World of Archie Double Digest #16 [Direct Edition]

(May 2012)

Charity Ball! (Table of Contents: 1)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

John Rose (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Al Milgrom (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Janice Chiang (credited)

Genre

teen; humor

Characters

Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Mr. Lodge; Coach Kleats; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Dilton Doiley

Synopsis

Mr. Lodge has a charity ball game for the March of Dimes and the gang signs up to play in it.

Reprints

• in Archie's Super Comics Digest (Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., 2012 series) #[nn] (2012)
• in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #298 (June 2019)

Keywords

Baseball

Wrestlers Rhapsody (Table of Contents: 2)

Archie at Riverdale High / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen; humor

Characters

Coach Clayton; Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Ethel Muggs; Jughead Jones; Dilton Doiley; Mr. Flutesnoot; Miss Beazly; Miss Grundy; Moose Mason; The Mighty Wizard

Synopsis

The school holds a charity wrestling match to raise money for new gym equipment. The match is slated to feature The Mighty Wizard wrestling Moose. But when Moose shows up late, who is fighting The Mighty Wizard?

Reprints

• from Archie at Riverdale High (Archie, 1972 series) #106 (December 1985)

Keywords

wrestling

What Are You Complaining About? (Table of Contents: 3)

Miss Grundy / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Dan Parent (credited)

Pencils

Dan Parent (credited)

Inks

Al Milgrom (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Jack Morelli (credited)

Genre

teen; humor

Characters

Miss Grundy; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee

Synopsis

When the students start complaining about school, Miss Grundy starts a suggestion box.

Reprints

• from Tales from Riverdale Digest (Archie, 2005 series) #18 (April 2007)

Sidewalk Gaff (Table of Contents: 4)

Reggie / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Al Hartley (credited)

Pencils

Al Hartley (credited)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen; humor

Characters

Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones

Synopsis

Reggie charges people money to watch the trouble Archie and Jughead get into while painting a building.

Reprints

• from Reggie and Me (Archie, 1966 series) #53 (January 1972)

Indexer Notes

Feature changed from Reggie and Me to Reggie.

Acting Principal (Table of Contents: 5)

Mr. Weatherbee / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Samm Schwartz (credited)

Inks

Samm Schwartz (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Samm Schwartz

Genre

teen; humor

Characters

Mr. Weatherbee; unnamed actor; Svenson; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Superintendent Hassle

Synopsis

Mr. Weatherbee hires an actor to dress like him and take his place at an assembly. However, the students and faculty get confused between the two Weatherbees.

Reprints

• from Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #114 (June 1994)

A Coined Phrase (Table of Contents: 6)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

? Smith

Pencils

Fernando Ruiz

Inks

Rudy Lapick

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate

Synopsis

Archie and Jughead ask Reggie for money.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #516 (January 2002)

Indexer Notes

Scrip and ink credits from Archie # 516 (apparently the original publication).

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Archie's Madhouse / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Fernando Ruiz

Inks

Jon D'Agostino

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I...I can't hold them back any longer!

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Clyde Didit; Captain Sprocket; Mighty Chick; Super Snail; Captain Pumpernik

Synopsis

Introduction to the Archie's Madhouse (Archie, 1959 series) reprint section.

Lester The Hipster (Table of Contents: 8)

Lester Cool; Chester Square / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Vincent DeCarlo (credited)

Genre

teen; humor

Characters

Lester Cool; Chester Square; unnamed Martians

Synopsis

Martians abduct Lester to find out what weapons frighten the people of Earth. However, Lester thinks that each weapon is cool.

Reprints

• from Archie's Madhouse (Archie, 1959 series) #21 (September 1962)

Indexer Notes

flying saucer

Debutante Twist (Table of Contents: 9)

Lester Cool; Chester Square / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Vincent DeCarlo (credited)

Genre

teen; humor

Characters

Lester Cool; Chester Square; Brenda Van Loot

Synopsis

Lester and Chester take the same debutante on a date and give the date twists based on their personalities.

Reprints

• from Archie's Madhouse (Archie, 1959 series) #21 (September 1962)

The Son of Dr. Jerkyll (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Vincent DeCarlo (credited)

Characters

Dr. Jerkyll's son; Dr. Jerkyll's wife; Hilda The Witch

Synopsis

Dr. Jerkyll's son tries to change the way his face looks and ends up with no face at all.

Reprints

• from Archie's Madhouse (Archie, 1959 series) #21 (September 1962)

Quick Study (Table of Contents: 11)

Mr. Andrews / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo Jr. (credited)

Inks

Jim DeCarlo (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Fred Andrews; Mrs. Andrews; Cheryl; Lori

Synopsis

The Andrews family is amazed to see a great transformation in Jughead -- he's dressed neatly and he likes girls!

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #277 (February 1979)

Indexer Notes

Part of the old storyline (beginning in Jughead # 283) about Jughead's supernatural transformation into a ladies' man.

Glad Hand Guru (Table of Contents: 12)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Tim Kennedy (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen; humor

Characters

Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate

Synopsis

Veronica takes up the art of reading palms.

Reprints

• from Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #49 (January 1996)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Henry Scarpelli; Craig Boldman

Pencils

Henry Scarpelli; Craig Boldman

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Here's the pry bar, some rope, and a can of silicon spray lubricant!

Genre

teen; humor

Characters

Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mrs. Andrews

Synopsis

Mr. Andrews has to decide between television and exercising.

Reprints

• from Archie newspaper strip from unknown date

Shell Shock (Table of Contents: 14)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Victor Gorelick (credited)

Genre

teen; humor

Characters

Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

After Reggie pulls a prank on him, Archie gets revenge with the help of his new organization ARPA (Anti-Reggie Protective Association).

Reprints

• from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #160 (July 1964)

Indexer Notes

An early example of the '60s spy-story craze working its way into Archie Comics.

Design For Danger (Table of Contents: 15)

Archie / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

adventure; teen

Characters

"Dandy" Carlo; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones

Synopsis

Archie tries to interview Dandy Carlo, a fashion designer the girls love. But Dandy is being forced to sell his designs against his will. Archie then disguises himself as Dandy to lead the villains away.

Reprints

• from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #171 (July 1976)

Keywords

fashion design; kidnapping

Indexer Notes

The character "Dandy" Carlo is named after Archie artist Dan DeCarlo. This story is told in two parts: part 1 (6 pages) and part 2 (5 pages).

In Hot Water! (Table of Contents: 16)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Kathleen Webb (credited)

Pencils

Bob Bolling (credited)

Inks

Al Milgrom (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Jack Morelli (credited)

Genre

teen; humor

Characters

Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones

Synopsis

Archie is angered by the drinks that Betty and Veronica serve him.

Reprints

• from Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #224 (May 2006)

Internet Fret (Table of Contents: 17)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Bob Bolling (credited)

Inks

Bob Smith (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen; humor

Characters

Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Betty Cooper; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Miss Grundy; Miss Haggly; Mr. Flutesnoot

Synopsis

Archie is chosen to test out an Internet school.

Reprints

• from Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #159 (May 2005)

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

Archie's Dad / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

No way!

Characters

Fred Andrews

Synopsis

Cross out every other letter to find out what Archie's dad won't let him do.

Reprints

• from Archie's Story & Game Digest Magazine (Archie, 1986 series) #4 (September 1987)

She's Josie (Table of Contents: 19)

She's Josie / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Fernando Ruiz

Inks

?

Colors

Rosario "Tito" Pena

Letters

?

Characters

Josie; Pepper; Melody

Synopsis

Introduction to the She's Josie (Archie, 1963 series) reprint section.

No Contest (Table of Contents: 20)

Josie / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Vincent DeCarlo (credited)

Genre

teen; humor

Characters

Josie; Melody; Pepper; Alexander Cabot III

Synopsis

Alex enters Melody in a beauty contest, to her distress: her parents have threatened to disown her if she clutters up the house with one more trophy. Josie and Pepper try to disguise Melody's beauty so she can't win, but no matter what they disguise her as, her sex appeal shows through.

Reprints

• from Josie (Archie, 1965 series) #23 (October 1966)

Indexer Notes

Told in two parts: Part 1 (8 pages) and Part 2 (5 pages).

Landscape Artist (Table of Contents: 21)

Josie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Vincent DeCarlo (credited)

Genre

teen; humor

Characters

Josie; Melody; Pepper; Alexander Cabot III; Josie's dad

Synopsis

Josie's father makes her work on the garden. Alex comes along and hires people to do the work for her.

Reprints

• from Josie (Archie, 1965 series) #23 (October 1966)

Limber Loser (Table of Contents: 22)

Josie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Vincent DeCarlo (credited)

Genre

teen; humor

Characters

Josie; Melody; Pepper; Albert; Alexander Cabot III; Sock

Synopsis

When Pepper claims that girls are more limber than boys, Sock, Albert and Alex all try to prove her wrong.

Reprints

• from Josie (Archie, 1965 series) #23 (October 1966)

Attitude Adjustment (Table of Contents: 23)

Mr. Lodge / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Mike Esposito (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen; humor

Characters

Mr. Lodge; Smithers; Archie Andrews

Synopsis

When Mr. Lodge finds out that Mr. Andrews owns the last piece of land needed for the Lodge Towers, Mr. Lodge tries to be nice to Archie.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #394 (December 1991)

Mr. Weatherbee Gag Bag (Table of Contents: 24)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Characters

Mr. Weatherbee; Mr. Flutesnoot

Reprints

• from Archie newspaper strip from unknown date

Lingo Lesson (Table of Contents: 25)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Henry Scarpelli (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen; humor

Characters

Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews

Synopsis

Archie and his parents discuss the current teen slang.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #368 (July 1989)

Tomato Surprise (Table of Contents: 26)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Mike Pellowski (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Henry Scarpelli (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen; humor

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Pop Tate; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews

Synopsis

Archie and Jughead tell Betty of Mr. Andrews and his attempts at growing tomatoes.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #382 (November 1990)

Keywords

gardening

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 27)

Mr. Lodge / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

You'll never guess who asked me for a job at Lodge Enterprises!

Characters

Mr. Lodge

Synopsis

Put the letters in ovals in numerical order to find out who asked Mr. Lodge for a job.

Reprints

• from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #101 (July 2006)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 28)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Henry Scarpelli; Craig Boldman

Pencils

Henry Scarpelli; Craig Boldman

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Something looks odd about Ms. Grundy today!

Genre

teen; humor

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee; Mr. Flutesnoot; Miss Beazly

Reprints

• from Archie newspaper strip from unknown date

Mister Gullible (Table of Contents: 29)

Reggie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Bob Bolling (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen; humor

Characters

Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate (cameo)

Synopsis

Reggie keeps pulling tricks on Archie, saying he'll believe anything, but Archie finally gets him back.

Reprints

• from Reggie and Me (Archie, 1966 series) #98 (August 1977)

Indexer Notes

This story gives Reggie the position of the editor of the Blue and Gold, a position usually held by Archie.

Reggie has tickets to a Rolling Stone concert.

Brain Buster (Table of Contents: 30)

Dilton / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Mike Pellowski (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Bob Smith (signed)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Jack Morelli (credited)

Genre

teen; humor

Characters

Dilton Doiley; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason (on phone)

Synopsis

The gang tests out Dilton's new invention.

Everything's Archie (Table of Contents: 31) (Expand) /

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