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Issue: Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #272
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Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 09/21/2016
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Pages: 164
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UPC/EAN: 76281646951727211
Price: $4.99 USD
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Content Items: 47 (31 stories, 1 cover)
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Disclose Notes: Cover title: Archie Comics Double Digest
Indicia title: Archie (Comics) Double Digest
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Color: Four Color
Dimensions: Digest
Paper Stock: Newsprint
Binding: Squarebound
Publishing Format: Ongoing Series
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Bill Galvan (signed)
Bill Galvan (signed)
Rosario Peña (signed)
Subject Matter
teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
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Giving Up the Ghost

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Paul Kupperberg (credited)
Pat Kennedy (credited); Tim Kennedy (credited)
Jim Amash (credited)
Digikore Studios (credited)
Jack Morelli (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Archie
Betty Cooper; Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Veronica Lodge; Mrs. Carmody; Jughead Jones; Midge Klump; Reggie Mantle
Veronica and Reggie turn one wing of the Lodge Mansion into a Haunted House.
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Monster Mash

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John Rose (credited)
Bill Galvan (credited)
Rich Koslowski (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Teresa Davidson (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mrs. Irby; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Weatherbee
Archie is raking yards to make money to buy a Halloween costume.
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Gory Story

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George Gladir (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Bob Smith (credited)
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Subject Matter
teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Chuck Clayton; Nancy Woods; Ludwig
Archie makes a documentary about two strange visitors to the Riverdale Monster Museum.
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Prowling Peril (Part 1)

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Frank Doyle (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
adventure, fantasy, teen
Arch Andrevitch [Archie Andrews]; Flunky [Jughead Jones]
In olden days in Transfertrania, a servant is bitten by a gypsy's wolf cub and turns into a werewolf at night. He doesn't attack people, he just eats all their food.
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The Archie characters in a gothic-style story. No logo on the story, which is in two parts.
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The Prowling Peril (Part 2)

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Frank Doyle (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
adventure, fantasy, teen
Arch Andrevitch [Archie Andrews]; Flunky [Jughead Jones]; Big Enchilada [Ethel Muggs]
Big Enchilada knows that Flunky is the werewolf, but when the three eat dinner together, Flunky loses his appetite and the curse is broken.
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Shadow of Doubt

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Archie
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Archie and Jughead make shadow puppets.
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Archie on the Road

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Archie Andrews
Cross out the letters to find the secret message.
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Money Honey

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Archie
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Veronica is trying to loosen up Archie's money.
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Superman Adventures

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Diamond Select
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Samm Schwartz
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Samm Schwartz
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Jughead
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Pop Tate
Archie discovers that Pop has raised his prices.
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Bill Galvan (signed)
Bob Smith (signed)
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Jack Morelli ?
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Jared McGerk; Mr. Weatherbee
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Freshman Year Part 2 of 5

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Batton Lash (credited)
Bill Galvan (credited)
Bob Smith (credited)
Glenn Whitmore (credited)
Jack Morelli (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee [Waldo Weatherbee]; Ms. Phlips (cameo); Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jared McGerk (first appearance); Mr. Andrews [Fred Andrews]; Ms. Grundy (Geraldine Grundy); Reggie Mantle; Prof. Flutesnoot [Elmer Benjamin Flutesnoot] (cameo); Ms. Haggly [Martha Haggly] (cameo); Coach Kleats (cameo); Pencilneck G (first appearance); Pop Tate (cameo); Mrs. Andrews [Mary Andrews]; Mrs. Jones [Gladys Jones]; Jughead Jones; Mr. Jones [Forsythe P. Jones II]; Ms. Pacer [Patti Pacer]; Samir [full name unknown] (possible first appearance); Moose Mason; Midge Klump (image only); Nancy Woods; Superintendent Haverhill (first appearance); Frankie Valdez (cameo); Mr. Lodge [Hiram Lodge] (cameo); Mr. Cooper [Hal Cooper] (cameo); Mrs. Cooper [Alice Cooper] (cameo)
Archie's freshman year at Riverdale High soon finds him in trouble with both the principal, Mr. Weatherbee, and a gang of bullies led by Jared McGerk. He's also making new friends, while Weatherbee seems to be making a new foe in the person of Superintendent Haverhill.
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Archie #12

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Scary Movie

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Bill Golliher
Pat Kennedy
Rudy Lapick
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Archie likes to take Betty to horror movies because she stays close to him out of fright.
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Jughead #9

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Coach Approach

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Rod Ollerenshaw
Rex Lindsey
Bill Ivins
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Subject Matter
humorous
Archie
Archie Andrews; Coach Kleats
Coach Kleats is hard pressed to tell Archie what he did right during the game.
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Betty & Veronica #2

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Uptight Foresight

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Joe Edwards ?
Dan DeCarlo Jr.
Jim DeCarlo
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Betty and Veronica overhear Archie in Mr. Weatherbee's office, sounding like he's telling the principal off.
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Admission Impossible

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Frank Doyle (credited)
Harry Lucey (credited)
Vincent DeCarlo (credited)
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Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
Archie feels inadequate compared to Veronica's rich suitors.
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The Hideaway

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Chic Stone (credited)
Chic Stone (credited)
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Bill Yoshida (credited)
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teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mary Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Archie doesn't want to see Jughead or Betty.
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Hate Affair

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Frank Doyle (credited)
Harry Lucey (credited)
Terry Szenics (credited)
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Terry Szenics (credited)
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humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge
Archie isn't too worried when Reggie takes Veronica out driving; she appreciates him more after a date with Reggie.
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That Certain Uncertainty

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Mike Pellowski (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Henry Scarpelli (credited)
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Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate
After a couple bad decisions Archie has become undecided on everything.
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Remodel Ruckus!

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George Gladir (credited)
Tim Kennedy (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
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Vickie Williams (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
Fred and Archie try to remodel the bathroom.
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On Your Toes

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Dick Malmgren (credited)
Dan DeCarlo Jr. (credited)
Jim DeCarlo (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate; Moose Mason
Archie causes a mess with Pop Tate's new gumball machine.
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What's the Story

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Dick Malmgren (credited)
Dick Malmgren (credited)
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Archie
Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Pop Tate
After accidentally standing up the girls, Archie and Reggie try to concoct a good cover story.
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Cat-Astrophe

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George Gladir (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Sandy; Midge Klump; Moose Mason; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate
Archie has a series of misadventures involving cats.
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Kidding Around!

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Frank Doyle (credited)
Rex W. Lindsey (credited)
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Rod Ollerenshaw (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Veronica is jealous when she meets the pretty older sister of the boy Archie is mentoring.
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Role Extoll

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George Gladir (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
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Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Mary Andrews; Fred Andrews
Archie does Betty's household chores so she will have time to fix his jalopy.
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Getting Canned

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Mike Pellowski (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Henry Scarpelli (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Mr. Morganstern; Matt; Mrs. Snyder
Everything goes wrong for Archie while working in a supermarket.
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Kitty Ditty

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Credits
George Gladir (credited)
Bob Bolling (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Archie
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Alice Cooper
Archie! Archie! Help me!!
Archie puts his date with Veronica on hold to help Betty look for her lost cat.
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There are two 5 page stories titled Kitty Ditty. In one story Veronica has lost her cat, in the other Betty has lost her cat. This printing is confirmed to be the story where Betty loses her cat.
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The Haunted House on Halloween Hill

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Dexter Taylor (credited)
Dexter Taylor (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
childrens
Little Archie
Little Archie; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Little Veronica; Little Reggie; Little Jughead; Little Betty; Fred Andrews; Dexter Taylor; Miss Beazly
A mad scientist named Dexter creates a monster that looks exactly like the costume Mr. Weatherbee is wearing for Halloween.
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Dexter has no last name in the story but his henchman makes a few cracks about him being a former cartoonist so presumably Dexter Taylor put himself into the story.
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The Award

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Dexter Taylor (credited)
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childrens
Little Archie
Little Archie; Mr. Weatherbee; Coach Kleats; Little Reggie
Coach Kleats has a full season of football without an accident until Little Archie injures him during an award dinner.
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Handy Andy

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Archie
Pop Tate; Archie Andrews
Archie vents to Pop about the state of the world.
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Slight Plight

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Archie
Archie Andrews; Smithers
Mr. Lodge won't let Archie in the house but he will allow a stray dog in the house.
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Double Digest Bundle Pack

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Mess Distress

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Bill Golliher
Pat Kennedy ?; Tim Kennedy ?
Ken Selig
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
Archie's room needs to be organized.
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Not sure if penciler is Pat or Tim Kennedy.

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Welcome to the New Riverdale

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The House on Oak Street Chapter 1

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Rich Margopolous (credited)
Gene Colan (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
adventure, humorous
Archie
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mr. Tinker; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Archie gets a riddle to solve from Mr. Tinker and investigates an old house based on the riddle. He ends up staying overnight in the house when a door jams shut.
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The House on Oak Street Chapter 2

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Rich Margopolous (credited)
Gene Colan (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
adventure, humorous
Archie
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mr. Tinker; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Waldo Weatherbee
Archie discovers the connection between Mr. Tinker and the old house, and stages a charity dance to help Mr. Tinker.
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Betty and Veronica by Rachel Antonoff

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Riverdale

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CW
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