(June 1975)
Archie,
1973 Series
- Price
- 0.60 USD
- Pages
- 164
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1975
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications Inc.
- Editing
- ?
[no title indexed]
Archie / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Archie! Am I paying you to kiss Veronica?
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Pop Tate; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Little Archie Andrews; Li'l Jinx; Mr. Weatherbee; Reggie; Miss Grundy; Mr. Lodge
Indexer Notes
There are 2 other Archie titles with similar covers to this one. They are, Pep comics #93, and Pep #144.
Teacher's Pest
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Miss Grundy [Geraldine Grundy]; Mr. Weatherbee [Waldo Weatherbee]; Professor Flutesnoot [Benjamin Flutesnoot]
- Synopsis
- When Veronica is transferred out of his class Archie is left in a daze.
- Reprints
-
from Archie Comics (Archie, 1942 series) #101 (June 1959)
-
Little Miss Fortune
Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mr. Lodge; Smithers
- Synopsis
- Veronica is overly upset when her father loses $250,000 in his business, even though he is still worth four or five million dollars. She gets little sympathy from her friends, who send her a joke "care" package and show up at a party at her house dressed in rags. Veronica doesn't appreciate the humor, but her father thinks it's hilarious.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #79 (July 1962)
-
Indexer Notes
Pencil credit from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
Father's Day
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- Archie's father doesn't think Archie spends enough time at home. Archie compromises and takes his father along with him for the day's activities. By the end of the day, Archie's father is glad to stay home.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #104 (September 1959)
-
- Keywords
- badminton; cigar; hedge; newspaper; seat belts; swimming pool
Indexer Notes
Pencil credit from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
A Brush With Art
Jughead / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- After forgetting about his required entry in the school art exhibition, Jughead whips up an abstract painting in minutes. Reggie and Archie have great fun at the painting's expense, until someone at the exhibition offers Jughead seventy-five dollars for it.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pal Jughead (Archie, 1949 series) #41 (April 1957)
-
- Keywords
- abstract painting; art show
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
Wis-Dumb
Moose / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Moose Mason; Mr. Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Moose comes to Mr. Weatherbee for advice but ends up confusing both of them.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #106 (December 1959)
-
A Risky Course
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie is stumped by his math homework.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #106 (December 1959)
-
Gone to the Dogs
Reggie / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Mr. Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Reggie gets Jughead in trouble by hiding a rabbit in his desk. Mr. Weatherbee decides to make Reggie "game warden" of the high school to keep students from bringing pets to school and gives him a whistle. Jughead switches the whistle for an ultra-sonic dog whistle, so that when Reggie blows it, a pack of dogs invades the school.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #102 (July 1959)
-
- Keywords
- cakes; dog whistle; dogs; rabbit
Safety Worst
Archie / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Archie tries to teach Betty how to drive.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pal Jughead (Archie, 1949 series) #39 (December 1956)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
Handle With Care!
Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Ophelia
- Synopsis
- Ophelia wonders what Veronica does to get such soft hands. Betty says she does absolutely nothing.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pal Jughead (Archie, 1949 series) #57 (January 1960)
-
Time for a Change
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Hap Halliday; Mr. Sweets
- Synopsis
- Li'l Jinx can't make up her mind.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #154 (May 1962)
-
- Keywords
- candy store
Package Deal
Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Jughead tries to outsmart the post office.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pal Jughead (Archie, 1949 series) #41 (April 1957)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
Hand Signals
Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Midge Klump; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- Reggie takes Midge for a drive. Moose finds out.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pal Jughead (Archie, 1949 series) #41 (April 1957)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
A-Haunting We Will Go
Life with Archie / comic story / 25 pages
- Genre
- adventure; humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Waldo Weatherbee; Dilton Doily; Geraldine Grundy
- Synopsis
- As part of an initiation, the boys make Moose spend the night in the local haunted house and try to make him think the place is actually haunted. But when an actual ghost seems to appear in the house, Archie and Jughead go back to solve the mystery of who -- or what -- is behind these scary spooks.
- Reprints
- from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #5 (November 1960)
-
- Keywords
- diving helmet; ghost; haunted house; initiation; skeleton
Indexer Notes
An issue-length story divided into four chapters: "A-Haunting We Will Go," "Calling All Spooks," "Ghost Busters" and "Ah -- Sweet Mystery."
The format of this story is similar to what would later become the formula for "Scooby-Doo."
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
Returned Male!
Moose / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Moose Mason; Mr. Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Mr. Weatherbee asks Moose to mail a letter.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #105 (November 1959)
-
Signal Success
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Mr. Lodge
- Synopsis
- When Betty dates Archie, Veronica loans her a brooch to wear. With Veronica's usual ulterior motive, the borrowed brooch transmits a radio signal so that Veronica can keep an eye on the pair. When a cape with the brooch blows out of Archie's jalopy and is grabbed by a playful hound, Veronica has to follow the signal through some less-than-desirable places.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #79 (July 1962)
-
- Keywords
- brooch; city dump; radio transmitter
Indexer Notes
Penciller credit from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
The Happy Gang
Little Archie / comic story / 11 pages
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Little Archie Andrews; Little Betty Cooper; Little Veronica Lodge; Little Jughead Jones; Little Reggie Mantle; Little Moose Mason; Ambrose Pipps; Evelyn Evernever; Sheldon Broadbeam; Mary Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mr. Turner
- Synopsis
- Little Archie convinces the Good Ol' Gang to pose for a photo to enter in a "happy gang" contest. But when he has to go home to get film for the camera, the kids have to hold their pose, without moving, until he gets back.
- Reprints
- from Little Archie Giant Comics (Archie, 1957 series) #18 (Spring 1961)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
Munch Obliged
Jughead / text story / 2 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Jughead gets dragged to the principal's office for eating in class.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pal Jughead (Archie, 1949 series) #41 (April 1957)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
Vanity Case
Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie notices that a lot of beautiful women seem attracted to funny-looking men.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pal Jughead (Archie, 1949 series) #44 (October 1957)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
Taken to the Cleaners
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Archie decides to stop patronizing a local tailor shop.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pal Jughead (Archie, 1949 series) #44 (October 1957)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
Baby Quitter
Jughead / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Jughead gets suckered into babysitting a cherubic-looking terror.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pal Jughead (Archie, 1949 series) #39 (December 1956)
-
- Keywords
- baby sitting; ventriloquism
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
Blackboard Blues!
Miss Grundy / comic story / 1.67 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews (cameo); Reggie Mantle (cameo); Veronica Lodge (cameo); Jughead Jones (cameo); Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- Miss Grundy can't get her students to pay attention in class. Mr. Weatherbee suggests that the only thing that interests teenagers is television, which gives Miss Grundy an idea to solve the problem.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #102 (July 1959)
-
- Keywords
- blackboards; television
Call Me Brawny
Jughead / comic story / 0.33 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Reggie hears a rumor that Jughead ordered a mail-order course in body-building.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #102 (July 1959)
-
Farced Labor
Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Jughead isn't interested in a part time job.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #43 (November 1959)
-
Shock Treatment!
Moose / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Moose Mason; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Moose deals with a short circuit.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #43 (November 1959)
-
Micro-Phoneys
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Smithers
- Synopsis
- Veronica thinks that Archie and Betty are engaged to be married so she decides to steal their thunder and get engaged to the first boy she sees, which turns out to be Jughead.
- Reprints
- from Archie Comics (Archie, 1942 series) #85 (March-April 1957)
-
Hook, Line and Clinker
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Mr. Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica is distraught because George, her tropical fish, is sick. Not knowing George is a fish, Archie vows to pummel the rival who caused Veronica to break their date.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #86 (February 1963)
-
- Keywords
- tropical fish
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
School Daze!
Archie's Pals 'N' Gals / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Miss Grundy; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Midge; Tommy
- Synopsis
- Archie and his friends have humorous incidents at school.
- Reprints
- from Archie Comics (Archie, 1942 series) #99 (March 1959)
-
Jughead Fun Page
activity / 1 page
- Synopsis
- Which license plates are accurate, a crossword puzzle, find the odd numbered area and optical illusions.
Flip-Tops
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Hap Holliday; Greg
- Synopsis
- Daddy teaches Li'l Jinx how to win at flipping baseball cards.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #165 (September 1963)
-
- Keywords
- baseball cards
Indexer Notes
1/3 page removed from original printing.
Ought-To Biography
Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie reads "What 75 Million Women Want", and Reggie takes the book to see if they spelled his name correctly.
- Reprints
- from Archie Comics (Archie, 1942 series) #99 (March 1959)
-
Highway Robbery
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie gets a ticket.
- Reprints
- from Archie Comics (Archie, 1942 series) #99 (March 1959)
-
Foul Prowl
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Veronica believes she heard a prowler and Archie and Reggie investigate.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #105 (November 1959)
-
Uplifting Experience
Jughead / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Miss Grundy; Alice Grundy; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- The students hear Miss Grundy may have to undergo plastic surgery to repair a broken nose. Later when Miss Grundy's young niece visits the school, everyone assumes she's Miss Grundy post-surgery.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pal Jughead (Archie, 1949 series) #44 (October 1957)
-
The Routine
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Veronica has Archie and Mr. Lodge's daily routine timed to the minute. When Betty tries to disrupt the routine, she gets treated just the same as Archie.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #78 (June 1962)
-
- Keywords
- betting; vase
Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprint of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
For Debt or for Worse
Archie / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
- Synopsis
- Fred can't resist a door-to-door salesman.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #8 (Spring 1959)
-
- Keywords
- door-to-door salesman
Archie Fun Page
activity / 1 page
- Synopsis
- Color and cut out the picture frames and the pictures to put in them.
Painting Easel
Do It Yourself for Fun / activity / 1 page
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Archie and Jughead show you how to construct your own easel.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pal Jughead (Archie, 1949 series) #39 (December 1956)
-
- Keywords
- easel
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
Grizzly Tale
Jughead / comic story / 2.75 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- When Veronica expresses a desire for a bear skin rug for the mansion, Archie goes to Jughead to help him find one.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pal Jughead (Archie, 1949 series) #39 (December 1956)
-
- Keywords
- bearskin rug
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
[no title indexed]
Archie / comic story / 0.25 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What happened to you Jug?
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Archie asks Jughead about his bandaged hand.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pal Jughead (Archie, 1949 series) #39 (December 1956)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
Top Priority
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Midge Klump
- Synopsis
- Veronica advises Midge and Betty to fill up a hope chest with the most important things. So Betty kidnaps Archie, ties him up and puts him in the chest.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #80 (August 1962)
-
- Keywords
- hope chest; kidnapping; records
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
Archie's Limerick Land
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Four limericks, one about a man named Carr, one about a man named Finn, one about a girl named Psyche and one about a man named McKentum.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #43 (November 1959)
-
- Keywords
- limerick
Veronica's Fun Page
activity / 1 page
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge
Indexer Notes
First activity is to add up the numbers on Veronica's dress.
Speak for Yourself!
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy
- Synopsis
- Miss Grundy wants Archie to improve his vocabulary.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #43 (November 1959)
-
Gift O' Gab
Moose / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Moose Mason; Midge Klump
- Synopsis
- Midge's birthday is next week.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #43 (November 1959)
-
Dog Daze
Mr. Weatherbee / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Miss Grundy
- Synopsis
- The students find a stray dog but Mr. Weatherbee makes them leave it outside in the rain.
- Reprints
- from Pep Comics (Archie, 1940 series) #129 (September 1958)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprint in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #266.
Checkered Existence
Jughead / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Jughead gives Archie some bad advice during a checkers game.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pal Jughead (Archie, 1949 series) #39 (December 1956)
-
Tie Score
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Veronica gives Archie an ascot. He makes the best of it by changing to a whole Hollywood-style wardrobe and being insufferably pretentious.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #81 (September 1962)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
Baker's Dozen
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- The gang has a pie fight.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #159 (November 1962)
-
- Keywords
- pie fight
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Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["Archie! Am I paying you to kiss Veronica?"]
Archie -
1.
[no title indexed]
-
2.
Teacher's Pest
Archie -
3.
Little Miss Fortune
Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica -
4.
Father's Day
Archie -
5.
A Brush With Art
Jughead -
6.
Wis-Dumb
Moose -
7.
A Risky Course
Archie -
8.
Gone to the Dogs
Reggie -
9.
Safety Worst
Archie -
10.
Handle With Care!
Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica -
11.
[no title indexed]
Archie's Fun Page -
12.
Time for a Change
Li'l Jinx -
13.
Package Deal
Jughead -
14.
Hand Signals
Reggie -
15.
A-Haunting We Will Go
Life with Archie -
16.
Returned Male!
Moose -
17.
Signal Success
Betty and Veronica -
18.
The Happy Gang
Little Archie -
19.
Munch Obliged
Jughead -
20.
Vanity Case
Veronica -
21.
Taken to the Cleaners
Archie -
22.
Baby Quitter
Jughead -
23.
Blackboard Blues!
Miss Grundy -
24.
Call Me Brawny
Jughead -
25.
Farced Labor
Jughead -
26.
Shock Treatment!
Moose -
27.
Micro-Phoneys
Archie -
28.
Hook, Line and Clinker
Betty and Veronica -
29.
School Daze!
Archie's Pals 'N' Gals -
30.
Jughead Fun Page
-
31.
Flip-Tops
Li'l Jinx -
32.
Ought-To Biography
Reggie -
33.
Highway Robbery
Archie -
34.
Foul Prowl
Archie -
35.
Uplifting Experience
Jughead -
36.
The Routine
Betty and Veronica -
37.
For Debt or for Worse
Archie -
38.
Archie Fun Page
-
39.
Painting Easel
Do It Yourself for Fun -
40.
Grizzly Tale
Jughead -
41.
["What happened to you Jug?"]
Archie -
42.
Top Priority
Betty and Veronica -
43.
Archie's Limerick Land
-
44.
Veronica's Fun Page
-
45.
Speak for Yourself!
Archie -
46.
Gift O' Gab
Moose -
47.
Dog Daze
Mr. Weatherbee -
48.
Checkered Existence
Jughead -
49.
Tie Score
Betty and Veronica -
50.
Baker's Dozen
Archie -
51.
[no title indexed]
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52.
[Jughead With Archie Digest #9]
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- Merlin Haas
- Katy Hayhurst
- Keith Alan Morgan
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