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Issue: Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #291
Publication Date: October 2018
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Issues: #291 of 143 Issues (191 Printings)
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Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
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Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 08/08/2018
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Pages: 196
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UPC/EAN: 76281646951729111
Price: $6.99 USD
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Content Items: 55 (34 stories, 1 cover)
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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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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
First Line: You should pay more attention to the game, and less to us!
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That's Just Beachy!

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Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Frankie; Babette
Synopsis: Archie, Jughead and Betty watch the filming of a new beach movie staring old stars Frankie and Babette.
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The Big Chase

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Character(s): Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Chuck Clayton; Stan
Synopsis: Archie umpires a girls softball game.
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Shell Shock

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Character(s): Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Maurice (chef)
Synopsis: To get in good with Mr. Lodge, Archie brings him a basket of live crabs. The twist is that the crabs don't bite him this time.
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Muscle-Bound

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Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Midge Klump (cameo)
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The Racketeers

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Club Hopping

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Synopsis: Archie gets a job at Mr. Lodge's club.
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Take a Bite Out of Halloween!

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Gone Fishing

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Archie #646

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A Really Hot Date!

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Character(s): Archie Andromeda; Mary Andromeda; Fred Andromeda; Reggie; Veronica; Dilton; Betty; Jughead
Synopsis: Thousands of years ago the Andromeda family and their friends lived on Mars until Archie's science experiment made the whole planet too hot for habitation. The Martians left to find a better planet, but sent the Andromeda family to Earth (which was then in its ice age) as punishment.
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Betty and Veronica Spectacular

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Archie - Lost in Space Maze

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Archie Americana Bronze Age

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Read it all on the Archie App.

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Pro Show

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Synopsis: Archie puts on band-aids before he goes skateboarding.
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Archie 1941

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Talk Balk

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Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Carol
Synopsis: Veronica has been talking to Carol on the phone and ignoring Archie.
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Life with Archie

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Borrow Sorrow

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First Line: Ah! There's Betty washing the family car!
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Droopy Sails

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Synopsis: Archie and Jughead take Veronica and Betty out on a sailboat but both boys end up overboard.
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No Kidding

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First Line: Water pollution!
Synopsis: Mr Lodge complains to Veronica that the pool he had cleaned yesterday is already polluted. Archie and Jughead are in it.
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Summer Job Blues

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First Line: Some teens, like Reggie, experience no difficulty in landing the job of their choice...
Synopsis: Archie gets a job as a Tasty ice cream salesman but it ends up costing him money from damages and fines.
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Coaster to Coaster

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Synopsis: Archie and the gang go on a 'Soaker Coaster' ride again and again to get the perfect photo at the end of the ride.
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One Heckuva Case of Hiccups!

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Character(s): Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Pop Tate; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Betty tries to cure Archie of his hiccups.
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Shape Up or Ship Out

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Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: After doing physical fitness exercises, Archie is so exhausted that he literally can't stand still without falling down.
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You're Drive-In-Me Crazy! part 1, 2, and 3

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Character(s): Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Mr. Crenshaw (drive-in owner); Viv Voodoo (eccentric old actress); Hiram Lodge; J.D. (land developer); Wee Wee (Viv's dog)
Synopsis: The local drive-in movie theatre is closing to build a multiplex theatre. The gang decides to have a film festival hosted by Viv Voodoo, an old time actress, to save the drive-in. J.D. the land developer gets word and he plots to make sure Viv doesn't make it to the festival.
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A Tale of Two Similars

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Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; unnamed girls; Art Decko
Synopsis: Jughead and Art trick Archie into thinking that his car has been lavishly detailed.
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A Day to Remember

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Synopsis: Betty and Archie "waste" a day at the mall on account of overcast weather.
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Monstrous Thoughts

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Synopsis: Archie, Betty, Veronica, and Jughead go to a monster truck rally, and Archie wonders what it would be like owning one.
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A Wrenching Experience

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Synopsis: Archie and Jughead promise to meet up with the girls after playing basketball but they need showers first but the plumbing isn't working properly so Archie tries to fix it.
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Tarot Card Shark

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Synopsis: Archie and Veronica attend a psychic fair.
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Concrete Evidence

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Character(s): Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mary Andrews
Synopsis: Archie and Jughead cause chaos when they are given the job of fixing a cement step.
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Wheel Zeal

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Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Danny
First Line: Boy! Look at all these skateboarders!
Synopsis: Veronica falls for Danny, a skateboarder, but he is too busy with his skateboard to pay her any attention.
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Arch Is in the House

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Synopsis: Archie is not in the doghouse with Veronica for being late but then ends up in the doghouse, literally.
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High Flyer!

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First Line: My cousin is on vacation in the Caribbean!
Synopsis: Archie gets a postcard from the Bermuda Triangle.
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Official Betty and Veronica Merch!

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Chuckle-Heads

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Character(s): Little Veronica; Little Archie; Little Betty; Little Reggie; Mr. Pitchpenny
Synopsis: Little Archie and Little Reggie fight over a job helping people put their groceries in the car.
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Bad Luck Betty

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Character(s): Little Archie Andrews; Little Betty Cooper; Little Jughead Jones; Little Reggie Mantle; Ambrose Pipps; South Side Serpents [Fangs Fogarty]
Synopsis: When the kids are one player short for the big baseball game against the South Side Serpents, they are forced to let Betty play, even though she doesn't know how to play the game.
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Wet Vignette

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Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
Synopsis: The new miniature golf course has everything.
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Graphic Novel Super Store

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Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
First Line: Ronnie, the sun glasses you bought me are too dark...
Synopsis: Veronica makes Archie wear dark sunglasses so he can't see the other girls on the beach.
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Fancy Menu

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Flub Bub

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Synopsis: Mr. Lodge has had it with Archie's clumsiness.
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Collect Them All!

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Sail Tale

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Synopsis: Mr. Lodge suggests a good use of Archie's sailing skills.
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Must Call

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Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis: Because Veronica makes Archie late for band tryouts, he ends up with the tuba and getting stuck in a phone booth with it.
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Lesson Plan

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Synopsis: Archie tries to take his mind of school starting soon with a bike ride in the country.
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Riverdale

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Star Wars Jedi Academy

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