Archie's Double Digest Magazine
#208
[Canadian]
(June 2010)
Archie,
1984 Series
- Price
- 4.59 CAD
- Pages
- 180
- Indicia Frequency
- 10 times a year (monthly except January and July)
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
The Archie Library
- Barcode
- 722627469519 08
- Editing
- Victor Gorelick (credited) (editor and editor-in-chief)
Issue Notes
This issue is a variant of Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #208.
[no title indexed]
Archie / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Pat Kennedy (signed as Pat Kennedy)
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino (signed as Jon D'Agostino)
- Colors
- Rosario Peña (signed as
RPeña) - Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- And to think, one of us was going to go out with you!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
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[Get up and play. An hour a day.]
Ad Council / public service announcement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Inside cover Physical fitness PSA.
Give Until It Hurts
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Bill Golliher (credited)
- Pencils
- Pat Kennedy (credited)
- Inks
- Jim Amash (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Jack Morelli (credited)
- Feature Logo
Archie- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Weatherbee; Ms. Phlips; Principal Parker; Riverdale High Girls' Cross-Country Track Team
- Reprints
Super Duper H.E.R.O.E.S
Archie / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews
- Reprints
-
from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #435 (May 1995)
-
Indexer Notes
Archie as various super heroes.
Clip Flop!
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski (credited as Pellowski)
- Pencils
- Bob Bolling (credited as Bolling)
- Inks
- Jim Amash (credited as Amash)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited as Grossman)
- Letters
- Teresa Davidson (credited as Davidson)
- Feature Logo
- Archie
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Pop Tate
Song Bored
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg
- Inks
- Bob Smith
- Colors
- Barry Grossman ?
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida ?
- Feature Logo
- Archie
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Chuck Clayton; Coach Kleats; Betty Cooper; Dilton Doiley; Geraldine Grundy; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Melanie
- Synopsis
- Archie watched an old cowboy movie and now has a song stuck in his head.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #483 (May 1999)
-
Indexer Notes
No credits in this digest.
Fountain Pen
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Feature Logo
- Archie
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Chuck Clayton; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Reggie has a trick fountain pen that squirts water at people.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #160 (June 2005)
-
- Keywords
- practical joke
Indexer Notes
No credits in this digest.
The Command Center
Archie & Friends / comic story / 5 pages
- Feature Logo
Archie & Friends- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Dilton Doiley; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- The gang helps Archie organize his room so everything will be within reach while he is laid up with a broken leg.
- Reprints
- from Archie & Friends (Archie, 1992 series) #41 (June 2000)
-
- Keywords
- cast; foosball table; homework
Indexer Notes
No credits in this digest. Credits from the reprint in Archie and Me Comics Digest (Archie, 2017 series) #17.
[Archie Comics "Freshman Year" is the #1 most downloaded comic ever!!!]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Fast Company
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Feature Logo
- Archie
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Lodge
- Synopsis
- Mr. Lodge is chasing Archie, who's chasing Reggie, who's pulling Veronica with him. And all of them run over Jughead.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #139 (August 1963)
-
- Keywords
- flowers; gardening; running
Indexer Notes
No credit in this digest.
That Time of the Year
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Greg Crosby (credited as Crosby)
- Pencils
- Pat Kennedy (credited as Kennedy)
- Inks
- Ken Selig (credited as Selig)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited as Grossman)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited as Yoshida)
- Feature Logo
- Archie
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
- Synopsis
- Spring is in the air, and Archie has one accident after another.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #143 (August 2003)
-
Archie-Ride On!
Archie / activity / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews
- Reprints
- from Archie's Story & Game Digest Magazine (Archie, 1986 series) #8 (September 1988)
-
Indexer Notes
Maze activity page.
[The two greatest bands in comic book history hook up like never before...]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Waiting to Exhale!
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg
- Inks
- Bob Smith
- Colors
- Barry Grossman ?
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida ?
- Feature Logo
- Archie
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Mario; Vito
- Synopsis
- Archie gets hired at a restaurant and the staff can't relax as they keep waiting for Archie to break things.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #482 (April 1999)
-
Indexer Notes
No credits in this digest.
When Time Stood Still
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Weird? I tell you, every second of that day is engraved on my brain in letters of flame! Nothing will ever erase the memory! Nothing!
- Feature Logo
- Archie
- Genre
- drama; humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Weatherbee; Professor Flutesnoot
- Synopsis
- After wearing a gas mask for 15 minutes Archie claims that when he took it off everyone in Riverdale was frozen in place like statues.
- Reprints
- from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #169 (May 1976)
-
- Keywords
- gasmask
Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprint in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #77. No credits in this digest.
Snooze Cruise!
Mr. Weatherbee / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Archie, come here!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Mr. Weatherbee asks Archie's advice on how to keep students from falling asleep when he gives a speech.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #187 (August 1973)
-
Door Score
Archie's Dad / comic story / 1 page
- Feature Logo
Archie's Dad- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Fred is tired of people slamming the front door.
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #254 (May 1972)
-
Indexer Notes
No credits in this digest.
Error Terror
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Feature Logo
- Archie
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Archie is kicking the ball around.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #247 (August 1978)
-
- Keywords
- baseball
Quick Shtick
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Feature Logo
- Archie
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Archie's speed reading abilities need work.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #247 (August 1978)
-
Whistle Epistle
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Feature Logo
- Archie
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Why was Archie whistling?
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #128 (September 1968)
-
Gloom Chaser
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Feature Logo
- Archie
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Lodge; Smithers; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- Everything Archie does brings a little more hilarity into Mr. Lodge's life.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #142 (December 1963)
-
- Keywords
- ice cream; rain; umbrella
Indexer Notes
No credits in this digest.
The Man Who Never Was!
Archie / comic story / 11 pages
- Feature Logo
- Archie
- Genre
- adventure; humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge; Smithers; Hawkins; Xliz
- Synopsis
- Mr. Lodge is kidnapped by the general manager of his corporation and replaced with a robotic double, who fools everyone, including Mr. Lodge's own daughter. But the robot can't fool Archie, who suspects that the real Mr. Lodge could never be so nice to him.
- Reprints
- from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #168 (April 1976)
-
- Keywords
- robot
Indexer Notes
No credits in this digest.
Loco Motivated
Archie and the Gang / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The theme of this year's inter-scholastic contest is "the history of transportation"!
- Feature Logo
Archie and the Gang- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Dilton Doiley; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Ricky Mantle; Mr. Svenson; Mr. Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Reggie thinks he can come up with a winning exhibit on the history of transportation.
- Reprints
- from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #149 (May 1990)
-
Indexer Notes
No credits in this digest.
Hook. Line, and Sunk
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Feature Logo
- Archie
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Miss Beazly; Coach Clayton; Coach Kleats; Geraldine Grundy; Miss Haggly; Jughead Jones; Professor Flutesnoot; Waldo Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- When Archie tells Mr. Weatherbee that fishing relieves stress, Mr. Weatherbee takes the entire faculty on a fishing trip.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #496 (June 2000)
-
- Keywords
- fishing
Indexer Notes
No credits in this digest.
[no title indexed]
Archie / activity / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Here's a riddle for you!
- Feature Logo
- Archie
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews
- Reprints
- from Archie's Story & Game Digest Magazine (Archie, 1986 series) #21 (December 1991)
-
Indexer Notes
Find the phrase puzzle with a baseball theme.
[no title indexed]
Little Archie and Friends / illustration / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Fernando Ruiz (signed as
Ruiz) - Inks
- Jon D'Agostino (signed as
D'AGOSTINO) - Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Long before they were the coolest kids in high school, they were the coolest kids in their grammar school...
- Genre
- children; humor
- Characters
- Little Archie; Little Betty; Little Jughead; Little Reggie; Little Sabrina; Little Veronica
The Robot Men from Planet Snow
Little Archie / comic story / 9 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Slide, Little Archie
- Feature Logo
Little Archie- Genre
- adventure; children
- Characters
- Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Little Archie; Spotty; Nardine; Robot Men
- Reprints
- from The Adventures of Little Archie (Archie, 1961 series) #39 (Summer 1966)
-
Indexer Notes
No credits in this digest.
Ark Antics
Little Archie / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Fred Andrews; Little Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Caramel; Little Betty Cooper; Little Dilton Doiley; Evelyn Evernever; Little Jughead Jones; Little Ambrose Pipps; Little Veronica Lodge; Little Reggie Mantle; Little Moose Mason; Spotty; Smedley (Little Veronica's cat)
- Synopsis
- After his father tells him the story of Noah and the Ark, Little Archie builds his own ark out of the old rowboat on Carson's Creek, and lets everyone come on the ark in exchange for a fee of jelly beans. Ambrose, who has no jelly beans and isn't allowed on the ark, tries to think of a way to prevent a flood by "pulling the plug" on the creek.
- Reprints
- from Little Archie Giant Comics (Archie, 1957 series) #10 (Spring 1959)
-
Indexer Notes
No credits in this digest.
Let's Hear It for Veggies
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Feature Logo
- Archie
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Miss Beazly; Chuck Clayton; Betty Cooper; Geraldine Grundy; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Waldo Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- The school cafeteria gets renovated but has to adhere to new nutritional standards so Mr. Weatherbee enlists Archie's help on how to attract more students to the vegetables.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #494 (April 2000)
-
Indexer Notes
No credit in this digest.
A Clean Slate
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Will someone volunteer to wash the blackboard?
- Feature Logo
- Archie
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Dilton Doiley (cameo); Geraldine Grundy; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Ethel Muggs; Waldo Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Miss Grundy asks for a volunteer to wash the blackboard.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #207 (March 1971)
-
Indexer Notes
When reprinted in World of Archie Double Digest (2010 series) #77, writing is credited to Frank Doyle.
No credits in this digest.
Confronted
Reggie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
- Reprints
- from Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes (Archie, 1968 series) #5 (April 1969)
-
Bowled Over
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Fernando Ruiz (credited)
- Pencils
- Fernando Ruiz (credited)
- Inks
- Jim Amash (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Feature Logo
- Archie
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Dilton Doiley; Jughead Jones; Midge Klump; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- Archie, Jughead, Betty and Dilton are bowling against Veronica, Reggie, Midge and Moose. Soon all the boys except Dilton get themselves kicked out of the bowling alley and each team is forced to use substitute bowlers.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- bowling
You're a Lifesaver
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Holly Golightly
- Pencils
- Holly Golightly
- Inks
- Rich Koslowski
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Feature Logo
- Archie
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Betty asks Archie to fill in for her as a lifeguard.
- Reprints
- from Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #159 (December 1998)
-
- Keywords
- lifeguard
Indexer Notes
No credits in this digest.
Working Like a Dog
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Fire Chief; Stage Hand
- Reprints
- from Jughead with Archie Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #141 (June 1998)
-
Indexer Notes
No credits in this digest.
Fitness Frenzy
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Hal Lifson
- Pencils
- Doug Crane
- Inks
- Ken Selig
- Colors
- Barry Grossman; Nanci Dakesian
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Feature Logo
- Archie
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Archie is really into training for the Riverdale Marathon.
- Reprints
- from Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #131 (December 1994)
-
Indexer Notes
No credits in this digest.
No Company
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)
- Pencils
- Tim Kennedy (credited)
- Inks
- Al Nickerson (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Jack Morelli (credited)
- Feature Logo
- Archie
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Kelly; Annie
- Synopsis
- Archie's secluded fishing spot gets interrupted by others out enjoying outdoor activities.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- fishing
[It Only Takes a Spark.]
public service announcement / 1 page
- Characters
- Smokey Bear
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover PSA for wildfire prevention.
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["And to think, one of us was going to go out with you!"]
Archie -
1.
[Get up and play. An hour a day.]
Ad Council -
2.
Give Until It Hurts
Archie -
3.
Life with Archie - The Married Life
Life with Archie -
4.
[Get In On the Fun!]
-
5.
Super Duper H.E.R.O.E.S
Archie -
6.
Clip Flop!
Archie -
7.
Song Bored
Archie -
8.
Fountain Pen
Archie -
9.
The Command Center
Archie & Friends -
10.
[Archie Comics "Freshman Year" is the #1 most downloaded comic ever!!!]
-
11.
["Before Archie got married, there was the Love Showdown"]
-
12.
Fast Company
Archie -
13.
That Time of the Year
Archie -
14.
Archie-Ride On!
Archie -
15.
[The two greatest bands in comic book history hook up like never before...]
-
16.
[Battle of the Bands]
-
17.
Waiting to Exhale!
Archie -
18.
When Time Stood Still
Archie -
19.
Snooze Cruise!
Mr. Weatherbee -
20.
Door Score
Archie's Dad -
21.
Error Terror
Archie -
22.
Quick Shtick
Archie -
23.
Whistle Epistle
Archie -
24.
[Got Married?]
-
25.
"Will You Marry Me"
-
26.
Gloom Chaser
Archie -
27.
The Man Who Never Was!
Archie -
28.
[The Battle Begins...In Riverdale!]
-
29.
["Is this really goodbye forever?"]
-
30.
Loco Motivated
Archie and the Gang -
31.
Hook. Line, and Sunk
Archie -
32.
["Here's a riddle for you!"]
Archie -
33.
[Two New Graphic Novels]
-
34.
[Archie Digest & Double Digest Collector Sets]
-
35.
["Long before they were the coolest kids in high school, they were the coolest kids in their grammar school..."]
Little Archie and Friends -
36.
The Robot Men from Planet Snow
Little Archie -
37.
Ark Antics
Little Archie -
38.
["Archie comics graphic novels"]
-
39.
[Archie Americana Series: Volume 10]
-
40.
Let's Hear It for Veggies
Archie -
41.
A Clean Slate
Archie -
42.
Confronted
Reggie -
43.
Bowled Over
Archie -
44.
You're a Lifesaver
Archie -
45.
[The Cartoon Life of Chuck Clayton]
-
46.
[Sonic Graphic Novel Library]
-
47.
Working Like a Dog
Archie -
48.
Fitness Frenzy
Archie -
49.
No Company
Archie -
50.
[Archie Digest Subs!!!]
-
51.
Next Month in Archie's Double Digest #209
Archie -
52.
[It Only Takes a Spark.]
-
53.
["One part typical teen. One part stompin' punk busters."]
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