(June 1987)
Archie,
1986 Series
- Price
- 0.75 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- 9 times a year in Feb., April, June, July, Aug., Sept., Oct., Nov., and Dec.
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Close-Up Inc.
- Brand
-
Archie Series
- Barcode
- 027100069201 06
- Editing
- Victor Gorelick (editor); Richard H. Goldwater (editor-in-chief)
[no title indexed]
Betty / cover / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo (signed)
- Inks
- Dan DeCarlo (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Dear Diary - Tonight I did not score a single basket...
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Nancy Woods; unidentified basketball player
- Synopsis
- Betty shoots an "oh-fer" in the basketball game, but still manages to score.
- Keywords
- basketball
Birthday in Utopia
Betty / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Hal Cooper; Alice Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Chuck Clayton; Jughead Jones; Dilton Doily; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Midge Klump
- Synopsis
- Betty's parents give Archie money to treat Betty to a carnival on her birthday and hire a photographer to make a photo album of the date.
- Reprints
-
in Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1983 series) #56 (July 1992) - in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #110 (December 2002), #155 (December 2007), #267 (December 2018)
-
- Keywords
- amusement park; birthday; roller coaster
[no title indexed]
Katy Keene / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Subscribe to Katy Keene
- Characters
- Katy Keene
- Synopsis
- Subscription solicitation for Katy Keene Comics.
Best Test
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Miss Grundy
- Synopsis
- Archie boasts that he aced the big test because he didn't forget anything.
The Cure All
Betty / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Kathleen Webb
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick
- Colors
- Barry Grossman ?
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida ?
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Betty is laid up with an infectious virus and, due to a series of misunderstandings, doesn't receive any visitors or well-wishes from her friends. When Veronica finds out about it, she puts a stop to it immediately.
- Reprints
- in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #219 (February 2014), #289 (January 2021)
-
[no title indexed]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Discount 32
- Characters
- Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Subscription solicitation for the Archie Comics line.
Big Reunion
Betty / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- George Gladir
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg
- Inks
- Mike Esposito
- Colors
- Barry Grossman ?
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida ?
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Ethel Muggs; Dilton Doily; Chuck Clayton; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Archie and Betty's three children; Max (Betty's cat)
- Synopsis
- Betty fantasizes about how everybody will be at their tenth anniversary reunion.
- Reprints
- in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #121 (March 2004)
- in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #210 (February 2011), #253 (April 2017)
-
[no title indexed]
Archie Double Digests / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Double Your Fun!
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Subscription solicitation for Archie's Double Digest and Betty And Veronica Double Digest.
[no title indexed]
Sincerely Yours / letters page / 1 page
- Script
- ? [as Betty]
- Pencils
- Joe Edwards
- Inks
- Joe Edwards
- Colors
- Barry Grossman ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Dear Readers, I need your help
- Characters
- Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- "Betty" solicits advice for a problem sent in by a reader, and presents advice sent in for a previously published problem.
Indexer Notes
Letter from Jean H., (Hollywood, Fla.). Responses to previous letter in #6 from Sally Anne Geller (Pleasant Valley, N.Y.), Kainui Carroll (Waianae, Hawaii), Alexandra Conti (Elizabeth, N.J.), and Wendy Lau (West Covina, Calif.)
[no title indexed]
Archie Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Step Right Up!
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Checklist of titles eligible for the "Two Issues For $1.00" offer.
Sabrina's Planets Scramble
Dilton's Puzzle Pals / activity / 0.5 page
- Script
- Rod Ollerenshaw
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg
- Inks
- Rod Ollerenshaw
- Colors
- Barry Grossman ?
- Letters
- Rod Ollerenshaw
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Dilton Doily
- Synopsis
- Word scramble puzzle with a planetary theme.
[no title indexed]
Archie Fan Club / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Fans!
- Characters
- Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Advertisement for the Archie Fan Club.
Monday Blues
Betty / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Kathleen Webb
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg (credited as Stan G.)
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick
- Colors
- Barry Grossman ?
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida ?
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Max (Betty's cat); Alice Cooper; Hal Cooper; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Betty oversleeping is just the start of a morning filled with little annoyances.
- Reprints
- in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #72 (June 1998)
- in Archie 1000 Page Comics Bonanza (Archie, 2014 series) (2014)
- in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #222 (May 2014), #282 (May 2020)
-
[no title indexed]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Subscribe and save
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Subscription solicitation for the Archie Digest line.
You Don't Need Drugs ...
Archie / public service announcement / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Archie and the gang give reasons not to abuse drugs.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["Dear Diary - Tonight I did not score a single basket..."]
Betty -
1.
Birthday in Utopia
Betty -
2.
["Subscribe to Katy Keene"]
Katy Keene -
3.
Best Test
Archie -
4.
The Cure All
Betty -
5.
["Discount 32"]
-
6.
Big Reunion
Betty -
7.
["Double Your Fun!"]
Archie Double Digests -
8.
["Dear Readers, I need your help"]
Sincerely Yours -
9.
["Step Right Up!"]
Archie Comics -
10.
Sabrina's Planets Scramble
Dilton's Puzzle Pals -
11.
["Fans!"]
Archie Fan Club -
12.
Monday Blues
Betty -
13.
["Subscribe and save"]
-
14.
You Don't Need Drugs ...
Archie
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- Igor Dybzinski
- Merlin Haas
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- Jim Van Dore
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