Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #244 [Newsstand]

(November 2013)

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

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

Don't Fret My Pets! (Table of Contents: 2)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Golliher (credited)

Pencils

Bill Galvan (credited)

Inks

Jim Amash (credited)

Colors

Digikore Studios

Letters

Jack Morelli (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Vegas (dog); Veronica Lodge; Fluffy (dog); Caramel (cat); Champagne (dog); Reggie Mantle; Runty (dog); Jughead Jones; Hot Dog; Moose Mason; Ivan (turtle); Dilton Doiley; Cousteau (dolphin); Souffle (dog); Hiram Lodge

Synopsis

Archie gets a new dog Vegas and Veronica throws a party where everyone brings their pets.

Reprints

• in Archie 1000 Page Comics Jamboree (Archie, 2013 series) (2013)

Indexer Notes

Veronica has at least three different poodles in this story.

Down in the Dumps (Table of Contents: 3)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Bill Vigoda (credited)

Inks

Chic Stone (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Ethel Muggs; Dilton Doiley; Moose Mason; Midge Klump

Synopsis

Archie tries to avoid Veronica so she won't see that he bought her a birthday present. When he can't avoid her any longer, he hides the present in a trash can.

Reprints

• from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #257 (August 1972)

Sitter Jitters (Table of Contents: 4)

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

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Mr. Jackson; Mrs. Jackson; Chuckie

Synopsis

When Betty is sick, Archie volunteers to do her babysitting job, not knowing that Betty was babysitting a monkey.

Reprints

• from Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #173 (November 2006)

Monkey Seize (Table of Contents: 5)

Life with Archie / 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

adventure; humor; detective-mystery; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper

Synopsis

Archie and Betty see an organ-grinder's monkey go into a woman's room, and soon after, the woman says that her jewelry has been stolen.

Reprints

• from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #163 (November 1975)

Keywords

organ-grinder

Four Wheels to Wickedness (Table of Contents: 6)

Life with Archie / comic story / 10 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

adventure; humor; teen

Characters

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

Synopsis

After Archie starts teaching skateboarding at the local youth center, a mysterious masked bandit on a skateboard starts harassing people, and Archie is the prime suspect.

Reprints

• from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #177 (January 1977)

[Are they men... or monsters?] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Diamond Selections; Universal Studios / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Opting for Optimism! (Table of Contents: 8)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Harold Smith (credited as Smith)

Pencils

Fernando Ruiz

Inks

Rudy Lapick

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews

Synopsis

Optimist Optometrist

Reprints

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

Indexer Notes

Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.

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

Little Archie / 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 Little Archie reprints.

The Flash (Table of Contents: 10)

Little Archie / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Bob Bolling

Pencils

Bob Bolling (signed)

Inks

Bob Bolling

Colors

?

Letters

Bob Bolling

Genre

adventure; children

Characters

Little Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Forest Ranger

Synopsis

Little Archie and his dad go up to Wilderness Mountain to take photos. Little Archie takes the camera and wanders off alone into the forest, where he is chased by a hungry wolf.

Reprints

• from Little Archie Giant Comics (Archie, 1957 series) #13 (Winter 1959-1960)

Indexer Notes

This is the first Little Archie adventure story. The introductory caption explains that while Little Archie has mostly done funny things, "like any other boy, he's had his serious adventures too."

Dog Gone (Table of Contents: 11)

Little Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

children

Characters

Little Archie Andrews; Little Reggie Mantle; Little Jughead Jones

Synopsis

Little Archie has a job feeding dogs.

Reprints

• from Little Archie Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1985 series) #34 (January 1989)

[Archie 1000 Page Comics Extravaganza] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

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

Mean Girls (Table of Contents: 13)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Kathleen Webb (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Bob Smith (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Vickie Williams

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Midge Klump; Cheryl Blossom

Synopsis

Archie tries to comfort both Veronica and Betty when each is upset with the other girl for being mean.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #561 (December 2005)

[New Crusaders Graphic Novels] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

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

Inspiration Elation (Table of Contents: 15)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Joe Edwards (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

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

Synopsis

Mr. Weatherbee tries to convince the football team to run some of his old plays.

Reprints

• from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #116 (January 1980)

Keywords

football

[Archie Meets Glee] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

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

Mind Games (Table of Contents: 17)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Mike Esposito (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Smithers; Mr. Hiram Lodge

Synopsis

A stray cat makes Mr. Lodge a believer in Psychokinesis.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #369 (August 1989)

Well Placed Point (Table of Contents: 18)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bill Vigoda (signed)

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Alice Fleeble; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

Archie brags to Jughead and Reggie that he can get any girl to date him. Jughead randomly picks a name out of the phone book for a girl for Archie to date. Archie then goes to woo the young lady.

Reprints

• from Archie Comics (Archie, 1942 series) #98 (February 1959)

Chivalrous Chumps (Table of Contents: 19)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

John Albano (credited)

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo Jr. (credited)

Inks

Jim DeCarlo (credited as James DeCarlo)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Ingrid; Chole

Synopsis

Archie and Reggie end up with bad dates when they date girls they don't know.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #333 (January 1985)

Borrowed Trouble (Table of Contents: 20)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)

Pencils

Bob Bolling (credited)

Inks

Bob Smith (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

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

Synopsis

When Archie needs a tuxedo, Reggie offers to lend him one. Unknown to Archie, Reggie borrows the tuxedo from a magician.

Reprints

• from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #57 (April 1970)

Fun Daze Together (Table of Contents: 21)

Betty / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)

Pencils

Doug Crane (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews

Synopsis

Betty and Archie try to spend a Saturday afternoon together, but events conspire against them.

Reprints

• from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #195 (November 1991)

Dial a Date (Table of Contents: 22)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Chic Stone (credited)

Inks

?

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper

Synopsis

Archie gets a phone message that he's to meet his date 30 minutes later than scheduled, however Archie doesn't recall who he's supposed to be seeing.

Reprints

• from Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #41 (July 1976)

Happy Days (Table of Contents: 23)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Jim Ruth (credited)

Pencils

Chic Stone (credited)

Inks

?

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle

Synopsis

When Archie and Betty see the tree Archie carved their initials into being removed by the city, she orders him to give chase.

Reprints

• from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #315 (June 1977)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 24)

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

Archie, are you getting ready?

Genre

teen

Characters

Mary Andrews; Archie Andrews

Synopsis

Archie has trouble getting out of bed.

Reprints

• in Archie 1000 Page Comics Jamboree (Archie, 2013 series) (2013)
• from Archie Sunday (Creator's Syndicate) ????.??.??

I Kid You Not (Table of Contents: 25)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Bob Bolling (credited)

Pencils

Bob Bolling (credited)

Inks

Bob Bolling (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones

Synopsis

Fred makes Archie and Jughead build shelves for the garage.

Reprints

• from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #284 (November 1974)

Fame Game (Table of Contents: 26)

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

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Jeff Shultz (credited)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Jack Morelli (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

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

Synopsis

Jay, who was in a successful rock band in the past, tells The Archies what they can expect when they get famous.

Reprints

• from Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #184

A Helping Hand (Table of Contents: 27)

Archie / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Henry Scarpelli (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Midge Klump; Nancy Woods; Chuck Clayton; Reggie Mantle; Eddy; Hiram Lodge; Jim Harmon

Synopsis

Veronica discovers that all her friends have been helping Eddy feed the homeless.

Reprints

• from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #258 (January 1987)

Pie a la Mountain (Table of Contents: 28)

Archie / 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

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

Archie treks across country on foot, twice, to get Veronica a pizza.

Reprints

• from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #192 (October 1987)

Keywords

pizza; summer camp

Indexer Notes

Original printing of this story credits Script to Joe Edwards.

The Heavenly Body (Table of Contents: 29)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Harry Lucey (credited)

Inks

Marty Epp (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Marty Epp (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate

Synopsis

Jughead tells Archie that his horoscope says it's his lucky day, and Archie believes it.

Reprints

• from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #106 (February 1971)

[Pat the Brat #20] (Table of Contents: 30)

Pat the Brat / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Characters

Pat the Brat

Reprints

• from Pat the Brat (Archie, 1956 series) #20 (May 1957)

Indexer Notes

Cover reprint used as the title page for the next section featuring Pat the Brat reprints.

Fish Story (Table of Contents: 31)

Pat the Brat / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bob Bolling (signed)

Inks

Bob Bolling (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

children

Characters

Pat the Brat; Pat's father; Mr. Bigbottom

Synopsis

Pat goes fishing with his father and his father's boss.

Reprints

• from Pat the Brat (Archie, 1956 series) #33 (July 1959)

Keywords

fishing

Pat Minds His Own Business (Table of Contents: 32)

Pat the Brat / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

children

Characters

Pat the Brat

Reprints

• from Pat the Brat (Archie, 1956 series) #26 (May 1958)

Indexer Notes

Four one-panel gag cartoons with Pat selling various things.

[Double Digest Sample Pack] (Table of Contents: 33) (Expand) /

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

Prize Project (Table of Contents: 34)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Al Hartley (credited)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Waldo Weatherbee; Dilton Doily; Jughead Jones; Superintendent Hassle

Synopsis

Dilton tries to use Archie's frisbee throwing for a scientific study, but Mr. Weatherbee gets in the way.

Reprints

• from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #152 (August 1985)

Comicfest 2013 (Table of Contents: 35) (Expand) /

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

Bird of Paradise (Table of Contents: 36)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Joe Edwards (credited)

Pencils

Joe Edwards (credited)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

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

Synopsis

When Betty and Veronica notice a student wearing a neon jacket Archie starts wearing the most garish clothes he can find.

Reprints

• from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #85 (August 1976)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 37)

Archie Pin Up / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Archie, give me a definition of a miracle.

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Miss Grundy

Synopsis

Miss Grundy asks Archie to define a miracle.

Reprints

• from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #194 (March 1974)

An Ear for Music (Table of Contents: 38)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Harry Lucey (credited)

Inks

Marty Epp (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Professor Flutesnoot

Synopsis

Archie's radio is blaring music and nobody around him likes it.

Reprints

• from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #98 (June 1970)

[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)

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

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

[Uncle Grandpa] (Table of Contents: 42) (Expand) /

Cartoon Network / advertisement / 1 page (report information)