Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine #144

(October 2010)

[Reveal the Secret] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Lego / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Candy Isn’t Dandy (Table of Contents: 2)

Archie / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

Craig Boldman

Pencils

Stan Goldberg

Inks

Bob Smith

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Jack Morelli

Genre

teen

Reprints

• in Archie's Funhouse Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #28 (November 2017)

[Hero Factory] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Lego / advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

Beach Banter (Table of Contents: 4)

Hot Dog / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

George Gladir

Pencils

Mike Worley

Inks

Rudy Lapick

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor

Characters

Hot Dog; Jughead Jones; Ethel Muggs

Synopsis

Hot Dog doesn't like the heat but loves the food at the beach.

Reprints

• from Archie's Vacation Special (Archie, 1994 series) #3 (Summer 1995)

Indexer Notes

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

Summer Bummer (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Fernando Ruiz (credited)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Chuck Clayton; Professor Flutesnoot; Miss Beazly; Miss Phlips; Superintendent Hassle

Synopsis

Archie imagines a near future where he will be a teacher at Riverdale High after attending college.

Renaissance Mantle (Table of Contents: 6)

Reggie / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Fernando Ruiz

Pencils

Fernando Ruiz

Inks

Al Nickerson

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Vickie Williams

Genre

teen

Characters

Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Dilton Doiley; Chuck Clayton; Waldo Weatherbee

Synopsis

Reggie pranks his friends at the renaissance fair.

Reprints

• from Tales from Riverdale Digest (Archie, 2005 series) #4 (September 2005)

Keywords

practical joke; renaissance fair

Indexer Notes

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

[Best of the Seventies] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

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

[Archie Comics' "Freshman Year"...] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

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

Teed Off! (Table of Contents: 9)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Kathleen Webb

Pencils

Rex Lindsey

Inks

Rudy Lapick

Colors

?

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen

Characters

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

Synopsis

Veronica helps her father by playing golf with his business associate, but during the game, she sees Archie and Betty together and schemes to break them up.

Reprints

• from World of Archie (Archie, 1992 series) #10 (July 1994)

Keywords

golf; snapping turtle

Indexer Notes

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

Here Comes the SUNscreen (Table of Contents: 10)

Dilton / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Dan Parent

Pencils

Dan Parent

Inks

Jon D'Agostino

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen

Characters

Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley; Hiram Lodge; Mr. Fred McMann (celebrity spokesman, ex-host of "The $150 Octagon"); Betty Cooper; Mr. Weatherbee (cameo)

Synopsis

Veronica and company try to market Dilton's new invention -- mess-free sunscreen -- but it happens to have an inconvenient side effect.

Reprints

• from Archie's Vacation Special (Archie, 1994 series) #3 (Summer 1995)

Indexer Notes

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

Bath Wrath (Table of Contents: 11)

Jughead / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Samm Schwartz

Inks

Samm Schwartz

Colors

?

Letters

Samm Schwartz

Genre

teen

Characters

Jughead Jones; Hot Dog; Gladys Jones; Forsythe Jones

Synopsis

Jughead's mom tricks him into taking a bath by asking him to give Hot Dog a bath.

Reprints

• from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #56 (October 1977)

[Archie Marries Betty & Veronica] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

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

[The Cartoon Life of Chuck Clayton] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

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

Art to Art (Table of Contents: 14)

Chuck / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Golliher

Pencils

Fernando Ruiz

Inks

Al Nickerson

Colors

Frank Gagliardo

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen

Characters

Nancy Woods; Betty Cooper; Chuck Clayton; Pop Tate; Mr. Tyrone

Synopsis

Nancy has been taking watercolor painting lessons and her picture has won first place in the Riverdale Art Gallery show.

Reprints

• from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #96 (October 2005)

Indexer Notes

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

What Are Friends For? (Table of Contents: 15)

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

Script

Frank Doyle

Pencils

Bill Vigoda

Inks

Henry Scarpelli

Colors

?

Letters

Bill Yoshida

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Aha! I caught you, Reggie! Trying to make time with my girl behind my back, huh?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Big Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Midge Klump; Archie Andrews; Pop Tate

Synopsis

Reggie wishes Moose would break his leg, and he does.

Reprints

• from Reggie and Me (Archie, 1966 series) #56 (July 1972)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprint in Archie and Me Comics Digest (Archie, 2017 series) #19, no credits listed in this digest.

Daffy Dialogue (Table of Contents: 16)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones

Synopsis

Archie talks to a mermaid.

Reprints

• from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #190 (November 1973)

Keywords

mermaid; scuba diving

See Moose Run (Table of Contents: 17)

Big Moose / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Joe Edwards

Pencils

Kenny Pederson

Inks

Rudy Lapick

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Moose Mason

Synopsis

Moose runs and reads at the same time to improve his speed reading.

Reprints

• from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #193 (November 1987)

Indexer Notes

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18)

Dilton / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Find my six favorite classes in the word find!

Characters

Dilton Doiley

Reprints

• from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #71 (January 2003)

Chore Score (Table of Contents: 19)

Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

teen

Characters

Jughead Jones

Synopsis

Jughead wants to know if he is being paid by the job or by the hour.

Reprints

• from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #55 (September 1977)

Table Fable (Table of Contents: 20)

Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

teen

Characters

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

Synopsis

Jughead's family has two choices for dinner.

Reprints

• from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #55 (September 1977)

[Hide your Burgers!] (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

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

[Fan Expo Canada] (Table of Contents: 22) (Expand) /

Fan Expo / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[Fly into the Future with Archie 3000] (Table of Contents: 23)

Archie 3000 / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Chris Lie (signed)

Inks

Bob Smith (signed as SMITH)

Colors

?

Genre

humor; science fiction; teen

Characters

Archie 3000; Betty 3000; Veronica 3000

Synopsis

Illustration used as the title page for the next section of Archie 3000 reprints.

A Date with Destiny Jones! (Table of Contents: 24)

Archie 3000 / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

Rich Margopoulos

Pencils

Dan Parent

Inks

Scott McRae

Colors

Dan Parent; Bill Golliher

Letters

Pat Brosseau

Genre

science fiction; teen; humor

Characters

Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Destiny Jones; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

Archie and Reggie have a race on astro water skis to win a date with rock star Destiny Jones (who turns out to be Jughead's cousin). Naturally, Reggie sabotages Archie's skis, but Archie wins anyway.

Reprints

• from Archie 3000 (Archie, 1989 series) #10 (August 1990)

Indexer Notes

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

[The Name is Andrews. Archie Andrews.] (Table of Contents: 25) (Expand) /

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

[Battle of the BFF's] (Table of Contents: 26) (Expand) /

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

The Ghosts of Walrus Island (Table of Contents: 27)

Archie / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script

C. J. Henderson

Pencils

Rex Lindsey

Inks

Rex Lindsey

Colors

Rex Lindsey

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Uncle Sandy

Synopsis

Uncle Sandy takes the kids on an island cruise, but they are shipwrecked by a storm and find a walrus graveyard.

Reprints

• from World of Archie (Archie, 1992 series) #20 (September 1996)

Keywords

island; ivory; walrus

Indexer Notes

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

Castle Hassle (Table of Contents: 28)

Moose / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

teen

Characters

Moose Mason; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews

Synopsis

Moose will fight anybody who tries to knock down his sandcastle, including the tide.

Reprints

• from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #249 (October 1978)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 29)

Sabrina / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Fernando Ruiz (signed)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (signed)

Colors

?

Genre

fantasy-supernatural; teen

Characters

Sabrina

Indexer Notes

Illustration used as the title page for the next section featuring Sabrina stories.

Sand, Sea and Spray (Table of Contents: 30)

Sabrina / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir ?

Pencils

Bob Bolling

Inks

Rudy Lapick

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Sabrina; Harvey; Mr. Mysto

Synopsis

Sabrina gets badgered into assisting a beachside stage magician, then embarrassed by the nature of the tricks. So she exacts a little revenge with her own powers.

Reprints

• from Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (Archie, 1971 series) #42 (October 1977)

Indexer Notes

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

Pollution Solution (Table of Contents: 31)

Sabrina / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir

Pencils

Stan Goldberg

Inks

Jon D'Agostino

Colors

?

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Sabrina; Aunt Hilda

Synopsis

Sabrina and Aunt Hilda stop one person from polluting the sea and another from polluting the air. Then Sabrina decides that Aunt Hilda's witch cauldron is also polluting the air.

Reprints

• from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #86 (September 2004)

Keywords

cauldron; pollution

Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprint in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (1987 series) #264, no credits listed in this digest.

Poolside Manner (Table of Contents: 32)

Sabrina / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle

Pencils

Stan Goldberg

Inks

?

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

fantasy-supernatural; teen

Characters

Sabrina; Aunt Hilda; Cousin Ambrose; Head Witch Della

Synopsis

When Aunt Hilda hears that the neighbors are putting in a swimming pool, she does whatever she can to make sure her family is invited over to swim.

Reprints

• from Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (Archie, 1971 series) #49 (October 1978)

Indexer Notes

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

[Archie's Haunted House] (Table of Contents: 33) (Expand) /

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

[Love & Marriage] (Table of Contents: 34) (Expand) /

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

Lesson Planned? (Table of Contents: 35)

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

Script

Michael Pellowski

Pencils

Pat Kennedy

Inks

Rudy Lapick

Colors

?

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

Betty and Veronica are tired of Archie and Reggie arguing no matter what game they are playing.

Reprints

• from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #85 (August 2004)

Keywords

badminton; horseshoes

Indexer Notes

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

True Love (Table of Contents: 36)

Moose / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Characters

Moose Mason

Reprints

• from Archie's Story & Game Digest Magazine (Archie, 1986 series) #30 (June 1994)

Indexer Notes

Unscramble the code puzzle.

Bad Hair Day (Table of Contents: 37)

Betty / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Kathleen Webb

Pencils

Stan Goldberg

Inks

John Lowe

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper; Hal Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones

Synopsis

No matter what she does, Betty's hair keeps getting hit with dirt, debris or other contaminants.

Reprints

• from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #90 (October 2000)

Indexer Notes

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 38)

Josie and the Pussycats / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Fernando Ruiz (signed)

Inks

Bob Smith (signed as SMITH)

Colors

?

Indexer Notes

Illustration used as the title page for the next section featuring Josie reprints.

The Ego Trip (Table of Contents: 39)

Josie and The Pussycats / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle

Pencils

Stan Goldberg

Inks

Rudy Lapick

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen

Characters

Josie McCoy; Melody Valentine; Alexandra Cabot; Valerie Brown

Synopsis

Expecting to be mobbed by onlookers at the beach, Alexandra finds that she, like everyone else, can't compete with Melody.

Reprints

• from Laugh (Archie, 1987 series) #9 (August 1988)

Indexer Notes

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

Car Wash Woes (Table of Contents: 40)

Josie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Stan Goldberg

Inks

Mario Acquaviva

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Josie McCoy; Melody Valentine; Valerie Brown; Alan M.; Alexander Cabot III; Alexandra Cabot

Synopsis

Melody gets everybody soaked while she's trying to wash her father's car.

Reprints

• from Josie and the Pussycats (Archie, 1969 series) #84 (September 1975)

Indexer Notes

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

[The two greatest bands in comic book history hook up like never before.] (Table of Contents: 41) (Expand) /

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

[Battle of the Bands!] (Table of Contents: 42) (Expand) /

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

Fun in the Sun (Table of Contents: 43)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir

Pencils

Stan Goldberg

Inks

Mike Esposito

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; the Baxter Twins; Reggie's mother; Reggie's father

Synopsis

Archie spends the day picking up cans and bottles at the beach while Reggie is busy playing volleyball to impress the Baxter twins. Things don't work out the way Reggie planned.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #381 (October 1990)

Keywords

beach; recycling; sunburn; twins; volleyball

Indexer Notes

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

House with a Future (Table of Contents: 44)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Rex Lindsey

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Smithers; Fi-fi

Synopsis

Veronica shows her friends a House of the Future.

Reprints

• from Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #136 (September 1997)

No Rough Stuff! (Table of Contents: 45)

Dilton / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)

Pencils

Tim Kennedy (credited)

Inks

Al Milgrom (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Phil Felix (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Dilton Doiley; Moose Mason; Chuck Clayton

Synopsis

Dilton, Moose and Chuck go camping but Dilton's inventions take all the "roughing" out of it.

Reprints

• in Archie's Funhouse Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #21 (September 2016)
• in Archie 1000 Page Comics Spree (Archie, 2016 series) (2016)

Keywords

camping

[There couldn't be a better time to subscribe!] (Table of Contents: 46) (Expand) /

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

[Archie's Pals and Gals Double Digest #145] (Table of Contents: 47) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 48)

American Library Association / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

? (photo)

Inks

? (photo)

Colors

? (photo)

Letters

typeset

Characters

Dwyane Wade (basketball star)

Indexer Notes

PSA for the American Library Association.

Inside back cover.

[Big Problems Call for Big Solutions] (Table of Contents: 49) (Expand) /

Lego / advertisement / 1 page (report information)