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[no title indexed]
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Archie / cover / 1 page

Pencils:
Stan Goldberg (signed)
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Learning to kick box is a perfect way to exercise!
  • Keywords:kickboxing
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones

Indexer Notes

Redrawn from the cover of Archie's Double Digest Magazine #115.

Issue Data

  • Publisher's Brand: The Archie Library
  • Indicia / Colophon Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
  • Indicia Frequency: 10 times a year (monthly except Mar. and Oct.)
  • Publisher's Age Guidelines: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
  • Printer: ?
  • Barcode: 009128468501 49

[Get Ready to Bolt!]
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Bolt / advertisement / 1 page

Dream Scene
(Table of Contents: 2)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Randy Elliott (credited)
Inks:
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Colors:
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters:
Jack Morelli (credited)
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Geraldine Grundy; Dilton Doiley
Synopsis:
Archie is daydreaming in class about beaches, surfing, and girls in bikinis.
Reprints (3)

National Geographic Panda
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advertisement / 2 pages

Archie and Betty Travel on Their Fashion Time Machine
(Table of Contents: 4)

illustration / 1 page

Pencils:
Stan Goldberg (signed)
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Fashion suggestions from fans McKinny Cupp, Natalia Rosculet, Tayler Novick, Bethany Daniels, Elliana Bisgaard, Susan Cupp, and Inez Vara.

A Tale of Two Coats
(Table of Contents: 5)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis:
Archie's coat is tattered so his mother tells him to buy a new one.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.

The Good Old Days
(Table of Contents: 6)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Geraldine Grundy; Waldo Weatherbee
Synopsis:
After cleaning up the attic Fred and Mary think back to when they were young.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.

Cleaning Agent
(Table of Contents: 7)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
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?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mary Andrews; Gladys Jones
Synopsis:
Jughead coaches Archie on how to avoid cleaning his room, but their mothers know all the tricks.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.

Buying Shoes!
(Table of Contents: 8)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis:
Veronica takes Archie shoe shopping.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the printing in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #246, no credits listed in this digest.

Matter Over Mind
(Table of Contents: 9)

Archie / comic story / 1 page

Script:
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Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Miss Grundy; Archie Andrews
Synopsis:
Archie is stumped by Miss Grundy's question, until inspired by the sight of some girls.
Reprints (1)

[Archie One Year Subscriptions]
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

[Archie Freshman Year]
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 12)

Little Archie and Friends / illustration / 1 page

Pencils:
Fernando Ruiz (signed)
Inks:
Colors:
?
  • Genre:humor; children

Indexer Notes

Illustration used as the title page for the next section featuring Little Archie reprints.

Imagine That!
(Table of Contents: 13)

Little Archie / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
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?
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  • Genre:children
Characters:
Little Archie Andrews; Sue Stringly; Little Dilton Doily; Little Reggie Mantle; Little Betty Cooper; Little Veronica Lodge; Mr. Flutesnoot
Synopsis:
Sue Stringly gets laughed at when she claims that the stars are giant pearls, but when she's walking home with Little Archie, a huge white pearl falls out of the sky.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.

The Weak Spot
(Table of Contents: 14)

Little Reggie / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
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  • Genre:children
Characters:
Little Archie; Little Reggie; Little Jughead; Fangs Fogerty; Little Betty; Little Veronica
Synopsis:
Reggie figures out that Fangs is scared of mice and uses it to his advantage.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprint in Archie's Funhouse (Archie, 2014 series) #1, no credits listed in this digest.

[The Adventures of Little Archie]
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

[Archie Comics and Digests 2007 Collector Sets]
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Hi There, Archie, Ol' Pal!
(Table of Contents: 17)

activity / 1 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Reprints (2)

Indexer Notes

Unscramble the thoughts Archie has about what Reggie just told him.

The Other Side!
(Table of Contents: 18)

Archie and Chuck / comic story / 10 pages

Script:
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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:This is where it all began! This was the starting point...
  • Keywords:mirror universe
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Chuck Clayton; Professor Esrever; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Dilton Doiley; Moose Mason
Synopsis:
After travelling thru a strange mist, Chuck and Archie come to Eladrevir, a backwards version of Riverdale.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.

[Sonic Graphic Novel Checklist]
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

[Sonic Checklist]
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Fireball
(Table of Contents: 21)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis:
Veronica's carelessness causes the Lodge Mansion to catch on fire but luckily Archie is there to save Veronica.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.

My Pal Reggie
(Table of Contents: 22)

Archie / comic story / 11 pages

Script:
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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Dilton Doiley
Synopsis:
Reggie is being nice... why?
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.

[Archie Comics Shop]
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 24)

Fan Art / illustration / 1 page

Pencils:
various
Inks:
various
Colors:
?

Indexer Notes

Fan submitted artwork.

The Singing Fool
(Table of Contents: 25)

Archie / comic story / 1 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis:
Archie plays guitar and sings. He takes requests until Veronica asks "do you know you're in trouble?" as Mr. Lodge enters with a bat.
Reprints (1)

Path of Wrath
(Table of Contents: 26)

Archie / comic story / 0.5 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis:
Veronica asks Archie a hypothetical question.
Reprints (1)

The Big Hurt
(Table of Contents: 27)

Moose / comic story / 0.5 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Moose Mason; Dilton Doiley; Geraldine Grundy; Archie Andrews
Synopsis:
A math question injures Moose's brain.
Reprints (1)

Bad Day at Riverdale
(Table of Contents: 28)

Archie / comic story / 2 pages

Script:
Pencils:
? [as Kennedy]
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews
Synopsis:
Archie's late for school, then learns that it's closed because of snow. He thinks he must be dreaming, then suddenly finds that he is.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.

Stopwatch
(Table of Contents: 29)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Tim Kennedy (credited)
Inks:
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Mr. Weatherbee; Professor Flutesnoot; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Chuck Clayton
Synopsis:
Mr. Weatherbee waits for the first accident of the school year.

[Archie One Year Subscriptions]
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

[Next Issue #250]
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

[Dragonball Origins]
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Nintendo DS / advertisement / 1 page

[Go Full Force!]
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Ben 10 Alien Force the Game / advertisement / 1 page

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. ["Learning to kick box is a perfect way to exercise!"]
    Archie
  2. [Get Ready to Bolt!]
    Bolt
  3. Dream Scene
    Archie
  4. National Geographic Panda
  5. Archie and Betty Travel on Their Fashion Time Machine
  6. A Tale of Two Coats
    Archie
  7. The Good Old Days
    Archie
  8. Cleaning Agent
    Archie
  9. Buying Shoes!
    Archie
  10. Matter Over Mind
    Archie
  11. [Archie One Year Subscriptions]
  12. [Archie Freshman Year]
  13. [no title indexed]
    Little Archie and Friends
  14. Imagine That!
    Little Archie
  15. The Weak Spot
    Little Reggie
  16. [The Adventures of Little Archie]
  17. [Archie Comics and Digests 2007 Collector Sets]
  18. Hi There, Archie, Ol' Pal!
  19. The Other Side!
    Archie and Chuck
  20. [Sonic Graphic Novel Checklist]
  21. [Sonic Checklist]
  22. Fireball
    Archie
  23. My Pal Reggie
    Archie
  24. [Archie Comics Shop]
  25. [no title indexed]
    Fan Art
  26. The Singing Fool
    Archie
  27. Path of Wrath
    Archie
  28. The Big Hurt
    Moose
  29. Bad Day at Riverdale
    Archie
  30. Stopwatch
    Archie
  31. [Archie One Year Subscriptions]
  32. [Next Issue #250]
  33. [Dragonball Origins]
    Nintendo DS
  34. [Go Full Force!]
    Ben 10 Alien Force the Game
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