Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #301

(September 2019)

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

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Hook, Line & Stinker (Table of Contents: 2)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Jack Morelli (credited)

Pencils

Jeff Shultz (credited)

Inks

Jim Amash (credited)

Colors

Glenn Whitmore (credited)

Letters

Jack Morelli (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Thirston Herringbone the Third

Synopsis

Mr. Lodge takes Archie and Jughead deep-sea fishing.

Reprints

• in Archie Giant Comics Hop (Archie, 2019 series) (2019)

Keywords

deep-sea fishing; fishing; sailfish

Pureheart Rescue! (Table of Contents: 3)

Blackjack & Powerteen / 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

superhero; teen; humor

Characters

Powerteen [Veronica Lodge]; Blackjack; Pureheart the Powerful [Archie Andrews]

Synopsis

Blackjack and Powerteen rescue Pureheart from the Lavitto family's goons.

Reprints

• in Archie Giant Comics Hop (Archie, 2019 series) (2019)
• in Archie Modern Classics (Archie, 2019 series) #3 (2020)
• in Archie & Friends: Superheroes (Archie, 2021 series) #1 (10) (July 2021)

Beach Nut! (Table of Contents: 4)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Bob White (credited)

Pencils

Bob White (credited)

Inks

Bob White (credited)

Colors

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Letters

Bob White (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Sugar Jones

Synopsis

Archie has a job setting up umbrellas at the beach. He gets in trouble with both Betty and Veronica and another girl's boyfriend.

Reprints

• from Archie Annual (Archie, 1950 series) #16 (1964-65)

Keywords

beach; black eyes; jealousy; umbrellas

Swing Time! (Table of Contents: 5)

Archie & Friends / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Mike Pellowski (credited)

Pencils

Bob Bolling (credited)

Inks

Jim Amash (credited)

Colors

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Letters

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Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle

Synopsis

Archie, Jughead and Reggie remember when they were kids and played Tarzan on a rope swing.

Reprints

• from Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #254 (July 2009)

Beddy-Bye Time (Table of Contents: 6)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo (credited)

Inks

Jim DeCarlo (credited)

Colors

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Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones

Synopsis

Archie and Jughead wheel a castored brass bed from one house to another, downhill.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #265 (September 1977)

Old Soaks at Home (Table of Contents: 7)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Harry Lucey (credited)

Inks

Mario Acquaviva (credited)

Colors

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Letters

Mario Acquaviva (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

Archie's watering the lawn and everyone else ends up getting doused waiting for him to mess up.

Reprints

• from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #174 (September 1965)

Keywords

water fights; water hose

Indexer Notes

Mrs. Andrews and the girls sing "We're going to wash those men right out of our hair!", a slightly-altered lyric from "I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair" from the 1949 musical "South Pacific."

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Steer Jeer (Table of Contents: 9)

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Look, daddy, Archie brought our boat right into the marina!

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge

Synopsis

Archie drives Mr. Lodge's boat to the wrong marina.

Reprints

• from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #201 (October 1974)

Divine Canine (Table of Contents: 10)

Hot Dog / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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Dig the new blonde chick!

Genre

humor

Characters

Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Hot Dog

Synopsis

Archie and Hot Dog both like blondes.

Reprints

• from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #201 (October 1974)

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When Rhinos Fly! (Table of Contents: 12)

Archie / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

Bob Bolling (credited)

Pencils

Rex Lindsey (credited)

Inks

Rex Lindsey (credited)

Colors

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Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Hiram Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Throbb Temple; Moose Mason (cameo); Midge Klump (cameo); Dilton Doiley (cameo)

Synopsis

Movie star Throbb Temple turns out to be a coward when a promotional event turns dangerous for Archie and Veronica.

Reprints

• from World of Archie (Archie, 1992 series) #13 (January 1995)

Tune In on Treachery (Table of Contents: 13)

Life With 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

adventure; humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge; Betty Cooper

Synopsis

Veronica gets a CB radio in her house so she can communicate with Archie. The CB proves to be more than a toy when Archie and Veronica use it to alert Mr. Lodge to a burglary at his plant and to save him after he's captured by the thieves.

Reprints

• from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #174 (October 1976)

[Archie and Me Volume 2] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

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[Archie Comics Presents] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16)

Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Mom, come quick!

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mary Andrews; Fred Andrews

Synopsis

Fred has a diving board situation.

Reprints

• from Archie Annual Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #37 ([February] 1980)
which is reprinted
• from Archie daily (King Features Syndicate) 19XX-XX-XX

[Riverdale High] (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

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Talk Balk (Table of Contents: 18)

Archie / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

George Gladir ?

Pencils

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Inks

?

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews

Synopsis

Archie's cousin keeps interrupting the baseball game on TV.

Reprints

• from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #495 (August 1980)

Indexer Notes

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

Freak Critique (Table of Contents: 19)

Archie / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

George Gladir ?

Pencils

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Inks

?

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen

Characters

Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Archie Andrews

Synopsis

Archie's dad thinks he's too attached to his skateboard.

Reprints

• from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #495 (August 1980)

Keywords

skateboards

Indexer Notes

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

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Double Takes (Table of Contents: 21)

Archie Presents / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Genre

humor

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

Veronica gets some juicy gossip; Archie and Veronica at the beach; Leroy spies on Archie and Veronica.

Reprints

• from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #495 (August 1980)

Indexer Notes

Three two-panel gags.

True Blue (Table of Contents: 22)

Archie / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Bob White (credited)

Inks

Mario Acquaviva (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Mario Acquaviva (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Betty Cooper; Moose Mason

Synopsis

Archie and Reggie try to figure out why Veronica is feeling blue.

Reprints

• from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #41 (September 1965)

Indexer Notes

Story in two parts: Part 1 (5 pp.) and Part 2 (5 pp.).

Dessert Special (Table of Contents: 23)

Archie / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Bob White (credited)

Inks

Bob White (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Victor Gorelick (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

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

Synopsis

When Pop Tate injures himself doing a new dance, Archie volunteers to keep the shop running. Reggie then replaces all the vanilla ice cream with instant potatoes. The taste is so bad that all the customers desert the Choklit Shop.

Reprints

• from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #42 (October 1965)

Keywords

practical joke

Indexer Notes

Story in two parts (5 pp. each).

Why?! (Table of Contents: 24)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Kathleen Webb (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Bob Smith (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Jack Morelli (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Fred Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Hal Cooper; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones

Synopsis

Archie gets odd jobs from his dad, Mr. Lodge and Mr. Cooper in order to get enough money for a date with Veronica.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #568 (October 2006)

It's a Young Young Boy's World (Table of Contents: 25)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Bob Bolling (credited)

Inks

Bob Smith (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Chuck Clayton; Betty Cooper; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews

Synopsis

Archie is mistaken as a 13 year old boy by a movie studio who uses his movie choices to plan their movies.

Reprints

• in Archie Giant Comics Hop (Archie, 2019 series) (2019)

Scents of Justice (Table of Contents: 26)

Archie / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Bob White (credited)

Inks

Marty Epp (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Marty Epp (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle

Synopsis

The gang foils an attempt to rob a riverside lodge owned by Veronica's father.

Reprints

• from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #44 (December 1965)

Indexer Notes

Story in two parts (8 pp. & 5 pp.).

Special Daze (Table of Contents: 27)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Tim Kennedy (credited)

Inks

Ken Selig (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Gladys Jones; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy

Synopsis

The gang discusses what it would be like if there were special days that allowed them to act like kids, or allow them the same discounts as senior citizens.

Reprints

• from Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #94 (August 1997)

T. V. Guys (Table of Contents: 28)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Mike Pellowski (credited)

Pencils

Fernando Ruiz (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

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Letters

Vickie Williams (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones

Synopsis

Archie and Jughead discuss how unrealistic some tv shows are, yet behind them on the street are various people acting like characters in sitcoms.

Reprints

• from Jughead with Archie Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #168 (October 2001)
• in Archie Giant Comics Hop (Archie, 2019 series) (2019)

Indexer Notes

TV Shows parodied are: Malcolm in the Middle, Friends, Drew Carey Show, Simpsons, Frazier, Seinfeld, NYPD Blue and Everybody Loves Raymond.

The Wrong Goodbye (Table of Contents: 29)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Kathleen Webb (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Bob Smith (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

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

Synopsis

When Archie gets a last minute invitation to join the Lodges at their lake retreat, Betty makes sure he's late to join them by cooking fresh cookies, showing him her new bikini in a catalog, and pelting him with kisses.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #576 (August 2007)

Women's Rights (Table of Contents: 30)

Archie / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Dick Malmgren (credited)

Pencils

Dick Malmgren (credited)

Inks

Dick Malmgren (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Hot Dog

Synopsis

Archie is mad Veronica broke her promise and is taking Reggie to see a play instead.

Reprints

• from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #78 (September 1979)

Keywords

black eye; fight; punch

Desert Saga (Table of Contents: 31)

Archie / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Bob Smith (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Hiram Lodge; Less Nikk

Synopsis

Archie helps to catch the crooks who robbed attendees of a western themed party.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #488 (October 1999)

The Plot Thickens! (Table of Contents: 32)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Mike Pellowski (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Bob Smith (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor

Characters

Archie Andrews; Sara Johnson

Synopsis

Archie is out for a walk and a pretty jogger bumps into him and drops her bracelet so he has to run after her to return it.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #566 (July 2006)

The Waiter (Table of Contents: 33)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Hal Smith (credited)

Pencils

Fernando Ruiz (credited)

Inks

Jim Amash (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Fred Andrews

Synopsis

Archie and Betty spend the day waiting in various lines.

Reprints

• from Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #144 (October 1998)

Lane Looney (Table of Contents: 34)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo Jr. (credited)

Inks

Jim DeCarlo (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Characters

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

Synopsis

Archie makes a training video for the school bowling club.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #326 (November 1983)

Keywords

bowling

Jumping to Conclusions! (Table of Contents: 35)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Mike Pellowski (credited)

Pencils

Holly Golightly [as Holly G.] (credited)

Inks

Rich Koslowski (credited)

Colors

Frank Gagliardo

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Trudy Smith

Synopsis

Archie and Jughead help Trudy find her escaped frog.

Reprints

• from Jughead with Archie Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #144 (November 1998)

Keywords

frog

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Enter the Lost City of Eladrevir (Table of Contents: 37)

Little Archie / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Dexter Taylor (signed)

Pencils

Dexter Taylor (signed)

Inks

Jim Amash (signed)

Colors

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Letters

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Genre

adventure; children

Characters

Little Archie; Little Jughead; Little Reggie; Little Betty; Little Veronica; Hiram Lodge

Synopsis

After being lost in the fog, Hiram and the kids find a town that appears to be Riverdale from the future.

Reprints

• from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #77 (September 2003)

Boy Wanted (Table of Contents: 38)

Little Archie / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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children

Characters

Little Archie

Synopsis

Little Archie wants to get a job at a florist.

Reprints

• from The Adventures of Little Archie (Archie, 1961 series) #50 (November 1968)

Keywords

florist

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 39)

Little Archie Fun Page / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

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Reprints

• from The Adventures of Little Archie (Archie, 1961 series) #50 (November 1968)

[Graphic Novel Super Store] (Table of Contents: 40) (Expand) /

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Anchors Aweigh (Table of Contents: 41)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

Archie pretends to drive Mr. Lodge's boat.

Indexer Notes

This is probably the story from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #13 but needs confirmation.

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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 43)

Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Dan DeCarlo

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Get out of my way!

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper

Synopsis

Archie suggests that anger is not good.

Reprints

• from Archie Annual Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #35 (1979)

Indexer Notes

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

One Potato... (Table of Contents: 44)

Archie / activity / 1 page (report information)

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Reprints

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

Indexer Notes

Unscramble the Words puzzle.

Pitch Hitch (Table of Contents: 45)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews

Synopsis

Archie uses a bull horn to get the attention of a bikini-wearing redhead.

Reprints

• from Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #92 (October 1988)

[Archie Milestones] (Table of Contents: 46) (Expand) /

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Bells Are Ringing (Table of Contents: 47)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Harry Lucey (credited)

Inks

Mario Acquaviva (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Mario Acquaviva (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge; Jughead Jones

Synopsis

Archie tries to fix a broken door bell at the Lodges' home.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #164 (June 1966)

Sign Language (Table of Contents: 48)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Golliher (credited)

Pencils

Bill Golliher (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

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Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

Everywhere Archie looks is a reminder that school will be starting soon.

Reprints

• from Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #181 (September 2007)

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