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Issue: Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #263
Publication Date: September 2015
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Issues: #263 of 103 Issues (137 Printings)
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Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
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Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 08/12/2015
Volume:
Pages: 196
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UPC/EAN: 76281646951726311
Price: $5.99 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 62 (43 stories, 1 cover)
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Disclose Notes: Cover title: Archie Comics Annual
Indicia title: Archie (Comics Annual) Double Digest
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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]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Bill Galvan (signed)
Inker(s): Bob Smith (signed)
Colorist(s): Rosario Peña (signed)
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
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Free Archie Comics App!

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Unlucky Lake Date

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Writer(s): Tania del Rio (credited)
Penciller(s): Tim Kennedy (credited)
Inker(s): Rich Koslowski (credited)
Colorist(s): Digikore Studios (credited)
Letterer(s): Jack Morelli (credited)
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Hot Dog; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Archie and Betty rent a pedal boat on the lake and manage to break almost all the rules.
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The Book

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Writer(s): George Gladir (credited)
Penciller(s): Stan Goldberg (credited)
Inker(s): Rich Koslowski (credited)
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman (credited)
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Nancy Woods; Midge Klump; Moose Mason; Dilton Doiley
Synopsis: Archie tries to follow the suggestions in a book to win Veronica's heart.
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A Day to Forget

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Writer(s): Hal Smith (credited)
Penciller(s): Fernando Ruiz (credited)
Inker(s): Rudy Lapick (credited)
Colorist(s): Frank Gagliardo (credited)
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Mary Andrews
Synopsis: Archie is supposed to spend the day with Betty but he keeps forgetting various things.
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Messenger Service

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Writer(s): Frank Doyle (credited)
Penciller(s): Harry Lucey (credited)
Inker(s): Marty Epp (credited)
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman (credited)
Letterer(s): Marty Epp (credited)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
Synopsis: Archie tries to get revenge on Reggie by asking Moose to deliver a "message" to him.
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Sound Bytes

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Credits
Writer(s): Mike Pellowski (credited)
Penciller(s): Stan Goldberg (credited)
Inker(s): Bob Smith (credited)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Archie has an eventful nap.
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Now featuring new stories in every comic double digest!

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Beach Banter

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Credits
Writer(s): George Gladir
Penciller(s): Al Hartley
Inker(s): Jon D'Agostino
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis: At the beach party, Veronica prays for the surf to stay out.
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): Fernando Ruiz (signed)
Inker(s): Jon D'Agostino (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens
Feature(s): Little Archie and Friends
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The Little Orphan

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Writer(s): Dexter Taylor (credited)
Penciller(s): Dexter Taylor (credited)
Inker(s): Dexter Taylor (credited)
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman (credited)
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens
Feature(s): Little Archie
Character(s): Little Archie Andrews; Spotty; Little Betty Cooper; Little Veronica Lodge; Fred Andrews
Synopsis: Little Archie finds an orphaned seal pup and returns him to his home in the circus.
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A Trip to Summer Camp

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Writer(s): Dexter Taylor (credited)
Penciller(s): Dexter Taylor
Inker(s): Rudy Lapick (credited)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens
Feature(s): Little Archie
Character(s): Little Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Little Veronica Lodge; Little Reggie Mantle; Little Jughead Jones; Pop Tate
Synopsis: Little Archie's parents send him to summer camp but Mr. Weatherbee sends him back home.
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Just a Small Story

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Writer(s): Bob Bolling ?
Penciller(s): Bob Bolling
Inker(s): Bob Bolling
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman (credited)
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens
Feature(s): Little Archie
Character(s): Little Archie Andrews; Little Veronica Lodge; Barney Bug; Bonnie Bug; Boomer Bug
Synopsis: Archie and Veronica are at the beach, not knowing about the troubles of the bugs that seem to be ruining their picnic.
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Summer Scenes

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Genres: childrens
Feature(s): Little Archie
Character(s): Little Archie Andrews; Little Betty Cooper; Little Veronica Lodge; Little Jughead Jones; Little Reggie Mantle
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Swell Smell

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Genres: childrens
Feature(s): Little Archie
Character(s): Little Archie Andrews; Little Veronica Lodge; Little Jughead Jones; Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge
Synopsis: Little Veronica has her father stop the car and pick up Little Archie and Little Jughead, who have been out fishing.
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Overstreet celebrates 45 years!

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Feature(s): Overstreet Price Guide
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Heart Art

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Genres: teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Cynthia
Synopsis: Archie tells Cynthia she is the only girl in the world for him.
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Flame Aim

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Genres: teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Archie and Jughead can't start a campfire.
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The Best of Archie Comics

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Rattle Prattle

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Al Hartley ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Archie goes to a part store to buy a muffler for Veronica's back seat driving.
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Archie's Skate Date!

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Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
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Net Fret

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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
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Genres: teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis: Reggie and Archie play ping pong.
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Handy Dandy

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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
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Genres: teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Can Archie close a beach umbrella?
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Four Giant Books, One Low Price

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[untitled]

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Writer(s): Bob Montana
Penciller(s): Bob Montana
Inker(s): Bob Montana
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie's Gag Bag
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
First Line: Jughead! Are you babysitting for this child?
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Bucket Brigade

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Writer(s): Frank Doyle (credited)
Penciller(s): Harry Lucey (credited)
Inker(s): Marty Epp (credited)
Colorist(s): Paul D'Onofrio (credited)
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
Synopsis: At the beach, Archie puts buckets on his feet to protect them from the hot sand.
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Archie's Wacky Cousin Eddie

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): Rich Margopoulos (credited)
Penciller(s): Doug Crane (credited)
Inker(s): Rudy Lapick (credited)
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman (credited)
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Eddie
Synopsis: Archie's cousin Eddie accidentally destroys a very expensive book of Mr. Lodge's.
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Click Shtick

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Credits
Writer(s): George Gladir (credited)
Penciller(s): Howard Bender (credited)
Inker(s): Rudy Lapick (credited)
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman (credited)
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis: Archie has a job taking pictures at the beach for the local newspaper.
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Golf Gamer

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Credits
Writer(s): Mike Pellowski (credited)
Penciller(s): Fernando Ruiz (signed)
Inker(s): Rudy Lapick (credited)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Chuck Clayton; Trigger Woodsy
Synopsis: Archie and Chuck meet professional golfer Trigger Woodsy.
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A Burning Desire

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): George Gladir (credited)
Penciller(s): Stan Goldberg (credited)
Inker(s): Mike Esposito (credited)
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman (credited)
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis: Archie tries to get a suntan before Veronica's party but ends up sun burned.
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Lost and Found

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Archie is lost in the woods.
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Shrewd Dude

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews
Synopsis: Archie finds a way to distract all the other guys on the beach from the female life guard.
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The Paper Boy

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Writer(s): Frank Doyle (credited)
Penciller(s): Stan Goldberg (credited)
Inker(s): Henry Scarpelli (credited)
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman (credited)
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Tommy Kelly
Synopsis: Arche tries to impress the paperboy with tales of his own days doing the job.
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The Car Pool

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): George Gladir (credited)
Penciller(s): Howard Bender (credited)
Inker(s): Rudy Lapick (credited)
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman (credited)
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: The girls all like riding in Archie's convertible until it starts to rain.
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The Great Indoors

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Writer(s): Mike Pellowski (credited)
Penciller(s): Stan Goldberg (credited)
Inker(s): Mike Esposito (credited)
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman (credited)
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida (credited)
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Genres: teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Betty Cooper
Synopsis: Fred and Archie take an impromptu camping trip.
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A Piece of Cake

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Writer(s): Barbara Slate (credited)
Penciller(s): Stan Goldberg (credited)
Inker(s): Bob Smith (credited)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper (flashback)
Synopsis: Veronica asks Archie what he sees in Betty. When he answers "Cooking", Veronica tries her hand in the kitchen.
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Go for the Cold

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Writer(s): Angleo Decesare (credited)
Penciller(s): Stan Goldberg (credited)
Inker(s): Henry Scarpelli (credited)
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman (credited)
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida (credited)
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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Mary Andrews; Archie Andrews
Synopsis: Archie needs to find a way to stay cool.
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Tree's Company

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Credits
Writer(s): Mike Pellowski (credited)
Penciller(s): Stan Goldberg (credited)
Inker(s): Bob Smith (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
Synopsis: Archie is admiring that big old beautiful tree in his backyard, until Reggie comes over.
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Archie Comics #27

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Al Fagaly (signed)
Inker(s): Al Fagaly
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
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Genres: teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
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From the Vault of Archie Comics!

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The Little Things In Life

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Bill Vigoda
Inker(s): Bill Vigoda
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Fred Andrews; Buster (introduction); Mrs. Whipple (introduction); Murgatroyd (introduction); Mrs. Andrews
Synopsis: Archie beats Reggie in a bicycle race, but has no money to repair his now broken bike. So, Archie decides to open a baby-sitting business.
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The Caddy

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Bob Montana (non-recurring characters); Bill Vigoda (new faces)
Inker(s): Bill Vigoda
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews
Synopsis: Archie caddies for Mr. Andrews and does more harm than good.
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Disclose Notes: Same script, poses, letters, and art as the Wilbur story in Zip Comics (Archie, 1940 series) #29. The only changes are the insertion of Archie and Mr. Andrews in script and art.

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Oh, Sister!

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Bill Vigoda
Inker(s): Bill Vigoda
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Velma Sparks (introduction); Sally Sparks (introduction)
Synopsis: Archie meets a lovely girl named Velma Sparks. Velma sets up Archie on a dance date with her sister, but he breaks it because the sister is unattractive. However, the girl Archie saw turns out not to be Velma's sister.
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The Frog Catcher

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Bill Vigoda
Inker(s): Bill Vigoda
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mrs. Andrews; Judge Morrow (introduction); Betty Cooper
Synopsis: Archie catches some frogs for a jumping contest and puts them in a casserole dish. Later, Mrs. Andrews mistakes the dish for food and serves it when Judge Morrow comes to visit.
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Wilbur Comics #89

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Samm Schwartz
Inker(s): Samm Schwartz
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Wilbur
Character(s): Wilbur Wilkin; Laurie Lake; Linda Moore
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The Nylon Nine

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Joe Edwards (signed)
Inker(s): Joe Edwards
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
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Genres: teen
Feature(s): Wilbur
Character(s): Wilbur Wilkin; Laurie Lake; Principal Dripwaite
Synopsis: The girls start their own baseball team and challenge the boys to a game.
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Picture This

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Letterer(s): Vincent DeCarlo (credited)
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Genres: teen
Feature(s): Wilbur
Character(s): Wilbur Wilkin; Linda Moore; Alec; Laurie Lake
Synopsis: Alec catches Wilbur and Linda kissing and threatens to tell Laurie.
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Let Wilbur Shoe Your Blues Away

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Genres: teen
Feature(s): Slats
Character(s): Wilbur Wilkin; Slats
Synopsis: Wilbur wants to borrow Slats biology notes.
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Genres: teen
Feature(s): Wilbur
Character(s): Wilbur Wilkin; Red
Synopsis: Red's new hat makes him look like an idiot.
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Feature(s): Midtown Comics
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Penciller(s): Dan De Carlo ?
Inker(s): Rudy Lapick ?
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Vincent De Carlo
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Genres: teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Dilton suggests some eye exercises to Archie to improve his eyesight but Archie has a better idea.
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"G" Is For Goof

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Writer(s): Joe Edwards
Penciller(s): Al Hartley
Inker(s): Jon D'Agostino
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Genres: teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Archie goes prowling for a babe, all in the key of "G".
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Wave Rave

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Writer(s): George Gladir (credited)
Penciller(s): Bob Bolling (credited)
Inker(s): Jim Amash (credited)
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Genres: teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Chuck Clayton; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Nancy Woods
Synopsis: Surf’s up at the Riverdale beach but there are so many surfers there is no room for anybody to surf.
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Singin' in the Rain

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Writer(s): Frank Doyle (credited)
Penciller(s): Stan Goldberg (credited)
Inker(s): Henry Scarpelli (credited)
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman (credited)
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida (credited)
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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Dilton Doily; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate; Veronica Lodge; Fred Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy
Synopsis: Veronica inspires the gang to go running in the rain in their swimwear to end summer vacation with a bang.
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Feature(s): Everything's Archie
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Feature(s): Scholastic
First Line: I don't know what happens next...
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