Archie Comics Digest #215 [Direct Edition]

(May 2005)

[Let it Rip!] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Beyblade / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Y & Z Games (Table of Contents: 2)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Golliher (credited)

Pencils

Fernando Ruiz (credited)

Inks

Al Nickerson (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Reggie Mantle; Dilton Doily; Jughead Jones; Chuck Clayton; Coach Kleats

Synopsis

Going beyond the X Games, the Y and Z Games take school activities and turn them into sports.

Reprints

• in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #285 (February 2018)

[Danger on the High Seas!] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

NeoPets / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Wrestle Maniacs (Table of Contents: 4)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Michael Pellowski

Pencils

Stan Goldberg

Inks

Bob Smith

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Freezing Cold Stu Iceberg

Synopsis

A wrestler helps Archie and Reggie when Reggie's car breaks down.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #496 (June 2000)

Keywords

professional wrestling

Indexer Notes

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

[Power Rangers SPD] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

ABC; Disney / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Archie Pin Up / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

How come Archie never holds the door open for me?!?

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews

Synopsis

Archie never holds the door for Betty.

Reprints

• from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #350 (May 1980)

All Washed Up! (Table of Contents: 7)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Colors

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Letters

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Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper

Synopsis

When Archie can't pay for a meal, he and Betty are forced to wash dishes to pay their bill.

Reprints

• from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #86 (June 2000)

[There's a new snack in Gotham City] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Batman Fruit Snacks / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

List and Found (Table of Contents: 9)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Colors

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Letters

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Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones

Synopsis

Archie finds a note to clean up his room while looking for something in his room.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #496 (June 2000)

Ploy Plight (Table of Contents: 10)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir

Pencils

Stan Goldberg

Inks

Bob Smith

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley; Denise; Mr. Weatherbee; Superintendent Hassle; Chuck Clayton

Synopsis

Dilton enlists Archie's help to try and attract girls.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #496 (June 2000)

Indexer Notes

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

[Kim Possible Movie] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Disney Channel / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Deduction Production (Table of Contents: 12)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Colors

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Letters

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Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones

Synopsis

Archie, Reggie and Jughead pool their money together to eat at a Chinese restaurant.

Reprints

• from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #62 (January 1979)

Keywords

Chinese food

[The Scooby-Doo Movie] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Nickelodeon / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Tank Commander (Table of Contents: 14)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle

Pencils

Stan Goldberg

Inks

Rudy Lapick

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

humor; detective-mystery; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge

Synopsis

Archie discovers a plot to sabotage Mr. Lodge's collection of prize tropical fish.

Reprints

• from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #178 (February 1977)

Keywords

tropical fish

Indexer Notes

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

[The Suite Life of Zack and Cody] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Disney Channel / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Plant Chant (Table of Contents: 16)

Archie and the Gang / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir

Pencils

Bob Bolling

Inks

Jon D'Agostino

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen

Characters

Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Mrs. Mantle

Synopsis

Reggie tries to trick Archie into thinking Dilton's plant experiments are talking, but the tables get turned.

Reprints

• from Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #38 (March 1976)

Indexer Notes

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

[Archie's Digest Subscription Offer] (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

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

Highland Spirit (Table of Contents: 18)

Archie / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

Holly Golightly

Pencils

Holly Golightly

Inks

John Costanza

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen

Characters

Cheryl Blossom; Mary Andrews; Archie Andrews; Jason Blossom; Brigit; Sharon Blossom; Aubrey Andrews

Synopsis

Archie and his mother travel to Scotland with Cheryl and her mother and brother. While there, Archie and Cheryl help the ghosts of two of their ancestors reunite.

Reprints

• from Cheryl Blossom (Archie, 1997 series) #31 (May 2000)

Keywords

ghosts; golf; Scotland

Indexer Notes

Credits from the printing in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #233, no credits listed in this digest.

[New Digests on Sale] (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

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

Punch Bunch (Table of Contents: 20)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Letters

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Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper

Synopsis

Archie practices his boxing to help the girls charity event.

Reprints

• from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #270 (July 1980)

Keywords

boxing

[Archie's Find Your Name in Print] (Table of Contents: 21)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

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Colors

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Letters

typeset

The Wind Bag (Table of Contents: 22)

Life with Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Dick Malmgren

Pencils

Stan Goldberg

Inks

Jon D'Agostino

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones

Synopsis

Veronica has to cancel a date with Archie so she can help her father at the office, but Archie, expecting to be bored on his own, soon finds his car filled with girls.

Reprints

• from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #154 (February 1975)

Indexer Notes

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

[Now you can order all three of our classic adventure trade paperbacks] (Table of Contents: 23) (Expand) /

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

Window Dummy (Table of Contents: 24)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Angelo De Cesare

Pencils

Stan Goldberg

Inks

Bob Smith

Colors

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Letters

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Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Mr. Glover

Synopsis

Archie is put in charge of Mr. Glover's window display.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #496 (June 2000)

Indexer Notes

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

[Archie's Subscription Offer] (Table of Contents: 25) (Expand) /

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

The Chance of Romance (Table of Contents: 26)

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

Script

Barbara Slate

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo

Inks

Henry Scarpelli

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews

Synopsis

Motivated by a desire for more romance in their lives, Betty and Veronica separately begin working on Archie.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #136 (June 1999)

Indexer Notes

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 27)

Archie / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Here's a riddle for you!

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.

Archie's 2004 Collector Sets (Table of Contents: 28) (Expand) /

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

Yo-Yo Guy (Table of Contents: 29)

Veronica / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Michael Pellowski

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo

Inks

Henry Scarpelli

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge

Synopsis

Archie plays with a yo-yo while waiting for Veronica, but its Mr. Lodge who proves to the master of the stringed toy.

Reprints

• from Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #99 (May 2000)

Keywords

yo-yo

Indexer Notes

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

[The Adventures of Little Archie] (Table of Contents: 30) (Expand) /

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

Hook. Line, and Sunk (Table of Contents: 31)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Michael Pellowski

Pencils

Stan Goldberg

Inks

Bob Smith

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Coach Clayton; Jughead Jones; Professor Flutesnoot; Miss Grundy; Coach Kleats; Miss Haggly; Ms. Beazly

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

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

The Command Center (Table of Contents: 32)

Archie & Friends / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Harold Smith

Pencils

Rex Lindsey

Inks

Rich Koslowski

Colors

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Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Dilton Doiley

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

Credits from the reprint in Archie and Me Comics Digest (Archie, 2017 series) #17, no credits listed in this digest.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 33) (Expand) /

Editor's Notebook / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Club Kids (Table of Contents: 34)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Golliher (credited)

Pencils

? [as Kennedy] (credited)

Inks

Ken Selig (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Chuck Clayton; Veronica Lodge; Nancy Woods; Ethel Muggs; Betty Cooper; Dilton Doiley; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Superintendent Hassle

Synopsis

After the girls tell the guys they have no culture, they show up to school dressed as cavemen.

Reprints

• in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #285 (February 2018)

[You can win your own private island] (Table of Contents: 35) (Expand) /

Campbells Soup / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[Save the Day!] (Table of Contents: 36) (Expand) /

The Incredibles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)