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Archie Comics is an American comic book publisher headquartered in the Village of Mamaroneck, Town of Mamaroneck, New York, known for its many series featuring the fictional teenagers Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle and Jughead Jones. The characters were created by publisher/editor John L. Goldwater, written by Vic Bloom and drawn by Bob Montana. They were based in part on people met by Goldwater "in the Midwest" during his travels throughout the United States while looking for jobs and places to stay.
Archie's first appearance in Pep Comics #22 on December 22, 1941, was drawn by Montana and written by Vic Bloom. With the creation of Archie, publisher Goldwater hoped to appeal to fans of the Andy Hardy movies starring Mickey Rooney. Archie Comics is also the title of the company's longest-running publication, the first issue appearing with a cover date of Winter 1942.
Archie's Double Digest is, as the title suggests, a double-sized digest that takes stories from previous Archie comics and reprints them in digest form. Showcasing the adventures of Archie and the rest of the Riverdale gang.
Issues # 251 to # 254 changed the title to "Comics Digest". Number 255 changed the title to "Jumbo Comics", then # 256 got titled "Comics Annual". Then the title changed again for issues # 257 to # 259 to "Comics Double Digest". Then the names changed between these three titles until issue # 285. Then Numbers 285 and up were changed to "Jumbo Comics".
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