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Issue: Archie & Friends Double Digest Magazine #14
Publication Date: May 2012
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Issues: #14 of 33 Issues (69 Printings)
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Variant: Direct Edition
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
Brand: Archie 70th Anniversary Classic; The Archie LibraryView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 03/21/2012
Volume: none
Pages: 164
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 76281646953101411
Price: $3.99 USD
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Content Items: 46 (27 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: digest size
Paper Stock: cardstock cover; newsprint interior
Binding: squarebound
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Meteor to Hit Riverdale

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Genres: humorous, superhero, teen
Feature(s): Archie's SuperTeens
Character(s): Pureheart the Powerful [Archie Andrews]; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
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First Line: Archie Meets KISS
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Mite and Maim

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Genres: superhero, teen
Character(s): Pureheart the Powerful [Archie Andrews]; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Long Tom; Mayor Slade; The Octopus; Willy
Synopsis: Betty and Veronica take a picture of the Octopus assaulting Mayor Slade and must be rescued by Pureheart the Powerful.
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Treasure Quest

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Archie and Reggie think they have found a pirate's treasure map in the back of an old painting.
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Very Touching

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Moose Mason; Midge Klump
Synopsis: Reggie bets Archie that he can't last two hours in the Lodge mansion without getting kicked out by Mr. Lodge.
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Yak Flak

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Genres: teen
Synopsis: Reggie gets a little too full of himself, so Veronica feels obliged to burst his bubble.
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The Critic

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Jughead didn't like the movie that he saw with Archie.
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Slick Chick

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Synopsis: Ethel tricks Jughead into agreeing to go to the dance.
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First Line: Archie & Valerie Are Back
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The Little Wheel

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Dilton Doiley
Synopsis: Dilton helps Moose get his roller skates back from Midge.
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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle
First Line: I hear the new girl...
Synopsis: Archie tries to impress the new girl with his strength by arm wrestling Moose.
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Bowl Toll

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis: Archie chases Veronica's bowling ball.
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The Great Quiz Whiz Contest!

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Big Moose
Character(s): Moose Mason; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee; Dilton Doiley; Reggie Mantle; Midge Klump; Chuck Clayton; Mr. Lars
Synopsis: Moose helps the Riverdale Quiz Bowl team win against their rivals.
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First Line: The Married Life Book Two
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Picture This!

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee
Synopsis: It is school picture day and Reggie is being arrogant so Jughead gets even by swapping out Reggie's photo in the yearbook with another picture.
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Feature(s): musicskins.com
First Line: Get your Archie skins
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Late But Great

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Reggie Mantle; Chuck Clayton; Mr. Weatherbee; Dilton Doiley; Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy
Synopsis: Dilton tries to get detention after he hears Reggie and Chuck talk about it being part of the school experience.
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Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Archie's Mysteries
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About the Teen Scene Investigators

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Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Archie's Mysteries
Character(s): Matt Clark; Mary Fine; Archie Andrews; Chuck Clayton; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
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Charitable Taking

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Genres: mystery
Feature(s): Archie's Mysteries
Character(s): Miss Grundy; Matt Clark; Mary Fine; Archie Andrews; Chuck Clayton; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Dilton Doiley; Mr. Weatherbee; Rosie; Travis; Mr. Devon; Edward Byron
Synopsis: When the movie memorabilia goes missing from a charity auction the Teen Scene Investigators are on the case.
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First Line: Kevin Keller in Hardcover
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Know When to Fold!

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Mr. Flutesnoot; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis: Reggie uses pages from Archie's notebook to try to frame him for random unruly acts around the school.
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was Know When to Fold! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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First Line: Archie Marries Betty & Veronica
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Feature(s): Dilton
Character(s): Dilton Doiley
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Genres: humorous
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Promises! Promises!

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate; Jughead Jones; Eugene; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
Synopsis: Archie promises his father he will clean up his room.
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She Bakes the Cake

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Amani
Character(s): Amani; Eugene; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Betty helps Amani bake a cake for Eugene.
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The Library Card

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Moose has to return his overdue library book.
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First Line: Betty and Veronica Best Friends Forever
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Hide Chide

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Gladys Jones
Synopsis: Jughead has his mother hide the key to the lock he put on the refrigerator.
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From Content Item: FlagArchie Giant Series Magazine #481 published April 1979
was Hide Chide [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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To Moose Low Tech

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Moose wants to be an artist.
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First Line: Archie the Married Life
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Lost Chance

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis: While watching a reality show named "Lost Chance" (a combination of "Survivor" and "The Great Race"), the gang imagine how they would fare if they were contestants on the show.
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First Line: The Best of Archie Comics
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Bicker Snickers

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Veronica is tired of the bickering between Archie and Reggie.
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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley; Miss Grundy
First Line: Arch, you are reading your physics book upside down.
Synopsis: Dilton tries to help Archie with his physics homework.
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Boom Box

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): The Archies [Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones]; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis: When the gang blows an amp while practicing for a gig, they all take on odd jobs to raise money for a new one.
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was Boom Box [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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First Line: Subscribe Today
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Four Is a Crowd

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: There is a traffic jam to get into the refrigerator.
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New Superkid in Town

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Dexter Daring; Hugh Kendraw
Synopsis: Hugh Kendraw is in Riverdale to select the winner of his "So You Want To Be A Superhero" program and everybody tries out with their superhero idea. Unbeknownst to everyone, there is a real superhero in town.
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First Line: Jinx
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Little Jinx Grows Up Chapter 1

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From Issue: FlagLife with Archie #7 published March 2011Pages 1 thru 5 only
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First Line: Jinx
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Feature(s): Everything's Archie
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First Line: Get your Archie swag!
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First Line: The Archie App. Download It For Free
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