Archie's Double Digest Magazine
#212
[Newsstand]
(December 2010)
Archie,
1984 Series
- Price
- 3.99 USD
- Pages
- 164
- Indicia Frequency
- 10 times a year (monthly except Jan. and July)
- On-sale Date
- 2010-10-06
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
The Archie Library
- Barcode
- 722627469519 12
- Editing
- ?
Issue Notes
This issue is a variant of Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #212.
There exist further variants:
[no title indexed]
Archie / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Pat Kennedy (signed)
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino (signed)
- Colors
- Jason Jensen (signed)
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Really, daddy... things have been quiet since you've been away!
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Mr. Lodge (picture)
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Something Fishy
Archie / comic story / 10 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Reprints
-
in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #282 (October 2017) - in Archie 1000 Page Comics Festival (Archie, 2017 series) (2017)
-
Indexer Notes
Listed on cover.
Concise Advice
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Miss Grundy
- Synopsis
- Miss Grundy takes her anger out on Moose, as Archie gives him some bad advice.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #378 (June 1990)
-
Guy's Night Out!
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski
- Pencils
- Tim Kennedy
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Vickie Williams
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Pop Tate; Chuck Clayton; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Archie Andrews; Nancy Woods; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- All the girls are at Veronica's slumber party, so the guys try to decide what they'll do for a guys' night out.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #164 (November 2005)
-
The Show Stopper!
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Craig Boldman
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg
- Inks
- Bob Smith
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Vickie Williams ?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Waldo Weatherbee; Professor Flutesnoot; Coach Clayton; Coach Kleats; Miss Beazley; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- A prank TV show decides to film at the school but every prank they pull gets a non-reaction with the blame being put on Archie.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #548 (August 2004)
-
The GENTLEman
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Archie tries to teach Moose not to get so angry when other boys talk to Midge.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #147 (July 1964)
-
- Keywords
- jealousy; temper
The Art of Doing Homework
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- George Gladir (credited)
- Pencils
- Tim Kennedy (credited)
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Betty Cooper; Miss Grundy
- Synopsis
- Archie explains the various methods he uses to do homework.
- Reprints
[no title indexed]
Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Pop! Do you believe in heredity?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
- from Reggie and Me (Archie, 1966 series) #81 (September 1975) which is reprinted
- from Archie daily (King Features Syndicate) 19XX-XX-XX, 19XX-XX-XX
- from Archie daily strip (King Features Syndicate, XX-XX-19XX)
-
Triassic Lark
World of Archie / comic story / 21 pages
- Genre
- adventure; teen
- Characters
- Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Doctor Dee-Tees; Moose Mason; Dilton Doiley
- Synopsis
- Mr. Lodge, Archie and Veronica travel to a remote land in search of dinosaurs.
- Reprints
- from World of Archie (Archie, 1992 series) #7 (February 1994)
-
- Keywords
- dinosaur
Mat Chat
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Yuk! Yuk! Dig Mr. Lodge's welcome mat!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy
- Synopsis
- Mr. Weatherbee has bought a welcome mat for Archie.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #187 (August 1973)
-
Tested but Not Bested
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Smithers; Mr. Biggs; Horace Biggs
- Synopsis
- Mr. Lodge wants Archie to meet the son of his business partner, Horace Biggs.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #155 (November 2004)
-
The Saga of Fast Freddie
Archie at Riverdale / comic story / 11 pages
- Genre
- drama; teen
- Reprints
- from Archie at Riverdale High (Archie, 1972 series) #93 (October 1983)
-
Beware
Archie and the Gang / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- George Gladir ?
- Pencils
- Samm Schwartz
- Inks
- Samm Schwartz
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Samm Schwartz
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Hot Dog; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- A rash of burglaries in the neighborhood has everyone scared except Jughead, because he's confident in Hot Dog the guard dog.
- Reprints
- from Jughead (Archie, 1965 series) #218 (July 1973)
-
Indexer Notes
When reprinted in Jughead and Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #6 writing is credited to Jim Ruth.
formerly a Jughead story.
The Visitor
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Smithers; Gaston; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle (cameo)
- Synopsis
- Archie causes havoc at the Lodge mansion by his clumsiness.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #291 (July 1974)
-
The Last Alarm
Little Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- adventure; detective-mystery; children
- Characters
- Little Archie Andrews; Spotty; Little Jughead Jones; Little Betty Cooper; Little Veronica Lodge; Waldo Weatherbee; Blue-Tooth Baker
- Synopsis
- Little Archie and his friends, as well as their enemies the South Side Serpents, try to solve the mystery of who's been setting off fire alarms at the school.
- Reprints
- from Little Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #160 (November 1980)
-
Indexer Notes
The only on-panel appearance of Blue-Tooth Baker (though his design and attitude are more like Bob Bolling's version of Fangs Fogarty).
The Reluctant Teacher
Little Archie / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- humor; children
- Reprints
- from The Adventures of Little Archie (Archie, 1961 series) #51 (January 1969)
-
Catch Me If You Can
Little Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Little Archie Andrews; Little Jughead Jones; Little Betty Cooper; Mary Andrews
- Reprints
- from Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #151 (June 2004)
-
Money Problem
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)
- Pencils
- ? [as Kennedy] (credited)
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Chuck Clayton; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- While at the mall, Archie rips the seat out of his pants and has to buy a new pair.
- Reprints
- in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #266 (April 2016)
-
Bite Delight
Jughead / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
- Reprints
- from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #18 (May 1970)
-
Tai-Chi Trouble
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy; Master Chen
- Synopsis
- Archie and Mr. Weatherbee take a tai-chi class.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #164 (November 2005)
-
Snappy Comeback
Archie 1 / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Frank Doyle (credited)
- Pencils
- Doug Crane (credited)
- Inks
- Tom Moore (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman ?
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Oooh! That doesn't sound too friendly!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- A prehistoric version of Betty has invented a new weapon, the outasite stick (a boomerang).
- Reprints
- from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #145 (October 1989)
-
- Keywords
- cavemen
The Ups and Downs of Life
Archie 1 / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Frank Doyle
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo Jr.
- Inks
- Jim DeCarlo
- Colors
- Barry Grossman ?
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Look! Look what I made! Who says I don't have a great brain?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Archie invents a ladder but Reggie steals it and strands Archie and the rest of the gang in a high cave while using the ladder as a bridge.
- Reprints
- from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #135 (May 1988)
-
- Keywords
- cavemen
Indexer Notes
This story features the caveman versions of the Archie characters.
The King of Swing
Archie 1 / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen; humor
- Characters
- Archie 1; Betty 1; Veronica 1; Jughead 1; Reggie 1; Zantar; Chee Chee
- Synopsis
- In prehistoric times, the gang meets Zantar, king of the jungle, and his monkey sidekick Chee Chee.
- Reprints
- from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #150 (July 1990)
-
Football Fun
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- John Rose (credited)
- Pencils
- Henry Scarpelli (credited)
- Inks
- Rich Koslowski (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Jack Morelli (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Archie and Jughead volunteer to coach a youth football team.
- Reprints
- in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #293 (December 2018)
-
- Keywords
- football; volunteer
Monster Mash
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- John Rose (credited)
- Pencils
- Bill Galvan (credited)
- Inks
- Rich Koslowski (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Teresa Davidson (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mrs. Irby; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Archie is raking yards to make money to buy a Halloween costume.
- Reprints
- in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #272 (November 2016)
-
- Keywords
- costume contest; Halloween
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Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["Really, daddy... things have been quiet since you've been away!"]
Archie -
1.
Something Fishy
Archie -
2.
Concise Advice
Archie -
3.
Guy's Night Out!
Archie -
4.
The Show Stopper!
Archie -
5.
The GENTLEman
Archie -
6.
The Art of Doing Homework
Archie -
7.
["Pop! Do you believe in heredity?"]
Archie's Gag Bag -
8.
Triassic Lark
World of Archie -
9.
Mat Chat
Archie -
10.
Tested but Not Bested
Archie -
11.
The Saga of Fast Freddie
Archie at Riverdale -
12.
Beware
Archie and the Gang -
13.
The Visitor
Archie -
14.
The Last Alarm
Little Archie -
15.
The Reluctant Teacher
Little Archie -
16.
Catch Me If You Can
Little Archie -
17.
Money Problem
Archie -
18.
Bite Delight
Jughead -
19.
Tai-Chi Trouble
Archie -
20.
Snappy Comeback
Archie 1 -
21.
The Ups and Downs of Life
Archie 1 -
22.
The King of Swing
Archie 1 -
23.
Football Fun
Archie -
24.
Monster Mash
Archie
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