World of Archie Double Digest #89

(July 2019)

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

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

Follow that Truck! (Table of Contents: 2)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Ron Robbins (credited)

Pencils

Bill Golliher (credited)

Inks

Bob Smith (credited)

Colors

Glenn Whitmore (credited)

Letters

Jack Morelli (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Miss Grundy; Veronica Lodge; Dilton Doily; Kevin Keller; Coach Clayton; Chuck Clayton; Moose Mason; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Midge Klump; Pop Tate

Synopsis

Coach Clayton puts Archie and Reggie in charge of getting Jughead in shape.

Reprints

• in Archie 1000 Page Comics Jubilee (Archie, 2019 series) (2019)

Keywords

food truck

Lava Come Back to Me! or Getting Sedimental Over You! (Table of Contents: 3)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Bob Bolling (credited)

Pencils

Rex Lindsey (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Midge Klump; Professor Flutesnoot

Synopsis

Archie gives Veronica a piece of obsidian, which starts a rumor that Archie and Veronica are engaged.

Reprints

• from Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #152 (August 2004)

Keywords

volcano

It's Plane Silly (Table of Contents: 4)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Dick Malmgren (credited)

Pencils

Dick Malmgren (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

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

Synopsis

Reggie and Archie get in trouble for flying paper airplanes in school.

Reprints

• from Reggie and Me (Archie, 1966 series) #98 (August 1977)

The Dudes (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Smithers; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

When Veronica praises a person wearing a forties vintage wide brim hat, Reggie runs out and buys one to impress her. Once Archie finds out, he does the exact same thing.

Reprints

• from Reggie and Me (Archie, 1966 series) #72 (August 1974)

Safety Last (Table of Contents: 6)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Howard Bender (credited)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Mindy Eisman (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Chuck Clayton; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee; Veronica Lodge; Miss Grundy; Prof. Flutesnoot; Moose Mason; Midge Klump

Synopsis

The school faculty invites the student safety committee to an evening of bowling, where accident upon accident ensues.

Reprints

• from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #219 (November 1990)

Keywords

bowling

Girl of His Dreams (Table of Contents: 7)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Mike Pellowski (credited)

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo (credited)

Inks

Mike Esposito (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Cheryl Blossom; Mary Andrews

Synopsis

Betty, Veronica and Cheryl get wind of the fact that Archie is dreaming of his ideal girl and they all want to know who she is.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #101 (July 1996)

[You Can't Beat the Classics] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Star Trek; Diamond Select / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Reggie's Stand Up Comedy Corner (Table of Contents: 9)

Reggie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Mike Pellowski

Pencils

Ernie Colon

Inks

Rudy Lapick

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

humor

Characters

Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews

Synopsis

Reggie tells jokes about "insects".

Reprints

• from Archie & Friends (Archie, 1992 series) #50 (September 2001)

Keywords

bugs; hornet; insects

Indexer Notes

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

[Read it all on the Archie App.] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

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

Hair Apparent (Table of Contents: 11)

Mr. Weatherbee / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Fernando Ruiz (credited)

Pencils

Fernando Ruiz (credited)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Mr. Weatherbee; Professor Flutesnoot; Moose Mason; Betty Cooper; Wendy Weatherbee; Tony Weatherbee; Coach Kleats; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge (as a teen); Miss Grundy (as a teen)

Synopsis

Mr. Weatherbee tells his niece Wendy the story behind the split with his brother Tony.

Reprints

• from Tales from Riverdale Digest (Archie, 2005 series) #27 (April 2008)

Prom Again (Table of Contents: 12)

World of Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

John Rose (credited)

Pencils

Tim Kennedy (credited)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Hot Dog; Veronica Lodge; Betty's grandparents

Synopsis

Betty and the gang hold a dance with 50s music for the residents of the local retirement home.

Reprints

• from World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #18 (July 2012)

Indexer Notes

Archie wears his classic vest and pants to the dance.

Weighty Matter (Table of Contents: 13)

The Chef of the Cafeteria Miss Beazly / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Mike Esposito (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Miss Beazly; Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews

Synopsis

Miss Beazly tries to help The Bee lose weight by having his lunch delivered to his office.

Reprints

• from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #186 (March 1987)

Keywords

diet; weight loss

[Riverdale High] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

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

[Archie's Big Book Volume 6] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

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

Where in the World?! (Table of Contents: 16)

Miss Grundy / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Characters

Geraldine Grundy; Archie Andrews

Reprints

• from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #93 (June 2005)

Keywords

Rebus

Bath Wrath (Table of Contents: 17)

Jughead / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Samm Schwartz

Inks

Samm Schwartz

Colors

?

Letters

Samm Schwartz

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Jughead! Hot Dog needs a bath!

Genre

teen

Characters

Jughead Jones; Hot Dog; Gladys Jones; Forsythe Jones

Synopsis

Jughead's mom tricks him into taking a bath by asking him to give Hot Dog a bath.

Reprints

• from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #56 (October 1977)

[Tomorrow, Everything Changes] (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

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Work Quirk (Table of Contents: 19)

Reggie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

teen

Characters

Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews

Synopsis

Reggie tells an interviewer that his bandmates never interrupt him.

[Archie at Riverdale] (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

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

Scare Affair (Table of Contents: 21)

Hot Dog / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; animal

Characters

Hot Dog

Synopsis

Hot Dog is scared of another dog.

Reprints

• from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #251 (November 1985)

Pressure Gauge (Table of Contents: 22)

Jughead / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Joe Edwards

Pencils

Stan Goldberg

Inks

Mike Esposito

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

teen

Characters

Jughead Jones; Coach Kleats

Synopsis

Jughead chokes at the pressure of winning the baseball game.

Reprints

• from Archie's Vacation Special (Archie, 1994 series) #3 (Summer 1995)

The Riverdale Reef (Table of Contents: 23)

Archie / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script

Bob Bolling (credited)

Pencils

Rex Lindsey (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

Dan Parent (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Hiram Lodge; Throbb Temple; Reggie Mantle; Kalvin; Klyde

Synopsis

Archie's idea of a floating hot dog stand at the Riverdale beach while Throbb Temple is filming a war movie there leads to the arrest of two notorious jewel thieves and the gang meeting superstar Throbb Temple.

Reprints

• from World of Archie (Archie, 1992 series) #2 (November 1992)

Keywords

jewel thieves; movie; movie star; torpedo

Speaking of Reefs (Table of Contents: 24)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Rex Lindsey

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

non-fiction; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

Information about coral reefs.

Reprints

• from Archie 1000 Page Comics Jubilee (Archie, 2019 series) (2019)
which is reprinted
• from World of Archie (Archie, 1992 series) #2 (November 1992)

Keywords

coral reef; environmentalism; scuba diving

New Spot (Table of Contents: 25)

Archie / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Al Hartley

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews

Synopsis

Archie drives the gang to a lake, instead of the beach. If he finds it.

Reprints

• from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #118 (November 1967)

Indexer Notes

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

Fully Equipped (Table of Contents: 26)

Reggie / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Rurik Tyler

Pencils

Stan Goldberg

Inks

Mike Esposito

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones

Synopsis

Reggie seeks to impress Veronica with his new motorcycle.

Reprints

• from Archie & Friends (Archie, 1992 series) #24 (August 1997)

Indexer Notes

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

Taking Up Space (Table of Contents: 27)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Bob Bolling (credited)

Pencils

Bob Bolling (credited)

Inks

Mario Acquaviva (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Waldo Weatherbee; Benjamin Flutesnoot; Betty Cooper

Synopsis

Mr. Weatherbee is convinced that Archie's science experiment -- a self-made rocket-- will destroy the school.

Reprints

• from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #39 (July 1965)

The Big Pitch (Table of Contents: 28)

Archie / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script

Bob Bolling (credited)

Pencils

Bob Bolling (credited)

Inks

Chic Stone (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

adventure; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Waldo Weatherbee; Dilton Doily; Reggie Mantle; Coach Kleats; Betty Cooper; Moose Mason

Synopsis

As the baseball season starts, Archie's not pitching well, due to a lack of confidence. But when an old bridge collapses underneath the team bus, leaving it on the verge of falling into the Ramadam River, only Archie's throwing ability can save his teammates and Mr. Weatherbee.

Reprints

• from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #146 (August 1984)

Keywords

baseball; bridge collapse

The Nerve of Him (Table of Contents: 29)

Jughead / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Samm Schwartz (credited)

Inks

Samm Schwartz (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Samm Schwartz (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

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

Synopsis

Reggie is very nervous for some reason, but when Veronica tries to comfort him, Archie pretends he's nervous too.

Reprints

• from Archie's Pal Jughead (Archie, 1949 series) #67 (December 1960)

Keywords

nerves

The Image (Table of Contents: 30)

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

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

? [as Kennedy] (credited)

Inks

Al Milgrom (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

teen

Characters

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

Synopsis

Archie wants the other members of the Archies to dress as a team but that's exactly what their promoter does not want.

Reprints

• from Archie & Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #27 (July 2013)

The Three Marketeers (Table of Contents: 31)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Angelo Decesare (credited)

Pencils

Tim Kennedy (credited)

Inks

Ken Selig (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee

Synopsis

Archie, Reggie and Jughead are hired to work at the same supermarket.

Reprints

• from Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #149 (August 1997)

Plane and Fancy! (Table of Contents: 32)

Archie / comic story / 9.67 pages (report information)

Script

Bob White (credited)

Pencils

Bob White (credited)

Inks

Bob White (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mr. Lodge; auctioneers; B. V. Bigwallet

Synopsis

Archie attends an auction at Mr. Lodge's house. Assuming he's bidding on a model airplane, Archie bids in dollars and cents. Assuming that Archie's bidding in millions, the auctioneer sells him Mr. Lodge's private jet.

Reprints

• from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #35 (March 1965)

Keywords

auction; jet

Sitting Petty (Table of Contents: 33)

Archie / comic story / 0.33 page (report information)

Script

Bob White (credited)

Pencils

Bob White (credited)

Inks

Bob White (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

Mr. Lodge keeps his petty cash in a vault.

Reprints

• from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #35 (March 1965)

The Look Alikes (Table of Contents: 34)

Jughead / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Samm Schwartz (credited)

Inks

Samm Schwartz (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Samm Schwartz (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Milford; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate

Synopsis

Milford is looking for Archie to keep him away from Veronica, so Jughead convinces Milford that Archie's name is George, but that Archie looks just like him. Finally, Jughead tells Milford to follow Reggie and he'll find Archie.

Reprints

• from Archie's Pal Jughead (Archie, 1949 series) #125 (October 1965)

Keywords

disguise

Luck Struck (Table of Contents: 35)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Bob Bolling (credited)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Jug, look at the clearing! It's the perfect campsite!

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones

Synopsis

Archie and Jughead go camping and Jughead brings his good luck charm which seems to be giving them bad luck.

Reprints

• from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #95 (August 1981)
which is reprinted
• from Archie's Story & Game Digest Magazine (Archie, 1986 series) #7 (June 1988)

Keywords

camping; good luck charm

Reform Storm (Table of Contents: 36)

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

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Gus Lemoine (credited)

Inks

Gus Lemoine (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy; Prof. Flutesnoot

Synopsis

Archie promises Mr. Weatherbee to do better. But the reformed Archie is more of an accident-prone nuisance than the old Archie.

Reprints

• from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #56 (June 1973)

A Bone to Pick (Table of Contents: 37)

Jughead / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Fernando Ruiz (credited)

Pencils

Fernando Ruiz (credited)

Inks

Al Nickerson (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Professor Flutesnoot; Jughead Jones; Hot Dog; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Svenson; Gladys Jones; Miss Beazly

Synopsis

Professor Flutesnoot thinks that Hot Dog has taken a prized dinosaur bone.

Reprints

• from Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #94 (July 2003)

[20% off all Archie comics] (Table of Contents: 38) (Expand) /

Midtown Comics / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Ride to the Other Side (Table of Contents: 39)

Little Archie's Picked On Pal Little Ambrose / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Dexter Taylor (credited)

Pencils

Dexter Taylor (credited)

Inks

Dexter Taylor (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Dexter Taylor (credited)

Genre

children

Characters

Little Ambrose; Little Archie; Little Jughead; Little Reggie; Little Betty; Little Veronica

Synopsis

Little Ambrose is the captain of a home made boat the kids use to cross a river.

Reprints

• from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #67 (2002)

A Little Business-Ade (Table of Contents: 40)

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

Script

Dexter Taylor (credited)

Pencils

Dexter Taylor (credited)

Inks

Dexter Taylor (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Dexter Taylor (credited)

Genre

humor

Characters

Little Archie Andrews; Little Betty Cooper; Geraldine Grundy; Hermione Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Little Jughead Jones; Pop Tate; Principal Waldo Weatherbee; Little Reggie Mantle; Spotty; Little Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

Veronica sells lemonade at a lemonade stand. She has to leave to go to a dentist appointment and Mr. Lodge mans the stand. The whole town thinks he is broke so they all arrive to buy lemonade.

Reprints

• from Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #97 (October 1984)

[Archie Comics Presents] (Table of Contents: 41) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 42)

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

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Looking forward to summer vacation, Miss Grundy?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy

Reprints

• from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #134 (June 1982)

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

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

Shame Aim (Table of Contents: 44)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Al Hartley

Inks

Joe Sinnott

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper

Synopsis

Archie doesn't pitch well in the game, and later can't even toss a coin into the basket at the toll booth.

Reprints

• from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #149 (June 1970)

Keywords

baseball; toll booth

Indexer Notes

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

[Subscribe Today and Save At store.archiecomics.com] (Table of Contents: 45) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 46)

Jughead Double Takes / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Thanks for waiting, driver!

Genre

teen

Characters

Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Hot Dog

Synopsis

Jughead got up late and so did the bus driver; Hot Dog is in the grocery store; Jughead meets a new soda jerk.

Reprints

• from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #23 (April 1971)

Indexer Notes

Three 2-panel gags.

[Archie Milestones] (Table of Contents: 47) (Expand) /

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

Dog-Gone It (Table of Contents: 48)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Dick Malmgren (credited)

Pencils

Dick Malmgren (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Jughead Jones; Dilton Doiley

Synopsis

Archie tries hiring himself out to walk dogs to earn money to take Veronica out. But the plan ends up biting his father.

Reprints

• from Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #86 (August 1982)

Invention Convention (Table of Contents: 49)

Svenson / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Samm Schwartz (credited)

Inks

Samm Schwartz (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Samm Schwartz (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Mr. Weatherbee; Svenson

Synopsis

Svenson becomes famous for his silly inventions.

[Build Your Own Comics Double Digest Subscription!] (Table of Contents: 50) (Expand) /

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[Try these new Archie comics digests!] (Table of Contents: 51) (Expand) /

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[Riverdale] (Table of Contents: 52) (Expand) /

CW / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[Which Odd God Are You?] (Table of Contents: 53) (Expand) /

Harper Collins / advertisement / 1 page (report information)