Archie & Friends Double Digest Magazine #28 [Direct Edition]

(August 2013)

[Archie Meets Glee] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

Teen Paparazzi (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Fernando Ruiz (credited)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Chuck Clayton; Mr. Woodrow (the editor of the Riverdale Bugle); Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Cameos: Johnny Schlepp; Mindzy Moanan; Cosmo the Merry Martian; the Shield

Synopsis

When some big name stars come to Riverdale to film a movie, Archie and Chuck try to get exclusive pictures of the stars. Of course, Reggie and a ton of other paparazzi have the same idea.

Reprints

• from Archie & Friends (Archie, 1992 series) #116 (April 2008)

Indexer Notes

Includes parodies of Johnny Depp and Lindsay Lohan.

Country Style (Table of Contents: 3)

Reggie / 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

Characters

Reggie Mantle; May Mantle; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Pops Tate; Dilton Doily

Synopsis

Reggie brings his cousin May to Riverdale so that she can go to the dance.

Reprints

• from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #357 (December 1980)

A Study in Studying (Table of Contents: 4)

Dilton / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Jeff Shultz (credited)

Inks

Al Milgrom (credited)

Colors

T. J. Kirsch (credited)

Letters

John Workman (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Dilton Doiley

Synopsis

Archie, Reggie and Jughead drag Dilton to the beach with them, and Dilton discovers pretty girls.

Reprints

• from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #114 (October 2007)

Keywords

surfboard

Opposites Attract (Table of Contents: 5)

Archie & Friends / 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

adventure; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle

Synopsis

When Archie and Reggie pay more attention to the other girls at the beach, Betty and Veronica decide it is time to go shopping for new swim suits.

Reprints

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

Sea Spree (Table of Contents: 6)

Reggie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Bob Smith (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

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

Synopsis

Reggie has a fancy ski-jet and all Archie has is an old rowboat.

Reprints

• from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #390 (September 1983)

[Select Your Away Team!] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Diamond Selections; Star Trek / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Payment Betrayment (Table of Contents: 8)

Moose / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

teen

Characters

Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle

Synopsis

Moose is going to make Reggie pay for kissing Midge.

Reprints

• from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #271 (August 1980)

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

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

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Genre

adventure

Indexer Notes

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

The Girls Go It Alone (Table of Contents: 10)

Explorers Of The Unknown / comic story / 21 pages (report information)

Script

Rich Margopoulos

Pencils

Rex W. Lindsey

Inks

Bob Downs

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Pat Brosseau

Genre

adventure; teen

Characters

Hiram Lodge; Harvey Toot (Villain); Dr. Crustacean (Villain); Myron Pepperdinkle (Villain); "Ride 'Em Inside 'Em" Robots; Red [Archie Andrews]; Angel [Veronica Lodge]; Nitro [Reggie Mantle]; Spike [Moose Mason]; Gizmo [Dilton Doiley]; Wheels [Betty Cooper]; Squint [Jughead Jones]; F/X [Chuck Clayton]; Unnamed newscaster

Synopsis

Myron Pepperdinkle returns and recruits Harvey Toot and Dr. Crustacean in his revenge against The Explorers.

Reprints

• from Explorers of the Unknown (Archie, 1990 series) #6 (April 1991)

Indexer Notes

Story is told in 4 chapters: Chapter 1 (6 pages); Chapter 2 (5 pages), Chapter 3 (5 pages), Chapter 4 (5 pages)

[Archie #645] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

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

Sitting Duck (Table of Contents: 12)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Fernando Ruiz (credited)

Pencils

Fernando Ruiz (credited)

Inks

Al Nickerson (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate; Betty Cooper; Mary Andrews

Synopsis

Archie is depressed because his summer vacation is coming to an end.

Reprints

• from Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #136 (September 1995)

[Jinx] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

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

Lingo Jingo (Table of Contents: 14)

Big Moose / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

teen

Characters

Moose Mason; Dilton Doiley; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

Moose thinks he understands Japanese.

Reprints

• from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #330 (October 1977)

Racy Story (Table of Contents: 15)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)

Pencils

Bob Bolling (credited)

Inks

Jim Amash (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

teen

Characters

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

Synopsis

Archie dreams he is in the Riverdale 500 auto race.

Keywords

auto racing

Heat Rave (Table of Contents: 16)

Chuck Clayton / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Bob Smith (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Chuck Clayton; Nancy; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews

Synopsis

Chuck says it's too hot to take a walk with Nancy but he's ready to go when Archie wants to play baseball.

Reprints

• from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #343 (October 1979)

Keywords

baseball

Is You Is, Or Is You Ain't? (Table of Contents: 17)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Mike Pellowski (credited)

Pencils

Jeff Shultz (credited)

Inks

Mike DeCarlo (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

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

Synopsis

The gang meets a strange little man that claims to be from the planet Zebulon.

Reprints

• from Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #130 (October 1996)

In Charm's Way (Table of Contents: 18)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Bob Smith (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

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

Synopsis

A movie is casting local surfers, and Archie hopes his lucky charm will help him get a part.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #440 (October 1995) [The inks are credited to Henry Scarpelli rather than Bob Smith in the original comic.]

Keywords

surf board; surfing

Tennis Nut (Table of Contents: 19)

Archie / 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

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle

Synopsis

Claiming that he's become a tennis expert, Archie asks to team with Veronica against Reggie and Betty in a game of mixed doubles.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #230 (November 1973)

Keywords

tennis

Distraction Action (Table of Contents: 20)

Archie and the Gang / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Samm Schwartz (credited)

Inks

Samm Schwartz (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Samm Schwartz

Genre

teen

Characters

Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Midge Klump

Synopsis

The boys have discovered the arcade game in Mr. Lodge's game room. Each tries to distract the others as they play to prevent them from getting the high score.

Reprints

• from Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #181 (September 2007)
which is reprinted
• from Archie's Story & Game Digest Magazine (Archie, 1986 series) #16 (September 1990)

Keywords

arcade game

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

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

Let's go to the park, Hot Dog!

Genre

teen

Characters

Jughead Jones; Hot Dog; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

Jughead has taught Hot Dog to steal picnic baskets in the park.

Reprints

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

Horn of Plenty (Table of Contents: 22)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Gus Lemoine (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Midge Klump

Synopsis

Jughead and Archie have joined the marching band. Archie has decided to play the tuba so he will stand out.

Reprints

• from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #293 (September 1974)

Keywords

flute; tuba

Fishing Daze (Table of Contents: 23)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)

Pencils

Bob Bolling (credited)

Inks

Rich Koslowski (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

teen

Characters

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

Synopsis

Archie takes Veronica fishing.

Keywords

fishing

Flea Market Folly (Table of Contents: 24)

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

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones

Synopsis

Betty is menaced by a dealer at a flea market after she buys from him a piece of costume jewelry that he discovers is worth money.

Reprints

• from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #217 (September 1980)

Baby Light My Fire (Table of Contents: 25)

The Archies / 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

humor; teen

Characters

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

Synopsis

Reggie brings his guitar to a beach fire to woo a girl, but the night doesn't go as planned.

Reprints

• from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #218 (November 1980)

Cool Fashion (Table of Contents: 26)

Archie & Friends / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Dan Parent ?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Characters

Archie; Jughead; Moose; Reggie

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #536 (July 2003)

Indexer Notes

fashion page

Punch Punchy (Table of Contents: 27)

Archie / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper

Synopsis

Archie trains for his boxing match with Moose.

Reprints

• from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #198 (October 1966)

Keywords

boxing

Beach Banter (Table of Contents: 28)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

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Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

teen

Characters

Dilton Doiley; Archie Andrews

Synopsis

Archie calls Dilton to tell him about the girl he met at the beach.

Reprints

• from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #88 (November 2004)
which is reprinted
• from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #224 (September 1976)

[The Best of Archie Comics] (Table of Contents: 29) (Expand) /

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

Repent Gent (Table of Contents: 30)

Reggie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

teen

Characters

Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Midge Klump

Synopsis

It's Reggie's birthday so Moose wants someone to get him a pillow to land on when Moose punches him for going out with Midge.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica Annual Digest Magazine (Archie, 1989 series) #8 (January 1993)
which is reprinted
• from Archie... Archie Andrews, Where Are You? Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1977 series) #43 (April 1986)

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

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

Pencils

Fernando Ruiz (signed)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (signed)

Colors

?

Genre

children

Indexer Notes

Illustration used as the title page for the next section featuring New Archies reprints.

A Medieval Nightmare (Table of Contents: 32)

The New Archies / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

Mike Pellowski (credited)

Pencils

Doug Crane (credited)

Inks

Henry Scarpelli (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

children

Characters

Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Fangs Foggerty; Hiram Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Ambrose; Jughead Jones; Merlin

Synopsis

Archie is transported to medieval times and battles a dragon.

Reprints

• from The New Archies (Archie, 1987 series) #8 (September 1988)

Keywords

dragon

[Archie Comics Subscriptions] (Table of Contents: 33) (Expand) /

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

The Incredible Reappearing Number (Table of Contents: 34)

The Amazing Dilton / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Characters

Dilton Doiley

Indexer Notes

A number puzzle.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 35)

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

Wow, look at my car's odometer.

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

Archie's car's odometer has rolled back to all zeroes.

Reprints

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

Late Date (Table of Contents: 36)

Reggie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

teen

Characters

Reggie Mantle

Synopsis

Reggie's date thinks her father is perfect.

Reprints

• from Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes (Archie, 1968 series) #6 (June 1969)

Marathon Mandate (Table of Contents: 37)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Fernando Ruiz (credited)

Pencils

Fernando Ruiz (signed)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Colors

Paige Turner (credited)

Letters

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle

Synopsis

Betty and Veronica try to teach Archie to be a jogger.

Reprints

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

[Sabriana: The Magic Within #2] (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 / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[Archie: Betty or Veronica?] (Table of Contents: 40) (Expand) /

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

[11 Million Downloads] (Table of Contents: 41) (Expand) /

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