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Issue: Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #232
Publication Date: October 2012
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Issues: #232 of 144 Issues (192 Printings)
Title:
Variant: Direct Edition
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
Brand: The Archie LibraryView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 08/21/2012
Volume: none
Pages: 164
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 76281646951723211
Price: $3.99 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 50 (33 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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[untitled]

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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Miss Grundy
First Line: I still can't believe our summer vacation is over!
Synopsis: Archie shows up for school in a less than satisfactory manner.
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From Issue: FlagArchie #298 published November 1980
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[untitled]

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First Line: The highly-anticipated follow-up to the hit 'Best of Archie Comics' collection
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Disclose Notes: Advertisement for The Best of Archie Comics (Archie, 2011 series) #2.
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Out on a Limb!

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Genres: humorous, teen
Synopsis: While attempting to cut down some branches, Mr. Andrews gets stuck between two limbs of the tree.
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Haul Trash!

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Genres: humorous, teen
Synopsis: Archie and Mr. Andrews clean out the garage and take items to the landfill. On the way, they stop at a flea market where all of their items are sold.
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Disclose Notes: Cosmo the Merry Martian appears in this story on a comic book cover and a lunchbox.
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With Friends Like These...?

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Genres: humorous, teen
Synopsis: An unseen narrator tells how the quote "With friends like these... who needs enemies?" applies to Archie's life.
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The First Week of School

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Genres: humorous, teen
Synopsis: Archie's horrible day at school is turned around by a kiss from Veronica.
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Disclose Notes: Lettering has two different styles as if some dialogue was edited. D'Agostino is credited, but majority of lettering is identified as Bill Yoshida due to his A's.
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Euphemistically Speaking

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Genres: humorous, teen
Synopsis: Archie uses euphemisms to explain to his dad why he was home late from school.
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Double Digest Sample Pack

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[untitled]

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Genres: childrens, humorous
First Line: Long before they...
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Galaxy Ghost

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Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): Sparky; Mrs. Scratchlaw; unnamed alien dad; unnamed alien mom; Zeenox
Synopsis: Zeenox and his parents land on Earth to fix their spaceship. Meanwhile, Zeenox runs off and is taken by Little Archie and Betty to Veronica's Halloween party.
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Pot Luck

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Genres: childrens, humorous
Synopsis: Little Archie and Jughead put a real lobster in their lobster stew.
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Paper Caper

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Genres: childrens, humorous, teen
Synopsis: Archie tries to throw out his paper airplane.
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[untitled]

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Feature(s): The Art of Betty and Veronica
First Line: A deluxe hardcover art book featuring rare original artwork, stories & photos!
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Amusing Bruising

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Cheryl Blossom; Fred Andrews; Mrs. Andrews
Synopsis: Archie takes Cheryl to the amusement park, but Reggie comes along and shows him up.
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Clash of the New Kids

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Disclose Notes: House ad for the Archie: Clash of the New Kids collection.
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Sign of the Times

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Chester Snavely
Synopsis: While putting up flyers in stores, Archie and Jughead run into a man who tries to use them to clean up his shop.
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From Content Item: FlagArchie's TV Laugh-Out #69 published August 1979
was Sign of the Times [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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[untitled]

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First Line: Archie Meets KISS
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Quiz Fizz

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Genres: humorous, teen
Synopsis: Archie has a dream that he is on a game show, but he can't carry his money home.
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It's 1984 At Riverdale (part 1)

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Genres: drama, teen
Synopsis: Mr. Weatherbee installs cameras around the school to watch all of the students at all times and interact with them via intercom. The students become uncomfortable, and Ms. Beazly quits her job when Mr. Weatherbee spies on her. Later, Archie tells the gang about George Orwell's novel "1984", and they realize how similar it is to their situation.
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From Content Item: FlagArchie at Riverdale High #95 [unnamed variant] published February 1984
was It's 1984 At Riverdale...And If You Don't Watch Out, Someone Will Be Watching You! (part 1) [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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It's 1984 At Riverdale (part 2)

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Genres: drama, teen
Character(s): Mr. Titewadd (bank president)
Synopsis: Archie invites Dilton over to pick up his copy of "1984". Upon arrival, Mr. Andrews tells them the home needs repairs, but the bank won't let him take out a loan. They go to the bank, where they are denied by the bank president because of information in the computer and "computers never make mistakes". Meanwhile, Dilton tinkers with the ATM and causes it to spit out money. The bank president realizes computers can be wrong and gives Mr. Andrews the loan.
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From Content Item: FlagArchie at Riverdale High #95 [unnamed variant] published February 1984
was It's 1984 At Riverdale...And The Computers Have Everything Under Control... -click- Under Control... -click- (part 2) [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Disclose Notes: Full title is "It's 1984 At Riverdale...And The Computers Have Everything Under Control... -click- Under Control... -click-".
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It's 1984 At Riverdale (part 3)

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Genres: drama, teen
Character(s): Pentagon Officers; Government Agents; Mr. Lodge's workers
Synopsis: Mr. Lodge tells Veronica about how the government has controlled his factory. Apparently, the Defense Department told him to get ahead of schedule on widget production and to paint the factory pink to cheer up the workers. Then, the Labor Department told him to remove the paint because at above 120 degrees, the paint gives off an odor harmful to lab monkeys. Then, he is told not to wash it off because the chemical could enter the city water supply. Instead, it has to be scraped off by hand and stored in metal drums.
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From Content Item: FlagArchie at Riverdale High #95 [unnamed variant] published February 1984
was It's 1984 At Riverdale...And Uncle Sam Knows What's Best, So Do It--Or Else!!! (part 3) [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Disclose Notes: Full title is "It's 1984 At Riverdale...And Uncle Sam Knows What's Best, So Do It--Or Else!!!".
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It's 1984 At Riverdale (part 4)

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Genres: drama, teen
Character(s): Miss Jones; Judge Bookum
Synopsis: Reggie's dad is thrown in jail by the Pentagon for publishing a article about Mr. Lodge's widget production. Reggie goes to the Riverdale Courthouse and sees Judge Bookum and Miss Jones. Upon request, Judge Bookum looks to see if anything is in Miss Jones's eye. Reggie snaps a picture and threatens to print it if Judge Bookum doesn't release Mr. Mantle. Mr. Mantle is then released.
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From Content Item: FlagArchie at Riverdale High #95 [unnamed variant] published February 1984
was It's 1984 At Riverdale...And No One Dares Talk About Freedom Of Speech! (part 4) [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Disclose Notes: Full title is "It's 1984 At Riverdale...And No One Dares Talk About Freedom Of Speech!".
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It's 1984 At Riverdale: Epilogue

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Genres: drama, teen
Synopsis: While passing The Bee's control room, the camera system shorts out and is destroyed. Mr. Weatherbee decides to remove the system altogether-and to get Ms. Beazly back.
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From Content Item: FlagArchie at Riverdale High #95 [unnamed variant] published February 1984
was It's 1984 At Riverdale: Epilogue [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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[untitled]

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Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: The school year has just started,E
Synopsis: Archie gets a job as hall monitor.
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Forget Me...Not!

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Genres: humorous, teen
Synopsis: Archie forgets to turn off the TV.
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Quick Feat

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Genres: humorous, teen
Synopsis: Archie cleans up his room in record time.
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Book Mark

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Genres: humorous, teen
Synopsis: Betty and Veronica take Archie's books to the library so he doesn't see the attractive new librarian.
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The Ol' Pigskin Ploy

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Lucy Van Pelt (cameo); Charlie Brown (cameo)
Synopsis: Archie enlists Veronica to aid him in place kicks, but Veronica always pulls the ball away before he kicks it.
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From Issue: FlagArchie #542 [Newsstand] published January 2004
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The Game of the Name

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Genres: humorous, teen
Synopsis: Reggie has Archie drive his car Gertrude every night to check for car problems. Then, Reggie spreads a rumor about Archie being with Gertrude every night.
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To Act or Not To Act

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Ophelia Hammly
Synopsis: To audition for the school play, Archie and Reggie must act like the other for 2 days.
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From Content Item: FlagArchie #570 [Newsstand] published December 2006
was To Act or Not To Act [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Bird Brainer

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Mr. Rock; Goldie (a talking parrot); Mrs. Rogers; Jena
Synopsis: A talking parrot with a gift for mimicry gets Archie into trouble.
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Disclose Notes: Archie # 515 (apparently the original publication) credits inks to Al Milgrom.
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Special Delivery

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Genres: humorous, teen
Synopsis: Archie and Jughead try to do a simple task for Mr. Andrews, but it doesn't go as planned.
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Come Blow Your Horn

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Genres: humorous, teen
Synopsis: Archie causes chaos at Veronica's house when he and Jughead start messing with Mr. Lodge's alphorn.
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From Content Item: FlagArchie #569 [Newsstand] published November 2006
was Come Blow Your Horn [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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[untitled]

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Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: Can you name...
Synopsis: Introduction to the Wilbur reprint section.
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Job Number: WIL-1D
Disclose Notes: Features cover to Wilbur Comics (Archie, 1944 series) #89.
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The Wolf Man

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Genres: humorous, teen
Synopsis: Alec has the girls in town act like they know Wilbur when Laurie is around. Wilbur then gets his revenge on Alec.
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Gentlemen To the End

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Slats
Synopsis: Wilbur and Slats hold a contest. The first to lose their temper has to pay the dinner bill.
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A Few Arrangements

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Genres: humorous, teen
Synopsis: Laurie prepares for Wilbur's visit.
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Archie Marries Betty & Veronica

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Disclose Notes: House ad for Life With Archie subscriptions and back issues.
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[untitled]

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Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: You've got to be kidding me!
Synopsis: Cross out the odd-numbered boxes to discover what Veronica doesn't want to do with Archie.
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[untitled]

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Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: Veronica double-booked...
Synopsis: Archie accuses Veronica of having dates with him and Reggie at the same time, so she dumps Archie for Reggie.
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Reprint Notes: from Archie newspaper strip from unknown date
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The Pose

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Genres: humorous, teen
Synopsis: Archie makes Moose hold his punching pose.
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From Content Item: FlagArchie's Pals 'n' Gals #44 published February 1968
was The Pose [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Subscribe Today

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Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: Yes!
Synopsis: Word search for words related to a party.
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Prize Surprise

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Genres: humorous, teen
Synopsis: Archie takes Betty on a thrifty date. Betty submits the idea to a thrifty idea contest and Archie wins.
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Exclusive Sneak Peek!

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Disclose Notes: Sneak Peek for Book Two of The Best of Archie Comics.
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In the Swing

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Genres: teen
Synopsis: Veronica wows the school with her "new look" - - which happens to be a retread of the '70s "Preppy Look".
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Disclose Notes: When reprinted in The Best of Archie Comics (Archie, 2011 series) #2, the inks are credited to Rudy Lapick.
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"The Best of Archie Comics" Books One & Two!

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Disclose Notes: House ad for the first two volumes of The Best of Archie Comics.
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Disclose Notes: Advertisement for the month's Archie comics. Includes information about New Crusaders #1, Archie #636, and Life With Archie #22. Page also had the indicia.
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Download the Archie App for free!

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Disclose Notes: House ad for the Archie Comics Digital Download App.
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The Archie App. Download it for free!

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