Jughead's Double Digest #173
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "B.F.F...Not!", Jughead’s attempt to get Dilton to unwind at the beach backfires when Dilton can’t resist reading every sign, label, and piece of text in sight—proving that some habits are harder to leave behind than a good sandwich. Written by Craig Boldman and illustrated by Rex Lindsey, with inks by Rich Koslowski, colors by Barry Grossman, and letters by Jack Morelli, this 2011 Double Digest tale captures the classic Archie charm with a side of mild chaos. The cover, by Tod Smith and Fabio Redivo, perfectly captures the lighthearted tension of the moment.
In "The Appealing Appalling Jughead Jones," Jughead sets out on a bizarre mission to make himself unlikable—trying everything from bad haircuts to pretending to hate food—only to find that Ethel remains unfazed. His attempts to push her away backfire in the most unexpected way, leaving him wondering if being himself might be the real secret all along.
In "We Meet Again!", Jughead and Trula wake up with amnesia after a head-bonking mishap, only to find themselves oddly compatible as strangers—no insults, no rivalry, just shared laughs and unexpected camaraderie. When Dilton cracks the case and exposes their ruse, they brush him off with a playful, "Mind your own business."
In "Reader's Choice," Jughead rallies Dilton to ditch his books for a day at the beach, hoping to shake up his friend's constant reading habit—only to find that Dilton can't resist scanning every sign, label, and passing headline, even in the sand.
In "Puppy Tales," Hot Dog’s day takes a wild turn when he accidentally drinks from the Fountain of Youth during a show-and-tell about time-travel souvenirs. Now transformed into a tiny puppy, he’s left scrambling to prove he’s still the same dog—especially with the new cat in town, Horatio Hisspit, watching closely.
In "King Kanine," Hot Dog finds himself caught in a wild dream where the Galacti-Cats scheme to transform him into a towering, fearsome canine. As his imagination runs wild, he must face the absurdity of his own legend—without knowing if he's hero or villain in this cosmic canine tale.
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↩ Reprints That Wilkin Boy #9 (1970), Archie and Me #53 (1972), Archie Annual #26 (1975), That Wilkin Boy #35 (1976), Jughead's Jokes #66 (1979), Jughead's Jokes #70 (1980), Jughead #20 (1990), Jughead's Pal Hot Dog #5 (1990), Archie's Pal Jughead Comics #128 (2000), Archie's Pal Jughead Comics #130 (2000), Archie's Pal Jughead Comics #131 (2000), Archie's Pal Jughead Comics #151 (2003), Jughead & Friends Digest Magazine #10 (2006), Archie's Pal Jughead Comics #174 (2006), Archie's Pal Jughead Comics #175 (2006), Jughead & Friends Digest Magazine #13 (2006)
Reprinted in World of Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #90 (2019), Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #311 (2020), World of Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #110 (2021)
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