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Archie
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cover /
1
page
Archie
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cover /
1
page
| Pencils: | Fernando Ruiz (signed as Ruiz  ) |
| Inks: | Rich Koslowski (signed) |
| Colors: | Rosario Peña (signed as RPeña  ) |
| Letters: | ? |
- Genre:humor; teen
- First Line of Dialogue or Text:Let's keep practicing!
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis:
- Archie and Betty read a book on kissing.
This issue has 1 variant
Issue Data
- Publisher's Brand:
The Archie Library
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
- Indicia Frequency: ten times a year (monthly except Jan. and July)
- Printer: ?
- Barcode: 762816469517 22811
Indexer Notes
Cover and Indicia title: Archie Double Digest
Zowie!
Zowie!
Archie
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comic story /
8
pages
Archie
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comic story /
8
pages
| Script: | George Gladir (credited) |
| Pencils: | Pat Kennedy (credited) |
| Inks: | Ken Selig (credited) |
| Colors: | Digikore Studios (credited) |
| Letters: | Jack Morelli (credited) |
- Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Denny; Sam; Mrs. Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate; Artie Andrews
- Synopsis:
- Betty and Veronica try to drag Archie away from a video game he is testing.
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in Archie's Super Comics Digest (Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., 2012 series) #[nn] (2012) - in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #297 (May 2019)
- in Archie Giant Comics Gala (Archie, 2019 series) (2019)
- in Archie 80th Anniversary Jumbo Comics Digest (Archie, 2021 series) #1 (March 2021)
- in B&V Friends Forever [Betty and Veronica Friends Forever] (Archie, 2018 series) #1 (20) - Game On (June 2023)
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Reprints (5)
Parking Problem
Parking Problem
Archie
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comic story /
6
pages
Archie
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comic story /
6
pages
| Script: | Craig Boldman (credited) |
| Pencils: | Scott Jeralds (credited) |
| Inks: | Al Milgrom (credited) |
| Colors: | Digikore Studios (credited) |
| Letters: | Jack Morelli (credited) |
- Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate; Mr. Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Smithers
- Synopsis:
- Archie gets a job parking cars at Mr. Lodge's private concert.
Sock Shock
Sock Shock
Archie
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comic story /
6
pages
Archie
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comic story /
6
pages
| Script: | Bill Golliher (credited) |
| Pencils: | Pat Kennedy (credited) |
| Inks: | Rich Koslowski (credited) |
| Colors: | Barry Grossman (credited) |
| Letters: | Jack Morelli (credited) |
- Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Mrs. Andrews; Betty Cooper (in picture only); Jughead Jones; Professor Flutesnoot; Fred Andrews
- Synopsis:
- Archie follows Mr. Andrews to work when Mr. Andrews wears Archie's lucky socks.
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I Got the Power!
I Got the Power!
Archie
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comic story /
6
pages
Archie
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comic story /
6
pages
| Script: | Barbara Slate (credited) |
| Pencils: | Stan Goldberg (credited) |
| Inks: | Bob Smith (credited) |
| Colors: | ? |
| Letters: | ? |
- Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Dilton Doiley
- Synopsis:
- Jughead teaches Archie to face problems rather than to avoid them.
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A Gaggle of Grief!
A Gaggle of Grief!
Archie
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comic story /
6
pages
Archie
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comic story /
6
pages
| Script: | Craig Boldman (credited) |
| Pencils: | Stan Goldberg (credited) |
| Inks: | Bob Smith (credited) |
| Colors: | ? |
| Letters: | ? |
- Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis:
- Archie orders Mr. Lodge a stone goose, but Mr. Lodge accidentally increases the order to 5000.
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Just in Time
Just in Time
Archie
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comic story /
5
pages
Archie
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comic story /
5
pages
| Script: | Frank Doyle (credited) |
| Pencils: | Dan DeCarlo Jr. (credited) |
| Inks: | Jim DeCarlo (credited) |
| Colors: | Barry Grossman (credited) |
| Letters: | Bill Yoshida (credited) |
- Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis:
- Archie tries to get a free meal as the 1000th customer at El Ritz.
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Chore Score
Chore Score
Archie
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comic story /
1
page
Archie
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comic story /
1
page
- Genre:teen; humor
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Mrs. Andrews
- Synopsis:
- Archie can't remember which chore his mom wanted him to do, so he does both.
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Doll Crazy
Doll Crazy
Archie
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comic story /
11
pages
Archie
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comic story /
11
pages
| Script: | George Gladir (credited) |
| Pencils: | Stan Goldberg (credited) |
| Inks: | Rudy Lapick (credited) |
| Colors: | Barry Grossman (credited) |
| Letters: | Bill Yoshida (credited) |
- Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
The Archies [Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle]; Mr. Lodge; Sneaky Sam
- Synopsis:
- The Lodge Toy Company begins to produce dolls of The Archies, so their competitor decides to sabotage The Archies at their concerts.
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Indexer Notes
This story is told in two parts: Part One (6 pages) and Part Two (5 pages).
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Archie
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comic story /
1
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Archie
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comic story /
1
page
- Genre:humor; teen
- First Line of Dialogue or Text:So you're handing out exam grades today!
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis:
- Archie overreacts to a bad grade on a test.
- from Archie newspaper strip from unknown date
Reprints (0)
The Exhibit's Escape
The Exhibit's Escape
Archie
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comic story /
5
pages
Archie
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comic story /
5
pages
| Script: | Frank Doyle (credited) |
| Pencils: | Samm Schwartz (credited) |
| Inks: | Samm Schwartz (credited) |
| Colors: | Barry Grossman (credited) |
| Letters: |
- Genre:teen; humor
- Keywords:goat
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Billy The Kid (goat); Professor Flutesnoot; Miss Grundy; Ms. Beazly; Mr. Weatherbee
- Synopsis:
- Archie brings a goat to school for biology, but the goat wreaks havoc when it escapes from Archie's rope.
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Special Delivery
Special Delivery
Archie
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comic story /
5
pages
Archie
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comic story /
5
pages
| Script: | Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski) |
| Pencils: | Stan Goldberg (credited) |
| Inks: | Mike Esposito (credited) |
| Colors: | Barry Grossman (credited) |
| Letters: | Bill Yoshida (credited) |
- Genre:teen; humor
- Keywords:pizza
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate
- Synopsis:
- Archie gets a job delivering pizza at a place that gurantees you'll have your pizza in 30 minutes or it's free. So, Reggie orders a pizza and gives Archie a series of obstacles to overcome.
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #445 (March 1996) [In the original story the script is credited to Hal Smith rather than Mike Pellowski. The inks are credited to Henry Scarpelli rather than Mike Esposito.]
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Little Archie & Friends!
Little Archie & Friends!
Little Archie
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illustration /
1
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Little Archie
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illustration /
1
page
- Genre:humor; children
Characters:
Little Archie Andrews; Little Betty Cooper; Little Veronica Lodge; Little Reggie Mantle; Little Jughead Jones; Little Sabrina Spellman
- Synopsis:
- Introduction to the Little Archie reprint section.
Teacher's Pet
Teacher's Pet
Little Archie
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comic story /
6
pages
Little Archie
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comic story /
6
pages
| Script: | Dexter Taylor (credited) |
| Pencils: | Dexter Taylor (credited) |
| Inks: | Rudy Lapick (credited) |
| Colors: | Barry Grossman (credited) |
| Letters: | Bill Yoshida (credited) |
- Genre:humor; children
- Keywords:baseball
Characters:
Little Archie Andrews; Little Betty Cooper; Little Jughead Jones; Coach Kleats; Little Veronica Lodge; Little Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis:
- Little Betty shows Little Archie how to be a better pitcher.
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Say It With Flowers
Say It With Flowers
Little Sabrina
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comic story /
5
pages
Little Sabrina
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comic story /
5
pages
| Script: | Dexter Taylor (credited) |
| Pencils: | Dexter Taylor (credited) |
| Inks: | Rudy Lapick (credited) |
| Colors: | Barry Grossman (credited) |
| Letters: | Bill Yoshida (credited) |
- Genre:humor; children; fantasy-supernatural
- Keywords:flower show
Characters:
Little Sabrina Spellman; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee; Little Jughead Jones; Little Archie Andrews; Ms. Haggly
- Synopsis:
- Sabrina creates a talking flower for the school flower show.
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Homeless Helper
Homeless Helper
Little Ambrose
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comic story /
7
pages
Little Ambrose
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comic story /
7
pages
| Script: | Bob Bolling (credited) |
| Pencils: | Bob Bolling (credited) |
| Inks: | Marty Epp (credited) |
| Colors: | Barry Grossman (credited) |
| Letters: |
- Genre:humor; teen; children
Characters:
Little Ambrose; Little Archie Andrews; Little Moose Mason; Little Jughead Jones; Little Reggie Mantle; The South Side Serpents; unnamed stray dog
- Synopsis:
- A dog whistle comes in handy for Ambrose when the Good Ol' Gang sends him on a dangerous mission to spy on the South Side Serpents' clubhouse.
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The Laugh Man
The Laugh Man
Little Archie
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comic story /
9
pages
Little Archie
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comic story /
9
pages
| Script: | Dexter Taylor (credited) |
| Pencils: | Dexter Taylor (credited) |
| Inks: | Rudy Lapick (credited) |
| Colors: | Barry Grossman (credited) |
| Letters: | Bill Yoshida (credited) |
- Genre:humor; children
Characters:
Little Archie Andrews; Little Veronica Lodge; Little Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate; Hammy Youngworm; Mr. Lodge
- Synopsis:
- Archie launches a comedy career with the help of a comedic worm named Hammy Youngworm.
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Getting the Message
Getting the Message
Archie
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comic story /
1
page
Archie
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comic story /
1
page
| Script: | George Gladir (credited) |
| Pencils: | ? [as Kennedy] (credited) |
| Inks: | Jon D'Agostino (credited) |
| Colors: | ? |
| Letters: | ? |
- Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews
- Synopsis:
- Archie tries to call Veronica for a date, but an automatic answering service tells him she is booked through 2013.
Reprints (1)
Indexer Notes
The 2013 is in a different font, probably because this story was reprinted from an earlier issue and the original date has passed.
Water Works
Water Works
Archie
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comic story /
1
page
Archie
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comic story /
1
page
- Genre:teen; humor
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis:
- Betty tells Archie how to relax.
Reprints (1)
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Archie
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comic story /
1
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Archie
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comic story /
1
page
- Genre:humor; teen
- First Line of Dialogue or Text:I'm going to use this plunger to fix my car!
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis:
- Archie tries to fix his car with a plunger.
- from Archie newspaper strip from unknown date
Reprints (0)
Crowd Control!
Crowd Control!
Archie
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comic story /
6
pages
Archie
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comic story /
6
pages
| Script: | Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski) |
| Pencils: | Fernando Ruiz (credited) |
| Inks: | Al Nickerson (credited) |
| Colors: | ? |
| Letters: |
- Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Jenny; Mrs. Farley
- Synopsis:
- Archie and Jughead go to the Mount Badgerland Preserve to escape the crowds of everyday life.
Reprints (1)
Dumb Luck!
Dumb Luck!
Archie
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comic story /
5
pages
Archie
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comic story /
5
pages
| Script: | Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski) |
| Pencils: | Stan Goldberg (credited) (see notes) |
| Inks: | Ken Selig (credited) |
| Colors: | Barry Grossman (credited) |
| Letters: | Vickie Williams (credited) |
- Genre:humor; teen
- Keywords:superstition
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Pop Tate; Moose Mason
- Synopsis:
- Archie goes through a series of events that are considered bad luck.
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Indexer Notes
Credits list Stan Goldberg but this looks nothing like his artwork.
Mad about You!
Mad about You!
Archie
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comic story /
6
pages
Archie
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comic story /
6
pages
| Script: | Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski) |
| Pencils: | Pat Kennedy (credited) |
| Inks: | Ken Selig (credited) |
| Colors: | Barry Grossman (credited) |
| Letters: | Vickie Williams (credited) |
- Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Chuck Clayton; Dilton Doiley; Pop Tate; Midge; Violet Smith
- Synopsis:
- Archie tries to figure out why Veronica is so mad at him.
Reprints (1)
Line-Up Lament
Line-Up Lament
Archie
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comic story /
5
pages
Archie
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comic story /
5
pages
| Script: | George Gladir (credited) |
| Pencils: | Stan Goldberg (credited) |
| Inks: | Mike Esposito (credited) |
| Colors: | Barry Grossman (credited) |
| Letters: | Bill Yoshida (credited) |
- Genre:humor; teen
- Keywords:baseball
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Coach Kleats; Jughead Jones; Dilton Doiley; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Chuck Clayton (cameo)
- Synopsis:
- When Archie is given the job of creating the baseball line-up, he is pressured by his friends to give them the positions they want.
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The Simple Life
The Simple Life
Archie
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comic story /
5
pages
Archie
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comic story /
5
pages
| Script: | Barbara Slate (credited) |
| Pencils: | Stan Goldberg (credited) |
| Inks: | Bob Smith (credited) |
| Colors: | ? |
| Letters: | ? |
- Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis:
- Inspired by a simple kiss from Betty, Archie tries to match the gift with something simple yet inspirational.
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Have A Nice Trip...See You Next Fall!
Have A Nice Trip...See You Next Fall!
Archie
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activity /
1
page
Archie
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activity /
1
page
- Genre:teen; humor
Characters:
Archie Andrews
- Synopsis:
- Change each letter in the answer below to the letter in the alphabet after it to find out why Archie fell down the stairs.
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Wilbur
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cover reprint (on interior page) /
1
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Wilbur
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cover reprint (on interior page) /
1
page
- Genre:humor; teen
- First Line of Dialogue or Text:Can you name anything that we get from chemistry that we'd be better off without?
Characters:
Wilbur Wilkin; Laurie Lake; Linda Moore
- Synopsis:
- Introduction to the Wilbur reprint section. Features a cover reprint of Wilbur Comics (Archie, 1944 series) #89.
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Get the Drift?
Get the Drift?
Wilbur
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comic story /
6
pages
Wilbur
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comic story /
6
pages
| Script: | Frank Doyle (credited) |
| Pencils: | Dan DeCarlo (credited) |
| Inks: | Rudy Lapick (credited) |
| Colors: | ? |
| Letters: | Vincent DeCarlo (credited) |
- Genre:humor; teen
- Keywords:fishing
Characters:
Wilbur Wilkin; Alec; Laurie Lake; Linda Moore; Sheldon Broadbeam
- Synopsis:
- When Wilbur and Alec trick the girls so they can go fishing, Linda and Laurie enact a plan to sabotage them.
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South Of The Boarder
South Of The Boarder
Wilbur
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comic story /
6
pages
Wilbur
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comic story /
6
pages
| Script: | Frank Doyle (credited) |
| Pencils: | Dan DeCarlo (credited) |
| Inks: | Rudy Lapick (credited) |
| Colors: | ? |
| Letters: | Vincent DeCarlo (credited) |
- Genre:teen; humor
Characters:
Wilbur Wilkin; Laurie Lake; Linda Moore; Sheldon Broadbeam; Alec; Eustace B. Culpepper
- Synopsis:
- Wilbur, Alec, and Sheldon try to get rid of Laurie's southern guest, Eustace B. Culpepper.
Reprints (1)
It's Car-azy
It's Car-azy
Archie
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comic story /
4
pages
Archie
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comic story /
4
pages
| Script: | Dick Malmgren (credited) |
| Pencils: | Dick Malmgren (credited) |
| Inks: | Rudy Lapick (credited) |
| Colors: | Barry Grossman (credited) |
| Letters: | Bill Yoshida (credited) |
- Genre:teen; humor
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Mr. Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis:
- Mr. Lodge oozes with worry when Veronica uses the Bentley to drive to a store.
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Wappa Wappa
Wappa Wappa
Archie
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comic story /
6
pages
Archie
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comic story /
6
pages
| Script: | Craig Boldman (credited) |
| Pencils: | Stan Goldberg (credited) |
| Inks: | Bob Smith (credited) |
| Colors: | Barry Grossman (credited) |
| Letters: | Jack Morelli (credited) |
- Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate
- Synopsis:
- Archie gets involved with one of Jughead's toys and completely ignores his surroundings.
Editing
Table of Contents
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["Let's keep practicing!"]
Archie -
Zowie!
Archie -
Parking Problem
Archie -
Sock Shock
Archie -
I Got the Power!
Archie -
A Gaggle of Grief!
Archie -
Just in Time
Archie -
Chore Score
Archie -
Doll Crazy
Archie -
["So you're handing out exam grades today!"]
Archie -
The Exhibit's Escape
Archie -
Special Delivery
Archie -
Little Archie & Friends!
Little Archie -
Teacher's Pet
Little Archie -
Say It With Flowers
Little Sabrina -
Homeless Helper
Little Ambrose -
The Laugh Man
Little Archie -
Getting the Message
Archie -
Water Works
Archie -
["I'm going to use this plunger to fix my car!"]
Archie -
Crowd Control!
Archie -
Dumb Luck!
Archie -
Mad about You!
Archie -
Line-Up Lament
Archie -
The Simple Life
Archie -
Have A Nice Trip...See You Next Fall!
Archie -
["Can you name anything that we get from chemistry that we'd be better off without?"]
Wilbur -
Get the Drift?
Wilbur -
South Of The Boarder
Wilbur -
It's Car-azy
Archie -
Wappa Wappa
Archie -
Everything's Archie
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- Peter Croome
- Gregory Fischer
- Katy Hayhurst
- Thomas Johnson
- Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
- Mike Nielsen
- Mike O'Regan
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