Jughead & Friends Digest Magazine
#8
[Newsstand]
(March 2006)
Archie,
2005 Series
- Price
- 2.39 USD; 2.89 CAD
- Pages
- 102
- Indicia Frequency
- 9 times a year in Jan., Feb., Mar., May, June, Aug., Sept., Oct. and Nov.
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
The Archie Digest Library
- Barcode
- 071896468519 08
- Editing
- ?
Issue Notes
This issue is a variant of Jughead & Friends Digest Magazine (Archie, 2005 series) #8 [Direct Edition].
[no title indexed]
Jughead & Friends / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Fernando Ruiz (signed)
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Wow! That footprint could only be the Riverdale Snowman!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Dilton Doiley; Jughead Jones
- Keywords
- Abominable Snowman; yeti
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Snowman for All Seasons
Jughead & Friends / comic story / 10 pages
- Script
- Fernando Ruiz (credited)
- Pencils
- Fernando Ruiz (credited)
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino (credited)
- Colors
- T. J. Kirsch (credited)
- Letters
- Jon D'Agostino (credited)
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Dilton Doiley
- Synopsis
- Jughead and Dilton set out to write a story about the Riverdale Snowman, the mysterious creature in the woods, for the school paper.
- Reprints
-
in Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #167 (March 2011) - in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #95 (February 2020)
-
[no title indexed]
Warriors / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Enter the world of Warriors
Indexer Notes
Warriors is a prose book series.
Conscience Stricken
Jughead / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Mrs. Jones
- Synopsis
- Jughead's conscience appears on his shoulder in the form of a little floating Jughead. They meet a girl whose own conscience tells her to kiss Jughead, and then the girl conscience falls in love with Jughead's conscience.
- Reprints
- from Jughead (Archie, 1965 series) #190 (March 1971)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
[no title indexed]
Babymouse / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Introducing Babymouse
The Passing Fancy
Jughead / comic story / 10 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Mrs. Jones; Mr. Jones; Sonny Cher
- Synopsis
- Jughead tells his parents he doesn't want to go to college and join the "establishment." He wants to be a musician like his friend Sonny Cher, who dropped out of high school to pursue his music. So Archie sends him to meet Sonny, who now has a family to support and has to work as a parking lot attendant because of his lack of education.
- Reprints
- from Jughead (Archie, 1965 series) #203 (April 1972)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing.
[no title indexed]
Ben10 / advertisement / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- 1 part kid, 10 parts hero
Indexer Notes
Ad for the Ben10 cartoon. Done in a comic book style.
[no title indexed]
That Wilkin Boy / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Bingo Wilkin
Indexer Notes
Title page for the next section containing That Wilkin Boy reprints.
The Inner Man
That Wilkin Boy / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Bingo Wilkin; Samantha Smythe
- Synopsis
- Samantha tries to help Bingo get over his inferiority complex about his lack of strength, but she fills him so full of confidence that he thinks he can take on a big hulking bruiser.
- Reprints
- from That Wilkin Boy (Archie, 1969 series) #36 (May 1976)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing.
Blossom Time
That Wilkin Boy / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Bingo Wilkin; Samantha Smythe; Sampson Smythe; Willie Wilkin; Sheila Smythe; Wilma Wilkin
- Synopsis
- Mr. Smythe enrages his wife when he ridicules the idea of a husband bringing flowers to his wife. To make amends, he tries to get her some flowers, but for as little money as possible.
- Reprints
- from That Wilkin Boy (Archie, 1969 series) #28 (July 1974)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing.
[no title indexed]
Nintendo DS / advertisement / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Release the Dragon!
Indexer Notes
Ad for the Nintendo DS game Dragon Booster.
[Online Readership Survey]
text article / 3 pages
Indexer Notes
The first two pages are a bound-in Business Reply Mail postcard to mail in the survey. The third page is the directions for the survey.
Enemy Action
That Wilkin Boy / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Bingo Wilkin; Samantha Smythe; Sampson Smythe; Willie Wilkin; Sheila Smythe; Wilma Wilkin
- Synopsis
- The Wilkins go to a movie. The Smythes are there too, and Mr. Wilkin and Mr. Smythe start feuding again, until both families are kicked out of the theatre. Upon which the two men bond over having a common enemy -- the theatre manager.
- Reprints
- from That Wilkin Boy (Archie, 1969 series) #27 (April 1974)
-
Indexer Notes
All credits from the index of the original printing, no credits are printed in this digest.
[no title indexed]
Nicktoons / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Skyland
Indexer Notes
Ad for the Skyland show on Nickelodeon.
[no title indexed]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Archie's Collectors Sets
Sure Cure
Jughead / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Miss Beazly
- Synopsis
- Jughead decides to no longer be a glutton and manages to avoid several temptations until Miss Beazly makes hamburgers.
- Reprints
- from Jughead (Archie, 1965 series) #218 (July 1973)
-
[no title indexed]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Look at the Time
Indexer Notes
Ad for an Archie wristwatch.
[no title indexed]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Subscribe Today
Indexer Notes
Subscription information for various Archie comics.
Flash Dash
Jughead / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Jughead is late for the school bus.
- Reprints
- from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #23 (April 1971)
-
[no title indexed]
statement of ownership / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Average copies preceding 12 months: 174,478
Copies issue nearest filing date: 168,328
Wet and Wild
Jughead / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee; Svensen the janitor; Miss Grundy
- Synopsis
- Jughead gets the halls of the high school all wet from shaking the snow off of his coat and shoes. When Mr. Weatherbee spots it, he makes Jughead deal with it.
- Reprints
- from Jughead (Archie, 1965 series) #191 (April 1971)
-
Indexer Notes
This story is told completely in pantomime. There is no dialogue or sound effects.
Credits come from the index of the original printing, there are no credits in this digest.
[no title indexed]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The Sonic Checklist
Indexer Notes
Ordering information for Sonic the Hedgehog back issues.
This Is the Hour
Jughead / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Dilton Doiley; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- Jughead finds a card that entitles him to a few hamburgers if he is on a specific street corner at a specific hour.
- Reprints
- from Jughead (Archie, 1965 series) #227 (April 1974)
-
"Archie Digest Subscription Offer"
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Subscription information for various Archie digests.
Ski Scare
Jughead / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews: Big Ethel
- Synopsis
- While skiing, Jughead sees Big Ethel.
- Reprints
- from Jughead (Archie, 1965 series) #155 (April 1968)
-
- Keywords
- skiing
Indexer Notes
Credits from the printing in Jughead Double Digest #178.
[no title indexed]
Editor's Notebook / in-house column / 1 page
- Script
- Victor Gorelick ?
- Letters
- typeset
The Fantasy Snowmen
Jughead & Friends / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Greg Crosby (credited)
- Pencils
- Bob Bolling (credited)
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Dilton Doiley
- Synopsis
- Everyone enters a "Fantasy Snowman" building contest.
- Reprints
- in Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #167 (March 2011)
- in Archie's Funhouse Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #24 (March 2017)
-
[no title indexed]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- New Digests On Sale
Indexer Notes
On sale dates for the next issue of various Archie digests.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["Wow! That footprint could only be the Riverdale Snowman!"]
Jughead & Friends -
1.
[no title indexed]
Yellowball -
2.
Snowman for All Seasons
Jughead & Friends -
3.
[no title indexed]
Apple Jacks -
4.
["Enter the world of Warriors"]
Warriors -
5.
[no title indexed]
Bubble Tape -
6.
Conscience Stricken
Jughead -
7.
["Introducing Babymouse"]
Babymouse -
8.
The Passing Fancy
Jughead -
9.
["1 part kid, 10 parts hero"]
Ben10 -
10.
[no title indexed]
Jughead's Find Your Name In Print Page -
11.
[no title indexed]
That Wilkin Boy -
12.
The Inner Man
That Wilkin Boy -
13.
Blossom Time
That Wilkin Boy -
14.
["Release the Dragon!"]
Nintendo DS -
15.
[Online Readership Survey]
-
16.
Enemy Action
That Wilkin Boy -
17.
["Skyland"]
Nicktoons -
18.
["Archie's Collectors Sets"]
-
19.
[no title indexed]
Archie's Find Your Name In Print Page -
20.
Sure Cure
Jughead -
21.
["Look at the Time"]
-
22.
[no title indexed]
Veronica's Find Your Name In Print Page -
23.
["Subscribe Today"]
-
24.
Flash Dash
Jughead -
25.
[no title indexed]
-
26.
Wet and Wild
Jughead -
27.
["The Sonic Checklist"]
-
28.
This Is the Hour
Jughead -
29.
"Archie Digest Subscription Offer"
-
30.
Ski Scare
Jughead -
31.
[no title indexed]
Betty's Find Your Name In Print Page -
32.
[no title indexed]
Editor's Notebook -
33.
The Fantasy Snowmen
Jughead & Friends -
34.
["New Digests On Sale"]
-
35.
["Rule the School"]
Yu-Gi-Oh -
36.
[no title indexed]
M & M's
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- Peter Croome
- Mike Nielsen
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