World of Archie Double Digest #54

(January 2016)

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All Worked Up! (Table of Contents: 2)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Angelo De Cesare (credited as Angelo DeCesare)

Pencils

Pat Kennedy (credited); Tim Kennedy (credited)

Inks

Jim Amash (credited)

Colors

Digikore Studios (credited)

Letters

Jack Morelli (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Vegas; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Smithers; Hiram Lodge; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews

Synopsis

Archie is helping his friends with their Christmas chores to make money to buy Christmas presents.

Keywords

Christmas; mistletoe

Beyond Belief (Table of Contents: 3)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bill Vigoda (credited)

Inks

Bill Vigoda (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Terry Szenics (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Hiram Lodge; Clyde; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

Veronica wants Archie to play Santa Claus so he tries to get his Santa suit altered.

Reprints

• from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #10 (January 1961)

Keywords

Christmas

Tree Glee (Table of Contents: 4)

Archie and the Gang / 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

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy

Synopsis

The gang only has a few dollars to buy a tree and get refreshments for the school Christmas party so they decide to chop down their own tree.

Reprints

• from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #216 (December 1973)

Keywords

Christmas tree

The Greater Gift (Table of Contents: 5)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Gus Lemoine (credited)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

Archie must be as clandestine as possible in buying gifts for Betty and Veronica when he spots them shopping in the same store he's in.

Reprints

• from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #192 (January 1972)

Keywords

Christmas

The Gifted (Table of Contents: 6)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Kathleen Webb (credited)

Pencils

Jeff Shultz (credited)

Inks

Al Milgrom (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

fantasy-supernatural; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Sugar Plum; Santa

Synopsis

Both Betty and Veronica feel badly about their presents to each other: Betty, because hers to Veronica are homemade and inexpensive, and Veronica because hers to Betty are so expensive. Betty feels she should spend more money and Veronica feels she should make something homemade and from the heart. Sugar Plum makes them realize that they love their gifts from each other.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #169 (February 2002)

Keywords

Christmas

Tree To Get Ready (Table of Contents: 7)

Archie / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bill Vigoda (credited)

Inks

Mario Acquaviva (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Mario Acquaviva (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

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

Synopsis

Archie breaks the Christmas tree decorations, so the gang makes decorations out of food, but Jughead promptly eats them.

Reprints

• from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #40 (January 1959)

Keywords

Christmas; Christmas tree

[Nightmare Before Christmas Action Figures] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

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Collection Dejection (Table of Contents: 9)

Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

teen

Characters

Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews

Synopsis

Archie and Jughead have a plan to make a fortune.

Reprints

• from Archie... Archie Andrews, Where Are You? Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1977 series) #50 (June 1987)
which is reprinted
• from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #64 (July 1979)

Hit Bit (Table of Contents: 10)

Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

teen

Characters

Dilton Doiley; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews

Synopsis

The crowd wants Dilton to come back for an encore.

Reprints

• from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #153 (October 1985)

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Blood Line (Table of Contents: 12)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Bob Bolling (credited)

Pencils

Bob Bolling (credited)

Inks

Jim Amash (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Leo; Edgar

Synopsis

Leo and Edgar discuss how Fred was an athletic star in high school and Archie is not.

Reprints

• from Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #261 (April 2010)

Indexer Notes

When printed in Archie Comics Digest (1973 series) #261 (April 2010), writing is credited to Mike Pellowski.

On the Face of It! (Table of Contents: 13)

Reggie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Tim Kennedy (credited)

Pencils

Tim Kennedy (credited)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

teen

Characters

Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Jenny

Synopsis

Reggie is afraid the new girl will see the zit on his face.

Reprints

• from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #139 [Direct Edition] (April 2010)

The Door to Knowledge Is a Jar! (Table of Contents: 14)

Mr. Flutesnoot / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Harold Smith (credited as Hal Smith)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Professor Flutesnoot; Miss Beazly; Moose Mason; Dilton Doiley; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Miss Phlips

Synopsis

The professor teaches physics by example, showing the students the science behind opening a stubborn jar.

Reprints

• from Faculty Funnies (Archie, 1989 series) #2 (September 1989)

The Brush Off (Table of Contents: 15)

Reggie / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Dick Malmgren (credited)

Pencils

Dick Malmgren (credited)

Inks

?

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee

Synopsis

Reggie and Archie annoy two contractors painting one of the classrooms.

Reprints

• from Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #40 (June 1976)

Keywords

painting

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Magic Mayhem (Table of Contents: 17)

Betty and Veronica / 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

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Dilton Doiley; Reggie Mantle

Synopsis

Veronica is helping Betty with her magic act for the school talent show.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica Spectacular (Archie, 1992 series) #33 (January 1999)

Keywords

stage magic

[Jughead #2] (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

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[Painted Into a Corner] (Table of Contents: 19)

Dipsy Doodles / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Jughead Jones

Synopsis

Jughead paints himself into a corner, so he paints a window to climb out of.

Reprints

• from The Jughead Jones Comics Digest (Archie, 1977 series) #100 (May 1996)

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Munch Bunch (Table of Contents: 21)

Jughead / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

teen

Characters

Jughead Jones; Hot Dog

Synopsis

First Jughead raids the refrigerator then Hot Dog raids the refrigerator.

Reprints

• from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #38 (April 1974)

Fair Play (Table of Contents: 22)

The Archies / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Al Hartley (credited)

Pencils

Al Hartley (credited)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

The Archies [Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle]; Hiram Lodge

Synopsis

The Archies are annoyed when they hear that Mr. Lodge and his business cronies are making a lot of money on the Riverdale Music Festival, but they have more surprises coming.

Reprints

• from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #7 (April 1970)

May I Cut In? (Table of Contents: 23)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Rich Margopoulos (credited)

Pencils

Doug Crane (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee; Nancy Woods; Chuck Clayton; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Dilton Doiley

Synopsis

Archie is tired with how often other guys asks to dance with Veronica, so he goes to dance with another girl.

Reprints

• from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #203 (January 1989)

Go West, Young Dude! (Table of Contents: 24)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Dan Parent (credited)

Pencils

Dan Parent (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Pierre; Chuck Clayton; Nancy Woods; Mr. Cartwheel; Jughead Jones; Fifi

Synopsis

Veronica throws a western themed party the same night Mr. Lodge is having an important client over for dinner.

Reprints

• in Archie Comics Spectacular Block Party (Archie, 2015 series) (2015)

Wheel Man (Table of Contents: 25)

The Archies / comic story / 6 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; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle

Synopsis

The Archies play a show at a roller rink.

Reprints

• from Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #73 (February 1980)

Keywords

roller skating

Dancing Daddyo (Table of Contents: 26)

Archie / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bill Vigoda

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Lodge; Mrs. Lodge

Synopsis

The kids are having a dance party at Veronica's house, but have to keep moving the party as they are too noisy for Mr. Lodge, and Mrs. Lodge is using the terrace for her bridge club. Finally, Archie finds a place in the mansion no one is using.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #121 (August 1961)

Keywords

dancing; record player; swimming pool

Indexer Notes

Credit from the index of the original issue, no credits listed in this digest.

The Helping Hand (Table of Contents: 27)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

?

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

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

Synopsis

Miss Grundy convinces Mr. Weatherbee that Archie is indeed a good boy.

Reprints

• from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #64 (April 1978)

The Head of the Class (Table of Contents: 28)

Reggie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Al Hartley (credited)

Pencils

Al Hartley (credited)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Al Hartley

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Mrs. Mantle

Synopsis

Jealous of the attention Jughead gets for his dishes, Reggie decides to bake a pie.

Reprints

• from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #170 (December 1969)

Keywords

cooking

Indexer Notes

Credits incorrectly list Bill Yoshida for letters but lettering appears to be Al Hartley.

A very rare appearance of Reggie's mother in the last panel of this story.

Fall Guy (Table of Contents: 29)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 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

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle

Synopsis

Archie stubs his toe and lets Veronica take Reggie to a country club dance.

Reprints

• from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #132 (January 1983)

Man With a Horn (Table of Contents: 30)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Henry Scarpelli (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Mr. Waldo Weatherbee; Chuck Clayton; Phil Harmonic; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason

Synopsis

Archie has ambitions to learn to play the trumpet, but his tin ear gets in the way.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #418 (December 1993)

Keywords

trumpet

Food Feud (Table of Contents: 31)

Betty / comic story / 5 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

Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

Betty finds out that Archie moved their dinner date up so he could meet Veronica later on, so she makes a gastronomic nightmare for his dinner with her.

Reprints

• from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #119 (April 1981)

It's a Breeze (Table of Contents: 32)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo Jr. (credited)

Inks

Jim DeCarlo (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper

Synopsis

Archie and Betty deal with the wind.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #317 (June 1982)

Graphic Novel Library Sale (Table of Contents: 33) (Expand) /

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The Bake Off (Table of Contents: 34)

Miss Beazly / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Miss Beazly; Mr. Weatherbee

Synopsis

Mr. Weatherbee and Miss Beazly fight over pie.

Reprints

• from World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #21 (October 2012)

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Scandal Sheet (Table of Contents: 36)

Archie / comic story / 11 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

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)

[Welcome to the New Riverdale] (Table of Contents: 37) (Expand) /

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Keep the Faith (Table of Contents: 38)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Kathleen Webb (credited)

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo Jr. (credited)

Inks

Jim DeCarlo (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

Archie doesn't want the girls to know he is playing Santa at the department store, but it does help Betty get a date with him.

Reprints

• from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #580 (January 1988)

Keywords

Christmas; Santa Claus

The Lodge Dodge (Table of Contents: 39)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Bob Bolling (credited)

Pencils

Bob Bolling (credited)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Miss Thompkins; Jeeves the butler

Synopsis

Mr. Lodge goes to extraordinary lengths to ensure that he can spend the Christmas holidays with his family and without Archie and the gang.

Reprints

• from Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #37 (February 1976)

Splendid Spirit (Table of Contents: 40)

Archie / comic story / 5 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; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Professor Flutesnoot; Miss Grundy; Ethel Muggs; Midge Klump; Moose Mason; Jughead Jones

Synopsis

The Christmas spirit affects the students of Riverdale.

Reprints

• from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #228 (December 1974)

Keywords

Christmas

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