(May 1997)

Archie, 1974 Series
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100
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Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Brand
The Archie Digest Library
Barcode
071896468519 33

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Archie; Jughead / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Stan Goldberg (signed as STAN GOLDBERG)
Inks
Rudy Lapick (signed as RUDY LAPICK)
Colors
?

Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones

A Mouthful of Cookies...In Every Bite! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Hershey's Cookies 'n' Creme / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Copy Boy (Table of Contents: 2)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Harold Smith (credited as Hal Smith)
Pencils
Tim Kennedy (credited)
Inks
Ken Selig (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Bill Yoshida (credited)

Feature Logo
Archie
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Archie meets a cute girl at the copy store.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Jughead's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Boiling rose petals to extract the essential oils!
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Jughead's Gag Bag
Genre
teen; humor
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Professor Flutesnoot
Synopsis
Professor Flutesnoot makes a perfume.
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[Best Friends Forever!] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Bonne Bell; Smackers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Switch Hitch (Table of Contents: 5)

Jughead / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo Jr.
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Feature Logo
Jughead
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Ethel Muggs; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Ethel wants to play "banking".
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.

A Prince of a Fellow (Table of Contents: 6)

Jughead / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle (credited)
Pencils
Samm Schwartz (credited)
Inks
Samm Schwartz (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Samm Schwartz

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Jughead [fancy script]
Genre
teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Pop Tate; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Prince Rudolph of Allovia
Synopsis
Jughead and the Prince of Allovia look alike and decide to change places so the Prince can be a normal teenager and Jughead could judge a bake off.
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[Archie's "Volleyball" T-Shirt Offer] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Skate Strait (Table of Contents: 8)

Jughead / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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

Feature Logo
Jughead
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Jughead fixes his broken skateboard.
Reprints

The Non-Toxic Avengers! (Table of Contents: 9)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Michael Pellowski
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
Mike Esposito
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Feature Logo
Archie
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Hiram Lodge
Synopsis
Archie and Jughead get Mr. Lodge to hire them for odd jobs so they can buy saplings to plant in the park.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprint in Jughead and Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #11.

[Archie's Digest Offer] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Just Like the One... (Table of Contents: 11)

Jughead / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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

Feature Logo
Jughead
Genre
teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis
Jughead tries to convince Archie that the man-eating plant they saw in a movie does not look like the plant Archie just gave Veronica.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.

Up and at 'Em (Table of Contents: 12)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Dick Malmgren ?
Pencils
Bill Vigoda
Inks
Bill Vigoda
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
?

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Archie
Genre
teen
Characters
Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Mary wakes up early to get Archie out of bed.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.

[Cheryl Blossom Subscription Offer] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

Jughead / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hmm… What shall I have on my hamburger?
Genre
teen
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

statement of ownership / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

The Cliff Hanger (Table of Contents: 16)

Archie / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Feature Logo
Archie
Genre
adventure; humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Maria Rodriguez; Mr. Lodge
Synopsis
Archie has to climb down a cliff to rescue some important Lodge industries papers, and the girls have to go after the guy who steals the papers from Archie.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.

[Archie Americana Series Best of the 60's] (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[Archie's Spring Break Offer] (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Cake Flake (Table of Contents: 19)

Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Joe Edwards ?
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo Jr.
Inks
Dan DeCarlo Jr.
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Feature Logo
Jughead
Genre
teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Archie is curious as to why Jughead takes a picture of a cake before eating it.
Reprints

Yeah! Yeah! (Table of Contents: 20)

Greg / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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

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Li'l Jinx's Pal Greg
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Greg; Charley; Li'l Jinx
Synopsis
Greg and Charley argue.
Reprints

Penny for Your Thoughts (Table of Contents: 21)

Jughead / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Samm Schwartz
Inks
Samm Schwartz
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Samm Schwartz

Feature Logo
Jughead
Genre
teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
When Jughead finds a penny and then later comes out of a coin shop with a fist full of money, Reggie and Archie think there's profit to be had in finding rare coins.
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Indexer Notes

Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.

[Sonic Checklist] (Table of Contents: 22) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Tap Flap (Table of Contents: 23)

Moose / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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

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Moose [overlapping O's]
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Moose Mason; Hot Dog; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Hot Dog demonstrates his ability to add numbers, but according to Moose's logic, is one off.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.

Tryout (Table of Contents: 24)

The Archies / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo Jr.
Inks
Alison Flood
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Not bad! Not bad at all!
Feature Logo
The Archies
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
A clarinet player wants to join The Archies and tries to get other members of the group out.
Reprints
Keywords
clarinet

Indexer Notes

Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 25) (Expand) /

Editor's Notebook / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 26)

Archie Pin Up / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
It's very nice, Archie...but all I wanted was a simple little fabric design!
Feature Logo
Archie Pin-Up
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Geraldine Grundy; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge (in picture)
Reprints

Don't Fence Me In (Table of Contents: 27)

Betty / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Come on Betty! Be more aggressive!
Feature Logo
Betty
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Betty and Archie practice fencing.
Reprints

[Cartoon Network Checkerboard Checklist] (Table of Contents: 28) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Pat Mat (Table of Contents: 29)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Stan Goldberg ?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Feature Logo
Archie
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Mr. Lodge
Synopsis
Mr. Lodge wants Archie to flip the welcome mat over.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.

Popular Demand (Table of Contents: 30)

Archie / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Harry Lucey ?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hi, Archie!
Feature Logo
Archie
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Waldo Weatherbee; Mr. Beal; Moose Mason
Synopsis
Is Archie popular? Read about it in the newspapers.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.

[Archie's Subscriptions Offer] (Table of Contents: 31) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Success Symbol (Table of Contents: 32)

Jughead / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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

Feature Logo
jughead [lower case]
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge
Synopsis
After Veronica says no one could make her father like Archie, Jughead takes this as a challenge, and manages to talk Mr. Lodge into believing that all his health and success is due to Archie.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.

Quint-trouble-ets (Table of Contents: 33)

Jughead / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Vigoda
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Feature Logo
Jughead
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Weatherbee
Synopsis
Jughead, Archie, Betty, Reggie and Veronica are singing as a quintet and decide they should wear uniforms. They decide to all dress like Jughead, which makes Mr. Weatherbee think he's seeing things. He finally takes Jughead shopping to buy new outfits.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.

[Sabrina T-Shirt Offer] (Table of Contents: 34) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Bright Sprite (Table of Contents: 35)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Dick Malmgren
Pencils
Dick Malmgren
Inks
Jon D'Agostino
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Feature Logo
Archie
Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Alicia
Synopsis
Archie outmaneuvers Reggie for time with the new girl.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.

Stay Calm and Compost (Table of Contents: 36)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Rod Ollerenshaw
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
Mike Esposito
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Feature Logo
Archie
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Fred Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Hiram Lodge
Synopsis
Archie and Jughead help get rid of the yard waste by composting it and then decide to sell the worms from the compost as fish bait.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.

[Archie's Digest Subscription Offer] (Table of Contents: 37) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[Have A Blast With Mootown Snacks!] (Table of Contents: 38) (Expand) /

Mootown Snacks / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[You and the Cap'n Make It Happen!!] (Table of Contents: 39) (Expand) /

Cap'n Crunch / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Archie; Jughead
  2. 1. A Mouthful of Cookies...In Every Bite!
    Hershey's Cookies 'n' Creme
  3. 2. Copy Boy
    Archie
  4. 3. ["Boiling rose petals to extract the essential oils!"]
    Jughead's Gag Bag
  5. 4. [Best Friends Forever!]
    Bonne Bell; Smackers
  6. 5. Switch Hitch
    Jughead
  7. 6. A Prince of a Fellow
    Jughead
  8. 7. [Archie's "Volleyball" T-Shirt Offer]
  9. 8. Skate Strait
    Jughead
  10. 9. The Non-Toxic Avengers!
    Archie
  11. 10. [Archie's Digest Offer]
  12. 11. Just Like the One...
    Jughead
  13. 12. Up and at 'Em
    Archie
  14. 13. [Cheryl Blossom Subscription Offer]
  15. 14. ["Hmm… What shall I have on my hamburger?"]
    Jughead
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
  17. 16. The Cliff Hanger
    Archie
  18. 17. [Archie Americana Series Best of the 60's]
  19. 18. [Archie's Spring Break Offer]
  20. 19. Cake Flake
    Jughead
  21. 20. Yeah! Yeah!
    Greg
  22. 21. Penny for Your Thoughts
    Jughead
  23. 22. [Sonic Checklist]
  24. 23. Tap Flap
    Moose
  25. 24. Tryout
    The Archies
  26. 25. [no title indexed]
    Editor's Notebook
  27. 26. ["It's very nice, Archie...but all I wanted was a simple little fabric design!"]
    Archie Pin Up
  28. 27. Don't Fence Me In
    Betty
  29. 28. [Cartoon Network Checkerboard Checklist]
  30. 29. Pat Mat
    Archie
  31. 30. Popular Demand
    Archie
  32. 31. [Archie's Subscriptions Offer]
  33. 32. Success Symbol
    Jughead
  34. 33. Quint-trouble-ets
    Jughead
  35. 34. [Sabrina T-Shirt Offer]
  36. 35. Bright Sprite
    Archie
  37. 36. Stay Calm and Compost
    Archie
  38. 37. [Archie's Digest Subscription Offer]
  39. 38. [Have A Blast With Mootown Snacks!]
    Mootown Snacks
  40. 39. [You and the Cap'n Make It Happen!!]
    Cap'n Crunch
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Peter Croome
  • Merlin Haas
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen