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ISSUE SUMMARY

Publisher: Archie
Title: World of Archie Double Digest
Page Count: 292
Genre: Adventure, Children, Drama, Fantasy, Humor, Science Fiction, Teen
Era: Modern
Cover Price: 6.99 USD
Cover Date: June 2015
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Country: United States
On the evening of graduating college, Archie uses money given to him by his parents to buy an enagagement ring for Veronica, who immediately accepts his proposal.; The kids discover a hidden cavern which contains a city of weird underground people where they are held captive.; Archie dreams he's the head of "Archie Enterprises," the company in charge of Archie merchandising. He, his friends, and Archie publisher John Goldwater discuss all the upcoming Archie tie-ins and spinoffs planned, including more TV shows, restaurants, food products, and much more.; The gang goes to see the mummy of King Klutzatauman when the mummy suddenly comes alive.; The male members of The Archies get their draft notices just before their big peace rally. Their hippie friend Clyde urges them to burn their draft cards, but Archie explains that though they oppose the war, breaking the law and rioting won't bring about social change. At the peace rally, Archie delivers the message that if the new generation works together, it can solve America's problems ("bigotry, pollution, and a senseless war") without violence.; When Betty and Ronnie comment on how lazy Betty's cat Caramel is, Caramel reveals that she has the ability to talk to them (but only while they're still small children). Caramel tells them the story of her life: she had three kittens and lived with them in an old abandoned house. When the house was destroyed, the four cats set off on a journey across America, where Caramel found homes for each of her children -- and almost lost her own life in the process.; Archie gets a dressmaker's dummy for Veronica's sewing class, but several people mistake the manikin for a real girl, which leads to lots of problems.; Jughead discovers the joys of Snuggly-Wuggly, the blanket you wear.; Archie's parents ask him to do some chores on the weekend but Archie wants to keep his weekend work free.; Archie has part of his body replaced by robotic parts after a horrible accident.; In a story mostly told in narrative captions, Archie gets a chance to redeem himself in Mr. Lodge's eyes when he notices a fire in the Lodge mansion.; In an attempt to get used to skis Jughead wears them in the summer.; Coach Kleats thinks he has found an answer to Riverdale's lack of pitching in Elmer Gangle.; Betty and Veronica compare cheesy pick-up lines while fending off cheesy pick-up lines from various guys.; Archie and Jughead check the Lodge Mansion for ways Mr. Lodge can conserve energy.; Betty and Veronica try to meet two famous commercial spokesmen at a fitness camp.; Betty creates a life-size statue of Archie out of macaroni and enters a state-wide art contest.; Archie enters a look-alike contest to win a 10 minute shopping spree in a record store.; Pat has adventures with locks.; Jughead brings a portable air mattress to school.; Archie tries to get some eggs home from the store without dropping them.; Archie doesn't understand why a professional golfer would be superstitious about his lucky hat, until he puts on a similar hat and starts having a terrific run of luck.; Archie and Jughead tune into an outer space sports match on Jughead's new Super-Duper Satellite TV.; Mr. Lodge thinks the girls have natural putting ability and enters them in a contest against the local golf pro.; A Reggie prank leaves Archie stuck to a fence, and to get him to school, his friends have to saw off the fence and carry him in.; The "United Girls Against Jughead" decide they must use a computer to determine Jughead's soulmate, in order to keep his anti-girl ways from spreading. They overload the computer and wreck it by making that request.; A parody of "Charlie's Angels", with Betty and Veronica as the angels.; Jughead tries to teach Hot Dog to ice skate so he won't have to skate with a girl.; Set in ancient Rome, Emperor Archibus ignores the good advice of Jugibus and seeks out Reggio instead.; The Archies play a professional wrestling match.; When pop considers closing down the Chok'lit Shoppe due to lack of business, the kids help him attract more customers by helping him catch up with the latest trends.; Jughead's mother goes into labor and Archie and Jughead try to race her to the hospital but are stuck on the crowded freeway.; Archie and Jughead find a doctor that can deliver Jughead's mother's baby in the back of a pizza delivery van.; Archie needs to cut a piece of wood to a specific size to fix his stereo cabinet. He can't find a ruler, so he measures the space with his hands. He then races to the school shop to cut a piece of wood. He falls, goes on an elevator and hits a tree, but still has the measurement as the space between his hands.; Little Archie hides inside a huge heart-shaped box that his friends deliver to Veronica's house for Valentine's Day.; A dog gets in the way of Archie's entries in the newspaper beauty contest.; Moose thinks Archie and Jughead melted from the heat.; Archie and Veronica go to a scary movie but it's not Veronica that gets scared.