Archie Comics Digest #240

(February 2008)

[Nights Journey of Dreams] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Sega / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Arrow Talk (Table of Contents: 2)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Pat Kennedy (credited)

Inks

Ken Selig (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Jack Morelli (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Dan Cupid; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Reggie Mantle; Chuck Clayton; Nancy Woods; Jughead Jones; Ethel Muggs; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

Dan Cupid trains his replacement on how to deal with the teens in Riverdale.

Reprints

• in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #25 (March 2013), #96 (March 2020)

Keywords

cupid

[Crash of the Titans] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Sierra / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

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Script

Nelson Ribeiro (signed)

Pencils

Nelson Ribeiro (signed)

Inks

Nelson Ribeiro (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hot Dog buried a bone in the backyard and now he can't find it.

Characters

Hot Dog

Indexer Notes

maze puzzle

Nose for News (Table of Contents: 5)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Tim Kennedy (credited)

Inks

Rich Koslowski (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones

Synopsis

Archie is convinced everybody is talking about him behind his back.

Reprints

• in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #236 (February 2013), #304 (January 2020)

The Wrong Cue (Table of Contents: 6)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Harold Smith

Pencils

Stan Goldberg

Inks

Bob Smith

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews

Synopsis

Archie wants to get a pool table.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #529 (January 2003)

[Archie's Holiday Fun Digest #12] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

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[The 2006 Collector Sets are now available!] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

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Mr. Nice Guy! (Table of Contents: 9)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Michael Pellowski

Pencils

Stan Goldberg

Inks

Mike Esposito

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Midge Klump; Moose Mason; Chuck Clayton; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Svenson

Synopsis

Archie is having a bad day even though everybody keeps telling him to have a nice day.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #528 (December 2002)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprint in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #238, no credits listed in this digest.

[Archie Americana Series] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

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[Archie Collector Sets] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

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[Archie Combo Bag Offer] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

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[Archie's Subscription Offer] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

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Wherefore Art (Table of Contents: 14)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Kathleen Webb

Pencils

Stan Goldberg

Inks

John Lowe

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen

Characters

Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Dowling

Synopsis

Mr. Lodge brags to his friend about the new painting he has purchased. Unknown to Mr. Lodge, Archie has replaced the painting with one of his own.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #523 (July 2002)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprint in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #248, no credits listed in this digest.

[Classic Archie Watches] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

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[Archie Collector Sets] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

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On Stage (Table of Contents: 17)

Archie / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Dick Malmgren

Pencils

Dick Malmgren

Inks

Jon D'Agostino

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

Archie tries to get Veronica to hurry up so they can make the theater on time.

Reprints

• from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #64 (April 1978)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprint in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #238, no credits listed in this digest.

[Archie & Friends and Sabrina DVD's] (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

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[Archie's Camp Tales] (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

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Silly Thinker (Table of Contents: 20)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Betty Cooper; Lorrie Lyons

Synopsis

Mr. Weatherbee asks Archie to do an important task but he gets distracted by a pretty girl.

Reprints

• from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #120 (July 1980)

[Christmas Issues Offer] (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

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Memories (Table of Contents: 22)

Archie / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Dick Malmgren

Pencils

Dick Malmgren

Inks

Jon D'Agostino

Colors

?

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle

Synopsis

Betty sends Archie to the store for some paprika and crosses her fingers that he'll remember.

Reprints

• from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #64 (April 1978)

Indexer Notes

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

Bills Can Be Beautiful (Table of Contents: 23)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle

Pencils

Chic Stone

Inks

Rudy Lapick

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews

Synopsis

Fred won't give Archie more money because first priority is paying the bills. But Fred is late paying the electric bill, and the lights go out just as Archie and Veronica are sitting on the couch together.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #260 (March 1977)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprint in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #236, no credits listed in this digest.

[Bad Boy Trouble] (Table of Contents: 24) (Expand) /

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[Sonic Archives Offer] (Table of Contents: 25) (Expand) /

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Snow Tired (Table of Contents: 26)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Stan Goldberg ?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews

Synopsis

Archie and Fred dig out after a snowstorm.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #530 (February 2003)

The Helping Hand (Table of Contents: 27)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bill Vigoda ?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee

Synopsis

Archie tries to change Mr. Weatherbee's opinion of him by being helpful.

Reprints

• from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #16 (Spring 1961)

[Archie Day by Day] (Table of Contents: 28) (Expand) /

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[Archie Comics Shop] (Table of Contents: 29) (Expand) /

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Double-Trouble (Table of Contents: 30)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir

Pencils

Stan Goldberg

Inks

Mike Esposito

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

Mr. Lodge dreams of a world populated by clones of Archie.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #528 (December 2002)

Keywords

cloning

Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprint in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #256, no credits listed in this digest.

The Low Down (Table of Contents: 31)

Archie / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir

Pencils

Gus Lemoine

Inks

Jon D'Agostino

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Jon D'Agostino

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Coach Kleats

Synopsis

The Coach is happy to hear that Archie won't be going out for the basketball team because he's now the sports reporter for the school paper.

Reprints

• from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #13 (April 1971)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprint in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #256.

Hotheaded (Table of Contents: 32)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Stan Goldberg ?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews

Synopsis

Fred is upset over the costs of heating the house over the winter.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #519 (April 2002)

[Love Showdown] (Table of Contents: 33) (Expand) /

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[The Adventures of Little Archie] (Table of Contents: 34) (Expand) /

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Vanishing Act (Table of Contents: 35)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)

Pencils

Henry Scarpelli (credited)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

teen

Characters

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

Synopsis

Archie works on a magic act for a talent show.

Reprints

• in Archie 1000 Page Mega Comics Digest (Archie, 2014 series) (2014)
• in Archie's Funhouse Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #11 (February 2015)
• in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #325 (January 2022)

[Archie's Digest Subscription Offer] (Table of Contents: 36) (Expand) /

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[Next Issue] (Table of Contents: 37) (Expand) /

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[It Only Takes a Spark] (Table of Contents: 38)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

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Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Characters

Smokey the Bear

[Buzz Junior Jungle Party] (Table of Contents: 39) (Expand) /

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