Jughead's Double Digest #193
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "The Magic Touch," Ethel takes a fortune cookie's prediction—she'll marry a tall blonde man—far too seriously, setting her sights on Jughead despite his lack of height and hair color. As Jughead desperately hides a mop on his head to play along, Archie and Reggie step in to gently remind Ethel that fortune cookies aren’t exactly reliable. Written by Frank Doyle and brought to life with classic charm by Dan DeCarlo, with inks by Vincent DeCarlo and colors by Barry Grossman, this lighthearted tale captures the humor of teenage crushes and misinterpreted fortunes. The cover, by Fernando Ruiz and Bob Smith, perfectly captures the playful chaos.
In "The Magic Touch," Jughead's legendary knack for freeing stuck things takes a hilarious turn when his skills are put to the ultimate test—helping Archie, tongue-tied and stuck mid-confession, finally ask out a girl he's smitten with. With his usual calm and a touch of genius, Jughead tackles the impossible, proving once again that no jam is too tight when you've got the right kind of magic.
In "Fortune Hunters," Ethel takes a fortune cookie's prediction—she'll marry a tall blonde man—far too seriously, convinced it’s about Jughead despite his lack of both height and blonde hair. Jughead, trying to play along, hides his mop-on-head wig while dodging Ethel’s romantic assumptions, all while Reggie and Archie attempt to gently remind her that fortune cookies aren’t exactly reliable.
Jughead’s love for ice cream is put to the test when the heat threatens to melt a cone left outside Pop Tate’s—no matter how much he insists he’s too sensible to leave the shop, the urge proves too strong to resist.
In "Back from the Future!" from Jughead's Double Digest #193, Jughead Jones is pulled into a high-stakes mission when January McAndrews, a Time Police officer and descendant of Archie Andrews, recruits him to stop time thieves targeting Senator Bailey—someone Jughead once saved, a man whose future presidency could alter history. With the clock ticking and the past in peril, Jughead must use his wits and his legendary appetite to stay one step ahead of those rewriting time.
In "Ladies Man!", Jughead’s aloof charm unexpectedly turns heads at the beach when Archie and Reggie jokingly blame him for scaring off the girls—only to find out he’s the one drawing them in once they’re gone. The story follows the quiet shift in attention as Jughead’s effortless cool becomes the talk of the shore, all without him trying.
Sabrina: The Magic Within #2 kicks off a summer full of unexpected turns when Sabrina lands an internship with the Magic Council just as Harvey announces he’ll be away visiting relatives. With her usual routine upended, she’s invited to spend the season at LLandra’s family beach house, where magic, mystery, and new friendships are already stirring beneath the sun-drenched waves.
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