(April 1979)
Archie,
1953 Series
- Price
- 0.40 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- ?
- On-sale Date
- 1979-01-23
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Archie Series; Archie Comics Group
- Barcode
- 0271000695904
Issue Notes
On sale date from the Comic Reader #165.
Bill Chill
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Reprints
ESP Spree
Mr. Weatherbee / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
-
in Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1983 series) #30 (May 1988) - in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #162 (April 1999)
- in Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #42 (August 1999)
- in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #5 (May 2011)
-
Frail Male
Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Reggie argues with Betty and Veronica about how the English language proves male superiority.
- Reprints
Girl Whirl
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Archie has girls on his mind.
- Reprints
- in Archie... Archie Andrews, Where Are You? Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1977 series) #55 (April 1988)
- in Archie Annual Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #69 (April 1998)
- in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #140 (March 2003)
- in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #296 (March 2019)
-
Show Woe
Archie's Mother / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Mary Andrews; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Mrs. Andrews preempts Archie's TV show.
- Reprints
- in Archie... Archie Andrews, Where Are You? Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1977 series) #55 (April 1988)
- in Archie Annual Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #69 (April 1998)
- in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #140 (March 2003)
- in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #296 (March 2019)
-
Team Esteem
Mr. Weatherbee / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy
- Synopsis
- Mr. Weatherbee looks for the school basketball team news in the entertainment section.
- Reprints
- in Archie... Archie Andrews, Where Are You? Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1977 series) #55 (April 1988)
- in Archie Annual Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #69 (April 1998)
- in Jughead with Archie Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #181 (April 2003)
- in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #84 (January 2019)
-
Gobble Squabble
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie and Jughead argue over the last piece of pie.
- Reprints
- in Archie... Archie Andrews, Where Are You? Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1977 series) #55 (April 1988)
- in Archie Annual Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #69 (April 1998)
- in Jughead with Archie Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #181 (April 2003)
- in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #84 (January 2019)
-
Cool Rule
Svenson the Janitor / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Svenson; unnamed janitor
- Synopsis
- Svenson cautions another janitor to stay away from the school doors at dismissal time.
- Reprints
- in Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1983 series) #30 (May 1988)
- in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #37 (April 1993)
- in Archie... Archie Andrews, Where Are You? Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1977 series) #99 (April 1995)
- in Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #48 (May 2000)
-
Shopper Chopper
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica makes it a point to shop for clothes somewhere Betty doesn't.
- Reprints
- in Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1983 series) #30 (May 1988)
- in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #37 (April 1993)
- in Archie... Archie Andrews, Where Are You? Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1977 series) #99 (April 1995)
- in Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #48 (May 2000)
-
Tape Jape
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
- Reprints
- in Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1983 series) #30 (May 1988)
- in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #109 (August 1999), #155 (November 2004)
-
[no title indexed]
Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 0.25 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Plug in the pump, Archie, and we’ll start our circulatory system in motion!
- Genre
- teen
Gaze Haze
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Archie finds a way to get all the girls to look at him.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #70 (February 1994)
-
- Keywords
- skiing
Shoes Ruse
Big Moose / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Moose Mason; Waldo Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Mr. Weatherbee tells Moose not to put his shoes on the desk. Not realizing the principal's lack of clarity, Moose decides to take off his shoes and put his bare feet on the desk instead.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #194 (March 1974)
-
- Keywords
- bare feet; barefoot
Droll Role
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Reprints
- in Jughead with Archie Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #76 (September 1986)
- in Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1983 series) #30 (May 1988)
- in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #37 (April 1993)
- in Archie... Archie Andrews, Where Are You? Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1977 series) #99 (April 1995)
- in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #209 (January 2011), #252 (January 2017)
-
Joke of the Month
Archie / cartoon / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- A gag for each month of the year.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #194 (March 1974)
-
The Big Apple
Sabrina / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Dick Malmgren
- Pencils
- Dick Malmgren
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural; teen
- Characters
- Sabrina; Cousin Ambrose; Harvey
- Synopsis
- Harvey is watching highbrow culture for all the wrong reasons.
- Reprints
- in Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1983 series) #30 (May 1988), #61 (May 1993)
- in Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #55 (March 2001), #74 (May 2003)
- in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #228 (December 2014)
-
Shelter Skelter
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Ethel Muggs
- Synopsis
- With everything rented in the ski resort, Betty and Veronica join Ethel in an igloo.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #206 (March 1975)
-
- Keywords
- igloo
Report Support
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie claims that Jughead will eat anything.
- Reprints
- in Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1983 series) #30 (May 1988)
- in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #37 (April 1993)
- in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #109 (August 1999), #155 (November 2004)
- in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #243 (October 2013), #314 (December 2020)
-
Knee Glee
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie doesn't have to get on both knees to ask Veronica out; one will be enough.
- Reprints
- in Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1983 series) #30 (May 1988)
- in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #37 (April 1993)
- in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #109 (August 1999), #155 (November 2004)
- in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #243 (October 2013), #314 (December 2020)
-
Pin Din
Big Moose / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Moose Mason; Archie Andrews
- Reprints
Cool Fool
Big Moose / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Moose Mason
- Reprints
Wait Fate
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie is waiting for Veronica to come out of the phone booth when it starts snowing.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #206 (March 1975)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprint in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (2011 series) #317, no credits listed in this digest.
Store Coupons for Teens
Archie and the Gang / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
- in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #37 (November 1988)
-
Copy Caper
Ethel / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Big Ethel Muggs; Helen; Arthur
- Synopsis
- Ethel takes Helen's new boyfriend to the copy center.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #194 (March 1974)
-
News Muse
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Waldo Weatherbee
- Reprints
Conversation Consternation
Mr. Lodge / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica demands that Archie apologize, but Archie demands that Veronica apologize. Soon nobody knows what they are apologizing for.
- Reprints
- in Archie... Archie Andrews, Where Are You? Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1977 series) #55 (April 1988)
- in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #158 (April 2008), #210 (April 2013), #279 (February 2020)
-
Delightful Sightful
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Archie is going to watch girls on the ski slope from the comfort of the ski lodge.
- Reprints
- in Archie... Archie Andrews, Where Are You? Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1977 series) #55 (April 1988)
- in Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #72 (February 2003)
- in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #248 (March 2014), #317 (April 2021)
-
- Keywords
- skiing
[no title indexed]
Veronica Pin-Up / cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Wha..?!
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica brings home empty boxes from shopping.
- Reprints
- in Jughead with Archie Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #79 (March 1987)
- in Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1983 series) #34 (January 1989), #61 (May 1993)
- in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #112 (March 2003), #250 (March 2017)
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
["Your frammastas is out of alignment with the main carburetor's rheostat!"]
Archie -
1.
Bill Chill
Archie -
2.
ESP Spree
Mr. Weatherbee -
3.
Frail Male
Reggie -
4.
Girl Whirl
Archie -
5.
Show Woe
Archie's Mother -
6.
Team Esteem
Mr. Weatherbee -
7.
Gobble Squabble
Archie -
8.
Cool Rule
Svenson the Janitor -
9.
Shopper Chopper
Betty and Veronica -
10.
Tape Jape
Archie -
11.
Picture Puzzle
Roz -
12.
["Plug in the pump, Archie, and we’ll start our circulatory system in motion!"]
Archie's Gag Bag -
13.
Howling Winds Puzzle
Archie -
14.
Gaze Haze
Archie -
15.
Shoes Ruse
Big Moose -
16.
Droll Role
Archie -
17.
Joke of the Month
Archie -
18.
The Big Apple
Sabrina -
19.
Shelter Skelter
Betty and Veronica -
20.
Report Support
Archie -
21.
Knee Glee
Archie -
22.
Pin Din
Big Moose -
23.
Cool Fool
Big Moose -
24.
Wait Fate
Archie -
25.
Store Coupons for Teens
Archie and the Gang -
26.
Copy Caper
Ethel -
27.
Cape Caper
Archie -
28.
News Muse
Archie -
29.
Conversation Consternation
Mr. Lodge -
30.
Delightful Sightful
Archie -
31.
["Wha..?!"]
Veronica Pin-Up
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- Katy Hayhurst
- Michael Hoskin
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Mike Nielsen
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