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Issue: World of Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #28
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Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 2013
Volume: none
Pages: 164
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 07189646850228
Price: $3.99 USD
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Content Items: 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
39 (34 stories, 1 cover) from base issue
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: digest size
Paper Stock: cardstock cover; newsprint interior
Binding: squarebound
Publishing Format: ongoing series
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front from base issue
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Archie!! You were supposed to watch my frogs for me!
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A Yelp for Help!

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Lisa; Hot Dog; Reggie Mantle
With the price of gas going up, Archie, Betty, and Jughead decide to become personal aides.
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Scheme Theme

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle
Betty and Reggie play hard-to-get to get Archie and Veronica to ask them to the prom.
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Float Note

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Freddie Fry; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Miss Haggly; Professor Flutesnoot; Ethel; Dilton Doiley; Moose Mason; Pop Tate
When Reggie and Veronica skip float construction to meet teen idol Freddie Fry, the star unexpectedly skips his visit to help with the float.
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Dine and Dunce

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty Cooper; Mr. Cooper; Mrs. Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Archie confuses Betty as to whether her dinner will be formal or casual.
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Voice of Doom

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate; Moose Mason
When Reggie gives Archie a teddy bear with a tape recorder in it, Jughead helps Archie get some revenge.
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The Beg Bag

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Jughead and Archie begin an organ grinder and monkey act.
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Clock Yock

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Mr. Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Mr. Lodge bids $500 for a cuckoo clock.
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Subject Matter
humorous, science fiction
Cosmo the Merry Martian
Cosmo; Orbi
How does it feel, Orbi...
Introduction to the Cosmo the Merry Martian section. Features Issue 1 cover.
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Make Mine Mars! (Chapter 1)

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Subject Matter
humorous, science fiction
Cosmo the Merry Martian
Cosmo; Astra; Professor Thimk; Moonlings; Gillywump; Orbi; Jo-Jo; Saturnians
The group of space travelers returns to Mars, only to be rudely interrupted.
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Meet Dr. Beatnik! (Chapter 2)

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Cosmo the Merry Martian
Cosmo; Orbi; Astra; Professor Thimk; Moonlings; Gillywump; Dr. Beatnik
Dr. Beatnik announces his plan to take over Earth after they launch a satellite into space.
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The Great Space Chase! (Chapter 3)

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Subject Matter
humorous, science fiction
Cosmo the Merry Martian
Cosmo; Orbi; Astra; Professor Thimk; Moonlings; Gillywump; Jo-Jo; Dr. Beatnik
Cosmo and his crew begin to pursue Dr. Beatnik.
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Fire Away! (Chapter 4)

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Subject Matter
humorous, science fiction
Cosmo the Merry Martian
Cosmo; Professor Thimk; Astra; Dr. Beatnik
Dr. Beatnik tries using a taffy gun and a brick wall to stop Cosmo's chase.
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The End of Dr. Beatnik!

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Subject Matter
humorous, science fiction
Cosmo the Merry Martian
Cosmo; Professor Thimk; Orbi; Astra; Moonlings; Gillywump; Dr. Beatnik
After a long, weapon-filled battle, Dr. Beatnik surrenders and Cosmo decides to go to Earth.
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Originally, this story featured a cliffhanger that went unresolved due to the series cancellation. This cliffhanger has been replaced by a request for fans to let the editor know whether they want to see more Cosmo stories.
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Jet Cycles

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Subject Matter
humorous, science fiction
Squarehead
Squarehead
Squarehead has a jet cycle modified to have square wheels.
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A Fair To Remember

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Archie gets into hot water at a medieval fair.
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credits from original story.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Professor Flutesnoot
Oh no!
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from Archie Sunday newspaper strip
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Taste Test

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Jughead almost gets into trouble for eating ice cream in school.
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Chivalry Lives

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle
Veronica gets mad at Archie because he lacks chivalry.
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Guilty

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
Archie feels guilty that he went on a date behind Veronica's back. Little does he know that Veronica did the same.
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Earth Day

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Dilton Doiley; Reggie Mantle; Chuck Clayton; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Mr. Lodge
Mr. Weatherbee and Miss Grundy are astonished at how Archie and the gang use humor in their Earth Day exhibition.
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Plant Worker

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
? [as Kennedy] (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mrs. Andrews
Archie goes to a plant shop to pick out a plant for his parents.
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Saturday's Child

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mrs. Andrews; Betty Cooper
Archie feels guilty when he helps Betty and Veronica on a Saturday, but not his parents.
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Happy Days

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Archie's attempts to spread cheer to the people around him horribly backfire.
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On page one, the word "gay" has been replaced by "grand".
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The Fantasy Contest!

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Miss Grundy; Reggie Mantle; Dilton Doiley
Miss Grundy's class competes to see who can write the best fantasy essay.
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Company Picnic

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Midge; Moose Mason
Archie and Betty go on a spring picnic, but a storm intervenes.
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Fitness Fit

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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? [as Kennedy] (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Fred Andrews; Mrs. Andrews
Archie goes to try out Veronica's new in-house gym, but can't keep up with the rigorous exercise.
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Prime Time

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Betty tries to decide which era to write about for a Teen Girl Magazine contest. As she mulls the eras over, she fantasizes about being with Archie in each era.
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High Impact Shopping!

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
? [as Kennedy] (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge
Veronica goes on a shopping spree for clothes for her new aerobic class, but becomes too tired to actually go.
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge
As you can see, I've cut her in half!
Jughead adds some comedy to Archie's magic act.
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[untitled]

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Subject Matter
horror, humorous
Tales Calculated To Drive You Bats
My husband says we'll take it!
Introduction to the Tales Calculated To Drive You Bats section. Features a cropped version of the cover to issue 1, with the text above "Bats" rewritten.
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The Monster Crisis

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Subject Matter
horror, humorous
Freddie; Igor
A crisis breaks out when American monsters and Transylvanian monsters feud over employment in Hollywood movies.
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Dr. Grisley's Experiment

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Subject Matter
horror, humorous
Igor
Mr. Frown attempts to destroy Dr. Grisley's chemical experiments.
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Picturesque Picnic

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Subject Matter
horror, humorous
Freddie; Igor
Igor goes to the planet Xanadu, where he finds that humans steal picnic food from ants.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Miss Beazly; Miss Grundy
Did you get your new bulletin board...
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Coach Kleats
What did the doctor say about your arm?
Archie loses his doctor's note for Coach Kleats.
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from Archie Sunday (Creators Syndicate) ????.??.??
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Team Practice!

Activity  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Coach Clayton
Unscramble the names of the exercises.
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It's All In The Family

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Coach Clayton; Mrs. Clayton; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Jughead Jones; Chuck Clayton; Coach Kleats
When Coach Kleats is sick in the hospital, his wife takes over his coaching job.
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Everything's Archie (Digest Version)

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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typeset
Subject Matter
Information on the month's Archie comics.
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