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Issue: Archie & Friends Double Digest Magazine #27
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Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
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Pages: 164
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UPC/EAN: 72262746953327
Price: $3.99 USD
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43 (28 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: was ongoing series
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Kissing Booth

Illustration  on  Cover, Front from base issue
Credits
Fernando Ruiz (signed)
Andrew Pepoy (signed)
Rosario Pena (signed)
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Subject Matter
teen
Archie & Friends
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Cheryl Blossom
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Archie: Betty or Veronica?

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House ad for the Archie: Betty or Veronica app.
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The Magic Is Gone

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Paul Castiglia (credited); Barbara Jarvie (credited)
Fernando Ruiz (credited)
Rich Koslowski (credited)
Stephanie Vozzo (credited)
Dan Nakrosis (credited); Vickie Williams (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Archie & Friends
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Salustri (magician); Reggie Mantle
Someone has been stealing items from the magician Salustri.
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Send in the Clones

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Al Bigley (credited)
Al Bigley (credited)
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Archie
Dilton Doiley; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Miss Grundy
Archie imagines what the world would be like if everybody had clones of themselves.
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The Image

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
George Gladir (credited)
? [as Kennedy] (credited)
Al Milgrom (credited)
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Subject Matter
teen
The Archies
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Hopkins
Archie wants the other members of the Archies to dress as a team but that's exactly what their promoter does not want.
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Skate Scoot

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
George Gladir (credited)
Bob Bolling (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Reggie
Reggie Mantle; Dilton Doiley; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Ethel Muggs; Pop Tate
Reggie uses Dilton's new motorized skateboard to enter a competition, but things don't work out as he planned.
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Fortune Kookie

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Frank Doyle (credited)
Samm Schwartz (credited)
Samm Schwartz (credited)
Carlos Antunes (credited)
Samm Schwartz
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Jughead
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Hot Dog; Ethel Muggs; Mrs. Jones
A fortune teller tells Jughead that he'll win a huge supply of burgers, but only if he avoids his best friend for twenty-four hours.
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Star Trek Minimates

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Minimates
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A Real Cut-Up

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teen
Jughead
Jughead Jones; Pop Tate
Pop has been having bad dreams.
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[untitled]

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Explorers of the Unknown
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Terror Beneath The Waves!

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Rich Margopoulos (credited)
Rex W. Lindsey (credited)
Pat Kennedy (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Pat Brosseau (credited)
Subject Matter
adventure, teen
Explorers of The Unknown
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]; F/X [Chuck Clayton]]; Hiram Lodge; Dr. Crustacean
The Explorers take on Dr. Crustacean, a maniacal marine biologist with giant crab monsters at his disposal.
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The story is told in four parts: Chapter One (6 pages), Chapter Two (5 pages), Chapter Three (5 Pages), Chapter Four (5 pages)
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Look for Archie Comics Super Special

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House ad for Archie Comics Super Special magazine.
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Too Many Questions

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Mike Pellowski (credited)
Doug Crane (credited)
Bob Smith (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Moose
Moose Mason; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Midge Klump
Moose gets asked questions everywhere he goes.
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Archie 645

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House ad for Archie #645, a giant sized issue.
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Kiss Amiss

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Chuck & Nancy
Chuck Clayton; Nancy Woods
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Unscramble the phrase puzzle.
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Thor Subject

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Fernando Ruiz (credited)
Fernando Ruiz (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Professor Flutesnoot; Dilton Doiley
Archie is reading about the Norse gods and discovers that each god reminds him of one of his friends.
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Board With It All

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Frank Doyle (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
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Subject Matter
teen
Frankie Valdez
Frankie Valdez; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Weatherbee; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Reggie challenges Frankie to a skateboard competition.
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All Together Now

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Frank Doyle (credited)
Samm Schwartz (credited)
Samm Schwartz (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Samm Schwartz
Subject Matter
teen
Jughead
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate
Jughead has been writing cheers for the cheerleading squad.
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Caught in the Act

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Dick Malmgren (credited)
Dick Malmgren (credited)
Chic Stone (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Reggie
Mr. Weatherbee; Reggie Mantle; Kathleen Martin; Archie Andrews; Miss Phlips; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Mr. Weatherbee sees Reggie skipping school so he has a surprise for him the next day.
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Reform Storm

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
George Gladir (credited)
Gus Lemoine (credited)
Gus Lemoine (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Mr. Weatherbee
Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Professor Flutesnoot
Archie promises to turn over a new leaf, but his good intentions cause so much havoc that Mr. Weatherbee asks him to just go back to normal.
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The Scalper

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
George Gladir (credited)
Samm Schwartz (credited)
Samm Schwartz (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Samm Schwartz
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Jughead
Jughead Jones; Miss Grundy; Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
Jughead is in trouble for eating in class and decides to wear a mop top wig into Mr. Weatherbee's office. Mr. Weatherbee doesn't say anything about it, so everyone in the school starts wearing them. Finally, he takes them all away and tries one on himself.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Craig Boldman (signed)
Henry Scarpelli (signed)
Henry Scarpelli (signed)
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Subject Matter
teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Reggie, we're going to the carnival!
The gang goes to the carnival.
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The Gentleman Barbarian

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
John Albano (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mr. Lodge; Veronica Lodge
King Lodge sends Archie the Gentleman Barbarian to stop the dragon that has been stealing his chickens.
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Science Friction

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Fernando Ruiz (credited)
Fernando Ruiz (credited)
Al Nickerson (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Jack Morelli (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Dilton
Dilton Doiley; Fletcher Foley; Alison Adams; Jonathan Flakes
Dilton asks Alison to go to a science fiction convention with him but his nemesis Fletcher Foley tries to crash their date.
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Jonathan Flakes in this story is a parody of actor Jonathan Frakes who played Commander Ryker on Star Trek: The Next Generation.
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Downtown Countdown

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Angelo DeCesare
Al Bigley (credited)
Al Milgrom ?; Ken Selig (credited) ?
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie & Friends
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Miss Grundy
Archie and Jughead lose the group's homework assignment before they can turn it in to Miss Grundy and the group all begins searching for the lost homework.
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Al Milgrom was listed in the credits for this story in the original publication. The credits here list Ken Selig as the inker.
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Off Base

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Dick Malmgren (credited)
Dick Malmgren (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
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Archie and his Pals
Mr. Weatherbee; Coach Kleats; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason
Mr. Weatherbee observes the baseball team's latest practice.
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Where Is He?!

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Jim Ruth [as Ruth] (credited)
Chic Stone (credited)
Chic Stone (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Archie Andrews
Mr. Weatherbee; Svenson; Mary Andrews; Archie Andrews
When bad things happen to Mr. Weatherbee he is convinced that Archie is behind them, even though Archie is home sick.
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Wacky Match-Up

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Coach Kleats
Coach Kleats
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Unscramble the mystery phrase.
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Double Digest Sample Pack

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House ad for an assortment of Double Digests.
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Bag Gag

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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teen
Jughead
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Jughead needs a doggy bag.
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Meal Zeal

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Subject Matter
teen
Jughead
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Archie is invited to eat at Jughead's house.
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Fernando Ruiz (signed)
Jon D'Agostino (signed)
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Subject Matter
childrens
The New Archies
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Illustration used as the title page for the next section featuring New Archies reprints.
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Funny Business

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Mike Pellowski (credited)
Henry Scarpelli (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
childrens
The New Archies
Hiram Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Amani; Moose Mason; Eugene
After a meeting of the Junior Business Association, Mr. Weatherbee tasks the kids into creating their own small businesses and see who can make the most money.
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Ticket to Happiness

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Mike Pellowski (credited)
Henry Scarpelli (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
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Subject Matter
childrens
The New Archies
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Johnny; Millie
Archie does two good deeds at the carnival and is rewarded with extra ride tickets.
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Archie Comics Subscriptions

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House ad with information on subscriptions to various Archie titles.
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Pie Eyed

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teen
Jughead
Pop Tate; Jughead Jones
Jughead doesn't like the piece of pie that Pop Tate served him.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Craig Boldman (signed)
Henry Scarpelli (signed)
Henry Scarpelli (signed)
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Subject Matter
teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Moose Mason
The editor requested...
Archie needs a photo of himself.
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from Archie Sunday (Creators Syndicate) ??.??.????
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Wise Guise

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Subject Matter
teen
Jughead
Jughead Jones; Gladys Jones
Gladys tells Jughead they need to tighten their belts.
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Real Funny

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
George Gladir (credited)
Tim Kennedy (credited)
Pat Kennedy (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Chuck Clayton
Chuck Clayton; Archie Andrews
An art department likes Chuck's cartoon but they don't think it's believable, but Chuck modeled it after Archie.
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Archie: Betty or Veronica?

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Introduction to the Archie: Betty or Veronica app.
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[untitled]

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Everything's Archie
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Get in the action!

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Lego
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Ad for super-hero themed Lego playsets.
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Archie Comics

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House ad for Archie's digital comics download app.

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