(December 1987)
Archie,
1973 Series
- Price
- 1.50 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; Archie Comics 45th Anniversary
- Barcode
- 027100069942 87
- Editing
- Victor Gorelick
[no title indexed]
Archie / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo (signed)
- Inks
- Dan DeCarlo (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Gosh, Betty, where'd you develop your blocking technique?
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrew; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Keywords
- football
Indexer Notes
Redrawn from the cover of Everything's Archie #37
Lesson to Be Learned
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- George Gladir
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick
- Colors
- Barry Grossman; Nanci Dakesian; Ginny Sykora
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Chuck Clayton; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Coach Clayton; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Coach Clayton teaches the boys the importance of working together as a team.
Wrap Up
Jughead / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Jughead tries to wrap a birthday present for Archie.
- Reprints
-
from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #357 (January 1980)
-
You Gotta Be a Big, Big Optimist If...
Archie and the Gang / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee; Dilton Doiley
- Synopsis
- Archie and the gang ponder optimistic stiuations.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #72 (June 1994)
-
Spook to Me of Love
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Chuck Clayton; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie and Chuck use Veronica to convince a new kid to stay in Riverdale.
- Reprints
- from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #219 (December 1980)
-
Nobedience School
Jughead / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- George Gladir ?
- Pencils
- Samm Schwartz
- Inks
- Samm Schwartz
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Samm Schwartz
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Hot Dog; Gladys Jones; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Hot Dog leads Jughead a merry chase through the neighborhood, clutching Jughead's bag lunch in his mouth.
- Reprints
- from Jughead (Archie, 1965 series) #246 (November 1975)
-
Kick Shtick
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Coach Kleats
- Synopsis
- Archie is kicked off the football team for missing another extra point.
- Reprints
- from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #219 (December 1980)
-
- Keywords
- football
Hot and Cold
Li'l Jinx's Chum Charley / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Charley Hawse
- Synopsis
- Li'l Jinx and Charley do science homework together.
- Reprints
- from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #219 (December 1980)
-
Rumored Room
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- With college looming, Mr. Lodge gives Veronica permission to get a roommate so she can practice adapting to dorm life. Then Jughead plants the seed in everyone's mind that Veronica will pick a male roommate.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #518 (June 1982)
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Culture Kick
Chuck / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Chuck Clayton; Nancy Woods; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Nancy badgers Chuck into taking up art in order to give him "culture".
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #124 (July 1978)
-
No Greater Love
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica compare Reggie and Archie's love for them.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #45 (March 1960)
-
Basket Magic
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Reggie and Archie discuss a 95% free throw shooter.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #45 (March 1960)
-
Uneven Steven
Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Veronica is perfectly willing to admit she's right if Archie will admit he's wrong.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #49 (January 1960)
-
- Keywords
- argument
Oak by Me
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Betty swoons over movie star Hab Tunter.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #49 (January 1960)
-
- Keywords
- movies
Indexer Notes
"Hab Tunter" is a twist on actor Tab Hunter.
Sabotage
Archie / comic story / 11 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Chuck Clayton; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Visiting Riverdale on a "good will" mission, a foreign dignitary's life is threatened by a rash of mysterious "accidents!" Fearing an international incident, Mr. Lodge enlists Archie's aid in protecting the ambassador from sabotage!
- Reprints
- from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #219 (December 1980)
-
The Girl Next Door
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- When the house next door to Archie's goes up for sale, Veronica and Betty are worried about a family with a pretty girl moving in next door to Archie.
- Reprints
- from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #54 (February 1977) [with Betty and Veronica logo]
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprinting in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #238, no credits are listed in this issue. The credits there list Kathleen Webb as the scripter but her first Archie work is not until 1985 and thus that information must be incorrect.
Sounds of the Future
The Archies / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- George Gladir (credited)
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo Jr. (credited)
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Dilton Doiley; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- Dilton writes a song for The Archies but nobody likes it.
- Reprints
- from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #219 (December 1980)
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The Truth Hurts
Li'l Jinx's Pal Charley / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Charley Hawse
- Synopsis
- Charley wonders why he can't get along with people.
- Reprints
- from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #210 (December 1979)
-
The Reputation
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- An attractive girl gets turned down by Archie, so she tries to give him a bad reputation.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #318 (July 1982)
-
Wots the Dif?
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- Archie considers the difference between:
1. Archie and Reggie
2. Jughead and a pig
3. Moose and 16 ounces of jelly beans
Shake-Down!
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Greg
- Synopsis
- When Greg's kite is stuck in a tree, Jinx gives the tree a good shaking. That brings down all the leaves, but the kite is still up there.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pal Jughead (Archie, 1949 series) #113 (October 1964)
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- Keywords
- kite; tree
The Bake Off
Miss Beazly / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Miss Beazly; Mr. Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Mr. Weatherbee and Miss Beazly fight over pie.
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #303 (June 1976)
-
…And Who’s Who…
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Professor Flutesnoot; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Professor Flutesnoot keeps telling Archie he doesn't know what's what.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #316 (May 1982)
-
Say Cheese
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Betty is teaching Veronica how to make spaghetti and meatballs. When she discovers that they are out of Parmesan cheese, Veronica calls Archie over to go get them more.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #357 (January 1980)
-
Signing Off!
Big Moose / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Dick Malmgren
- Pencils
- Dick Malmgren
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Moose Mason; Dilton Doiley
- Synopsis
- Moose gets a job erecting road signs.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #340 (August 1978)
-
Tuff Turf
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Coach Kleats; Dilton Doiley; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Miss Beazly; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- While Archie was sidelined from the football team due to injury, he decides to join the school newspaper as a photographer.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #313 (February 1982)
-
Sign of the Future
Li'l Jinx's Pal Russ / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Russ; Li'l Jinx
- Synopsis
- Seeing the neighborhood plastered with election signs inspires Russ.
- Reprints
- from Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #71 (November 1979)
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No Sense of Direction
Josie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Josie; Valerie
- Synopsis
- While raking leaves, Josie and Valerie hear on the radio that a movie director is in town scouting local talent.
- Reprints
- from Josie and the Pussycats (Archie, 1969 series) #84 (September 1975)
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Theory Leery
Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie believes he can tell a locker's owner by its contents.
- Reprints
- from Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes (Archie, 1968 series) #52 (January 1980)
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Meal Zeal
Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Reggie doesn't like Midge's cooking.
- Reprints
- from Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes (Archie, 1968 series) #52 (January 1980)
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Breeze Tease
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Archie and the town battle strong winds.
- Reprints
- from Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #23 (December 1973)
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Play Ploy
Dilton / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Dilton Doiley; Reggie Mantle; Coach Kleats
- Synopsis
- Dilton delivers a play.
- Reprints
- from Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #23 (December 1973)
-
Sundae School
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy
- Synopsis
- Archie gets in trouble for talking in class.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #43 (November 1959)
-
Dig the Details
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Hiram Lodge; Smithers (the butler)
- Synopsis
- When Veronica gets angry with Archie for not noticing her new nail polish, Archie becomes determined to notice and compliment everything about her the next time he sees her.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #518 (June 1982)
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The Cure
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- When Archie can't get to school on time, Mr. Weatherbee assigns Jughead to make sure Archie comes to school on time.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #318 (July 1982)
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Archie's Summer Sports Photos
Archie / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Coach Kleats
- Synopsis
- Archie shares his photos of his sports memories from over the summer.
- Reprints
- in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #125 (January 1994)
- in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #300 (August 2019)
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- Keywords
- baseball; surfing; swimming; tennis
Drummer Boy
The Archies / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- The Archies [Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper]
- Synopsis
- While picnicking before a gig, the band hears a kitten in distress on an island surrounded by snake-infested waters.
- Reprints
- from Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #87 (October 1982)
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Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["Gosh, Betty, where'd you develop your blocking technique?"]
Archie -
1.
Lesson to Be Learned
Archie -
2.
Wrap Up
Jughead -
3.
You Gotta Be a Big, Big Optimist If...
Archie and the Gang -
4.
Spook to Me of Love
Archie -
5.
Nobedience School
Jughead -
6.
Kick Shtick
Archie -
7.
Hot and Cold
Li'l Jinx's Chum Charley -
8.
Rumored Room
Betty and Veronica -
9.
Culture Kick
Chuck -
10.
No Greater Love
Archie -
11.
Basket Magic
Archie -
12.
Uneven Steven
Veronica -
13.
Oak by Me
Archie -
14.
Sabotage
Archie -
15.
The Girl Next Door
Betty and Veronica -
16.
Sounds of the Future
The Archies -
17.
The Truth Hurts
Li'l Jinx's Pal Charley -
18.
The Reputation
Archie -
19.
Wots the Dif?
Archie -
20.
Shake-Down!
Li'l Jinx -
21.
The Bake Off
Miss Beazly -
22.
…And Who’s Who…
Archie -
23.
Say Cheese
Archie -
24.
Signing Off!
Big Moose -
25.
Tuff Turf
Archie -
26.
Sign of the Future
Li'l Jinx's Pal Russ -
27.
No Sense of Direction
Josie -
28.
Theory Leery
Reggie -
29.
Meal Zeal
Reggie -
30.
Breeze Tease
Archie -
31.
Play Ploy
Dilton -
32.
Sundae School
Archie -
33.
Dig the Details
Betty and Veronica -
34.
The Cure
Archie -
35.
Archie's Summer Sports Photos
Archie -
36.
Drummer Boy
The Archies
This issue was modified by, among others
- Merlin Haas
- Katy Hayhurst
- Scott Marshall
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Mike Nielsen
- James Zieff
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