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Issue: Archie & Friends Double Digest Magazine #20
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Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications, Inc.
On Sale Date: 09/26/2012
Volume: none
Pages: 164
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UPC/EAN: 76281646953102011
Price: $3.99 USD
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Content Items: 46 (29 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: Digest
Paper Stock: Newsprint
Binding: Squarebound
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing series
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Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Rudy Lapick (signed)
Rosario "Tito" Peña (signed)
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humorous
Archie
Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Jughead Jones; Big Ethel Muggs; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Josie McCoy; Miss Grundy; Reggie Mantle
The worst part about this class is that their attendance record is perfect!
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The Art of Betty and Veronica

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Read Between the Lines

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Dan Parent (credited)
Dan Parent (credited)
Rich Koslowski (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Jack Morelli (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous
Archie & Friends
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Miss Grundy; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
Archie and Veronica fail the class assignment to present a book report on a book they read.
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It's the Only Way to Travel

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Mike Pellowski (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Henry Scarpelli (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous
Archie & Friends
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
The Archies try to find a better way to haul their equipment to gigs.
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Two For Tease

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George Gladir (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
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Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Chuck
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Chuck Clayton; Floyd Clayton; Midge Klump; Nancy Woods
Archie and Chuck are teasing the girls about their athletic endeavors, so Coach Clayton decides to teach them a lesson in manners.
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Talk Show

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Credits
George Gladir (credited)
Dan DeCarlo Jr. (credited)
Jim DeCarlo (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Reggie
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
Betty offers to write a speech for class President Archie, but Reggie swipes the speech and delivers it himself.
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Some Girls Have All the Brains

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Bill Golliher (credited)
Dan Parent (credited)
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
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humorous
Dilton
Dilton Doiley; Danni; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Deborah
Dilton goes to Reggie and Archie for advice on how to meet the new girl in school.
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The Best of Archie Comics

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Big Moose Pin Up
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason
Hey! How about some excitement?
Archie tries to interest Jughead and Moose on a paintball contest.
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Meet the Teen Scene Investigators

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Fernando Ruiz (signed)
Rich Koslowski (signed)
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Teen Scene Investigators
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About the Teen Scene Investigators

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Fernando Ruiz (signed)
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Archie's Mysteries
Archie Andrews; Chuck Clayton; Betty Cooper; Dilton Doiley; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Matt Clark; Mary Fine
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Introduction to the members of the Teen Scene Investigators.
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The Mystery of the Missing Mentors!

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Paul Castiglia (credited); Barbara Jarvie (credited)
Fernando Ruiz (credited)
Rich Koslowski (credited)
Stephanie Vozzo (credited)
Vickie Williams (credited)
Subject Matter
mystery
Archie's Mysteries
Archie Andrews; Chuck Clayton; Betty Cooper; Dilton Doiley; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Matt Clark; Mary Fine; Marshal McGinnis; McAllister; Mr. Weatherbee
When Matt and Mary don't show up for court the Teen Scene Investigators discover they have been kidnapped.
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Double Digest Sample Pack

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Knuckle Chuckle

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Big Moose
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Reggie says he's going to figure out which is smaller, Moose's IQ or Archie's allowance.
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Guess Check

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Stan Goldberg ?
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humorous
Archie & Friends
Pop Tate; Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
Archie asks Pop Tate for the check for their table.
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Wishing Will Make It So

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Reggie
Archie Andrews; Chuck Clayton; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Reggie blows out the candles on his cake and gets his wish.
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Clash of the New Kids

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Let's Face It

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Stan Goldberg
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humorous
Big Moose
Moose Mason; Coach Kleats; Archie Andrews
Coach tells Moose to stop making faces while he lifts weights.
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Dig It?

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Dan Parent (credited)
Dan Parent (credited)
Jim Amash (credited)
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humorous
Frankie & Maria
Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Frankie Valdez; Maria
Maria accuses Frankie of not being romantic so he digs up a time capsule he buried years earlier.
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Garage Band Blues

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George Gladir (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous
The Archies
Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Mr. McTavish
Fred makes Archie's band sound-proof the garage so they don't bother their neighbor.
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Fowl Mouth

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Scott Cunningham (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Bob Smith (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Vickie Williams (credited)
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humorous
Archie & Friends
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Chuck Clayton
Archie finds a lost parrot but has trouble tracking down the owner.
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Help Not Wanted!

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Mike Pellowski (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Henry Scarpelli (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous
Archie
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee; Dilton Doiley; Pop Tate; Midge Klump; Moose Mason
Every time Archie offers to help bad things happen.
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Beautiful Dreamer

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Dick Malmgren (credited)
Dick Malmgren (credited)
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous
Reggie
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
Reggie tells Archie about a dream he had where Moose allowed him to date Midge.
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Craig Boldman (signed)
Henry Scarpelli (signed)
Henry Scarpelli (signed)
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humorous
Archie
Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley
Archie, check out my new computer!
Dilton shows off his new computer.
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Homework Out

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Mike Pellowski (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Mike Esposito (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie & Friends
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Betty Cooper; Midge Klump; Geraldine Grundy; Dilton Doiley (cameo); Ethel Muggs (cameo)
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.
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FlagArchie Comics Digest #229 published December 2006
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Finishing Furniture

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George Gladir (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Henry Scarpelli (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
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humorous
Archie
Veronica Lodge; Moose Mason; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Hiram Lodge
Archie tries to make a piece of furniture for Veronica.
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The Rubies of Karamel

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George Gladir (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
adventure
Archie
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Cricket O'Dell; Pachv
Cricket's nose for money discovers that the rubies on display at the museum are fakes.
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The Tin Man

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Dick Malmgren (credited)
Dick Malmgren (credited)
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous
Big Moose
Moose Mason; Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle
Archie tricks Moose into thinking that the robot he built can talk.
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FlagJughead's Double Digest #21 [Direct Edition] published January 1994
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The Article

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Frank Doyle (credited)
Samm Schwartz (credited)
Marty Epp (credited)
Carlos Antunes (credited)
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humorous
Jughead
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Jughead is reading an article about accident-prone people, like Archie.
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Archie Marries Betty & Veronica

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Food Feud

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Reggie
Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Reggie doesn't like Veronica's cooking, and neither does his dog.
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Fernando Ruiz (signed)
Jon D'Agostino (signed)
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The New Archies
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The Lucky Ducky

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Mike Pellowski (credited)
Henry Scarpelli (credited)
Hy Eisman (credited)
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humorous
New Archies
Archie Andrews; Eugene; Moose Mason; Pop Tate; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
Archie and Eugene give Moose a fake lucky charm to boost his confidence before a big test.
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Leaf Grief

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Mike Pellowski (credited)
Henry Scarpelli (credited)
Henry Scarpelli (credited)
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humorous
New Archies
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Eugene; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Morgan
Eugene creates a leaf vacuum so the boys can make some money raking leaves for people in the neighborhood.
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A "Guess" For Dinner

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Joe Edwards (signed)
Joe Edwards (signed)
Joe Edwards (signed)
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humorous
New Archies
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Veronica is making meatballs for Archie.
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Comic Book Fairs

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House ad about creating your own comic book fair at your school.
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Moose's Oddball Baseball Facts

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A look at old baseball rules.
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Subscribe Today

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Subscription information for various Archie titles.
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Archie Pin-up
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Archie, let's make this a fun date...
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The Burger Queen

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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George Gladir
Stan Goldberg
John Lowe
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Bill Yoshida
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humorous
Archie & Friends
Betty Cooper; Mr. Pansky; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Ethel; Jughead Jones
The only costume available for Betty is a hamburger costume.
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Credits from the reprint in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #267, no credits listed in this digest.
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Love Showdown

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House ad for the Love Showdown collection.
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Love Showdown, Part 1 Chapter 1

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dan Parent
Stan Goldberg
Henry Scarpelli
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Fred Andrews
Archie is entranced by a mysterious letter and Betty and Veronica assume it's another girl.
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FlagArchie #429 published November 1994
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Love Showdown

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[untitled]

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Everything's Archie
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Download the Archie App for free!

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House ad for the Archie Comics digital download app.
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Dragons Riders of Berk

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Cartoon Network
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