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Issue: World of Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #20
Publication Date: September 2012
 
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Variant: Direct Edition
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Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 164
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 76281646850302011
Price: $3.99 USD
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Content Items: 38 (30 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Victor Gorelick
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: digest size
Paper Stock: cardstock cover; newsprint interior
Binding: squarebound
Publishing Format: ongoing series
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Dan DeCarlo (signed)
?
Rosario Pena [as R Pena] (signed)
?
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Miss Grundy (as balloon only); Svenson
Archie, I'm getting an upset stomach!
Archie and Betty visit a carnival.
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FlagBetty and Me #112 published July 1980
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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Belle Ringer!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Mike Pellowski (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Mike DeCarlo (credited)
Digikore Studios (credited)
Janice Chiang (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
World of Archie
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Judy; Sandy; Nancy Woods; Chuck Clayton; Dilton Doiley; Ethel Muggs
At a carnival, Archie gives Betty a ring toss ring she dropped. Reggie sees this and spreads the rumor that Archie and Betty are engaged.
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All Wet

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dick Malmgren (credited)
Dick Malmgren (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Weatherbee
Mr. Weatherbee goes kayaking and proves to be better at it than Archie and Reggie. His secret? His weight puts a hole in the kayak which allows his feet to walk down the river.
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Quick Change Artist

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Kathleen Webb (credited)
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Henry Scarpelli (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mrs. Dunlop; Mr. Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate
Veronica is outraged when mall guards falsely accuse her of shoplifting.
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FlagBetty and Veronica #67 published September 1993
was Quick Change Artist [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Everyday Monsters

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Bob Smith (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Nancy Woods; Ethel Muggs; Jughead Jones; Smithers; Chuck Clayton; Juanita
Veronica has an everyday monsters party. For example, Archie comes dressed as the Homework Monster, Ethel comes dressed as the Gossip Monster, etc.
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Cool It

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Alison Flood (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty
Betty Cooper; Mrs. Cooper; Mr. Cooper; Archie Andrews
Disturbed by all the reminders of Archie that Betty has put up around the house -- including a life-size waterproof Archie in the shower, a recording of Archie's voice saying romantic things, and Archie photographs on her ceiling -- her dad tries to convince her to play hard to get.
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FlagArchie's Girls Betty and Veronica #166 published October 1969
was Cool It [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Kathleen Webb is credited with this story in this digest. The original printing of this story is from October 1969, Kathleen Webb would have been 13 at that time, so this credit is wrong.
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The Challenge

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir (credited)
Howard Bender (credited)
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie and the Gang
Archie Andrews; Chuck Clayton; Moose Mason; Dilton Doiley; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate; unnamed Central High students
Jughead wins an eating contest against a Central High student.
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She's Josie

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Fernando Ruiz (signed)
Bob Smith (signed)
Rosario Pena [as R Pena] (signed)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
She's Josie
Josie; Pepper; Melody
Introduction to the She's Josie (Archie, 1963 series) section.
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Tennis Anyone?

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Doyle (credited)
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
?
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Josie
Josie; Melody; Pepper; Albert; Alexander Cabot III; Alexandra Cabot
Josie, Melody and Pepper want a fourth for tennis, but every person runs away in terror when asked to step out on the courts with them. When Alexandra manages to trick her brother into becoming their fourth, we find out why everyone avoids them: they cause massive injury to any tennis partner.
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FlagJosie #29 published September 1967
was Tennis Anyone? [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Wild Thing

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Doyle (credited)
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
?
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Josie
Josie; Melody; Pepper; Albert
After Josie complains about Albert's slovenly appearance, Pepper and Melody take him in for a makeover, and he gets attired and coiffed according to the latest Carnaby Street style: "If you're not London, you're lost!"
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FlagJosie #29 published September 1967
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War Is Heck

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Doyle (credited)
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
?
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Josie
Josie; Melody; Pepper; Albert; Alexander Cabot III; Alexandra Cabot
Alex borrows a remote-controlled army of toy soldiers and rockets from his father's factory, and uses them to wage total war on Albert. To protect Albert and defeat her brother, Alexandra retaliates with a simpler weapon: a gorilla. Unfortunately, the gorilla falls in love with Josie and knocks out Albert.
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FlagJosie #29 published September 1967
was War Is Heck [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Dan DeCarlo
Rudy Lapick
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Josie Pin-Up
Josie; Albert; Mr. Jones
Why don't you like my outfit, Mr. Jones?
Albert asks why Mr. Jones doesn't like his outfit.
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FlagJosie #29 published September 1967
was [untitled] [Cartoon on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Pop Tate's Secret Ingredients

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
?
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Pop Tate
Pop Tate
Unscramble the words below to discover the secret ingredients in some of Pop's recipes.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Henry Scarpelli; Craig Boldman
Henry Scarpelli; Craig Boldman
?
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Fred Andrews; Mrs. Andrews
Careful where you play...
Archie and Jughead play ball while Mr. Andrews is gardening.
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from Archie newspaper strip from unknown date
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Clueless

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
?
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
Betty is angry because Archie forgot her birthday.
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Decibel Destiny

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
?
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Mr. Lodge
Mr. Lodge; Mrs. Lodge; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Mr. Lodge is tired of hearing Archie's car horn, so he goes boating.
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FlagEverything's Archie #22 published October 1972
was Decibel Destiny [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Un-suit-able

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Mike Pellowski (credited)
Jeff Shultz (credited)
?
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Mr. Lodge
Mr. Lodge; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Archie helps Mr. Lodge by preventing him from investing in a bogus company.
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FlagVeronica #64 [Direct Edition] published June 1997
was Un-Suit-Able [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Poetic License

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Doyle (credited)
Harry Lucey (credited)
?
Barry Grossman (credited)
?
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper
When Veronica accuses him of lacking poetry and romance, Archie brushes up on poetry and starts talking in flowery language all the time.
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FlagArchie #177 published November 1967
was Poetic License [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Poems referred to in the story include Longfellow's "A Psalm of Life" ("Footprints on the sands of time"), Kipling's "The Female of The Species" and Kipling's "The Vampire" ("A rag and a bone and a hank of hair").
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Diet Riot

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir (credited)
Dan DeCarlo Jr. (credited)
Henry Scarpelli (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee
Archie helps Mr. Weatherbee exercise so he can lose weight.
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FlagArchie and Me #122 published September 1980
was Diet Riot [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Robin Hood Winked

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Kathleen Webb (credited)
Jeff Shultz (credited)
Al Milgrom (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper [as herself and as Marion]; Veronica Lodge [as herself and as Princess Veronica]; Archie Andrews [as himself and as Archie Hood]; Jughead Jones [as Friar Juk]; Moose Mason [as Little Johnny]; Dilton Doiley [as Dil Scarlet]; Reggie Mantle [as The Sheriff Of Nuttyham]
Bored with watching Veronica and Archie attempt archery, Betty has a daydream that she is in the middle of the Robin Hood legend.
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FlagBetty and Veronica #175 published July 2002
was Robin Hood Winked [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Appreciation Day

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Al Hartley (credited)
Al Hartley (credited)
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Mrs. Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Archie gets his mom flowers.
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A Work of Art!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dan Parent (credited)
Dan Parent (credited)
Dan Parent (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Jack Swift; Brenda
Archie watches a caricature booth while the artist buys some food, and a girl demands a drawing from Archie.
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Tropical Heat Rave

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Doyle (credited)
Bill Vigoda (credited)
Terry Szenics
Barry Grossman (credited)
?
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
On a hot day, Reggie annoys Archie by asking "hot enough for you?" and then gets the other kids to say the same tired old phrase to the sweltering Archie.
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FlagArchie Annual #13 published January 1962
was Tropical Heat Rave [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Feature changed from Reggie to Archie. Line changed on page 6 from "Beggars can't be choosy!" to "Beggars can't be choosers!". The colors have also been changed from the original story.
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A Date For All Seasons

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir (credited)
Bob Bolling (credited)
Jim Amash (credited)
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
Jughead helps a broke Archie set up a romantic birthday date with Betty.
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Topside Trauma

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir (credited)
Dan DeCarlo Jr. (credited)
Jim DeCarlo (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mrs. Andrews
Archie's frisbee gets stuck on the garage roof. When he tries to retrieve it, Mr. Andrews yells at him. Later, Mr. Andrews gets stuck on the garage roof retrieving his frisbee.
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FlagArchie #372 [Direct] published November 1989
was Topside Trauma [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Pre-School Jitters

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir (credited)
Rex Lindsey (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Professor Flutesnoot; Jughead Jones; Svenson; Coach Clayton
Mr. Weatherbee hires Archie to prepare the school for September, but Archie only causes chaos.
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Lingering Summer

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir (credited)
Henry Scarpelli (credited)
Henry Scarpelli (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie and his Pals
Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
Miss Grundy tries to teach her class, but the class is still daydreaming about summer.
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Svenson Cleans Up

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir (credited)
Henry Scarpelli (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie and the Gang
Svenson; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Professor Flutesnoot
Svenson wins the lottery and donates the money to the school.
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FlagRiverdale High #1 [U.S. Cover Price] published August 1990
was Svenson Cleans Up [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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[untitled]

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
?
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Coach Clayton
Coach Clayton
Whew!
Circle every other letter to discover what Coach Clayton found in Jughead's locker.
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[untitled]

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Fernando Ruiz
Jon D'Agostino
?
?
Subject Matter
Archie's Madhouse
Archie Andrews; Clyde Didit; Captain Sprocket; Mighty Chick; Super Snail; Captain Pumpernik
I...I can't hold them back any longer!
Introduction to the Archie's Madhouse (Archie, 1959 series) reprint section.
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Man's Pest Friend

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dick Malmgren (credited)
Dick Malmgren
Rudy Lapick (credited)
?
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous
Doctor Fink-Stein; Egad
Egad wants a girlfriend, so Doctor Fink-Stein brings a wooden mannequin to life for him.
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Count Congo

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir (credited)
Samm Schwartz (credited)
Samm Schwartz (credited)
?
Samm Schwartz
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Mad House
Count Congo; unnamed kid
A kid and his giant gorilla look for work in New York City.
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It Blowed Up Real Good!

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
?
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Professor Flutesnoot
Professor Flutesnoot
Cross out the letters in the odd-numbered boxes to discover the first law of chemistry.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Henry Scarpelli; Craig Boldman
Henry Scarpelli; Craig Boldman
?
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Archie, I think we're lost!
Archie won't stop for directions.
Reprinting
from Archie newspaper strip from unknown date
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It's A Gas

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
?
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Reggie
Reggie Mantle; Ms. Beazly; Betty Cooper
Reggie asks for a bicarbonate of soda.
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FlagArchie's TV Laugh-Out #47 published March 1977
was It's a Gas [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Being Flip

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
?
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Ms. Beazly; Veronica Lodge
Archie has a fly in his soup.
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FlagArchie's TV Laugh-Out #47 published March 1977
was Being Flip [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Torpedo The Sub!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Mike Pellowski (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Mike Esposito (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Ms. Wilson; Jughead Jones; Nancy Woods; Moose Mason; Chuck Clayton; unnamed children
Reggie has a great time giving substitutes a hard time-that is, until the tables are turned.
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Everything's Archie

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Alex Segura
typeset
Subject Matter
teen
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Advertisement for the month's Archie comics.
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