Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #287

Archie’s juggling act earns Mr. Lodge’s rare praise—until Veronica’s kiss sends him tumbling back into his usual, endearing chaos. A lighthearted moment of unexpected skill and teenage awkwardness unfolds in just five pages.

In "Lighten Up," Archie gets a flashy new gadget—a blinkie-box—and challenges himself to predict which light will flash next. Mr. Lodge, skeptical at first, can't resist trying to beat Archie's score, turning a simple game into a surprisingly competitive showdown.

Archie swaps his dusty mop for a high-tech robot vacuum, hoping to skip the chore—but soon learns that even machines can be messy. With a little too much enthusiasm and zero common sense, the robot turns cleaning into a full-blown household chaos.

In "The Trade-Off!", Archie and Reggie both try to win Veronica’s attention for a night at the Picturebox disco, leading to an unexpected solution: a fifteen-minute rotating date. The results are predictably chaotic as the two rivals take turns with the girl of their dreams—no easy task when neither can agree on who should go first.

Archie and his dad head to the On the Road Antiques Show to get an old watch appraised, but Fred’s mood takes a nostalgic turn when he sees items from his own youth on display—each one a reminder of how time has flown.

When Sue Stringly’s lunchtime sandwiches become the talk of the school, Little Archie stumbles upon her secret: she’s been sharing her meals with a stray cat named Parnell. Now torn between buying his dream Silver Flash roller skates and helping Sue and her feline friend, he faces a choice that tests his heart—and his wallet.