Archie's Double Digest Magazine
#61
[Direct]
(September 1992)
Archie,
1984 Series
- Price
- 2.50 USD
- Pages
- 196
- Indicia Frequency
- six times a year
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Enterprises Inc.
- Brand
-
The Archie Digest Library
- Editing
- Nanci Tsetsekas (editor); Victor Gorelick (editor)
Issue Notes
This issue has variants:
[no title indexed]
Archie / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg (signed)
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Now that's what I call a kiss!
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
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Just Three Guys Hangin’ Out
Archie and his Dad / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mary Andrews
- Synopsis
- Fred decides to spend more time with Archie but ends up getting hurt no matter what activity they attempt.
- Reprints
-
in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #154 (October 2004) - in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #290 (August 2018)
- in Archie 1000 Page Comics Romp (Archie, 2018 series) (2018)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprint in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #290, no credits listed in this digest.
Summer Simmer
Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- During the summer I read light things!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Dilton Doiley
- Synopsis
- Jughead's mother gives him the want ads for summer reading.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #331 (November 1977)
-
- Keywords
- newspaper
Trait State
Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Reggie, I invited my cousin Bruce to play with us!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica says Reggie and her cousin have a lot in common.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #331 (November 1977)
-
- Keywords
- tennis
Summer Bummer
Big Ethel / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Ethel Muggs; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- A computer tells the girls who their summer romance will be with.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #236 (September 1977)
-
- Keywords
- computer; summer romance
Miss Remiss
Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica is only late for her summer job once in a month, the only day she shows up.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #236 (September 1977)
-
- Keywords
- summer job; time clock
Heat Feat
Big Moose / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Moose Mason; Dilton Doiley; Archie Andrews (cameo)
- Synopsis
- Moose wonders why it's hot in the summer.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #236 (September 1977)
-
- Keywords
- summer; tennis
A Swell Job
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- This old house sure could use a good painting!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Fred Andrews
- Synopsis
- After Archie, Betty and Jughead paint the Andrews house for free, Mr. Lodge tries to get them to paint his guest house for the same price.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #331 (November 1977)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from reprint.
For Whom the Bells Toll
Big Moose / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Dick Malmgren
- Pencils
- Dick Malmgren
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Moose Mason; Dilton Doiley; Midge Klump; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Leroy
- Synopsis
- Moose gets a new ping-pong table but everyone is too busy to play.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #145 (October 1980)
-
Chase Pace
Reggie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Midge Klump
- Synopsis
- After chatting up Midge at the beach Reggie runs from Moose.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #160 (September 1982)
-
Speed Deed
Big Ethel / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Ethel Muggs; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Ethel is eager to hear some gossip from Betty.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #239 (December 1977)
-
The Moose Is Loose
Moose / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Moose Mason; Archie Andrews; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- Moose doesn't understand the sports story Archie relates to him.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #239 (December 1977)
-
Indexer Notes
Moose probably also forgot that he was on the football team involved in the story Archie relates.
Invite Plight
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hermione Lodge; Hodges; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones [Forsythe P. Jones III]
- Synopsis
- When Veronica cancels their date due to a cold, Archie asks Betty out instead only to find that Veronica has changed her mind.
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #357 (December 1980)
-
Meter Maid
Josie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Josie McCoy; Valerie Brown; Melody Valentine; Alan M. Mayberry; Alexander Cabot
- Synopsis
- Josie decides to change her name when too many people begin to rhyme the one she has with other words.
- Reprints
- from Josie and the Pussycats (Archie, 1969 series) #92 (October 1976)
-
Luck Struck
Jughead / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Jug, look at the clearing! It's the perfect campsite!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Archie and Jughead go camping and Jughead brings his good luck charm which seems to be giving them bad luck.
- Reprints
- from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #95 (August 1981)
-
- Keywords
- camping; good luck charm
Lemon Aid
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Greg
- Synopsis
- To attract customers to Li'l Jinx's faltering lemonade stand, Greg performs some live, one-man shows on the sidewalk.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #330 (October 1977)
-
Request Jest
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Synopsis
- Archie laughs at a guy who would do anything for a girl.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #224 (September 1976)
-
Well Belle
Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Synopsis
- Veronica finds a wishing well and wishes there was a boy around.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #224 (September 1976)
-
Tape Escape
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #226 (November 1976)
-
Fly Now Pay Later
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- GASP!... My sandwich!
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Midge Klump
- Synopsis
- At the beach, when Archie tries to swat a fly, he accidentally hits Jughead. This sets off a chain reaction of mishaps.
- Reprints
- from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #51 (September 1976)
-
- Keywords
- Beach
Surf-Bored!
Jughead / comic story / 3 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- This ought to be some show, huh?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Jughead accidentally performs in a water devils stunt show behind a speedboat after Archie's ice cream drops down his back.
- Reprints
- from Archie Annual (Archie, 1950 series) #8 (1956-1957)
-
Eat Beat
Jughead / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Mrs. Jones; Mr. Jones; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Jughead's mom thinks Jughead is eating too much.
- Reprints
- from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #69 (July 1980)
-
You Bet your Life
Super Duck / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Super Duck; Fauntleroy; Dirty Duck; Alfonso
- Reprints
- from Super Duck Comics (Archie, 1944 series) #50 (June 1953)
-
Wait Fate
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I hear the Freedom Train has Poor Richard's Almanac!
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; a guard named Mike
- Synopsis
- Archie and Betty are eager to visit the American Freedom Train, but Jughead's appetite keeps getting in the way.
- Reprints
- from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #51 (September 1976)
-
- Keywords
- American Freedom Train
Indexer Notes
The Freedom Train was an actual "travelling museum" that toured the United States for the Bicentennial.
Space Nut
Dilton / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Dick Malmgren
- Pencils
- Dick Malmgren
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Feature Logo
- Dilton Doiley
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Dilton Doiley; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Mrs. Doiley
- Synopsis
- When Moose and Midge make fun of Dilton for believing in space monsters, Dilton disguises himself as an alien to scare them, but then his green makeup won't wash off.
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #354 (September 1980)
-
T-hee
Sabrina / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Sabrina Spellman; Aunt Hilda
- Synopsis
- Sabrina and Aunt Hilda are invited to a tea party by the Upurcrusts.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #519 (August 1982)
-
Critics Choice
Reggie / comic story / 1 page
- Feature Logo
Reggie- Genre
- humor; teen
- Synopsis
- Reggie waits for what he considers the perfect opportunity to show off on the beach.
- Reprints
- from Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes (Archie, 1968 series) #39 (October 1976)
-
Indexer Notes
Story is presented wordless.
Howling Success
Hot Dog / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Dick Malmgren
- Pencils
- Dick Malmgren
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Will you eat, Hot Dog?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Hot Dog
- Synopsis
- Jughead is upset that Hot Dog won't eat.
- Reprints
- from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #87 (September 1980)
-
Tarbland of the Grapes
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Feature Logo
Archie- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews [as Tarbland]; Betty Cooper [as Jane]; Veronica Lodge [as Slinky Von Gotgelt]; Reggie Mantle [as Intrepid Sureshot]; Cheeter
- Synopsis
- The story of Tarbland, the king of the jungle, who has "a body that won't quit and a mind like a sack of wet noodles."
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #253 (June 1976)
-
I Believe in Miracles
Jughead / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You won't believe it!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Midge Klump; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- The gang can't figure out why a handsome guy is hanging out with Ethel.
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #226 (January 1970)
-
The Boss Man
Archie / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie tells Moose he needs to teach Midge who is the boss.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #316 (August 1976)
-
Wheel Spiel
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica bails on Betty's skate-a-thon for charity in order to crash a party for some celebrities.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #298 (October 1980)
-
Something Special
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Arch, whaddaya say we start the day with a couple of pizzas?
- Feature Logo
- Archie
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Claudia
- Synopsis
- Archie gets in trouble minding his own business and waiting for Veronica at the beach.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #80 (September 1973)
-
Indexer Notes
Includes indicia at bottom of first page.
The King of Tarts
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Archie is outraged when he finds himself shortchanged on a box of tarts.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #110 (December 1976)
-
A Gift of Gab
Charley / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Charley
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Charley Hawse
- Synopsis
- Charley Hawse remembered that he forgot Li'l Jinx's birthday.
- Reprints
- from Archie at Riverdale High (Archie, 1972 series) #82 (October 1981)
-
Tug Lug
Moose / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- The guys get Moose to play tug-of-war against them, then tie their end to a tree.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #239 (December 1977)
-
Root of Evil
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Sigh! It's a long, hot summer when you're broke!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Archie is despondent about being broke. Knowing that he's too proud to accept money from her, Veronica arranges for him to find a lot of money "accidentally." But his newfound wealth turns him into a miser.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #186 (November 1968)
-
A Little Bid of Heaven!
Jughead / comic story / 3 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Out! Get out you dad-blamed nuisance! And never darken my refrigerator door again!
- Feature Logo
Archie's Pal Jughead- Genre
- humor; teen
- Synopsis
- Mr. Lodge is upset at Jughead so he tries to buy a golf club Mr. Lodge wants.
- Reprints
Prediction Predicament
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Archie gets his misfortune read.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #239 (December 1977)
-
Whale of a Sale
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie gets talked out of his pants.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #239 (December 1977)
-
Diamond Fire
Jughead / comic story / 11 pages
- Genre
- drama; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; smugglers; police
- Synopsis
- Archie and Jughead gets suspicious of several scruffy types who spend each night on a littered, unpopular beach. Discovering that this is a smuggling gang, they trap them for police.
- Reprints
- from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #162 (October 1975)
-
- Keywords
- Beach; diamond; smuggler; smuggling
Indexer Notes
Story is in two parts, of six and five pages each.
Ouch!
Sabrina / comic story / 1 page
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #264 (January 1980)
-
A Warm Feeling
Betty / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Bob Bolling
- Pencils
- Bob Bolling (layouts); Jon D'Agostino
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Archie and Betty get into a discussion about the conflict between believing in the integrity of others versus being a soft touch.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #36 (August 1971)
-
Boat Gloat
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Isn't she a beaut, Reggie? It took me all year to save up for her!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Reggie has big, fancy boat that he's invited the girls to, while Archie has a dinky little sailboat.
- Reprints
- from Reggie and Me (Archie, 1966 series) #59 (November 1972)
-
- Keywords
- swimsuit
Basket Party
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica wants a basket of beach sand for a rock garden at her house. Archie and Reggie fight over who gets to deliver it to her.
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #150 (September 1963)
-
- Keywords
- rock garden; sand
Kit Bit
Jughead / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Jughead searches his garage for a first aid kit.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #239 (December 1977)
-
Camp Scamp
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Synopsis
- Archie doesn't think he can report to work at Camp Wahoo.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #224 (September 1976)
-
Job Jibe
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Synopsis
- Archie is trying to get a job at the Shopalot super market.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #224 (September 1976)
-
Car Sick
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Reggie helps Archie start his jalopy, then leaves him behind and takes Veronica to "Cuddle Cove." When the car gets stuck, Veronica leaves Reggie in the mud and brings the car back to Archie.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #105 (November 1959)
-
The Swinger
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Man! I've been planning a day like this for a long time! --- Swaying gently in the hammock in the cool shade with a good book and a cold pitcher of juice!
- Feature Logo
- Archie
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Synopsis
- Something always prevents Archie from getting his planned relaxing nap in a hammock.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #211 (August 1971)
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
["Now that's what I call a kiss!"]
Archie -
1.
Just Three Guys Hangin’ Out
Archie and his Dad -
2.
Summer Simmer
Jughead -
3.
Trait State
Reggie -
4.
Summer Bummer
Big Ethel -
5.
Miss Remiss
Veronica -
6.
Heat Feat
Big Moose -
7.
A Swell Job
Archie -
8.
For Whom the Bells Toll
Big Moose -
9.
Chase Pace
Reggie -
10.
Speed Deed
Big Ethel -
11.
The Moose Is Loose
Moose -
12.
Invite Plight
Archie -
13.
Meter Maid
Josie -
14.
Luck Struck
Jughead -
15.
Lemon Aid
Li'l Jinx -
16.
Request Jest
Archie -
17.
Well Belle
Veronica -
18.
Tape Escape
Archie -
19.
Fly Now Pay Later
Archie -
20.
Surf-Bored!
Jughead -
21.
Eat Beat
Jughead -
22.
You Bet your Life
Super Duck -
23.
Wait Fate
Archie -
24.
Space Nut
Dilton -
25.
T-hee
Sabrina -
26.
Critics Choice
Reggie -
27.
Howling Success
Hot Dog -
28.
Tarbland of the Grapes
Archie -
29.
I Believe in Miracles
Jughead -
30.
The Boss Man
Archie -
31.
Wheel Spiel
Betty and Veronica -
32.
Something Special
Archie -
33.
The King of Tarts
Archie -
34.
A Gift of Gab
Charley -
35.
Tug Lug
Moose -
36.
Root of Evil
Archie -
37.
A Little Bid of Heaven!
Jughead -
38.
Prediction Predicament
Archie -
39.
Whale of a Sale
Archie -
40.
Diamond Fire
Jughead -
41.
Ouch!
Sabrina -
42.
A Warm Feeling
Betty -
43.
Boat Gloat
Archie -
44.
Basket Party
Archie -
45.
Kit Bit
Jughead -
46.
Camp Scamp
Archie -
47.
Job Jibe
Archie -
48.
Car Sick
Archie -
49.
The Swinger
Archie
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