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Issue: Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #243
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Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 09/18/2013
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Pages: 164
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 76281646951724311
Price: $3.99 USD
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Content Items: 46 (32 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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teen
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
I guess we have been standing here for a while!
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The Art of Archie: The Covers

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The Ocelot Caper

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
adventure, humorous
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Dilton Doiley; Reggie Mantle
Private Investigator Archie Andrews must discover who burglarized Veronica's safe.
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FlagArchie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine #36 published October 1998
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Hairpiece Hassles

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
teen
Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mary Andrews (Appears in photo in a background scene); Harold the hairdresser; Unnamed Police Officer; Unnamed old lady
Archie talks his dad into getting a hairpiece.
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FlagEverything's Archie #53 published December 1976
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Special Program

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
teen
Coach Clayton; Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
To help train Mr. Weatherbee's reflexes, Coach Clayton warns that he'll be tossing things to the principal all day. As a result, Mr. Weatherbee keeps snatching things away from everybody, prompting them to think he's a kleptomaniac.
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FlagPep #321 published January 1977
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Win Him for Me

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teen
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge
The girls want Archie to win them a giant teddy bear at the fair.
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Love Story

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Subject Matter
teen
Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate; Miss Grundy; Fred Andrews; Smithers the butler; Veronica Lodge
Reggie has turned over a new leaf and goes out of his way to be nice to Archie. Archie can't believe it. Jughead doesn't.
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FlagLaugh Comics #369 published December 1981
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Feeling Fuelish

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
teen
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Fred Andrews; Jughead Jones; Dilton Doiley; Chuck Clayton
With the high price of gasoline, Archie tries to find a replacement fuel for his car.
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Are they men... or monsters?

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Diamond Selections; Universal Studios
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Wit Twit

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teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
Archie promises not to make a nuisance of himself at Veronica's next party.
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Inflation Jubilation

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teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
Archie accidentally got paid his allowance twice in one week.
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[untitled]

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Little Archie and Friends
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A Test Case

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
childrens
Little Archie; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Miss Grundy; Little Betty; Little Veronica; Little Jughead; Little Reggie
When Little Archie studies for the wrong test, Miss Grundy gives him a second chance and suggests the get Little Betty or Little Veronica to tutor him.
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The Mouse House

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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humorous
Little Archie; Little Jughead; Little Reggie; Little Veronica; Pop Tate; Miss Grundy
Little Archie and Little Jughead start a pest-expulsion business.
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FlagArchie's TV Laugh-Out #86 published August 1982
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New Crusaders Graphic Novels

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Bus Stop

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Kathleen Webb (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Bob Smith (credited)
Barry Grossman
Vickie Williams
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jessica
Archie looks for other means of getting to school when his car needs a new radiator that he can't afford.
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FlagArchie #561 published December 2005
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Archie 1000 Page Extravaganza

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No Couth

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Dick Malmgren (credited)
Dick Malmgren (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Veronica thinks Archie is very uncouth.
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School Books Bundle

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How to Be...Megapopular!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Bill Golliher (credited)
Bill Golliher (credited)
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Fred Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Dilton Doiley
Archie reads a book on how to be popular.
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A Night to Howl

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dick Malmgren (credited)
Harry Lucey (credited)
Harry Lucey (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate
Two fast-living girls manipulate Archie into giving them a lift to a party and spending all his money on them.
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FlagLife with Archie #127 published November 1972
was A Night to Howl [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Put Them All Together!

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Credits
Bob White (credited)
Bob White (credited)
Marty Epp (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Marty Epp (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle
Betty sings a song made up from the letters in Archie's name, and Reggie replaces the lyrics with ones less than complimentary to Archie.
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FlagArchie Comics Digest #229 published December 2006
was Put Them All Together! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The Image

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Frank Doyle (credited)
Harry Lucey (credited)
Harry Lucey (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous
Archie
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Fearing that Reggie will spread the rumor that he's a "klutz," Archie tries to improve his relationship with Reggie, but his attempts to make amends just cause Reggie serious pain.
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FlagArchie #196 published December 1969
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For the Defense

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Frank Doyle
Bob Bolling (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous
Archie
Archie Andrews; Waldo Weatherbee; un-named clerk; un-named manager; un-named shoppers
Archie is worried about making a speech for public speaking class, but he stops being tongue-tied when he needs to defend Mr. Weatherbee from charges of shoplifting.
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FlagArchie and Me #141 [U.S. Cover Price] published October 1983
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I Knew It

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Jim Ruth (credited)
John Rosenberger (credited)
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Barry Grossman (credited)
Victor Gorelick (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper
Archie is convinced that Reggie is planning to play a trick on him.
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[untitled]

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Craig Boldman (signed)
Henry Scarpelli (signed)
Henry Scarpelli (signed)
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teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
I think I need a new bookshelf.
Archie needs a new bookshelf.
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Blow the Man Down

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Credits
Frank Doyle
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Horace Nelson; Mildred Nelson
Fred and Horace get into battle when leaves from Horace's tree end up blown into Fred's yard.
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FlagArchie's Ten Issue Collector's Set #1 published June 1997
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No writer credit listed in this digest. Writer credit from the index of this story in Archie's Ten Issue Collector's Set (Archie, 1997 series) #1.
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Rival Arrival

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir (credited)
Bob Bolling (credited)
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Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Archie
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Helga
Dilton makes Archie a sexy android that can do everything Betty can do, except for one crucial thing.
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FlagBetty and Me #98 published December 1978
was Rival Arrival [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Benefit Bungle

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Archie
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Uncle Bob; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Weatherbee
The Archies are asked to play a benefit for children but learn that the organizer is making most of the money.
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Course Remorse

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Credits
George Gladir (credited)
Bob Bolling (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Archie
Mr. Weatherbee; Professor Flutesnoot; Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
Mr. Weatherbee isn't happy with the results of Archie's Mini-Course idea, but the district superintendent loves the idea.
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Go For It

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Credits
George Gladir (credited)
Dan DeCarlo Jr. (credited)
Jim DeCarlo (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Coach Kleats; student trying out for football team
A new student tries out for kicking on the football team and does better than Reggie, though small in stature.
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FlagArchie... Archie Andrews, Where Are You? Comics Digest Magazine #83 published November 1992
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A Brand New Kevin Keller Graphic Novel

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[untitled]

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Bill Woggon ?
Bill Woggon (signed)
Bill Woggon (signed)
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Subject Matter
humorous
Dotty and Ditto
Dotty; Ditto; Gramps; Super Duck; The Shield; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Suzie; Talbert Twiddle; Tootsie Twiddle; Wilbur Wilkin
Dotty!
Dotty reads comic books before bed and dreams about meeting the Archie characters at the Comic Castle.
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FlagPep Comics #58 published September 1946
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Archie Meets Glee

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[untitled]

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Archie's Gag Bag
Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Jughead Jones
Archie has lost his cap.
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[untitled]

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?
Harry Lucey
Mario Acquaviva
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Mario Acquaviva
Subject Matter
humorous
Archie Pin Up
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
We haven't found one lipstick that's kiss proof!
Veronica is testing various lipsticks on Archie to find one that's "kiss-proof."
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FlagArchie's Double Digest Magazine #95 published October 1997
was [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Not This Time

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Jim Ruth (credited)
John Rosenberger (credited)
Marty Epp (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Marty Epp (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle
Betty begins surreptitiously helping Archie beat Reggie, which only emboldens Archie into challenging Reggie to more stunts.
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FlagPep #192 published April 1966
was Not This Time [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The Best of Archie Comics

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House ad for the first three volumes of The Best of Archie Comics.
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Fitness Crazies

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Credits
George Gladir (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Mike Esposito (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Hiram Lodge; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge
Reggie and Archie train to run a marathon.
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FlagArchie's Double Digest Magazine #102 published September 1998
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Report Support

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Archie
Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Archie claims that Jughead will eat anything.
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Knee Glee

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Archie
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Archie doesn't have to get on both knees to ask Veronica out, one will be enough.
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One of Those Days

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Credits
Frank Doyle (credited)
Harry Lucey (credited)
Terry Szenics (credited)
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Terry Szenics (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Jughead Jones; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy
Archie is having "one of those days" when he's unusually clumsy and destructive, and everyone, including his mother, friends and teachers, is scared to be near him.
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FlagArchie #127 published April 1962
was One of Those Days [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Archie Comics Subscriptions

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[untitled]

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Everything's Archie
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Archie: Betty or Veronica?

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12 Million Downloads

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House ad for the Archie digital comics app.

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