The Adventures of Little Archie #25

When Mary’s brother Burt, a seasoned sailor, returns home on leave, Little Archie is swept up in tales of distant shores and daring sea voyages. As Burt’s adventures paint his father as unremarkable by comparison, a trip to the new dam reveals a quiet courage in the man Little Archie thought he knew — one that redefines what it means to be a hero.

When a stranded interplanetary delivery ship drops a shipment of mysterious Martian devices called Duponiks, Little Archie stumbles upon one and accidentally creates a perfect duplicate of himself. With two Archies around, Betty and Veronica are thrilled—until the teachers can’t manage the chaos, and the school shuts down. Now the unnamed Martians are racing to retrieve the Duponik before it spawns an entire army of Little Archies.

Mortimer Mouse, fresh off a season of toy-making at the North Pole, sets off in search of a warmer home—only to find himself delivered to the Andrews’ doorstep. Though Little Archie and his family try to help, they’re firm: no mice allowed. With winter closing in and nowhere to turn, Mortimer faces a chilly choice—can he find a place to belong, even if it’s not quite where he expected?

Little Archie’s all in on his frog farm dream, with Elvis the frog as his star attraction—until a go-kart mishap leaves Elvis stranded as collateral. Ronnie steps in to rescue the day, buying Elvis back and returning him to his friend. But when Little Archie finally gets Elvis back, something unexpected makes him pause… and wonder if maybe, just maybe, he’s been missing out on more than just a good dance.

Little Archie swaps Betty’s quiet gathering for Ronnie’s party, lured by the promise of pony rides and a splash of glamour — but soon finds himself in the middle of a whirlwind of snobby society kids, including Austin Van Phipps III and Percy De Twerp V, all with their own ideas about how a party should be run.