Archie Annual Digest
#49
[Newsstand]
(1986)
Archie,
1975 Series
- Price
- 1.25 USD
- Pages
- 132
- Indicia Frequency
- twice a year
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Radio Comics Inc.
- Brand
-
The Archie Digest Library
- Barcode
- 027100069928 49
- Editing
- Victor Gorelick
Issue Notes
Indicia title is "Archie Annual Digest Magazine, No. 49." "Single copies $1.25 in U.S.; and $1.50 in Canada"
This issue has variants:
This issue has variants:
[no title indexed]
Archie / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo (signed)
- Inks
- Dan DeCarlo (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Archie! We're lost!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee
- Keywords
- hiking
Indexer Notes
Redrawn from the cover of Archie and Me #114
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Crabby Couple
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Frank Doyle
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick
- Colors
- Barry Grossman; Lisa Goldwater
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Where are you going, Archie?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie goes out in a boat to catch shellfish, and Betty and Veronica tag along.
- Reprints
-
from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #177 (September 1970)
-
Jump Chump
Reggie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Jughead finds a trampoline under Reggie's window.
- Reprints
- from Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes (Archie, 1968 series) #39 (October 1976)
-
On a Sun Day
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- The sun narrates a story about Archie and Veronica at the beach.
- Reprints
- in Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #46 (September 1997)
- in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #135 (September 2002)
- in Archie 1000 Page Comics Explosion (Archie, 2014 series) ([July] 2014)
- in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #41 (August 2014)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprint in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #41, no credits listed in this digest.
Dear Diary
Mort / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Joe Edwards
- Pencils
- Joe Edwards (signed)
- Inks
- Joe Edwards (signed)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Joe Edwards
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Mort the worry wart; Li'l Jinx; Charley Hawse; Gigi; Greg
- Synopsis
- Mort fills his diary with phony stories to make his life sound exciting. Jinx and Gigi find it, read it, and suddenly become attracted to the timid young man.
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #353 (August 1980)
-
May-Day May-Day
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- After talking on the phone with her, Jughead tells Archie that Veronica has an emergency.
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #342 (September 1979)
-
Indexer Notes
In the reprint in Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #46 the feature has been changed to Jughead.
Credits from the reprint in Jughead and Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #21.
Tale of Wail
Dilton / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Archie, I just lost something very valuable!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley
- Synopsis
- Archie tries to help Dilton get back something he lost.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #238 (November 1977)
-
Modern Wonders
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Hot Dog; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Hot Dog speaks to Reggie and Reggie can't figure out how he's doing it.
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #290 (May 1975)
-
Indexer Notes
Writer credit from the reprint in Jughead and Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #14.
Power Play
Sabrina / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural; teen
- Characters
- Sabrina; Harvey; Aunt Hilda
- Synopsis
- Summer sneezing fits make Sabrina's spells go haywire.
- Reprints
- from Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #27 (September 1974)
-
Horse Remorse
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- George Gladir
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- While Archie struggles with the rigors of the dude ranch he and Veronica are visiting, Veronica flirts with a handsome hand.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #153 (September 1981)
-
- Keywords
- cowboy; dude ranch
Disco Dizzy
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Chuck Clayton (cameo); Nancy Woods (cameo); Moose Mason (cameo); Midge Klump (cameo)
- Synopsis
- The girls and Archie open a disco but they really just want to dance with Archie.
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #308 (November 1976)
-
Give Him the Bird
Archie Presents / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #52 (February 1961)
-
Big Brother
Archie at Riverdale / comic story / 11 pages
- Genre
- drama; teen
- Reprints
- from Archie at Riverdale High (Archie, 1972 series) #66 (September 1979)
-
Dollhouse Blues
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Ethel Muggs; Midge Klump
- Synopsis
- Veronica sees Betty playing with a dollhouse and thinks she's retreating from the competitive world of dating.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #265 (January 1978)
-
Crowd Control
Archie / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- Moose invites himself along on Betty and Archie's beach date.
- Reprints
- from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #61 (October 1977)
-
Indexer Notes
formerly a Betty and Me story.
The Question
Ethel / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Ethel Muggs; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Ethel has a sure-fire plan to get Jughead to take her on a date.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #118 (October 1977)
-
Wet Fret
Veronica / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie gets soaked by the sprinklers.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #226 (November 1976)
-
Whodunit
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- Archie realizes that if he takes Veronica to a concert on Friday night he will miss the last episode of his favorite TV program, but Veronica says she can tape the program on her new VCR.
- Reprints
- from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #70 (October 1978)
-
Let's Face It!
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Joe Edwards (signed)
- Pencils
- Joe Edwards (signed)
- Inks
- Joe Edwards (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Joe Edwards
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx
- Synopsis
- Li'l Jinx makes funny faces.
- Reprints
- from Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes (Archie, 1968 series) #14 (August 1970)
-
Row Row Row Your Boat
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie gets the idea of towing his new canoe to the lake on a wagon behind his car, with Betty and Veronica in it.
- Reprints
- from Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #28 (October 1974)
-
See No Evil
Josie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Josie James; Melody Valentine; Valerie Smith
- Synopsis
- The girls find a man on the beach who doesn't flip the moment he sees Melody.
- Reprints
- from Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #27 (September 1974)
-
Stew Style
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Veronica thinks Betty is not good enough for her bowling team.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #79 (July 1964)
-
- Keywords
- bowling
A Matter of Principal
Archie at Riverdale / comic story / 11 pages
- Genre
- adventure; teen
- Characters
- Chuck Clayton; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Peters; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Boys from Northside High challenge Chuck to a race, loser's school must leave the beach.
- Reprints
- from Archie at Riverdale High (Archie, 1972 series) #76 (October 1980)
-
Switch Hitch
Reggie / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- George Gladir
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Reggie trades boats with Archie, with an ulterior motive in mind.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #153 (September 1981)
-
Runner Up
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; George
- Synopsis
- Veronica dates a champion runner, who doesn't want to eat sundaes or dance while he's in training.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #286 (October 1979)
-
Tent Taunt
Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- This is where Veronica's group is camping!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Smithers
- Synopsis
- Archie and Jughead try to find Veronica's tent amongst a group of tents.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #238 (November 1977)
-
Dire Ire
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Look! There's no campfire!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Seeing no campfire, the boys realize Betty and Veronica didn't cook their meal.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #238 (November 1977)
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
["Archie! We're lost!"]
Archie -
1.
Crabby Couple
Archie -
2.
Jump Chump
Reggie -
3.
On a Sun Day
Archie -
4.
Dear Diary
Mort -
5.
May-Day May-Day
Archie -
6.
Tale of Wail
Dilton -
7.
Modern Wonders
Archie -
8.
Power Play
Sabrina -
9.
Horse Remorse
Archie -
10.
Disco Dizzy
Betty and Veronica -
11.
Give Him the Bird
Archie Presents -
12.
Big Brother
Archie at Riverdale -
13.
Dollhouse Blues
Betty and Veronica -
14.
Crowd Control
Archie -
15.
The Question
Ethel -
16.
Wet Fret
Veronica -
17.
Whodunit
Archie -
18.
Let's Face It!
Li'l Jinx -
19.
Row Row Row Your Boat
Betty and Veronica -
20.
See No Evil
Josie -
21.
Stew Style
Betty and Veronica -
22.
A Matter of Principal
Archie at Riverdale -
23.
Switch Hitch
Reggie -
24.
Runner Up
Betty and Veronica -
25.
Tent Taunt
Veronica -
26.
Dire Ire
Archie -
27.
He's a Gasser
Archie
This issue was modified by, among others
- Peter Croome
- Merlin Haas
- Katy Hayhurst
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
- Mike Nielsen
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