(June 2011)
Archie,
2010 Series
- Price
- 3.99 USD
- Pages
- 164
- Indicia Frequency
- 10 times a year (monthly except Mar. and Nov.)
- On-sale Date
- 2011-04-20
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications, Inc.
- Brand
-
The Archie Library
- Barcode
- 762816468503 00611
- Editing
- ?
The Junk Man Cometh!
World of Archie / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Fernando Ruiz (signed)
- Inks
- Bob Smith (signed)
- Colors
- Rosario Peña (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Dilton Doiley; Chuck Clayton; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
The Junk Man Cometh
World of Archie / comic story / 12 pages
- Script
- Bill Golliher (credited)
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg (credited)
- Inks
- Mike DeCarlo (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- John Workman
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Dilton Doiley; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- At a garage sale, one of Dilton's old inventions is struck by lightning and turns into a giant robot.
- Keywords
- giant robot
Indexer Notes
Listed on cover.
Test Zest
Jughead / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Miss Jenkins; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Jughead isn't worried about Miss Jenkins test.
Don't Mind Me
Dilton / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)
- Pencils
- Bob Bolling (credited)
- Inks
- Mark McKenna (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Jack Morelli (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Dilton Doiley; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Professor Flutesnoot; Susan
- Synopsis
- Dilton wants to meet the new girl in study hall.
- Reprints
-
in Archie and Me Comics Digest (Archie, 2017 series) #2 (January 2018)
-
Wedding Blisters!
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski (credited as Pellowski)
- Pencils
- Bob Bolling (credited)
- Inks
- Bob Smith (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Dilton Doiley; Gina; Ken; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- While attending a wedding reception for some friends slightly older than they are, the gang discusses what it would be like to be married.
- Reprints
- in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #109 (July 2021)
-
- Keywords
- wedding
Game Boy
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Lex; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Archie tries out for the game show "You Ask the Questions".
- Reprints
- from Tales from Riverdale Digest (Archie, 2005 series) #10 (June 2006)
-
- Keywords
- game show
Indexer Notes
The game show is a parody of the game show Jeopardy.
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
[The original seven Archie "Will you Marry Me?" issues available now as a set]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Mad House!
illustration / 1 page
- Pencils
- Fernando Ruiz (signed)
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino (signed)
- Colors
- ?
Indexer Notes
Illustration used as the title page for the next section featuring Mad House reprints.
The Mad Ad Monster
Captain Sprocket / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- George Gladir ?
- Pencils
- Chic Stone
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino
- Colors
- Barry Grossman ?
- Letters
- Jon D'Agostino
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The Mad Ad Monster is a former TV announcer who goes berserk...
- Genre
- humor; superhero
- Characters
- Mad Ad Monster; Captain Sprocket; Blips
- Synopsis
- Captain Sprocket must stop the Mad Ad Monster from breaking into Fort Knox.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Madhouse (Archie, 1959 series) #59 (February 1968)
-
- Keywords
- commercials; Fort Knox; military tank; television; tornado
Indexer Notes
The Mad Ad Monster has the super-powers shown in TV commercials. Commercial gimmicks used are "Let Hertz Put You in the Driver's Seat" from Hertz Rent-a-Car, the Ajax cleanser white tornado, the Dash laundry detergent ten-foot tall washing machine; and Esso gasoline's "Put a Tiger in Your Tank."
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
Revolt of the Machines
Captain Sprocket / comic story / 7 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- An average home somewhere in America...
- Genre
- humor; superhero
- Characters
- Captain Sprocket; Super Machines; Blips
- Synopsis
- The Super Machines from the Thingamajig Galaxy cause all the machines on Earth to go on strike.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Madhouse (Archie, 1959 series) #59 (February 1968)
-
- Keywords
- aliens; carrier pigeon; flying saucer; junk yard; refrigerator; soda machine; Sprocketmobile; television; Washington D.C.
Indexer Notes
The Super Machines homeworld is changed to Thingamajig Galaxy in this printing.
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
Flipster the Hipster
A Captain Sprocket Misadventure / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What gourmet feast are we having for dinner, tonite, Gladys?
- Genre
- humor; superhero
- Characters
- Captain Sprocket; Flipster the Hipster; Gladys; Blips
- Synopsis
- Captain Sprocket must stop foul-smelling Flipster the Hipster's crime spree.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Madhouse (Archie, 1959 series) #59 (February 1968)
-
- Keywords
- hippie; sewer; television; TV dinner; TV game show
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
[no title indexed]
Space Section / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Just look at these fantastic photos of my space adventures!
- Genre
- humor; superhero
- Characters
- Captain Sprocket
- Synopsis
- Captain Sprocket poses for some heroic photos by sticking his head through a hole in a mural.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Madhouse (Archie, 1959 series) #30 (December 1963)
-
- Keywords
- photographs; publicity
Miss Grundy - Antique Puzzle
Miss Grundy / activity / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #120 (January 1978)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
Hairpiece Hassles
Mr. Weatherbee / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What do you think of my new hairpiece, Miss Grundy?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy; Prof. Flutesnoot; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; unnamed female students; Big Ethel Muggs; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- Mr. Weatherbee buys a new hairpiece that the teachers laugh at, so Archie arranges to have the girls swoon over it to rebuild his confidence. Mr. Weatherbee decides that it is inappropriate for so many girls to be in love with the principal and ditches the hairpiece.
- Reprints
- from Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #39 (April 1976)
-
- Keywords
- wigs
Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprint in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #78.
What's Your Sign?
Jughead / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Miss Grundy
- Synopsis
- Miss Grundy asks Jughead to hang up a sign.
- Reprints
- from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #44 (July 1975)
-
[no title indexed]
Miss Grundy Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Typing up the menu, Miss Beazly?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Miss Grundy; Miss Beazly
- Synopsis
- Miss Beazly is typing a list of snappy comebacks.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #55 (March 2001)
-
Pup-ularity Contest
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- Mr. Lodge gets a chihuahua to act as a guard dog against Archie.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #483 (May 1999)
-
- Keywords
- chihuahua
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
Quit Fit
Jughead / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Jughead quits skateboarding.
- Reprints
- from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #44 (July 1975)
-
- Keywords
- skateboard
Indexer Notes
Wordless story.
Imagination Alteration
Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Archie wants Jughead to go on a date with Archie's cousin.
- Reprints
- from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #44 (July 1975)
-
Crystal Crisis
Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- A fortune teller tells Jughead that Archie is being held up.
- Reprints
- from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #44 (July 1975)
-
- Keywords
- crystal ball; fortune teller
The Wrrong Brothers
Archie & Friends / comic story / 11 pages
- Script
- George Gladir (credited)
- Pencils
- Rex Lindsey (credited)
- Inks
- Rich Koslowski (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Wrrong [Archie Andrews]; Forsythe Wrrong [Jughead Jones]; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Moose Mason; Chuck Clayton
- Synopsis
- Archie and Jughead are the Wrrong Brothers, who invented the airplane a 100 years ago.
- Reprints
- from Archie & Friends (Archie, 1992 series) #76 (December 2003)
-
- Keywords
- biplane; flying
Indexer Notes
Part 1: pp1-6, Part II: pp7-11
The Brushoff
Dilton / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Dilton Doiley; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy
- Synopsis
- Reggie causes all sorts of havoc with some invisible paint that Dilton developed.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #215 (March 1968)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
Not to Be Bee
Archie & Friends / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Vickie Williams
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- While looking through Mr. Weatherbee's senior class yearbook, Betty and Veronica notice some striking parallels to Archie's high school career.
- Reprints
- from Archie & Friends (Archie, 1992 series) #82 (July 2004)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
She's Josie
Josie / illustration / 1 page
- Pencils
- Fernando Ruiz (signed)
- Inks
- Bob Smith (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Josie; Valerie; Melody
Indexer Notes
Illustration used as the title page for the next section featuring Josie reprints.
Second String Chapter 1
Josie / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Josie; Melody; Pepper; Albert; Alexander Cabot III; Albert's father
- Synopsis
- Josie gives Albert a guitar for his birthday. He immediately spends all his time making up songs, playing and singing, and cares more for the guitar than for her.
- Reprints
- from She's Josie (Archie, 1963 series) #7 (August 1964)
-
Indexer Notes
The four She's Josie stories reprinted in this digest comprise almost the entire issue of She's Josie #7.
Music for Millionaires Chapter 2
Josie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Josie; Alexander Cabot III; Alexandra Cabot; Jerkly
- Synopsis
- Alex tries to show Josie that he can play the guitar and sing better than Albert. Meanwhile, his sister Alexandra, who has a crush on Albert, decides to make a play for that "penniless waif."
- Reprints
- from She's Josie (Archie, 1963 series) #7 (August 1964)
-
Moist Minstrel Chapter 3
Josie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Josie; Melody; Pepper; Albert; Alexandra Cabot
- Synopsis
- Alexandra tries to get Albert away from Josie by buying him a Beatles-style wardrobe and hairdo, and launching him as a potential folk singing star.
- Reprints
- from She's Josie (Archie, 1963 series) #7 (August 1964)
-
The Song is Ended Chapter 4
Josie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Josie; Melody; Pepper; Albert; unnamed thugs
- Synopsis
- Josie is in despair because Albert still cares more about his guitar than her, but then she discovers that his guitar can be helpful to her, too.
- Reprints
- from She's Josie (Archie, 1963 series) #7 (August 1964)
-
Bus Boy
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)
- Pencils
- Tim Kennedy (credited)
- Inks
- Ken Selig (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Mindy Eisman (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Mr. Weatherbee; Ms. Snyder
- Synopsis
- Both Archie and Mr. Weatherbee are forced to ride the school bus with the younger students.
- Reprints
Pencil Pusher!
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)
- Pencils
- ? [as Kennedy] (credited)
- Inks
- Ken Selig (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley; Moose Mason; Jughead Jones; Professor Flutesnoot; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Miss Grundy; Midge Klump
- Synopsis
- Trying to be prepared, Archie brings a ten-pack of pencils to school but ends up giving them all away before his big test.
- Reprints
- from Tales from Riverdale Digest (Archie, 2005 series) #9 (April 2006)
-
Clean Machine
Jughead / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mary Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie's mom gets a bulldozer to clean his room.
- Reprints
- from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #44 (July 1975)
-
- Keywords
- bulldozer
The Loner
Archie / comic story / 11 pages
- Genre
- adventure; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Smithers; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- While driving in the mountains, Archie, Betty and Veronica come upon an hermit who has been caught in a rock slide.
- Reprints
- from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #192 (April 1978), #192 (April 1978)
-
- Keywords
- landslide
Sour Notes
The Archies / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Veronica is on a classical music kick and looks down on the others for listening to rock and roll.
- Reprints
- from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #135 (May 1988)
-
[no title indexed]
Mr. Lodge Pin Up / cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I can't understand it, Jack--
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Something is running up Mr. Lodge's electric bill.
- Reprints
- from Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #36 (December 1975)
-
Whack Attack!
World of Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)
- Pencils
- Tim Kennedy (credited)
- Inks
- Jim Amash (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Phil Felix (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Dilton Doiley; Pop Tate; Moose Mason; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Archie finds an old paddle-ball game but nobody is any good at it until Pop Tate shows them how it works.
- Reprints
- in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #108 (May 2021)
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Table of Contents
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0.
The Junk Man Cometh!
World of Archie -
1.
[My Comics Are Archie Comics]
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2.
The Junk Man Cometh
World of Archie -
3.
[Archie Comics Book Club]
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4.
[Comic Book Fair]
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5.
Test Zest
Jughead -
6.
Don't Mind Me
Dilton -
7.
Wedding Blisters!
Archie -
8.
Game Boy
Archie -
9.
[Life With Archie Magazine for Your iPad]
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10.
[The original seven Archie "Will you Marry Me?" issues available now as a set]
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11.
Mad House!
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12.
The Mad Ad Monster
Captain Sprocket -
13.
Revolt of the Machines
Captain Sprocket -
14.
Flipster the Hipster
A Captain Sprocket Misadventure -
15.
["Just look at these fantastic photos of my space adventures!"]
Space Section -
16.
[Life With Archie Magazine]
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17.
[Archie & Friends #154-155]
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18.
Miss Grundy - Antique Puzzle
Miss Grundy -
19.
Hairpiece Hassles
Mr. Weatherbee -
20.
What's Your Sign?
Jughead -
21.
["Typing up the menu, Miss Beazly?"]
Miss Grundy Gag Bag -
22.
[Politics Unusual!]
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23.
[Spy Girlz]
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24.
Pup-ularity Contest
Archie -
25.
Quit Fit
Jughead -
26.
Imagination Alteration
Jughead -
27.
Crystal Crisis
Jughead -
28.
The Wrrong Brothers
Archie & Friends -
29.
[Buy Three Books and get the Fourth Free!]
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30.
[Kevin Keller #1]
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31.
The Brushoff
Dilton -
32.
Not to Be Bee
Archie & Friends -
33.
She's Josie
Josie -
34.
Second String Chapter 1
Josie -
35.
Music for Millionaires Chapter 2
Josie -
36.
Moist Minstrel Chapter 3
Josie -
37.
The Song is Ended Chapter 4
Josie -
38.
[Get the Archiecomics App!]
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39.
Bus Boy
Archie -
40.
Pencil Pusher!
Archie -
41.
Clean Machine
Jughead -
42.
The Loner
Archie -
43.
[Book Number 5 of the New Look Library]
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44.
[The Best of Dan Decarlo Volume 2]
IDW -
45.
Sour Notes
The Archies -
46.
["I can't understand it, Jack--"]
Mr. Lodge Pin Up -
47.
Whack Attack!
World of Archie -
48.
[Archie Comics Double Digest Subscriptions]
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49.
[World of Archie #7]
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50.
[Archiedigital.com]
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51.
[Escape From Zombieville, USA!]
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