Archie Comics Digest
#180
(June 2001)
Archie,
1973 Series
- Price
- 2.19 USD; 2.69 CAD
- Pages
- 100
- Indicia Frequency
- 9 times a year in Jan., Feb., Mar., May, June, Aug., Sept., 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 80
- Editing
- Nelson Ribeiro; Victor Gorelick; Richard Goldwater (editor-in-chief)
[no title indexed]
Archie / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg (signed)
- Inks
- Bob Smith (signed)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman ?
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- My beeper and cell phone both went off at the same time!
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Mrs. Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee
Name Fame
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)
- Pencils
- Tim Kennedy (credited)
- Inks
- Ken Selig (credited)
- Colors
- Stephanie Vozzo (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Midge Klump; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- When the girls both get sports jerseys with Archie's name and number on them, he has to think fast to return the favor without showing favoritism.
- Reprints
-
in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #169 (June 2006) - in Archie 1000 Page Comics Blow-Out (Archie, 2015 series) (2015)
- in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #49 (June 2015)
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You Don't Need Drugs to...
Archie / public service announcement / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Dilton Doiley; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Big Moose Mason; Hot Dog
Indexer Notes
PSA for "Just Say No To Drugs!"
History of Arch
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- An introduction to all the Archie characters, with Archie and Betty on a bike together at the end.
- Reprints
- from World of Archie (Archie, 1992 series) #19 (June 1996)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprint in Archie's Funhouse (Archie, 2014 series) #8, no credits listed in this digest.
A Clothes Encounter of the Worst Kind
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie helps disguise Mr. Lodge by ruining his clothes.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #448 (June 1996)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprint in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #249, no credits listed in this digest.
Drill This
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Synopsis
- Archie is nervous about getting his teeth drilled.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #448 (June 1996)
-
- Keywords
- dentist
You Don't Need Drugs...
public service announcement / 1 page
- Synopsis
- To deal with stress amongst other things.
Job Jibe
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Mr. Andrews
- Synopsis
- Mr. Andrews encourages Archie to do some work around the house, but encourages him to stop after he does considerable damage.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #107 (December 1966)
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Indexer Notes
mime story
The Scams of Spring
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Fred Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Jughead convinces Mr. and Mrs. Andrews that Archie shouldn't help them with spring cleaning because he's too clumsy.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #448 (June 1996)
-
- Keywords
- spring cleaning
Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprint in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #288, no credits listed in this digest.
Lodge Dodge
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Synopsis
- Archie ends up mounted on Mr. Lodge's wall.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #448 (June 1996)
-
Knock Knack
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge; Mrs. Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie plays his guitar and annoys Veronica's parents.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #126 (July 1968)
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Here VR, Dr. Doom & Me!
Archie / comic story / 16 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mrs. Andrews; Xptolian citizens; Mad Doctor Doom; Chester Plunkett; Twyla Flurch; Dilton Doiley; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Mad Doctor Doom kidnaps Archie so he can begin his plan of conquering the world using Dilton's virtual reality machine.
- Reprints
- from World of Archie (Archie, 1992 series) #19 (June 1996)
-
- Keywords
- aliens; virtual reality
Indexer Notes
Told in three parts: Part One (6 pages), Part Two (5 pages), and Part Three (5 pages).
No credits in this digest. Credits from reprinting in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #17.
Size Disguise
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie and Veronica take a ride in Mr. Lodge's new car.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #70 (June 1963)
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Traffic Signs For Archie & The Gang
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones [Forsythe P. Jones III]; Betty Cooper; Moose Mason
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #70 (June 1963)
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Athlete Feat
Reggie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Nearly wordless story about Reggie defeating Archie at every event at a track meet, except for the important one... getting the girls.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #149 (May 1981)
-
- Keywords
- discus; hurdles; swimming; track meet
Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprint in Archie's Funhouse Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #20, no credits listed in this digest.
Spud Dud
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie and Veronica do the Mashed Potato.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #70 (June 1963)
-
- Keywords
- dance
Double Takes
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Jughead Jones [Forsythe P. Jones III]; Coach Kleats
- Synopsis
- Three two panel sequences including Archie sharing a pizza with Jughead.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #70 (June 1963)
-
[no title indexed]
Editor's Notebook / in-house column / 1 page
- Script
- Victor Gorelick
- Letters
- typeset
- Job Number
- 520D
- Synopsis
- Information about a contest to do with the Josie and the Pussycats movie.
Defense Zone
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- When Betty and Veronica challenge Archie's team to a baseball game, they bring a team of elementary school girls to play, and the boys are beaten easily.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #371 (October 1989)
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Indexer Notes
Art credits from GCD index of original issue. No credits in this digest.
Help Wanted
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Big Moose Mason; Jerry the mechanic
- Synopsis
- As usual, Big Moose takes what people say much too literally!
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #141 (November 1963)
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Indexer Notes
Art credits from GCD index of original issue. No credits in this digest.
Flat Broke and Out of Money
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Veronica agrees to go on a walk with Archie as a cheap date but things don't end up as Archie intended.
- Reprints
- from Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #52 (September 1977)
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Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprint in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #253, no credits listed in this digest.
Head Work
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge; Smithers; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Archie gets an expensive vase stuck on his head.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #139 (August 1963)
-
Indexer Notes
Art credits from GCD index of original issue. No credits in this digest.
Thought Process
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski) ([as Pellowski])
- Pencils
- Fernando Ruiz (credited) ([as Ruiz])
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick (credited) ([as Lapick])
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Svenson; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee; Mary Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie wanders through town in a paint-splattered shirt and thinks that nobody noticed him.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #178 (June 2007)
- in Archie 1000 Page Comics Hoopla (Archie, 2017 series) (2017)
- in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #68 (July 2017)
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Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
["My beeper and cell phone both went off at the same time!"]
Archie -
1.
Name Fame
Archie -
2.
You Don't Need Drugs to...
Archie -
3.
History of Arch
Archie -
4.
A Clothes Encounter of the Worst Kind
Archie -
5.
Drill This
Archie -
6.
You Don't Need Drugs...
-
7.
Job Jibe
Archie -
8.
The Scams of Spring
Archie -
9.
Lodge Dodge
Archie -
10.
Knock Knack
Archie -
11.
Here VR, Dr. Doom & Me!
Archie -
12.
Size Disguise
Archie -
13.
Traffic Signs For Archie & The Gang
Archie -
14.
Athlete Feat
Reggie -
15.
Spud Dud
Archie -
16.
Double Takes
Archie -
17.
[no title indexed]
Editor's Notebook -
18.
Defense Zone
Archie -
19.
Help Wanted
Archie -
20.
Flat Broke and Out of Money
Archie -
21.
Head Work
Archie -
22.
Thought Process
Archie
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- Dwayne Best
- Peter Croome
- Merlin Haas
- Katy Hayhurst
- Mike Nielsen
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