World of Archie Double Digest #84

(January 2019)

Wreath Wrath (Table of Contents: 1)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Angelo Decesare

Pencils

Pat Kennedy; Tim Kennedy

Inks

Bob Smith

Colors

Ann Whitmore

Letters

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Genre

humor; teen

Characters

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

Synopsis

Archie finds and repairs a giant inflatable Santa in an effort to get Mr. Weatherbee in the Christmas spirit.

Keywords

Christmas spirit; Santa Claus

Wanted: Santa Claus (Table of Contents: 2)

Archie and Me / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Joe Edwards

Pencils

Joe Edwards

Inks

Jon D' Agostino

Colors

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Letters

Jon D' Agostino

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Moose; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Mr. Lodge; Coach Kleats; Dilton Doily; Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate

Synopsis

Mr. Weatherbee is in a bad mood when he figures Archie is planning to ask him to play Santa Claus.

Reprints

• from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #26 (February 1969)

Keywords

Christmas; Santa Claus

Indexer Notes

Credits added

The "A" and "B" of It (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script

Frank Doyle

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo

Inks

Rudy Lapick

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Smithers the butler

Synopsis

Archie and Jughead show up to help Betty and Veronica decorate the Lodge Christmas tree - - with predictable results.

Reprints

• from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #241 (December 1975)

Keywords

Christmas tree; decorating; planning ahead

Cover Charge (Table of Contents: 4)

Jughead / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle

Pencils

Stan Goldberg

Inks

Rudy Lapick

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Barry Grossman ?

Genre

teen

Characters

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

Synopsis

When Jughead trades his beanie for a Santa cap, Reggie and the girls bombard him with snowballs, but Archie gets them back with the help of a crowd of neighborhood kids.

Reprints

• from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #592 (January 1989)

Indexer Notes

Feature was changed from "Archie" to "Jughead" for this printing.

Spirit Sprite (Table of Contents: 5)

Christmas Love-in / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir

Pencils

Bob Bolling

Inks

Jon D’Agostino

Colors

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Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Ethel Muggs; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Midge Klump; Hot Dog

Synopsis

The gang insists that Jughead must ask Ethel to the Christmas dance.

Reprints

• from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #454 (January 1977)

Rare Square (Table of Contents: 6)

Jughead / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

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Inks

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Colors

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Letters

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Genre

humor

Characters

Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

The class art assignment is to make a Mod style poster.

Reprints

• from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #6 (July 1968)

Lonely Lobo (Table of Contents: 7)

Archie / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Script

Bob Bolling

Pencils

Bob Bolling

Inks

Chic Stone

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

adventure; humor

Characters

Archie Andrews; Waldo Weatherbee; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Billy Grumbelly; Kanyook (wolf); un-named zookeeper

Synopsis

Mr. Weatherbee tells us how Archie came to have a strange attachment to an old, mean wolf at the zoo. In the flashback, Archie goes up to Mr. Lodge's North Woods retreat to do a report on wolves, and goes flying over the forest with Mr. Lodge. When the plane crash-lands and Archie is knocked out, Mr. Lodge goes to get help, but while he's alone in the stranded plane, Archie is almost trampled by a stampede of caribou. And after he manages to out of the plane, he faces an even worse problem: Kanyook, a starving outcast wolf who used to be the leader of his pack.

Reprints

• from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #149 (February 1985)

Keywords

archaeology; caribou; wolves

Indexer Notes

As Bolling explains in a footnote, Mr. Lodge's lodge in the North Woods and his angry caretaker, Billy Grumbelly, originally appeared in a story (also by Bolling) in Little Archie # 155.

When reprinted in Archie & Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #23, inks are credited to Bob Smith.

In four parts.

Flip Quip (Table of Contents: 8)

Jughead / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Bob White

Inks

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Colors

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Letters

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Genre

teen

Characters

Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

Jughead enters the room Archie and Veronica are in without knocking.

Reprints

• from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #22 (January 1971)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprint in Jughead and Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #10, no credits listed in this digest.

Dismiss Bliss (Table of Contents: 9)

Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

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Inks

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Colors

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Letters

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Genre

humor

Characters

Archie; Jughead; Betty; Unnamed Teacher

Reprints

• from Archie... Archie Andrews Where Are You? Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1977 series) #50 (June 1987)

Nuff Said (Table of Contents: 10)

Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

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Inks

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Colors

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Letters

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Genre

humor

Characters

Miss Beazley; Jughead; Archie

Synopsis

Miss Beazley has selective hearing

Reprints

• from Archie... Archie Andrews Where Are You? Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1977 series) #50 (June 1987)

Team Esteem (Table of Contents: 11)

Mr. Weatherbee / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

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Inks

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Colors

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Letters

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Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy

Synopsis

Mr. Weatherbee looks for the school basketball team news in the entertainment section.

Reprints

• from Archie... Archie Andrews Where Are You? Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1977 series) #55 (April 1988)

Gobble Squabble (Table of Contents: 12)

Archie / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

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Inks

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Colors

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Letters

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Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

Archie and Jughead argue over the last piece of pie.

Reprints

• from Archie... Archie Andrews Where Are You? Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1977 series) #55 (April 1988)

Time for a Change (Part I) (Table of Contents: 13)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

John Wilcox (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Henry Scarpelli (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Mr. Weatherbee; Dilton Doiley; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge; Miss Grundy

Synopsis

Archie and Mr. Weatherbee test Dilton's I.Q. Analyzer, but something goes wrong and the two have their personalities switched. This causes problems when the two go out on dates that evening.

Reprints

• from Riverdale High (Archie, 1990 series) #1 (August 1990)

Keywords

invention; mind switch; science fair

Indexer Notes

Story is in two parts. The word balloons for the switched characters have a headshot of the personality speaking, so readers don't get confused by the switched personalities.

Feature changed from "Riverdale High" to "Archie" in this reprint.

Time for a Change (Part II) (Table of Contents: 14)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

John Wilcox (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Henry Scarpelli (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Dilton Doiley; Herkimer Hassle; Prof Flutesnoot (cameo); Jughead Jones (cameo)

Synopsis

Archie and Mr. Weatherbee continue to have switched personalities, each one being miserable in the other one's life.

Reprints

• from Riverdale High (Archie, 1990 series) #1 (August 1990)

Keywords

detention; school board; switched personalities

Indexer Notes

Feature changed from "Riverdale High" to "Archie" in this reprint.

Trading Places (Table of Contents: 15)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Mike Pellowski

Pencils

Tim Kennedy

Inks

Rudy Lapick

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Vickie Williams

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Geraldine Grundy; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Moose Mason; Svenson; Waldo Weatherbee; Ethel Muggs; Midge Klump

Synopsis

Archie and his classmates pretend to be each other.

Reprints

• from Jughead with Archie Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #189 (February 2004)

Indexer Notes

Feature changed from "Jughead with Archie" to "Archie" in this reprint.

Wooden It Be Nice (Table of Contents: 16)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Mike Pellowski

Pencils

Stan Goldberg

Inks

Henry Scarpelli

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

humor

Characters

Mr. Jordan, Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Ricky Mantle; Vicky Mantle; Mary Andrews; Fred Andrews

Synopsis

Archie and Reggie make birdhouses in shop class.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #450 (August 1996)

Keywords

shop class

Svenson Appreciation Day (Table of Contents: 17)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Hal Smith

Pencils

Fernando Ruiz

Inks

Jon D'Agostino

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Svenson

Synopsis

On Svenson's 25th anniversary working at the school, the students decide to do something nice: let him relax and do his job for the day. But with Archie on the job, Svenson will have less relaxation and more damage control to worry about!

Reprints

• from Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #131

Send in the Clowns (Table of Contents: 18)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle

Pencils

Stan Goldberg

Inks

Henry Scarpelli

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen

Characters

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

Synopsis

Mr. Weatherbee hires a clown for the school dance, which has a circus theme, but Archie and Reggie don't find him very funny.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #431 (January 1995)

Keywords

clowns

Dear Old Dad (Table of Contents: 19)

Weatherbee / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Dick Malmgren

Pencils

Joe Edwards

Inks

Joe Edwards

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen

Characters

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

Synopsis

A casual remark made by Mr. Weatherbee gets misinterpreted by the student body.

Reprints

• from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #82 (April 1976)

Indexer Notes

Feature changed in this reprint.

Questionable Call (Table of Contents: 20)

Veronica / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Mike Pellowski

Pencils

Jeff Shultz

Inks

Rich Koslowski

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Veronica; Archie; Betty; Jughead; Pop Tate; Mr. Lodge; Prof Al. G. Brah; Mr. Everell B. There; Ms.Cindy Letters; Dr. Bunson Burn, Sam; Melanie

Synopsis

Veronica appears on a Game Show.

Reprints

• from Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #86 (April 1999)

Keywords

embarassment; game shows

Growing Pain (Table of Contents: 21)

Jughead / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Craig Boldman

Pencils

Rex Lindsey

Inks

Rex Lindsey

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Mr. Jones; Mrs. Jones; Jellybean Jones; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews

Synopsis

Jellybean said "waffle".

Reprints

• from Archie's Pal Jughead Comics (Archie, 1993 series) #91 (April 1997)

Keywords

first words

Hostess with the Mostest (Table of Contents: 22)

Miss Beazly / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle

Pencils

Harry Lucey

Inks

?

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

humor

Characters

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

Synopsis

Miss Beazly tries to remake her image by being the cafeteria Maitre D' rather than head lunch lady.

Reprints

• from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #95 (July 1975)

Now Hear This (Table of Contents: 23)

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

Script

George Gladir

Pencils

Samm Schwartz

Inks

Samm Schwartz

Colors

?

Letters

Samm Schwartz

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

The Archies [Archie; Betty; Reggie; Jughead; Veronica]; Pop Tate; Mr. Lodge; Smithers

Synopsis

The Archies look for a place to practice.

Hue and Cry (Table of Contents: 24)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle

Pencils

Stan Goldberg

Inks

Mike Esposito

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Veronica; Reggie; Betty; Jughead; Miss Grundy; Mr. Svenson

Synopsis

Archie tries to hide his hair after graffiti vandals paint it blue.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #375 (March 1990)

Indexer Notes

Credits in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #238 list George Gladir as writer and Rudy Lapick as inker.

Sound Bytes Bite Back (Table of Contents: 25)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Hal Smith

Pencils

Stan Goldberg

Inks

Mike Esposito

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

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

Synopsis

Archie and Jughead make a video of a day at Riverdale High School. Reggie tries to sabotage their project by over-dubbing insulting sound effects, but is too smart for his own good.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #383 (December 1990)

Keywords

over-dubbing; sound effects; video

Tape Decked (Table of Contents: 26)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle

Pencils

Stan Goldberg

Inks

Mike Esposito

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen

Characters

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

Synopsis

Mr. Weatherbee makes tapes for the students on how to behave but Archie and Jughead have their own plans for the tapes.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #365 (March 1989)

A Guide to Teen-Age Boy Behavior (Table of Contents: 27)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Mike Esposito (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

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

Synopsis

A facetious guide to teen-age boys' behavior, concentrating on girls and food.

Reprints

• from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #253 (March 1986)

Keywords

beach; dancing; fishing; kissing; mall; movies; north pole; rock music; surfing

Indexer Notes

Archie has a poster of "Bruce Springson" [Bruce Springsteen] on his wall.

Know When to Fold! (Table of Contents: 28)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle

Pencils

Stan Goldberg

Inks

Rod Ollerenshaw

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Rod Ollerenshaw

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Professor Flutesnoot

Synopsis

Reggie takes up origami, using the pages of Archie's notebook.

Reprints

• from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #181 (March 1990)

Keywords

origami

Trust Buster (Table of Contents: 29)

Reggie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

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Inks

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Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Nominating for treasurer is now opened!

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

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

Synopsis

Reggie is elected treasurer.

Reprints

• from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #28 (January 1957)

An Electric Fad! (Table of Contents: 30)

Jughead / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir

Pencils

Samm Schwartz

Inks

Samm Schwartz

Colors

?

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Characters

Jughead; Archie; Betty; Veronica; Mr. Weatherbee; Moose; Miss Grundy; Prof. Flutesnoot; Miss Beazley; Mr. Svenson; Miss Phlips; Kevin

Synopsis

Mr. Weatherbee tries to jazz up his speech with the latest fad - electric jokes!

Reprints

• from Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #101 (April 2004)

Keywords

fads; jokes

Alone Again Naturally (Table of Contents: 31)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Dick Malmgren

Pencils

Stan Goldberg [as Stan G.]

Inks

Rudy Lapick

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee

Synopsis

Feeling sorry for Mr. Weatherbee, Archie and Jughead take him to the mall for some fun.

Reprints

• from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #389 (June 1985)

Go With the Floe (Table of Contents: 32)

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

Script

Bob Bolling

Pencils

Bob Bolling

Inks

Mike Esposito

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

adventure; humor; children

Characters

Little Archie Andrews; Sue Stringly; Snuffles

Synopsis

After Little Archie protects Sue Stringly and her scrawny Christmas tree from the South Side Serpents, the two run out onto the ice after her dog Snuffles and get caught on an ice floe that takes them out into the middle of the river.

Reprints

• from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #581 (January 1988)

Keywords

Christmas; Christmas tree

Indexer Notes

When reprinted in Archie's Super Comics Digest (Sterling Publishing Co., Inc, 2012 series) #2, the inks are credited to Chic Stone.

His Big Day (Table of Contents: 33)

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

Script

Dexter Taylor

Pencils

Dexter Taylor

Inks

Jon D'Agostino

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

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Genre

humor; children

Characters

Little Jughead Jones; Little Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee

Synopsis

Little Jughead, as the 100,000th person to enter the grocery store, wins all the food he can carry in ten minutes.

Reprints

• from Little Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #69 (January 1972)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprint in Jughead's Double Digest (1989 series) #189.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 34)

Mr. Weatherbee's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

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Inks

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Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Nice of both of you to volunteer to take care of the cafeteria while Miss Beazly is out!

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Waldo Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones

Reprints

• from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #118 (April 1980)

Keywords

rice

Joke Bloke (Table of Contents: 35)

Reggie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

George Gladir

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

Nancy Dakesian

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen

Characters

Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy

Synopsis

Reggie's example of a joke for a class presentation is a picture of Archie.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica Annual Digest Magazine (Archie, 1989 series) #2 (February 1990)

Indexer Notes

Credits from original

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 36)

Mr. Weatherbee Pin Up / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

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Inks

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Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

I've decided to let Mr. Weatherbee help us decorate

Genre

humor

Characters

Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews

Synopsis

Mr. Weatherbee is falling off a ladder decorating the Christmas tree. Pin up.

Reprints

• from Archie's Holiday Fun Digest (Archie, 1997 series) #1 (February 1997)

Keywords

Christmas; ladder; tree

Holiday on the High Seas (Table of Contents: 37)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Golliher

Pencils

Jeff Shultz

Inks

Al Milgrom

Colors

Adam Walmsley

Letters

Jack Morelli

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie; Betty; Veronica; Big Ethel; Reggie, Hiram Lodge; Mrs. Lodge; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Mr. Mantle; Mrs. Mantle; Mr. Jones; Mrs Jones; Jellybean;

Synopsis

The gang tries to cheer Veronica up, by spending Christmas with her.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #156

Indexer Notes

Updated plot with new tech