Spotty, Little Archie's dog, becomes unexplainably sick and stays that way until he hears Little Archie reminiscing about him with Little Betty—especially when he hears Betty suggest that Archie might need a cat like her Caramel for company! This story begs to answer the question: Do our pets really understand what we say?

Brand new story! When Reggie manages to get out of a school charity drive, a little white lie escalates. Reggie tells the gang he's on an elaborate trip in Rome, and now he has to fake it! When he gets spotted in Riverdale by one of the gang, how will Reggie get out of this mess he created? Find out in “When in Rome,” the hilarious lead story to this comics annual, featuring even more pages of fun!

STORYBOOK MONTH continues! In "Hansel and Gretel.Inc," Hansel (Archie) and Gretel (Betty) run a smooth delivery service in the Enchanted Forest—until they come across the glutton known as "Sir Jughead"! He'll eat anything that's not nailed down... including them!

In the NEW LEAD STORY “On the Road Again …and Against!,” the Archies go on tour in the Philippines, while at the same time a documentary is being filmed about them.

When Archie overhears that Betty & Veronica have been invited to model in a photo shoot with an esteemed photographer, he sets his sights on crashing their good time. Archie wants to meet supermodels and he’s bound to do anything to get himself there! Will Archie achieve his dream of meeting models on a closed set at the beach? Or will more than just Betty & Veronica end up snapping at him?

Take a trip to the Middle Ages with Archie! A snooze on the beach turns into an adventure in history. As it turns out, being a teenager wasn’t that much different centuries ago! Well… minus the fact that a sports competition featured horses… and swords… and was definitely a lot more dangerous!

Archie’s known for being an accident-prone, girl-crazy romantic, but here’s something about Archie we’ll bet you couldn’t guess… he’s also a mind-reader! Dilton’s working on the ultimate science fair experiment and it’s up to Archie to be his dutiful guinea pig. But can Archie’s newfound ESP help out or only cause him more grief? If you’re not a psychic, you’ll need to find out by reading “Mind Games,” the crazy first story to this FUN NEW double digest series!

Cheryl steals the spotlight again when she gets a new pet monkey named Oscar. With all of the guys paying attention to her and her monkey pal, how can Betty & Veronica compete?

Archie and Veronica can’t seem to go a day without getting into some silly argument, so Archie comes up with a foolproof plan to prevent that from happening—he takes a vow of silence! If he can remain quiet for a whole 24 hours, there’s no possible way he could get into any squabbles with anyone… right? Is Archie’s plan infallible, or will he find himself wordlessly wandering into a war? Throw Reggie into the mix and anything’s possible! Find out Archie’s fate in “He’s Quiet a Guy!” the new lead story to this fun comics digest!

Archie wants to do something special for Betty's birthday, so he decides to bake a cake—unfortunately, Archie’s never actually tried to bake a cake before! But how hard can it be? With his good pal Jughead by his side, he should be able to accomplish anything he sets his mind to. Providing, of course, that Jughead doesn’t eat everything before he even gets a chance to start baking! Will Archie give Betty the best birthday gift ever? Or is this plan a cake mistake? Find out in “Caketastrophe,” the fun lead story to this JUMBO-sized comics digest!