(November 1987)

Archie, 1974 Series
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Price
1.35 USD; 1.50 CAD
Pages
132
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Archie Enterprises Inc.
Brand
The Archie Digest Library; Archie Comics 45th Anniversary
Barcode
027100069966 83
Editing
Victor Gorelick (editor)

Issue Notes

Indicia title is "Jughead with Archie Comics Digest Magazine."
This issue has variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Dan DeCarlo
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Archie, what are Jughead's chances of winning?
Genre
teen
Characters
Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews

Indexer Notes

Redrawn from the cover of Jughead #233

Ya Gotta Have Pull (Table of Contents: 1)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Chic Stone
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
humor; teen
Reprints

Key Witness (Table of Contents: 2)

Archie / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
teen
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Sport Report (Table of Contents: 3)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
Stan Goldberg
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Archie borrows Veronica's video camera, but Jughead ends up taping Archie while he flirts with a bunch of girls. When she sees the recording, Veronica is less than pleased.
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Open and Shut Case (Table of Contents: 4)

Jughead / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Samm Schwartz
Inks
Samm Schwartz
Colors
?
Letters
Samm Schwartz

Genre
teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Reggie tries to convince Jughead to go around with his eyes open instead of closed. But Jughead finds that the sunlight makes it impossible for him to see with open eyes.
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Happy Daze (Table of Contents: 5)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Feature Logo
Archie
Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Archie is counting the days until summer vacation.
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Boon Tune (Table of Contents: 6)

Mr. Lodge / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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?
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Inks
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?
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Genre
teen
Characters
Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Mr. Lodge asks Veronica to turn her music up.
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Concise Advice (Table of Contents: 7)

Mr. Lodge / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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?
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?
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?

Genre
teen
Characters
Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Veronica shows Mr. Lodge what Archie built in shop class.
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A Loanly Feeling (Table of Contents: 8)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Harry Lucey
Inks
Harry Lucey
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Yoshida

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Problems! Problems beyond belief! I'm going out of my mind, Jug!
Feature Logo
Archie
Genre
humor; teen
Synopsis
Jughead tries to get a loan on Archie's behalf.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprint in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #310.

Never Again (Table of Contents: 9)

Mr. Lodge / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo Jr.
Inks
Rudy Lapick ?
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Synopsis
Mr. Lodge tricks Archie into vowing never to return to the mansion.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

The logo on this story was changed from "Archie" to "Mr. Lodge".

When reprinted in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #32, writing is credited to George Gladir, pencils to Dan DeCarlo and inks to Jim DeCarlo.

Deep Sleep (Table of Contents: 10)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Jughead has a cure for Archie's insomnia.
Reprints

Fiddling Around (Table of Contents: 11)

Li'l Jinx's Chum, Mort / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Joe Edwards
Pencils
Joe Edwards
Inks
Joe Edwards
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Joe Edwards

Genre
humor; children
Characters
Mort the worry wart; Charley Hawse
Synopsis
Mort offers to play his violin.
Reprints

Spray Sprite (Table of Contents: 12)

Archie / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
?
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Archie tries to instruct children in the proper use of spray paint.
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Drip Drama (Table of Contents: 13)

Jughead / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Letters
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Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Gladys Jones
Reprints
Keywords
Ceiling; dining room; leak

Lost Valley (Part I) (Table of Contents: 14)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
Jon D'Agostino
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Brother Slade; Brother Jacob
Synopsis
When they are forced off the road by an accident, the teens find themselves in a secluded valley that has been cut off from civilization for three hundred years. They are arrested and put in the stocks.
Reprints

Lost Valley (Part II) (Table of Contents: 15)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
Jon D'Agostino
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Brother Slade; Brother Jacob
Synopsis
Two young boys from the lost village help the teens to escape.
Reprints

Someone to Root Him On (Table of Contents: 16)

Betty / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Chic Stone
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Yoshida

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Archie's going out for the track team, Reggie!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
Archie and Reggie have a footrace.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credits from reprint.

Hairpiece Hassles (Table of Contents: 17)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Sal Amendola
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mary Andrews (Appears in photo in a background scene); Harold the hairdresser; Unnamed Police Officer; Unnamed old lady
Synopsis
Archie talks his dad into getting a hairpiece.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

No credits given for story in this issue. Credits from the reprint in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #243.

You Know You're Not Too Bright If... (Table of Contents: 18)

Moose / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
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Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Moose Mason; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Midge Klump
Synopsis
Five single-panel examples that make fun of Moose.
Reprints

Vox Box (Table of Contents: 19)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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?
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?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee
Synopsis
Archie and Jughead put a suggestion box up outside Mr. Weatherbee's window.
Reprints

Fall Guy (Table of Contents: 20)

Dilton / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
Jon D'Agostino
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Dilton Doily; Moose Mason; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee; Reggie Mantle; Coach Kleats; Chuck Clayton; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
When Moose begins to feel depressed over his constant clumsiness, Dilton rallies to his defense.
Reprints

The Awful Truth (Table of Contents: 21)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Michael Pellowski
Pencils
Bob Bolling
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Smithers; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Veronica asks Archie to take her to a new disco called "The Swamp." He's excited until Jughead tells him how expensive it's going to be.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credits from index of Jughead and Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #5. No credits in this issue.

Cast Party (Table of Contents: 22)

Jughead / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Samm Schwartz
Inks
Samm Schwartz
Colors
?
Letters
Samm Schwartz

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Moose Mason; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
Jughead gets a cast on his hand and everyone around him gets injured by him swinging his arm around carelessly.
Reprints

The Snack Monster (Table of Contents: 23)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Dick Malmgren
Pencils
Dick Malmgren
Inks
Dick Malmgren
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
After consuming a large quantity of food, Jughead has a nightmare about a monster in the bathroom.
Reprints
Keywords
nightmare

Indexer Notes

No credits given for story. Credits from the reprint in Archie Milestones Jumbo Comics Digest (Archie, 2019 series) #5.

Buckaroo Fever (Table of Contents: 24)

Veronica / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir ?
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Eric Lee
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Moose Mason; Chuck Clayton; Midge Klump; Nancy Woods; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
At Veronica's western-style birthday party, Mr. Lodge segregates the girls into a cook-off and the boys into a mechanical bull riding contest. However, he soon learns the modern teen refuses to be pigeon-holed.
Reprints

Who - Me? (Table of Contents: 25)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Joe Edwards
Pencils
Joe Edwards
Inks
Joe Edwards
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Edwards

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Grumble! Grumble!!
Genre
humor; children
Synopsis
Jinx's father practices his speech-writing.
Reprints

Can You Top This? (Table of Contents: 26)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Stan Goldberg (credited as Stan G.)
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Eric Lee
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Veronica refuses to ride in Archie's jalopy unless he gets the top fixed.
Reprints

Snap Chap (Table of Contents: 27)

Jughead / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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?
Pencils
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Inks
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Colors
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Letters
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Genre
humor; teen
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If People's Thoughts Were Labelled Like Products (Table of Contents: 28)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

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?
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Inks
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Colors
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Letters
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Genre
teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee; Reggie Mantle
Reprints

Diet Riot (Table of Contents: 29)

Archie's Dad / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Bob Bolling
Inks
Rudy Lapick ?
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
Synopsis
Mary pesters Fred to stick to his diet and stop eating ice cream.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

When reprinted in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #32, writing is credited to George Gladir, pencils to Bob Bolling and inks to Rudy Lapick.

Nap Flap (Table of Contents: 30)

Archie / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Waldo Weatherbee
Synopsis
Archie is caught napping in class.
Reprints

News Blues (Table of Contents: 31)

Big Ethel / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
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Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Big Ethel Muggs; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Synopsis
Ethel is late for a gossip session and asks for an instant replay.
Reprints

Piracy on the High Seas (Table of Contents: 32)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo Jr.
Inks
Jim DeCarlo
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Archie and Jughead, dressed as pirates, are bringing a bag of "booty" (actually gifts) to a charity event. They miss the ferry, so they hitch a ride with an old sailor, letting him think they're real pirates on an adventure. He loves it and helps out.
Reprints

Price Sacrifice (Table of Contents: 33)

Archie / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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Reprints
Keywords
five-and-dime store; penny candies

Rebuff Fluff (Table of Contents: 34)

Archie / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
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Inks
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Colors
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Letters
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Characters
Archie Andrews; Geraldine Grundy
Reprints

Punch Crunch (Table of Contents: 35)

Moose / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Moose Mason; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Moose has trouble remembering boxing instructions.
Reprints

Brain Strain (Table of Contents: 36)

Moose / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Moose Mason; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Moose laments his trouble writing.
Reprints

Team Esteem (Table of Contents: 37)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
Stan Goldberg
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Chuck Clayton; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Archie and Chuck are both glory-hounds on the football field. That's until they see the girls' volleyball team play and recognize the value of teamwork.
Reprints
Keywords
football; volleyball
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Archie, what are Jughead's chances of winning?"]
  2. 1. Ya Gotta Have Pull
    Archie
  3. 2. Key Witness
    Archie
  4. 3. Sport Report
    Archie
  5. 4. Open and Shut Case
    Jughead
  6. 5. Happy Daze
    Archie
  7. 6. Boon Tune
    Mr. Lodge
  8. 7. Concise Advice
    Mr. Lodge
  9. 8. A Loanly Feeling
    Archie
  10. 9. Never Again
    Mr. Lodge
  11. 10. Deep Sleep
    Archie
  12. 11. Fiddling Around
    Li'l Jinx's Chum, Mort
  13. 12. Spray Sprite
    Archie
  14. 13. Drip Drama
    Jughead
  15. 14. Lost Valley (Part I)
    Archie
  16. 15. Lost Valley (Part II)
    Archie
  17. 16. Someone to Root Him On
    Betty
  18. 17. Hairpiece Hassles
    Archie
  19. 18. You Know You're Not Too Bright If...
    Moose
  20. 19. Vox Box
    Archie
  21. 20. Fall Guy
    Dilton
  22. 21. The Awful Truth
    Archie
  23. 22. Cast Party
    Jughead
  24. 23. The Snack Monster
    Archie
  25. 24. Buckaroo Fever
    Veronica
  26. 25. Who - Me?
    Li'l Jinx
  27. 26. Can You Top This?
    Archie
  28. 27. Snap Chap
    Jughead
  29. 28. If People's Thoughts Were Labelled Like Products
  30. 29. Diet Riot
    Archie's Dad
  31. 30. Nap Flap
    Archie
  32. 31. News Blues
    Big Ethel
  33. 32. Piracy on the High Seas
    Archie
  34. 33. Price Sacrifice
    Archie
  35. 34. Rebuff Fluff
    Archie
  36. 35. Punch Crunch
    Moose
  37. 36. Brain Strain
    Moose
  38. 37. Team Esteem
    Archie
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Peter Croome
  • Merlin Haas
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Keith Alan Morgan