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Issue: World of Archie Double Digest #40
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Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications, Inc.
On Sale Date: 06/04/2014
Volume: none
Pages: 164
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UPC/EAN: 76281646850304011
Price: $4.99 USD
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Content Items: 49 (33 stories, 1 cover)
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Color: color
Dimensions: digest size
Paper Stock: cardstock cover; newsprint interior
Binding: squarebound
Publishing Format: ongoing series
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Jeff Shultz (signed)
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World of Archie
Betty Cooper; Valerie; Veronica Lodge; Cheryl Blossom; Archie Andrews
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Job Well Done

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Frank Doyle (credited)
Harry Lucey (credited)
Marty Epp (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Marty Epp (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle
Archie breaks a date with Veronica when he has to tidy up the garden. So Veronica goes searching for Reggie. Betty then comes over to help Archie with the garden.
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Dan Parent (credited)
Dan Parent (credited)
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teen
Archie and the Gang
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
Unhappy with the photo on her drivers license, Veronica brings her own photographer to the DMV.
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Fair Chance

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George Gladir (credited)
Bob Bolling (credited)
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Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
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teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Dilton Doiley; Jughead Jones
Mr. Weatherbee names Archie as Dilton's stand-in for the school quiz show if something happens to Dilton.
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Attitudes

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Kathleen Webb (credited)
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Jim DeCarlo (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
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teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
Betty and Veronica criticize Reggie for his archaic views toward women.
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Making the Grade

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George Gladir (credited)
Howard Bender (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
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teen
Miss Grundy
Miss Grundy; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Moose Mason; Jughead Jones
Miss Grundy teaches the class a lesson about the importance of homework.
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Room 414

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Hal Smith (credited)
Doug Crane (credited)
Mike Esposito (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
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teen
Mr. Weatherbee
Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Beazly; Svenson; Miss Grundy; Miss Phlips; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
His doctor orders Mr. Weatherbee to lower the amount of stress in his life.
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Garden Warfare

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Diamond Selections; Minimates
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Mr. Weatherbee Gag Bag
Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy
Do you think that the school dress code ought to permit these T-shirts with sayings on them?
Miss Grundy doesn't like the the kids wearing T-shirts with sayings on them.
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Josie
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Nightmare Valley

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Frank Doyle (credited)
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
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Vincent DeCarlo (credited)
Subject Matter
adventure, humorous
Josie
Josie; Melody; Pepper; Albert; Alexander Cabot III
The gang crashes their mobile camper near a secret government test site that uses robotic monsters to simulate the potential hazards of space travel. The kids try to destroy the monsters while the U.S. army tries to prevent them from finding out about the government program.
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Teen Queen

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Frank Doyle (credited)
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
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Vincent DeCarlo (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous
Josie
Josie; Melody; Pepper; Albert; Alexander Cabot III
Josie has been chosen junior class queen, but she's distracted from her duties by Albert, whose constant rhyming is causing Josie herself to talk in rhyme all the time. Pepper tries to separate Albert from Josie in time for her coronation at the school gym.
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Midtown Comics
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Craig Boldman (signed)
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teen
Archie
Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Archie Andrews
Well, getting ready for the trip went really smoothly!
Archie's parents can't get Archie out of bed.
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Miss Grundy Pin Up
Miss Grundy; Moose Mason; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
Moose, your penmanship is terrible!
Moose has lousy handwriting.
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Off the Wall

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Samm Schwartz
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Flutesnoot
Professor Flutesnoot; Svenson
Svenson erases a blackboard, causing Flutesnoot to lose his work.
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California, Here We Come!

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Dan Parent (credited)
Dan Parent (credited)
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
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teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hal Cooper; Alice Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge; Polly Cooper; Jack Reynolds
Betty invites Veronica to accompany her family on a cross-country trip to see Polly in San Francisco.
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Everyone Into the Pool

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Frank Doyle (credited)
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Rod Ollerenshaw (credited)
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teen
Archie
Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews
Word gets around that Archie has a pool so everyone goes there, leaving Veronica's pool uncrowded.
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Credits for the original printing in Archie #343 have Jim Ruth for script, Dan DeCarlo Jr. for pencils, and James DeCarlo for inks.
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A Crowd of One

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Frank Doyle (credited)
Harry Lucey (credited)
Harry Lucey (credited)
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teen
Archie
Mr. Weatherbee; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Mr. Weatherbee goes to the beach.
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It's a Guy Thing!

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Archie
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Ethel Muggs
Archie tells Betty that roller coasters and scary rides are for guys but he ends up being more scared than Betty is when they are finished.
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Veronica's Pin Up
Betty! You must come over and see the adorable new baiting suit I just bought!
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Naughty Notice

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Mister Weatherbee
Mr. Weatherbee; Professor Flutesnoot
Someone posted a note about Mr. Weatherbee on the camp's bulletin board.
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Trap City, U.S.A.

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George Gladir (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
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teen
The Archies
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; George
The Archies are stopped by a crooked sheriff and his speed trap.
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Are These the Last Days of Pop Tate's Choclit Shoppe?

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Joe Edwards (credited)
Joe Edwards (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
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Mr. Weatherbee; Pop Tate; Fred Andrews; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle
When all the kids start going to the new fast food burger place, Jughead shows Pop Tate how to get them back in the Chocklit Shoppe.
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Sword & Sorcery

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George Gladir (credited)
Bob Bolling (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
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teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Dilton Doiley; Jughead Jones; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge
After a long day of playing Dragons & Dungeons, Archie dreams he is on a quest.
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Gorilla My Dreams

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Bill Golliher (credited)
Fernando Ruiz (credited)
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Jack Morelli (credited)
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Mr. Weatherbee
Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Professor Flutesnoot; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Miss Beazly
Mr. Weatherbee, in a gorilla costume, is mistaken for a gorilla that escaped from the zoo.
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Skateboard Scandal

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George Gladir (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
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The Mighty Archie Art Players
Archie Andrews [as James Bland]; Mr. Weatherbee [as the Chief]; Betty Cooper [as Miss Henny Penny]; Veronica Lodge [as Pamela]; Reggie Mantle [as the Skull]; Moose Mason [as Iron Arm]; Hiram Lodge [as Sir Cedric]
James Bland, Agent Double O Zero, battles the Skull and Iron Arm and their plot to sabotage skateboards.
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Archie's Chore List

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Mr. Andrews
Fred Andrews
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Help find the words on Archie's chore list.
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Black & White Sophisticates

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Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
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Archie 1000 Page Comics Bonanza

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Bat Chat

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Reggie
Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Reggie admits he is wrong about the baseball team's strategy.
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Nag Gag

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Reggie
Reggie Mantle
Reggie answers an ad for a person that knows horses.
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Mad House Glads #77

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Mad House Glads
Mad House Glads
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That's Entertainment

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George Gladir (credited)
Gus Lemoine (credited)
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Mad House Glads
Danny Didit; Fran; Rod the Mod; Dick Didit; Dippy Didit; Clyde Didit; Bippy the Hippy
The Madhouse Glads are on a local TV show.
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I Got the Message

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Madhouse Madness
Bippy the Hippy; Rod the Mod; Clyde Didit
Clyde gives Bippy a message for Rod.
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Madhouse Glads Pin-Up
Bippy the Hippy
We older folks are with it, man!
Older folks tell it like it was.
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Pretty Crummy

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Madhouse Madness
Dippy Didit; Dick Didit
The Madhouse Glads get a box of homemade cookies in the mail.
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Girl Chaser

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Madhouse Madness
Dan Didit; Dick Didit; Sharon; Rod the Mod
Ron the Mod is always stealing Dan Didit's girl.
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The Eye Tooth

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Madhouse Madness
Dick Didit; Danny Didit; Rod the Mod
Rod the Mod goes to the dentist.
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Double Digest Sample Pack

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Riverdale High Faculty Fotos

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George Gladir (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
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Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
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teen
Mr. Weatherbee; Professore Flutesnoot; Miss Grundy; Archie Andrews; Coach Clayton; Miss Haggly; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Betty Cooper; Dilton Doiley
A collection of photos from the Riverdale yearbook.
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First panel is Professor Flutesnoot planting a tree.
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Prom Drama

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George Gladir (credited)
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Jughead
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Trula Twyst; Ethel Muggs; Betty Cooper; Sheila; Lisa; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Professor Flutesnoot
When Jughead decides he wants to go to prom the girls hold a contest to see who will be his date.
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Everything's Archie
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