Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest
#226
[Direct Edition]
(April 2012)
Archie,
2011 Series
- Price
- 3.99 USD
- Pages
- 164
- Indicia Frequency
- 10 times a year (monthly except Jan. and July)
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- Archie Comic Publications, Inc.
- Brand
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The Archie Library
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Archie Gets Some Tough Love From Dr. Bill
Archie / comic story / 9 pages
- Script
- Hal Lifson
- Pencils
- Norm Breyfogle
- Inks
- Rich Koslowski
- Colors
- Digikore Studios
- Letters
- John Workman
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Dr. Bill (TV show host); Josie (cameo; in picture only); Cheryl Blossom (cameo; in picture only)
- Synopsis
- Archie, Betty, and Veronica go on Dr. Bill to try and get Archie to choose one girl.
- Reprints
-
in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #294 (January 2019)
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Cold Shoulder
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Archie tries to get out of a test by faking sickness.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #127 (March 1982)
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Snow Dazed
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Mrs. Andrews; Jughead Jones; Dilton Doiley; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Svenson
- Synopsis
- Archie and Jughead go to school, hoping it will close early due to snow.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #563 (March 2006)
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Let's Work It Out!
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Mrs. Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie tries to relieve his dating stress with his new home exercise equipment.
- Reprints
- in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #286 (March 2018)
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Musical Cheers
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- The Archies [Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge]; Mr. Weatherbee; Mr. Flutesnoot
- Synopsis
- When Mr. Flutesnoot gets upset because The Archies have no appreciation for classical music, Archie sets out to prove that The Archies can play classical music.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #291 (April 1980)
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Unwelcome Guest!
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Mr. Weatherbee wants Archie away from his office.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #509 (July 2001)
-
That's the Breaks
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Dilton Doiley; Chuck Clayton
- Synopsis
- The guys go on a skiing trip and Archie and Reggie wear fake casts to attract girls.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #517 (February 2002)
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Split Bit
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie and Jughead run away before they have to eat Veronica's food.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #273 (November 1980) which is reprinted
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #232 (May 1977)
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Slide Guide!
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; two unnamed boys
- Synopsis
- Archie, Reggie, and Jughead have humorous adventures while showing young boys how to sled.
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Last line changed from "No wonder they call them the beat generation!" to "If those are adults, I'm not growing up!".
It's Saucery
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- The gang ridicules Archie for believing he saw a flying saucer.
- Reprints
- from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #39 (April 1975)
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[no title indexed]
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- My teacher says no two snowflakes are alike!
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Mrs. Andrews; Fred Andrews; unnamed boy
- Synopsis
- Archie has to shovel snow.
- Reprints
- from Archie newspaper strip from unknown date
Fast Flying Floogles
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Fred Andrews; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Archie tries to make money so he can buy a new pair of sneakers.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #386 (April 1991)
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Calling Collect
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- While on a field trip, Archie claims that a student insurance policy is worthless-until he is injured falling down a slope.
- Reprints
- from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #99 (February 1978)
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Little Archie and Friends!
Little Archie / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- children
- Characters
- Little Archie Andrews; Little Betty Cooper; Little Veronica Lodge; Little Reggie Mantle; Little Jughead Jones; Little Sabrina Spellman
- Synopsis
- Introduction to the Little Archie reprint section.
The Right Cymbal!
Little Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- children
- Characters
- Little Archie Andrews; Mr. Flutesnoot; Little Betty Cooper; Little Jughead Jones; Little Reggie Mantle; Mr. Weatherbee; Little Veronica Lodge; Miss Grundy
- Synopsis
- Little Archie joins the band so he can play next to Veronica.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #109 (March 2007)
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A New Man
Little Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Little Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge; Mrs. Lodge; Smithers; Little Archie Andrews; Little Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Mr. Lodge causes confusion when he shaves off his mustache.
- Reprints
- from Little Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #168 (July 1981)
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Bully for You
Little Archie / comic story / 7 pages
- Characters
- Little Archie Andrews; Fangs Fogarty; Little Jughead Jones; Miss Plumm
- Synopsis
- Fangs Fogarty is always bullying Little Archie, hitting him with snowballs and stealing his lunch, but when Little Archie retaliates, Fangs complains to the teacher. Little Archie realizes that Fangs is really a coward at heart, and comes up with a way to prove that when they have to fight fair, bullies always get "cold feet."
- Reprints
- from The Adventures of Little Archie (Archie, 1961 series) #30 (Spring 1964)
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A Change of History
Little Sabrina / comic story / 5 pages
- Characters
- Little Sabrina Spellman; Salem; Young Abe Lincoln; Young George Washington; Young Daniel Boone; Young Patrick Henry; Young Pocahontas; Young Betsy Ross
- Synopsis
- When Sabrina goes back in time for a history report, she leads a women's revolt against the boys.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #72 (February 2003)
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Pie Fly
Little Sabrina / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- children
- Characters
- Little Sabrina Spellman; Aunt Zelda; Aunt Hilda
- Synopsis
- Aunt Zelda tries to resist bat wing pie.
- Reprints
It's Snow Bawl
Little Archie / comic story / 3 pages
- Characters
- Little Archie Andrews; Little Reggie Mantle; Little Veronica Lodge; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Archie and Reggie are caught having a snowball fight.
- Reprints
- from Little Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #175 (April 1982)
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Pip of a Slip
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Characters
- Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- After ice skating for a long time, Archie comes home and slips on his floor.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #100 (May 1966)
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Bunch Hunch
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Jughead tells Archie to have some food to give him an excuse not to go to sleep.
- Reprints
- from Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #260 (March 2010) which is reprinted
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #230 (March 1977)
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Dishing It Out!
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Mr. Lodge; Mrs. Lodge; Mr. Gottrocks
- Synopsis
- When the TV reception turns fuzzy, Archie and Jughead go out in a blizzard to uncover the satellite dish.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Vacation Special (Archie, 1994 series) #2 (Winter 1995)
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The Long Week
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- No matter what Mr. Weatherbee does, Archie still manages to get to school on time.
- Reprints
- from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #39 (December 1970)
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[no title indexed]
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Veronica's boyfriend has a talent for awkwardness, hasn't he?
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Mr. Lodge; Smithers; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie is not trusted in Veronica's house.
- Reprints
- from Archie newspaper strip from unknown date
[no title indexed]
Archie / activity / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hiya, sharks!
- Characters
- Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Unscramble the playing card terms.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Story & Game Digest Magazine (Archie, 1986 series) #16 (September 1990)
- in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #287 (May 2018)
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Child's Play
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Chuck Clayton; Nancy Woods; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- The gang thinks snowball fights are childish-until they are hit with snowballs themselves.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #518 (March 2002)
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Model Shopper
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Hal; Melanie
- Synopsis
- Hal shows Archie some of the hobbies he can take up, but Archie has already failed at most of them.
- Reprints
- from Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #167 (November 1999)
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How She Does Go On
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Chuck Clayton
- Synopsis
- Archie tries to have a conversation with Veronica without Veronica changing the subject to herself.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #503 (January 2001)
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Heat Treat
Jughead / comic story / 1 page
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mrs. Jones
- Synopsis
- Jughead heats his birdhouse by putting his mom's toaster inside of it.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #209 (April 1973)
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[no title indexed]
Wilbur / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Can you name anything that we get from chemistry that we'd be better off without?
- Characters
- Wilbur Wilkin; Laurie Lake; Linda Moore
- Synopsis
- Introduction to the Wilbur reprint section. Features a cover reprint of Wilbur Comics (Archie, 1944 series) #89.
- Reprints
- from Wilbur Comics (Archie, 1944 series) #89 (October 1964)
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The Wrong End
Wilbur / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Wilbur Wilkin; Linda Moore; Mr. Moore; Mr. Mudge
- Synopsis
- A potential advertising client of Linda's father tries to test his miracle hair oil on Wilbur's head, but nothing can flatten Wilbur's hair no matter how much of the goo is rubbed into it.
- Reprints
- from Pep Comics (Archie, 1940 series) #136 (December 1959)
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Struck Out
Wilbur / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Wilbur; Alec; Mr. Bumble; Miss Sturdley; janitor
- Synopsis
- Mr. Bumble thinks Wilbur and Alec have struck oil on the school grounds.
- Reprints
- from Pep Comics (Archie, 1940 series) #133 (June 1959)
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Chemical Imbalance
Tiny / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Tiny; Wilbur Wilkin; Sheldon Broadbeam; Slats; Laurie Lake
- Synopsis
- Tiny thinks that the chemical formula for water is the letters from H to O.
- Reprints
- from Wilbur Comics (Archie, 1944 series) #87 (November 1959) [retitled Chemical Imbalance] which is reprinted
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #2 (1954) [Slightly modified script with same punchline]
-
Indexer Notes
Name changed from "Water on The Brain".
Something Fishy
Wilbur / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Wilbur Wilkin; Pop's
- Synopsis
- When Wilbur orders fish because it is brain food, Pop's suggests buying a whale.
- Reprints
- from Wilbur Comics (Archie, 1944 series) #87 (November 1959)
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On the Double
Archie / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Mrs. Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Miss Grundy; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- In a pantomime story, we see Archie go through a vigorous morning routine-only to fall asleep during his first period class.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #22 (Fall 1962)
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Thrilling Date
Archie / activity / 1 page
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Decode the message to find out where Archie is taking Veronica on their date.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Story & Game Digest Magazine (Archie, 1986 series) #21 (December 1991)
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My Boy Juggie
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- Archie thinks a trip to Snow Valley will be boring-until he meets the girls.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #506 (April 2001)
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Table of Contents
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0.
[Lovers' Special]
Archie -
1.
Archie Gets Some Tough Love From Dr. Bill
Archie -
2.
Cold Shoulder
Archie -
3.
Snow Dazed
Archie -
4.
Let's Work It Out!
Archie -
5.
Musical Cheers
Archie -
6.
Unwelcome Guest!
Archie -
7.
Archie's Gag Bag
Archie -
8.
That's the Breaks
Archie -
9.
Split Bit
Archie -
10.
Slide Guide!
Archie -
11.
It's Saucery
Archie -
12.
["My teacher says no two snowflakes are alike!"]
Archie -
13.
Fast Flying Floogles
Archie -
14.
Calling Collect
Archie -
15.
Little Archie and Friends!
Little Archie -
16.
The Right Cymbal!
Little Archie -
17.
A New Man
Little Veronica -
18.
Bully for You
Little Archie -
19.
A Change of History
Little Sabrina -
20.
Pie Fly
Little Sabrina -
21.
It's Snow Bawl
Little Archie -
22.
Pip of a Slip
Archie -
23.
Bunch Hunch
Archie -
24.
Dishing It Out!
Archie -
25.
The Long Week
Archie -
26.
["Veronica's boyfriend has a talent for awkwardness, hasn't he?"]
Archie -
27.
["Hiya, sharks!"]
Archie -
28.
Child's Play
Archie -
29.
Model Shopper
Archie -
30.
How She Does Go On
Archie -
31.
Heat Treat
Jughead -
32.
["Can you name anything that we get from chemistry that we'd be better off without?"]
Wilbur -
33.
The Wrong End
Wilbur -
34.
Struck Out
Wilbur -
35.
Chemical Imbalance
Tiny -
36.
Something Fishy
Wilbur -
37.
On the Double
Archie -
38.
Thrilling Date
Archie -
39.
My Boy Juggie
Archie -
40.
Everything's Archie
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