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Issue: World of Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #54
Publication Date: January 2016
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Issues: #54 of 145 Issues (192 Printings)
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Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
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Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 11/25/2015
Volume: none
Pages: 164
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UPC/EAN: 76281646850305411
Price: $4.99 USD
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Content Items: 45 (31 stories, 1 cover)
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Disclose Notes: Cover title: World of Archie Comics Double Digest
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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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Happy Holidays!

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hot Dog; Santa Claus; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
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Now featuring new stories in every comic double digest!

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All Worked Up!

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Vegas; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Smithers; Hiram Lodge; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
Synopsis: Archie is helping his friends with their Christmas chores to make money to buy Christmas presents.
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Beyond Belief

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Hiram Lodge; Clyde; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Veronica wants Archie to play Santa Claus so he tries to get his Santa suit altered.
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Tree Glee

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy
Synopsis: The gang only has a few dollars to buy a tree and get refreshments for the school Christmas party so they decide to chop down their own tree.
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The Greater Gift

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Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Archie must be as clandestine as possible in buying gifts for Betty and Veronica when he spots them shopping in the same store he's in.
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The Gifted

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Genres: fantasy, teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Sugar Plum; Santa
Synopsis: Both Betty and Veronica feel badly about their presents to each other: Betty, because hers to Veronica are homemade and inexpensive, and Veronica because hers to Betty are so expensive. Betty feels she should spend more money and Veronica feels she should make something homemade and from the heart. Sugar Plum makes them realize that they love their gifts from each other.
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Tree To Get Ready

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Midge Klump
Synopsis: Archie breaks the Christmas tree decorations, so the gang makes decorations out of food, but Jughead promptly eats them.
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Nightmare Before Christmas Action Figures

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Synopsis: Archie and Jughead have a plan to make a fortune.
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Hit Bit

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Dilton Doiley; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Synopsis: The crowd wants Dilton to come back for an encore.
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The Best of Archie Comics

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Blood Line

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Leo; Edgar
Synopsis: Leo and Edgar discuss how Fred was an athletic star in high school and Archie is not.
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Disclose Notes: When printed in Archie Comics Digest (1973 series) #261 (April 2010), writing is credited to Mike Pellowski.
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On the Face of It!

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Character(s): Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Jenny
Synopsis: Reggie is afraid the new girl will see the zit on his face.
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The Door to Knowledge Is a Jar!

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Feature(s): Mr. Flutesnoot
Character(s): Professor Flutesnoot; Miss Beazly; Moose Mason; Dilton Doiley; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Miss Phlips
Synopsis: The professor teaches physics by example, showing the students the science behind opening a stubborn jar.
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The Brush Off

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Character(s): Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee
Synopsis: Reggie and Archie annoy two contractors painting one of the classrooms.
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Three Giant Books, One Low Price

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Magic Mayhem

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Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Dilton Doiley; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis: Veronica is helping Betty with her magic act for the school talent show.
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Jughead #2

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Painted Into a Corner

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Jughead paints himself into a corner, so he paints a window to climb out of.
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20% of all Archie Comics

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Feature(s): Midtown Comics
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Munch Bunch

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Character(s): Jughead Jones; Hot Dog
Synopsis: First Jughead raids the refrigerator then Hot Dog raids the refrigerator.
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Fair Play

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Genres: teen
Character(s): The Archies [Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle]; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis: The Archies are annoyed when they hear that Mr. Lodge and his business cronies are making a lot of money on the Riverdale Music Festival, but they have more surprises coming.
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May I Cut In?

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee; Nancy Woods; Chuck Clayton; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Dilton Doiley
Synopsis: Archie is tired with how often other guys asks to dance with Veronica, so he goes to dance with another girl.
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Go West, Young Dude!

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Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Pierre; Chuck Clayton; Nancy Woods; Mr. Cartwheel; Jughead Jones; Fifi
Synopsis: Veronica throws a western themed party the same night Mr. Lodge is having an important client over for dinner.
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Wheel Man

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis: The Archies play a show at a roller rink.
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Dancing Daddyo

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Lodge; Mrs. Lodge
Synopsis: The kids are having a dance party at Veronica's house, but have to keep moving the party as they are too noisy for Mr. Lodge, and Mrs. Lodge is using the terrace for her bridge club. Finally, Archie finds a place in the mansion no one is using.
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The Helping Hand

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Miss Grundy convinces Mr. Weatherbee that Archie is indeed a good boy.
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The Head of the Class

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Mrs. Mantle
Synopsis: Jealous of the attention Jughead gets for his dishes, Reggie decides to bake a pie.
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Fall Guy

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis: Archie stubs his toe and lets Veronica take Reggie to a country club dance.
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Man With a Horn

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Mr. Waldo Weatherbee; Chuck Clayton; Phil Harmonic; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
Synopsis: Archie has ambitions to learn to play the trumpet, but his tin ear gets in the way.
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Food Feud

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Betty finds out that Archie moved their dinner date up so he could meet Veronica later on, so she makes a gastronomic nightmare for his dinner with her.
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It's a Breeze

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Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Synopsis: Archie and Betty deal with the wind.
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Graphic Novel Library Sale

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The Bake Off

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Miss Beazly; Mr. Weatherbee
Synopsis: Mr. Weatherbee and Miss Beazly fight over pie.
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Double Digest Bundle Pack

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Scandal Sheet

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Scoop Scanlon; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee; Professor Flutesnoot; Moose Mason (cameo); Midge Klump (cameo); Reggie Mantle (cameo); Dilton Doiley (cameo)
Synopsis: Scoop Scanlon, the editor of the school newspaper, writes misleading headlines to get more people to read it, but Archie and Jughead give him a dose of his own medicine.
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Welcome to the New Riverdale

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Keep the Faith

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Archie doesn't want the girls to know he is playing Santa at the department store, but it does help Betty get a date with him.
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The Lodge Dodge

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Miss Thompkins; Jeeves the butler
Synopsis: Mr. Lodge goes to extraordinary lengths to ensure that he can spend the Christmas holidays with his family and without Archie and the gang.
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Splendid Spirit

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Character(s): Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Professor Flutesnoot; Miss Grundy; Ethel Muggs; Midge Klump; Moose Mason; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: The Christmas spirit affects the students of Riverdale.
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75 Years 75 Stories

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