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Issue: World of Archie Double Digest #52
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Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications, Inc.
On Sale Date: 09/16/2015
Volume: none
Pages: 164
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UPC/EAN: 76281646850305211
Price: $4.99 USD
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Content Items: 63 (44 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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Dan Parent (signed)
Rich Koslowski (signed)
Rosario Peña (signed)
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teen
World of Archie
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
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Scary Scary Doooo!

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Alex Simmons (credited)
Pat Kennedy (credited); Tim Kennedy (credited)
Jim Amash (credited)
Digikore Studios (credited)
Jack Morelli (credited)
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teen
Archie
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Ethel Muggs; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Prankenstein
Reggie pranks Archie, Betty, Jughead and Ethel with his Halloween party that comes to life but he is pranked in turn by Prankenstein.
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Prankenstein is one of the New Kids Off the Wall group introduced in the early 2010's.
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Goosebumped

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Mike Pellowski (credited)
Fernando Ruiz (credited)
Ken Selig (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
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teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Archie claims scary movies have no effect on him, until he has to stay home alone after one.
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Spirit-Hawk

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Bob Bolling (credited)
Bob Bolling (credited)
Bob Smith (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
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teen
Archie's Dad Fred Andrews
Fred Andrews; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mary Andrews; Solomon Graves
Fred is invited to join the ship Spirit-Hawk, a ghost ship where the crew never ages, the only problem is he will never see his family again.
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Literary Day

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Bill Golliher (credited)
Randy Elliot (credited)
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teen
Mr. Weatherbee
Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Dilton Doiley; Chuck Clayton; Nancy Woods; Ethel Muggs; Jughead Jones
It’s Literary Day at Riverdale High where all students come to school dressed as a literary character.
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The Candidates

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George Gladir (credited)
Dan Parent (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous
Archie
Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Ethel; Miss Grundy; Dilton Doiley
Reggie is using cropped photos to make himself look good and Archie look bad in a school election.
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Girl Powered

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Diamond Select
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Model Muddle

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Jughead
Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
Jughead has been selected for a modeling school.
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Ginger #1

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Ginger
Ginger Snap
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Words Frail Me!

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Harry Lucey (signed)
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Ginger
Ginger Snap; Bunny; Bruce; Monk
Bunny and Ginger both pretend to be weak and helpless to attract Bruce, the new boy in school.
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The Rearing Twenties

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Ginger
Ginger Snap; Ickky; Ginger's father
Ginger's father is fed up with the new lingo the kids use and wishes they just spoke English.
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Scout Fella

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Ginger
Ginger Snap; Ickky; Bunny; Whiz Baker; Elmo
Ginger's cousin, a boy scout, is in town but Bunny thinks he's a Hollywood talent scout.
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She's a Winner

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Ginger
Ginger Snap
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Man Overboard

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Ginger
Ginger Snap; Ickky; Bunny
Ginger accuses Ickky of dating Bunny.
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No Soap Opera

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Ginger
Ginger Snap; Patsy
Ginger doesn't have time for Patsy's message, she has to get ready to go to the opera.
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Where Credit is Dough

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Ginger
Ginger Snap
Ginger buys a dress on credit.
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Cold Store Rage

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Ginger
Ginger Snap; Ginger's father
Ginger is not happy with their new frost free refrigerator.
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Wasted Effort!

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Ginger
Ginger Snap; Patsy
Patsy's diet is not working.
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Kiss 'n' Kill!

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Ginger
Ginger; Ickky
Ginger kisses Ickky just as a baseball flies through an open window and ricochets around the room.
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Slick Slacks

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Ginger
Ginger Snap; Ickky
Ickky wishes Ginger wouldn't wear slacks.
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By Request!

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Ginger
Ginger Snap; Ginger's father
Ginger is learning the saxophone.
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The Best of Archie Comics

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K. O. Caper

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Reggie
Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Archie Andrews
Reggie has a boxing match against Moose.
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Mad Lad

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Betty
Betty Cooper; Moose Mason; Chuck Clayton; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
For a Halloween party, Jughead dresses up as an organ grinder and Archie as his monkey.
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Scarecrow Caper

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Archie
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Scarecrow shaped maze puzzle.
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Nag Gag

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Reggie
Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Reggie tries to convince Archie that Pop Tate's burgers have horse meat in them.
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1000 Page Comics Jam

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The Right Way

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Mr. Weatherbee
Mr. Weatherbee; Professor Flutesnoot
Mr. Weatherbee stops a kid from skateboarding down the steps at the school.
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Probably from Faculty Funnies (Archie, 1989 series) #2 but needs confirmation.
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Now featuring new stories in every comics double digest.

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Bounce Trounce

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Reggie
Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
The boys' football hits Veronica.
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Switch Pitch

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Reggie
Reggie Mantle; Gladys
Reggie reviews Gladys' poem.
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The Ringer

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Craig Boldman (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Jim Amash (credited)
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teen
Mr. Weatherbee
Waldo Weatherbee; Mr. Svenson; Cameos: Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley; Moose Mason; Chuck Clayton; Nancy Woods
When the electric bells stop working at Riverdale High, Mr. Weatherbee uses some alternatives instead to let the kids know when to change classes.
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Good Taste in Cars

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Mike Pellowski (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Al Nickerson (credited)
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Pop Tate
Archie Andrews; Pop Tate; Jughead Jones; Fred Andrews; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Dilton Doiley; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Chuck Clayton
Pop Tate's hybrid runs on recycled cooking oil, which makes his car smell like French Fries, which is good for business.
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This is not the same story as "Good Taste in Cars" from Archie (Archie, 1962 series) #575 even though the titles and page counts are the same.
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The Quitter

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Frank Doyle
Stan Goldberg
Jon D'Agostino
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
adventure, humorous, teen
Archie At Riverdale
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Lodge; Mr. Jones; Mrs. Jones; Gus Stanko
When his father loses his job, Jughead drops out of school and takes a job at Mr. Lodge's plant to support his family. But the foreman is stealing from the company, and Jughead, Archie and Veronica have no proof to convince Mr. Lodge.
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Just Bee Yourself

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Stan Goldberg (credited)
Henry Scarpelli (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Archie
Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Professor Flutesnoot
Riverdale High is picked the most normal school in the country by a group of psychologists.
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Rad Fad

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George Gladir (credited)
Chic Stone (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Superintendent Hassle
It's fad day at school, and Mr. Weatherbee repeatedly hurts his back and exhausts himself trying out the twist, Hula Hoops, phone booth stacking, and more. He's glad the day has ended but the superintendent, who's been watching surreptitiously, insists that they repeat it for TV news the following day.
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The Changing World

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Frank Doyle (credited)
Dan DeCarlo, Jr. (credited)
Jim DeCarlo (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Mr. Weatherbee and Miss Grundy don't understand how the kids keep changing their style of dancing.
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In Your Uniform!

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Hal Smith (credited)
Bill Golliher (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Vickie Williams (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Archie & the Gang
Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Phlips; Superintendent Hassle; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Dilton Doiley
Mr. Weatherbee decides the students should have to wear a school uniform.
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Triangle Angle

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George Gladir (credited)
Tim Kennedy (credited)
Ken Selig (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Archie
Coach Kleats; Coach Clayton; Archie Andrews; Adam; Betty Cooper; Nancy Woods; Mr. Weatherbee
Coach Kleats takes advantage of the romantic triangle between Betty, Archie and Adam to keep both Archie and Adam excelling on the football field.
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Man of the Year

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Frank Doyle (credited)
Bob Bolling (credited)
Marty Epp (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Marty Epp (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Mr. Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Smithers
Archie shows up just as Mr. Lodge is preparing to be photographed for a men's fashion magazine.
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High School 2104 AD

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George Gladir (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Mike Esposito (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Betty
Betty Cooper; Hal Cooper; Alice Cooper; Miss Grundy; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Betty is a student in the futuristic classrooms of 2104. She and Veronica reminisce about "the good old days" when students went to a school instead of taking classes at home by computer.
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Year in title changed from 2021 to 2104.
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Horror Movies

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Veronica's Puzzle Page
Veronica Lodge
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Find a word puzzle.
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Nap Flap

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humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Waldo Weatherbee
Archie is caught napping in class.
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News Blues

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humorous, teen
Ethel
Ethel Muggs; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Ethel is late for a gossip session and asks for an instant replay.
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20% of all Archie Comics

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Midtown Comics
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Uptight Sight

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Mr. Weatherbee
Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee
Mr. Weatherbee is tired of seeing Archie everywhere he goes.
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Tales Calculated to Drive You Bats #1

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Tales Calculated to Drive You Bats
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Three Eyed Mad Doctor

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Frank Doyle (credited)
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
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science fiction
Bob; Hal; Nancy; Gorlo
Bob, Hal and Nancy travel to Africa and are captured by Gorlo, a three-eyed mad scientist.
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Plot based on the movie DR. CYCLOPS.
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The Ogre's Ode

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George Gladir
Orlando Busino
Orlando Busino
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fantasy, humorous
Red Martian Man; Invisible Man; Phantom of the Opera; Wolfman; Wombat Man
The Wolfman retires to the Old Monsters Home.
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A Tale Calculated To Drive You... Bats!

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Evelyn; George
A three-armed woman finds a three-eyed boyfriend.
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Monster Monologues

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Credits
George Gladir
Orlando Busino
Orlando Busino
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fantasy, humorous
Frederick (the bat)
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Drac Drama

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George Gladir
Orlando Busino
Orlando Busino
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fantasy, humorous
A Bats Shorty
Dracula
Dracula takes photos.
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Graphic Novel Library Sale

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House ad listing collections available from Archie.
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Caught in the Web

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Archie
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate
These days everybody has a website.
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Double Digest Sample Pack

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Hold the Phone

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Bill Golliher
Tim Kennedy
Rudy Lapick
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
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humorous
Mr. Lodge
Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews; Hermione Lodge; Veronica Lodge
Mr. Lodge is being annoyed at dinner by unwelcome phone calls, particularly from Archie.
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Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
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How to get your free comic

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Code for a digital copy of this digest.
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The Visit

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Frank Doyle (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
adventure, teen
Archie & Friends
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Bjourdu (an alien); Bjourdu's sister (another alien)
After an evening of unnatural meteor showers, Archie, Betty, and Veronica are captured by aliens who want to collect earth specimens.
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This story appears in 2 parts: Part I (6 pages) and Part II (5 pages).
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Subscribe Today & Save

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Everything's Archie
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Archie #3

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Words are only half of the story...

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Scholastic
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