(June 1988)
Archie,
1973 Series
- Price
- 1.35 USD
- Pages
- 132
- Indicia Frequency
- Published 6 times a year in Feb, Apr, Jun, 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
- 027100069942 90
- Editing
- Victor Gorelick
Field Day
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Jim Ruth
- Pencils
- Samm Schwartz
- Inks
- Samm Schwartz
- Colors
- Barry Grossman; Nanci Dakesian; Ginny Sykora
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie and Veronica convince their dads to participate in the annual Field Day event, and they get very competitive in the kicking contest.
- Reprints
Error
Moose / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Moose Mason; Miss Grundy
- Synopsis
- Moose delivers Miss Grundy's note to the wrong teacher.
- Reprints
-
from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #291 (June 1975)
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Toy Decoy
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica see Archie carrying a stuffed bear.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #257 (June 1979)
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Charlie My Boy
Betty / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie learns that Betty can't say no to door-to-door salesmen.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #64 (March 1975)
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Tongue Twist
Reggie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Chuck Clayton; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- Reggie tricks Archie into insulting Moose over the school's public address system.
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #333 (December 1978)
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Female Travail
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Dilton Doiley
- Synopsis
- Archie thinks he can win the school election if he can get the female vote.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #257 (June 1979)
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Cash Bash
Leroy / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Leroy (Veronica's cousin)
- Synopsis
- Leroy has a skateboard rental business.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #257 (June 1979)
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Blow the Man Down
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Gaston the chef; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie saves Gaston's dinner by defrosting the duck with Veronica's hair dryer, but accidentally melts the ice sculpture center piece.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #341 (September 1978)
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The Latest Thing
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Pop Tate; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Veronica starts a local fashion trend by wearing her father's paint-splattered coveralls.
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #316 (July 1977)
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Smear Tactics
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Miss Grundy; Miss Haggly
- Synopsis
- As a surprise for Miss Grundy, Archie and Jughead sneak in and paint her apartment.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #340 (August 1978)
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Trust Bust
Betty / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Betty offers to help a friend pick out some new shoes.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #257 (June 1979)
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Quiz Fizz
Big Moose / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Moose Mason; Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy
- Synopsis
- Miss Grundy asks Moose to spell Washington.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #257 (June 1979)
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Praise Daze
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Miss Phlips
- Synopsis
- Archie thinks Mr. Weatherbee is ill when he calls Archie into his office just to compliment him.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #257 (June 1979)
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Displeasin' Season
Betty / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Betty dreads the time of the year where baseball runs into football season.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #257 (June 1979)
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Towel Howl
Mr. Weatherbee / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Mr. Weatherbee; Professor Flutesnoot
- Synopsis
- Mr. Weatherbee asks Professor Flutesnoot to serve as principal while he's away.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #257 (June 1979)
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Washed Up
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Veronica sends Archie to the laundromat with her clothes because it wouldn't be proper for a Lodge to be seen in such a place.
- Reprints
- from Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #63 (December 1978)
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Informal Formal
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Dick Malmgren ?
- Pencils
- Bob Bolling
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- Overhearing Veronica say she'll ask Reggie to accompany her because Archie isn't elegant enough, Archie runs right out and blows all of his money on a new tuxedo.
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #315 (June 1977)
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Booming Business
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie makes a food delivery to the local zoo and a smart orangutan ends up stowing away in the delivery van.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #160 (September 1982)
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Name That Tune
The Archies / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Dick Malmgren
- Pencils
- Dick Malmgren
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Mary Andrews
- Synopsis
- Mr. Andrews tries to drown out the Archies' rehearsal.
- Reprints
- from Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #49 (June 1977)
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Indexer Notes
Credits confirmed against the credits printed in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #238.
Be a Sport
Veronica / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Dick Malmgren
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- To get Veronica off of his back, Archie throws his last dime into a fountain.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #353 (September 1979)
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Reflex Action
Archie / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- The girls are taking a self-defense course, which makes them dangerous to approach. Especially for Archie.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #321 (January 1977)
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- Keywords
- self defense class
Not So Tame Game
Archie's Mom / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Jughead Jones; Mrs. Andrews; Fred Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie and Betty go mini-golfing.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #95 (August 1978)
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Plane Terrain
Mr. Weatherbee / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Mr. Weatherbee sends Archie to detention for flying paper airplanes in school.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #257 (June 1979)
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Dark Lark
Reggie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Reggie and Archie climb to the top of a mountain and go into a cave to get out of the wind.
- Reprints
- from Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes (Archie, 1968 series) #33 (May 1975)
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Kitchen Capers
Veronica / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Miss Grundy; Betty Cooper; Ethel Muggs
- Synopsis
- Miss Grundy thinks Veronica's soup needs one more thing if she plans on serving it to anyone.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #257 (June 1979)
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Slip Trip
Moose / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Moose Mason; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie tells Moose that the wheels on his skateboard have traction to prevent slipping.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #257 (June 1979)
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Tops 'n' Flops
Moose / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Miss Grundy; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- Miss Grundy asks Moose why he thinks he's number one in failing grades.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #257 (June 1979)
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Unwelcome Wagon
Mr. Lodge / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Pop Tate; Mr. Lodge; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie goes to visit Mr. Lodge in the hospital and makes a mess of things.
- Reprints
- from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #78 (September 1979)
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- Keywords
- gout
Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprint in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #292, no credits listed in this digest.
Inflation Vexation
Betty / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Prices are going up, but at least one thing isn't.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #257 (June 1979)
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Hang Tight
Archie's Mom / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Archie invites Veronica over to his home to watch television. Meanwhile his Mom has asked Betty over to help her wallpaper his room. Veronica objects to Betty's presence.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #113 (August 1980)
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Munch Hunch
Miss Beazly / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Miss Grundy; Miss Beazly; Mr. Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Miss Beazly tries to help Mr. Weatherbee with his diet by giving him a smaller plate.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #257 (June 1979)
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Prime Time
Miss Beazly / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Miss Beazly; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- The cafeteria clock has stopped.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #257 (June 1979)
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The Wrong Mailing List?
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Mr. Lodge; Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Various people get advertisements that don't apply to them.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #257 (June 1979)
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Scheme Scream
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Pop Tate; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- To get her away from Archie, Veronica gets Betty hired as the first female disc jockey at Mr. Lodge's radio station.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #248 (August 1976)
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Don't Take It Too Hard
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy; Coach Kleats; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Because Archie fails a test, he is off the baseball team until he takes his make-up exam.
- Reprints
- from Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #51 (August 1977)
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Castle Hassle
Mr. Lodge / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Mr. Lodge laments not having a drawbridge.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #257 (June 1979)
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Hearty Party
Veronica's Parents / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Mr. Lodge; Mrs. Lodge
- Synopsis
- Mr. Lodge wonders if Veronica has thrown her party yet.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #257 (June 1979)
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Attraction Action
Betty / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Betty is surprised to see Archie outside her window.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #257 (June 1979)
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Heart Art
Betty / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Nancy Woods
- Synopsis
- Nancy thinks Betty has Archie on her mind too much.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #257 (June 1979)
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The Allergy
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Mr. Weatherbee develops an allergy to Archie.
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #310 (January 1977)
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
["Why does your dad keep calling you "Cinderella"?"]
Archie -
1.
Field Day
Archie -
2.
Error
Moose -
3.
Toy Decoy
Archie -
4.
Charlie My Boy
Betty -
5.
Tongue Twist
Reggie -
6.
Female Travail
Archie -
7.
Cash Bash
Leroy -
8.
Blow the Man Down
Archie -
9.
The Latest Thing
Archie -
10.
Smear Tactics
Archie -
11.
Trust Bust
Betty -
12.
Quiz Fizz
Big Moose -
13.
Praise Daze
Archie -
14.
Displeasin' Season
Betty -
15.
Towel Howl
Mr. Weatherbee -
16.
Washed Up
Archie -
17.
Informal Formal
Archie -
18.
Booming Business
Archie -
19.
Name That Tune
The Archies -
20.
Be a Sport
Veronica -
21.
Reflex Action
Archie -
22.
Not So Tame Game
Archie's Mom -
23.
Plane Terrain
Mr. Weatherbee -
24.
Dark Lark
Reggie -
25.
Kitchen Capers
Veronica -
26.
Slip Trip
Moose -
27.
Tops 'n' Flops
Moose -
28.
Unwelcome Wagon
Mr. Lodge -
29.
Inflation Vexation
Betty -
30.
Hang Tight
Archie's Mom -
31.
Munch Hunch
Miss Beazly -
32.
Prime Time
Miss Beazly -
33.
The Wrong Mailing List?
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34.
Scheme Scream
Betty and Veronica -
35.
Don't Take It Too Hard
Archie -
36.
Castle Hassle
Mr. Lodge -
37.
Hearty Party
Veronica's Parents -
38.
Attraction Action
Betty -
39.
Heart Art
Betty -
40.
The Allergy
Archie
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- Merlin Haas
- Katy Hayhurst
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