(October 1985)

Archie, 1973 Series
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Price
1.25 USD
Pages
132
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
0271000699474
Editing
Victor Gorelick [as Victor G.]; Richard Goldwater [as Dick Goldwater] (editor-in-chief)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Archie / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Inks
Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Colors
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Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
I'll polish off the wheels, Betty!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
Keywords
car wash

Indexer Notes

Redrawn from the cover of Archie #283

An Eye for Fashion? (Table of Contents: 1)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Beverly; Angela; Lola; Kitty; Martha; Debbie; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Synopsis
While spending a day at the beach, Archie recognizes girls by their swimsuits and not their faces.
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Monkey Business (Table of Contents: 2)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
Archie and Jughead visit Reggie at his new job at the zoo, but they find he is up to his same old tricks.
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Plugged Up (Table of Contents: 3)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Archie can't hear us with that transistor radio plugged in his ear!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Synopsis
Since Archie has a transistor radio in his ear Betty and Veronica think they can say what they think of him without him hearing.
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Magic Moments (Table of Contents: 4)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Jim DeCarlo
Colors
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Letters
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Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Betty shows Archie and Veronica her new sleight-of-hand skills.
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Drippy Drama (Table of Contents: 5)

Jughead / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
Jughead is stuck playing the tuba in the marching band.
Reprints
Keywords
marching band; tuba

A Fine Mess-enger (Table of Contents: 6)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Dick Malmgren
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo Jr.
Inks
Jim DeCarlo
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Dilton Doily
Synopsis
Mr. Lodge needs blueprints delivered quickly and the messenger service can't do it quickly enough. At Veronica's insistence he relies on Archie to deliver them on roller skates.
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Betty and Veronica's Hawaiian Vacation (Table of Contents: 7)

Betty and Veronica / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
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Letters
Vincent DeCarlo

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Reprints

Indexer Notes

The address for Archie's home on the postcard in the picture is 241 Church Street, Riverdale, USA. 241 Church Street was, at the time, the New York address of Archie Comics Publications.

Lame Game (Table of Contents: 8)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
On the golf course, caddy Archie gives Mr. Lodge advice.
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Keywords
golf

Alley Tally (Table of Contents: 9)

Reggie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
Reggie psyches out Archie during a bowling game.
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The Brainy Bruiser (Table of Contents: 10)

Moose / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Pencils
Bill Vigoda
Inks
Terry Szenics
Colors
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Letters
Terry Szenics

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Moose Mason
Synopsis
Moose tells us that he's not as dumb as people think he is.
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Dollars and Scents (Table of Contents: 11)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
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Letters
Vincent DeCarlo

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Betty! Open a window! Something died in here!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
The perfume Jughead gave Betty for Christmas smells awful.
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A Strong Argument (Table of Contents: 12)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo Jr.
Inks
Jon D'Agostino
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Sure I exercise! Every day! Muscle-building is very important! A guy's got to keep his body strong!
Feature Logo
Archie
Genre
humor; teen
Synopsis
Archie is bragging about exercise and muscle when Mr. Lodge points out that body strength is easy and that strength of character is hard to attain. He suggests Archie give up dating Veronica. Jughead points out that by following that logic Veronica will never be able to date again. She and Archie decide character building will have to come some other time.
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Party Pooper (Table of Contents: 13)

Jughead / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Genre
teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Fred Andrews; Ethel Muggs
Synopsis
Jughead has four servings of cake and ice cream.
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That's the Breaks! (Table of Contents: 14)

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

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

Genre
children; teen
Characters
Li'l Jinx; Hap Holiday
Synopsis
Li'l Jinx comes home with a long face after a baseball game.
Reprints

Health Hazard (Table of Contents: 15)

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

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

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Mr. Lodge thinks that Archie is hazardous to his health.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16)

Archie's Pop Pin Up / illustration / 1 page (report information)

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Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Relax, dear
Genre
teen
Characters
Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Archie Andrews
Reprints

Pain Killer (Table of Contents: 17)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Coach Kleats
Synopsis
Coach Kleats wants Archie to deliver a hand written note to Mr. Weatherbee when Archie notices that something is wrong with Coach Kleats' writing hand.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18)

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

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
I see where Pleasant Acres is protesting a plan to open a gambling casino there!
Feature Logo
Archie's Gag Bag
Genre
humor; teen
Reprints

Program Notes (Table of Contents: 19)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Smithers
Synopsis
Veronica gets bored with Archie sitting around watching TV, so she decides to go out with Reggie.
Reprints

Half a Loaf (Table of Contents: 20)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
How's about a little fishing, Arch?
Feature Logo
Archie
Genre
humor; teen
Synopsis
Archie tries to lounge around but work keeps popping up.
Reprints

Hip Trip (Table of Contents: 21)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Genre
humor; teen
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Green Scene (Table of Contents: 22)

Moose / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Feature Logo
Big Moose
Genre
teen
Characters
Moose Mason; Betty Cooper; Midge Klump
Synopsis
Betty gives Moose advice on Midge's birthday present.
Reprints

Trance Form (Table of Contents: 23)

Jughead / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Betty! Do you see what I see?
Feature Logo
Archie's Pal Jughead
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate; Mr. Weatherbee
Synopsis
Reggie and Archie try to convince Jughead that he can actually hypnotize people, but lose a bet to Jughead when he turns the tables.
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Cream Scream (Table of Contents: 24)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
Archie gets a part-time job selling ice cream.
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Live and Learn (Table of Contents: 25)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Genre
humor; teen
Synopsis
Archie agrees to help Betty with her driving test.
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Prize Winners (Table of Contents: 26)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Dick Malmgren
Pencils
Dick Malmgren
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
Veronica has an extra ticket to an event and Archie and Reggie violently compete to be the one to use it.
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Some Catch! (Table of Contents: 27)

Archie / activity / 1 page (report information)

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Professor Jughead Lectures on Proper Table Manners (Table of Contents: 28)

Jughead / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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Genre
humor; teen
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Wit Bit (Table of Contents: 29)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Genre
humor; teen
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Super Stupor (Table of Contents: 30)

Jughead / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Genre
teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Jughead figures out how much an average guy sleeps in a lifetime (approximately 12,264,000 minutes).
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School Daze (Table of Contents: 31)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
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Letters
Vincent DeCarlo

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Miss Grundy; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee
Synopsis
With the end of term impending, Betty and Veronica go around the school browbeating the other students into not thinking it's a good thing as a favor to Miss Grundy.
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Chain Pain! (Table of Contents: 32)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Daddy! Daddy!! I just got a letter that is going to bring me...
Genre
humor; children
Synopsis
Jinx receives a chain letter.
Reprints
Keywords
chain letter

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 33)

Veronica Pin Up Page / illustration / 1 page (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
How do you like that?
Genre
teen
Characters
Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews

Long Count (Table of Contents: 34)

Jughead / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Jughead and the gang are playing hide and go seek.
Reprints

Runner Up (Table of Contents: 35)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
Synopsis
Archie asks Veronica to go jogging on the beach as dawn but she refuses.
Reprints

Tables Turned (Table of Contents: 36)

Jughead / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Dan DeCarlo
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
The food is all ready for the masquerade party!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Jughead sneaks food at the masquerade party by leaving his suit of armor in a chair and hiding under the buffet table.
Reprints

In a Whirl (Table of Contents: 37)

Archie / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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Bill Vigoda
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Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Veronica's baton twirling is deadly.
Reprints
Keywords
baton twirling; black eye

Sad Situation (Table of Contents: 38)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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Bill Vigoda
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Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Neither of the girls have heard from the boys lately.
Reprints
Keywords
telephone

Photo Fun (Table of Contents: 39)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Oh, take my picture for your magazine, Harold!
Feature Logo
Archie
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Harold
Synopsis
Archie photographs girls on the beach under the pretense of printing them in the newspaper. Moose insists Archie photograph Midge and claims he will clobber him if the picture isn't printed. Archie gets the photographs in the newspaper but Betty and Veronica find out.
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["I'll polish off the wheels, Betty!"]
    Archie
  2. 1. An Eye for Fashion?
    Archie
  3. 2. Monkey Business
    Archie
  4. 3. Plugged Up
    Archie
  5. 4. Magic Moments
    Betty and Veronica
  6. 5. Drippy Drama
    Jughead
  7. 6. A Fine Mess-enger
    Archie
  8. 7. Betty and Veronica's Hawaiian Vacation
    Betty and Veronica
  9. 8. Lame Game
    Archie
  10. 9. Alley Tally
    Reggie
  11. 10. The Brainy Bruiser
    Moose
  12. 11. Dollars and Scents
    Betty and Veronica
  13. 12. A Strong Argument
    Archie
  14. 13. Party Pooper
    Jughead
  15. 14. That's the Breaks!
    Li'l Jinx
  16. 15. Health Hazard
    Mr. Lodge
  17. 16. ["Relax, dear"]
    Archie's Pop Pin Up
  18. 17. Pain Killer
    Archie
  19. 18. ["I see where Pleasant Acres is protesting a plan to open a gambling casino there!"]
    Archie's Gag Bag
  20. 19. Program Notes
    Archie
  21. 20. Half a Loaf
    Archie
  22. 21. Hip Trip
    Betty and Veronica
  23. 22. Green Scene
    Moose
  24. 23. Trance Form
    Jughead
  25. 24. Cream Scream
    Archie
  26. 25. Live and Learn
    Archie
  27. 26. Prize Winners
    Betty and Veronica
  28. 27. Some Catch!
    Archie
  29. 28. Professor Jughead Lectures on Proper Table Manners
    Jughead
  30. 29. Wit Bit
    Archie
  31. 30. Super Stupor
    Jughead
  32. 31. School Daze
    Betty and Veronica
  33. 32. Chain Pain!
    Li'l Jinx
  34. 33. ["How do you like that?"]
    Veronica Pin Up Page
  35. 34. Long Count
    Jughead
  36. 35. Runner Up
    Archie
  37. 36. Tables Turned
    Jughead
  38. 37. In a Whirl
    Archie
  39. 38. Sad Situation
    Betty and Veronica
  40. 39. Photo Fun
    Archie
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Merlin Haas
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen