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Pencils:
Stan Goldberg (signed)
Inks:
Bob Smith (signed)
Colors:
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Letters:
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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:See boys, I just upgraded to the latest version of Windows!
Characters:
Waldo Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Svenson
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Issue Data

  • Publisher's Brand: The Archie Digest Library
  • Indicia / Colophon Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
  • Indicia Frequency: 9 times a year in Jan., Mar., Apr., May, July, Aug., Sept., Nov., and Dec.
  • Publisher's Age Guidelines: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
  • Printer: ?
  • Barcode: 009128468525 66

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Cheese Nips / advertisement / 1 page

Principal Prank
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Reggie / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Bill Golliher (credited)
Pencils:
Fernando Ruiz (credited)
Inks:
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Colors:
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters:
Bill Yoshida (credited)
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Miss Grundy; Chuck Clayton; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Dilton Doiley; Ms. Phlips
Synopsis:
Archie has a new gadget that distorts his voice and he and Reggie use it to prank Mr. Weatherbee.
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Sweetarts / advertisement / 1 page

Karate Dotty
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Archie / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley; Betty Cooper
Synopsis:
Dilton gets self-defense advice from Archie.
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Spelling Bee!
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Sabrina / activity / 1 page

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Letters:
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  • Genre:fantasy-supernatural; teen
Characters:
Sabrina Spellman
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Indexer Notes

Put the letters in order to discover the phrase.

Camera Angle
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Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Coach Clayton; Moose Mason (cameo); Chuck Clayton (cameo); Reggie Mantle (cameo)
Synopsis:
Veronica offers to video tape Archie's basketball game so he can figure out why he misses so many shots.
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The Dynamic Do
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Veronica / activity / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Veronica Lodge
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Indexer Notes

Decode the symbols to find the phrase.

Just Add Water...
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Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; children
Characters:
Li'l Jinx
Synopsis:
Li'l Jinx invents instant mud pies.
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Archway / Minstrel / Simon Pulse Sabrina Paperbacks; Sabrina / advertisement / 1 page

Buddy, Can You Spare a Buddy?
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Veronica / comic story / 11 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Veronica Lodge; Ethel Muggs; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Weatherbee; Hiram Lodge; Miss Grundy
Synopsis:
Veronica runs for "Most Popular Student" at Riverdale High School.
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Editor's Notebook / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

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Josie; Universal Pictures / Universal Studios movies / advertisement / 1 page

Get the Message?
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Aunt Hilda / activity / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor
Characters:
Aunt Hilda
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Indexer Notes

Unscramble the letters to find the mystery phrase.

Pail Tale
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Reggie / comic story / 1 page

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Colors:
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Letters:
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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Dilton Doiley; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason
Synopsis:
Reggie wishes somebody would paint him.
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

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promo (ad from the publisher) / 2 pages

Buried Treasures
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Archie / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis:
Archie and Jughead search Archie's room for a hockey stick.
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Indexer Notes

Credits from the index of Archie & Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #13.

Spell Check
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Sabrina / activity / 1 page

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  • Genre:fantasy-supernatural; teen
Characters:
Sabrina Spellman
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Indexer Notes

Figure out what spell Sabrina wants to cast by striking designated letters.

Tragic Magic
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Aunt Hilda / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor
Characters:
Aunt Hilda; Aunt Zelda; Sabrina Spellman; Harvey
Synopsis:
Aunt Hilda's efforts to bring Sabrina's raucous party to an end prove futile.
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Indexer Notes

Credits from the index of the original printing.

Hit the Deck!
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Mr. Weatherbee / comic story / 6 pages

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Letters:
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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Coach Kleats
Synopsis:
When everybody in the school is dressed as pirates for the school dance Mr. Weatherbee is not amused.
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Indexer Notes

Credits from the index of the original printing.

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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Corn on the Cob
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Archie and the Gang / cartoon / 2 pages

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?
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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Chuck Clayton; Nancy Woods; Dilton Doiley; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Moose Mason; Midge Klump
Synopsis:
The gang tells country-themed jokes.
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Indexer Notes

Two-page spread. Probably influenced by the TV show Hee-Haw.

Simulation Stimulation
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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:teen; humor
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Dilton Doiley
Synopsis:
Dilton invents a computer simulation that can place the player directly into the game through motion capture.
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Indexer Notes

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

Veronica's Fashions of Africa
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Veronica / illustration / 1 page

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Letters:
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  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Veronica Lodge
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Indexer Notes

Fashion page.

Mr. Lodge's Puzzle Page
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activity / 1 page

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Colors:
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Letters:
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Characters:
Hiram Lodge
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Indexer Notes

Unscramble the mystery phrase puzzle.

Don't Do Me Any Favors
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Betty's Diary / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Midge Klump; Mr. Weatherbee
Synopsis:
Good Samaritan Betty spends so much time keeping Reggie out of Moose's angry clutches that Reggie begins to believe Betty is in love with him.
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Indexer Notes

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

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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Running Gag
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Betty / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper; Mrs. Benson; Lucifer (Mrs. Benson's cat)
Synopsis:
Betty's morning run is interrupted when she stops to retrieve an old lady's cat.
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Indexer Notes

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

The cat's name is changed in this printing from Lucifer to Luci, though it still appears as Lucifer in one panel on page 4.

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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Put a Lid on It
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Reggie / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee
Synopsis:
It is Goofy Hat Day at Riverdale high and the local paper is doing a story about it.
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Indexer Notes

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

Here Comes the Judge
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Archie and the Gang / comic story / 11 pages

Script:
Dan Parent (pages 1-6)
Bill Golliher (pages 7-11)
Pencils:
Dan DeCarlo (layouts)
Inks:
Colors:
Letters:
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Dilton Doily
Synopsis:
When Betty accidentally messes up Veronica's perm, Veronica wants to sue. Miss Grundy uses it as a case for the Legal Affairs class she is teaching.
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Indexer Notes

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

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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

The Sound and the Fury
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Mr. Lodge / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Craig Boldman (credited)
Pencils:
Bob Bolling (credited)
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Smithers
Synopsis:
Mr. Lodge has a new pair of wireless headphones.
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Reebok Shoes / advertisement / 1 page

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LEGO Video Games / advertisement / 1 page

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. ["See boys, I just upgraded to the latest version of Windows!"]
  2. ["Cheese-A-Mite"]
    Cheese Nips
  3. Principal Prank
    Reggie
  4. ["Green Apple flavor SweeTARTS"]
    Sweetarts
  5. Karate Dotty
    Archie
  6. Spelling Bee!
    Sabrina
  7. Camera Angle
    Veronica
  8. The Dynamic Do
    Veronica
  9. Just Add Water...
    Li'l Jinx
  10. ["Get caught up in the magic..."]
    Archway / Minstrel / Simon Pulse Sabrina Paperbacks; Sabrina
  11. Buddy, Can You Spare a Buddy?
    Veronica
  12. [no title indexed]
    Editor's Notebook
  13. ["Josie and the Pussycats"]
    Josie; Universal Pictures / Universal Studios movies
  14. Get the Message?
    Aunt Hilda
  15. Pail Tale
    Reggie
  16. ["Love Showdown"]
  17. ["Why can't I fetch this month's digests instead of newspapers?"]
  18. Buried Treasures
    Archie
  19. Spell Check
    Sabrina
  20. Tragic Magic
    Aunt Hilda
  21. Hit the Deck!
    Mr. Weatherbee
  22. ["Betty and Veronica Fashion Dolls"]
  23. Corn on the Cob
    Archie and the Gang
  24. Simulation Stimulation
    Betty and Veronica
  25. Veronica's Fashions of Africa
    Veronica
  26. Mr. Lodge's Puzzle Page
  27. Don't Do Me Any Favors
    Betty's Diary
  28. ["Archie's Weird Mysteries"]
  29. Running Gag
    Betty
  30. ["Archie's Digest Subscription Offer"]
  31. Put a Lid on It
    Reggie
  32. Here Comes the Judge
    Archie and the Gang
  33. ["Archie's Stuff Shop"]
  34. ["Sonic checklist"]
  35. The Sound and the Fury
    Mr. Lodge
  36. ["Archie's Double Digest Subscription Offer"]
  37. ["Live Happily Ever After"]
    Reebok Shoes
  38. ["Lego Island 2"]
    LEGO Video Games
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