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Issue: World of Archie Double Digest #56
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Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications, Inc.
On Sale Date: 02/03/2016
Volume: none
Pages: 196
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UPC/EAN: 76281646850305611
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Content Items: 54 (33 stories, 1 cover)
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Color: color
Dimensions: digest size
Paper Stock: cardstock cover; newsprint interior
Binding: squarebound
Publishing Format: ongoing series
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Fernando Ruiz (signed)
Bob Smith (signed)
Rosario Peña (signed)
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teen
World of Archie
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews (on flag)
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75 Years 75 Stories

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Keep it Clean

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Fernando Ruiz (credited)
Fernando Ruiz (credited)
Bob Smith (credited)
Glenn Whitmore (credited)
Jack Morelli (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Gladys Jones
Jughead's mom begs Archie to help keep Jughead clean for his class picture.
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Smash Hit!

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Tim Kennedy (credited)
Tim Kennedy (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
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teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle
Jughead is making a snow sculpture for a contest but Reggie keeps knocking it over.
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Ice Follies

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Frank Doyle (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Dilton Doiley; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
After losing to Reggie in an ice skating race, Archie gets Dilton to sharpen his skates.
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The Time and the Place

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Frank Doyle (credited)
Harry Lucey (credited)
Harry Lucey (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Jughead
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate; models
Veronica is late for a date, leaving Archie standing in the snow. The next time he makes sure that their meeting place is in front of the model agency.
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Snow Woe

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George Gladir (credited)
Tim Kennedy (credited)
Al Nickerson (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Teresa Davidson (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Fred Andrews; Jughead Jones; Forsythe Jones; Mr. Weatherbee
Archie is glad to have the day off school but since Fred has the heat turned down he soon decides he'd rather be at school where it is warm.
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Archie S'No Man Puzzle

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Joe Edwards
Joe Edwards
Joe Edwards
Barry Grossman
Joe Edwards
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Archie
Archie Andrews
Lead Archie through the maze to the snowman.
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Archie Pin Up
Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee; Moose Mason; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
How dare those kids skip my class...
The kids skipped class to make a snow sculpture of Miss Grundy.
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I want to believe

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Mini-Mates
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Snow Dough

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George Gladir
Samm Schwartz
Samm Schwartz
Barry Grossman
Samm Schwartz
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teen
Jughead
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Jughead and Archie's snow shoveling business is in hard times.
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Dig Gig

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George Gladir
Samm Schwartz
Samm Schwartz
Barry Grossman
Samm Schwartz
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teen
Jughead
Jughead Jones; Gladys Jones
Jughead's mom gives him a job "spreading frosting".
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Life With Archie #26

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Bob White
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adventure, humorous, teen
Life With Archie
Archie Andrews; Ratfink Rosie; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
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The Great Carnival Mystery!

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Sy Reit
Bob White
Marty Epp
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Marty Epp
Subject Matter
adventure, humorous, teen
Life With Archie
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Coach Kleats; Waldo Weatherbee; Ratfink Rosie
At the Winter Carnival, Betty and Veronica argue over who will be the Carnival Queen, Coach Kleats is driven crazy by the ineptitude of his athletes, and Archie's competitor in the slalom race, Ratfink Rosie, tries to sabotage him.
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Archie #6

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Jughead
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Jughead wears a skate on his head.
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Jughead #4

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Growl Howl

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George Gladir ?
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Bill Yoshida
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teen
Jughead
Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Veronica warns Archie and Jughead that loud noises could set off an avalanche.
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Midtown Comics
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The Apple of Her Eye

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Jughead
Miss Beazly; Jughead Jones
Jughead takes too many apples at the cafeteria.
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Contact Sport

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Frank Doyle (credited)
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Alison Flood (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Archie and the Gang
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jason Palmer; Miss Grundy; Reggie Mantle; Hiram Lodge
A new kid at the school plays a prank on Veronica and has her and Betty believing he's an alien from outer space.
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Cold Tongue

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Frank Doyle (credited)
Samm Schwartz (credited)
Samm Schwartz (credited)
Carlos Antunes (credited)
Samm Schwartz
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Jughead
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Pop Tate
Jughead gets his tongue stuck to an ice cream container.
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Things Are Looking Ugly

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Kathleen Webb (credited)
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Jim DeCarlo (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
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teen
Archie
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Betty and Veronica both have nightmares about Archie that are so horrible they can't look at his face in the morning.
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Production Meeting!

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Mike Pellowski (credited)
Pat Kennedy (credited)
Ken Selig (credited)
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teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Alice Cooper; Hal Cooper; Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge
After seeing home movies of Betty as a child, Veronica tells of the lengths her parents went through to video tape her first steps.
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The Big Put-Down

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Frank Doyle (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
fantasy, humorous, teen
Archie at Riverdale
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
When Archie's friends are griping about how much they hate school, he shows us what they really think by conjuring up a devilish new student who tries to tempt them into defacing the school.
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Archie
Archie Andrews
Hmm... What should I watch on television tonight?
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Word find puzzle.
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A Helping Hand!

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Rex Lindsey
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teen
Jughead
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Jughead buys a back scratcher.
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The Plight of the Perilous Pike

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Bob Bolling (credited)
Bob Bolling (credited)
Chic Stone (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
adventure, humorous
Archie
Archie Andrews; Waldo Weatherbee; Dilton Doiley; Reggie Mantle
Mr. Weatherbee goes ice fishing on Logger's Pond, trying to catch the legendary Perilous Pike. At the same time, Dilton, Archie and Reggie arrive to test out Dilton's new high-speed ice boat. Dilton's test run leads to Mr. Weatherbee taking an unexpected ride on the boat, while Archie and Reggie wind up struggling with the Perilous Pike.
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Clownin' Around

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Bill Golliher (credited)
Dan Parent (credited)
Mike Esposito (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida
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teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
While entertaining hospitalized children, Veronica falls asleep on a gurney in clown makeup and is mistaken for a misplaced corpse.
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The Joke

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George Gladir (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Jughead
Professor Flutesnoot; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Betty Cooper
In a class experiment, Professor Flutesnoot tells Veronica a joke that she repeats to Archie, who then tells it to Betty who then tells it to Jughead to prove how the joke will become garbled in the retelling.
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Temporary Temperatures

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George Gladir (credited)
Samm Schwartz
Samm Schwartz
Barry Grossman (credited)
Samm Schwartz
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teen
Archie and Svenson
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Svenson; Mr. Weatherbee; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Miss Phlips; Miss Beazley; Miss Grundy; Professor Flutesnoot; Betty Cooper
The school board forces Svenson to retire because of his age but when the new janitor can't fix the furnace they relent and allow him to return to his job.
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The Daydreamer

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Mike Pellowski (credited)
Dan DeCarlo, Jr. (credited)
Jim DeCarlo (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
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teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
Betty is irritated by Archie's constant daydreaming.
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Get the Message!

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Frank Doyle (credited)
Harry Lucey (credited)
Terry Szenics (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Terry Szenics (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge
Archie bends down to read a message on the sidewalk, only to discover that it's part of another Reggie prank.
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The Unteachable

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Frank Doyle (credited)
Samm Schwartz (credited)
Samm Schwartz (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Samm Schwartz (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Jughead
Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Miss Haggly; Prof. Flutesnoot
In an effort to teach manners to the male students, Mr. Weatherbee orders them paired with a female student during lunch. That prompts Jughead's indignant resignation from Riverdale High.
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Chill Factor

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Fernando Ruiz (credited)
Fernando Ruiz (signed)
Bob Smith (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
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teen
Archie
Reggie Mantle; Ms. Stine; Dilton Doiley; Moose Mason; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
A word association exercise in class gets everybody mad at Reggie.
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Winter Wonder

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Dick Malmgren (credited)
Dick Malmgren (credited)
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
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teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee
Archie tries to convince Mr. Weatherbee that winter in Riverdale is better than a trip to a sunny beach.
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Stranded in the Storm

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Frank Doyle (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
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teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Hiram Lodge
Betty and Veronica are trapped at the Lodge cabin during a blizzard and two burglars break in.
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Archie Giant Comics Jackpot

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Heat Treat

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George Gladir ?
Gus LeMoine ?
Gus LeMoine ?
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
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teen
Jughead
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Jughead has a sure-fire way to warm up on a frigid day.
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Archie 1
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The Beast!

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Frank Doyle (credited)
Dan DeCarlo, Jr. (credited)
Jim DeCarlo (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Rod Ollerenshaw (credited)
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humorous
Archie 1
Archie 1; Betty 1; Veronica 1; Reggie 1; Jughead 1
Jughead 1 has taken to wearing a bearskin and is mistaken for a bear by Archie 1 and Reggie 1.
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Handyman's Special

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George Gladir (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
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humorous
Archie 1
Archie 1; Reggie 1; Jughead 1; Betty 1; Veronica 1; Moose 1
Archie 1 and his friends try to build a house.
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Graphic Novel Library Sale

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Wear Flair

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Archie
Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Veronica and Betty shop for ski clothes for Archie.
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Double Digest Bundle Pack

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Miss Grundy Pin-Up
Miss Grundy; Veronica Lodge
Of course I'm all right!!
Miss Grundy is not having a good day on the ski slope.
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Welcome to the New Riverdale

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Muscle Snow Bound!

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Mike Pellowski (credited)
Howard Bender (credited)
Howard Bender (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
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teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
Archie shovels snow and wears himself out.
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Going for the Record!

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Jim Ruth (credited)
Rex W. Lindsey (credited)
Mike Esposito (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
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teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee
Archie, Jughead, Betty, and Veronica build the world's largest snowman in the hopes of getting in the Guinness Book of Records.
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Archie Collector's Edition

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