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Issue: World of Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #56
Publication Date: March 2016
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Issues: #56 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: 02/03/2016
Volume: none
Pages: 196
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UPC/EAN: 76281646850305611
Price: $6.99 CAD
$5.99 USD
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Content Items: 54 (33 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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[untitled]

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews (on flag)
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75 Years 75 Stories

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Keep it Clean

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Gladys Jones
Synopsis: Jughead's mom begs Archie to help keep Jughead clean for his class picture.
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Smash Hit!

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Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis: Jughead is making a snow sculpture for a contest but Reggie keeps knocking it over.
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Ice Follies

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Dilton Doiley; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis: After losing to Reggie in an ice skating race, Archie gets Dilton to sharpen his skates.
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The Time and the Place

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Character(s): Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate; models
Synopsis: Veronica is late for a date, leaving Archie standing in the snow. The next time he makes sure that their meeting place is in front of the model agency.
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Snow Woe

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Character(s): Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Fred Andrews; Jughead Jones; Forsythe Jones; Mr. Weatherbee
Synopsis: Archie is glad to have the day off school but since Fred has the heat turned down he soon decides he'd rather be at school where it is warm.
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Archie S'No Man Puzzle

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Synopsis: Lead Archie through the maze to the snowman.
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Character(s): Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee; Moose Mason; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
First Line: How dare those kids skip my class...
Synopsis: The kids skipped class to make a snow sculpture of Miss Grundy.
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I want to believe

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Snow Dough

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Character(s): Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Jughead and Archie's snow shoveling business is in hard times.
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Dig Gig

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Character(s): Jughead Jones; Gladys Jones
Synopsis: Jughead's mom gives him a job "spreading frosting".
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Life With Archie #26

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Character(s): Archie Andrews; Ratfink Rosie; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
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The Great Carnival Mystery!

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Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Coach Kleats; Waldo Weatherbee; Ratfink Rosie
Synopsis: At the Winter Carnival, Betty and Veronica argue over who will be the Carnival Queen, Coach Kleats is driven crazy by the ineptitude of his athletes, and Archie's competitor in the slalom race, Ratfink Rosie, tries to sabotage him.
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Archie #6

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Blade Aid

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Character(s): Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis: Jughead wears a skate on his head.
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Jughead #4

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Growl Howl

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Character(s): Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Synopsis: Veronica warns Archie and Jughead that loud noises could set off an avalanche.
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The Apple of Her Eye

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Character(s): Miss Beazly; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Jughead takes too many apples at the cafeteria.
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Contact Sport

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jason Palmer; Miss Grundy; Reggie Mantle; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis: A new kid at the school plays a prank on Veronica and has her and Betty believing he's an alien from outer space.
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Cold Tongue

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Pop Tate
Synopsis: Jughead gets his tongue stuck to an ice cream container.
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Things Are Looking Ugly

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Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis: Betty and Veronica both have nightmares about Archie that are so horrible they can't look at his face in the morning.
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Production Meeting!

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Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Alice Cooper; Hal Cooper; Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge
Synopsis: After seeing home movies of Betty as a child, Veronica tells of the lengths her parents went through to video tape her first steps.
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The Big Put-Down

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Genres: fantasy, humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis: When Archie's friends are griping about how much they hate school, he shows us what they really think by conjuring up a devilish new student who tries to tempt them into defacing the school.
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Character(s): Archie Andrews
First Line: Hmm... What should I watch on television tonight?
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A Helping Hand!

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Character(s): Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
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The Plight of the Perilous Pike

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Genres: adventure, humorous
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Waldo Weatherbee; Dilton Doiley; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis: Mr. Weatherbee goes ice fishing on Logger's Pond, trying to catch the legendary Perilous Pike. At the same time, Dilton, Archie and Reggie arrive to test out Dilton's new high-speed ice boat. Dilton's test run leads to Mr. Weatherbee taking an unexpected ride on the boat, while Archie and Reggie wind up struggling with the Perilous Pike.
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Clownin' Around

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Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis: While entertaining hospitalized children, Veronica falls asleep on a gurney in clown makeup and is mistaken for a misplaced corpse.
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The Joke

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Professor Flutesnoot; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Betty Cooper
Synopsis: In a class experiment, Professor Flutesnoot tells Veronica a joke that she repeats to Archie, who then tells it to Betty who then tells it to Jughead to prove how the joke will become garbled in the retelling.
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Temporary Temperatures

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Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Svenson; Mr. Weatherbee; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Miss Phlips; Miss Beazley; Miss Grundy; Professor Flutesnoot; Betty Cooper
Synopsis: The school board forces Svenson to retire because of his age but when the new janitor can't fix the furnace they relent and allow him to return to his job.
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The Daydreamer

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Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Betty is irritated by Archie's constant daydreaming.
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Get the Message!

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Character(s): Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Archie bends down to read a message on the sidewalk, only to discover that it's part of another Reggie prank.
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The Unteachable

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Character(s): Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Miss Haggly; Prof. Flutesnoot
Synopsis: In an effort to teach manners to the male students, Mr. Weatherbee orders them paired with a female student during lunch. That prompts Jughead's indignant resignation from Riverdale High.
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Chill Factor

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Character(s): Reggie Mantle; Ms. Stine; Dilton Doiley; Moose Mason; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: A word association exercise in class gets everybody mad at Reggie.
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Winter Wonder

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Character(s): Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee
Synopsis: Archie tries to convince Mr. Weatherbee that winter in Riverdale is better than a trip to a sunny beach.
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Stranded in the Storm

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Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis: Betty and Veronica are trapped at the Lodge cabin during a blizzard and two burglars break in.
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Archie Giant Comics Jackpot

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Heat Treat

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Synopsis: Jughead has a sure-fire way to warm up on a frigid day.
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The Beast!

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Character(s): Archie 1; Betty 1; Veronica 1; Reggie 1; Jughead 1
Synopsis: Jughead 1 has taken to wearing a bearskin and is mistaken for a bear by Archie 1 and Reggie 1.
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Handyman's Special

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie 1; Reggie 1; Jughead 1; Betty 1; Veronica 1; Moose 1
Synopsis: Archie 1 and his friends try to build a house.
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Graphic Novel Library Sale

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Wear Flair

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Synopsis: Veronica and Betty shop for ski clothes for Archie.
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Double Digest Bundle Pack

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Genres: teen
Feature(s): Miss Grundy Pin-Up
Character(s): Miss Grundy; Veronica Lodge
First Line: Of course I'm all right!!
Synopsis: Miss Grundy is not having a good day on the ski slope.
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Welcome to the New Riverdale

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Muscle Snow Bound!

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Character(s): Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
Synopsis: Archie shovels snow and wears himself out.
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Going for the Record!

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Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee
Synopsis: Archie, Jughead, Betty, and Veronica build the world's largest snowman in the hopes of getting in the Guinness Book of Records.
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Archie Collector's Edition

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