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Issue: Archie & Friends Double Digest Magazine #4
Publication Date: May 2011
 
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Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 04/06/2011
Volume: none
Pages: 164
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: 72262746953304
Price: $3.99 USD
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52 (24 stories, 1 cover) from base issue
Editor(s): Victor Gorelick (editor-in-chief)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: digest size
Paper Stock: cardstock cover; newsprint interior
Binding: squarebound
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Cyber Adventures Part 4 of 5

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Joe Staton (signed)
Bob Smith (signed)
Rosario "Tito" Peña (signed)
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie & Friends
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
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My Comics Are Archie Comics

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[untitled]

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Joe Staton (credited)
Bob Smith (credited)
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Archie & Friends
Recap of the previous installments.
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Adventures in the Wonder Realm Part Four

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Stephen Oswald (credited)
Joe Staton (credited)
Bob Smith (credited)
Rosario "Tito" Peña (credited); Joe Morciglio (credited)
Jack Morelli (credited)
Subject Matter
adventure, teen
Archie & Friends
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Cheroby; Veronica Lodge; Dilton Doiley; Chuck Clayton
Archie, Jughead and Betty finally find Veronica and manage to escape the rock people.
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Muddle Huddle

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humorous, teen
Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
Moose tries to count to ten when Reggie makes him angry.
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Archie Comics Book Club

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archiedigital.com

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Ad for the Archie website.
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The Dilton Doiley Story

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Craig Boldman (credited)
Fernando Ruiz (credited)
Al Nickerson (credited)
T. J. Kirsch (credited)
Mindy Eisman (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Dilton
Dilton Doiley; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Waldo Weatherbee; Bev
Dilton tells of his childhood.
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[untitled]

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Subscription information for the Life with Archie magazine.
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Comic Book Fairs

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Information on holding an Archie themed book fair at your school.
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The Champion

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
George Gladir (credited)
Jeff Shultz (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Moose
Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Gronko; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate; Betty Cooper; Albino Rhino
Moose wins an arm-wrestling contest.
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Personal Disappearance Part One

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Angelo Decesare (credited)
Rex Lindsey (credited)
Rich Koslowski (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Vickie Williams (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie & Friends
Archie Andrews; Allegra; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Allegra, a pop singer, accidentally runs into Archie's car after a mall appearance.
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[untitled]

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Order form for the "Archie Will You Marry Me?" set of comics.
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House ad for Archie & Friends #154 and 155.
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Personal Disappearance Part Two

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Angelo Decesare (credited)
Rex Lindsey (credited)
Rich Koslowski (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Vickie Williams (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie & Friends
Allegra (pop star); Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
A disguised Allegra spends the day with Archie and his friends.
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Balance Diet?

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Greg Crosby (credited)
Pat Kennedy (credited)
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie & Friends
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Betty and Veronica try to teach Archie and Jughead to eat a balanced diet.
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The Big Break

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
George Gladir (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
John Lowe (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
The Archies
The Archies [Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge]; Hiram Lodge; Pop Tate; Strolling Bones [Mr. Jogger]
The Archies are hired to be the roadies for the legendary band The Strolling Bones for their Riverdale gig.
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The Strolling Bones are a parody of The Rolling Stones. Mr. Jogger is drawn to look like Mick Jagger of the Stones.
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Get the Archie Comics App

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Ad for the Archie Comics App for the Archie Digital comics.
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Buy Three Books and get the Fourth Free!

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Buy three Archie books and get a fourth free.
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[untitled]

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Archie's Weird Mysteries
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[untitled]

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Archie's Weird Mysteries
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Introduction to the next story.
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Yesterday Starts Tomorrow

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Paul Castiglia
Fernando Ruiz
Rich Koslowski
Stephanie Vozzo
Vickie Williams
Subject Matter
humorous, mystery, teen
Archie's Weird Mysteries
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Dilton Doiley; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Geraldine Grundy; Reggie Mantle; Beaumont; Father Time; Tick-Tock; Bessie; Monica; Benjamin Franklin; Thomas Edison; Louis Armstrong
When Archie, Jughead and Dilton realize that not only is time running backward, but nobody else seems to notice this, they go to Beaumont for help who sends them to find Father Time.
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Story is in 4 chapters. Creator credits from Archie's Weird Mysteries # 20.
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Mega-Man

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Mega-Man
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Subscription form for the new Mega-Man series.
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The world of Sonic the Hedge-Hog is in your hands.

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Ad for the Sonic the Hedgehog comic downloads.
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Too Good to be True

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Credits
Mike Pellowski
Tim Kennedy
Rudy Lapick
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Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie and the Gang
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Dilton Doiley; Chuck Clayton; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate; Moose Mason; Midge Klump
Reggie has a new girlfriend and is so nice to everybody that the gang is starting to wish for the old Reggie back.
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Credits from the reprint in Archie's Funhouse Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #25, no credits listed in this digest.
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Pugilist Prediction

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humorous
Moose
Moose Mason
Moose goes to a fortune teller.
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School Daze

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Moose
Unscramble the letters to form words for school subjects.
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A Limp Excuse

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Hal Smith
Bill Golliher
Rudy Lapick
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie and his Pals
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Mr. Weatherbee; Veronica Lodge; Midge
Reggie fakes a sprained ankle to get out of calisthenics.
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Credits from the version printed in Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest (Archie, 1992 series) #45.
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Windows Pain

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Hal Smith [as Smith] (credited)
Pat Kennedy [as Kennedy] (credited)
Rudy Lapick [as Lapick] (credited)
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Reggie
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Reggie is having trouble installing Windows on his laptop.
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Spring Has Sprung

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
George Gladir (credited)
Pat Kennedy [as Kennedy] (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
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Subject Matter
humorous
Dilton
Dilton Doiley; Hot Dog
Dilton wonders who his certain special someone is.
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Go West Young Action Hero

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
George Gladir (credited)
Al Bigley (credited)
Al Milgrom (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie & Friends
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Jughead Jones; Hot Dog; Chuck Clayton; Arnie Sylvester (actor); Nancy; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
When Arnie Sylvester quits the action movie that is filming in Riverdale various people try out for the part but eventually they decide to use Hot Dog to finish the movie.
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Story is in two parts.
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Archie & Friends All Stars

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Order form for various Archie collections.
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Politics Unusual!

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Order form for a set of Archie comics that feature Sarah Palin and Barack Obama.
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I'll Second That

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Subject Matter
humorous
Moose
Miss Grundy; Moose Mason
Moose answers the question of how many seconds are in a year.
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Chef Ahoy

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
George Gladir
Stan Goldberg
Bob Smith
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Fred Andrews; Super Chef
Archie is entered in a TV cook-off against his hero, the Super Chef.
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Credits from Archie #507.
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The Long Count

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humorous
Archie
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
Archie tries to count sheep to get to sleep and ends up counting pretty girls.
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1
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Archie Freshman Year

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Order form for the Archie Freshman Year graphic novel.
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From the band that brought you "Sugar, Sugar"

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Order form for the Archies Greatest Hits collection.
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[untitled]

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Archie 3000
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Title page for the next section that features Archie 3000 reprints.
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Wieners Over Riverdale

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Rex Lindsey (credited)
Rex Lindsey (credited)
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous, science fiction
Archie 3000
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
Archie assists Jughead on a shopping trip to refill his supply of hot dog pills.
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Book Number 5 of the New Look Library

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Order form for various New Look volumes.
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Best of the Eighties Book 2

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Order form for various Archie Americana volumes.
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Eaten Up!

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Pop Tate
Pop Tate
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Unscramble the letters puzzle.
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Unconventional Fun

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humorous, teen
Jughead with Archie
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Archie and Reggie take the girls to a comic convention. Veronica is bored while Betty has a good time.
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Talk Balk

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humorous
Archie
Archie Andrews; Geraldine Grundy; Denise; Reggie Mantle
Archie has to write sentences on the chalkboard for talking in class.
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Name Game

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Dilton
Dilton Doiley
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Crossword puzzle.
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Chick Kick

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humorous
Moose
Moose Mason; Archie Andrews; Midge Klump
Archie tells Moose that he should have his picture taken with lots of "chicks" to make Midge jealous. Unfortunately Moose mis-understands.
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Bottle Battle

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Angelo Decesare (credited)
Pat Kennedy (credited)
Mike DeCarlo (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Pat Owsley (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Archie & Friends
Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Chuck Clayton
Archie and the gang learn about the environmental dangers of plastic bottles.
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Miscellaneous
10
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Archie Comics Double Digest Subscriptions

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Subscription information for various Archie digests.
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Next Month in Archie & Friends Double Digest #5

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House ad for the next issue and indicia.
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Escape from Zombieville USA

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Zombie Chasers
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Ad for the Zombie Chasers line of books.

Inside back cover.
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Get Fired Up!

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Lego
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Ad for Lego Hero Factory playset.

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