculated to Drive You Bats (Archie, 1961 series) #3 (March 1962)

The Puzzle of Planet Pluto (Table of Contents: 29)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Joe Edwards (signed)

Pencils

Joe Edwards (signed)

Inks

Joe Edwards (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Joe Edwards (signed)

Genre

humor; science fiction

Synopsis

One rocket crew on Pluto tries to find another.

Reprints

• from Tales Calculated to Drive You Bats (Archie, 1961 series) #3 (March 1962)

On The Menu Puzzle (Table of Contents: 30)

Miss Beazly / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

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Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Miss Beazly; Mr. Weatherbee

Synopsis

Unscramble today's lunch menu items.

Reprints

• from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #94 (August 2005)

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

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Craig Boldman

Pencils

Henry Scarpelli

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Finished, Archie?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones

Synopsis

Archie accidentally hands a note in to Miss Grundy with his homework.

Wrong Song (Table of Contents: 32)

Jughead / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Samm Schwartz

Inks

Samm Schwartz

Colors

?

Letters

Samm Schwartz

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Ethel Muggs

Synopsis

Ethel complains that there is no song named for her, until Jughead points out the song "Hound Dog".

Reprints

• from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #63 (April 1979)

Goodbye Ol' Paint (Table of Contents: 33)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Samm Schwartz (credited)

Inks

Marty Epp (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Samm Schwartz

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Professor Flutesnoot; Jughead Jones

Synopsis

Mr. Weatherbee assigns Archie to the task of carrying paint to the custodian's work shop.

Reprints

• from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #156 (March 1964)

Everything's Archie (Digest Version) (Table of Contents: 34) (Expand) /

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