Archie Comics Digest #251 [Newsstand]

(April 2009)

[Aaron Stone] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Disney XD / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

A Time to Reflect (Table of Contents: 2)

Archie / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Rich Koslowski (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Jack Morelli (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Dilton Doiley; Uncle Charlie

Synopsis

Dilton's Uncle Charlie's time machine sends Archie and Jughead 100 years into the future.

Reprints

• in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #118

Keywords

global warming; Statue of Liberty; time travel

The Cut Ups (Table of Contents: 3)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Genre

teen

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Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Miss Beazly; Miss Grundy

Synopsis

Mr. Weatherbee asks for volunteers to help Miss Beazly peel potatoes.

Reprints

• from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #230 (March 1977)

[Archie Comics and Digests 2008 Collector Sets] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

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[Archie Americana Series] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

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The Snow Job (Table of Contents: 6)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Greg Crosby

Pencils

Stan Goldberg

Inks

Bob Smith

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Vickie Williams

Genre

teen

Characters

Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

Archie shovels snow to have enough money to take Veronica on a date but then has to dig Veronica's car out of a snow drift at Lodge Mansion.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #544 (March 2004)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprint in Jughead and Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #24, no credits listed in this digest.

Fight Plight (Table of Contents: 7)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews

Synopsis

Archie teaches the neighborhood children how to have a snowball fight.

Reprints

• from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #182 (March 1973)

Tap Flap (Table of Contents: 8)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Genre

humor

Characters

Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews

Synopsis

Jughead is making a sculpture of Archie.

Reprints

• from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #217 (February 1976)

The Two Pretenders (Table of Contents: 9)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir

Pencils

Stan Goldberg

Inks

John Lowe

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Teresa Davidson

Genre

teen

Characters

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

Synopsis

With Reggie injured, Archie must take his place as quarterback of the football team for the big game.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #544 (March 2004)

Keywords

football

Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprint in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #55, no credits listed in this digest.

Archie Ski Maze (Table of Contents: 10)

Archie / activity / 1 page (report information)

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Archie Andrews

Reprints

• from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #241 (February 1978)

Indexer Notes

Maze puzzle.

The Cut Up (Table of Contents: 11)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle

Synopsis

Archie demonstrates his figure skating ability.

Reprints

• from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #265 (February 1980)

Keywords

figure skating

[Archie One Year Subscriptions] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

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[Archie's Three on a Soda Merchandise Offer] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

Little Archie and Friends / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Fernando Ruiz (signed)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (signed)

Colors

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Genre

children

Indexer Notes

Illustration used as he title page for the next section featuring Little Archie reprints.

Little Sabrina and the Three Dwarfs (Table of Contents: 15)

Little Sabrina / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Dexter Taylor

Pencils

Dexter Taylor

Inks

Jon D'Agostino

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Dexter Taylor

Genre

humor; children; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Little Sabrina; Aunt Hilda; Aunt Zelda; Little Archie Andrews; Little Jughead Jones; Little Reggie Mantle

Synopsis

Sabrina's aunts re-tell the story of Snow White.

Reprints

• from Little Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #156 (July 1980)

Indexer Notes

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

One For the Book (Table of Contents: 16)

Little Sabrina / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Dexter Taylor

Pencils

Dexter Taylor

Inks

Rudy Lapick

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

humor; children; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Sabrina; Aunt Hilda; Aunt Zelda; Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee

Synopsis

Little Sabrina animates a plate with witchcraft and nearly blows the family secret to Riverdale.

Reprints

• from Little Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #154 (May 1980)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprint in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (1987 series) #228, no credits listed in this digest.

The Visitors (Table of Contents: 17)

Little Archie's Principal Mr. Weatherbee / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Genre

children

Characters

Little Veronica; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Beazly

Synopsis

There are mice in the lunchroom.

Reprints

• from Little Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #117 (April 1977)

[The Adventures of Little Archie] (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

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[Archie Comics Shop] (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

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Scandal Sheet (Table of Contents: 20)

Archie / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Stan Goldberg

Inks

Jon D'Agostino

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Scoop Scanlon; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee; Professor Flutesnoot; Moose Mason (cameo); Midge Klump (cameo); Reggie Mantle (cameo); Dilton Doiley (cameo)

Synopsis

Scoop Scanlon, the editor of the school newspaper, writes misleading headlines to get more people to read it, but Archie and Jughead give him a dose of his own medicine.

Reprints

• from Archie at Riverdale High (Archie, 1972 series) #33 (February 1976)

Indexer Notes

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

[Sonic Graphic Novel Library] (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 22)

Fan Art / activity / 1 page (report information)

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typeset

You Can Do a Graphic Novel (Table of Contents: 23)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Barbara Slate

Pencils

Barbara Slate

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Letters

typeset

Bleary Theory (Table of Contents: 24)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo Jr.

Inks

Jim DeCarlo

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

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

Synopsis

In a freezing mountain cabin, Archie tries to follow a scientific theory that if you keep your temples, wrists and feet warm, you don't have to wear anything else no matter how cold it is.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #279 (April 1979)

Indexer Notes

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

The Big Show (Table of Contents: 25)

Archie & Friends / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir

Pencils

Rex Lindsey

Inks

Rich Koslowski

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Dilton Doily; Jughead Jones; Chuck Clayton; Reggie Mantle

Synopsis

Archie and Mr. Lodge compete in a classic car show with a Texas oil man of dubious reputation.

Reprints

• from Archie & Friends (Archie, 1992 series) #66 (March 2003)

Indexer Notes

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

[Archie Freshman Year] (Table of Contents: 26) (Expand) /

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

[Sonic Universe #1] (Table of Contents: 27) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 28)

statement of ownership / 0.5 page (report information)

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Letters

typeset

Job Fair Flair (Table of Contents: 29)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Jeff Shultz (credited)

Inks

Al Milgrom (credited)

Colors

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Letters

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Genre

teen

Characters

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

Synopsis

Archie forgets about the school's Job Fair and shows up unprepared.

[Archie One Year Subscriptions] (Table of Contents: 30) (Expand) /

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[Next Issue] (Table of Contents: 31) (Expand) /

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[The Archies Greatest Hits] (Table of Contents: 32) (Expand) /

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[Coraline the Game] (Table of Contents: 33) (Expand) /

Focus Features / advertisement / 1 page (report information)