Archie Double Digest #253 [Direct Edition]

(September 2014)

[Spirit Animals] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Scholastic / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

A List with a Twist (Table of Contents: 2)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Fernando Ruiz (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones

Synopsis

Archie has a book with a list of things to do at the beach but they all get Archie into trouble.

Reprints

• from Jughead with Archie Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #177 (October 2002)

Can't Be Trusted (Table of Contents: 3)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Al Hartley (credited)

Pencils

Al Hartley (credited)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

?

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews; Smithers the butler

Synopsis

Archie has a singular talent for infuriating members of the Lodge family in different ways.

Reprints

• from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #210 (September 1968)

Rescue Me! (Table of Contents: 4)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Mike Pellowski (credited)

Pencils

Bob Bolling (credited)

Inks

Al Milgrom (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Jack Morelli (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge

Synopsis

Archie has a tough day at the beach as a life guard so he relaxes after work in the Lodge pool.

Reprints

• from Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #235 (August 2007)

Keywords

lifeguard

Paint Job (Table of Contents: 5)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason (Cameo); Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Dilton Doiley (Cameo)

Synopsis

Archie and his dad have a paint party.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #358 (July 1988)

Fairway Foul (Table of Contents: 6)

Life with Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Slade Snively; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

Veronica challenges Slade Snively to a golf cart race.

Reprints

• from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #209 (November 1979)

Keywords

golf cart

The Groove Tube (Table of Contents: 7)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Tim Kennedy (credited)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Fred Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Dilton Doiley

Synopsis

Archie and his friends go tubing down the river.

Reprints

• from Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #111 (November 1999)

[Save Your Greenbacks] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Diamond Selections / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Squat Spot (Table of Contents: 9)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

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Inks

?

Colors

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Letters

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Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper

Synopsis

Archie is looking for a place to rest his head at the beach.

Reprints

• from Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #200 (September 2009)

[Life With Archie #51] (Table of Contents: 10)

The Man from R.I.V.E.R.D.A.L.E. / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bob White (signed)

Inks

Mario Acquaviva

Colors

Sal Contrera

Letters

Victor Gorelick

Genre

spy; teen

Characters

A.R.C.H.I.E. [Archie Andrews]; B.E.T.T.Y. [Betty Cooper]; vignettes: P.O.P. Agents [A.R.C.H.I.E. [Archie Andrews]; V.E.R.O.N.I.C.A. [Veronica Lodge]; B.E.T.T.Y. [Betty Cooper]; J.U.G.H.E.A.D. [Jughead Jones]]; C.R.U.S.H. Agents [Dr. Demon; Dr. Nose; Li'l Devill; Mr.X]

Reprints

• from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #51 (July 1966)

Indexer Notes

Cover reprint used as the title section featuring Man from R.I.V.E.R.D.A.L.E. stories.

P.O.P. Plays Post Office (Table of Contents: 11)

The Man From R.I.V.E.R.D.A.L.E. / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Bob White (credited)

Inks

Mario Acquaviva (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Mario Acquaviva (credited)

Genre

adventure; humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate; The Mailman; Atom Man

Synopsis

C.R.U.S.H. agent The Mailman fails in his mail-related attempts to destroy P.O.P., so his supervisor, the tiny but loud-voiced Atom Man, tries a scheme to control the mind of V.E.R.O.N.I.C.A. and lead the other good guys to their doom.

Reprints

• from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #53 (September 1966)

Whistle Bait (Table of Contents: 12)

B.E.T.T.Y. as The Girl From R.I.V.E.R.D.A.L.E. / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Bill Vigoda (credited)

Inks

Mario Acquaviva (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Mario Acquaviva (credited)

Genre

adventure; humor; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; The Whistler

Synopsis

The latest C.R.U.S.H. villain is The Whistler, a permanently puckered baddie whose whistles can control minds and shatter eardrums.

Reprints

• from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #55 (November 1966)

[20% off all Archie comics!] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Midtown Comics / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Delightful Eyeful (Table of Contents: 14)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Dilton Doily

Synopsis

Archie wants to sit on the beach and watch girls.

Reprints

• from Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #200 (October 2003)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

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

I'm starting a new job...

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Fred Andrews

Synopsis

Archie is starting a new job.

Reprints

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

Strange Change (Table of Contents: 16)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

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Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper

Synopsis

Veronica thinks Archie's behavior is disrespectful and she doesn't want to speak to him, at least until Betty shows up.

[Archie 1000 Page Comics Bonanza] (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

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

Dirt Bikin' Dude (Table of Contents: 18)

Archie / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Rex Lindsey ?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

Archie as a dirt bike racer.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #454 (December 1996)

Keywords

dirt bike racing

That Sinking Feeling (Table of Contents: 19)

Archie / comic story / 6 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

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Hot Dog

Synopsis

Through a series of mishaps, Archie sinks Veronica's yacht four times.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #440 (October 1995)

Slip Sliding Summer Fun! (Table of Contents: 20)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Mike Pellowski (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Henry Scarpelli (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews

Synopsis

Betty and Veronica come to save Archie from the summer heat by spending the day at the local ice skating rink.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #428 (October 1994)

Keywords

ice skating

Soar Point (Table of Contents: 21)

Archie / comic story / 6 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

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

Synopsis

The gang shoots darts at balloons containing a 1 Thousand Dollar Bill.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #427 (September 1994)

The Perfect Fool (Table of Contents: 22)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Harry Lucey (credited)

Inks

Mario Acquaviva (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Victor Gorelick (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

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

Synopsis

When Reggie claims he's perfect, Archie and the gang put it to the test.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #166 (August 1966)

A Perfectly Natural Thing (Table of Contents: 23)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Mike Pellowski (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Hiram Lodge

Synopsis

Archie tries to prove to Mr. Lodge that it's not just him -- lots of people are clumsy and make mistakes.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #451 (September 1996)

Hair Apparent (Table of Contents: 24)

Archie / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Characters

Archie Andrews

Indexer Notes

Unscramble the phrase to see what Archie is thinking.

Keen Scene (Table of Contents: 25)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

teen

Characters

Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews

Synopsis

Jughead and Archie are enjoying different sights in Hawaii.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #548 (August 2004)

Keywords

surfing

They Dye by Night (Table of Contents: 26)

Archie at Riverdale / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Harry Lucey (credited)

Inks

Chic Stone ?

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

drama; humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Dilton Doily; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge

Synopsis

Archie and Dilton try to solve the mystery of who has been putting dye into all the pools in Riverdale, but their research leads to them being accused of the crime.

Reprints

• from Archie at Riverdale High (Archie, 1972 series) #28 (September 1975)

Indexer Notes

No inker credit is listed. Other printings of this story list Chic Stone as the inker.

Fan Club (Table of Contents: 27)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle

Synopsis

Archie has a camera that is secretly a fan for hot days.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #352 (October 1987)

It's a Mad Ad World! (Table of Contents: 28)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Bob Smith (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Vickie Williams (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Chuck Clayton

Synopsis

Archie is frustrated by a constant stream of ads everywhere he goes.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #549 (August 2004)

Back Attack (Table of Contents: 29)

Archie / comic story / 6 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

Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Fred Andrews; Dilton Doiley

Synopsis

Mr. Lodge has back pain and Archie tries to use magnets to cure it.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #513 (October 2001)

Keywords

magnet

Indexer Notes

Archie # 513 (apparently the first publication) credits story to Craig Boldman and inks to Bob Smith.

Skate Date! (Table of Contents: 30)

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; Reggie Mantle

Synopsis

Archie and Reggie decide to meet girls while rollerblading. Reggie is the better skater but Archie is better with the girls.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #404 (October 1992)

Keywords

rollerblading

[Pat the Brat #20] (Table of Contents: 31)

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

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

children

Characters

Pat

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.

Trade Wins (Table of Contents: 32)

Pat the Brat / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Bob Bolling (credited)

Pencils

Bob Bolling (credited)

Inks

Terry Szenics (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Terry Szenics (credited)

Genre

children

Characters

Pat; Blinky; Susie

Synopsis

Pat trades his new football to Susie.

A Letter To Blinky! (Table of Contents: 33)

Pat the Brat / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Leon Winik?

Inks

Ray Osrin?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

children

Characters

Pat; Oswald; Mary

Synopsis

While on vacation Pat sends his friend Blinky a letter.

Reprints

• from Pat the Brat (Archie, 1956 series) #28 (September 1958)

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

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

Flat Broke and Out of Money (Table of Contents: 35)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Chic Stone (credited)

Inks

Chic Stone (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper

Synopsis

Veronica agrees to go on a walk with Archie as a cheap date but things don't end up as Archie intended.

Reprints

• from Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #52 (September 1977)

[Get your free digital comic now!] (Table of Contents: 36) (Expand) /

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

Confuse Ruse (Table of Contents: 37)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

George Gladir ?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle

Synopsis

Jughead gets rid of Reggie by warning him about sharks.

Reprints

• from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #281 (September 1973)

Keywords

beach

Indexer Notes

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

Putt Putt Peril (Table of Contents: 38)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Smithers

Synopsis

Mr. Lodge has his own putting green on the mansion grounds but he's sure Archie will ruin it somehow.

Reprints

• from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #70 (October 1978)

Keywords

golf

Over-Joyed (Table of Contents: 39)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle

Pencils

Harry Lucey

Inks

Marty Epp

Colors

?

Letters

Marty Epp

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Moose Mason; Midge Klump

Synopsis

Archie finds a pair of roller skates and puts them on, leading to a disastrously painful chain of events.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #123 (November 1961)

Indexer Notes

This story, a showcase for Harry Lucey's gift for silent comedy, has no dialogue until the final page.

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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 41) (Expand) /

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

[Free Archie App!] (Table of Contents: 42) (Expand) /

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

[Jedi Academy] (Table of Contents: 43) (Expand) /

Scholastic / advertisement / 1 page (report information)