(September 2002)
Archie,
1984 Series
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- 196
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- Brand
-
The Archie Digest Library; Archie 60th Anniversary
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Are You Game?
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Bill Golliher (credited)
- Pencils
- Tim Kennedy (credited)
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Vickie Williams (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
- Synopsis
- With the power out, Archie and his parents decide to play a board game.
- Reprints
-
in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #183 (December 2007) - in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #274 (January 2017)
-
Pie a la Mountain
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie treks across country on foot, twice, to get Veronica a pizza.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #192 (October 1987)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the original printing of this story, no credits listed in this digest.
Sell Out
Archie / comic story / 11 pages
- Genre
- adventure; humor; teen
- Characters
- The Archies [Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle]; Hiram Lodge; Colonel Flam; Sabrina; Salem; Aunt Hilda
- Synopsis
- Colonel Flam, advance agent for the pop superstar Cotton Flubbernote, offers the Archies a chance to play backup for Cotton at a concert at the Riverdale Civic Center. But on the night of the concert, Cotton doesn't show up and Flam skips town with all the ticket money, leaving the Archies to face the wrath of the townspeople. It's up to the Archies' friend Sabrina the Teenage Witch to bring that con man back to Riverdale.
- Reprints
- from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #113 (September 1971)
-
[no title indexed]
Archie Pin Up / illustration / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What are you moaning about, Ronnie?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #294 (July 1980)
-
- Keywords
- kissing; lipstick; testing
Everyone into the Pool!!
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Jim Ruth (credited)
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo Jr. (credited)
- Inks
- Jim DeCarlo (credited as James DeCarlo)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Rod Ollerenshaw
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Dilton Doiley; Moose Mason (cameo); Midge Klump (cameo); Chuck Clayton (cameo); Fred Andrews
- Synopsis
- On hearing that Archie has a new swimming pool, the whole gang descends on Archie's house to fill his small above-ground pool. Meanwhile, Veronica takes Archie's father, Archie and Jughead back to her pool, where they can swim in peace.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #343 (September 1986)
-
- Keywords
- swimming pool
Indexer Notes
Letters credit from reprint in World of Archie Double Digest (2010 series) #40. The reprint mis-credits the story to Frank Doyle, pencils to Dan DeCarlo, and inks to Rudy Lapick.
Hurry Flurry
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Archie, there's only one empty picnic bench left!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Archie and Betty arrive at the park to see there's only one empty park bench left and a man is heading for it.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #238 (November 1977)
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Click Shtick
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Archie has a job taking pictures at the beach for the local newspaper.
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #385 (October 1984)
-
Don't Weight Up
Archie / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Veronica weighs herself on an old-fashioned weight and fortune scale.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #109 (October 1976)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprint in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #280, no credits printed in this digest.
The Big Burn
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- When Archie and Mr. Weatherbee collide in the water at the beach, Mr. Weatherbee foolishly agrees to go for a ride with Archie on his jet-ski. When the jet-ski breaks down near a deserted beach, Archie volunteers to go looking for help. Naturally, he ends up distracted by girls and Mr. Weatherbee ends up with a severe sunburn.
- Reprints
- from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #87 (October 1976)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprint in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #280.
Heart Art
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Cynthia
- Synopsis
- Archie tells Cynthia she is the only girl in the world for him.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #260 (September 1979)
-
Flame Aim
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Archie and Jughead can't start a campfire.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #260 (September 1979)
-
Word of Mouth
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Gladys Jones; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Ethel Muggs; Dilton Doiley
- Synopsis
- Veronica's message to Archie gets more garbled the more it passes from person to person.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #81 (November 1973)
-
A Place in the Sun
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie is unhappy with Veronica being in charge every time they go to the beach.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #296 (September 1980)
-
Ever Clever
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Archie finds a way to get the lifeguard's attention.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #226 (November 1976)
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Late Date
Little Archie / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- children
- Characters
- Little Archie Andrews; Little Reggie Mantle; Little Jughead Jones; Little Betty Cooper; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
- Synopsis
- Little Archie is late for supper.
- Reprints
- from Little Archie Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1985 series) #44 (September 1990)
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The Food Fair
Little Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Dexter Taylor (credited)
- Pencils
- Dexter Taylor (credited)
- Inks
- Dexter Taylor (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Rod Ollerenshaw (credited)
Golf Puzzle Page
Little Archie / activity / 1 page
- Genre
- children
- Characters
- Little Reggie Mantle; Little Betty Cooper; Little Archie Andrews
- Reprints
- in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #183 (December 2007)
- in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #241 (April 2016)
-
- Keywords
- golf; maze
Indexer Notes
Maze puzzle.
Gone with the Wind
Little Archie / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- Bob Bolling (credited)
- Pencils
- Bob Bolling (credited)
- Inks
- Bob Bolling (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- children
- Characters
- Little Archie Andrews; Little Betty Cooper; Sue Stringly
- Synopsis
- On the way to Sue Stringley's birthday party, Little Archie and Little Betty save a baby owl and return it to its mother.
- Reprints
- from Little Archie Digest Magazine (Archie, 1991 series) #20 (September 1997)
-
- Keywords
- cactus; hawk; Hockomock Swamp; jokes; owl
Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprint in Archie Double Digest (2011 series) #280.
[no title indexed]
Little Archie Gag Bag / cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- All I said was that I thought I was good at paperwork!
- Genre
- children; humor
- Characters
- Little Archie Andrews; Little Veronica Lodge; Little Jughead Jones; Little Betty Cooper; Little Reggie Mantle
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #545 (January 1985)
-
- Keywords
- scuba diving
Indexer Notes
Three one-panel gags.
A Good Skate
Little Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- children
- Characters
- Little Archie Andrews; Little Betty Cooper; Little Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Little Betty takes Little Archie's skateboard.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #183 (December 2007)
- in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #241 (April 2016)
-
- Keywords
- skateboard
The Ol' Swimmin' Hole
Little Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Dexter Taylor (credited)
- Pencils
- Dexter Taylor (credited)
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Dexter Taylor (credited)
- Genre
- teen; children
- Characters
- Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge; Little Veronica Lodge; Little Archie Andrews; Little Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Mr. Lodge accompanies Little Archie and Little Jughead to their swimming hole.
- Reprints
- from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #114 (November 1984)
-
The Choice
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Big Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- Archie tries to camouflage a black eye by wearing sunglasses and an eye patch.
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #163 (October 1964)
-
- Keywords
- black eye; eye patch; sunglasses
Indexer Notes
Gags based on "I'd rather fight than switch" catch phrase from Tareyton cigarette TV commercials.
Ski & See
Archie / comic story / 10 pages
- Script
- Dick Malmgren (credited)
- Pencils
- Dick Malmgren (credited)
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Rudy Lapick (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie pays Reggie for water skiing lessons.
- Reprints
- from Archie Annual Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #47 (1985)
-
- Keywords
- water skiing
Button-Button
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Frank Doyle (credited)
- Pencils
- Harry Lucey (credited)
- Inks
- Terry Szenics
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Terry Szenics
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Smithers; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- Gaston leaves the Lodges. Archie and Mr. Lodge have to figure out how to get the Lodges' modern kitchen to work with its push-button-hidden, appliances-and-drawers electronic system.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #128 (June 1962)
-
Star Struck
Archie and the Gang / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- George Gladir (credited)
- Pencils
- Dan Parent (credited)
- Inks
- Chic Stone (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- After loudly deriding the new teen group "The Kool Kids" and refusing to take either Betty or Veronica to their concert, Archie finds that the only way to make some fast money is to fill in for one of the Kool Kids in disguise.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #195 (November 1991)
-
Service with a Smile
Betty / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Reggie throws Archie in the pool.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #190 (November 1973)
-
Tint Stint
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Reggie asks what color tennis balls Archie prefers.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #190 (November 1973)
-
- Keywords
- tennis
Valiant Victory
Archie and the Gang / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- George Gladir (credited)
- Pencils
- Bob Bolling (credited)
- Inks
- Jim Amash (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- While competing in a map reading contest, Archie and Mr. Weatherbee find a child lost in the woods.
- Reprints
- from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #130 (October 1981)
-
Surf Turf
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Archie's picture is used on a billboard.
- Reprints
- from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #87 (September 1980)
-
The Ups and Downs of Life
Archie 1 / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Frank Doyle (credited)
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo Jr. (credited)
- Inks
- Jim DeCarlo (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman ?
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Look! Look what I made! Who says I don't have a great brain?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Archie invents a ladder but Reggie steals it and strands Archie and the rest of the gang in a high cave while using the ladder as a bridge.
- Reprints
- from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #135 (May 1988)
-
- Keywords
- cavemen
Indexer Notes
This story features the caveman versions of the Archie characters.
Mudder Knows Best
Archie 1 / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
- from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #112 (July 1984)
-
Live and Learn
Archie 1 / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Frank Doyle (credited)
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo Jr. (credited)
- Inks
- Jim DeCarlo (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- We've walked many suns! My feet hurt!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- Prehistoric versions of Archie and his friends discover fruits and have a food fight.
- Reprints
- from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #92 (May 1981)
-
- Keywords
- cavemen
The Plus Force
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Smithers; unnamed golfer
- Synopsis
- When Archie is Mr. Lodge's caddy and shows up in a gaudy outfit, the outfit causes Mr. Lodge's opponent to be distracted and lose the game.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #351 (September 1987)
-
- Keywords
- golf
Indexer Notes
When reprinted in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #252, writing credit is credited to George Gladir.
Fan Club
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Frank Doyle (credited)
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo Jr. (credited)
- Inks
- Jim DeCarlo (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- On a hot day, Archie has a portable fan invented by Dilton Doiley, using the case from a broken camera for the fan and the camera case to hold the battery. Reggie is not impressed, until Archie uses the battery case to knock out a thug who snatched the fan, thinking it was a camera.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #352 (October 1987)
-
- Keywords
- battery; camera; invention; portable fan
Hi-Jinx
Archie and the Gang / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- George Gladir (credited)
- Pencils
- Howard Bender (credited)
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Hiram Lodge; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley
- Synopsis
- Mr. Lodge tries to set a new world speed record with his boat.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #192 (October 1987)
-
Indexer Notes
Original printing of this story credits Pencils to Hy Eisman.
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
- from Archie Annual Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #49 (1986)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprint in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #41, no credits listed in this digest.
Purr-Suit of Happiness!
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Fernando Ruiz (credited)
- Pencils
- Fernando Ruiz (credited)
- Inks
- Ken Selig (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Nefertiti (cat); Smithers; Pop Tate; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Veronica inherits her rich aunt's cat, Nefertiti, who doesn't like Archie.
- Reprints
A Good Exercise
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- George Gladir (credited)
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg (credited)
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Coach Kleats
- Synopsis
- Coach Kleats suggests Archie get some exercise while at the beach.
- Reprints
- from Archie at Riverdale High (Archie, 1972 series) #111 (October 1986)
-
Dearie Query
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- George Gladir (credited)
- Pencils
- ? [as Kennedy] (credited)
- Inks
- Rich Koslowski (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie works the information desk.
- Reprints
- in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #262 (August 2015)
-
Movie Guy?
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)
- Pencils
- Fernando Ruiz (credited)
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Chuck Clayton; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- Chuck tries to help Archie pick out a movie to rent to watch with Veronica.
- Reprints
- in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #219 (August 2011)
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Table of Contents
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0.
["Mr. Lodge I've gotten rid of all your pests!"]
Archie -
1.
Are You Game?
Archie -
2.
Pie a la Mountain
Archie -
3.
Sell Out
Archie -
4.
["What are you moaning about, Ronnie?"]
Archie Pin Up -
5.
Everyone into the Pool!!
Archie -
6.
Hurry Flurry
Archie -
7.
Click Shtick
Archie -
8.
Don't Weight Up
Archie -
9.
The Big Burn
Archie -
10.
Heart Art
Archie -
11.
Flame Aim
Archie -
12.
Word of Mouth
Archie -
13.
A Place in the Sun
Archie -
14.
Ever Clever
Archie -
15.
Late Date
Little Archie -
16.
The Food Fair
Little Archie -
17.
Golf Puzzle Page
Little Archie -
18.
Gone with the Wind
Little Archie -
19.
["All I said was that I thought I was good at paperwork!"]
Little Archie Gag Bag -
20.
A Good Skate
Little Archie -
21.
The Ol' Swimmin' Hole
Little Archie -
22.
The Choice
Archie -
23.
Ski & See
Archie -
24.
Button-Button
Archie -
25.
Star Struck
Archie and the Gang -
26.
Service with a Smile
Betty -
27.
Tint Stint
Archie -
28.
Valiant Victory
Archie and the Gang -
29.
Surf Turf
Archie -
30.
The Ups and Downs of Life
Archie 1 -
31.
Mudder Knows Best
Archie 1 -
32.
Live and Learn
Archie 1 -
33.
The Plus Force
Archie -
34.
Fan Club
Archie -
35.
Hi-Jinx
Archie and the Gang -
36.
On a Sun Day
Archie -
37.
Purr-Suit of Happiness!
Archie -
38.
A Good Exercise
Archie -
39.
Dearie Query
Archie -
40.
Movie Guy?
Archie
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