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Issue: Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #252
Publication Date: August 2014
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Issues: #252 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: 07/16/2014
Volume:
Pages: 164
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 07189646951652
Price: $4.99 USD
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Content Items: 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
42 (29 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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[untitled]

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
First Line: There's nothing good about this heat wave!
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Diary of a Girl Next Door

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The Usual Crowd

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Betty and Veronica take a walk on the beach and see the usual crowd.
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Inflation Problems

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
Synopsis: Archie accidentally fills Veronica's air mattress with helium causing her to float over town.
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Slide Rules

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Chuck Clayton; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Synopsis: Archie tells Chuck he hates winter because he always falls on the ice.
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Disclose Notes: Archie # 539 (apparently the original publication) credits script, Mike Pellowski; pencils, Stan Goldberg; and inks, Bob Smith.
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Rub-A-Dub Dumb

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Hiram Lodge; Turk; Tina; Brunhilde
Synopsis: Mr. Lodge sends Archie and Reggie to get a massage.
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Hammock Rocky Road

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Mr. Martin; Mary Andrews
Synopsis: Archie has trouble hanging his hammock.
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The Shtick is King

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Chuck Clayton; Nancy Woods; Bill Yoshida; Moose Mason; Midge Klump
Synopsis: Archie needs a shtick to attract girls at the beach.
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Save Your Greenbacks

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Feature(s): Diamond Selections
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Water Tale!

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Genres: teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews
Synopsis: Archie meets a mermaid.
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P.O.P. versus C.R.U.S.H.

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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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Deadly Delivery!

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Genres: adventure, humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis: C.R.U.S.H. agents R.E.G.G.I.E. and V.E.R.O.N.I.C.A. booby-trap the dry-cleaning establishment that serves as P.O.P. headquarters, hoping to stop agents A.R.C.H.I.E. and J.U.G.H.E.A.D. from getting their top-secret microfilm to their London office. The good guys decide to give the film to Betty, their innocent, inept clerk.
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Disclose Notes: One of the early stories in this series where Reggie and Veronica are members of C.R.U.S.H.; in later stories they would become part of P.O.P. and fight new villains.

Stores on the street include "Vic's Trading Post," referring to colorist Victor Gorelick, and "Dexter Tailor," a reference to Little Archie artist Dexter Taylor.
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The Whistler

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Genres: adventure, humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Lodge; Pop Tate; The Whistler
Synopsis: P.O.P. faces the newest and most deadly C.R.U.S.H. agent, The Whistler, whose permanent pucker allows him to whistle so loudly that it can shatter eardrums, bust safes, and annoy dogs.
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20% off all Archie Comics

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Feature(s): Midtown Comics
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Disclose Notes: Ad for Midtown Comics, a comic shop in New York City.
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Archie 1000 Page Comics Bonanza

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Gone With the Wind

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Genres: teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Archie tries to skateboard and windsurf at the same time.
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The Plus Force

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge; Smithers
Synopsis: When Archie is Mr. Lodge's caddy and shows up in a gaudy outfit, the outfit causes Mr. Lodge's opponent to be distracted and lose the game.
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Waiter, There's a Spy in My Soup!

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Chuck Clayton
Synopsis: Archie gets a mysterious package from Russia and two men follow him and Chuck in a round-about fashion to Archie's house.
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The original printing credited Sam Kujava with writing this story.
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It's Hip to be Mom!

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Genres: teen
Synopsis: When Mary gets tired of being stuck in the house doing Archie's chores she decides she is going to the beach where she becomes more popular than Archie.
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A Shirt Story

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Genres: humorous, teen
Synopsis: Veronica takes so long to pick out a shirt that Archie leaves and asks Betty to the dance instead.
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Uncle Archie

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Freddy
Synopsis: The gang are counselors at a summer camp where camper Freddy causes various forms of mischief with a rope.
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Wishing Will Make It So!

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Synopsis: Veronica doesn't want to participate in Archie's old wishbone superstition.
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Summer Bummer

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Synopsis: Archie loses his valuables while getting ice cream cones for Betty and Veronica at the beach.
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Fool's House

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Gordon Hardsell
Synopsis: A realtor finds it impossible to sell the house next door to the Andrews because of Archie's clumsiness.
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A Place in the Sun

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Genres: teen
Synopsis: Archie is unhappy with Veronica being in charge every time they go to the beach.
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Boom Voyage

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Genres: teen
Synopsis: Archie puts the engine from his jalopy into a boat.
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Disclose Notes: Story retitled from original printing to replace "Bomb" with "Boom".

Bill Yoshida is credited with letters but the letters are by Al Hartley who leaves noticeably more white space in the lettering balloons and usually letters his own work.
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Get a Job

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Genres: teen
Synopsis: All Archie's summer jobs end up costing Fred money.
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Pool Player

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Mr. Fisher
Synopsis: Archie gets a job cleaning pools but manages to fall into more pools than he cleans.
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Brave New World

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Synopsis: Archie goes to the beach by himself.
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Pat the Brat #20

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Genres: childrens
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Scalped

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Character(s): Pat's father; Pat's mother
Synopsis: Pat's father orders some hair tonic.
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A Sell Out

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Genres: childrens
Character(s): Suzie
Synopsis: Pat has a popcorn stand but Suzie sets up across the street and undercuts his prices.
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Double Digest Sample Pack!

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Dirty Car Pool

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Synopsis: Archie washes his car but it gets dirty again when he goes to pick up Betty.
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Get your free digital comic now!

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[untitled]

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
First Line: Gee, Arch!
Synopsis: Jughead learns to ride the waves.
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The Right Spirit!

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Old Man Dundee; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Tug
Synopsis: Archie gets help against two thugs from the Ghost Of Old Man Dundee.
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Future Shock

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Seymour
Synopsis: Seymour predicts the future.
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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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Munchkin

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Feature(s): Steve Jackson Games
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