World of Archie Double Digest #21 [Direct Edition]

(October 2012)

Archie's Guide To 3-D (Table of Contents: 1)

World of Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Angelo De Cesare (credited as Angelo DeCesare)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Bob Smith (credited)

Colors

Digikore Studios (credited)

Letters

Patrick Owsley (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

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

Synopsis

The gang breaks the fourth-wall to discuss 3-D movies with the reader.

Reprints

• in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #92 (November 2019)

The Other Side of the Fence (Table of Contents: 2)

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; Mary Andrews; Fred Andrews; Jughead Jones; Alice Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Hermione Lodge

Synopsis

Mrs. Andrews daydreams about an easier life where Archie is a girl.

Reprints

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

Indexer Notes

Archie # 516 (apparently the original publication) credits script to Kathleen Webb and inks to Bob Smith.

Bad Boys-Whatcha Gonna Do? (Table of Contents: 3)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)

Pencils

Jeff Shultz (credited)

Inks

Al Milgrom (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

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

Synopsis

Betty and Veronica try to escape the grossness of the boys for a day.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #165 (October 2001)

Control Freaks (Table of Contents: 4)

Archie / comic story / 6 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; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee; Moose Mason; Dilton Doiley

Synopsis

Archie and Jughead are busted for playing with remote-control cars in school, only for Mr. Weatherbee and Miss Grundy to pick up the fad.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #425 (July 1994)

The Hot Guitar (Table of Contents: 5)

The Archies / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo Jr. (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

The Archies [Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle]

Synopsis

During a cold outdoor concert, Reggie turns his guitar into a heating element.

Reprints

• from Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #78 (August 1980)

The Mower I See You the Mower I Haunt You (Table of Contents: 6)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Bob Bolling (credited)

Pencils

Bob Bolling (credited)

Inks

Marty Epp (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Fred Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Betty Cooper; Ethel Muggs

Synopsis

Archie rakes Mr. Weatherbee's lawn and causes chaos.

Reprints

• from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #44 (February 1968)

Action Reaction (Table of Contents: 7)

Mr. Weatherbee / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bob Bolling

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Mr. Weatherbee; Mrs. Andrews (on phone only)

Synopsis

Archie's absence from school sends Mr. Weatherbee into fits of joy.

Reprints

• from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #136 (May 1969)

She's Josie (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Pencils

Fernando Ruiz (signed)

Inks

Bob Smith (signed)

Colors

Rosario Peña (signed as RPeña)

Genre

teen

Characters

Josie; Melody; Pepper

Synopsis

Introduction to the She's Josie section.

Disco-Dream (Chapter 1) (Table of Contents: 9)

Josie / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Josie; Melody; Alexander Cabot III; Alexander Cabot II

Synopsis

When his dad stops him from using the Cabot home as a discotheque, Alex decides to open up his own private discotheque, with Melody as the go-go girl. But Alex's band is distracted from their musical duties by the sight of Melody's go-go costume.

Reprints

• from Josie (Archie, 1965 series) #31 (December 1967)

The Chase (Chapter 2) (Table of Contents: 10)

Josie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Josie; Melody; Pepper; Albert; Alexandra Cabot; Sock

Synopsis

Sock saves Melody from the advances of Alex's musicians, but Pepper gets angry when she sees Sock with the scantily-dressed Melody. Hearing about Melody's costume, Albert also takes off in hot pursuit, while Josie and Alexandra follow Albert to stop him from getting a look at Melody.

Reprints

• from Josie (Archie, 1965 series) #31 (December 1967)

Wheel And Deal (Chapter 3) (Table of Contents: 11)

Josie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Melody; Albert; Alexandra Cabot; Alexander Cabot II

Synopsis

Albert saves Melody from the men pursuing her, but crashes his motorcycle in the lake, giving Alexandra the opportunity to save Albert and take him to her home.

Reprints

• from Josie (Archie, 1965 series) #31 (December 1967)

Quick Cure (Chapter 4) (Table of Contents: 12)

Josie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

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

Synopsis

Alexandra turns the whole house into a private hospital for Albert, giving Alex the opportunity he needs to revive the discotheque idea.

Reprints

• from Josie (Archie, 1965 series) #31 (December 1967)

Indexer Notes

One of Alexandra's paramedics is a caricature of Dan DeCarlo.

The Bake Off (Table of Contents: 13)

Miss Beazly / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

teen; humor

Characters

Miss Beazly; Mr. Weatherbee

Synopsis

Mr. Weatherbee and Miss Beazly fight over pie.

Reprints

• in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #54 (January 2016)

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

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Craig Boldman

Pencils

Henry Scarpelli

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

What's this duct tape...

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mrs. Andrews

Synopsis

Mr. Andrews loses weight.

Reprints

• from Archie newspaper strip from unknown date

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

Jughead's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Bob Montana

Pencils

Bob Montana

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Jughead, it’s essential today that you go to college!

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee

Synopsis

Mr. Weatherbee persuades Jughead to go to college.

Reprints

• from Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #88 (October 2002)
• from Archie newspaper strip from unknown date

Wet Fret (Table of Contents: 16)

Jughead / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

teen; humor

Characters

Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews

Synopsis

Archie and Veronica sneak Jughead into the drive-in, but first stop at the car wash. Jughead gets out there thinking it is the drive-in.

Reprints

• from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #47 (January 1976)

Guest Shot (Table of Contents: 17)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Bob Bolling (credited)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

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

Synopsis

The gang fools Mr. Weatherbee into thinking that they're throwing a birthday party for Professor Flutesnoot, when they're really throwing it in honor of Mr. Weatherbee.

Reprints

• from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #252 (April 1971)

Expelled! (Table of Contents: 18)

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

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Coach Kleats; Coach Clayton; Mr. Weatherbee; Betty Cooper

Synopsis

Archie is photographed giving away Riverdale High's playbook to a spy from Central High. When he refuses to defend himself ("on the grounds that it might incriminate me"), he is expelled.

Reprints

• from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #124 (August 1972)

Test Case (Table of Contents: 19)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Dan Parent (credited)

Pencils

Dan Parent (credited)

Inks

Rich Koslowski (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Professor Flutesnoot; Archie Andrews

Synopsis

Veronica tries to get a better grade than Betty on a test.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica Spectacular (Archie, 1992 series) #52 (February 2002)

Disco Dizzy (Table of Contents: 20)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Chic Stone (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle

Synopsis

Reggie tries to sabotage Archie's deejaying so he can get the job, but it turns out that people love the new, unusual disco.

Reprints

• from Reggie and Me (Archie, 1966 series) #107 (August 1978)

Job Jitters (Table of Contents: 21)

Pop Tate / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Pop Tate; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Chuck Clayton; Nancy; Moose Mason; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Russell

Synopsis

Pop Tate takes a vacation to get away from the shop and realizes how much he misses the kids.

Reprints

• from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #198 (July 1988)

Indexer Notes

Pop's real name is given as Terry, changed from Thomas in the original printing.

Early Bird Andrews (Table of Contents: 22)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Bob Bolling (credited)

Pencils

Bob Bolling (credited)

Inks

Chic Stone (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Fred Andrews; Mrs. Andrews

Synopsis

Archie tries to make it to school on time for once, but is delayed by helping a young kid retrieve his lunch money from the sewer.

Reprints

• from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #14 (June 1971)

Fumble Bumble (Table of Contents: 23)

Archie / comic story / 6 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; Coach Kleats; Coach Clayton; Chuck Clayton; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Svenson

Synopsis

Coach Kleats and Coach Clayton try to stop Archie from fumbling the ball.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #445 (March 1996) [In the original story the script is credited to Mike Pellowski rather than George Gladir. The inks are credited to Henry Scarpelli rather than Mike Esposito.]

Keywords

football

Anniversary Angst (Table of Contents: 24)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Golliher (credited)

Pencils

? [as Kennedy] (credited)

Inks

Ken Selig (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Mrs. Andrews; Fred Andrews; Pop Tate; Jughead Jones

Synopsis

Archie is employed by both his parents to find out what the other wants for their anniversary.

Reprints

• in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #302 (October 2019)

Taps (Table of Contents: 25)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Barbara Slate (credited)

Pencils

Jeff Shultz (credited)

Inks

Al Milgrom (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Ethel Muggs; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews

Synopsis

Betty starts the fad of wearing tap shoes to school, much to the jealousy of Veronica.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #166 (November 2001)

Book Worm (Table of Contents: 26)

Archie / comic story / 5 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; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Titus Titewhad

Synopsis

When Archie and Betty collect book donations, they help an old man who is having a heart attack.

Reprints

• from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #225 (August 1981)

Double Trouble! (Table of Contents: 27)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)

Pencils

Pat Kennedy (credited)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mrs. Andrews; Sally; Jerry; Brenda

Synopsis

Archie goes on a double date with a new girlfriend and some strangers. The strangers turn out to be just like Archie's friends.

Reprints

• from Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #219

Work Quirk (Table of Contents: 28)

Jughead / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Samm Schwartz ?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews

Synopsis

After a day of jalopy repair, Jughead sleeps under his bed.

Reprints

• from Jughead with Archie Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #57 (July 1983)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 29)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Fernando Ruiz (signed)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I...I can't hold...

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.

Olympic Shtick (Table of Contents: 30)

Captain Sprocket / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Joe Edwards (credited)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; superhero

Characters

Captain Sprocket; Benson

Synopsis

Captain Sprocket expects to win many medals at the Olympics, but his plans backfire.

Reprints

• from Mad House (Archie, 1974 series) #125 (August 1981)

Giant Jottings (Table of Contents: 31)

Mad House / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

?

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

unnamed giant

Synopsis

A story about the troubles of a giant.

Reprints

• from Mad House (Archie, 1974 series) #124 (May 1981)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 32)

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

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hello, children!

Genre

teen; humor

Characters

Mrs. Andrews

Synopsis

Unscramble the types of pies Mrs. Andrews made.

Reprints

• from Archie's Story & Game Digest Magazine (Archie, 1986 series) #18 (March 1991)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 33)

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

Archie, sometimes...

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Professor Flutesnoot; Miss Grundy; Coach Kleats; Coach Clayton; Miss Haggly

Synopsis

Mr. Weatherbee complains to the rest of the faculty about Archie.

Reprints

• from Archie newspaper strip from unknown date

Diet Riot (Table of Contents: 34)

Mr. Weatherbee / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

teen; humor

Characters

Mr. Weatherbee; Professor Flutesnoot; Miss Grundy; Miss Haggly; Ms. Beazly

Synopsis

Mr. Weatherbee is hypnotized into turning down food.

Reprints

• from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #352 (July 1980)

Clean Up Your Act! (Table of Contents: 35)

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; Nancy Woods; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews

Synopsis

Archie is a stock hand at a store but finds himself working more as a cleanup man.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #569 (November 2006)

In the Swing (Table of Contents: 36)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo

Inks

Jim DeCarlo

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen

Characters

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

Synopsis

Veronica wows the school with her "new look" - - which happens to be a retread of the '70s "Preppy Look".

Reprints

• from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #302 (February 1981)

Indexer Notes

When reprinted in The Best of Archie Comics (Archie, 2011 series) #2, the inks are credited to Rudy Lapick.

Everything's Archie (Digest Version) (Table of Contents: 37) (Expand) /

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