(November 2005)
Archie,
1984 Series
- Price
- 3.59 USD
- Pages
- 196
- Indicia Frequency
- 10 times a year in Jan., Feb., Mar., May, June, July, Aug., Oct., Nov. and Dec.
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
The Archie Digest Library
- Barcode
- 762816469517 16411
[no title indexed]
Archie / cover / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg (signed)
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Moose just got the joke I told him two weeks ago!
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Moose Mason; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Guy's Night Out!
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski
- Pencils
- Tim Kennedy
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Vickie Williams
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Pop Tate; Chuck Clayton; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Archie Andrews; Nancy Woods; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- All the girls are at Veronica's slumber party, so the guys try to decide what they'll do for a guys' night out.
- Reprints
-
in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #212 (December 2010) - in Archie and Me Comics Digest (Archie, 2017 series) #10 (October 2018)
-
Lingering Summer
Archie and His Pals / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- George Gladir (credited)
- Pencils
- Henry Scarpelli (credited)
- Inks
- Henry Scarpelli (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Miss Grundy tries to teach her class, but the class is still daydreaming about summer.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Story & Game Digest Magazine (Archie, 1986 series) #17 (December 1990)
-
Back to School Already?!
Archie / activity / 1 page
- Characters
- Archie Andrews
- Reprints
- in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #222 (November 2011)
- in Archie's Funhouse Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #27 (September 2017)
-
Indexer Notes
Circle the word page.
Concise Advice
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Geraldine Grundy
- Synopsis
- Miss Grundy takes her anger out on Moose, as Archie gives him some bad advice.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #378 (June 1990)
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Gramps and Gram
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Rich Margopoulos
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg
- Inks
- Mike Esposito
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- Archie isn't looking forward to seeing his grandparents’ home movies, until it turns out they have been sky-diving and swimming with sharks.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #363 (January 1989)
-
Spring in the Air
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Dick Malmgren (credited)
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Waldo Weatherbee; Coach Kleats
- Synopsis
- Archie and Reggie goof around on a new trampoline.
- Reprints
- from Reggie and Me (Archie, 1966 series) #88 (July 1976)
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"Coach" Weatherbee
Archie / comic story / 10 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Waldo Weatherbee; Jughead Jones; Coach Kleats
- Synopsis
- After recalling his days playing football at University, Mr. Weatherbee tries to relive his youth vicariously by training Archie to become Riverdale High's star football player. But Weatherbee's training doesn't make Archie a better player, just very tired.
- Reprints
- from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #7 (April 1966)
-
- Keywords
- football
Indexer Notes
Unusually for an Archie story (but like a number of Bolling's Little Archie stories), the lettering in this story mostly uses full stops rather than exclamation points.
Dandy Dancing
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- George Gladir (credited)
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg (credited)
- Inks
- Mike Esposito (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Geraldine Grundy
- Synopsis
- Betty tutors Archie in ballroom dancing, only to have him ask out Veronica to show off his new skills.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #177 (August 1989)
-
- Keywords
- ballroom dancing
Down In the Dumps
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Dilton Doiley; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- Archie hides a present he doesn't want Veronica to see in a trash can and when he gets back to it, finds the can has been emptied.
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #257 (August 1972)
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Indexer Notes
Script and pencil credits listed with reprint in Archie 1000 Page Comics Jamboree.
Stuffed!
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Archie, do me a favor?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Mary Andrews; Archie Andrews; Mrs. Morgan
- Synopsis
- Archie's mom has cleaned out the garage and she asks Archie to deliver it to the flea market.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #441 (November 1995)
-
That Lucky Old Lid
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Frank Doyle (credited)
- Pencils
- Harry Lucey (credited)
- Inks
- Harry Lucey (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Archie shows Mr. Lodge that a lucky hat can improve his golf game.
- Reprints
- from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #163 (November 1975)
-
- Keywords
- golf
The Green-Eyed Moose-ster
Archie & Friends / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Jughead Jones (cameo)
- Synopsis
- Midge tries to get Moose to stop being jealous by making him watch her kiss Archie.
- Reprints
- from Archie & Friends (Archie, 1992 series) #16 (November 1995)
-
Send in the Clowns
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy
- Synopsis
- Mr. Weatherbee hires a clown for the school dance, which has a circus theme, but Archie and Reggie don't find him very funny.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #431 (January 1995)
-
- Keywords
- clowns
The Dream Shop!
Archie / comic story / 10 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- A mysterious shop owner offers to sell Archie the dream he wants. Unfortunately, the shop also allows other people to buy dreams for Archie.
- Reprints
- from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #137 (September 1973)
-
- Keywords
- dream
Indexer Notes
Script identifiable as Doyle by the style and by the appearance of his name in a store window on the last page of the story.
Running Away
Archie / comic story / 11 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Bob Bolling (credited)
- Inks
- Mike Esposito (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Professor Desmond (Dilton's uncle); Little Archie Andrews; Spotty (dog); Kristy Smith; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie travels into the past to learn who the stranger was that talked Little Archie out of running away from home.
- Reprints
- from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #261 (July 1987)
-
- Keywords
- running away from home; time travel
Two of a Kind
Little Archie / comic story / 10 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Put away your books, class!
- Genre
- adventure; humor; children
- Characters
- Little Archie Andrews; Little Betty Cooper; Little Veronica Lodge; Little Jughead Jones; Little Reggie Mantle; Little Dilton Doiley; Geraldine Grundy; Mary Andrews; Fred Andrews; Prince Francis of Larsonia
- Synopsis
- Archie bears a striking resemblance to Prince Francis of Larsonia and they decide to trade places so the Prince can take a vacation but the kingdom is overthrown after Archie arrives.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #545 (January 1985)
-
The Good Old Days
Little Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; children
- Reprints
- from Little Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #177 (August 1982) [reprint needs to be confirmed, possibly different stories with the same name]
-
It's Out of This World
Archie and the Gang / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Bill Golliher (credited)
- Pencils
- Bill Golliher (credited)
- Inks
- Jim DeCarlo (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- Archie and the gang, on their way to a costume party, find two aliens in the country and help them refuel their spaceship.
- Reprints
- in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #233 (November 2012)
-
Indexer Notes
The costumes worn by the Archie gang are all parodies of Star Wars costumes.
The Saga of Fast Freddie
Archie at Riverdale / comic story / 11 pages
- Genre
- drama; teen
- Reprints
- from Archie at Riverdale High (Archie, 1972 series) #93 (October 1983)
-
A Weighty Matter
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Oh, Mr. Weatherbee, you gained another two pounds since last week!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Waldo Weatherbee; Nurse Hadley; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Miss Phlips; Mr. Svenson; Professor Flutesnoot; Geraldine Grundy; Miss Beazly; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Archie overhears Mr. Weatherbee tell the school nurse he can't lose weight because of the stress of his job so the students all try to make his life stress free.
- Reprints
- from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #110 (June 1979)
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Indexer Notes
Credits from reprint.
The Game of the Name
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- George Gladir (credited)
- Pencils
- Bob Bolling (credited)
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Reggie has Archie drive his car Gertrude every night to check for car problems. Then, Reggie spreads a rumor about Archie being with Gertrude every night.
- Reprints
- from Reggie and Me (Archie, 1966 series) #81 (September 1975)
-
Buccaneer By-Play
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Fred Andrews; Waldo Weatherbee; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Archie's uncle Angus sends him a parrot.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #206 (June 1989)
-
- Keywords
- parrot
Limo Blues
The Archies / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- The Archies [Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle]; Justin Gotbux; Mr. Gotbux
- Synopsis
- When the power goes out, the Archies have to play their latest gig in a giant stretch limousine.
- Reprints
- from Laugh (Archie, 1987 series) #21 (June 1990)
-
Love and More Love
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- The girls are upset at Archie's reluctance to say "I love you." Jughead comes up with a way to devalue the word "love" so it's no longer so special to girls.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #255 (August 1976)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits confirmed against the credits printed in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #233.
Tai-Chi Trouble
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy; Master Chen
- Synopsis
- Archie and Mr. Weatherbee take a tai-chi class.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #212 (December 2010)
- in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #81 (October 2018)
- in Archie Giant Comics Bash (Archie, 2018 series) (2018)
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Table of Contents
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0.
["Moose just got the joke I told him two weeks ago!"]
Archie -
1.
Guy's Night Out!
Archie -
2.
Lingering Summer
Archie and His Pals -
3.
Back to School Already?!
Archie -
4.
Concise Advice
Archie -
5.
Gramps and Gram
Archie -
6.
Spring in the Air
Archie -
7.
"Coach" Weatherbee
Archie -
8.
Dandy Dancing
Archie -
9.
Down In the Dumps
Archie -
10.
Stuffed!
Archie -
11.
That Lucky Old Lid
Archie -
12.
The Green-Eyed Moose-ster
Archie & Friends -
13.
Send in the Clowns
Archie -
14.
The Dream Shop!
Archie -
15.
Running Away
Archie -
16.
Two of a Kind
Little Archie -
17.
The Good Old Days
Little Archie -
18.
It's Out of This World
Archie and the Gang -
19.
The Saga of Fast Freddie
Archie at Riverdale -
20.
A Weighty Matter
Archie -
21.
The Game of the Name
Archie -
22.
Buccaneer By-Play
Archie -
23.
Limo Blues
The Archies -
24.
Love and More Love
Archie -
25.
Tai-Chi Trouble
Archie
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- Dwayne Best
- Peter Croome
- Katy Hayhurst
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Mike Nielsen
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