Jughead's Double Digest #197 [Direct Edition]
(January 2014)

Archie, 1989 Series
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164
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On-sale Date
2013-11-20
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The Archie Library
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Jughead / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Bill Galvan (signed)
Inks
Bob Smith (signed)
Colors
Rosario Peña (signed)
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Jughead you're supposed to be helping not eating!
Genre
teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Santa Claus
Keywords
Christmas; Christmas tree

[Archie Riverdale Rescue] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

The Holiday Season (Table of Contents: 2)

Jughead / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir (credited)
Pencils
Tim Kennedy (credited)
Inks
Jim Amash (credited)
Colors
Joe Morciglio (credited)
Letters
Teresa Davidson (credited)

Genre
teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Forsythe Jones; Gladys Jones; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Archie and Jughead try to find jobs during the Christmas season.
Reprints

Pucker Power (Table of Contents: 3)

Jughead / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir (credited)
Pencils
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Inks
?
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre
teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Jughead is afraid of the girls trapping him with mistletoe.
Reprints

Fitting Knitting (Table of Contents: 4)

Jughead / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir (credited)
Pencils
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Inks
Jim Amash (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre
teen
Characters
Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Ethel Muggs; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Pop Tate
Synopsis
Ethel knits Jughead a pair of Christmas stockings.
Reprints

Here Comes Santa Claus (Table of Contents: 5)

Archie / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Dick Malmgren (credited)
Pencils
Dick Malmgren (credited)
Inks
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Hot Dog; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Smithers
Synopsis
Archie dresses Hot Dog up like a reindeer and hooks him to a sled to surprise Veronica but manages to crash through the Lodge mansion.
Reprints
Keywords
Christmas; Christmas tree

Xmas Mix Up (Table of Contents: 6)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Fernando Ruiz (credited)
Pencils
Fernando Ruiz (credited)
Inks
Al Nickerson (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Gladys Jones; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Smithers
Synopsis
Archie mixes up his Christmas presents causing his friends to get the wrong gifts.
Reprints
Keywords
Christmas

Aid Charade (Table of Contents: 7)

Jughead / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Samm Schwartz
Inks
Samm Schwartz
Colors
?
Letters
Samm Schwartz

Genre
teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Midge Klump; Moose Mason
Synopsis
Jughead helps Midge tie a Christmas ribbon with his nose.
Reprints

The Big Hang-Up (Table of Contents: 8)

Mister Weatherbee / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
teen
Characters
Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Ethel Muggs
Synopsis
Ethel is hanging up mistletoe.
Reprints
Keywords
mistletoe

[The Munsters Action Figures] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Diamond Selections; NBCUniversal / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Express Redress (Table of Contents: 10)

Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Samm Schwartz
Inks
Samm Schwartz
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Jughead uses a skateboard to be first in line at the cafeteria.
Reprints

Grid Kid (Table of Contents: 11)

Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Samm Schwartz
Inks
Samm Schwartz
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Ethel Muggs
Synopsis
Archie is carried off the football field.
Reprints

[Jughead's Time Police] (Table of Contents: 12)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Rex Lindsey (signed)
Inks
Rex Lindsey (signed)
Colors
?

Characters
Jughead Jones

Indexer Notes

Illustration used as a title page for the next section featuring Jughead's Time Police reprints.

To Beanie Or Not To Beanie (Table of Contents: 13)

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

Script
Rich Margopoulos
Pencils
Gene Colan
Inks
Jon D'Agostino
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Jon D'Agostino

Genre
adventure; science fiction; teen; humor
Characters
Jughead Jones; Hot Dog; January McAndrews; Paul Revere; Cleopatra; Esok (Time Admiral from Atlantis); Cavemen; Gladys Jones (Cameo); Forsythe P. Jones II (cameo)
Synopsis
Hot Dog tries on Jughead's time beanie and travels in the past, causing havoc. Only January and Jughead can stop him, but it may end up costing them their positions in the Time Police.
Reprints
Keywords
time travel

Indexer Notes

This story is told in four chapters: Chapter 1 (6 pages), Chapter 2 (5 pages), Chapter 3 (5 pages), and Chapter 4 (5 pages).

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

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

Book Binding (Table of Contents: 15)

Jughead / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir (credited)
Pencils
Henry Scarpelli (credited)
Inks
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre
teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Synopsis
Jughead has his head stuck in a book and is oblivious to his surroundings.
Reprints

[20% off all Archie comics] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Midtown Comics / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Tall Fall (Table of Contents: 17)

Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Coach Kleats
Synopsis
The opposing basketball team is really tall.
Reprints
Keywords
basketball

Stock Yock (Table of Contents: 18)

Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Gladys Jones
Synopsis
Jughead goes grocery shopping with his mother.
Reprints

Hard Choice (Table of Contents: 19)

Jughead / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle (credited)
Pencils
Harry Lucey (credited)
Inks
Harry Lucey (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Harry Lucey (credited)

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Geraldine Grundy
Synopsis
Archie considers himself a "dumb, stupid, ignorant, wishy-washy excuse for a man" because of his inability to decide between Betty and Veronica.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Veronica is carrying a box from "Antunes Men's Wear," a reference to Carlos Antunes. In the original printing, the box says "DeCarlo Men's Wear".

Loves Labor Lost (Table of Contents: 20)

Jughead / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle (credited)
Pencils
Bill Vigoda (credited)
Inks
Mario Acquaviva (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Mario Acquaviva (credited)

Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Archie and Reggie find a note in Jughead's handwriting professing his love for Veronica.
Reprints

The Pity Of The Nitty Gritty (Table of Contents: 21)

Jughead / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle (credited)
Pencils
Bill Vigoda (credited)
Inks
Bill Vigoda (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre
teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Miss Grundy; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee
Synopsis
A misunderstanding leads to consternation among Jughead's friends and detention for Jughead.
Reprints

Penny Wise Guy (Table of Contents: 22)

Jughead / 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
Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Chet; Pop Tate
Synopsis
Jughead finds another customer's lucky nickel.
Reprints

Smart Pet Tricks (Table of Contents: 23)

Hot Dog / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Rod Ollerenshaw (credited)
Pencils
Doug Crane (credited)
Inks
Tom Moore (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre
teen; humor
Characters
Hot Dog; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Hot Dog does everything he can to keep Jughead from watching a TV show about training your dog to do tricks.
Reprints

Mullet Over! (Table of Contents: 24)

Jughead / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Craig Boldman (credited)
Pencils
Rex Lindsey (credited)
Inks
Rich Koslowski (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre
teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Professor Flutesnoot; Mr. Weatherbee; Dilton Doiley; Miss Beazly; Svenson; Ethel Muggs
Synopsis
While away at his Grandma's place for a vacation, Jughead changes his hairstyle to a mullet.
Reprints

Bird Brain (Table of Contents: 25)

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; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Pop Tate
Synopsis
Jughead is hypnotized during a comedy act and Reggie tells him to eat like a bird.
Reprints
Keywords
hypnotism; hypnotist

Trash Bash (Table of Contents: 26)

Jughead / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir (credited)
Pencils
Samm Schwartz (credited)
Inks
Samm Schwartz (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Samm Schwartz (credited)

Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Moose Mason
Synopsis
Reggie tries hiding from Moose in a trash can.
Reprints

Soirée About That (Table of Contents: 27)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Craig Boldman (credited)
Pencils
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Inks
Mike Esposito (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre
teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Smithers; Moose Mason; Dilton Doiley
Synopsis
Archie throws a surprise party for Veronica on the anniversary of their first date.
Reprints

The Reject (Table of Contents: 28)

Jughead / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Dick Malmgren (credited)
Pencils
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Inks
?
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre
teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Jughead tries to convince Betty that she has to play hard-to-get if she is going to win Archie.
Reprints

Mr. Misfit (Table of Contents: 29)

Jughead / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle (credited)
Pencils
Samm Schwartz (credited)
Inks
Samm Schwartz (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Samm Schwartz (credited)

Genre
teen
Characters
Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Dr. Mudge; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Dr. Mudge is doing a study on teenagers and believes they are all the same until he meets Jughead.
Reprints

On Second Thought (Table of Contents: 30)

Jughead / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)
Pencils
Rex Lindsey (credited)
Inks
Rex Lindsey (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
?

Genre
teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Archie and Jughead try to get a touch football game together.
Reprints
Keywords
football

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

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 for the next section featuring That Wilkin Boy reprints.

Disaster Area (Table of Contents: 32)

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
teen
Characters
Bingo Wilkin; Mr. Sanders
Synopsis
Bingo accidentally destroys merchandise at a department store, but before the damages can be computed, the boiler blows up.
Reprints

A Women's Lib-Rib (Table of Contents: 33)

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
humor; teen
Characters
Bingo Wilkin; Samantha Smythe; Uncle Herman
Synopsis
Bingo is depressed because Samantha is so much stronger than he is, so Uncle Herman suggests challenging her to some games that he can beat her at.
Reprints

[Double Digest Sample Pack] (Table of Contents: 34) (Expand) /

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

That's the Way the Ball Bounces (Table of Contents: 35)

Jughead / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Dick Malmgren (credited)
Pencils
Dick Malmgren (credited)
Inks
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Archie visits the Lodge residence, hoping the Christmas season has induced Mr. Lodge to forgive his last visit.
Reprints

Wrap Flap (Table of Contents: 36)

Moose / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
teen
Characters
Moose Mason; Betty Cooper; Hot Dog
Synopsis
Betty asks Moose to wrap everything under the tree.
Reprints
Keywords
Christmas

Tale of Travail (Table of Contents: 37)

Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Pop Tate
Synopsis
Jughead wants double time for working Christmas Eve.
Reprints

Gentleman Jughead! (Table of Contents: 38)

Jughead / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Fernando Ruiz (credited)
Pencils
Fernando Ruiz (credited)
Inks
Mike DeCarlo (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Smithers; Gladys Jones; Gaston
Synopsis
Veronica gives Jughead the use of Smithers for a week as a Christmas present.
Reprints

[Archie Comics Subscriptions] (Table of Contents: 39) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 40) (Expand) /

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

[The Art of Archie: The Covers] (Table of Contents: 41) (Expand) /

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

[12 Million Downloads] (Table of Contents: 42) (Expand) /

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

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Jughead you're supposed to be helping not eating!"]
    Jughead
  2. 1. [Archie Riverdale Rescue]
  3. 2. The Holiday Season
    Jughead
  4. 3. Pucker Power
    Jughead
  5. 4. Fitting Knitting
    Jughead
  6. 5. Here Comes Santa Claus
    Archie
  7. 6. Xmas Mix Up
    Archie
  8. 7. Aid Charade
    Jughead
  9. 8. The Big Hang-Up
    Mister Weatherbee
  10. 9. [The Munsters Action Figures]
    Diamond Selections; NBCUniversal
  11. 10. Express Redress
    Jughead
  12. 11. Grid Kid
    Jughead
  13. 12. [Jughead's Time Police]
  14. 13. To Beanie Or Not To Beanie
    Jughead's Time Police
  15. 14. [Archie: The Married Life Book Four]
  16. 15. Book Binding
    Jughead
  17. 16. [20% off all Archie comics]
    Midtown Comics
  18. 17. Tall Fall
    Jughead
  19. 18. Stock Yock
    Jughead
  20. 19. Hard Choice
    Jughead
  21. 20. Loves Labor Lost
    Jughead
  22. 21. The Pity Of The Nitty Gritty
    Jughead
  23. 22. Penny Wise Guy
    Jughead
  24. 23. Smart Pet Tricks
    Hot Dog
  25. 24. Mullet Over!
    Jughead
  26. 25. Bird Brain
    Jughead
  27. 26. Trash Bash
    Jughead
  28. 27. Soirée About That
    Archie
  29. 28. The Reject
    Jughead
  30. 29. Mr. Misfit
    Jughead
  31. 30. On Second Thought
    Jughead
  32. 31. [no title indexed]
    That Wilkin Boy
  33. 32. Disaster Area
    That Wilkin Boy
  34. 33. A Women's Lib-Rib
    That Wilkin Boy
  35. 34. [Double Digest Sample Pack]
  36. 35. That's the Way the Ball Bounces
    Jughead
  37. 36. Wrap Flap
    Moose
  38. 37. Tale of Travail
    Jughead
  39. 38. Gentleman Jughead!
    Jughead
  40. 39. [Archie Comics Subscriptions]
  41. 40. [no title indexed]
    Everything's Archie
  42. 41. [The Art of Archie: The Covers]
  43. 42. [12 Million Downloads]
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