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Issue: Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #249
Publication Date: April 2014
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Issues: #249 of 144 Issues (192 Printings)
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Variant: Direct Edition
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
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Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 03/05/2014
Volume:
Pages: 164
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 76281646951724911
Price: $3.99 USD
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Content Items: 42 (27 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Four Color
Dimensions: Digest
Paper Stock: Newsprint
Binding: Squarebound
Publishing Format: Ongoing Series
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[untitled]

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Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
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Sabrina Secrets of a Teenage Witch

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Feature(s): HUB Network
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On the Level

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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
Synopsis: Archie and his father argue over which way a portrait of Archie's Great-Uncle Albert is tilting.
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In Content Item: FlagArchie Digest, Free Comic Book Day Edition #1 published June 2014
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Two Uptight

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Fred Andrews; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis: In order to help their fathers relax, Archie and Veronica play a doubles tennis match against them.
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In Content Item: FlagArchie Digest, Free Comic Book Day Edition #1 published June 2014
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Trouble Spot

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy
Synopsis: Resenting the teachers' belief that accidents naturally happen when he's around, Archie tries to prove that trouble can happen when he's not around.
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From Content Item: FlagArchie #142 published December 1963
was Trouble Spot [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Working 5 to 9!

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Mr. Griffin; Mrs. Craven; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Synopsis: After taking a part-time job at Bumley's Department Store, Archie finds that the money he's making is disappearing quickly.
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In Content Item: FlagArchie Digest, Free Comic Book Day Edition #1 published June 2014
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Ringadingding

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Synopsis: While waiting for a call from Veronica, Archie is bombarded with calls from telemarketers.
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In Content Item: FlagArchie Digest, Free Comic Book Day Edition #1 published June 2014
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School Bus-Ted!

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Midge Klump (cameo, flashback); Moose Mason (cameo, flashback); Betty Cooper (cameo, flashback); Jughead Jones (cameo, flashback); Chuck Clayton (cameo, flashback); Marty Morgan; Eddie Jones; Joe the Busdriver; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis: When his car breaks down Archie reluctantly decides to take the school bus, only to find the younger kids on the bus look up to him.
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In Content Item: FlagArchie Digest, Free Comic Book Day Edition #1 published June 2014
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Godzilla classic 1989 vinyl figure bank

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Feature(s): Diamond Selections
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Search Lurch

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Mr. Lodge
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Archie helps Mr. Lodge find his glasses.
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From Content Item: FlagArchie's Double Digest Magazine #149 [Direct Edition] published March 2004
was Search Lurch [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Life with Archie #51

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Genres: espionage, teen
Character(s): A.R.C.H.I.E. [Archie Andrews]; B.E.T.T.Y. [Betty Cooper]; vignettes: P.O.P. Agents [A.R.C.H.I.E. [Archie Andrews]; V.E.R.O.N.I.C.A. [Veronica Lodge]; B.E.T.T.Y. [Betty Cooper]; J.U.G.H.E.A.D. [Jughead Jones]]; C.R.U.S.H. Agents [Dr. Demon; Dr. Nose; Li'l Devill; Mr.X]
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From Content Item: FlagLife with Archie #51 published July 1966
was P.O.P. versus C.R.U.S.H. [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Shock!

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Genres: espionage, humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie as the Man From R.I.V.E.R.D.A.L.E.
Character(s): Archie Andrews (as Man From R.I.V.E.R.D.A.L.E.); the Voltman (villain; intro); Reggie Mantle; Midge Klump; Pop Tate; Moose Mason; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis: Voltman's plan is to incapacitate Mr. Lodge, making him useless to Lodge Enterprises.
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From Content Item: FlagLife with Archie #58 published February 1967
was Shock! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Sands of Doom

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Genres: adventure, espionage, humorous, teen
Feature(s): Betty as the Girl From R.I.V.E.R.D.A.L.E.
Character(s): Dr. Doom (not the Marvel character or Mad Dr. Doom; intro; villain); Sandman (not the DC or Marvel characters; intro; villain); Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate
Synopsis: Betty and Veronica are captured by Dr. Doom and Sandman, but they escape and stop them from capturing the rest of the R.I.V.E.R.D.A.L.E. group.
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From Content Item: FlagLife with Archie #58 published February 1967
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20% off all Archie comics!

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Feature(s): Midtown Comics
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Betty on the Brain

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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Tired of Veronica's dirty tricks to separate her from Archie, Betty trails the couple to the mall, then begins walking into Archie's line of sight while wearing different clothes and wigs, in order to convince him he's so obsessed with Betty that he's seeing her face on other women.
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From Content Item: FlagBetty and Veronica #18 [Direct] published March 1989
was Betty on the Brain [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Archie 1000 Page Comics Jamboree

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The Big Beat

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Archie is mad at Moose so he tapes a picture of Moose on the drum he carries in the marching band.
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Tangled Web

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Genres: adventure, humorous
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Waldo Weatherbee; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Malcolm Meeks
Synopsis: There's been a rash of robberies in Riverdale committed by someone known as the "Roly-Poly Robber," a corpulent man with thick black hair and a mustache, who makes his getaway in a foreign compact car. Archie doesn't think much of it until he looks inside the trunk Mr. Weatherbee's Yakasaki Pigeon and discovers that the principal owns a black wig and a mustache to match. Is Mr. Weatherbee the Roly-Poly Robber? Archie and his friends will find out the truth about Mr. Weatherbee when they go to a Dixieland jazz concert at the local college.
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From Content Item: FlagArchie and Me #150 [unnamed variant] published April 1985
was Tangled Web [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Good Clean Fun!

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Mr. Weatherbee; Mr. Svenson; Ms. Grundy; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: When Archie and the gang decide to hold a "foam dance" at the school gym, the soap bubbles needed for the dance get out of control.
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From Content Item: FlagArchie Comics Digest #188 published May 2002
was Good Clean Fun! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Health Hazard

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis: Mr. Lodge thinks that Archie is hazardous to his health.
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From Content Item: FlagArchie's Double Digest Magazine #149 [Direct Edition] published March 2004
was Health Hazard [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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The Demo

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Archie and Jughead participate in a demo of a new sports video game system.
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A Clothes Encounter of the Worst Kind

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis: Archie helps disguise Mr. Lodge by ruining his clothes.
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From Content Item: FlagArchie Comics Digest #180 published July 2001
was A Clothes Encounter of the Worst Kind [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Smart Guys

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Professor Flutesnoot; Archie Andrews; Professor Gibbons; Nippy; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee
Synopsis: Professor Gibbons tries to prove that his pet monkey, Nippy, is as smart as the average student.
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Slick Trick

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate; Moose Mason; Midge Klump
Synopsis: Fred gives Archie a can of fluid to fix the squeak in his car door and he begins to use it on everything.
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You Got to Hand It to Him!

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Mr. Weatherbee believes Archie is late to school because he broke his hand.
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Jump Back!

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Character(s): Archie Andrews
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From Content Item: FlagArchie's Story & Game Digest Magazine #14 [Direct Edition] published March 1990
was Jump Back! [Activity on Interior Page(s)]
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Disclose Notes: Unscramble the letters puzzle to discover some creepy crawly things.

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Tap Flap

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Synopsis: Jughead is making a sculpture of Archie.
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From Content Item: FlagJughead's Double Digest #21 [Direct Edition] published January 1994
was Tap Flap [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pat the Brat #20

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Genres: childrens
Feature(s): Pat the Brat
Character(s): Pat
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From Issue: FlagPat the Brat #20 published May 1957
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Cook Shnook

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Genres: childrens
Character(s): Pat; Mary; Oswald; Fleabite
Synopsis: Pat helps his father build a barbecue grill.
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Kite Plight

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Genres: childrens
Character(s): Pat; Oswald; Mary
Synopsis: Oswald tries to show Pat how to fly a kite.
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Pages: 3
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Download the Archie Comics App for free!

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The Cane Mutiny

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis: Archie has hurt his leg and has to use a cane so Veronica decides to give him a fashion makeover.
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[untitled]

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The Art of Archie: The Covers

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Disclose Notes: House ad for The Art of Archie: The Covers collection.
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First Class Fool

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: As a favor to his father, Archie stops at the post office on his way to Veronica's house.
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From Content Item: FlagArchie Comics Digest #188 published May 2002
was First Class Fool [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Plane Facts

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews
Synopsis: Archie couldn't have thrown the paper airplane, he was asleep in study hall.
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From Content Item: FlagArchie's Double Digest Magazine #149 [Direct Edition] published March 2004
was Plane Facts [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Test Zest

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Archie can't even find the correct test room.
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From Content Item: FlagArchie's Double Digest Magazine #149 [Direct Edition] published March 2004
was Test Zest [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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That Way Out Sound

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis: Mr. Lodge is showing off a special safe he had installed and is accidentally locked in with the only tuning fork that produces the sound to unlock the safe. But The Archies play until they recreate the right sound to free him.
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From Content Item: FlagLaugh Comics Digest / Laugh Comics Digest Magazine / Laugh Digest Magazine #139 published January 1998
was That Way Out Sound [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 6
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Archie Comics Subscriptions

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[untitled]

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Feature(s): Everything's Archie
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Free Archie App!

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Disclose Notes: House ad for the Archie digital download app.
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Where will your imagination take you?

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Feature(s): Lego
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