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Issue: Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #249
Publication Date: April 2014
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Issues: #249 of 143 Issues (191 Printings)
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Is Variant Variant: Newsstand
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Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
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Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 03/05/2014
Volume:
Pages: 164
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 72262746951949
Price: $3.99 USD
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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: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
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Sabrina Secrets of a Teenage Witch

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On the Level

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
Synopsis: Archie and his father argue over which way a portrait of Archie's Great-Uncle Albert is tilting.
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Two Uptight

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Fred Andrews; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis: In order to help their fathers relax, Archie and Veronica play a doubles tennis match against them.
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Trouble Spot

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy
Synopsis: Resenting the teachers' belief that accidents naturally happen when he's around, Archie tries to prove that trouble can happen when he's not around.
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Working 5 to 9!

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Mr. Griffin; Mrs. Craven; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Synopsis: After taking a part-time job at Bumley's Department Store, Archie finds that the money he's making is disappearing quickly.
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Ringadingding

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Synopsis: While waiting for a call from Veronica, Archie is bombarded with calls from telemarketers.
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School Bus-Ted!

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Midge Klump (cameo, flashback); Moose Mason (cameo, flashback); Betty Cooper (cameo, flashback); Jughead Jones (cameo, flashback); Chuck Clayton (cameo, flashback); Marty Morgan; Eddie Jones; Joe the Busdriver; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis: When his car breaks down Archie reluctantly decides to take the school bus, only to find the younger kids on the bus look up to him.
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Godzilla classic 1989 vinyl figure bank

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Search Lurch

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Mr. Lodge
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Archie helps Mr. Lodge find his glasses.
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Life with Archie #51

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Genres: espionage, teen
Character(s): A.R.C.H.I.E. [Archie Andrews]; B.E.T.T.Y. [Betty Cooper]; vignettes: P.O.P. Agents [A.R.C.H.I.E. [Archie Andrews]; V.E.R.O.N.I.C.A. [Veronica Lodge]; B.E.T.T.Y. [Betty Cooper]; J.U.G.H.E.A.D. [Jughead Jones]]; C.R.U.S.H. Agents [Dr. Demon; Dr. Nose; Li'l Devill; Mr.X]
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Shock!

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Genres: espionage, humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie as the Man From R.I.V.E.R.D.A.L.E.
Character(s): Archie Andrews (as Man From R.I.V.E.R.D.A.L.E.); the Voltman (villain; intro); Reggie Mantle; Midge Klump; Pop Tate; Moose Mason; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis: Voltman's plan is to incapacitate Mr. Lodge, making him useless to Lodge Enterprises.
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Sands of Doom

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Genres: adventure, espionage, humorous, teen
Feature(s): Betty as the Girl From R.I.V.E.R.D.A.L.E.
Character(s): Dr. Doom (not the Marvel character or Mad Dr. Doom; intro; villain); Sandman (not the DC or Marvel characters; intro; villain); Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate
Synopsis: Betty and Veronica are captured by Dr. Doom and Sandman, but they escape and stop them from capturing the rest of the R.I.V.E.R.D.A.L.E. group.
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20% off all Archie comics!

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Feature(s): Midtown Comics
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Betty on the Brain

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Tired of Veronica's dirty tricks to separate her from Archie, Betty trails the couple to the mall, then begins walking into Archie's line of sight while wearing different clothes and wigs, in order to convince him he's so obsessed with Betty that he's seeing her face on other women.
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Archie 1000 Page Comics Jamboree

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The Big Beat

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Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Archie is mad at Moose so he tapes a picture of Moose on the drum he carries in the marching band.
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Tangled Web

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Genres: adventure, humorous
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Waldo Weatherbee; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Malcolm Meeks
Synopsis: There's been a rash of robberies in Riverdale committed by someone known as the "Roly-Poly Robber," a corpulent man with thick black hair and a mustache, who makes his getaway in a foreign compact car. Archie doesn't think much of it until he looks inside the trunk Mr. Weatherbee's Yakasaki Pigeon and discovers that the principal owns a black wig and a mustache to match. Is Mr. Weatherbee the Roly-Poly Robber? Archie and his friends will find out the truth about Mr. Weatherbee when they go to a Dixieland jazz concert at the local college.
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Good Clean Fun!

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Mr. Weatherbee; Mr. Svenson; Ms. Grundy; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: When Archie and the gang decide to hold a "foam dance" at the school gym, the soap bubbles needed for the dance get out of control.
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Health Hazard

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis: Mr. Lodge thinks that Archie is hazardous to his health.
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The Demo

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Archie and Jughead participate in a demo of a new sports video game system.
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A Clothes Encounter of the Worst Kind

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis: Archie helps disguise Mr. Lodge by ruining his clothes.
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Smart Guys

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Professor Flutesnoot; Archie Andrews; Professor Gibbons; Nippy; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee
Synopsis: Professor Gibbons tries to prove that his pet monkey, Nippy, is as smart as the average student.
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Slick Trick

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate; Moose Mason; Midge Klump
Synopsis: Fred gives Archie a can of fluid to fix the squeak in his car door and he begins to use it on everything.
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You Got to Hand It to Him!

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Mr. Weatherbee believes Archie is late to school because he broke his hand.
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Jump Back!

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Character(s): Archie Andrews
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Disclose Notes: Unscramble the letters puzzle to discover some creepy crawly things.

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Tap Flap

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Synopsis: Jughead is making a sculpture of Archie.
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Pat the Brat #20

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Genres: childrens
Feature(s): Pat the Brat
Character(s): Pat
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Cook Shnook

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Genres: childrens
Character(s): Pat; Mary; Oswald; Fleabite
Synopsis: Pat helps his father build a barbecue grill.
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Kite Plight

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Character(s): Pat; Oswald; Mary
Synopsis: Oswald tries to show Pat how to fly a kite.
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Download the Archie Comics App for free!

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The Cane Mutiny

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis: Archie has hurt his leg and has to use a cane so Veronica decides to give him a fashion makeover.
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[untitled]

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The Art of Archie: The Covers

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First Class Fool

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: As a favor to his father, Archie stops at the post office on his way to Veronica's house.
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Plane Facts

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews
Synopsis: Archie couldn't have thrown the paper airplane, he was asleep in study hall.
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Test Zest

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Archie can't even find the correct test room.
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That Way Out Sound

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis: Mr. Lodge is showing off a special safe he had installed and is accidentally locked in with the only tuning fork that produces the sound to unlock the safe. But The Archies play until they recreate the right sound to free him.
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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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Free Archie App!

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Where will your imagination take you?

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Feature(s): Lego
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