Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #230 [Direct Edition]

(August 2012)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

Buzz Words (Table of Contents: 2)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)

Pencils

Tim Kennedy (credited)

Inks

Jim Amash (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Teresa Davidson (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mr. Clover

Synopsis

A honey-bee hive in the back yard causes problems for the Andrews.

Reprints

• in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #320 (July 2021)

Keywords

beekeeper; honey bee

The Cheap Date! (Table of Contents: 3)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Greg Crosby (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Bob Smith (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Jack Morelli (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

Archie thinks a trip to the beach with Veronica will be a cheap date but he soon learns otherwise.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #567 (August 2006)

Star Tricked (Table of Contents: 4)

Archie / 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

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley; Veronica Lodge; Nancy Woods; Midge Klump; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Weatherbee; Betty Cooper; Chuck Clayton; Mary Andrews

Synopsis

Archie dozes off while waiting for his friends and imagines them all on a space ship.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #522 (July 2002)

Indexer Notes

Parody of Star Trek, Star Wars, the Terminator and Alien movies.

Stunt Stint (Table of Contents: 5)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Harry Lucey (credited)

Inks

Harry Lucey (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason

Synopsis

Archie tries one stunt after another to attract the attention of a pretty girl on the beach.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #248 (November 1975)

Keywords

Frisbee; sand surfing

The Wrong Goodbye (Table of Contents: 6)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Kathleen Webb (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Bob Smith (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Jack Morelli

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

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

Synopsis

When Archie gets a last minute invitation to join the Lodges at their lake retreat, Betty makes sure he's late to join them by cooking fresh cookies, showing him her new bikini in a catalog, and pelting him with kisses.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #576 (August 2007)

That Lucky Old Lid (Table of Contents: 7)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Harry Lucey (credited)

Inks

Harry Lucey (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge; Reggie Mantle

Synopsis

Archie shows Mr. Lodge that a lucky hat can improve his golf game.

Reprints

• from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #163 (November 1975)

Keywords

golf

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Seek and Ye Shall Find (Table of Contents: 9)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Pat Kennedy (credited)

Inks

Ken Selig (credited)

Colors

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Letters

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Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Dilton Doiley; Chuck Clayton

Synopsis

Archie tries to find a good summer job.

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Neck Check (Table of Contents: 11)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Michael Pellowski

Pencils

Fernando Ruiz

Inks

Jon D'Agostino

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews

Synopsis

Archie has hurt his neck while being a lifeguard.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #451 (September 1996)

Indexer Notes

credits from the original story

30 Seconds to Live (Table of Contents: 12)

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

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor

Characters

Jungle Archie [Archie Andrews]; Changa; Juggo [Jughead Jones]; King Lodgeheim of Glockenstein [Hiram Lodge]; Ox [Moose Mason]; Count Reggdorf [Reggie Mantle]; Princess Veronica [Veronica Lodge]; Betty Scooper [Betty Cooper]

Synopsis

King Lodgeheim hires Jungle Archie to guard Ox at the 1932 Olympic games.

Reprints

• from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #244 (September 1984)

Keywords

Hollywood Hills sign; Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum; Olympic flame; Olympics; rowing

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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Craig Boldman (signed)

Pencils

Henry Scarpelli (signed)

Inks

Henry Scarpelli (signed)

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Battle of Hastings...

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Miss Grundy; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper

Synopsis

Archie daydreams during class.

Monstrous Thoughts (Table of Contents: 15)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Bob Smith (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Jack Morelli

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones

Synopsis

Archie, Betty Veronica, and Jughead go to a monster truck rally, and Archie wonders what it would be like owning one.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #568 (October 2006)

Keywords

monster truck

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Top That If You Can (Table of Contents: 17)

Archie / 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)

Genre

teen

Characters

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

Synopsis

Reggie has a love note to Veronica delivered via sky writing and Archie feels down because he feels he can't compete.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #265 (September 1977)

Keywords

skywriting

[Little Archie and Friends] (Table of Contents: 18)

Little Archie / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Fernando Ruiz (signed)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (signed)

Colors

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Genre

humor; children

Indexer Notes

Illustration used as the title page of the next section featuring Little Archie reprints.

The Silly Season (Table of Contents: 19)

Little Archie / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Bob Bolling (credited)

Pencils

Bob Bolling (credited)

Inks

Mark Brewer (credited)

Colors

Frank Gagliardo (credited); Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Hiram Lodge

Synopsis

Archie and Veronica stop ant-like aliens from kidnapping Betty.

Reprints

• from Little Archie Digest Magazine (Archie, 1991 series) #15 (October 1995)

Keywords

Flying Saucer

The Frog Farm (Table of Contents: 20)

Little Archie / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Bob Bolling

Pencils

Bob Bolling (signed)

Inks

Bob Bolling (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Bob Bolling

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Little Archie Andrews; Little Veronica Lodge; Little Reggie Mantle; Mary Andrews; Elvis (frog)

Synopsis

Little Archie has no time for Ronnie's attempts to get him interested in dating and dancing; he wants to start a "frog farm" with Elvis the frog. But when he wrecks a go-kart after leaving Elvis as a deposit, it's Ronnie who buys the frog back for Little Archie. And after Little Archie gets Elvis back, he sees something that makes him think that boys might need girls after all.

Reprints

• from The Adventures of Little Archie (Archie, 1961 series) #25 (Winter 1962-1963)

The Witches of Oz (Table of Contents: 21)

Little Sabrina / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

Dexter Taylor (credited)

Pencils

Dexter Taylor (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Dig this scene! It's from a book --- One that Aunt Zelda began to write ---

Feature Logo

That Cute Little Witch Little Sabrina

Genre

humor; children; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Aunt Hilda; Aunt Zelda; Miss Beazly; Fangs Fogarty; Little Archie; Little Betty; Little Jughead; Little Reggie; Little Sabrina; Little Veronica; Pop Tate; Waldo Weatherbee

Synopsis

Aunt Zelda decides to write her own book where witches can be the heroes and writes a parody of The Wizard of Oz.

Reprints

• from Little Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #82 (October 1973)

The Joker (Table of Contents: 22)

Little Betty / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

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Inks

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Colors

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Letters

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Genre

humor; children

Characters

Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews

Synopsis

Archie makes jokes while Betty gets ready for a picnic.

Reprints

• from Little Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #76 (January 1973)

His Golf Game (Table of Contents: 23)

Little Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

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Inks

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Colors

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Letters

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Genre

children

Characters

Little Archie Andrews; Fangs Fogarty

Synopsis

Little Archie accidentally hits Fang with a golf ball.

Reprints

• from Little Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #98 (September 1975)

Keywords

golf

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Rough Rebuff (Table of Contents: 25)

Archie and the Gang / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

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Inks

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Colors

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Letters

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Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

Archie thinks it looks rough out there, but Reggie proves it is.

Reprints

• from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #261 (October 1979)

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Diver Down (Table of Contents: 27)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

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Inks

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Colors

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Letters

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Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews

Synopsis

Betty and Veronica think Archie is faking distress so they will swim out and save him.

Reprints

• from Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #129 (September 1996)

Keywords

lifeguard; octopus

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

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Dan Parent (signed)

Pencils

Henry Scarpelli (signed)

Inks

Henry Scarpelli (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Mmmm! That makes my mouth water!

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Archie Andrews

Synopsis

Fred buys a new grill.

Forest Feast (Table of Contents: 29)

Archie / 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

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones

Synopsis

When Archie ruins the troop's food while hiking he orders pizza.

Reprints

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

Oh Poi (Table of Contents: 30)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Harry Lucey (credited)

Inks

Marty Epp (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Marty Epp (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

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

Synopsis

Archie tries to combine a Hawaiian Luau with a New England clambake.

Reprints

• from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #30 (October 1964)

Keywords

clambake; luau

Indexer Notes

Mr. Lodge is called "J.P." in this story; though he was sometimes called Albert, "J.P." was usually his name at this time. He was re-named "Hiram" in the '70s.

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Theme Dream (Table of Contents: 32)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Rex Lindsey (credited)

Inks

Rex Lindsey (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Dilton Doiley; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Chuck Clayton; Nancy Woods

Synopsis

Archie daydreams about opening a restaurant which displays items from his friends.

Reprints

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

Pirates Ahoy! (Table of Contents: 33)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)

Pencils

Henry Scarpelli (signed)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

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

Synopsis

After watching a pirate movie Archie daydreams about life on a pirate ship.

Reprints

• from Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #235 (August 2007)

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Kidding Around (Table of Contents: 35)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Mike Esposito (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Chuck Clayton; Reggie Mantle; Hector; Jimmy; Marsha; Danny; Kate

Synopsis

Chuck and Reggie leave Archie behind with Hector at the beach to go meet girls but Archie is the one who meets all the girls.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #380 (September 1990)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 36) (Expand) /

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Daffy Duo (Table of Contents: 37)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

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Inks

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Colors

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Letters

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Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle

Synopsis

Reggie pretends to be an annoying nerd at the beach.

Reprints

• from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #261 (October 1979)

[Wilbur Comics #79] (Table of Contents: 38)

Wilbur / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

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Inks

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Colors

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Letters

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Genre

humor; teen

Reprints

• from Wilbur Comics (Archie, 1944 series) #79 (July 1958)

Indexer Notes

Cover reprint used as the title page of the next section featuring Wilbur reprints.

Gentle Reminder (Table of Contents: 39)

Linda and Laurie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Vincent DeCarlo (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Wilbur Wilkins; Laurie Lake; Linda Moore; Alec; Sheldon Broadbeam

Synopsis

Linda tells Laurie that she went out with Wilbur last night and that "he's no gentleman". Before long, Wilbur's reputation as a "cave man casanova" has spread all over town.

Reprints

• from Pep Comics (Archie, 1940 series) #134 (August 1959)

In Its Proper Place (Table of Contents: 40)

Wilbur / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Joe Edwards (signed)

Pencils

Joe Edwards (signed)

Inks

Joe Edwards (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Joe Edwards

Genre

teen

Characters

Wilbur Wilkin; Linda Moore

Synopsis

Wilbur asks Linda over to help him hang a picture of Laurie.

Reprints

• from Pep Comics (Archie, 1940 series) #128 (July 1958)

A Cheerful Earful (Table of Contents: 41)

Laurie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Joe Edwards (signed)

Pencils

Joe Edwards (signed)

Inks

Joe Edwards (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Joe Edwards

Genre

teen

Characters

Laurie Lake; Linda Moore

Synopsis

Laurie has a sprained ankle and Linda stops by to tell her how much attention Wilbur is getting from all the other girls.

Reprints

• from Pep Comics (Archie, 1940 series) #128 (July 1958)

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Lonesome Pine (Table of Contents: 43)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Fernando Ruiz (credited)

Pencils

Fernando Ruiz (credited)

Inks

Al Nickerson (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews

Synopsis

Archie goes on a camping adventure and finds that the best thing about camping is that it's a great way to meet girls.

Reprints

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

The Offer (Table of Contents: 44)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Inks

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Colors

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Letters

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Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge

Synopsis

Mr. Lodge thinks Archie should get a job.

Reprints

• from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #129 (October 1968)

Work Quirk (Table of Contents: 45)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Bob Bolling (credited)

Inks

Jim Amash (credited)

Colors

Paul Kaminski (credited)

Letters

Teresa Davidson (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Smithers; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate

Synopsis

Archie tries to do several jobs around the Lodge Estate, all drive Mr. Lodge crazy.

Keywords

chimney sweep

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New Kids Off the Wall Part One (Table of Contents: 47)

New Kids Off The Wall / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Alex Simmons

Pencils

Dan Parent

Inks

Rich Koslowski

Colors

Digikore Studios

Letters

Jack Morelli

Genre

humor; teen

Reprints

• from Archie & Friends (Archie, 1992 series) #148 (December 2010) [5 page excerpt]

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