Archie's Double Digest Magazine #20

(January 1986)

Witchful Thinking (Table of Contents: 1)

Sabrina / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script:

Frank Doyle

Pencils:

Stan Goldberg

Inks:

Mario Acquaviva

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

humor; teen

Characters:

Sabrina Spellman; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Chuck Clayton; Aunt Hilda; Harvey Kinkle

Synopsis:

Wanting to be a part of Archie's group of friends, Sabrina uses her magic in subtle ways to help the group. But, the gang doesn't believe she's the cause of their good fortune.

Reprints:

• from Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (Archie, 1971 series) #5 (April 1972)

The Money Watcher! (Table of Contents: 2)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 4.33 pages (report information)

Script:

Joe Edwards

Pencils:

Joe Edwards

Inks:

Joe Edwards

Colors:

?

Letters:

Joe Edwards

Genre:

humor; children

Characters:

Li'l Jinx; Greg; Hap Holliday

Synopsis:

Li'l Jinx tries to stop losing money all the time.

Reprints:

• from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #171 (June 1964)

Keywords:

dry cleaners; quarter

Don't Walk and Walk (Table of Contents: 3)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script:

Joe Edwards

Pencils:

Joe Edwards

Inks:

Joe Edwards

Colors:

Barry Grossman

Letters:

Joe Edwards

Genre:

humor; children

Characters:

Li'l Jinx; Hap Holiday

Synopsis:

Jinx shows her father a simpler way to remove snow from the driveway.

Reprints:

• from Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (Archie, 1971 series) #44 (February 1978)

Greek Tweak (Table of Contents: 4)

Reggie and Me / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script:

Al Hartley

Pencils:

Al Hartley

Inks:

Joe Sinnott

Colors:

Barry Grossman

Letters:

Bill Yoshida

Genre:

teen

Characters:

Miss Grundy; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle

Synopsis:

Miss Grundy tells the story of Damon and Pythias.

Reprints:

• from Reggie and Me (Archie, 1966 series) #55 (May 1972)

Piano Rolled (Table of Contents: 5)

Betty And Veronica / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script:

Frank Doyle

Pencils:

Dan DeCarlo

Inks:

Rudy Lapick

Colors:

Barry Grossman ?

Letters:

?

Genre:

teen

Characters:

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

Synopsis:

Pop puts an old player piano into the shop and the gang convince Moose that he can actually play.

Reprints:

• from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #282 (June 1979)

Words to the Wise (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script:

Dexter Taylor

Pencils:

Dexter Taylor

Inks:

Dexter Taylor

Colors:

?

Letters:

Dexter Taylor

Genre:

humor; children

Characters:

Little Archie Andrews; Evelyn Evernever; Little Jughead Jones; Little Veronica Lodge: Ambrose Pipps; Spotty

Synopsis:

Little Archie warns his friends against actions that bring bad luck.

Reprints:

• from Little Archie Giant Comics (Archie, 1957 series) #18 (Spring 1961)

Praise Wordy (Table of Contents: 7)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script:

Joe Edwards

Pencils:

Joe Edwards

Inks:

Joe Edwards

Colors:

?

Letters:

Joe Edwards

Genre:

humor; children

Characters:

Li'l Jinx; Hap Holliday

Reprints:

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #214 (December 1971)

Just Plain Veronica (Table of Contents: 8)

Veronica / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script:

Frank Doyle

Pencils:

Dan DeCarlo

Inks:

Rudy Lapick

Colors:

Barry Grossman ?

Letters:

Bill Yoshida

Genre:

humor; teen

Characters:

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

Synopsis:

Veronica is being even more insufferable and aloof than usual.

Reprints:

• from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #162 (June 1969)

Duke of Decay (Table of Contents: 9)

Jughead as Captain Hero / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

humor; superhero; teen

Characters:

Jughead [as Captain Hero]

Reprints:

• from Jughead As Captain Hero (Archie, 1966 series) #3 (February 1967)

Games (Table of Contents: 10)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script:

Dick Malmgren ?

Pencils:

Dan DeCarlo

Inks:

Rudy Lapick

Colors:

Barry Grossman

Letters:

Bill Yoshida

Genre:

humor; teen

Characters:

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

Synopsis:

A cruel party game backfires.

Reprints:

• from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #180 (January 1971)

Little Archie Puts Out the Cat (Table of Contents: 11)

Little Archie / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script:

Bob Bolling

Pencils:

Bob Bolling (signed)

Inks:

Bob Bolling (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Bob Bolling

Genre:

adventure; humor; children

Characters:

Little Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Spotty; "Cat" Kane; un-named women

Synopsis:

Little Archie upsets his father by leaving his toys lying all around the house. But something far more upsetting happens when a cat burglar, "Cat" Kane, picks the Andrews home as the next target, and sneaks into the house after drugging Spotty. Thanks to Little Archie's toys, the family is alerted to Cat's presence in their house, but can they stop him from getting away?

Reprints:

• from The Adventures of Little Archie (Archie, 1961 series) #19 (Summer 1961)

Gentle Reminder (Table of Contents: 12)

Wilbur's Girls Linda and Laurie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script:

Frank Doyle

Pencils:

Dan DeCarlo

Inks:

Rudy Lapick

Colors:

?

Letters:

Vincent DeCarlo

Genre:

humor; teen

Characters:

Wilbur Wilkins; Laurie Lake; Linda Moore; Alec; Sheldon Broadbeam

Synopsis:

Linda tells Laurie that she went out with Wilbur last night and that "he's no gentleman". Before long, Wilbur's reputation as a "cave man casanova" has spread all over town.

Reprints:

• from Pep Comics (Archie, 1940 series) #134 (August 1959)

Take It Easel (Table of Contents: 13)

Josie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script:

Frank Doyle

Pencils:

Dan DeCarlo

Inks:

Rudy Lapick

Colors:

?

Letters:

Victor Gorelick

Genre:

humor; teen

Characters:

Melody; Pepper; Albert; Alexander Cabot III

Synopsis:

When Alex raves about Melody's terrible abstract painting, Pepper and Albert try to humiliate them both by getting Melody's painting entered in an art show.

Reprints:

• from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #155 (February 1964)

Keywords:

abstract art; art show; painting

Indexer Notes

There's the standard abstract art gag about the painting being hung upside-down.

Zippity Zap (Table of Contents: 14)

Sabrina / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script:

Frank Doyle

Pencils:

Stan Goldberg

Inks:

Joe Sinnott

Colors:

Barry Grossman

Letters:

Bill Yoshida

Genre:

humor; fantasy-supernatural; teen

Characters:

Sabrina; Harvey; Della

Synopsis:

After Sabrina says that she finds Harvey unexciting, Della casts a spell that makes him irresistibly charismatic to everyone, including Sabrina.

Reprints:

• from Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (Archie, 1971 series) #10 (February 1973)

Munch Bunch (Table of Contents: 15)

Jughead / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script:

George Gladir

Pencils:

Samm Schwartz

Inks:

Samm Schwartz

Colors:

?

Letters:

Samm Schwartz

Genre:

humor; teen

Characters:

Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Dilton Doily; Pop Tate

Synopsis:

Dilton tries to convince Jughead to give up junk food in favor of healthy, energy-enhancing "yoga burgers."

Reprints:

• from Jughead (Archie, 1965 series) #203 (April 1972)

The Silencer Strikes (Table of Contents: 16)

Jughead as Captain Hero / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

humor; superhero; teen

Characters:

Jughead Jones [as Captain Hero]

Reprints:

• from Jughead As Captain Hero (Archie, 1966 series) #5 (June 1967)

Computer Au Go Go! (Table of Contents: 17)

Archie and Me / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

humor; teen

Characters:

Archie Andrews; Mr. Waldo Weatherbee; Miss Geraldine Grundy; Miss Phlips; Elmer Benjamin Flutesnoot; Coach Kleats; Miss Bernice Beazley; Mr. Tyler (representative for Zippy Computer Company); Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Moose Mason; Elmer Fluteweed

Synopsis:

Mr. Weatherbee realizes the school's main computer is not Archie-proof.

Reprints:

• from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #15 (June 1967) [with Mr. Weatherbee logo]

The Doll (Table of Contents: 18)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script:

Frank Doyle

Pencils:

Harry Lucey

Inks:

Harry Lucey

Colors:

?

Letters:

Harry Lucey

Genre:

humor; teen

Characters:

Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Molly

Synopsis:

Betty and Veronica see Archie carrying a doll as a prop for the school play. Betty wants to make fun of him, but Veronica doesn't approve.

Reprints:

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #133 (December 1962)

Keywords:

doll; jealousy; school play

["Stop daydreaming and study"] (Table of Contents: 19)

Little Archie / comic story / 0.25 page (report information)

Script:

Bob Bolling

Pencils:

Bob Bolling

Inks:

Bob Bolling

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

humor; children

Characters:

Little Archie Andrews; Geraldine Grundy

Synopsis:

Miss Grundy accuses Little Archie of having his head in the clouds.

Reprints:

• from Little Archie Giant Comics (Archie, 1957 series) #5 (Winter 1957-1958)

Sports Spree (Table of Contents: 20)

Little Archie / comic story / 7.75 pages (report information)

Script:

Bob Bolling

Pencils:

Bob Bolling (signed)

Inks:

Bob Bolling (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

humor; children

Characters:

Little Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Little Jughead Jones

Synopsis:

When Little Archie is bored with TV and indoor games, Fred suggests taking an interest in outdoor sports. Little Archie manages to break one of his father's possessions with every sport he takes up.

Reprints:

• from Little Archie Giant Comics (Archie, 1957 series) #5 (Winter 1957-1958)

Missing Link (Table of Contents: 21)

Archie and Me / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

humor; teen

Characters:

Mr. Waldo Weatherbee; Miss Geraldine Grundy; Miss Bernice Beazley; Coach Kleats; Archie Andrews

Synopsis:

Mr. Weatherbee goes on a school-wide investigation as to why Archie is so quiet that day.

Reprints:

• from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #41 (April 1971) [with Mr. Weatherbee logo]

The Kiss-Off (Table of Contents: 22)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script:

Frank Doyle

Pencils:

Dan DeCarlo

Inks:

Rudy Lapick

Colors:

Barry Grossman ?

Letters:

Bill Yoshida

Genre:

humor; teen

Characters:

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Craig

Synopsis:

Veronica is confident in her effect on men, due to her effect on Archie. That is, until she sees Betty's effect on the handsome Craig.

Reprints:

• from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #162 (June 1969)