ARCHIE’S DOUBLE DIGEST #193
In a full length story that was hidden from Victor Gorelick, the entire Archie staff worked behind the scenes and at home to hide the story before publication. Before their passing Michael Silberkleit and Richard Goldwater wanted to honor Victor's 50 years at Archie with a special story. Fred Mausser and Mike Pellerito worked to make the story happen while hiding the entire story from Victor.
"Person of the Year": In this special story honoring Victor Gorelick's 50 years at Archie Comics, the Kids from Riverdale look for the "Person of the Year", ultimately deciding to honor Victor Gorelick for all his years of service.
SCRIPT AND PENCILS: Dan Parent
INKS: Jim Amish
COLOR: Tito Peña
MANAGING EDITOR: Mike Pellerito
ASSOCIATE EDITORS: Carlos Antunes & Stephen Oswald
Shipping Date: October 22nd, 2008
On Sale at Comic Specialty Shops: October 29th, 2008
On Sale on Newsstands: November 11th, 2008
176-page, full color digest
$3.69 US.





JUGHEAD & FRIENDS DIGEST #30
"Pajama Tardy": To avoid being late, Jughead decides to wear his pajama pants to school!
SCRIPT AND ART: Fernando Ruiz
"In the Pink": Jughead conceives a robot to conserve energy… his own!
SCRIPT: George Gladir
ART: Fernando Ruiz
PLUS: Other new and classic tales!
SCRIPT AND ART: Various talents.
BONUS: Puzzles, games and pin-ups!
Shipping Date: October 29th, 2008
On Sale at Comic Specialty Shops: November 5th, 2008
On Sale on Newsstands: November 18th, 2008
88-page, full color digest
$2.49 US.






PALS-N-GALS DOUBLE DIGEST #126
THE SECOND PART OF A NEW FOUR-PART STORY IN THE "DYNAMIC NEW LOOK" – AND THIS TIME, MOOSE & MIDGE’S ROMANCE HANGS IN THE BALANCE!
"Break-up Blues Part 2": Last issue, Midge decided to take a break from her possessive boyfriend Moose… and Moose obliged! Now with Midge and Moose dating others, the once close-knit friends at Riverdale High are awash in turmoil! Even though he’s taken Midge out on a few dates, Reggie is having second-thoughts as Midge is obviously missing Moose… and Reggie is missing the cat-and- mouse game he used to have so much fun playing with Moose! Does Reggie hold the key in getting Moose and Midge back together… or will his involvement only draw Midge closer to him? And what will Moose’s new girlfriend Judy Johnson have to say about it? Its romantic intrigue served up in the "realistic" art style that made both Betty and Veronica’s "Bad Boy Trouble" and Jughead’s "Matchmakers" some of the most talked about Archie stories in recent years! Veteran penciler Tod Smith and journeyman inker Al Milgrom carry on that popular style in what is sure to be the most explosive Archie Comics story of the year!
SCRIPT: Melanie J. Morgan
PENCILS: Tod Smith
INKS: Al Milgrom
PLUS: Other new and classic tales!
SCRIPT AND ART: Various talents.
BONUS: Puzzles, games and pin-ups!
Shipping Date: October 29th, 2008
On Sale at Comic Specialty Shops: November 5th, 2008
On Sale on Newsstands: November 18th, 2008
176-page, full color digest
$3.69 US.





VERONICA #191
"She’s So Gifted": Encouraged to give gifts that are truly
from the heart this holiday season, Veronica realizes her special
gift is wrapping gifts… and offers to do the wrapping for all her
family and friends!
SCRIPT AND ART: Dan Parent
"Tree Experts": To avoid the stress of arguments and clashing
tastes, the Lodges decide to hire a team of "experts" to trim
their Christmas tree. They soon learn precision can’t beat the
joy of family togetherness!
SCRIPT: Mike Pellowski
ART: Dan Parent
Shipping Date: October 29th, 2008
On Sale at Comic Specialty Shops: November 5th, 2008
On Sale on Newsstands: November 18th, 2008
32-page, full color comic
$2.25 US.

Dan Parent's art is awesome-er than ever!!! I'm liking that Fernando story and looking forward for the New Look one

Looking forward to the Victor tribute and also to the Jughead one.

My only gripe is the shrinking size of the digests and double digests

Yeah same here! I've been reading Archie since 2001, and when I picked up one of the 80's digests for the first time, it felt like I was holding two in my hand instead of one!

Congratulations again, Victor!

I'm a little sad too, that the digests have been thinning a bit, but, it's always encouraging to see new stories and awesome cover art... and of course, I often re-read earlier digests. ^_^

Rik, please pass our gripes on to whoever decided to cut pages from the comics. I realize costs have gone up, but that doesn't mean the comics should shrink.

I like these two pages which weren't included here, but can be found on the archiecomics.com website: