(March 2001)
Archie,
1984 Series
- Price
- 3.19 USD; 3.69 CAD
- Pages
- 196
- Indicia Frequency
- 8 times a year
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
The Archie Digest Library
- Barcode
- 762816469517 12211
[no title indexed]
Archie / cover / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg (signed)
- Inks
- Bob Smith (signed)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Now if we can only get him to pick up his math book!
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Veronica Lodge (picture); Betty Cooper (picture)
- Keywords
- weightlifting
Green Thumb Dumb
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)
- Pencils
- Fernando Ruiz (credited)
- Inks
- Jim Amash (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie thinks his chore of watering the houseplants is boring.
- Reprints
-
in Archie 1000 Page Comics-Palooza (Archie, 2014 series) ([February] 2014) - in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #248 (March 2014)
-
[no title indexed]
Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It's a pass to the 50-yard line--
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie pays more attention to the game on TV than he does to Veronica.
- Reprints
- from Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #139 (March 1996)
-
In the Cards
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Jughead sends a message to Archie across the football stadium.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #60 (February 1962)
-
- Keywords
- football
Kiss Me, You Fool!
Betty / activity / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
- in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #296 (March 2019)
-
Prime Time
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg
- Inks
- Rich Koslowski
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Fred Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie, Jughead and Veronica paint Archie's living room and decide to have some fun with the paint before the final coat goes on.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #385 (March 1991)
-
Sheer Gratitude
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Dick Malmgren
- Pencils
- Dick Malmgren
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Svenson
- Synopsis
- When Mr. Weatherbee turns 65 and is forced to retire, Archie starts a petition to keep him at the school.
- Reprints
- from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #127 (June 1981)
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Lap Flap
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Hot Dog
- Reprints
- from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #230 (March 1982)
-
[no title indexed]
Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The doctor said Dad should exercise while watching TV!
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie makes Fred exercise while watching TV.
- Reprints
- from Jughead with Archie Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #41 (November 1980)
-
Crying Foul!
Archie / activity / 1 page
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Word search for food items that make your breath smell bad.
- Reprints
- in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #227 (May 2012), #299 (July 2019)
-
Key to Success
Reggie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Reggie sells Archie a jacket with a broken zipper, but leaves his house key in the jacket's pocket.
- Reprints
- from Reggie and Me (Archie, 1966 series) #122 (April 1980)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprint in Archie's Funhouse (Archie, 2014 series) #1
[no title indexed]
Archie / activity / 1 page
- Script
- Rod Ollerenshaw
- Pencils
- Rod Ollerenshaw (signed)
- Inks
- Rod Ollerenshaw (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Rod Ollerenshaw
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hey! You know -- lately it seems like everybody wants something from me!
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews
- Reprints
- from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #153 (January 1991)
-
Indexer Notes
Rearrange the letters to find out what different people want from Archie.
Student Files
Reggie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Mr Weatherbee; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Reggie and Archie demand to see Reggie's student file.
- Reprints
- from Reggie and Me (Archie, 1966 series) #86 (April 1976)
-
Plane Facts
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Look at how my plane always zooms up!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Geraldine Grundy; Waldo Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Miss Grundy takes Archie's paper airplane and tries to throw it in the trash can.
- Reprints
- from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #120 (July 1980)
-
The Collector
Archie / comic story / 11 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mr. Lodge; Smithers; Ronald Crumpet; Malcolm (Mr. Lodge's cook); Veronica Lodge; Matilda
- Synopsis
- When Mr. Lodge's vast collection of baseball memorabilia disappears, it is up to Archie to crack the case.
- Reprints
- from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #284 (May 1991)
-
- Keywords
- baseball; sports memorabilia
Indexer Notes
Split into Part 1 (6 pages) and Part 2 (5 pages).
Credits changed to match the credits listed in the original printing.
[no title indexed]
Archie’s Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Archie, is that all you do all day--watch TV?
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews
- Reprints
Mapmaker Mapmaker
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Where's Archie?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- Archie goes on a map drawing frenzy and gives the girls a route to drive to prove that they can't read a map.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #336 (April 1978)
-
Cartooned Out!
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Dilton Doiley; Chuck Clayton; Waldo Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Chuck creates a comic character based on Archie's mishaps but Archie thinks it's too unrealistic.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #385 (March 1991)
-
Jump Chump
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Wow! Look at Jimmy go!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jimmy; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie wonders if the ticket seller accepts credit cards for the ski jump.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #218 (March 1976)
-
- Keywords
- snow
On the Wrong Wavelength
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica has too many remote controls so Archie buys a master remote control for all of her devices.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #385 (March 1991)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits reprinted in Archie & Friends Double Digest Magazine (2011 series) #22.
A Cake Walk
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg
- Inks
- Mike Esposito
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy; Coach Kleats
- Synopsis
- Archie is carrying cakes for the school bake sale and it makes Mr. Weatherbee a nervous wreck as he keeps expecting Archie to drop them.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #385 (March 1991)
-
Frostbite
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie tries to convince Veronica that winter is better than summer but after she has to help him get his car out of a snowbank she decides she likes summer better.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #341 (May 1986)
-
Lane Refrain
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- George Gladir (credited)
- Pencils
- Howard Bender (credited)
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Bowling is a great game.
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Dilton Doiley; Moose Mason; Ethel Muggs
- Synopsis
- Archie tells the readers of how he bowls with the gang.
- Reprints
- from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #283 (March 1991)
-
- Keywords
- bowling
Into the Woods
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Dan Parent (credited)
- Pencils
- Fernando Ruiz (credited)
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Ethel Muggs; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Smithers
- Synopsis
- Archie and Jughead go riding on the Andrews' old snowmobile.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- snowmobile
Puck Pluck
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Dilton Doiley
- Synopsis
- Archie tries to give a pep talk to Reggie, Jughead and Dilton who are scared of the opposing hockey team.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #254 (March 1979)
-
- Keywords
- hockey
Best Foot Forward
Archie and the Bee / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Rich Margopoulos (credited)
- Pencils
- Bob Bolling (credited)
- Inks
- Mike Esposito (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Mr. Weatherbee--! You're limping!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Waldo Weatherbee; Miss Phlips; Moose Mason; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Mr. Weatherbee's gout is acting up and Archie repeatedly steps on his foot.
- Reprints
- from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #283 (March 1991)
-
- Keywords
- gout
Wrong Number
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I just don't dig algebra!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Mary Andrews
- Synopsis
- An inter-dimensional delivery service accidentally delivers to the Andrews house an answering machine from the future.
- Reprints
- from Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #139 (March 1996)
-
Get a Life!
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Mary Andrews; Cheryl Blossom; Reggie Mantle; Midge Klump; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- Archie falls asleep and dreams he's on a TV show called Morose Place.
- Reprints
- from Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #138 (January 1996)
-
Indexer Notes
Morose Place is a parody of the TV show Melrose Place.
A Flash in the Pan
Archie / comic story / 4 pages
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #348 (March 1980)
-
A Little Light Comedy
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Professor Flutesnoot; Svenson; Betty Cooper
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #384 (February 1991)
-
Potion Notion
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Watch me play a gag on Miss Grundy!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Geraldine Grundy; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Archie tries to scare Miss Grundy with a rubber monster mask.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #216 (April 1968)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #67.
[no title indexed]
Archie / activity / 1 page
- Script
- Rod Ollerenshaw ?
- Pencils
- Rod Ollerenshaw
- Inks
- Rod Ollerenshaw
- Colors
- Barry Grossman ?
- Letters
- Rod Ollerenshaw
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Cross out all of the odd numbered boxes...
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #220 (January 1991)
-
Indexer Notes
word puzzle
Fee Plea
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie begs Mr. Lodge to pay him to shovel his driveway.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #242 (March 1978)
-
Fast Flying Floogles
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Fred Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie needs money for a new par of sneakers and his father tells Archie that he has to go out and earn the money himself.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #386 (April 1991)
-
Culture Shock
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Miss Grundy; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- The class tours the local art museum and Veronica is singularly unimpressed with the exhibits.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #303 (March 1981)
-
Check, Mate!
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)
- Pencils
- Fernando Ruiz (credited)
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate; Judy Morgan
- Synopsis
- After beating Dilton at chess, Dilton arranges for Archie to enter a chess tournament.
- Reprints
- from Jughead with Archie Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #126 (January 1996)
-
- Keywords
- chess
Destination Riverdale
Archie / comic story / 10 pages
- Script
- George Gladir (credited)
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg (credited)
- Inks
- Bob Smith (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Zark Zxqw-1-800; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Midge Klump; Chuck Clayton; Nancy Woods; Miss Grundy; Pop Tate; Hot Dog
- Synopsis
- Zark is sent to Earth to learn the ways of Earthlings.
- Reprints
- from Riverdale High (Archie, 1990 series) #3 (December 1990)
-
Indexer Notes
Told in two parts.
Quail Trail
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Psst! Archie! Is Big Moose around?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Moose has Reggie acting like a chicken.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #189 (October 1973)
-
- Keywords
- ski jump
The Wrong Dummy
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Harold Smith (credited as Hal Smith)
- Pencils
- Sean Murphey
- Inks
- Mike Esposito
- Colors
- Barry Grossman; Kelly Fleming
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie and Jughead test a rocket-powered sled on Mt. Desolate.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Story & Game Digest Magazine (Archie, 1986 series) #34 (March 1996)
-
The Idea Man
Reggie / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Dick Malmgren (credited)
- Pencils
- Dick Malmgren (credited)
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mrs. Andrews
- Synopsis
- When the guys and gals fight over what to do, Archie cleverly ditches Reggie for the girls.
- Reprints
- from Reggie and Me (Archie, 1966 series) #105 (May 1978)
-
A Touch of Glass
The Archies / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Mr. Weatherbee; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Archie is inspired to write a new song by seeing a window washer at work.
- Reprints
- from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #230 (March 1982)
-
- Keywords
- window washer
Indexer Notes
Inker credit from World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #64.
Chills and Thrills
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Frank Doyle (credited)
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg (credited)
- Inks
- Mike Esposito (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
- Synopsis
- When they see a "polar bear club" of old men jumping in a frigid lake, Archie and Jughead decide to give it a try.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #386 (April 1991)
-
Muscle Snow Bound!
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)
- Pencils
- Howard Bender (credited)
- Inks
- Howard Bender (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie shovels snow and wears himself out.
- Reprints
- in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #56 (March 2016)
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Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["Now if we can only get him to pick up his math book!"]
Archie -
1.
Green Thumb Dumb
Archie -
2.
["It's a pass to the 50-yard line--"]
Archie's Gag Bag -
3.
In the Cards
Archie -
4.
Kiss Me, You Fool!
Betty -
5.
Prime Time
Archie -
6.
Sheer Gratitude
Archie -
7.
Lap Flap
Archie -
8.
["The doctor said Dad should exercise while watching TV!"]
Archie's Gag Bag -
9.
Crying Foul!
Archie -
10.
Key to Success
Reggie -
11.
["Hey! You know -- lately it seems like everybody wants something from me!"]
Archie -
12.
Student Files
Reggie -
13.
Plane Facts
Archie -
14.
The Collector
Archie -
15.
["Archie, is that all you do all day--watch TV?"]
Archie’s Gag Bag -
16.
Mapmaker Mapmaker
Archie -
17.
Cartooned Out!
Archie -
18.
Young Love
Archie -
19.
Jump Chump
Archie -
20.
On the Wrong Wavelength
Archie -
21.
A Cake Walk
Archie -
22.
Frostbite
Archie -
23.
Lane Refrain
Archie -
24.
Into the Woods
Archie -
25.
Puck Pluck
Archie -
26.
Best Foot Forward
Archie and the Bee -
27.
Wrong Number
Archie -
28.
Get a Life!
Archie -
29.
A Flash in the Pan
Archie -
30.
A Little Light Comedy
Archie -
31.
Potion Notion
Archie -
32.
["Cross out all of the odd numbered boxes..."]
Archie -
33.
Fee Plea
Archie -
34.
Fast Flying Floogles
Archie -
35.
Culture Shock
Betty and Veronica -
36.
Check, Mate!
Archie -
37.
Destination Riverdale
Archie -
38.
Quail Trail
Archie -
39.
The Wrong Dummy
Archie -
40.
The Idea Man
Reggie -
41.
A Touch of Glass
The Archies -
42.
Chills and Thrills
Archie -
43.
Muscle Snow Bound!
Archie
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- Dwayne Best
- Peter Croome
- Merlin Haas
- Katy Hayhurst
- Keith Alan Morgan
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