World of Archie Double Digest #70

(August 2017)

[Read it all on the Archie App] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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Club Dread! (Table of Contents: 2)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Dan Parent (credited)

Pencils

Bill Galvan (credited)

Inks

Bob Smith (credited)

Colors

Glenn Whitmore (credited)

Letters

Jack Morelli (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Kevin Keller

Synopsis

Veronica takes her friends to an island resort called "Club Dread" where they play a murder mystery game.

In a Class by Himself! (Table of Contents: 3)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Bill Vigoda (credited)

Inks

Terry Szenics (credited)

Colors

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Letters

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Genre

humor; teen

Characters

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

Synopsis

Archie shocks his lazy friends by saying he intends to go to summer school, but his announcement inspires them to sign up for summer school themselves.

Reprints

• from Archie Annual (Archie, 1950 series) #13 (1961-1962)

Vacation Vexation (Table of Contents: 4)

Mr. Weatherbee / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Joe Edwards (credited)

Pencils

Joe Edwards (credited)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Colors

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Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews

Synopsis

Mr. Weatherbee tries to keep his vacation secret so he won't run into Archie. He travels to an island in the Caribbean but then he sees that the Archies are playing at his hotel so returns home.

Reprints

• from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #86 (September 1976)

Keywords

space shuttle; vacation

Splash Down! (Table of Contents: 5)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Mike Pellowski (credited)

Pencils

Fernando Ruiz (credited)

Inks

Al Nickerson (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Vickie Williams (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Stacy; Tracy; Kelly

Synopsis

Archie and Reggie would like to meet those three very attractive surfer girls.

Reprints

• from World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #8 (August 2011)

Keywords

surfing

Valiant Victory (Table of Contents: 6)

Archie and the Gang / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Bob Bolling (credited)

Inks

Jim Amash (credited)

Colors

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Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

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

Synopsis

While competing in a map reading contest, Archie and Mr. Weatherbee find a child lost in the woods.

Reprints

• from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #130 (October 1981)

The Job (Table of Contents: 7)

Archie / comic story / 6 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; Mary Andrews; Jughead Jones; Dilton Doiley; Betty Cooper; Moose Mason

Synopsis

Archie gets a job selling ice cream.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #559 (October 2005)

[Your Pal Archie #1] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

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

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

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

But, officer --- we always blindfold Jughead...

Genre

teen

Characters

Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper

Synopsis

Archie and Betty blindfold Jughead to get him past the concession stand.

Reprints

• from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #41 (October 1974)

[Complete Sabrina the Teenage Witch Volume 1] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

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Archie One (Table of Contents: 11)

Archie 1 / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Bob White (credited)

Inks

Bob White (credited)

Colors

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Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor

Characters

Archie 1; Veronica 1; Jughead 1; Betty 1; Reggie 1; Weatherbee 1; Grundy 1; Pop Tate 1; Hiram Lodge 1

Synopsis

Reggie 1 outsmarts Archie 1 again and takes Veronica 1 on a date.

Reprints

• from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #71 (March 1968)

Keywords

dinosaurs

Indexer Notes

Unlike most Archie 1 stories this one includes some of the adult characters.

Fish Story (Table of Contents: 12)

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

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Doug Crane (credited)

Inks

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Colors

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Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor

Characters

Jughead 1; Veronica 1; Betty 1; Archie 1

Synopsis

Jughead 1 invents fishing.

Reprints

• from Jughead (Archie, 1987 series) #20 (October 1990)

Keywords

dinosaur; fishing; water skiing

The Mountain Man (Table of Contents: 13)

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

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Doug Crane (credited)

Inks

Mike Esposito (credited)

Colors

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Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor

Characters

Archie 1; Jughead 1; Veronica 1; Betty 1; Weatherbee 1; Grundy 1

Synopsis

Archie 1 and his friends climb to the top of a mountain to seek advice from Omom.

Reprints

• from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #157 (September 1991)

Keywords

banana; banana peel

[Archie's Coloring Book] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

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Float Note (Table of Contents: 15)

Jughead / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Cousin Leroy

Synopsis

Jughead finds a way to get a hot dog without leaving the pool.

Reprints

• from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #40 (September 1974)

[Marvel Comics Digest #1] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

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Reserved for V.I.P. (Table of Contents: 17)

Reggie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Genre

teen

Characters

Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper

Synopsis

Reggie's family didn't come over on the Mayflower, they had their own boat.

Reprints

• from Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes (Archie, 1968 series) #9 (October 1969)

[Archie Over the Edge] (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

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Work Shirk (Table of Contents: 19)

Jughead / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Samm Schwartz

Inks

Samm Schwartz

Colors

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Letters

Samm Schwartz

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle

Synopsis

Archie and Reggie complain that Jughead relies on them too much.

Reprints

• from Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #142 (September 2008)

[Road to Riverdale] (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

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Claim to Fame (Table of Contents: 21)

Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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Genre

teen

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Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews

Synopsis

Reggie calls Veronica "Miss Vegetarian".

Reprints

• in Jughead & Friends Digest Magazine (Archie, 2005 series) #22 (October 2007)

Trumpet Triumph (Table of Contents: 22)

Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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Genre

teen

Characters

Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper

Synopsis

Reggie doesn't blow his own horn.

Reprints

• in Jughead & Friends Digest Magazine (Archie, 2005 series) #22 (October 2007)

The Ghosts of Walrus Island (Table of Contents: 23)

Archie / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script

C. J. Henderson (credited)

Pencils

Rex Lindsey (credited)

Inks

Rex Lindsey (credited)

Colors

Rex Lindsey (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Uncle Sandy

Synopsis

Uncle Sandy takes the kids on an island cruise, but they are shipwrecked by a storm and find a walrus graveyard.

Reprints

• from World of Archie (Archie, 1992 series) #20

Keywords

island; ivory; walrus

The Challenge (Table of Contents: 24)

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

Script

Kathleen Webb (credited)

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo (credited)

Inks

Henry Scarpelli (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper

Synopsis

Betty and Veronica fantasize about all the great adventures they could go on around the world.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #152 (October 2000)

Keywords

astronaut; Australia; Botswana; camel; desert; dream sequence; elephant; giraffe; Himalayas; mall; mountain biking; New Guinea; safari; shopping; Tanzania; wilderness; Yukon; zebra

Slow Dancing (Table of Contents: 25)

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

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Henry Scarpelli (credited)

Colors

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Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

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

Synopsis

Mr. Lodge hires The Archies to play at one of his parties. He specifically requests that they play waltzes and fox-trots.

Reprints

• from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #146 (November 1989)

Cast Party (Table of Contents: 26)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Mike Pellowski (credited)

Pencils

Tim Kennedy (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

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Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

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

Synopsis

Archie and Reggie have a fishing contest to settle who is the better angler.

Reprints

• from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #87 (October 2004)

Keywords

fishing

Luck-Key Me (Table of Contents: 27)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Dick Malmgren (credited)

Pencils

Dick Malmgren (credited)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Colors

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Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Dilton Doiley; Miss Grundy; Veronica Lodge (cameo); Betty Cooper (cameo)

Synopsis

On a school camping trip, Mr. Weatherbee entrusts Archie with the key to their vehicle, but Archie gets distracted and later can't find the key.

Reprints

• from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #115 (December 1979)

It's Hokey Man (Table of Contents: 28)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Fernando Ruiz (credited)

Pencils

Fernando Ruiz (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

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Letters

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Genre

teen

Characters

Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

Jughead teaches Archie how to play "hokey-ball", a new fad.

Reprints

• from Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #209 (August 2010)

Indexer Notes

Hokey-Ball is a parody of Pokemon.

Voices (Table of Contents: 29)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Harry Lucey (credited)

Inks

Chic Stone (credited)

Colors

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Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle

Synopsis

Reggie, Betty and Veronica go to explore an abandoned farmhouse, while Archie warns against taking the risk.

Reprints

• from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #127 (November 1972)

Kidding Around (Table of Contents: 30)

Veronica / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Joe Edwards (credited)

Pencils

Jeff Shultz (credited)

Inks

Rich Koslowski (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews

Synopsis

On her first day as a lifeguard, Veronica must chase down a loud and reluctant lost child.

Reprints

• from Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #68 (October 1997)

Keywords

lifeguard

The City Mouse (Table of Contents: 31)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Dick Malmgren (credited)

Pencils

Dick Malmgren (credited)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Colors

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Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee

Synopsis

Mr. Weatherbee wants some peace so Archie takes him to a cabin in the woods.

Reprints

• from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #129 (September 1981)

Soda Flavors! (Table of Contents: 32)

Jughead / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Rod Ollerenshaw

Inks

Rod Ollerenshaw

Colors

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Letters

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Reprints

• from Archie's Story & Game Digest Magazine (Archie, 1986 series) #14 (March 1990)

Indexer Notes

Unscramble the letters puzzle.

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

Hit Bit (Table of Contents: 33)

Jughead / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Genre

teen

Characters

Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews

Synopsis

Everywhere Jughead goes he gets run into by other people.

Reprints

• from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #15 (November 1969)

Out on a Limb (Table of Contents: 34)

Archie / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Colors

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Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Hiram Lodge; Milton; Veronica Lodge; The Falcon (first appearance; villain)

Synopsis

Archie and the gang accidently stumble across a counterfeiting ring.

Reprints

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

Company Attention (Table of Contents: 35)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Mike Pellowski (credited)

Pencils

Tim Kennedy (credited)

Inks

Bob Smith (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Jack Rollins; Karen Rollins; Tara; Sue

Synopsis

Archie's mom drags him to the company picnic.

Keywords

company picnic; horseshoes; sack race

Life Without Archie (Table of Contents: 36)

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

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Jeff Shultz (credited)

Inks

Henry Scarpelli (credited)

Colors

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Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Betty Cooper; Hermione Lodge

Synopsis

Archie is always in Mr. Lodge's hair, until Mr. Lodge and Betty turns Veronica into a surfer.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #164 (September 2001)

Keywords

badminton; surfing

Archie's Responsible (Table of Contents: 37)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Kathleen Webb (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Henry Scarpelli (credited)

Colors

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Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge

Synopsis

Archie must deliver important documents to Mr. Lodge at the bank.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #391 (September 1991)

The Two-Edged Ax (Table of Contents: 38)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo Jr. (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

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Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge

Synopsis

Archie and Veronica scheme to prevent Mr. Lodge from cutting down an old oak tree.

Reprints

• from Archie at Riverdale High (Archie, 1972 series) #27 (August 1975)

[Muppets] (Table of Contents: 39) (Expand) /

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Laff Gaff (Table of Contents: 40)

Reggie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Genre

teen

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Hiram Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews

Synopsis

Reggie asks Mr. Lodge if he would like a son like Archie.

Reprints

• from Reggie and Me (Archie, 1966 series) #52 (November 1971)

[20% off all Archie Comics] (Table of Contents: 41) (Expand) /

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A Date with Destiny Jones! (Table of Contents: 42)

Archie 3000 / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

Rich Margopoulos (credited)

Pencils

Dan Parent (credited)

Inks

Scott McRae (credited)

Colors

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Letters

Pat Brosseau (credited)

Genre

science fiction; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Destiny Jones; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

Archie and Reggie have a race on astro water skis to win a date with rock star Destiny Jones (who turns out to be Jughead's cousin). Naturally, Reggie sabotages Archie's skis, but Archie wins anyway.

Reprints

• from Archie 3000 (Archie, 1989 series) #10 (August 1990)

[Graphic Novel Super Store] (Table of Contents: 43) (Expand) /

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Taking the Pledge (Table of Contents: 44)

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

Script

Kathleen Webb (credited)

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo (credited)

Inks

Henry Scarpelli (credited)

Colors

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Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper

Synopsis

Veronica and Betty run in a marathon for charity.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #151 (September 2000)

Keywords

running

[Double Digest Bundle Pack] (Table of Contents: 45) (Expand) /

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Lip Zip (Table of Contents: 46)

Jughead / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Ethel Muggs

Synopsis

Ethel can't stand anybody that doesn't have some zip.

Reprints

• from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #1 (August 1967)

[Welcome to the new Archie Comics] (Table of Contents: 47) (Expand) /

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Flap Flip (Table of Contents: 48)

Reggie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Genre

teen

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Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews

Synopsis

Not even a bear will eat Veronica's pancakes.

Reprints

• from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #124 (October 2008)

Keywords

bear

The Old School Spirit (Table of Contents: 49)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Samm Schwartz (credited)

Inks

Samm Schwartz (credited)

Colors

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Letters

Samm Schwartz (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Mary Andrews; Svenson; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

Due to Archie's unknowing antics, Mr. Weatherbee thinks he hears ghosts.

Reprints

• from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #87 (October 1976)

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