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Issue: Archie & Friends Double Digest Magazine #24
Publication Date: March 2013
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Issues: #24 of 33 Issues (69 Printings)
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Variant: Direct Edition
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
Brand: The Archie LibraryView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 02/13/2013
Volume: none
Pages: 164
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 76281646953102411
Price: $3.99 USD
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Content Items: 45 (29 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: digest size
Paper Stock: cardstock cover; newsprint interior
Binding: squarebound
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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[untitled]

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Chuck Clayton; Jughead Jones; Midge Klump; Veronica Lodge; Moose Mason; Hiram Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
First Line: The gang brought their own snacks to save you money!
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Archie Comics Super Special Magazine

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From the Ground Up

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Dilton Doiley; Major Albert Fodsnik; Mr. Higgenbottom (the Mayor's assistant); Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Chuck Clayton; Mr. Plyer (a contractor); Harry (a TV news cameraman); Brenda Lin (a TV reporter); Godfrey Ghecko (a millionaire real estate developer); Ralph Milletoast
Synopsis: The kids decide to renovate Pickens General Store, which was Riverdale's first store. The work goes well until Godfrey Ghecko decides that the spot where the store is would make a great place for a new garage. Ghecko pressures the mayor to give him control of the property just as the kids are close to finishing the renovation. Determined to fight city hall, the kids fight back with the help of Mr. Lodge and a TV news crew.
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Switch Hitter

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Dilton Doiley; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Miss Grundy; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: When Dilton gets soaked on the way to school the only dry clothes they can find for him are from the girls.
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Winter Splinter

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mayor Johnson; Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge; Fifi
Synopsis: While the others make a snow sculpture, Veronica prepares for her family trip to the Caribbean. When Mr. Lodge has to change plans, he donates the Caribbean tickets to the winners of the snow sculpture contest.
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Free Comic Book Day 2013

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Surprise Size

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Character(s): Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Synopsis: Reggie is bragging about the size of the fish he caught until he sees Archie's.
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Mummy Madness!

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Genres: adventure, teen
Character(s): Explorers of the Unknown [Red [Archie Andrews]; Angel [Veronica Lodge]; Nitro [Reggie Mantle]; Squint [Jughead Jones]; Wheels [Betty Cooper]; Gizmo [Dilton Doiley]; Spike [Moose Mason]]; Blaze [Cheryl Blossom]; Harvey Toot; Honey Jones
Synopsis: When two CIA agents go missing in a newly discovered pyramid in Egypt, Blaze calls in the Explorers to help find them.
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Double Digest Sample Pack

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The Big Jump

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Character(s): Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Reggie tries to goad Archie into trying a ski jump.
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Comic Book Fair

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Aid Charade

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Dilton Doiley; Coach Kleats; Archie Andrews
Synopsis: Dilton volunteers to be the team's first aid man.
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Changing His Toon!

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Character(s): Archie Andrews; Chuck Clayton; Mr. Weatherbee
Synopsis: Mr. Weatherbee wants Chuck to do a drawing that can be used to paint Mr. Weatherbee's portrait.
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E.R. Error

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Nurse Carla Hopkins
Synopsis: Archie is waiting for Betty to get done with her candy striper job at the hospital and continues to get in trouble.
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No News Is Bad News

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Larry Lebbit; Tom Tibbel
Synopsis: The kids help a poor newsstand operator reunite with his estranged rich twin brother.
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How Do You Spell Relief?

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Coach Kleats
Synopsis: Archie wears new cowboy boots to school so Reggie decides he needs a pair.
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Just Folks

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Character(s): Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Chuck Clayton; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Nancy Woods; Coach Kleats; Miss Grundy
Synopsis: When a folk dance rehearsal ends just before a basketball game, the guys don't have time to change and are forced to play in their folk dancing outfits.
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Character(s): Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley
First Line: Sounds like Archie's computer is down.
Synopsis: Archie is having computer trouble.
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Cool Dog

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Dilton Doiley
Synopsis: Archie and the gang try to show Dilton how to get girls at the ski lodge but when everybody gets injured but Dilton he becomes the most popular boy at the dance.
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Let's Play Make Believe

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Character(s): Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mr. Morgan; Mr. Weatherbee
Synopsis: Reggie and Archie try to use their acting skills to get out of trouble for being late to class.
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Deep Freeze

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Character(s): The Archies [Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge]; Hiram Lodge; Ethel Muggs; Chuck Clayton; Pop Tate
Synopsis: Mr. Lodge flies The Archies to Alaska for a performance.
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In a Food Mood

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Character(s): Miss Beazly; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Smithers; Chuck Clayton; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Nancy Woods; Mr. Weatherbee
Synopsis: Miss Beazly explains why she likes all the people that come through the lunch line.
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The Big Build-Up

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Character(s): Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis: Archie's head is photo-shopped onto a body builder's photo, causing all the girls at Riverdale to think he is muscular.
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Character(s): Reggie Mantle
First Line: Young man...
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Having Trouble

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Character(s): Moose Mason
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Price Sacrifice

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Synopsis: Archie wants to buy a snow mobile.
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Alibi Guy

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Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Archie needs a good excuse for why his homework isn't done.
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Download the Archie App for free!

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There's More Than One Way To Bowl

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Moose Mason
Synopsis: Each person has their own humorous bowling style.
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Eugene, the Scoring Machine

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Coach Kleats; Eugene; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis: Eugene invents a pair of glasses that allow him to never miss a basketball shot.
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Girls' Chance Dance

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Character(s): Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Amani; Eugene; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Fangs Fogerty; Ethel; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Midge Klump
Synopsis: The school dance is a "girls' chance" dance, meaning the girls must ask the boys. Veronica waits to ask Archie and loses to Betty.
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Archie Comics Subscriptions

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Good Skate

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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie and Reggie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis: Archie and Reggie watch a figure skater.
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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Dilton Doiley; Betty Cooper
First Line: I wish I could be more like Dilton!
Synopsis: Archie wants to be more like Dilton.
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Swift Drift

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Moose Mason
Synopsis: Reggie throws a snowball at Moose.
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Toy Stories

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jen; Melanie
Synopsis: While shopping, Reggie, Archie and Betty discuss what it would be like to have dolls for all the Riverdale gang.
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Archie: The Married Life

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Lodge -- A Complaint!

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Feature(s): Archie Loves Veronica
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was Lodge -- A Complaint! [Story on Interior Page(s)]5 page preview
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Archie: The Married Life

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Feature(s): Everything's Archie
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The Archie App. Download it for free!

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Betty or Veronica?

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