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Issue: Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #253
Publication Date: September 2014
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Issues: #253 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: (not set)
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Pages: 164
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 07189646951653
Price: $4.99 USD
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Content Items: 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
44 (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
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Spirit Animals

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A List with a Twist

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Archie has a book with a list of things to do at the beach but they all get Archie into trouble.
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Can't Be Trusted

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews; Smithers the butler
Synopsis: Archie has a singular talent for infuriating members of the Lodge family in different ways.
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Rescue Me!

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis: Archie has a tough day at the beach as a life guard so he relaxes after work in the Lodge pool.
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Paint Job

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason (Cameo); Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Dilton Doiley (Cameo)
Synopsis: Archie and his dad have a paint party.
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Fairway Foul

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Slade Snively; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Veronica challenges Slade Snively to a golf cart race.
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The Groove Tube

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Fred Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Dilton Doiley
Synopsis: Archie and his friends go tubing down the river.
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Save Your Greenbacks

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Feature(s): Diamond Selections
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Squat Spot

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
Synopsis: Archie is looking for a place to rest his head at the beach.
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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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P.O.P. Plays Post Office

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Genres: adventure, humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate; The Mailman; Atom Man
Synopsis: C.R.U.S.H. agent The Mailman fails in his mail-related attempts to destroy P.O.P., so his supervisor, the tiny but loud-voiced Atom Man, tries a scheme to control the mind of V.E.R.O.N.I.C.A. and lead the other good guys to their doom.
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Whistle Bait

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Genres: adventure, humorous, teen
Feature(s): B.E.T.T.Y. as The Girl From R.I.V.E.R.D.A.L.E.
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; The Whistler
Synopsis: The latest C.R.U.S.H. villain is The Whistler, a permanently puckered baddie whose whistles can control minds and shatter eardrums.
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20% off all Archie comics!

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Delightful Eyeful

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Dilton Doily
Synopsis: Archie wants to sit on the beach and watch girls.
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[untitled]

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Fred Andrews
First Line: I'm starting a new job...
Synopsis: Archie is starting a new job.
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Strange Change

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Synopsis: Veronica thinks Archie's behavior is disrespectful and she doesn't want to speak to him, at least until Betty shows up.
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Archie 1000 Page Comics Bonanza

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Dirt Bikin' Dude

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Archie as a dirt bike racer.
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That Sinking Feeling

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Hot Dog
Synopsis: Through a series of mishaps, Archie sinks Veronica's yacht four times.
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Slip Sliding Summer Fun!

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
Synopsis: Betty and Veronica come to save Archie from the summer heat by spending the day at the local ice skating rink.
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Soar Point

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Smithers; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis: The gang shoots darts at balloons containing a 1 Thousand Dollar Bill.
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The Perfect Fool

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Moose Mason
Synopsis: When Reggie claims he's perfect, Archie and the gang put it to the test.
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A Perfectly Natural Thing

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis: Archie tries to prove to Mr. Lodge that it's not just him -- lots of people are clumsy and make mistakes.
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Hair Apparent

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Character(s): Archie Andrews
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Disclose Notes: Unscramble the phrase to see what Archie is thinking.
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Keen Scene

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Synopsis: Jughead and Archie are enjoying different sights in Hawaii.
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They Dye by Night

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Genres: drama, humorous, teen
Character(s): Catalina; Conrad; Waltham; Trivia; Charlie
First Line: I've contracted some dreadful skin ailment!
Synopsis: Archie and Dilton try to solve the mystery of who has been putting dye into all the pools in Riverdale, but their research leads to them being accused of the crime.
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Fan Club

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis: Archie has a camera that is secretly a fan for hot days.
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It's a Mad Ad World!

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Chuck Clayton
Synopsis: Archie is frustrated by a constant stream of ads everywhere he goes.
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Back Attack

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Fred Andrews; Dilton Doiley
Synopsis: Mr. Lodge has back pain and Archie tries to use magnets to cure it.
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Disclose Notes: Script credit per Craig Boldman, as listed in Archie #513. Archie #513 also credits the inks for this story to Bob Smith.
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Skate Date!

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis: Archie and Reggie decide to meet girls while rollerblading. Reggie is the better skater but Archie is better with the girls.
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Pat the Brat #20

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Character(s): Pat
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Trade Wins

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Genres: childrens
Character(s): Pat; Blinky; Susie
Synopsis: Pat trades his new football to Susie.
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A Letter To Blinky!

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Genres: childrens
Character(s): Pat; Oswald; Mary
Synopsis: While on vacation Pat sends his friend Blinky a letter.
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Double Digest Sample Pack

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Flat Broke and Out of Money

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Synopsis: Veronica agrees to go on a walk with Archie as a cheap date but things don't end up as Archie intended.
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Confuse Ruse

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis: Jughead gets rid of Reggie by warning him about sharks.
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Putt Putt Peril

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Smithers
Synopsis: Mr. Lodge has his own putting green on the mansion grounds but he's sure Archie will ruin it somehow.
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Over-Joyed

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Moose Mason; Midge Klump
Synopsis: Archie finds a pair of roller skates and puts them on, leading to a disastrously painful chain of events.
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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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Jedi Academy

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