World of Archie Double Digest #61

(October 2016)

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

CW Network / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Endless List of Summer (Table of Contents: 2)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Paul Kupperberg (credited)

Pencils

Pat Kennedy (credited); Tim Kennedy (credited)

Inks

Jim Amash (credited)

Colors

Digikore Studios (credited)

Letters

Jack Morelli (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Jughead Jones; Vegas; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Chuck Clayton; Nancy Woods; Dilton Doiley; Mary Andrews

Synopsis

Archie has a long list of chores he has ignored all summer, and Fred wants them all done in one weekend.

The Real Loser (Table of Contents: 3)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Kathleen Webb (credited)

Pencils

Tim Kennedy ? (credited as Kennedy)

Inks

Ken Selig (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

teen

Characters

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

Synopsis

As a joke, Reggie plants a fake little black book for Archie to find.

Wouldn't Bother Me! (Table of Contents: 4)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Jim Ruth

Pencils

Rex Lindsey (credited as Rex W. Lindsey)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate; Smithers (cameo)

Synopsis

Pop gives the teens free t-shirts advertising his shop and offers free meals for wearing them, but the campaign is so successful that he's overwhelmed by customers and doesn't have room for Archie and his friends.

Reprints

• from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #190 (August 1987)

Indexer Notes

The writer credit is from the index of the original printing, this digest lists the writer as "unknown".

Taking a Powder (Table of Contents: 5)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Dick Malmgren ? (see notes)

Pencils

Dick Malmgren ? (see notes)

Inks

? (see notes)

Colors

Carlos Antunes (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones

Synopsis

Reggie uses sneezing powder to spoil Archie's date with Veronica.

Reprints

• from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #6 (January 1970)

Keywords

hay ride

Indexer Notes

The credits here list story/pencil Al Hartley and inks to Jon D'Agostino. This doesn't appear to be Al Hartley to me at all so I stuck with the credits from our index for Everything's Archie (1969 series) #6 of Dick Malmgrem ? for story/pencil and ? for inks.

Communicate (Table of Contents: 6)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Dick Malmgren (credited)

Pencils

Dick Malmgren (credited)

Inks

?

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper

Synopsis

Archie wonders why Betty is upset and asks her to communicate.

Reprints

• from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #78 (September 1976)

Package Deal (Table of Contents: 7)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)

Pencils

Tim Kennedy (credited)

Inks

Ken Selig (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Frank; Mrs. Smith; Jughead Jones; Mary Andrews

Synopsis

Archie waits impatiently for his new game system to be delivered.

Reprints

• from Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #177 (October 2002)

[Betty & Veronica #1] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

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

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

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

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Don't tell me, Reggie! Let me guess--Archie beat you!?!

Genre

teen; humor

Characters

Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews

Synopsis

On the tennis court, Reggie's racket is broken over Archie's head; Betty says, "Don't tell me, Reggie! Let me guess--Archie beat you!?!"

Reprints

• from Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes (Archie, 1968 series) #42 (August 1977)

[Archie #611] (Table of Contents: 10)

Archie / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Fernando Ruiz (signed)

Inks

Rich Koslowski (signed)

Colors

Rosario Peña (signed)

Genre

humor; spy; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; C.R.U.S.H. operatives

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #611 (October 2010)

R.I.V.E.R.D.A.L.E. Dissembled! (Table of Contents: 11)

Archie / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script

Tom DeFalco (credited)

Pencils

Fernando Ruiz (credited)

Inks

Rich Koslowski (credited)

Colors

Tom Chu (credited)

Letters

Jack Morelli (credited)

Genre

humor; spy; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Mad Dr. Doom; Chester; Crammer; Cranston; Pop Tate; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Andy Andrews; Sharry the Spy Girl; Raj Patel (cameo); Kumi Tammura (cameo); Reggie Mantle; Ms. Beazly; Ms. Grundy; Jughead Jones; Chuck Clayton; Midge Klump; Big Moose Mason

Synopsis

Mad Dr. Doom completes his "Walking Dazed" formula and tries it on captives Betty, Veronica and Pop Tate. It works exactly as planned, sapping the wills of his captives and making them his slaves. The next phase in the plan is to introduce the formula into the school lunch at Riverdale High. In addition, the criminals attack P.O.P. Headquarters with more of the formula. Archie, Chuck and Jughead arrive at the hidden POP spybase to give Andy a warning about Mad Dr. Doom when they are surrounded by "Walking Dazed" zombies.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #611 (October 2010)

[Archie #10] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

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[Jughead #8] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

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Loan Prone (Table of Contents: 14)

Reggie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones

Synopsis

Reggie is reading a book called "How to Improve Your Personality". Jughead tells Reggie that he's wasting his time with that book - after all, how can you improve on something that's already perfect? After hearing this, Reggie decides he will lend Jughead the $10 he asked to borrow after all.

Reprints

• from Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes (Archie, 1968 series) #51 (October 1979)

[Jughead Volume One] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

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Voice Your Choice (Table of Contents: 16)

Archie / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

teen

Characters

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

Synopsis

Betty was winning an argument about who had the handsomest boyfriend.

Reprints

• from Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes (Archie, 1968 series) #26 (August 1973)

Cunning Council (Table of Contents: 17)

Archie / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle

Synopsis

Archie asks Reggie for some advice.

Reprints

• from Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes (Archie, 1968 series) #26 (August 1973)

[Shakespeare Bust Vinyl Bank] (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Diamond Select / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Lost Marbles (Table of Contents: 19)

Archie / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones

Synopsis

Jughead thinks Archie has lost his marbles.

Reprints

• from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #215 (December 1975)

Hunger Pangs (Table of Contents: 20)

Archie / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones

Synopsis

Archie is tired of waiting for Veronica to show up for their date.

Reprints

• from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #215 (December 1975)

A Slight Change of Plan! (Table of Contents: 21)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Fernando Ruiz (credited)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge

Synopsis

Archie and his dad clean out the garage but soon wonder if the items will be collectors items in a few years.

The Dream Shop! (Table of Contents: 22)

Archie / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Harry Lucey (credited)

Inks

Harry Lucey (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper

Synopsis

A mysterious shop owner offers to sell Archie the dream he wants. Unfortunately, the shop also allows other people to buy dreams for Archie.

Reprints

• from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #137 (September 1973)

Keywords

dream

Indexer Notes

Script identifiable as Doyle by the style and by the appearance of his name in a store window on the last page of the story.

Not Wanted Ads (Table of Contents: 23)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)

Pencils

Tim Kennedy (credited)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Vickie Williams (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Al (picture)

Synopsis

Archie is lamenting ads everywhere you look.

Reprints

• from Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #218 (September 2005)

Dumb Waiter (Table of Contents: 24)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Angelo De Cesare (credited as Angelo DeCesare)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Mike Esposito (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Hal Cooper; Alice Cooper

Synopsis

Hal and Alice are out for a nice meal only to discover that Archie is their waiter.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #522 (July 2002)

Not Me (Table of Contents: 25)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Jim Ruth (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

Archie takes Veronica and Betty to the mall, but is upset when Veronica treats him like her servant.

Reprints

• from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #153 (September 1986)

Keywords

mall; umbrella

The Archies in London (Table of Contents: 26)

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

Script

Hal Lifson (credited)

Pencils

Rex Lindsey (credited)

Inks

Rex Lindsey (credited)

Colors

Rex Lindsey (credited)

Letters

Jack Morelli (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Lulu; Twinkle; Dink; Georgy; George Martinique; Chad; Jeremy

Synopsis

The Archies travel to London to record a new single.

Reprints

• from Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #257 (November 2009)

Keywords

Abbey Road Studios; Big Ben; Carnaby Street; Dorchester Hotel; double-decker bus; England; London; The Hippodrome

Purr-Suit of Happiness! (Table of Contents: 27)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Fernando Ruiz (credited)

Pencils

Fernando Ruiz (credited)

Inks

Ken Selig (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Nefertiti (cat); Smithers; Pop Tate; Jughead Jones

Synopsis

Veronica inherits her rich aunt's cat, Nefertiti, who doesn't like Archie.

Reprints

• from Archie... Archie Andrews, Where Are You? Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1977 series) #111 (September 1997)

Age Before Beauty (Table of Contents: 28)

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

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Vincent DeCarlo (credited as Vince DeCarlo)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate (cameo)

Synopsis

Betty is upset when Veronica makes fun of her reproduction of an 18th century writing desk. Jughead decides to fool Veronica by making Betty's desk look like a real antique.

Reprints

• from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #13 (October 1961)

Keywords

antiques

Mind Over Matter (Table of Contents: 29)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Dick Malmgren (credited)

Pencils

Dick Malmgren (credited)

Inks

?

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Mr. Weatherbee; Jughead Jones

Synopsis

Mr. Weatherbee sends Archie and Jughead to hand the new safety rules around the school.

Reprints

• from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #392 (January 1984)

You'd Better Eat It! (Table of Contents: 30)

Miss Beazly / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

teen

Characters

Miss Beazly

Reprints

• from Archie's Story & Game Digest Magazine (Archie, 1986 series) #35 (May 1996)

Indexer Notes

Unscramble the words puzzle.

Pajama Game (Table of Contents: 31)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Nancy Woods

Synopsis

Archie is so late to school he shows up in his pajamas.

Reprints

• from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #130 (November 2003)

[20% of all Archie Comics] (Table of Contents: 32) (Expand) /

Midtown Comics / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Frank Comment (Table of Contents: 33)

Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Samm Schwartz

Inks

Samm Schwartz

Colors

?

Letters

Samm Schwartz

Genre

teen

Characters

Mr. Weatherbee; Jughead Jones

Synopsis

Jughead grills hot dogs during recess.

Reprints

• from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #57 (January 1978)

News Ruse (Table of Contents: 34)

Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Samm Schwartz

Inks

Samm Schwartz

Colors

?

Letters

Samm Schwartz

Genre

teen

Characters

Jughead Jones

Synopsis

Jughead looks for a job on the school paper.

Reprints

• from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #57 (January 1978)

[Archie Volume One] (Table of Contents: 35) (Expand) /

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

Live and Learn (Table of Contents: 36)

Archie 1 / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo Jr. (credited)

Inks

Jim DeCarlo (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen; humor

Characters

Archie 1; Betty 1; Jughead 1; Veronica 1; Moose 1; Reggie 1

Synopsis

The group discovers fruits and have a food fight.

Reprints

• from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #92 (May 1981)

Keywords

fruit

The Swingers! (Table of Contents: 37)

Archie 1 / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo Jr. (credited)

Inks

Jim DeCarlo (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Rod Ollerenshaw (credited)

Genre

teen; humor

Characters

Reggie 1; Archie 1; Betty 1; Veronica 1; Jughead 1

Synopsis

Archie 1 and Reggie 1 compete to swing on vines over a pond.

Reprints

• from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #138 (October 1988)

[Graphic Novel Library Sale] (Table of Contents: 38) (Expand) /

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

Back Pack Packin' (Table of Contents: 39)

Jughead / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Rex Lindsey

Inks

Rex Lindsey

Colors

?

Letters

Rex Lindsey

Genre

teen

Characters

Jughead Jones

Synopsis

Backpack designs.

Reprints

• from Archie's Pal Jughead Comics (Archie, 1993 series) #118 (July 1999)

[Double Digest Bundle Pack] (Table of Contents: 40) (Expand) /

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

Nap Flap (Table of Contents: 41)

Jughead / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

teen

Characters

Jughead Jones; Gladys Jones

Synopsis

Sleepy Jughead gets on the wrong school bus.

Reprints

• from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #54 (July 1977)

[Welcome to the New Riverdale] (Table of Contents: 42) (Expand) /

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

T Is For Two-Timer! (Table of Contents: 43)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Al Hartley

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

Al Hartley

Genre

teen

Characters

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

Synopsis

Definition of the words two-timer, taciturn, talisman, taunt, temerity, tenacious, tranquil, tramatic, travesty and trepidation.

Reprints

• from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #37 (September 1971)

Corn on the Cob (Table of Contents: 44)

Archie and the Gang / cartoon / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Michael Pellowski

Pencils

Doug Crane

Inks

Ken Selig

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Dilton Doiley; Chuck Clayton; Nancy Woods; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Moose Mason; Midge Klump

Reprints

• from Archie & Friends (Archie, 1992 series) #16 (November 1995)

Indexer Notes

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

Two-page spread of jokes on farming.

W Is For Mr. Weatherbee (Table of Contents: 45)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Al Hartley

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

Al Hartley

Characters

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

Synopsis

Definition of the words wanderlust, warble, wary, wet blanket, wheedle, winsome, wiseacre, witticism and woolgathering.

Reprints

• from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #43 (August 1971)

Homework Blues (Table of Contents: 46)

Archie / 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

Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Betty Cooper

Synopsis

A look at Archie's study habits over the years.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #406 (December 1992)

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[Download the All New App] (Table of Contents: 49) (Expand) /

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