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Issue: World of Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #51
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Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 06/24/2015
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Pages: 292
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Price: $6.99 USD
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Content Items: 72 (38 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: digest size
Paper Stock: cardstock cover; newsprint interior
Binding: squarebound
Publishing Format: ongoing series
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Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
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Unlock Your Imagination

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DK
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The Best of Archie Comics

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A Share of Happening

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Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; John Goldwater
Archie dreams he's the head of "Archie Enterprises," the company in charge of Archie merchandising. He, his friends, and Archie publisher John Goldwater discuss all the upcoming Archie tie-ins and spinoffs planned, including more TV shows, restaurants, food products, and much more.
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This story was made to coincide with Archie becoming a public company: it's an attempt to give readers "a chance to get in on the world of Archie" by telling them about the Archie merchandising push and encouraging them to invest in the company.

Many of the marketing campaigns mentioned in this story didn't last long, or never happened at all, a victim of contraction in the comic book business and the cancellation of the Archie TV cartoons. In particular, Archie mentions several television projects that were pitched to the networks but never produced, including a prime-time comedy/musical Archie TV series and cartoons based on "That Wilkin Boy," "Madhouse Glads," and "Li'l Jinx."

In this printing the only credit is Harry Lucey, all other credits from the index of the original printing.
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The Putt Down

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Hiram Lodge; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Ken Brown (golf pro)
Mr. Lodge thinks the girls have natural putting ability and enters them in a contest against the local golf pro.
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Saturday's Child

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Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mary Andrews; Betty Cooper
Archie's parents ask him to do some chores on the weekend but Archie wants to keep his weekend work free.
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Robo-Teen

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Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge
Archie has part of his body replaced by robotic parts after a horrible accident.
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Archie #1

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The House That Lodge Built

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Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge
In a story mostly told in narrative captions, Archie gets a chance to redeem himself in Mr. Lodge's eyes when he notices a fire in the Lodge mansion.
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Stick With It!

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Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Waldo Weatherbee
A Reggie prank leaves Archie stuck to a fence, and to get him to school, his friends have to saw off the fence and carry him in.
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Ski Bummed

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Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Smithers; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Betty Cooper
In an attempt to get used to skis Jughead wears them in the summer.
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What's the Pitch?

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Coach Kleats; Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Elmer Gangle; Miss Grundy
Coach Kleats thinks he has found an answer to Riverdale's lack of pitching in Elmer Gangle.
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Writing credit from the reprint in Archie's Funhouse Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #19.
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Ghostbusters

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Diamond Select
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Pardon My Computer

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Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; United Girls Against Jughead; "The Brain" Langley; Pop Tate
The "United Girls Against Jughead" decide they must use a computer to determine Jughead's soulmate, in order to keep his anti-girl ways from spreading. They overload the computer and wreck it by making that request.
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Pick Me Up

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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Betty and Veronica compare cheesy pick-up lines while fending off cheesy pick-up lines from various guys.
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Verve to Conserve

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Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Smithers; Gaston
Archie and Jughead check the Lodge Mansion for ways Mr. Lodge can conserve energy.
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Melvin's Angels

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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Olga
A parody of "Charlie's Angels", with Betty and Veronica as the angels.
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Double Play

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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Betty and Veronica try to meet two famous commercial spokesmen at a fitness camp.
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The Art Lesson

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Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Betty creates a life-size statue of Archie out of macaroni and enters a state-wide art contest.
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When reprinted in B&V Friends Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #236, writing is credited to Kathleen Webb and inks to Allison Flood.
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Betty & Veronica 257

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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
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Archie Marries Veronica: "The Proposal" (Part 1 of 6)

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drama, humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Chuck Clayton; Nancy Woods; Dilton Doiley; Mr. Andrews; Mrs. Andrews; Mr. Lodge; Smithers; Cameos: Mrs. Jones; Mr. Cooper; Mrs. Cooper; Mr. Doiley; Ethel Muggs; Josie and the Pussycats [Josie McCoy; Valerie Smith; Melody Valentine]; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee; Cheryl Blossom; Pop Tate
On the evening of graduating college, Archie uses money given to him by his parents to buy an enagagement ring for Veronica, who immediately accepts his proposal.
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Lookalike Loony

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Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
Archie enters a look-alike contest to win a 10 minute shopping spree in a record store.
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The Icebreaker

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Hot Dog; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Jughead tries to teach Hot Dog to ice skate so he won't have to skate with a girl.
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Roman Holiday

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Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
Set in ancient Rome, Emperor Archibus ignores the good advice of Jugibus and seeks out Reggio instead.
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Rock 'n' Rassle

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Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
The Archies play a professional wrestling match.
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Photo-Finish

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Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
A dog gets in the way of Archie's entries in the newspaper beauty contest.
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Super Duck
He's a pippin, a dandy, he's cockeyed and he's bandy, he's...Superduck the cockeyed wonder...
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Ace Place

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humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate
When pop considers closing down the Chok'lit Shoppe due to lack of business, the kids help him attract more customers by helping him catch up with the latest trends.
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All Keyed Up

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Pat the Brat; Oswald
Pat has adventures with locks.
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Inflation Problem

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Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Professor Flutesnoot; Reggie Mantle; Coach Clayton; Mr. Weatherbee; Svenson
Jughead brings a portable air mattress to school.
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Summer Prayer for Peace

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Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Clyde; Sgt. Bean
The male members of The Archies get their draft notices just before their big peace rally. Their hippie friend Clyde urges them to burn their draft cards, but Archie explains that though they oppose the war, breaking the law and rioting won't bring about social change. At the peace rally, Archie delivers the message that if the new generation works together, it can solve America's problems ("bigotry, pollution, and a senseless war") without violence.
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The final caption, which says that The Archies "are still a year away from being drafted but this is the way it would have happened," leaves it ambiguous as to whether this is an "imaginary" story or not.

A rare example of Archie expressing political views, both against the Vietnam War and against violent protests.

The title of the story comes from a song released by The Archies on the album "Sunshine," one of the most serious and ambitious songs by the group. It was a hit overseas but failed to catch on in America. The final panel has the group singing the actual song, though with the word "God" changed to "got."

Incorrectly listed as originally appearing in Life With Archie #93.
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The Mystery of the Mummy's Curse

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Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Jughead Jones; Eugene; Reggie Mantle; Dr. Smith; Betty Cooper; Amani
The gang goes to see the mummy of King Klutzatauman when the mummy suddenly comes alive.
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Swelter Melter

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Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason
Moose thinks Archie and Jughead melted from the heat.
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Caramel Has a Tale

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Caramel; Little Betty Cooper; Little Veronica Lodge; Taffy; Honey; Cocoa; un-named adults; un-named little girl
When Betty and Ronnie comment on how lazy Betty's cat Caramel is, Caramel reveals that she has the ability to talk to them (but only while they're still small children). Caramel tells them the story of her life: she had three kittens and lived with them in an old abandoned house. When the house was destroyed, the four cats set off on a journey across America, where Caramel found homes for each of her children -- and almost lost her own life in the process.
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As Caramel promises in the story itself, this is the only time Caramel ever talks to anyone.

The story is also an example of how Bolling changed the designs depending on the type of story: while the girls are drawn in a cartoony style, Caramel is drawn more realistically than usual, and the adults are drawn in a realistic style.
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Big Ideas

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Little Archie Andrews; Little Jughead Jones; Little Betty Cooper; Hiram Lodge; Smithers
Little Archie hides inside a huge heart-shaped box that his friends deliver to Veronica's house for Valentine's Day.
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Little Archie and the Secret City

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Little Archie Andrews; Little Jughead Jones; Little Veronica Lodge; Little Betty Cooper; Little Reggie Mantle; Hiram Lodge; Professor Transistor; Doctor Kolter
The kids discover a hidden cavern which contains a city of weird underground people where they are held captive.
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Snug as a Jug in a Rug

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Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Mr. Futz
Jughead discovers the joys of Snuggly-Wuggly, the blanket you wear.
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The Snuggie, a blanket with sleeves, was marketed heavily in 2008-2010.
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SSsh!

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Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Archie tries to get some eggs home from the store without dropping them.
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No Body's Dummy

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Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Joe; Henry; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy
Archie gets a dressmaker's dummy for Veronica's sewing class, but several people mistake the manikin for a real girl, which leads to lots of problems.
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Digest incorrectly says this is from Pep #62 but is actually from Pep #64.
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Keep It Under Your Hat

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Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
Archie doesn't understand why a professional golfer would be superstitious about his lucky hat, until he puts on a similar hat and starts having a terrific run of luck.
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Archie Comics #1

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Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
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20% of all Archie Comics

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Midtown Comics
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Quivery Delivery

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Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Gladys Jones
Jughead's mother goes into labor and Archie and Jughead try to race her to the hospital but are stuck on the crowded freeway.
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Umbilical Miracle

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Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Gladys Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Archie and Jughead find a doctor that can deliver Jughead's mother's baby in the back of a pizza delivery van.
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"Jellybean" Jones is born and receives her nickname.

Only parts 3 and 4 of the story are printed in this volume.
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Graphic Novel Library

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Now featuring new stories in every comics double digest.

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Measure Up

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Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Archie needs to cut a piece of wood to a specific size to fix his stereo cabinet. He can't find a ruler, so he measures the space with his hands. He then races to the school shop to cut a piece of wood. He falls, goes on an elevator and hits a tree, but still has the measurement as the space between his hands.
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Touch and Go

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Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Smithers
Archie and Veronica go to a scary movie but it's not Veronica that gets scared.
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Digest Sample Pack!

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Fall for it Classic!

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Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Smelltoids; Brawnux
Archie and Jughead tune into an outer space sports match on Jughead's new Super-Duper Satellite TV.
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This volume incorrectly lists this story as originally appearing in Archie's Weird Mysteries (Archie, 2000 series) #19 which is incorrect.

This story is also reprinted in Archie & Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #1.
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Everything's Archie
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Free Archie App!

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Lego
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