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Issue: Archie & Friends Double Digest Magazine #17
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Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications, Inc.
On Sale Date: 06/27/2012
Volume: none
Pages: 164
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 76281646953101711
Price: $3.99 USD
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Content Items: 45 (27 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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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Fernando Ruiz (signed)
Rich Koslowski (signed)
Rosario Pena [as Tito Pena] (signed)
Subject Matter
superhero
Archie's SuperTeens
Evilheart [Reggie Mantle]; Captain Hero [Jughead Jones]; Pureheart the Powerful [Archie Andrews]; SuperTeen [Betty Cooper]
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Hot Summer Reading
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House ad for 5 Archie collections.
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Terror in the Center Ring

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous, superhero, teen
Pureheart [Archie Andrews]; Evilheart [Reggie Mantle]; Veronica Lodge; The Mad Clown; Lungwort; Hypno the Great (The Mad Clown in disguise)
While at a circus, a mad clown with murder on his mind kidnaps Veronica because she looks like his ex-wife. When Archie and Reggie can't find Veronica, they become Pureheart and Evilheart to save the young socialite.
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FlagArchie as Pureheart the Powerful #3 published February 1967
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This story is told in 2 parts: Part I (8 pages) and Part II (5 pages).
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Sorry Surfer

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Mike Esposito (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous
Archie
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Dilton Doiley
Archie uses Dilton's new surfing simulator to learn to surf.
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Miscellaneous
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Junk for Joy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Doyle (credited)
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Jim DeCarlo (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous
Chuck 'n' Nancy
Chuck Clayton; Nancy; Betty Cooper; Cricket O'Dell
Chuck and Nancy catch a pickpocket at the local flea market.
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Recovered Romance

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Doyle (credited)
Dan DeCarlo, Jr. (credited)
Jim DeCarlo (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous
Frankie Valdez
Frankie Valdez; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
Frankie borrows Jughead's hat, which has a magic pin that makes the wearer irresistible, so he can meet a pretty girl.
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Yoga Dream!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Mary McDermott (credited)
Rex Lindsey (credited)
Rich Koslowski (credited)
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Subject Matter
humorous
Archie & Friends
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate
Veronica takes her friends to her Yoga class. Jughead does the best because he can’t stop thinking food related thoughts.
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Archie the Married Life
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Canoe Forgive Me

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Mike Pellowski (credited)
Tim Kennedy (credited)
Rich Koslowski (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous
Archie
Archie Andrews; Sophie
Sophie gives Archie another chance after their first disastrous date. The second date ends much the same way the first one did.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Craig Boldman (signed)
Henry Scarpelli (signed)
Henry Scarpelli (signed)
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Subject Matter
humorous
Archie
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Dilton Doiley
Look what I found!
Archie picks some flowers but they turn out to be poison ivy.
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Subject Matter
humorous
Moose's Gag Bag
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Moose Mason; Midge Klump
Duh-h, Arch, how can we take our dates out to eat...
Splitting a soda four ways is more than Veronica had bargained for.
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Tennis Bum!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Doyle (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous
Chuck Clayton; Archie Andrews; Slade Smith; Betty Cooper; Nancy
After Slade Smith humiliates Chuck on the tennis court, Nancy comes in and puts Slade in his place.
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Two-part story.
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Archie Meets KISS
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House ad for the Archie Meets KISS collection.
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Out-Raj-Ous Behavior

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Fernando Ruiz (credited)
Fernando Ruiz (credited)
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
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Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous
Raj Patel
Archie Andrews; Raj Patel; Doctor Ravi Patel; Mona Patel; Tina Patel
Archie and Raj become friends.
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This is a reprint of the first Raj Patel story.
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Jinx
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House ad for the Jinx collection.
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Run Fun

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous
Archie
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Moose Mason
Archie runs from a bully.
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FlagArchie's Giant Kids' Joke Book #[nn] published January 2012
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Meet the Teen Scene Investigators

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Fernando Ruiz (signed)
Rich Koslowski (signed)
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Subject Matter
adventure
Teen Scene Investigators
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About the Teen Scene Investigators

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
adventure, crime
Teen Scene Investigators
Archie Andrews; Chuck Clayton; Betty Cooper; Dilton Doiley; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Matt Clark; Mary Fine
Introduction to the members of the Teen Scene Investigators.
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No Day at the Beach!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Paul Castiglia (credited); Barbara Jarvie (credited)
Fernando Ruiz (credited)
Rich Koslowski (credited)
Stephanie Vozzo (credited)
Vickie Williams (credited)
Subject Matter
adventure, crime
Archie's Mysteries
Archie Andrews; Chuck Clayton; Betty Cooper; Dilton Doiley; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Kieth; Lester
The Teen Scene Investigators are on the case of a sea monster seen at a local beach.
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FlagArchie's Mysteries #30 published October 2003
 
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Archie's Weird Mysteries
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House ad for an Archie's Weird Mysteries collection.
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Thanks a Heap

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dick Malmgren (credited)
Dick Malmgren (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous
Archie
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Veronica is tired of riding in Archie's clunker.
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FlagArchie... Archie Andrews, Where Are You? Comics Digest Magazine #52 published October 1987
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Kevin Keller in Hardcover
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House ad for the Kevin Keller hardcover collection.
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Nifty Gifty

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Subject Matter
humorous
Reggie
Reggie Mantle; Maxine; Archie Andrews
Reggie gives Maxine his surfing medal, which turns out to be fake.
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Archie 1
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The Name of the Game

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Doyle (credited)
Dan DeCarlo, Jr. (credited)
Jim DeCarlo (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous
Archie 1
Archie 1; Reggie 1; Betty 1; Veronica 1; Jughead 1
Betty and Veronica decide that everything must have a name and name the boys. The boys think it's silly because they don't need names for everything.
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FlagJughead's Double Digest #20 [Direct Edition] published November 1993
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T.G.I.F.

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Doyle (credited)
Doug Crane (credited)
Mike Esposito ? (credited in this digest); Scott McRae ? (credited in the original printing)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous
Archie 1
Archie 1; Betty 1; Veronica 1; Reggie 1; Jughead 1
The prehistoric teens are tired of eating Jughead's fish stew but fortunately he has something else cooking.
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FlagEverything's Archie #148 published March 1990
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Chips Ahoy!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Doyle (credited)
Doug Crane (credited)
Mike Esposito (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous
Archie 1
Archie 1; Jughead 1; Reggie 1; Betty 1; Veronica 1
Reggie and Veronica want to hunt a tiger for its pelt but the rest of the gang want to follow Jughead's example.
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Archie Marries Betty & Veronica
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House ad for Life With Archie magazine subscriptions and back issues.
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Moose's Oddball Sports Facts

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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humorous, sports
Moose Mason; George Washington; Thomas Jefferson; Alexander Hamilton
Sports facts.
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First fact is about a golfer that hit a bird and got a hole-in-one. Last fact is George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton regularly played billiards.
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Helpful Hints for Guys

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Subject Matter
humorous
Archie
Archie Andrews
Tips on making money, complimenting girls and playing extreme sports.
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Huckleberry Fink

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Mike Pellowski (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Henry Scarpelli (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous
Archie
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle
Archie and Jughead borrow Moose's raft without asking his permission.
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The Magic of Sabrina the Teenage Witch
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House ad for The Magic of Sabrina collection.
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Golf Gaff

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir (credited)
Dan Parent (credited)
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous
Archie
Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Midge; Cheryl Blossom
Reggie and Archie take Betty and Veronica golfing and the girls end up liking the game so much they spend all their time at the golf course.
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Get your Archie swag!
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House ad for the merchandise available at the Archie website.
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Net Nutty

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir (credited)
Bob Bolling (credited)
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous
Reggie
Dilton Doiley; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Reggie makes fun of Dilton for hunting for butterflies with Betty and Veronica.
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FlagArchie Comics Digest #235 [Direct Edition] published August 2007
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Craig Boldman (signed)
Henry Scarpelli (signed)
Henry Scarpelli (signed)
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Subject Matter
humorous
Archie
Dilton Doiley; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Dilton! This is the beach!
Archie tries to show Dilton how to have fun at the beach.
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Who Needs a Boyfriend

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Bob Smith (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Betty
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Wendy
After having a fight with Archie at the beach, Betty is consoled by her friend, Wendy.
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FlagBetty and Me #193 published September 1991
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Subscribe Today
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Subscription information for various Archie titles.
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Living Lodge!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Angelo Decesare (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Jim Amash (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Jack Morelli (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie & Friends
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Hiram Lodge
Mr. Lodge decides to test his latest product on the gang: the Daily Achievement Device (D.A.D.) X-40. The D.A.D. helps the teens plan their day, make their appointments and complete their commitments. He invites the gang to spend the night at the mansion, each with their own D.A.D X-40. If successful, he'll release it worldwide. Wanting to get in good with Mr. Lodge and Veronica, Reggie reprograms Archie's device to have him bring 500 chickens to the press release.
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FlagArchie & Friends #110 published August 2007
was Living Lodge! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The D.A.D. X-40 has Mr. Lodge's recorded face and voice.
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Archie: Clash of the New Kids
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House ad for the Archie: Clash of the New Kids collection.
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New Kids Off the Wall

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Alex Simmons (credited)
Dan Parent (credited)
Rich Koslowski (credited)
Digikore Studios (credited)
Jack Morelli (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous
Archie
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FlagArchie & Friends All Stars #17 published January 20125 page excerpt
 
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Clash of the New Kids
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House ad for the Clash of the New Kids collection.
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Everything's Archie
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Sonic the Hedgehog
The Voyage Home
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House ad for a Sonic the Hedgehog collection.
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New Crusaders - Rise of the Heroes
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House ad for New Crusaders collection.

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