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Issue: Archie & Friends Double Digest Magazine #15
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Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 04/25/2012
Volume: none
Pages: 164
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 76281646953101511
Price: $3.99 USD
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Content Items: 51 (32 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: was ongoing series
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Fernando Ruiz (signed)
Rich Koslowski (credited)
Rosario "Tito" Pena (signed)
Subject Matter
humorous, superhero
Archie's SuperTeens
Pureheart the Powerful [Archie Andrews]; Captain Hero [Jughead Jones]
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Archie Meets KISS
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The Collector

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Doyle (credited)
Bill Vigoda (credited)
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Sal Contrera (credited)
Martin Epp (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous, superhero
Jughead as Captain Hero
Captain Hero [Jughead Jones]; Pureheart the Powerful [Archie Andrews]; Veronica Lodge; Evilheart [Reggie Mantle]; The Collector; Pop Tate
The Collector kidnaps Veronica, Archie and Reggie to provide entertainment on Ghoul Island, but Captain Hero is on the case.
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Story in two parts.
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Get the Picture!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bill Golliher (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Jim Amash (credited)
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Chuck
Chuck Clayton; Waldo Weatherbee; Benjamin Flutesnoot; Geraldine Grundy; Beatrice Beazly; Coach Kleets; Coach Clayton; Reggie Mantle; Cameos: Dilton Doiley; Betty Cooper; Nancy Woods; Pictures on a mural: Benjamin Franklin; George Washington Carver; Betsy Ross; Susan B. Anthony; Abraham Lincoln; Teddy Roosevelt
After winning an artistic award, Chuck is given a blank mural in the school to create whatever he wishes. But all of his teachers and friends want to be represented in the mural as well.
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Dilty-Mobile

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir (credited)
Fernando Ruiz (credited)
Al Nickerson (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Jack Morelli (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous
Dilton
Dilton Doiley; Chuck Clayton; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Dilton invents a tiny car that gets 700 miles to the gallon but Archie is convinced it's not practical.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir (credited)
Rex Lindsey (credited)
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Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous
Archie & Friends
Moose Mason; Jughead Jones; Mr. Cornthwaite; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Midge Klump; Dilton Doiley; Pop Tate
Moose pretends to be hurt so that people will stop treating him as nothing but a beast of burden.
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Gasser (or "He Got His Lumps By the Pumps")

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bob Bolling (credited)
Bob Bolling (credited)
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bob Bolling
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge; Feely Pincher
Archie goes to pick up the object of Mr. Lodge's latest merger attempt, the wealthy miser Feely Pincher. Meanwhile, Mr. Lodge has to take Archie's place as an attendant at a Dreggs gas station.
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FlagArchie's Pals 'n' Gals #47 published August 1968
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First appearance of "Dreggs," the chain of "low-quality gas stations" owned by Mr. Lodge. They would recur in many subsequent Bob Bolling stories.
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Archie the Married Life
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The Gene Scene

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir (credited)
? [as Bender] (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous
Archie
Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
After studying biology with Dilton, Archie falls asleep and dreams that his genes have shrunk.
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Credits
Craig Boldman (signed)
Henry Scarpelli (signed)
Henry Scarpelli (signed)
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humorous
Archie
Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Checking himself in the mirror again!
Reggie can't stop looking at his reflection.
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Hip Lip

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Reggie
Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Reggie thinks boys are superior to girls.
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Motor Matter

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Jughead
Jughead Jones; Dilton Doiley; Archie Andrews
Dilton remarks that having the engine in the back of a car is a good design.
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Cartoonist At-Large

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Mike Esposito (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous
Archie Featuring Chuck Clayton
Chuck Clayton; Archie Andrews; Mr. Inkwell; Nancy Woods; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Otterman; Captain Rook
While attending a comic convention Chuck gets his big break when he's asked to pencil a backup story for Disaster Comics.
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Jinx
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Archie Got Game!

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Credits
George Gladir (credited)
Rex Lindsey (credited)
Rich Koslowski (credited)
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Subject Matter
humorous
Archie & Friends
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Miss Grundy; Betty Cooper; Mr. Weatherbee; Superintendent Hassle; Chuck Clayton; Pop Tate
Archie and Jughead get caught playing hand-held video games in school.
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Archie's Pal Kevin Keller
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Meter Matter

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Credits
George Gladir (credited)
Dick Malmgren (credited)
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous
Dilton
Professor Flutesnoot; Dilton Doiley; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate
The Riverdale gang learn about the metric system.
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Archie's Mysteries

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About the Teen Scene Investigators

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Archie's Mysteries
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Introduction to the cast.
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The Time of Their Lives

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Paul Castiglia (credited); Barbara Jarvie (credited)
Fernando Ruiz (credited)
Rich Koslowski (credited)
Stephanie Vozzo (credited)
Vickie Williams (credited)
Subject Matter
adventure
Archie's Mysteries
Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Dilton Doiley; Chuck Clayton; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Doris; Arthur; Moose Mason; Mr. Weatherbee; Matt Clark; Mary Fine; Mr. Mantle (Reggie's father); Stan Slater; Esenes (rock star)
When a 60 year old time capsule goes missing the Teen Scene Investigators are on the case.
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The History... and Mystery of Time Capsules!

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Paul Castiglia (credited); Barbara Jarvie (credited)
Fernando Ruiz (credited)
Rich Koslowski (credited)
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informational
Dilton Doiley; George Washington; Archie Andrews
The history of time capsules and a few mysteries attached to them.
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Archie's Weird Mysteries
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The Referee

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humorous
Reggie
Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Moose Mason
Reggie is trying to prevent a fight.
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Love or Science?

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Dilton
Dilton Doiley
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Find the words puzzle.
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Amusing Choosing

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humorous
Miss Grundy
Miss Grundy; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Archie wishes students could pick their teachers.
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Paper Caper

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Moose
Moose Mason; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy
Moose wants to help cut the budget.
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Archie Marries Betty & Veronica
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Subscription information for Life with Archie magazine.
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Work Quirk

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humorous
Jughead
Dilton Doiley; Miss Grundy; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
Dilton fills the chalkboard with equations but Jughead is the one that has to clean it.
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Credits
Fernando Ruiz (signed)
Jon D'Agostino (signed)
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The New Archies
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Illustration used as the title page for the next section featuring New Archie's reprints.
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Australian Treasure

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Joe Edwards (credited)
Joe Edwards (credited)
Hy Eisman (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited); Nanci Dakesian (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous
New Archies
Miss Grundy; Wally B. Grundy; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Miss Grundy and her class travel to Australia to visit her brother.
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Collection Selection

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Joe Edwards (credited)
Joe Edwards (credited)
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
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humorous
The New Archies
Veronica Lodge; Amani
Veronica doesn't wear her costume jewelry more than twice.
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Skyway Highways

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Joe Edwards (credited)
Joe Edwards (credited)
Hy Eisman (credited)
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humorous
New Archies
Archie Andrews; Eugene
Archie and Eugene talk about the future of the space program.
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A Home Run

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Joe Edwards (credited)
Joe Edwards (credited)
Hy Eisman (credited)
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New Archies
Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
Archie and his dad watch the game instead of their chores around the house.
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The Catch

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Joe Edwards (credited)
Joe Edwards (credited)
Hy Eisman (credited)
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New Archies
Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
Jughead and Reggie are fishing.
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Get your Archie swag!
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House ad for Archie merchandise available.
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Bringing Up the Rear

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Credits
George Gladir (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
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humorous
The Archies
Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
Veronica tries to convince the rest of the band they need to dress better.
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The Best of Archie Comics
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The Other One

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Tom Ruth (credited)
Sal Amendola (credited)
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
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humorous
Archie
Coach Kleats; Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Jughead Jones
Moose doesn't want to play catcher anymore so he makes Archie trade with him.
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baseball
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Mega Man
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A Keen Scents of Smell

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Mike Esposito (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
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humorous
Archie
Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley; Professor Flutesnoot; Moose Mason; Veronica Lodge; Svenson; Miss Beazly; Mr. Weatherbee; Coach Kleats; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
Archie accidentally ruins Dilton's egg experiment and fills the school with a rotten egg smell.
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Craig Boldman (signed)
Henry Scarpelli (signed)
Henry Scarpelli (signed)
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humorous
Archie
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
Here's a movie we could see!
Jughead agrees to go to a movie with the others if they don't spoil the story.
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Innocent on Paper!

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Credits
Mike Pellowski (credited)
? [as Kennedy] (credited)
Jim Amash (credited)
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humorous
Archie
Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley; Miss Grundy; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Jughead Jones; Chuck Clayton; Ethel Muggs; Mr. Svenson; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Weatherbee
Archie tosses away a piece of paper that leads to a huge mess in the hallway later.
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Subscribe Today
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Game Aim

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humorous
Moose
Moose Mason; Jughead Jones
Moose wants to learn to play bridge.
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You Can't Win 'Em All

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Frank Doyle (credited)
Harry Lucey (credited)
Harry Lucey (credited)
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Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
teen
Archie at Riverdale High
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Chuck Clayton; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Dilton Doiley; Coach Kleats; Mr. Weatherbee (cameo)
When the baseball team learns that Coach Kleats might be transferred out of Riverdale High because of their poor record, it gives them added incentive to win.
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Archie Meets KISS
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Riverdale Rock City

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Alex Segura
Dan Parent
Rich Koslowski
Digikore Studios
Jack Morelli
Subject Matter
teen
Archie; Kiss
Archie Andrews; Sabrina Spellman; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Dilton Doiley; Kiss [Demon [Gene Simmons]; Starchild [Paul Stanley]; Spaceman [Ace Frehley]; Catman [Peter Criss]]
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Archie Meets KISS
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Everything's Archie
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Best of Sonic the Hedgehog
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Download the Archie Comics App for free
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