Archie Double Digest 227

In hopes of impressing Veronica, Archie gets his rust bucket of a car covered in advertisements of her favorite shoe store. But after a rift with the store's owners cause Veronica to swear them off, Archie is left with the predicament of trying to hide his ride from Veronica on their date! Then, tomorrow is the big algebra exam but Archie is having trouble putting his head down and studying. Can Archie manage to block out all distractions and hit the books or is he predestined to flunk the course?

Veronica refuses to let a little rain get in the way of her pool party! That is, until the rain escalates into a full on flash flood! With the Lodge's mansion at the center of it, the Andrews offer to take them in - to Archie's delight! However, the Lodges bring with them a little extra baggage, not to mention all their servants plus their entitled lifestyles. Can this living arrangement end in anything but chaos? Find out if Archie and his folks can weather "The Big Storm!"

It's summer time at Uncle Hugo's Sunny Side Fun Camp and all the young campers are anxious to run the obstacle course. But first, it's up to camp counselor Archie to demonstrate just how it's done. The reliable klutz that he is, Archie will do his best to not fulfill Uncle Hugo's disastrous predictions and prove it's "No Obstacle!" As Little Betty bakes cookies for Veronica's party, Caramel the cat adds a secret ingredient or two which may just be what Mrs. Lodge could use for bird watching! Sound crazy? Read Little Betty in "Mighty Mix" to discover just how so!

When Archie and Mr. Weatherbee volunteer to be guinea pigs in Dilton's I.Q. analyzer for the science fair, something goes horribly wrong! Instead of measuring their brain power, the experiment causes them to switch bodies! Worst of all, Archie has a date planned with Veronica and Mr. Weatherbee will be giving an important speech to the school board the effect wears off. Will student and princpal manage to spend a day in each others' shoes without everything falling to shambles?

While at the carnival, Reggie witnesses an innocent exchange between Archie and Betty and, using his powers of manipulation, twists it into something it's not! Next thing you know, half of the fair's attendees believe the two are engaged to be married! How will the couple ever dispel the rumor before it gets out of control? Find out in "Belle Ringer!"

Archie as Pureheart the Powerful in "Postage Due"! When a disgruntled ex-postal worker turns his aggression towards those who formerly employed him, it's up to Pureheart to stop him! Holding Mr. Lodge responsible, the wealthy industrialist is put in harm's way when the villain seeks revenge on him. Will Pureheart be able to thwart the anti-mail man before he can sabotage the postal service for good?

"The Fame Game!" A summer beach movie is being shot in Riverdale and the gang is all participating as extras! Will any of them be discovered as stars in the making? Will Jughead devour the catering before the director calls cut? Can Reggie's head get any bigger once the cameras start rolling? The answers to those burning questions lie within these pages!

Pondering his future after graduation, Jughead envisions various career paths but each dream job is interrupted by his biggest passion, food! Will Jughead concoct the perfect job best suited for him or is destined to wind up in the food industry as Miss Beazly predicts? Then Jughead takes us through a collection of his personal photos in hopes of proving that theres more to him than what his friends perceive on the surface. Is Jughead simply just a lazy, food obsessed teenager or will his slideshow prove otherwise?