(August 1974)
Archie,
1973 Series
- Price
- 0.60 USD
- Pages
- 164
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1974
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications Inc.
- Editing
- ?
[no title indexed]
blank page(s) / 2 pages
Indexer Notes
Inside front and inside back cover are blank.
The Fighter
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
- Reprints
-
from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #17 (Summer 1961)
-
The Taste of Success
Jughead / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
- from Jughead (Archie, 1965 series) #150 (November 1967)
-
Second Reckon
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx Holliday
- Reprints
- from Jughead (Archie, 1965 series) #150 (November 1967)
-
A Loan and Blue
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #126 (June 1966)
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The Handout
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Veronica Lodge; Waldo Weatherbee
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #17 (Summer 1961)
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Archie's Sports Shorts
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Moose Mason
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #40 (May 1959)
-
Betty and Veronica's Land-A-Man Kit
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #35 (July 1958)
-
The Warning
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx Holliday
- Reprints
- from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #26 (March 1964)
-
Made for Trouble
Little Archie / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- adventure; humor; children
- Reprints
- from The Adventures of Little Archie (Archie, 1961 series) #26 (Spring 1963)
-
That's the Ticket
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 4.33 pages
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx Holliday
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #179 (February 1966)
-
Fish Tales
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #23 (July 1956)
-
Fitness Report
Jughead / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
- Reprints
- from Jughead (Archie, 1965 series) #150 (November 1967)
-
Summer Madness
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #157 (December 1968)
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Adventure Ahoy!
Archie / comic story / 29 pages
- Genre
- adventure; humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
- Reprints
- from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #3 (July 1960)
-
Indexer Notes
A book-length story in four parts: "Adventure Ahoy!" (6 pp.); "A Slight Case of Weather" (7 pp.); "Castaway Island" (7 pp.); "A Rip-Snorting Rescue" (9 pp.).
Eye on the Ball!
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx Holliday
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #163 (July 1969)
-
The Word for Today - Teenagers
Archie Presents: Daffynitions / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #17 (Summer 1961)
-
Three Men on a Job
Archie / text story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #28 (January 1957)
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Lazy Laddie
Jughead / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pal Jughead (Archie, 1949 series) #99 (August 1963)
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Think and Do
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #34 (November 1965)
-
Punchy Pastime
Reggie / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pal Jughead (Archie, 1949 series) #65 (October 1960)
-
A Long Trail
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 3.33 pages
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx Holliday
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #183 (June 1966)
-
Chip Off the Ol' Block!
Little Archie / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- adventure; humor; children
- Characters
- Little Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; George Washington; un-named historical characters
- Synopsis
- When Little Archie refuses to eat his fish, Fred tells him the story of an Andrews ancestor whose love of fish helped to save the American troops at Valley Forge.
- Reprints
- from The Adventures of Little Archie (Archie, 1961 series) #26 (Spring 1963)
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The Swinger
Jughead / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
- from Jughead (Archie, 1965 series) #150 (November 1967)
-
The Crusader
Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Hiram Lodge (cameo, flashback)
- Synopsis
- Betty decides she's going to be helpful, which sends the others into a panic, since her attempts to be helpful always backfire. The gang decides to be mean to Betty, hoping that would keep her from trying to do favors for them.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #17 (Summer 1961)
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Danger at Cobb's Cavern
Archie / comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- adventure; humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- Archie, Reggie, Betty and Veronica decide to explore Cobb's Cavern, a local cave. Jughead advises them against it because of possible landslides. The landslide happens, trapping the four in the cavern and it's up to Jughead to find a way to rescue them.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #17 (Summer 1961)
-
- Keywords
- cave; landslide; spelunkers; tunnel
Indexer Notes
Mostly serious story, like those in the Life with Archie series.
Dash It All
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie gets a slow start in a track race.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #17 (Summer 1961)
-
- Keywords
- sprints; track and field
Vow Row
Moose / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Midge Klump
- Synopsis
- Moose catches Reggie and Midge together at Midge's house.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #17 (Summer 1961)
-
- Keywords
- jealousy
Model Child!
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx Holliday; Hap Holliday; Merry Holliday
- Synopsis
- Jinx's mother has her balance a book on her head to keep her from running around the house.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #16 (Spring 1961)
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Alphabet Blockhead
Archie / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #35 (July 1958)
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Railroad Cross Up
Miss Grundy / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #33 (March 1958)
-
The Nervous Ones
Jughead / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #17 (Summer 1961)
-
Party Blues
Archie / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle, Betty Cooper (cameo); Pop Tate (cameo)
- Synopsis
- Veronica thinks Archie is taking her for granted. So she throws a party that he has no chance of attending. (It's girls only.)
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #17 (Summer 1961)
-
- Keywords
- party
Sign of the Time
Reggie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Gladys
- Synopsis
- Gladys' father sends Reggie a message via some toy soldiers.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #16 (Spring 1961)
-
- Keywords
- toys
Pleasant Schemes
Betty / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #34 (November 1965)
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Big Game Hunter
Leroy / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Leroy; Archie Andrews (cameo); Veronica Lodge (cameo)
- Synopsis
- Archie and Veronica are snuggling and Leroy is outside the window with a tape-recorder, looking for some blackmail material.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #16 (Spring 1961)
-
- Keywords
- tape-recorder
Guess Who
Veronica / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle (disguised); Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Veronica gives a costume party where everyone is supposed to represent a holiday.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #16 (Spring 1961)
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Tipped and Topped! Part I
Betty / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica both read "Henrietta's Handy Hints on How to Hook Him!" Betty tries the "way to a man's heart is through his stomach" way.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #17 (Summer 1961)
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- Keywords
- cooking
Indexer Notes
Part one of two.
Tipped and Topped! Part II
Veronica / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica both read "Henrietta's Handy Hints on How to Hook Him!" Veronica uses the "An occasional change of your hairdo will add variety and spice to your appearance" tip, but Archie is oblivious, as usual.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #17 (Summer 1961)
-
- Keywords
- beauty salon; hairdo
Indexer Notes
Part two of two.
Poet Cornered
Dilton Doiley / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #33 (March 1958)
-
Poor Little Rich Whirl
Archie / comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Webster (butler)
- Synopsis
- Betty is jealous of Veronica's wealth. Veronica invites her for an overnight visit to emphasize her wealth and get her to give up Archie. But there is a twist when Betty phones home to talk to her mother and Veronica finds herself envying Betty's close ties to her parents as opposed to her usually-absent mother and father.
- Reprints
- from Archie Annual (Archie, 1950 series) #8 (1956-1957)
-
- Keywords
- jealousy; telephone
[Betty Sitting on a Rock]
Betty's Coloring Page / activity / 1 page
- Script
- Phil DiMaggio (idea)
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo
- Inks
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Betty in striped slacks, sitting on a rock.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #17 (Summer 1961)
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Indexer Notes
"Betty's coloring page suggested by Phil DiMaggio, 19th 5th, St., New Rochelle, N.Y."
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Table of Contents
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0.
["Archie, how come Jughead isn't your partner in the organic food business this year??"]
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1.
[no title indexed]
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2.
The Fighter
Archie -
3.
The Taste of Success
Jughead -
4.
Second Reckon
Li'l Jinx -
5.
A Loan and Blue
Betty and Veronica -
6.
The Handout
Archie -
7.
Archie's Sports Shorts
Archie -
8.
Betty and Veronica's Land-A-Man Kit
Betty and Veronica -
9.
The Warning
Li'l Jinx -
10.
Made for Trouble
Little Archie -
11.
That's the Ticket
Li'l Jinx -
12.
Riddles on Parade
Veronica -
13.
Fish Tales
Archie -
14.
Fitness Report
Jughead -
15.
Summer Madness
Archie -
16.
Adventure Ahoy!
Archie -
17.
Eye on the Ball!
Li'l Jinx -
18.
The Word for Today - Teenagers
Archie Presents: Daffynitions -
19.
Three Men on a Job
Archie -
20.
Lazy Laddie
Jughead -
21.
Think and Do
Betty and Veronica -
22.
Punchy Pastime
Reggie -
23.
A Long Trail
Li'l Jinx -
24.
Fun Page
-
25.
Chip Off the Ol' Block!
Little Archie -
26.
SH Short Shorts
Archie -
27.
The Swinger
Jughead -
28.
The Crusader
Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica -
29.
Danger at Cobb's Cavern
Archie -
30.
Dash It All
Archie -
31.
Vow Row
Moose -
32.
Model Child!
Li'l Jinx -
33.
Alphabet Blockhead
Archie -
34.
Railroad Cross Up
Miss Grundy -
35.
The Nervous Ones
Jughead -
36.
Party Blues
Archie -
37.
Sign of the Time
Reggie -
38.
Pleasant Schemes
Betty -
39.
Big Game Hunter
Leroy -
40.
Guess Who
Veronica -
41.
Tipped and Topped! Part I
Betty -
42.
Tipped and Topped! Part II
Veronica -
43.
Short Shorts
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44.
Poet Cornered
Dilton Doiley -
45.
Poor Little Rich Whirl
Archie -
46.
[Betty Sitting on a Rock]
Betty's Coloring Page -
47.
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Laugh Comics Digest -
48.
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- Peter Croome
- Katy Hayhurst
- Donald Dale Milne
- Mike Nielsen
- Gene Reed (R.I.P.)
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