Archie's Double Digest Magazine #131 for Sale - First Appearance of Ginger Lopez - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series)
Issue: #131
Publication date: March 2002
Key date: 2002-03-00
On-sale date: 2001-11-28
Indicia publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Price: $3.29; 3.99 CAD
Pages: 196
Barcode: 76281646951713111
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Ginger Lopez - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Stan Goldberg; inks: Bob Smith	Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
1	Label Fable	comic story	5	script: Sid Jacobson; pencils: Fernando Ruiz; inks: Rudy Lapick; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Bill Yoshida	Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge
2	Coach Reproach	comic story	1	pencils: Stan Goldberg	Archie Andrews, Chuck Clayton, Coach Clayton, Jughead Jones, Reggie Mantle, Moose Mason
3	A Guide to Teen-Age Boy Behavior	comic story	5	pencils: Stan Goldberg	Archie Andrews, Fred Andrews, Mary Andrews, Betty Cooper, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle, Moose Mason
4	Name of the Game	comic story	6	pencils: Dan DeCarlo Jr.	Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle
5	Dough Nuts	comic story	5	pencils: Stan Goldberg	Archie Andrews, Fred Andrews, Hiram Lodge
6	Love Veronica Style	comic story	6	pencils: Stan Goldberg	Archie Andrews, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge
7	A Late Charge	comic story	0.5	pencils: Joe Edwards	Jughead Jones, Mr. Weatherbee
8	A Hole in One	comic story	0.5		Archie Andrews
9	Vengeance of the Ancients	comic story	11	pencils: Stan Goldberg	Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Jughead Jones, Hiram Lodge, Veronica Lodge
10	The Origin of Steel Sterling	public service announcement	1	script: Paul Castiglia; pencils: Steven Butler; inks: Bob Wiacek	Steel Sterling, John Sterling
11	They Work Hard for the Money!	comic story	6	pencils: Dan Parent	Archie Andrews, Fred Andrews, Mary Andrews, Alice Cooper, Betty Cooper, Hal Cooper, Miss Grundy, Forsythe Jones II, Jughead Jones, Hermione Lodge, Hiram Lodge, Veronica Lodge, Ginger Lopez First, Moose Mason
12	Emote Control	comic story	4	pencils: Bob Bolling	Archie Andrews, Reggie Mantle, Mr. Weatherbee
13	Well, I'll Eat My Hat!	comic story	5	pencils: Al Hartley	Archie Andrews, Coach Kleats, Betty Cooper, Miss Grundy, Jughead Jones, Ethel Muggs, Mr. Weatherbee
14	New Boy	comic story	5	pencils: Al Hartley	Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Reggie Mantle, Mr. Weatherbee
15	Mat Matter	comic story	6	pencils: Stan Goldberg	Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle
16	Blame Frame	comic story	5	pencils: Bob Bolling	Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Miss Grundy, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle, Professor Flutesnoot, Mr. Weatherbee
17	Waiting Room	comic story	5	pencils: Stan Goldberg	Archie Andrews, Fred Andrews
18	The Frigid Flash!	comic story	6	pencils: Bob Bolling	Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle, Mr. Svenson, Mr. Weatherbee
19	Ire Inspire	comic story	1	pencils: Gus Lemoine	Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Jughead Jones, Reggie Mantle, Ethel Muggs
20	Every Which Way But Jughead	comic story	12	pencils: Stan Goldberg	Archie Andrews, Jughead Jones, Reggie Mantle
21	The Winner	comic story	5	pencils: Stan Goldberg	Archie Andrews, Chuck Clayton, Betty Cooper, Dilton Doiley, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle, Moose Mason
22	Snowbound	comic story	5	pencils: Stan Goldberg	Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Miss Grundy, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle, Mr. Weatherbee
23	Mr. Generous	comic story	5	pencils: Stan Goldberg	Archie Andrews, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle, Pop Tate
24	Jibe Jab	comic story	1	pencils: Gus Lemoine	Archie Andrews, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle
25	Cast Party	comic story	5	pencils: Stan Goldberg	Archie Andrews, Jughead Jones, Mr. Weatherbee
26	Short Report	comic story	1	pencils: Gus Lemoine	Archie Andrews, Jughead Jones, Reggie Mantle
27	Pot Lucky	comic story	5	script: Bob Bolling; pencils: Bob Bolling	Fred Andrews, Little Archie, Mary Andrews, Little Betty Cooper, Little Veronica Lodge, Little Reggie
28	One Mo' Meal	comic story	1	pencils: Dexter Taylor	Fred Andrews, Little Archie, Mary Andrews, Little Jughead
29	The Big Loser	comic story	10	script: Bob Bolling; pencils: Bob Bolling	Little Archie, Little Betty Cooper, Little Ambrose, Little Veronica Lodge, Little Reggie
30	Snow Day Stories!	comic story	6	script: Pellowski; pencils: Golliher; inks: Lapick	Archie Andrews, Alice Cooper, Betty Cooper, Dilton Doiley, Gladys Jones, Jellybean Jones, Jughead Jones, Hiram Lodge, Veronica Lodge, Vicky Mantle, Reggie Mantle, Moose Mason, Mr. Svenson, Mr. Weatherbee
31	Eye Safety!	public service announcement	1	script: Paul Castiglia; inks: Pepoy; colors: Nelson Ribeiro	The Comet, John Dickering
32	TM Gem	comic story	5	pencils: Stan Goldberg	Archie Andrews, Mr. Svenson, Mr. Weatherbee
33	Feather Tether	comic story	1	pencils: Gus Lemoine	Archie Andrews, Coach Kleats, Jughead Jones, Reggie Mantle, Moose Mason
34	Chiminey Crickets	comic story	5	pencils: Rex Lindsey	Archie Andrews, Hiram Lodge, Veronica Lodge
35	A Sleigh in Time	comic story	11	pencils: Stan Goldberg	Archie Andrews, Jughead Jones, Paul Revere
36	Happy Chappy	comic story	1	pencils: Dan DeCarlo Jr.	Archie Andrews, Veronica Lodge
37	Snow Job	comic story	5	script: Pellowski; inks: Ken Selig	Archie Andrews, Fred Andrews, Mary Andrews

Printings and variants

Edition	How to tell
Newsstand	barcode 07189646951631

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine #117	2008	On eBay ›
Archie's Double Digest Magazine #184	2008	On eBay ›
Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine #127	2009	On eBay ›
Archie's Funhouse Double Digest #2	2014	On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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