(October 1984)
Archie,
1973 Series
- Price
- 1.00 USD
- Pages
- 128
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly in Feb., April, June, Aug., Oct., 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
- 0271000699468
- Editing
- ?
Issue Notes
"Single copies $1.00 U.S. Canada $1.00 plus 25ยข Postage and Handling."
This issue has variants:
This issue has variants:
[no title indexed]
Archie / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo (signed)
- Inks
- Dan DeCarlo (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I've got tennis elbow!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
- Keywords
- tennis
Indexer Notes
Redrawn from the cover of Archie's Pals 'n' Gals #126
![Cover Thumbnail for Archie Comics Digest (1973 series) #68 [$1.25]](https://files1.comics.org//img/gcd/covers_by_id/789/w100/789824.jpg?-5675189451631656015)
Pigeon Power
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Reprints
-
from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #97 (May 1970)
-
Brain Teasers
Archie / activity / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #147 (January 1981)
-
Rare Pair or Take Me Out to the Ball
Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Ethel Muggs
- Synopsis
- Ethel forces Jughead to take her to the summer dance.
- Reprints
- from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #8 (November 1968)
-
Voice Your Choice or Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Dilton Doiley; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Jughead makes a pig of himself at Veronica's party.
- Reprints
- from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #8 (November 1968)
-
Camera Angle
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Al Hartley ?
- Pencils
- Kurt Schaffenberger
- Inks
- Kurt Schaffenberger
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Kurt Schaffenberger
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Betty innocently causes havoc at the Lodge garden party with her new camera.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #38 (October 1971)
-
Indexer Notes
formerly a Betty and Me story.
Help Wanted
Fred / activity / 1 page
- Characters
- Fred Andrews
- Synopsis
- Using the key given, break the code and find out what Fred wants.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #154 (October 1981)
-
[no title indexed]
Betty's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Excuse me, miss, would you like a free sample of our new suntan oil?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
- in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #235 (September 2015)
- from Archie newspaper strip (King Features Syndicate, XX-XX-19XX)
-
The Mingle Mangle
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Ahh! This is the stuff of which dreams are made!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Waldo Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Archie advises Mr. Weatherbee to go out and mingle instead of being all alone.
- Reprints
- from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #78 (October 1975)
-
Indexer Notes
formerly an Archie and Me story.
Cowed
Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Archie! Help! There's a cow after me!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica is intimidated by a cow.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #24 (May 1956)
-
Helping Hand!
Betty / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Betty, I'm going over to help the neighbors move in!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper
- Synopsis
- Betty finds a sudden urge to help the neighbors move in.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #24 (May 1956)
-
No Contest
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Betty is better than Veronica at every game except one.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #23 (September 1963)
-
Tennyson, Anyone?
Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #29 (July 1957)
-
Verve to Serve
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- Veronica thinks Betty got her involved in volunteering at a remedial reading center as a ruse to steal Archie.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #212 (December 1967)
-
Heroes
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- Archie and Jughead dream of being heroic, until they are put to the test.
- Reprints
- from Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #16 (December 1972) which is reprinted
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #144 (January 1970)
-
[no title indexed]
Veronica's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Veronica! That's the third bathing suit you've tried on!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
- from Archie newspaper strip (XX-XX-19XX)
Adventure, Ahoy!
Archie / comic story / 29 pages
- Genre
- adventure; humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Lodge; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie and the gang go for a cruise on Mr. Lodge's yacht. Caught in a hurricane, they are forced to abandon ship and wind up stranded on a desert island.
- Reprints
- from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #3 (July 1960)
-
Indexer Notes
An issue-length story in four chapters: "Adventure Ahoy," "A Slight Case of Weather," "Castaway Island" and "A Rip-Snortin' Rescue."
Formerly a Life With Archie story.
A Talking To
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Li'l Jinx, where did you get that black eye?
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Hap Holliday
- Synopsis
- Li'l Jinx gets a black eye from Greg.
- Reprints
- from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #84 (April 1969)
-
Death Has Eight Arms
text story / 1 page
- Genre
- adventure
- Reprints
- from Adventures of the Fly (Archie, 1960 series) #7 (July 1960)
-
Bad Connection
Betty / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hello, Archie, this is Betty!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Fred Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie can't hear the name of the person who's calling him.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #24 (May 1956)
-
Late Date
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Veronica hides from Archie so she won't commit the faux pas of being early for a date.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #23 (September 1963)
-
Quick Thinking
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie gets out of an argument with Veronica and her father.
- Reprints
- from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #5 (November 1969)
-
Mud Muddle
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Greg; Gigi
- Reprints
- from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #32 (December 1969)
-
Witch Switch
Betty / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hmph! Betty Cooper! Girl wallflower!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Tony Perkins; Alf (Archie's cousin)
- Synopsis
- Archie sets Betty up on a date with his cousin.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #36 (May 1958)
-
He Knows The Score
Reggie / comic story / 0.67 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Waiting for Veronica.
- Reprints
- from Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes (Archie, 1968 series) #2 (October 1968)
-
Stroke of Luck
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Frank Doyle
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Jon D'Agostino
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Archie and Reggie both fake medical conditions in order to meet a pretty nurse at the beach first aid station.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #258 (October 1971)
-
Parakeets Feats!
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Is that the parakeet Reggie gave you for your birthday, Ronnie?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica wants to give back the parakeet Reggie gave her.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #24 (May 1956)
-
Forgetting to Remember
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What's the matter, Betty?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Betty ties a string around her finger to help her remember something but she can't remember what it was.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #24 (May 1956)
-
The Chaperone
Little Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; children
- Reprints
- from Little Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #96 (July 1975)
-
Blondes Have More What?
Betty / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Veronica Lodge; Midge Klump
- Synopsis
- A simple change in hair style has all the boys on the beach mad over Betty and Archie head over heels with jealousy.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #38 (October 1971)
-
Indexer Notes
formerly a Betty and Me story.
Caught in the Act
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Waaaaa
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Hap Holliday
- Synopsis
- Hap helps Jinx get her dime back.
- Reprints
- from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #80 (December 1968)
-
[no title indexed]
Veronica Pin Up / illustration / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hi, Ron! My jalopy broke down...
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #243 (July 1970)
-
[Hooked a Redfish]
Betty's Pin Up / cartoon / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- While angling, Betty catches something unexpected.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #23 (September 1963)
-
Cycle Saga
Jughead / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Synopsis
- Archie and Jughead cycle down to see Jug's cousin's boat.
- Reprints
- from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #8 (November 1968)
-
Missing in Action!
The Archies / comic story / 11 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge
- Synopsis
- When Pop Tate goes missing from the Chok'lit Shoppe, the Archies follow him to a Caribbean Island to try and find him and bring him back to Riverdale.
- Reprints
- from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #65 (September 1967)
-
Shower Power
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Archie, you promised to take us to the beach, today!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica intentionally rain out the boys' table tennis match.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #141 (October 1969)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of Archie's TV Laugh-Out #16.
Moose Riddlers
Moose / activity / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Here are some of my favorite riddles!
- Characters
- Moose Mason
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #269 (June 1980)
-
Indexer Notes
Fill in the numbered squares to answer Moose's riddles. The first riddle is "What do you call a man who drives a car perfectly?"
[no title indexed]
Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Next year I'm spending the summer...
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
- from Archie newspaper strip (King Features Syndicate, XX-XX-19XX)
Animal Crackers
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Jughead Jones! Don't you ever again go away for a week!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #260 (November 1972)
-
Cool Pool
Veronica / comic story / 0.67 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica proves her father's statement that Lodges never do anything without a purpose.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #200 (August 1972)
-
[no title indexed]
Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hmmm...the beach is crowded!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
- in Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1983 series) #57 (September 1992)
- from Archie newspaper strip (King Features Syndicate, XX-XX-19XX)
-
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Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["I've got tennis elbow!"]
Archie -
1.
Pigeon Power
Archie -
2.
Brain Teasers
Archie -
3.
Rare Pair or Take Me Out to the Ball
Jughead -
4.
Voice Your Choice or Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
Jughead -
5.
Camera Angle
Archie -
6.
Help Wanted
Fred -
7.
["Excuse me, miss, would you like a free sample of our new suntan oil?"]
Betty's Gag Bag -
8.
The Mingle Mangle
Archie -
9.
Cowed
Veronica -
10.
Helping Hand!
Betty -
11.
No Contest
Betty and Veronica -
12.
Tennyson, Anyone?
Reggie -
13.
Verve to Serve
Betty and Veronica -
14.
Heroes
Archie -
15.
["Veronica! That's the third bathing suit you've tried on!"]
Veronica's Gag Bag -
16.
Adventure, Ahoy!
Archie -
17.
A Talking To
Li'l Jinx -
18.
Death Has Eight Arms
-
19.
Bad Connection
Betty -
20.
Late Date
Betty and Veronica -
21.
Quick Thinking
Archie -
22.
Mud Muddle
Li'l Jinx -
23.
Witch Switch
Betty -
24.
He Knows The Score
Reggie -
25.
Stroke of Luck
Archie -
26.
Parakeets Feats!
Betty and Veronica -
27.
Forgetting to Remember
Betty and Veronica -
28.
The Chaperone
Little Archie -
29.
Blondes Have More What?
Betty -
30.
Caught in the Act
Li'l Jinx -
31.
["Hi, Ron! My jalopy broke down..."]
Veronica Pin Up -
32.
[Hooked a Redfish]
Betty's Pin Up -
33.
Cycle Saga
Jughead -
34.
Missing in Action!
The Archies -
35.
Shower Power
Betty and Veronica -
36.
Moose Riddlers
Moose -
37.
["Next year I'm spending the summer..."]
Archie's Gag Bag -
38.
Animal Crackers
Archie -
39.
Cool Pool
Veronica -
40.
["Hmmm...the beach is crowded!"]
Archie's Gag Bag
This issue was modified by, among others
- Merlin Haas
- Katy Hayhurst
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
- Mike Nielsen
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