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Issue: Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #278
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Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 04/26/2017
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Pages: 196
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UPC/EAN: 76281646951727811
Price: $5.99 USD
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Content Items: 50 (33 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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Archie
Archie Andrews; Valerie Brown; Cheryl Blossom
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From India with Love!

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Dan Parent (credited)
Dan Parent (credited)
Bob Smith (credited)
Glenn Whitmore (credited)
Jack Morelli (credited)
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teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Raj Patel; Priti
Archie travels to India with Raj to help him film a documentary.
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Risky Demo

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George Gladir (credited)
Tim Kennedy (credited)
Jim Amash (credited)
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humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Chuck Clayton; Betty Cooper
A company asks Archie to do public demonstrations of their new Pogo Sticks.
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Career Weak

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Angelo Decesare (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
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humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
Archie considers different careers at home.
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Teamwork

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George Gladir (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Mike Esposito (credited)
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teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Coach Kleats; Betty Cooper; Shinobu; Hitomi
Archie helps Shiobu become a better hitter and he helps Archie become better at studying for his classes.
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Contract Consequences

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Hal Smith (credited)
Chic Stone (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
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humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
Mr. Andrews has Archie sign a contract to clean out the garage.
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The Wild Ones

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Frank Doyle (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
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teen
Archie
Hiram Lodge; Smithers; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Mr. Lodge and Smithers try to prevent Archie from breaking anything during his visit to the Lodge Mansion and end up causing damage themselves.
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Archie Trade Paperbacks

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Game Shame

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Archie Andrews; Coach Kleats; Jughead Jones
Archie walks the first six batters in his baseball game.
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Archie Andrews; Valerie Brown
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Another Love Song!

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Dan Parent
Dan Parent
Rich Koslowski
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Jack Morelli
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humorous, teen
Archie
Archie; Betty; Veronica; Jughead; Valerie Smith; Josie; Melody; Trev Smith; Mr. Smith; Mrs. Smith; Alan M,; Moose; Reggie; Pop Tate; Alex Cabot
Valerie's family is moving to Riverdale, and this way Archie can be closer to Valerie.
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Valerie is not in high school or living with her parents.
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The Muppets

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Diamond Select
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Big Moose

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The Fortune

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Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Archie gets conflicting fortunes from a scale.
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Little Archie and His Pals

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Quiz Fizz

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Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
Archie helps Jughead study for a true/false test.
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Exam Jam

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Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Archie has trouble studying because of the pretty girls walking outside.
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The Invaders

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Frank Doyle (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
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humorous
Archie
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Irma; Willie; Jimmy; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Jughead Jones
A family of grifters fakes an injury caused by Archie and Reggie to crash at the Lodge mansion.
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Right on the Kisser

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Kathleen Webb (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Bob Smith (credited)
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humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
Betty and Veronica have a kissing contest with Archie so he can decide who's the better kisser.
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His Lucky Day!

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George Gladir (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Bob Smith (credited)
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Vickie Williams (credited)
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teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Pop Tate; Mr. Weatherbee; Coach Kleats; Betty Cooper; Nancy Woods; Midge Klump
Pop Tate tells Archie he is going to have a super lucky day.
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Missed Miss

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Fernando Ruiz (credited)
Fernando Ruiz (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
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teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Pop Tate; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Veronica Lodge
Archie misses Veronica while she is on vacation.
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Almost Anything for a Pal

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George Gladir (credited)
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teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge
Jughead refuses to lend Archie money when he finds out Archie plans to use it to take Veronica to an expensive restaurant.
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The Pad Fad

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Dick Malmgren (credited)
Bob Bolling (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
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drama, humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate
Archie decides to move out of his parents' house and get his own apartment, but discovers that living on his own isn't much fun.
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Lest You Forget to Remember

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Bob Bolling (credited)
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Henry Scarpelli (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
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humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Chuck Clayton; Nancy Woods; Dilton Doiley; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate; Moose Mason; Coach Kleats; Reggie Mantle; Hot Dog
Archie gets 'amnesia' so he won't have to choose between Betty or Veronica.
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This is the third of three connected stories, the first two are not printed in this digest.
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Love & Learn

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Hal Lifson (credited)
Rex Lindsey (credited)
Rex Lindsey (credited)
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teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Phil Dynamo; Veronica Lodge; Samantha Sutcliff; Mary Andrews; Betty Cooper
On the Phil Dynamo show Veronica tells Phil how Archie never pays attention to her and other things she wishes he would change. Archie decides to try the things Veronica suggests when he takes out new student Samantha Sutcliff.
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The Butler Did It

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Craig Boldman (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Bob Smith (credited)
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Bill Yoshida (credited)
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teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Smithers
Smithers throws an ambassador out of the Lodge Mansion after mistaking him for Archie.
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Comic Splash!

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George Gladir (credited)
Doug Crane (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
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teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
Reggie ambushes Archie with a water gun. When Archie retaliates, Betty and Veronica are caught in the cross-fire.
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No Company

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Mike Pellowski (credited)
Tim Kennedy (credited)
Al Nickerson (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Jack Morelli (credited)
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teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Kelly; Annie
Archie's secluded fishing spot gets interrupted by others out enjoying outdoor activities.
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Headline Deadline

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Dick Malmgren (credited)
Dick Malmgren (credited)
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
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Archie
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Dilton Doiley; Mr. Weatherbee; Hiram Lodge
Editor Betty tries to keep Archie busy with his duties on the school newspaper so that he won't be able to spend time with Veronica.
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Stuck with You!

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Dan Parent (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Bob Smith (credited)
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humorous
Archie
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge
Archie gets a moving van stuck in a McBurger drive-thru.
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The Truth Hurts

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George Gladir (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
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teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Weatherbee; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason
Reggie tricks Archie into running in the hallways and getting two weeks of detention.
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Betty and Veronica by Rachel Antonoff

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The March of Time

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Dexter Taylor (credited)
Dexter Taylor (credited)
Al Nickerson (credited)
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childrens
Little Archie
Little Archie; Mr. Weatherbee; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Spotty; Little Jughead; Little Betty; Fangs Fogarty; Little Reggie; Little Veronica
Little Archie dreams that he goes into a time machine and comes out thirty years in the future.
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The Big Game!

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childrens
Little Archie
Fred Andrews; Little Archie; Little Reggie; Little Jughead
Fred wants to take a nap but Little Archie and his friends make too much noise playing their video game.
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A Big Show

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Little Archie
Little Archie; Spotty
Little Archie takes Spotty to a dog show.
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Jig Gig

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Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Archie has an idea that will provide ten hours of entertainment.
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Graphic Novel Super Store

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Ver-r-ry Interesting

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Hal Smith
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humorous, teen
Archie
Archie's first Photography class assignment is photos of human interest
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Double Digest Bundle Pack

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List and Found

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Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Archie finds a note to clean up his room while looking for something in his room.
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Welcome to the new Archie Comics

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Guest Nest

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Frank Doyle (credited)
Dan DeCarlo Jr. (credited)
Jim DeCarlo (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
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teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Fred Andrews; Cousin Albert; Lillian; Randy; Andy
Fred's cousin Albert and his family show up unexpectedly for a visit.
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Blame Game

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Mike Pellowski (credited)
T. J. Kirsch (credited)
Ken Selig (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Jack Morelli (credited)
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teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Nancy Woods; Mary Andrews
Veronica and Archie have a fight after she accuses him of ignoring her at the movies.
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Road to Riverdale

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Riverdale

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CW
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