World of Archie Double Digest #85

(March 2019)

[How to get your free comic] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

The Case of Hiding in Plain Sight! (Table of Contents: 2)

Sam Hill Private Eye / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Ian Flynn (credited)

Pencils

Jeff Shultz (credited)

Inks

Bob Smith (credited)

Colors

Glenn Whitmore (credited)

Letters

Jack Morelli (credited)

Genre

detective-mystery

Characters

Sam Hill; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews

Synopsis

Hiram Lodge hires detective Sam Hill to figure out how Archie continues to get into the Lodge Mansion even though he has forbade him from setting foot on the grounds.

Brain Freeze (Table of Contents: 3)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Mike Pellowski (credited)

Pencils

Jeff Shultz (credited)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy

Synopsis

While in detention, Archie daydreams about winter sports.

Reprints

• from World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #25 (March 2013)

Keywords

ski jump; skiing

Coffee Plant (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script

Hal Smith (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Mike Esposito (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Archie Andrews; Professor Flutesnoot; Miss Phlips (cameo); Veronica Lodge (cameo); Betty Cooper (cameo)

Synopsis

Mr. Weatherbee thinks he's discovered a super-growth formula for plants - in Miss Beazly's terrible coffee.

Reprints

• from Faculty Funnies (Archie, 1989 series) #4 (March 1990)

Success Secret (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo (credited)

Inks

Alison Flood (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Arnold; Pop Tate

Synopsis

The girls are becoming exasperated with the short attention spans of the boys.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #38 (March 1991)

A Cake Walk (Table of Contents: 6)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Mike Pellowski (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Mike Esposito (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Characters

Archie Andrews; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy; Coach Kleats

Synopsis

Archie is carrying cakes for the school bake sale and it makes Mr. Weatherbee a nervous wreck as he keeps expecting Archie to drop them.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #385 (March 1991)

I Remember Archie (Table of Contents: 7)

Archie and Me / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Chic Stone (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Mr. Weatherbee; Professor Flutesnoot; Miss Grundy; Betty Cooper; School Superintendant; Jughead Jones

Synopsis

Mr. Weatherbee flashes back to his memories of Archie and all the whacky things he's done.

Reprints

• from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #161 (February 1987)

[Read it all on the Archie App] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

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

Demand for Supply (Table of Contents: 9)

Mister Andrews / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Rod Ollerenshaw

Pencils

Rod Ollerenshaw

Inks

Rudy Lapick

Colors

Barry Grossman ?

Letters

Bill Yoshida ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Biff...how come I can never get my supplies on time?

Genre

humor

Characters

Fred Andrews; Biff

Synopsis

Fred wants to know why he can't order any office supplies.

Reprints

• from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #140 (January 1989)

[Star Trek Select Action Figures] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Diamond Select / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Dinner For 6 (Table of Contents: 11)

Archie / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

Barbara Slate (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Bob Smith (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Jack Morelli (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Mary Andrews; Fred Andrews; Hal Cooper; Alice Cooper; Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge

Synopsis

The parents of Archie, Betty and Veronica decide to go out to dinner together, making their kids very anxious.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #574 (May 2007)

Red Alert (Table of Contents: 12)

Jughead / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Mike Esposito (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy; Chuck Clayton; Nancy Woods; Ethel Muggs; Moose Mason; Veronica Lodge; Svenson; Miss Beazly

Synopsis

The kids invite Mr. Weatherbee and Miss Grundy to their ice skating party but it ends with Mr. Weatherbee falling through the ice.

Reprints

• from Jughead (Archie, 1987 series) #43 (March 1993)

Keywords

ice skating

[Archie Modern Classics] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

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

[The Mighty Crusaders] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

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

Ski Bums and Bumettes (Table of Contents: 15)

Archie / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Rex W. Lindsey

Inks

Rex W. Lindsey

Colors

?

Characters

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

Reprints

• from Archie's Pal Jughead Comics (Archie, 1993 series) #54 (March 1994)

Keywords

ski lift; skiing

Indexer Notes

Various images of the Archie crowd skiing.

[Betty and Me] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17)

Hot Dog Pin Up / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I know it's cold outside!

Characters

Hot Dog; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones

Synopsis

Hot Dog sleeps in the tent, Archie and Jughead sleep on the ground.

Keywords

camping

[Official Betty and Veronica Merch!] (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Show and Tell (Table of Contents: 19)

Jughead / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

teen

Characters

Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones

Synopsis

Jughead knows who the main witness would be if the bank was robbed.

Sophomore Scandal (Table of Contents: 20)

Archie at Riverdale / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Chuck Clayton; Coach Clayton; Mr. Weatherbee; Jughead Jones; Swenson; Carl

Synopsis

A thief is roaming the halls of Riverdale High and Chuck is framed as the culprit.

Reprints

• from Archie at Riverdale High (Archie, 1972 series) #14 (March 1974)

Stick Shift (Table of Contents: 21)

Archie at Riverdale / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo

Inks

Rudy Lapick

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

drama; humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Coach Kleats; Waldo Weatherbee

Synopsis

Archie tells us the story of how, to everyone's surprise, the klutzy Jughead became a champion hockey player.

Reprints

• from Archie at Riverdale High (Archie, 1972 series) #16 (June 1974)

Keywords

hockey

Pep Rally (Table of Contents: 22)

Archie at Riverdale / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Harry Lucey (credited)

Inks

Chic Stone (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Dilton Doily; Coach Kleats; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Geraldine Grundy

Synopsis

Coach Kleats finds Archie, dressed in his uniform, giving Dilton a pep talk to psych him up for a chess match.

Reprints

• from Archie at Riverdale High (Archie, 1972 series) #17 (July 1974)

Top Secret (Table of Contents: 23)

Jughead / comic story / 6 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

Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews, Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy

Synopsis

The female half of Miss Grundy's English class is chasing Jughead, trying to find out what he wrote in his essay "Dating Disasters and How To Avoid Them".

Reprints

• from Jughead (Archie, 1965 series) #290 (July 1979)

Have a Ball (Table of Contents: 24)

Veronica / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hey, Arch! You know what we haven't done in a long time?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Hiram Lodge

Synopsis

Veronica gets into a snowball fight with the boys.

Reprints

• from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #160 (April 1969)

Share Flair (Table of Contents: 25)

Jughead / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Fernando Ruiz ?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

teen

Characters

Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews

Synopsis

Jughead sits between Archie and Betty at the movies.

Reprints

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

Net Nut (Table of Contents: 26)

Jughead / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Samm Schwartz

Inks

Samm Schwartz

Colors

?

Letters

Samm Schwartz

Genre

teen

Characters

Jughead Jones; Coach Kleats

Synopsis

Jughead wants to join the hockey team.

Reprints

• from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #43 (April 1975)

Keywords

hockey

The Frigid Flash! (Table of Contents: 27)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Bob Bolling (credited)

Pencils

Bob Bolling (credited)

Inks

?

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

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

Synopsis

The cold in the school causes Archie to move at super-speed.

Reprints

• from Archie & Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #23 (March 2013)

Phone-y Problems (Table of Contents: 28)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Angelo Decesare (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Bob Smith (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Jack Morelli (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

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

Synopsis

Annoyed at the students for using their cellphones instead of listening to his speech, Mr. Weatherbee bans cellphones from the school.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #579 (December 2007)

Should Old Resolutions Be Forget (Table of Contents: 29)

Jughead / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Craig Boldman (credited)

Pencils

Rex Lindsey (credited)

Inks

Rich Koslowski (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

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

Synopsis

Long after everybody else has forgotten their New Year's resolutions, Jughead is still sticking to his, which annoys Veronica.

Reprints

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

Late Again! (Table of Contents: 30)

Miss Grundy and Miss Haggly / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Joe Edwards (credited)

Pencils

Joe Edwards (credited)

Inks

Joe Edwards (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor

Characters

Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Miss Haggly; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews

Synopsis

Mr. Weatherbee forces Miss Grundy and Miss Haggly into a morning exercise program to cure their lethargy.

Reprints

• from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #399 (March 1985)

Film at Eleven (Table of Contents: 31)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Tim Kennedy (credited)

Inks

Henry Scarpelli (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Jug! Be a pal, will you, and do something funny!

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy

Synopsis

Archie wants to make a video for a TV show that shows funny videos and Jughead stages an elaborate hoax.

Reprints

• from Jughead (Archie, 1987 series) #22 (February 1991)

Archie Ski Maze (Table of Contents: 32)

Archie / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Characters

Archie Andrews

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1983 series) #7 (February 1984)

Indexer Notes

Maze puzzle.

Cool Licks (Table of Contents: 33)

Jughead / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Hal Smith

Pencils

Stan Goldberg

Inks

Rich Koslowski

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper

Synopsis

Jughead likes to eat ice cream in the winter because it doesn't melt.

Reprints

• from Archie's Pal Jughead Comics (Archie, 1993 series) #113 (February 1999)

Keywords

ice cream; winter

Indexer Notes

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

Winter Blunderland (Table of Contents: 34)

Jughead / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

Craig Boldman (credited)

Pencils

Rex Lindsey (credited)

Inks

Rich Koslowski (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Pop Tate

Synopsis

Archie falls for a girl but only gets her phone number, not her name. Archie shovels snow to earn money for his date and loses her number. Jughead finds the number but tells Archie to keep shoveling so he can earn money for food.

Reprints

• from Archie's Pal Jughead Comics (Archie, 1993 series) #113 (February 1999)

Keywords

angel; blizzard; devil; shovel; snow; snowstorm

Worry Flurry (Table of Contents: 35)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Joe Edwards (credited)

Pencils

Joe Edwards (credited)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I wonder what Archie will do today?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Waldo Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Geraldine Grundy; Professor Flutesnoot; Dilton Doiley; Jughead Jones

Synopsis

Mr. Weatherbee can't get any work done because he's convinced Archie is going to cause problems.

Reprints

• from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #84 (July 1976)

Sub Flub (Table of Contents: 36)

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

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

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

Synopsis

When Reggie and Veronica play hooky and go skiing rather than rehearsing, the remaining Archies end up playing a gig at Reggie and Veronica's resort.

Reprints

• from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #100 (April 1982)

Keywords

skiing

Old Grads Never Die (Table of Contents: 37)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Oh no!! This is awful!

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Waldo Weatherbee; 'Rags' Oliver; Jughead Jones

Synopsis

Archie helps Mr. Weatherbee save the school when the new owner of the land threatens to tear it down.

Reprints

• from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #131 (December 1981)

Noteworthy (Table of Contents: 38)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Harry Lucey (credited)

Inks

Harry Lucey (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Eeyabbadabba dooby-doo!

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mrs. Andrews; Jughead Jones

Synopsis

When Veronica breaks her date with Archie, Fred tries to cheer his son up.

Reprints

• from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #165 (January 1976)

[Riverdale Essential Reading for Fans of the Show] (Table of Contents: 39) (Expand) /

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

On the Air! (Table of Contents: 40)

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

Script

Dexter Taylor (credited)

Pencils

Dexter Taylor (credited)

Inks

Dexter Taylor (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

children

Characters

Mr. Weatherbee; Superintendent Hassle; Little Jughead; Little Archie; Little Reggie; Miss Beazly

Synopsis

Mr. Weatherbee asks Little Jughead, Little Reggie and Little Archie to do a school news program over the intercom.

The Bee and the Tree (Table of Contents: 41)

Mr. Weatherbee / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Dexter Taylor

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Mr Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Little Archie; Little Jughead

Synopsis

Mr. Weatherbee is attacked by a raccoon.

Reprints

• from Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #57 (March 1985)

Keywords

raccoon

Say It with Flowers (Table of Contents: 42)

Little Archie / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Dexter Taylor

Pencils

Dexter Taylor

Inks

Dexter Taylor

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

children

Characters

Little Archie Andrews; Little Jughead Jones; Little Reggie Mantle; Little Veronica Lodge; Little Betty Cooper; Fangs Fogarty; Miss Grundy

Synopsis

Little Archie figures out a way to shoot spitballs without getting in trouble.

Reprints

• from Little Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #105 (April 1976)

Keywords

flowers; spitballs

Indexer Notes

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

[20% off all Archie Comics] (Table of Contents: 43) (Expand) /

Midtown Comics / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Wry Reply (Table of Contents: 44)

Jughead / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

teen

Characters

Miss Grundy; Jughead Jones

Synopsis

Miss Grundy doesn't want any smart answers from Jughead.

[Graphic Novel Super Store] (Table of Contents: 45) (Expand) /

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

Famous Funnies (Table of Contents: 46)

Reggie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

teen

Characters

Reggie Mantle

Synopsis

Reggie tells four jokes.

Indexer Notes

The first joke is "What cat is a famous rock star?"

[The Digest Bundle Pack Just Got Bigger!] (Table of Contents: 47) (Expand) /

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

A Bad Spell (Table of Contents: 48)

Ms. Grundy / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

George Gladir

Pencils

Tim Kennedy

Inks

Rudy Lapick

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

humor

Characters

Miss Grundy

Synopsis

Miss Grundy finds grammar and the computer age don't always mix.

Reprints

• from Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #134 (February 2003)

Indexer Notes

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

[Collect Them All!] (Table of Contents: 49) (Expand) /

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

To Kill or to Cure (Table of Contents: 50)

Archie and his Pals / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Quitely

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Chuck Clayton; Coach Kleats; Coach Clayton; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee

Synopsis

Something's wrong with Coach Kleats and everyone at Riverdale High is starting to notice.

Reprints

• from Archie at Riverdale High (Archie, 1972 series) #60 (January 1979), #60 (January 1979)

[Build Your Own Comics Double Digests Subscription!] (Table of Contents: 51) (Expand) /

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[Try these new Archie comics digests!] (Table of Contents: 52) (Expand) /

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[Chilling Adventures of Sabrina] (Table of Contents: 53) (Expand) /

Netflix / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[Riverdale] (Table of Contents: 54) (Expand) /

CW / advertisement / 1 page (report information)