Archie Comics Digest
#140
(April 1996)
Archie,
1973 Series
- Price
- 1.75 USD
- Pages
- 100
- Indicia Frequency
- 6 times a year in Jan., 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
- 009128468501 40
- Editing
- Nanci Dakesian; Victor Gorelick
[no title indexed]
Archie / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I had no idea we were having a test today!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge
Bad Hair Day!
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Dan Parent (credited)
- Pencils
- Dan Parent (credited)
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Dilton Doiley
- Synopsis
- Archie accidentally sprays shellac in his hair.
- Reprints
[no title indexed]
Write Your Own Punch Line / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Fred, I just used this mixer twice and the motor is burned out already!
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
-
from Archie's Story & Game Digest Magazine (Archie, 1986 series) #2 (February 1987) which is reprinted - from Archie newspaper strip (XX-XX-19XX)
- from Archie daily (King Features Syndicate) 19XX-XX-XX
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Be Yourself
Jughead / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)
- Pencils
- Sean Murphy (credited)
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Coach Kleats
- Synopsis
- Archie takes on Jughead's problems and Jughead takes on Archie's.
- Reprints
- in Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #121 (June 2006)
- in Archie Giant Comics Collection (Archie, 2015 series) (2015)
- in Jughead and Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #12 (July 2015)
-
Record Breaking
Archie / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
- from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #106 (December 1978)
-
Romantic Work-out
Betty / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski
- Pencils
- Bob Bolling
- Inks
- Mike Esposito
- Colors
- Barry Grossman ?
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida ?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Pop Tate; Alice Cooper
- Synopsis
- Archie bets Betty a dinner date that her aerobics workout isn't as strenuous as she makes it out to be.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #182 (May 1990)
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The Lesson
Chuck / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- George Gladir
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg
- Inks
- Rod Ollerenshaw
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Chuck Clayton; Floyd Clayton; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Lester (Chuck's cousin); Coach Kleats; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- Coach Clayton tries to explain to his son that an education is more important than his dreams of playing professional basketball.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #215 (June 1990)
-
- Keywords
- basketball
Swing Fling
Sabrina / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; fantasy-supernatural; teen
- Reprints
- from Jughead's Pal Hot Dog (Archie, 1990 series) #3 (May 1990)
-
Hobby Lobby
Sabrina / comic story / 0.5 page
- Script
- George Gladir
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg
- Inks
- Stan Goldberg ?
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- humor; fantasy-supernatural; teen
- Characters
- Sabrina; Cousin Ambrose; Aunt Hilda
- Synopsis
- Hilda has a booth at a local hobby show.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #154 (November 1986)
-
This Is Your Life
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Sigh! Is that all there is?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Waldo Weatherbee; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Mr. Weatherbee wonders if this is all there is to life. Archie helps him to feel better by showing him all of the successful people he helped as principal of Riverdale High.
- Reprints
- from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #117 (February 1980)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprint in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #65.
Home Improvement
Veronica / public service announcement / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; advocacy; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Betty Cooper; Della
Mr. Clean
Jughead / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
- from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #16 (January 1970)
-
Slave Knave
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Waldo Weatherbee; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Geraldine Grundy; Coach Kleats; Professor Flutesnoot; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Miss Beazly
- Synopsis
- On faculty Slave Day, Reggie puts in an anonymous bid for Mr. Weatherbee to serve as Archie's slave, hoping to get Archie in trouble, but it doesn't go as he planned.
- Reprints
- from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #93 (July 1977)
-
Prehistoric Message!
Archie 1 / activity / 0.6 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
- from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #135 (May 1988)
-
What a Racket
Archie / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mary Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie is upset over Reggie's constant habit of borrowing things.
- Reprints
- from Reggie and Me (Archie, 1966 series) #118 (October 1979)
-
Indexer Notes
Formerly a Reggie and Me story.
Quiet Daze
Mr. Weatherbee / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Protest? A student protest?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Waldo Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- The students hold a protest against surprise tests by not saying a word in school; the quiet drives Mr. Weatherbee crazy.
- Reprints
- from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #117 (February 1980)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from reprint.
Game Aim
Coach Kleats / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Coach Kleats, I'd like a word with you!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Waldo Weatherbee; Coach Kleats; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Chuck Clayton
- Synopsis
- Mr. Weatherbee is unhappy about the Riverdale High School basketball team losing so much. So Coach Kleats becomes frustrated and he resigns. When Mr. Weatherbee becomes the coach, the team is losing even worse than before.
- Reprints
- from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #84 (July 1976)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from reprint.
Formerly an Archie and Me story.
Sporting Goods Search!!
Archie's Sports Page!! / activity / 1 page
- Genre
- sports; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews
- Reprints
- from Archie's Story & Game Digest Magazine (Archie, 1986 series) #2 (February 1987)
-
Indexer Notes
Find a word puzzle and a hockey themed maze.
Mail Disorder!
Archie 3000 / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen; science fiction
- Characters
- Jughead; Betty; Archie; Reggie; Moose; Midge
- Reprints
- from Archie 3000 (Archie, 1989 series) #7 (March 1990)
-
Tell-Tale Sign
Sabrina / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; fantasy-supernatural; teen
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #345 (December 1986)
-
Happy Home
Sabrina / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; fantasy-supernatural; teen
- Characters
- Sabrina; Aunt Hilda; Cousin Melba
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #360 (September 1988)
-
The Debbie Dancers
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #387 (May 1991)
-
Better Days
Jughead / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
- from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #12 (June 1969)
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Wise Surmise
Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Jughead explains karate belts.
- Reprints
- from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #34 (July 1973)
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Cool Rule
Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Geraldine Grundy; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Miss Grundy explains to Jughead why he needs to turn in his composition.
- Reprints
- from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #34 (July 1973)
-
Scheme Theme
Betty / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Hot Dog; Alice Cooper
- Synopsis
- Jughead comes up with a plan to get Archie to stop taking Betty for granted.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #152 (July 1986)
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Glum Sum
Moose / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Moose Mason; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- No matter how you add it up, Moose is a failure in school.
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #310 (January 1977)
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A Keen Scents of Smell
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Paul Castiglia
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg
- Inks
- Mike Esposito
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley; Mr. Svenson; Miss Beazley; Veronica Lodge; Waldo Weatherbee; Moose Mason; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Coach Kleats; Professor Flutesnoot
- Synopsis
- Dilton's egg experiment stinks up the school when Archie accidentally drops it into a wastebasket.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #387 (May 1991)
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Table of Contents
-
0.
["I had no idea we were having a test today!"]
Archie -
1.
Bad Hair Day!
Archie -
2.
["Fred, I just used this mixer twice and the motor is burned out already!"]
Write Your Own Punch Line -
3.
Be Yourself
Jughead -
4.
[no title indexed]
Editor's Notebook -
5.
Record Breaking
Archie -
6.
Romantic Work-out
Betty -
7.
The Lesson
Chuck -
8.
Swing Fling
Sabrina -
9.
Hobby Lobby
Sabrina -
10.
This Is Your Life
Archie -
11.
Home Improvement
Veronica -
12.
Mr. Clean
Jughead -
13.
Slave Knave
Archie -
14.
Prehistoric Message!
Archie 1 -
15.
[no title indexed]
-
16.
What a Racket
Archie -
17.
Quiet Daze
Mr. Weatherbee -
18.
Game Aim
Coach Kleats -
19.
Sporting Goods Search!!
Archie's Sports Page!! -
20.
Mail Disorder!
Archie 3000 -
21.
Tell-Tale Sign
Sabrina -
22.
Happy Home
Sabrina -
23.
The Debbie Dancers
Archie -
24.
Better Days
Jughead -
25.
Wise Surmise
Jughead -
26.
Cool Rule
Jughead -
27.
Scheme Theme
Betty -
28.
Glum Sum
Moose -
29.
A Keen Scents of Smell
Archie
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- Chris Boyko
- Merlin Haas
- Katy Hayhurst
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
- Mike Nielsen
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