Archie & Friends Double Digest Magazine
#31
[Direct Edition]
(November 2013)
Archie,
2011 Series
- Price
- 3.99 USD
- Pages
- 164
- Indicia Frequency
- 11 times a year
- On-sale Date
- 2013-09-18
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
The Archie Library
- Barcode
- 762816469531 03111
- Editing
- ?
Issue Notes
This issue has variants:
[no title indexed]
Archie & Friends / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Fernando Ruiz (signed)
- Inks
- Rich Koslowski (signed)
- Colors
- Rosario Peña (signed)
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Wow! That was some interception, dude!
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Chuck Clayton; Kevin Keller; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
- Keywords
- football
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[Archie: Betty or Veronica?]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Indexer Notes
House ad for an Archie video game.
A Change of Plans
Archie & Friends / comic story / 11 pages
- Script
- George Gladir (credited)
- Pencils
- Rex Lindsey (credited)
- Inks
- Rich Koslowski (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Amy; Jeb; Stuart
- Synopsis
- Mr. Lodge takes the kids to a small town, Silverton, that he plans to turn into a tourist park.
- Reprints
-
from Archie & Friends (Archie, 1992 series) #62 (November 2002)
-
In the Public's Eye
The Archies / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- George Gladir (credited)
- Pencils
- Samm Schwartz (credited)
- Inks
- Samm Schwartz (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Dilton Doiley; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- The Archies hire Dilton to be their manager and he hires Moose as his assistant. When Moose messes up an address the Archies end up playing at an old folks home.
- Reprints
- from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #14 (June 1971)
-
Indexer Notes
Betty and Veronica are not members of the Archies in this story.
Buy the Book
Chuck Clayton / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Bill Golliher (credited)
- Pencils
- Jeff Shultz (credited)
- Inks
- Rich Koslowski (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Jack Morelli (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Chuck Clayton; Nancy Woods
- Synopsis
- While antique shopping with Nancy, Chuck finds a valuable comic book.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #109 (March 2007)
-
The Canvas of Love
Moose / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Joe Edwards (credited)
- Pencils
- Joe Edwards (credited)
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- Midge is tired of Moose beating up her friends so she insists he take up a new hobby and he decides to begin painting.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #403 (November 1985)
-
Plant Chant
Reggie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- George Gladir (credited)
- Pencils
- Bob Bolling (credited)
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Mrs. Mantle
- Synopsis
- Reggie tries to trick Archie into thinking Dilton's plant experiments are talking, but the tables get turned.
- Reprints
- from Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #38 (March 1976)
-
Slide Guide
Reggie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Dilton Doiley; Dora
- Synopsis
- Reggie helps Dilton get the girl.
- Reprints
- from Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes (Archie, 1968 series) #18 (August 1971)
-
[no title indexed]
Archie's SuperTeens / illustration / 1 page
- Pencils
- Fernando Ruiz (signed)
- Inks
- Bob Smith (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Characters
- Pureheart the Powerful [Archie Andrews]; Captain Hero [Jughead Jones]; Superteen [Betty Cooper]; Evilheart [Reggie Mantle]
Indexer Notes
Illustration used as the title page for the next section featuring Archie Superhero reprints.
The Dirty Demon
Captain Hero / comic story / 12 pages
- Script
- Frank Doyle (credited)
- Pencils
- Bill Vigoda (credited)
- Inks
- Mario Acquaviva (credited)
- Colors
- Sal Contrera (credited)
- Letters
- Mario Acquaviva (credited)
- Genre
- humor; superhero; teen
- Characters
- The Dirty Demon [Mr. Winkle]; Archie; Veronica; Betty; Captain Hero [Jughead]; Reggie; Hunk
- Synopsis
- The Dirty Demon is giving away free samples of dirt. This sends everyone to the cleaners.
- Reprints
- from Jughead as Captain Hero (Archie, 1966 series) #7 (November 1967)
-
The Bomb Master
Captain Hero / comic story / 11 pages
- Script
- Frank Doyle (credited)
- Pencils
- Bill Vigoda (credited)
- Inks
- Mario Acquaviva (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Mario Acquaviva (credited)
- Genre
- humor; superhero; teen
- Characters
- Captain Hero [Jughead Jones]; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; The Bomb Master; Pop Tate; Mr. Lodge
- Synopsis
- The Bomb Master has a truth bomb and uses it to get the combination to the Lodge safe.
- Reprints
- from Jughead as Captain Hero (Archie, 1966 series) #7 (November 1967)
-
[New Crusaders Graphic Novels]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Indexer Notes
House ad for the latest New Crusaders collection.
Kick Schtick
Reggie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie tries to explain to Moose how points are scored in soccer.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #261 (October 1979)
-
- Keywords
- soccer
Soda
activity / 1 page
- Characters
- Archie Andrews
- Reprints
- from Archie's Story & Game Digest Magazine (Archie, 1986 series) #19 (June 1991)
-
Indexer Notes
Find a Word puzzle.
Wit Bit
Reggie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Reggie tells Moose he should keep his motorcycle helmet on.
- Reprints
- from Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes (Archie, 1968 series) #41 (May 1977)
-
[Archie 1000 Page Extravaganza]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Indexer Notes
House ad for the latest 1000 page collection of Archie comics.
Stack Knack
Moose / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- Moose can't stack cans correctly at the grocery store.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #128 (September 1968)
-
Moose!
Archie and the Gang / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- George Gladir (credited)
- Pencils
- Chris Allen (credited)
- Inks
- Chris Allen (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Midge Klump; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- After Midge breaks up with him, Moose is on the rampage.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #222 (May 1991)
-
Indexer Notes
When reprinted in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #260, writing is credited to Mark Waid.
Victory Vehicle
Reggie Mantle / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- George Gladir (credited)
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo Jr. (credited)
- Inks
- Jim DeCarlo (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Veronica refuses to ride with Archie on a two-person moped to the Miss Ecology contest.
- Reprints
- from Reggie and Me (Archie, 1966 series) #106 (July 1978)
-
Wonder Car Rides Again
comic story / 11 pages
- Script
- George Gladir (credited)
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg (credited)
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley; Jughead Jones; Ace; Knute; Uncle Fred; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- When crooks steal the computerized car "Kip" it's up to Archie and the gang, with help from Dilton's Uncle Fred and his wonder car, to stop the criminals.
- Reprints
- from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #243 (July 1984)
-
Indexer Notes
"Kip" is a parody of the car "Kit" from the TV show Night Rider.
Reflect Action
Frankie Valdez / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Frank Doyle (credited)
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg (credited)
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Frankie Valdez; Maria; Coach Kleats
- Synopsis
- Frankie is obsessed with his hair.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #351 (July 1979)
-
Food Rude
Big Moose / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Moose Mason; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Moose is uncouth at Veronica's party.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #241 (February 1978)
-
Request Zest
Midge / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Midge asks Moose to get rid of some crumbs.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #241 (February 1978)
-
Draw Some Attention
Chuck / activity / 1 page
- Characters
- Chuck Clayton
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #122 (August 2008)
-
Indexer Notes
Unscramble the phrase puzzle.
It's Just Ducky
Dilton Doiley / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Dilton Doiley; Moose Mason; Carol
- Synopsis
- Carol won't date Dilton because he needs to grow up.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #377 (September 1981)
-
In the Know
Reggie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Reggie stops for directions.
- Reprints
- from Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes (Archie, 1968 series) #9 (October 1969)
-
[no title indexed]
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Craig Boldman (signed)
- Pencils
- Henry Scarpelli (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Scarpelli (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I see Dilton reading...
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Dilton Doiley; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Dilton is always reading.
- Reprints
- from Archie Sunday (Creators Syndicate) ????.??.??
The Wish
Dilton Doiley / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Kathleen Webb (credited)
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg (credited)
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Dilton Doiley; Betty Cooper; Chuck Clayton; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge
- Synopsis
- Dilton goes from no dates for the dance to two dates for the dance.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #221 (March 1991)
-
Sidewalk Supers
Pop Tate / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Bob White (credited)
- Pencils
- Bob White (credited)
- Inks
- Bob White (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- Archie and Jughead offer to clean the sidewalk for Pop.
- Reprints
- from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #14 (June 1971)
-
The Gig
Archie & Friends / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- George Gladir (credited)
- Pencils
- Holly Golightly [as Holly G!] (credited)
- Inks
- John Costanza (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- When The Archies lose their last consistent gig, the members of the group begin contemplating changes that might spur the group's popularity.
- Reprints
- from Archie & Friends (Archie, 1992 series) #60 (October 2002)
-
Time Warp
Archie / comic story / 11 pages
- Script
- Frank Doyle (credited)
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg (credited)
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- adventure; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Mary (a small girl); her grandfather; Fred Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge; The Parker Twins
- Synopsis
- When Archie saves a small girl from injury, he's given an interesting newspaper as a reward by her grandfather. The paper has stories in it from the one day in the future -- and Archie sees disaster in the headlines.
- Reprints
- from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #197 (September 1978)
-
Indexer Notes
This story appears in two parts: part 1 (6 pages) and part 2 (5 pages).
Archie Says: You Know It's Not Your Day When...
Archie / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Professor Flutesnoot; Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley
- Synopsis
- Examples of when it is not your day.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #175 (May 1985)
-
Indexer Notes
9 one-panel gags, the first one Mr. Weatherbee calls in the other teachers to read Archie's excuse for being absent.
Crash Bash
Reggie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; two un-named girls
- Synopsis
- Archie and Reggie decide to crash the girls' pajama party.
- Reprints
- from Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes (Archie, 1968 series) #48 (January 1979)
-
[School Books Bundle]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Indexer Notes
House ad for a bundle of Archie trade paperbacks.
[no title indexed]
Dotty and Ditto / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- As our scene opens, Dottie is entertaining J. B. Cash...
- Genre
- children
- Characters
- Dotty; Ditto; J. B. Cash
- Synopsis
- Dotty and Ditto take J. B. Cash fishing.
- Reprints
- from Pep Comics (Archie, 1940 series) #57 (June 1946)
-
- Keywords
- fishing
Strange Facts About Archie and the Gang
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Moose Mason; Dilton Doiley
- Reprints
- from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #62 (December 1977)
-
Indexer Notes
Four one-panel gags. First panel states that a whole day went by without Betty thinking of Archie.
[no title indexed]
Archie 1 / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
Illustration used as the title page for the next section featuring Archie 1 reprints.
Animal Trainer
Archie 1 / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Kathleen Webb (credited)
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo (credited)
- Inks
- Jim DeCarlo (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Betty 1; Veronica 1; Dilton 1; Jughead 1; Reggie 1; Archie 1
- Synopsis
- Archie 1 trains a Tyrannosaurus Rex.
- Reprints
- from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #127 (January 1987)
-
- Keywords
- dinosaur; Tyrannosaurus Rex
[Double Digest Sample Pack]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Indexer Notes
House ad for a random assortment of Double Digests.
Fight Delight
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Archie overdoses on fights from watching daytime television.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #442 (December 1995)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
[no title indexed]
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Craig Boldman (signed)
- Pencils
- Henry Scarpelli (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Scarpelli (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Leroy you need to start learning the value of a dollar.
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Hiram Lodge; Leroy; Souphead; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Leroy and Souphead trick Archie out of some money.
- Reprints
- from Archie Sunday (Creators Syndicate) ????.??.??
Noise Annoys
Reggie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Reggie brags about his accomplishments but Archie makes him be quiet in a hospital zone.
- Reprints
- from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #80 (December 1979)
-
Reggie the Ego Tripper!
Reggie / activity / 1 page
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle
- Reprints
- from Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes (Archie, 1968 series) #43 (October 1977)
-
Indexer Notes
Unscramble the phrase puzzle.
Feet Feat
Reggie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Standing in front of a poster advertising a championship fight between "Jake Hurricane" and "Victor Gorilla", Reggie dances around and punches the air. He tells Jughead and Archie that one day he's going to fight Moose, and that Moose won't lay a hand on him. In the next panel, he says that this is because he's light on his feet. Moose walks up behind Reggie and says "Is that so?". Reggie runs off terrified, and Archie says that Reggie was right - he IS quick on his feet.
- Reprints
- from Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes (Archie, 1968 series) #51 (October 1979)
-
The Best of Archie Comics
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Indexer Notes
House ad for the first three volumes of The Best of Archie Comics.
A Whole Lotta Nuthin'
Jughead / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Forsythe Jones; Gladys Jones
- Synopsis
- It takes a lot of preparation for Jughead to do nothing.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Weird Mysteries (Archie, 2000 series) #22 (September 2002)
-
Getting Drastic With Plastic!
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- Batton Lash (credited)
- Pencils
- Bill Galvan (credited)
- Inks
- Jim Amash (credited)
- Colors
- Digikore Studios
- Letters
- Jack Morelli (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Betty Cooper; Pop Tate; Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Chuck Clayton; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- After hearing a speaker from Rwanda, Veronica becomes environmentally conscious about the use of plastic.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- ecology; environmentalism; plastic; recycling
[Archie Comics Subscriptions]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Subscription information for various Archie titles.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["Wow! That was some interception, dude!"]
Archie & Friends -
1.
[Archie: Betty or Veronica?]
-
2.
A Change of Plans
Archie & Friends -
3.
In the Public's Eye
The Archies -
4.
Buy the Book
Chuck Clayton -
5.
The Canvas of Love
Moose -
6.
Plant Chant
Reggie -
7.
[Are they men... or monsters?]
Diamond Selections; Universal Studios -
8.
Slide Guide
Reggie -
9.
[no title indexed]
Archie's SuperTeens -
10.
The Dirty Demon
Captain Hero -
11.
The Bomb Master
Captain Hero -
12.
[New Crusaders Graphic Novels]
-
13.
Kick Schtick
Reggie -
14.
Soda
-
15.
Wit Bit
Reggie -
16.
[Archie 1000 Page Extravaganza]
-
17.
Stack Knack
Moose -
18.
Moose!
Archie and the Gang -
19.
Victory Vehicle
Reggie Mantle -
20.
Wonder Car Rides Again
-
21.
Reflect Action
Frankie Valdez -
22.
Food Rude
Big Moose -
23.
Request Zest
Midge -
24.
Draw Some Attention
Chuck -
25.
It's Just Ducky
Dilton Doiley -
26.
In the Know
Reggie -
27.
["I see Dilton reading..."]
Archie -
28.
The Wish
Dilton Doiley -
29.
Sidewalk Supers
Pop Tate -
30.
The Gig
Archie & Friends -
31.
Time Warp
Archie -
32.
Archie Says: You Know It's Not Your Day When...
Archie -
33.
Crash Bash
Reggie -
34.
[School Books Bundle]
-
35.
["As our scene opens, Dottie is entertaining J. B. Cash..."]
Dotty and Ditto -
36.
Strange Facts About Archie and the Gang
Archie -
37.
[no title indexed]
Archie 1 -
38.
Animal Trainer
Archie 1 -
39.
[Double Digest Sample Pack]
-
40.
Fight Delight
Archie -
41.
["Leroy you need to start learning the value of a dollar."]
Archie -
42.
Noise Annoys
Reggie -
43.
Reggie the Ego Tripper!
Reggie -
44.
Feet Feat
Reggie -
45.
The Best of Archie Comics
-
46.
A Whole Lotta Nuthin'
Jughead -
47.
Getting Drastic With Plastic!
Betty and Veronica -
48.
[Archie Comics Subscriptions]
-
49.
[no title indexed]
Everything's Archie -
50.
[12 Million Downloads]
-
51.
[Uncle Grandpa]
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