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Issue: Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #244
Publication Date: November 2013
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Issues: #244 of 143 Issues (191 Printings)
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Is Variant Variant: Newsstand
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
Brand: object(PgSql\Result)#3 (0) { }
Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume:
Pages: 164
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 72262746951944
Price: $3.99 USD
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Content Items: 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
43 (28 stories, 1 cover) from base issue
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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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Vegas the Canine Wonder

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Vegas
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Disclose Notes: Cover is a homage to the famous introduction of Robin on the cover Detective Comics #30 and is signed "after Kane & Robinson".
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Archie: Riverdale Rescue

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Don't Fret My Pets!

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Vegas (dog); Veronica Lodge; Fluffy (dog); Caramel (cat); Champagne (dog); Reggie Mantle; Runty (dog); Jughead Jones; Hot Dog; Moose Mason; Ivan (turtle); Dilton Doiley; Cousteau (dolphin); Souffle (dog); Hiram Lodge
Synopsis: Archie gets a new dog Vegas and Veronica throws a party where everyone brings their pets.
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Down in the Dumps

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Ethel Muggs; Dilton Doiley; Moose Mason; Midge Klump
Synopsis: Archie tries to avoid Veronica so she won't see that he bought her a birthday present. When he can't avoid her any longer, he hides the present in a trash can.
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Sitter Jitters

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Mr. Jackson; Mrs. Jackson; Chuckie
Synopsis: When Betty is sick, Archie volunteers to do her babysitting job, not knowing that Betty was babysitting a monkey.
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Monkey Seize

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Genres: adventure, humorous, mystery, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Synopsis: Archie and Betty see an organ-grinder's monkey go into a woman's room, and soon after, the woman says that her jewelry has been stolen.
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Four Wheels to Wickedness

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Genres: adventure, humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Dilton Doily; Midge Klump
Synopsis: After Archie starts teaching skateboarding at the local youth center, a mysterious masked bandit on a skateboard starts harassing people, and Archie is the prime suspect.
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Are they men... or monsters?

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Feature(s): Diamond Selections; Universal Studios
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Opting for Optimism!

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews
Synopsis: Optimist Optometrist
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[untitled]

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The Flash

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Genres: adventure
Character(s): Little Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Forest Ranger
Synopsis: Little Archie and his dad go up to Wilderness Mountain to take photos. Little Archie takes the camera and wanders off alone into the forest, where he is chased by a hungry wolf.
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Disclose Notes: This is the first Little Archie adventure story. The introductory caption explains that while Little Archie has mostly done funny things, "like any other boy, he's had his serious adventures too."
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Dog Gone

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Genres: childrens
Feature(s): Little Archie
Character(s): Little Archie Andrews; Little Reggie Mantle; Little Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Little Archie has a job feeding dogs.
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Archie 1000 Page Comics Extravaganza

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Mean Girls

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Midge Klump; Cheryl Blossom
Synopsis: Archie tries to comfort both Veronica and Betty when each is upset with the other girl for being mean.
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New Crusaders Graphic Novels

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Inspiration Elation

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Coach Kleats; Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Mr. Weatherbee tries to convince the football team to run some of his old plays.
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Archie Meets Glee

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Mind Games

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Smithers; Mr. Hiram Lodge
Synopsis: A stray cat makes Mr. Lodge a believer in Psychokinesis.
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Well Placed Point

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Alice Fleeble; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Archie brags to Jughead and Reggie that he can get any girl to date him. Jughead randomly picks a name out of the phone book for a girl for Archie to date. Archie then goes to woo the young lady.
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Chivalrous Chumps

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Ingrid; Chole
Synopsis: Archie and Reggie end up with bad dates when they date girls they don't know.
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Borrowed Trouble

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Pop Tate; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: When Archie needs a tuxedo, Reggie offers to lend him one. Unknown to Archie, Reggie borrows the tuxedo from a magician.
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Fun Daze Together

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Synopsis: Betty and Archie try to spend a Saturday afternoon together, but events conspire against them.
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Dial a Date

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Synopsis: Archie gets a phone message that he's to meet his date 30 minutes later than scheduled, however Archie doesn't recall who he's supposed to be seeing.
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Happy Days

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis: When Archie and Betty see the tree Archie carved their initials into being removed by the city, she orders him to give chase.
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[untitled]

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Mary Andrews; Archie Andrews
First Line: Archie, are you getting ready?
Synopsis: Archie has trouble getting out of bed.
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I Kid You Not

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Fred makes Archie and Jughead build shelves for the garage.
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Fame Game

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jay
Synopsis: Jay, who was in a successful rock band in the past, tells The Archies what they can expect when they get famous.
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A Helping Hand

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Midge Klump; Nancy Woods; Chuck Clayton; Reggie Mantle; Eddy; Hiram Lodge; Jim Harmon
Synopsis: Veronica discovers that all her friends have been helping Eddy feed the homeless.
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Pie a la Mountain

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Archie treks across country on foot, twice, to get Veronica a pizza.
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The Heavenly Body

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate
Synopsis: Jughead tells Archie that his horoscope says it's his lucky day, and Archie believes it.
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Pat the Brat #20

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Feature(s): Pat the Brat
Character(s): Pat the Brat
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Fish Story

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Genres: childrens
Character(s): Pat the Brat; Pat's father; Mr. Bigbottom
Synopsis: Pat goes fishing with his father and his father's boss.
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Pat Minds His Own Business

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Feature(s): Pat the Brat
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Disclose Notes: Four one-panel gag cartoons with Pat selling various things.
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Double Digest Sample Pack

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Prize Project

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Waldo Weatherbee; Dilton Doily; Jughead Jones; Superintendent Hassle
Synopsis: Dilton tries to use Archie's frisbee throwing for a scientific study, but Mr. Weatherbee gets in the way.
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Comicfest 2013

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Disclose Notes: House ad for Comicfest 2013, a Halloween themed event similar to Free Comic Book Day.
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Bird of Paradise

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Moose Mason; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis: When Betty and Veronica notice a student wearing a neon jacket Archie starts wearing the most garish clothes he can find.
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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Miss Grundy
First Line: Archie, give me a definition of a miracle.
Synopsis: Miss Grundy asks Archie to define a miracle.
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An Ear for Music

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Professor Flutesnoot
Synopsis: Archie's radio is blaring music and nobody around him likes it.
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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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12 Million Downloads

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Uncle Grandpa

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Feature(s): Cartoon Network
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