Archie's Double Digest Magazine #98

Jughead Jones swaps his usual sandwich for a camcorder, turning his knack for lurking into a side hustle: capturing his friends in their most awkward moments. With a grin and a lens, he turns accidental humiliations into quick cash—because everyone’s got a secret they’d rather not go viral.

In "Gnaws!", Archie and Jughead take on a seemingly simple task—removing a pesky mouse from Mr. Lodge’s cabin—but quickly learn that what starts as a prank spirals into a full-blown disaster. As their efforts to evict the intruder backfire in increasingly chaotic ways, the cabin begins to fall apart, leaving the duo scrambling to clean up the mess they’ve made.

In "Perfect Day!", Betty’s morning begins with a nightmare about Veronica discovering her diary, and from the moment she wakes up, every small mishap stacks up—her toast burns, her bike breaks, and even the weather seems to mock her. As the day unfolds, it’s clear Betty’s trying to keep her cool, but the universe seems determined to prove her worst fears about Veronica’s judgment might just be true.

In "Science Friction," Archie and his friends find themselves shrunk to the size of insects after being captured by snail-like aliens planning to sell them into slavery. With the aliens suddenly called away, the teens must figure out how to reverse the shrinking before they’re stuck at their tiny size—no matter how much they wish they could just shrink away from their problems.

In "Paper Caper," Jughead, now the school paper’s editor, faces a twist when Mr. Weatherbee assigns him the unlikely topic of announcing his own resignation—leaving the future of the paper, and his own role in it, hanging in the balance.

When the Pussycats’ plane makes an emergency landing in the Alaskan wilderness, their only hope lies with the local Inuit—unbeknownst to them, devoted fans of the band. With snowbound roads and frozen tundra stretching ahead, Jo, Melody, and Valerie find themselves in a remote outpost where music might just be the key to getting home.

In "The Catered Bouquet," Alex’s extravagant floral gifts to Josie start to weigh on Alan, stirring up insecurities he didn’t know he had. Meanwhile, Melody receives a fragrant bouquet from her caterer friend—only to find it has an unexpected side effect, drawing curious dogs to her doorstep.

In "Race Ace," Reggie’s latest scheme takes the form of a snowmobile race, where he tries to sabotage Archie at every turn. With Jughead by his side and their vehicle reduced to scattered parts, Archie finds a surprising way to cross the finish line—on foot, with the pieces in tow.

In "Lullaby of Birdland," the usual divide between the boys' outdoor chores and the girls' kitchen duties takes a surprising turn when the girls prove their worth in a way the boys never expected. Written by a longtime Archie contributor and illustrated with the series' signature charm, this short story from Double Digest Magazine #98 flips the script with quiet wit and a touch of mischief.

When Mr. Lodge’s toy company releases dolls of the Archies to promote the band at a concert, things take a surprising turn—someone has swapped the Archies dolls with the rival Dilly Dolly Twins, turning a promotional moment into a sticky situation.

In "The Last Straw," Ethel goes all out to impress Jughead with a home-cooked dinner and a romantic movie night—only to find her plans derailed when Jughead insists on watching a cooking documentary instead. When his refusal to switch gears pushes her past her limit, things take a chilly turn.