Archie & Friends Double Digest Magazine
#20
[Direct Edition]
(November 2012)
Archie,
2011 Series
- Price
- 3.99 USD
- Pages
- 164
- Indicia Frequency
- 10 times a year (monthly except May and Dec.)
- On-sale Date
- 2012-09-26
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
The Archie Library
- Barcode
- 762816469531 02011
- Editing
- ?
Issue Notes
This issue has variants:
[no title indexed]
Archie / cover / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo (signed)
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick (signed)
- Colors
- Rosario Peña (signed)
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The worst part about this class is that their attendance record is perfect!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Jughead Jones; Big Ethel Muggs; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Josie McCoy; Miss Grundy; Reggie Mantle
- Reprints
-
from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #249 (December 1971)
-
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Read Between the Lines
Archie & Friends / comic story / 11 pages
- Script
- Dan Parent (credited)
- Pencils
- Dan Parent (credited)
- Inks
- Rich Koslowski (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Jack Morelli (credited)
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Miss Grundy; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Archie and Veronica fail the class assignment to present a book report on a book they read.
- Reprints
- from Archie & Friends (Archie, 1992 series) #103 (October 2006)
-
It's the Only Way to Travel
Archie & Friends / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg (credited)
- Inks
- Henry Scarpelli (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- The Archies try to find a better way to haul their equipment to gigs.
- Reprints
- from Archie & Friends (Archie, 1992 series) #24 (August 1997)
-
Two For Tease
Chuck / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- George Gladir (credited)
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg (credited)
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Chuck Clayton; Floyd Clayton; Midge Klump; Nancy Woods
- Synopsis
- Archie and Chuck are teasing the girls about their athletic endeavors, so Coach Clayton decides to teach them a lesson in manners.
- Reprints
- from Archie at Riverdale High (Archie, 1972 series) #64 (July 1979)
-
Indexer Notes
No inker credit listed in this digest.
Feature was changed from Betty & Veronica on the original printing to Chuck in this printing.
Talk Show
Reggie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- George Gladir (credited)
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo Jr. (credited)
- Inks
- Jim DeCarlo (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Betty offers to write a speech for class President Archie, but Reggie swipes the speech and delivers it himself.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #117 (February 1981)
-
Indexer Notes
Feature changed from "Betty & Me" in the original printing to "Reggie" in this printing.
Some Girls Have All the Brains
Dilton / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Bill Golliher (credited)
- Pencils
- Dan Parent (credited)
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Dilton Doiley; Danni; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Deborah
- Synopsis
- Dilton goes to Reggie and Archie for advice on how to meet the new girl in school.
- Reprints
- from Archie & Friends (Archie, 1992 series) #9 (June 1994)
-
[no title indexed]
Big Moose Pin Up / cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hey! How about some excitement?
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- Archie tries to interest Jughead and Moose on a paintball contest.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #290 (June 1974)
-
Indexer Notes
The text has probably been altered on this page. The word "paintball" seems to be added, and Moose's joke at the end reworded.
[Meet the Teen Scene Investigators]
Teen Scene Investigators / illustration / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Fernando Ruiz (signed)
- Inks
- Rich Koslowski (signed)
- Colors
- ?
Indexer Notes
Illustration used as the title page for the next section featuring Archie's Mysteries reprints.
About the Teen Scene Investigators
Archie's Mysteries / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Chuck Clayton; Betty Cooper; Dilton Doiley; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Matt Clark; Mary Fine
Indexer Notes
Introduction to the members of the Teen Scene Investigators.
The Mystery of the Missing Mentors!
Archie's Mysteries / comic story / 22 pages
- Script
- Paul Castiglia (credited); Barbara Jarvie (credited)
- Pencils
- Fernando Ruiz (credited)
- Inks
- Rich Koslowski (credited)
- Colors
- Stephanie Vozzo (credited)
- Letters
- Vickie Williams (credited)
- Genre
- detective-mystery
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Chuck Clayton; Betty Cooper; Dilton Doiley; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Matt Clark; Mary Fine; Marshal McGinnis; McAllister; Mr. Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- When Matt and Mary don't show up for court the Teen Scene Investigators discover they have been kidnapped.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Mysteries (Archie, 2003 series) #34 (June 2004)
-
Knuckle Chuckle
Moose / comic story / 1 page
- Feature Logo
- Big Moose
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Reggie says he's going to figure out which is smaller, Moose's IQ or Archie's allowance.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #363 (July 1980)
-
Guess Check
Archie & Friends / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Pop Tate; Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Archie asks Pop Tate for the check for their table.
- Reprints
- from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #104 (November 2001)
-
Wishing Will Make It So
Reggie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Chuck Clayton; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Reggie blows out the candles on his cake and gets his wish.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #174 (June 2002)
-
Let's Face It
Moose / comic story / 1 page
- Feature Logo
- Big Moose
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Moose Mason; Coach Kleats; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Coach tells Moose to stop making faces while he lifts weights.
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #176 (August 2002)
-
- Keywords
- weight lifting
Dig It?
Frankie & Maria / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Dan Parent (credited)
- Pencils
- Dan Parent (credited)
- Inks
- Jim Amash (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Frankie Valdez; Maria
- Synopsis
- Maria accuses Frankie of not being romantic so he digs up a time capsule he buried years earlier.
- Reprints
- from Tales from Riverdale Digest (Archie, 2005 series) #23 (October 2007)
-
Garage Band Blues
The Archies / comic story / 5 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
- Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Mr. McTavish
- Synopsis
- Fred makes Archie's band sound-proof the garage so they don't bother their neighbor.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #576 (October 1987)
-
Fowl Mouth
Archie & Friends / comic story / 11 pages
- Script
- Scott Cunningham (credited)
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg (credited)
- Inks
- Bob Smith (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Vickie Williams (credited)
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Chuck Clayton
- Synopsis
- Archie finds a lost parrot but has trouble tracking down the owner.
- Reprints
- from Archie & Friends (Archie, 1992 series) #95 (December 2005)
-
Help Not Wanted!
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg (credited)
- Inks
- Henry Scarpelli (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee; Dilton Doiley; Pop Tate; Midge Klump; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- Every time Archie offers to help bad things happen.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #383 (December 1990) [When reprinted in Archie and Friends Double Digest #20, script is credited to Mike Pellowski and inks are credited to Mike Esposito.]
-
Beautiful Dreamer
Reggie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Dick Malmgren (credited)
- Pencils
- Dick Malmgren (credited)
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- Reggie tells Archie about a dream he had where Moose allowed him to date Midge.
- Reprints
- from Reggie and Me (Archie, 1966 series) #97 (July 1977)
-
[no title indexed]
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Craig Boldman (signed)
- Pencils
- Henry Scarpelli (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Scarpelli (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Archie, check out my new computer!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley
- Synopsis
- Dilton shows off his new computer.
Indexer Notes
Comic strip reprint.
Homework Out
Archie & Friends / 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
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Betty Cooper; Midge Klump; Geraldine Grundy; Dilton Doiley (cameo); Ethel Muggs (cameo)
- Synopsis
- A strong wind blows Archie's essay away, but in spite of everyone's efforts to capture it, it still ends up on Miss Grundy's desk.
- Reprints
- from Archie & Friends (Archie, 1992 series) #51 (October 2001)
-
Finishing Furniture
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- George Gladir (credited)
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg (credited)
- Inks
- Henry Scarpelli (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Moose Mason; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie tries to make a piece of furniture for Veronica.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #383 (December 1990)
-
The Rubies of Karamel
Archie / 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
- adventure; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Cricket O'Dell; Pachv
- Synopsis
- Cricket's nose for money discovers that the rubies on display at the museum are fakes.
- Reprints
- from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #235 (January 1983)
-
- Keywords
- museum; rubies
The Tin Man
Moose / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Dick Malmgren (credited)
- Pencils
- Dick Malmgren (credited)
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Feature Logo
- Big Moose
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Moose Mason; Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Archie tricks Moose into thinking that the robot he built can talk.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #362 (June 1980)
-
The Article
Jughead / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Frank Doyle (credited)
- Pencils
- Samm Schwartz (credited)
- Inks
- Marty Epp (credited)
- Colors
- Carlos Antunes (credited)
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Jughead is reading an article about accident-prone people, like Archie.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pal Jughead (Archie, 1949 series) #123 (August 1965)
-
Food Feud
Reggie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Reggie doesn't like Veronica's cooking, and neither does his dog.
- Reprints
- from Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes (Archie, 1968 series) #46 (August 1978)
-
[no title indexed]
The New Archies / illustration / 1 page
- Pencils
- Fernando Ruiz (signed)
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Genre
- children
Indexer Notes
Illustration used as the title page for the next section featuring New Archies reprints.
The Lucky Ducky
The New Archies / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)
- Pencils
- Henry Scarpelli (credited)
- Inks
- Hy Eisman (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Eugene; Moose Mason; Pop Tate; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Archie and Eugene give Moose a fake lucky charm to boost his confidence before a big test.
- Reprints
- from The New Archies Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1988 series) #2 (July 1988)
-
Leaf Grief
The New Archies / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)
- Pencils
- Henry Scarpelli (credited)
- Inks
- Henry Scarpelli (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Eugene; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Morgan
- Synopsis
- Eugene creates a leaf vacuum so the boys can make some money raking leaves for people in the neighborhood.
- Reprints
- from The New Archies Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1988 series) #4 (December 1988)
-
A "Guess" For Dinner
The New Archies / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Joe Edwards (signed)
- Pencils
- Joe Edwards (signed)
- Inks
- Joe Edwards (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica is making meatballs for Archie.
Moose's Oddball Baseball Facts
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; sports
- Reprints
- from Archie & Friends (Archie, 1992 series) #51 (October 2001)
-
- Keywords
- baseball
Indexer Notes
A look at old baseball rules.
[no title indexed]
Archie Pin Up / cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Archie, let's make this a fun date...
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #270 (April 1978)
-
The Burger Queen
Archie & Friends / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Mr. Pansky; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Ethel; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- The only costume available for Betty is a hamburger costume.
- Reprints
- from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #92 (December 2000)
-
- Keywords
- costume party
Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprint in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #267, no credits listed in this digest.
Love Showdown, Part 1 Chapter 1
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Fred Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie is entranced by a mysterious letter and Betty and Veronica assume it's another girl.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #429 (November 1994) [First 5 pages only]
-
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Table of Contents
-
0.
["The worst part about this class is that their attendance record is perfect!"]
Archie -
1.
[The Art of Betty and Veronica]
-
2.
Read Between the Lines
Archie & Friends -
3.
It's the Only Way to Travel
Archie & Friends -
4.
Two For Tease
Chuck -
5.
Talk Show
Reggie -
6.
Some Girls Have All the Brains
Dilton -
7.
[The Best of Archie Comics]
-
8.
["Hey! How about some excitement?"]
Big Moose Pin Up -
9.
[Meet the Teen Scene Investigators]
Teen Scene Investigators -
10.
About the Teen Scene Investigators
Archie's Mysteries -
11.
The Mystery of the Missing Mentors!
Archie's Mysteries -
12.
[Double Digest Sample Pack]
-
13.
Knuckle Chuckle
Moose -
14.
Guess Check
Archie & Friends -
15.
Wishing Will Make It So
Reggie -
16.
[Clash of the New Kids]
-
17.
Let's Face It
Moose -
18.
Dig It?
Frankie & Maria -
19.
Garage Band Blues
The Archies -
20.
Fowl Mouth
Archie & Friends -
21.
Help Not Wanted!
Archie -
22.
Beautiful Dreamer
Reggie -
23.
["Archie, check out my new computer!"]
Archie -
24.
Homework Out
Archie & Friends -
25.
Finishing Furniture
Archie -
26.
The Rubies of Karamel
Archie -
27.
The Tin Man
Moose -
28.
The Article
Jughead -
29.
[Archie Marries Betty & Veronica]
-
30.
Food Feud
Reggie -
31.
[no title indexed]
The New Archies -
32.
The Lucky Ducky
The New Archies -
33.
Leaf Grief
The New Archies -
34.
A "Guess" For Dinner
The New Archies -
35.
[Comic Book Fairs]
-
36.
Moose's Oddball Baseball Facts
-
37.
[Subscribe Today]
-
38.
["Archie, let's make this a fun date..."]
Archie Pin Up -
39.
The Burger Queen
Archie & Friends -
40.
[Love Showdown]
-
41.
Love Showdown, Part 1 Chapter 1
Archie -
42.
[Love Showdown]
-
43.
[no title indexed]
Everything's Archie -
44.
[Download the Archie App for free!]
-
45.
Dragons Riders of Berk
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