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Issue: Archie & Friends Double Digest Magazine #18
Publication Date: September 2012
 
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Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 07/25/2012
Volume: none
Pages: 164
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 76281646953101811
Price: $3.99 USD
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Content Items: 47 (31 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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Archie and the Gang Mixed Nuts

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Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Rosario "Tito" Peña (signed)
Subject Matter
humorous
Archie & Friends
Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley; Hot Dog
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FlagArchie's Giant Kids' Joke Book #[nn] published January 2012
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Archie: Clash of the New Kids
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The Fame Game!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Bob Smith (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Jack Morelli (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge: Nancy Woods; Chuck Clayton; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
While most of the gang gets hired as extras for a beach movie, Jughead offers to help clean up the lunch messes. His antics though inspire the directors to create a speaking part in the movie specifically for him.
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FlagArchie #576 published August 2007
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Bring Your Own Barbecue!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Mike Pellowski (credited)
Rex Lindsey (credited)
Rich Koslowski (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous
Archie & Friends
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Dilton Doiley; Veronica Lodge; Chuck Clayton; Nancy Woods
Archie and the gang decide to throw a barbecue party with everybody bringing a dish.
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Aunt That A Shame

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dan Parent (credited)
Dan Parent (credited)
Jim Amash (credited)
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Subject Matter
humorous
Archie & Frankie
Archie Andrews; Frankie Valdez; Maria; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Cheryl Blossom; Aunt Tilly
Archie agrees to help Frankie with his aunt who has broken her hip.
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The Big Chill

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Henry Scarpelli (credited)
Jean D'Onofrio ? [as D'Onofrio] (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous
Archie
Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Dilton Doiley; Smithers; Jughead Jones; Hot Dog
Archie tries to find someplace to cool down on a hot summer day.
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Just Desserts

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dan Parent (credited)
Dan Parent (credited)
Rich Koslowski (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous
Archie & The Gang
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Hermione Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Jughead, Archie and Betty start an ice cream pizza delivery service.
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I'm Positive

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Tom Ruth (credited)
Gus Lemoine (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous
Dilton Doiley
Dilton Doiley; Chuck Clayton
Chuck tries to teach Dilton to hit a baseball.
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Archie: Clash of the New Kids
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Hawaiian Shtick

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir
Stan Goldberg
Bob Smith
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Betty intercedes when Archie takes his Hawaiian motif too far on their date at the beach.
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FlagBetty and Veronica #175 published July 2002
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Meet the Teen Scene Investigators

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Fernando Ruiz (signed)
Rich Koslowski (signed)
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About the Teen Scene Investigators

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adventure
Archie Andrews; Chuck Clayton; Betty Cooper; Dilton Doiley; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Matt Clark; Mary Fine
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Introduction to the members of the Teen Scene Investigators.
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Author Unknown

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Credits
Paul Castiglia (credited); Barbara Jarvie (credited)
Fernando Ruiz (credited)
Rich Koslowski (credited)
Stephanie Vozzo (credited)
Vickie Williams (credited)
Subject Matter
adventure
Archie's Mysteries
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Chuck Clayton; Dilton Doiley; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Mary Fine; Matt Clark; Naomi Williams; Rick Stevens
The Teen Scene Investigators are on the case of some books that disappeared from the library shelves.
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FlagArchie's Mysteries #31 [Direct Edition] published November 2003
 
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Double Digest Sample Pack!
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Helpful Hints

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humorous
Archie
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Jughead Jones
Helpful and humorous suggestions for various situations.
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May be the story of the same length and title in Archie # 513.
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Switch Hitch

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humorous
Moose
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
Moose wipes out on his surfboard.
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Archie Meets KISS
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Net Vignette

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humorous
Reggie
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Archie and Reggie are playing tennis and ignoring Betty and Veronica.
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FlagArchie's Giant Kids' Joke Book #[nn] published January 2012
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Game Daze

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Credits
Mike Pellowski (credited)
Fernando Ruiz (credited)
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
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Subject Matter
humorous
Jughead
Jughead Jones; Dilton Doiley; Betty Cooper
Dilton spends the day playing video games.
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Golf Gaff

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Credits
George Gladir (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Reggie
Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Reggie and Archie play miniature golf to determine who gets to help with the party at Veronica's house.
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FlagArchie Comics Digest #109 published August 1991
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Money To Burn

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George Gladir (credited)
Bob Bolling (credited)
Chic Stone (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
adventure, humorous, teen
Life With Archie
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Chuck Clayton; Reggie Mantle; Freek; Weerdo
On their way to compete in the Cryptown Annual Rock-Off, the Archies run into booby traps and roadblocks placed by their competitors, the "Deadly Duo" Freek and Weerdo.
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FlagLife with Archie #113 published September 1971
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This story portrays Chuck as the Archies' manager, one of several short-lived attempts to involve him with the band.
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Rare Pair

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George Gladir (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous
Archie and the Gang
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Dilton Doiley; Midge Klump
Dilton hypnotizes Archie and Jughead to help them win a volleyball game against Moose and Reggie.
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FlagArchie's Story & Game Digest Magazine #12 [unnamed variant] published September 1989
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The Unknown Equation

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Credits
George Gladir (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
John Lowe (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous
Archie
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Dilton Doiley; Jughead Jones
Archie wonders why girls don't come with instructions.
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[untitled]

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Credits
Craig Boldman (signed)
Henry Scarpelli (signed)
Henry Scarpelli (signed)
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Subject Matter
humorous
Archie
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
Ah, the great outdoors!
Reggie shows off his new grill.
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Show-Man-Ship

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Credits
Mike Pellowski (credited)
Bob Bolling (credited)
Al Milgrom (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Jack Morelli (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous
Archie
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Mr. Rollins; Hiram Lodge
Betty and Veronica discuss the lack of male models at a boat show with Mr. Rollins.
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Race to the End

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Credits
George Gladir (credited)
Tim Kennedy (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Vickie Williams (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous
Archie
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Ruben Garcia; Chuck Clayton; Jughead Jones; Nancy Woods
Archie and his classmates compete against the other classes at the summer picnic.
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Flip Flop

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Craig Boldman
Rex Lindsey
Rich Koslowski
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Jughead; Archie Andrews; Marcie Wilkins
Jughead senses trouble, and he and Archie flip a coin in the wrong direction.
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FlagArchie's Pal Jughead Comics #131 published October 2000
was Flip Flop [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Feature changed from original printing.
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Westward Ho!

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Credits
Kathleen Webb (credited)
Pat Kennedy (credited)
Jim Amash (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
John Workman (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous
Archie
Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Tyler McCauslin; Cody McCauslin; Bekki Ann; Shayne
With the high school rodeo championships in town, Betty and Veronica fall for a couple of cowboys while Reggie and Archie find a pair of cowgirls.
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Frisbee Fracas

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Credits
Frank Doyle (credited)
Harry Lucey (credited)
Harry Lucey (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous
Archie
Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Moose Mason
A remote controlled Frisbee gets Reggie in trouble.
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The Big Cry

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Henry Scarpelli (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Sharon; Unnamed lifeguard; Unnamed Ray Guard Sunblock guys
Archie gets a job applying sunblock to girls at the beach.
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FlagArchie #452 [U.S. Cover Price] published October 1996
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Archie the Married Life
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Figure This Out!

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Dilton
Dilton Doiley
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Unscramble the code puzzle.
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[untitled]

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Archie 1
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Illustration used as the title page for the next section featuring Archie 1 reprints.
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The Umpire Strikes Back!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Doyle (credited)
Dan DeCarlo Jr. (credited)
Jim DeCarlo (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous
Archie 1
Archie 1; Reggie 1; Veronica 1; Betty 1; Big One; Jughead 1; Kurd (alien); Ort (alien)
Archie and Reggie invent a game where they hit rocks as hard as they can with their clubs while Moose measures who hit the rock the farthest.
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Spin Off

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Credits
Frank Doyle (credited)
Doug Crane (credited)
Mike Esposito (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous
Archie 1
Veronica 1; Betty 1; Reggie 1; Archie 1; Jughead 1
Betty and Veronica invent dancing.
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Archie Marries Betty & Veronica
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House ad for Life With Archie subscriptions and back issues.
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That's Some Break

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humorous
Moose
Moose Mason; Pop Tate
Pop hires Moose to work in the shop.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Craig Boldman (signed)
Henry Scarpelli (signed)
Henry Scarpelli (signed)
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Subject Matter
humorous
Archie
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Hiram Lodge
I'm gonna wash Mr. Lodge's car and get on his good side!
Archie doesn't forgive Reggie for spraying him with a water hose.
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Mean Teen

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humorous
Reggie
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Reggie has glued Archie to his surfboard.
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FlagArchie's Giant Kids' Joke Book #[nn] published January 2012
as Mean Teen [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Subscribe Today
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Subscription information for various Archie magazines.
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Memory Lame

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Mike Pellowski (credited)
Fernando Ruiz (credited)
Bob Smith (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Vickie Williams (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous
Archie
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Weatherbee
While helping clean the school up in the summer Archie and Reggie remember all the time they spent in detention.
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Betty and Veronica Friends Forever
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House ad for the Betty and Veronica Best Friends Forever collection.
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Battle of the BFFs!

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Credits
Dan Parent (credited)
Tim Kennedy (credited); Pat Kennedy (credited)
Mike Decarlo (credited)
Digikore Studios
Jack Morelli (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous
Betty
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FlagBetty #187 published October 20105 page excerpt
 
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Betty and Veronica Friends Forever
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House ad for Betty and Veronica Best Friends Forever collection.
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Everything's Archie
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Hot Summer Reads
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House ad for five Archie collections.
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New Crusaders - Rise of the Heroes
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House ad for the new Crusaders series.

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