Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #252

In the heat of summer, Chuck longs for winter’s chill, while Archie grumbles about how slippery the cold weather always is—though he can’t resist sliding down his neighbor’s slip and slide every chance he gets.

In "Deadly Delivery!" from Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #252, chaos erupts when C.R.U.S.H. agents R.E.G.G.I.E. and V.E.R.O.N.I.C.A. set traps at the dry-cleaning shop serving as P.O.P. headquarters, aiming to intercept a vital microfilm. With time running out, A.R.C.H.I.E. and J.U.G.H.E.A.D. must trust Betty— their clueless, hapless clerk—with the mission, turning an ordinary day at the shop into a high-stakes game of cat and mouse.

In "The Whistler," P.O.P. takes on a new threat in the form of the C.R.U.S.H. agent whose piercing whistle can shatter eardrums, burst safes, and drive dogs wild—leaving the teen hero to outwit a foe whose weapon is as strange as it is dangerous.

In "It's Hip to be Mom!", Mary trades laundry duty for sun-soaked fun, swapping the kitchen for the shore—where her unexpected beachside charm turns heads and makes her the talk of the boardwalk.

In "Brave New World," Archie finds himself dreaming of heroic feats at the beach—facing down a bully, rescuing a girl from drowning, and standing up to injustice—all with his friends by his side. The story unfolds in a vivid, surreal daydream that blurs the line between fantasy and reality.