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Issue: Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #242
Publication Date: September 2013
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Issues: #242 of 144 Issues (192 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: 07/31/2013
Volume:
Pages: 164
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 76281646951724211
Price: $3.99 USD
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Content Items: 49 (33 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Four Color
Dimensions: Digest
Paper Stock: Newsprint
Binding: Squarebound
Publishing Format: Ongoing Series
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[untitled]

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews
First Line: I always look good in red!
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Archie: Betty or Veronica?

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Dollar$ & $cent$

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Janet
Synopsis: Reggie helps Archie get a job at a glue factory and then at a roofing company.
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I Should've Been Twins

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: In a mixture of poetry and prose, Archie explains to us why he can't choose between Betty and Veronica.
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From Content Item: FlagArchie #117 published March 1961
was I Should've Been Twins [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Get Me to School on Time

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Chuck Clayton; Svenson; Professor Flutesnoot; Dilton Doiley
Synopsis: Each day Archie barely makes it to class on time, and each day Mr. Weatherbee is waiting to catch him being late.
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M.V.S.

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Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mary Andrews; Fred Andrews
Synopsis: Archie's new method of abbreviating every note causes problems when he can't remember what M.V.S. stands for on the calendar.
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Out to Get Him

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Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Smithers
Synopsis: Archie thinks that Veronica's cat is out to get him.
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From Content Item: FlagLife with Archie #205 published June 1979
was Out to Get Him [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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The Interpreter

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Genres: drama, humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Synopsis: Though Archie is one of the best students in Spanish class, he thinks learning a foreign language is a waste of time. Until a boy is hit by a car and only Archie can talk to the boy's Spanish-speaking father to find out his blood type.
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From Content Item: FlagArchie #114 published November 1960
was The Interpreter [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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New Crusaders Graphic Novels

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Shock Yock

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Character(s): Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Archie Andrews
Synopsis: Miss Grundy warns the kids that Mr. Weatherbee's nerves are on edge.
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A Ditty about a Kitty

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Character(s): Little Archie Andrews; Little Veronica Lodge; Little Betty Cooper; Little Jughead Jones; Pop Tate; Hiram Lodge; Spotty
Synopsis: When Little Veronica's cat goes missing Little Archie tries to help find her but instead finds a wild cat.
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From Content Item: FlagLittle Archie #57 published January 1970
was A Ditty about a Kitty [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Rough 'N' Tough

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Character(s): Little Archie Andrews; Little Reggie Mantle; Little Jughead Jones; Fangs Fogerty
Synopsis: Little Jughead is not afraid of Fangs because he knows karate.
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The Best of Archie Comics

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The Season's the Reason

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Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: A romantic trip to the mountains with Archie starts with the proper attire as Veronica shops for clothes.
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Jinx

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The Answer Man

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Character(s): Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis: Archie becomes angry when everyone responds to his questions with more questions.
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Sabrina: The Magic Within #2

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Energy Food

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Character(s): Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Archie decides to make himself a huge breakfast and ends up making a huge mess out of Mary's clean kitchen.
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From Content Item: FlagArchie #579 published December 2007
was Energy Food [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Young Man With A Horn

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Character(s): Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: The gang goes to elaborate means to convince Jughead to give up the trumpet.
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From Content Item: FlagArchie's Pal Jughead #114 published November 1964
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It's Your Move

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Fred Andrews
Synopsis: The news of Archie moving out of Riverdale shocks the gang. But they decide to make Archie miserable so that he'll want to move, to make it easier on him.
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From Content Item: FlagArchie #136 published April 1963
was It's Your Move [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Tune In on Treachery

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Genres: adventure, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Betty Cooper
Synopsis: Archie uses his CB radio to help rescue Mr. Lodge from burglars at his plant and to call for the police.
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From Content Item: FlagArchie Comics Digest #109 published August 1991
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Game Acclaim

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Miss Phlips
Synopsis: Archie is caught playing a handheld video game at school so Mr. Weatherbee takes it until school is dismissed but soon Mr. Weatherbee learns how addictive the game can be.
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Sure Lure

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Svenson; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Mr. Weatherbee brings his cat to school while the painters are working on his house but the cat gets loose.
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[untitled]

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Character(s): Mr. Weatherbee; Professor Flutesnoot; Miss Grundy; Archie Andrews
First Line: Well! No detention for Archie today?
Synopsis: Mr. Weatherbee decides he is going to reward Archie when he does something positive.
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Basket Ball

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Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Archie tries to sell baskets to raise money for his dating expenses but soon a police officer is wanting to see his peddler's license.
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That Old Bag

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Character(s): Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Pop Tate; Ethel Muggs; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
Synopsis: Archie absent-mindedly leaves the package he is carrying behind at the Chok'lat Shop.
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How I Spent My Summer Vacation...!

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Character(s): Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Moose Mason; Chuck Clayton (cameo); Hiram Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee
Synopsis: The class writes papers on what they did for their summer vacation but Miss Grundy doesn't believe any of them.
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From Content Item: FlagArchie's Story & Game Digest Magazine #9 published November 1988
was How I Spent My Summer Vacation...! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Lane Looney

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Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Archie and Reggie are making an instructional video on how to bowl and use the girls as unwitting participants.
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The Zero Hero

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Character(s): Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Tony Eagle (a professional skateboarder); Pop Tate
Synopsis: Archie and Reggie convince Pop Tate to open the Riverdale Skateboard museum in order to bring in new customers. Unfortunately, Archie's part of the museum makes him look like a klutz, while Reggie's part makes him look like a champion.
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was The Zero Hero [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pat the Brat #20

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Character(s): Pat Smith; Fleabite
First Line: Pat can't come to school today 'cause he's sick! This is my daddy talkin'!
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Cookin' Up Trouble

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Character(s): Pat Smith; Helen Smith (Pat's Mother); Mr. Smith (Pat's Father); Uncle Sam; Aunt Marge
Synopsis: Pat tries to help his parents around the house when his Uncle Sam and Aunt Marge come to visit.
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Lover Boy

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Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): Pat Smith; Hilda Doogle
Synopsis: Hilda thinks that Pat has fallen in love with her.
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Handy Kid

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Character(s): Pat Smith; Helen Smith (Pat's mother)
Synopsis: Pat's mother tells him to wash his hands.
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The Bottle Imp

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Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): Pat Smith; Helen Smith (Pat's mother)
Synopsis: Pat has a unique way of quieting a crying baby.
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[untitled]

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[untitled]

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First Line: We'll have separate checks!
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Fun In School

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Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): Pat Smith; Mrs. Twerp
Synopsis: Pat and the Principal have a long talk.
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Best Wishes

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Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): Pat Smith; Mophead
Synopsis: Pat sends his friend Mophead a letter.
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Archie Meets Glee

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Thumb Fun

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: When Archie injures Mr. Lodge's thumb he is forced to have Jughead drive for him in a big slot-car race.
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Archie's Summer Fun-dle

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The Gold Diggers

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Jughead uses adages to point out that Archie spends all his money on girls. He says he only hangs out with Archie when he's broke, but the girls discover at the end, this is because Jughead borrows what money Archie doesn't spend on girls.
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From Content Item: FlagArchie's Pal Jughead #124 published September 1965
was The Gold Diggers [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Study Buddies

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Miss Grundy; Moose Mason; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Synopsis: Miss Grundy doesn't understand why they call it study hall.
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Pass the Brass

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge
Synopsis: Archie and Jughead are followed from a junkyard by an alien robot that eats brass.
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From Content Item: FlagLaugh Comics / Laugh #151 published October 1963
was Pass the Brass [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Archie Comics Subscriptions

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[untitled]

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Feature(s): Everything's Archie
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Archie's Fun 'n' Games Activity Book

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12 Million Downloads

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