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Issue: World of Archie Double Digest #26
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Variant: Direct Edition
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Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications, Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 164
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 76281646850302611
Price: $3.99 USD
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Content Items: 35 (30 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Victor Gorelick
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: digest size
Paper Stock: cardstock cover; newsprint interior
Binding: squarebound
Publishing Format: ongoing series
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Jim DeCarlo (signed)
Rosario Pena (signed)
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Archie
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
And what's on your shopping list, Archie?
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FlagArchie #367 [Direct] published May 1989
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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Dinner For 6

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Barbara Slate (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Bob Smith (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Jack Morelli (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Mary Andrews; Fred Andrews; Hal Cooper; Alice Cooper; Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge
The parents of Archie, Betty and Veronica decide to go out to dinner together, making their kids very anxious.
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FlagArchie #574 published May 2007
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Vacation Adulation

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir (credited)
Bob Bolling (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Pop Tate; Jughead Jones
Mr. Weatherbee tries to spend his mid-semester vacation at home to avoid Archie, but soon goes crazy with boredom.
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One for the Books

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bill Golliher (credited)
? [as Kennedy] (credited)
Ken Selig (credited)
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Miss Grundy
Miss Grundy; Professor Flutesnoot; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Ms. Beazly; Miss Haggly; Dilton Doiley
When the student body learns that Miss Grundy is writing a novel based on her life, they try to be more interesting in the hopes of being included.
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Taking Note of Taking Notes

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Samm Schwartz ?
Samm Schwartz (credited)
Samm Schwartz (credited)
?
Samm Schwartz
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Mr. Weatherbee
Mr. Weatherbee; Ms. Beazly; Coach Kleats; Svenson; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Miss Grundy; Betty Cooper
The staff and students of Riverdale High don't know what to think when Mr. Weatherbee begins to jot down notes on a note pad.
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In A Jam

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Kathleen Webb (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Bob Smith (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Ms. Beazly; Mrs. Smith; Mr. Smith
Betty tells her mother that she will go to the market, but continuously puts off the task.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Dan DeCarlo
?
?
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Mr. Weatherbee Gag Bag
Mr. Weatherbee; Svenson
Mr. Vedderbee, vot about my raise I ask for?
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[untitled]

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Sy Reit ?
Bob White (signed)
Terry Szenics
?
Terry Szenics
Subject Matter
humorous, science fiction
Cosmo the Merry Martian
Cosmo; Orbi
How does it feel, Orbi...
Introduction to the Cosmo the Merry Martian section. Features Issue 1 cover.
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FlagCosmo the Merry Martian #1 published September 1958
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The Queen of Venus (Chapter 1)

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Sy Reit (credited)
Bob White (credited)
Terry Szenics (credited)
?
Terry Szenics
Subject Matter
humorous, science fiction
Cosmo the Merry Martian
Cosmo; Orbi; Professor Thimk; Astra; Jojo; Moonlings; Gillywump; Venusian monsters; Queen of Venus
The group is introduced to the queen of Venus, a sexy human woman that also happens to be looking for a king.
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FlagCosmo the Merry Martian #4 published June 1959
was The Queen of Venus, Chapter One [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Trouble For Cosmo! (Chapter 2)

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Sy Reit (credited)
Bob White (credited)
Terry Szenics (credited)
?
Terry Szenics
Subject Matter
humorous, science fiction
Cosmo the Merry Martian
Cosmo; Orbi; Astra; Professor Thimk; Moonlings; Gillywump; Queen of Venus; Venusian monsters
The queen chooses Cosmo to be king, who tries to escape but is caught. Meanwhile, the rest head back to the rocket to formulate a plan.
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FlagCosmo the Merry Martian #4 published June 1959
was The Queen of Venus, Chapter Two: Trouble for Cosmo! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Rescue In Peace! (Chapter 3)

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Sy Reit (credited)
Bob White (credited)
Terry Szenics (credited)
?
Terry Szenics
Subject Matter
humorous, science fiction
Cosmo the Merry Martian
Orbi; Professor Thimk; Jojo; Astra; Moonlings; Gillywump; Venusian monsters
The group formulates a plan and begin to put it into action.
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FlagCosmo the Merry Martian #4 published June 1959
was The Queen of Venus, Chapter Three: Rescue in Peace! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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A Slap-Happy Ending! (Chapter 4)

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Sy Reit (credited)
Bob White (credited)
Terry Szenics (credited)
?
Terry Szenics
Subject Matter
humorous, science fiction
Cosmo the Merry Martian
Cosmo; Orbi; Professor Thimk; Astra; Jojo; Moonlings; Queen of Venus; Venusian monsters
Professor Thimk and Orbi detonate a stardust bomb and rescue Cosmo in the confusion. They rush back to the rocket and leave in a hurry, which causes the steering mechanism to jam and puts them on a course to Saturn.
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FlagCosmo the Merry Martian #4 published June 1959
was The Queen of Venus, Chapter Four: A Slap-Happy Ending! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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A word balloon which features dialogue in the original issue was somehow left blank in this printing.
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Remote Chance

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Mike Pellowski (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Henry Scarpelli (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Mrs. Andrews
Archie wants to watch TV, but he can't find the remote.
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The Advisor

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Doyle (credited)
John Rosenberger (credited)
Victor Gorelick ? (credited)
?
Victor Gorelick
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Miss Grundy
Miss Grundy; Betty Cooper; Mr. Weatherbee
Miss Grundy teaches Betty a few feminine tricks.
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FlagArchie's Pals 'n' Gals #36 published March 1966
was The Advisor [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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A Mynah Incident

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Al Hartley (credited)
Al Hartley (credited)
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge
Archie gets a mynah bird with the hopes that it will impress Veronica.
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Sound Thinking

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dick Malmgren (credited)
Dick Malmgren (credited)
?
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Archie Andrews; Svenson; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle
Mr. Weatherbee decides that he is going to remain cool and collected for a day, but it doesn't last long.
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Think Shrink

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir (credited)
Gus LeMoine (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy; Betty Cooper; Sabrina Spellman; Mr. Weatherbee; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
Archie is forced to make a presentation in front of the male members of the school.
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FlagArchie's TV Laugh-Out #24 published May 1974
was Think Shrink [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Last line of dialogue on page 5 has been changed.
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Lucky Day

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Mike Pellowski (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Henry Scarpelli (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mrs. Andrews; Jughead Jones
Mr. and Mrs. Andrews sign a phony record contract for Archie.
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Out Standing

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dick Malmgren (credited)
Dick Malmgren (credited)
?
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Midge
Tired of being seen with Archie in his sloppy skater threads, Veronica refuses to go out with him unless he upgrades to a snazzier set of clothes.
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FlagLife with Archie #156 published April 1975
was Out Standing [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Past Tense

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Dick Malmgren
?
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
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Riverdale Rogue

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Doyle (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
?
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie at Riverdale
Archie Andrews; Buzz Blake; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Miss Grundy; Dilton Doiley; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Midge; "Flash" Nelson
Archie and the gang try to undermine a new student who is constantly mean to everyone.
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Noteworthy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Doyle (credited)
Harry Lucey (credited)
?
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mrs. Andrews; Jughead Jones
When Veronica breaks her date with Archie, Fred tries to cheer his son up.
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Cool Reception

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Mike Pellowski (credited)
Doug Crane (credited)
Mike Esposito (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty
Betty Cooper; Coach Gaines; Matt; Mel
The coach of the Riverdale boys hockey team asks Betty to play goalie for them, which doesn't set well with some of the other members of the team.
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FlagBetty #33 [Direct Edition] published January 1996
was Cool Reception [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The Eyes Have it

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Kathleen Webb (credited)
Jeff Shultz (credited)
Al Milgrom (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Dilton Doiley
Veronica forms a crush on Dilton due to his stunning eyes.
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FlagVeronica #98 published April 2000
was The Eyes Have It [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Sue Sue Baby

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Doyle (credited)
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
?
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Since Archie is afraid to ask Veronica out when he's strapped for cash, Veronica decides to figure out a way for Archie to make some money.
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FlagArchie's Girls Betty and Veronica #159 published March 1969
was Sue Sue Baby [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Harm Alarm Charm

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Stan Goldberg
?
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
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[untitled]

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Orlando Busino (signed)
?
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous, occult
Tales Calculated To Drive You Bats
My husband says we'll take it!
Introduction to the Tales Calculated To Drive You Bats section. Features a cropped version of the cover to issue 1, with the text above "Bats" rewritten.
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FlagTales Calculated to Drive You Bats #1 published November 1961
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Count Congo

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir
Orlando Busino (credited)
Orlando Busino ?
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous, occult
Count Congo
The story of Count Congo, an ape who took up "all of Rhode Island and part of Connecticut" and was almost deported to Africa.
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FlagTales Calculated to Drive You Bats #2 published January 1962
was Count Congo [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The Cat Girl

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir (credited)
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
?
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous, occult
Ann Gora; Oswald Meak
The story of Ann Gora, a girl with cat like tendencies.
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FlagTales Calculated to Drive You Bats #5 published July 1962
was The Cat Girl [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Jake The Spider Spins A Tale

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir
Orlando Busino
Orlando Busino ?
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous, occult
Jake
It's hard for Jake to remain a bachelor with those love-crazy black widows around.
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FlagTales Calculated to Drive You Bats #2 published January 1962
was Jake the Spider Spins a Tale [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Think Out!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dick Malmgren
Dick Malmgren
Joe Edwards
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Mr. Weatherbee
Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews
Mr. Weatherbee finds Archie meditating.
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Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Craig Boldman
Henry Scarpelli
?
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Svenson
Whew!
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Dan DeCarlo
?
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Miss Grundy Pin Up
Miss Grundy; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Jughead, what is the main use for cowhide?
Jughead tells Miss Grundy the main use of cowhide.
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FlagLaugh Comics Digest #147 published March 1999
was [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Buccaneer Buds

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir (credited)
Bob Bolling (credited)
Jim Amash (credited)
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Chuck Clayton; Nancy; Moose Mason
The gang gives a presentation on pirates.
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Everything's Archie (Digest Version)

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
typeset
Subject Matter
Advertisement for the month's Archie comics. Special recognition is given to Archie #641, Archie Double Double Digest #238, and Archie Comics Super Special #2.
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