Archie Comics Digest
#185
(January 2002)
Archie,
1973 Series
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- Pages
- 100
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- Brand
-
The Archie Digest Library
- Barcode
- 009128468501 85
- Editing
- Nelson Ribeiro; Victor Gorelick; Richard Goldwater (editor-in-chief)
Recipe Exchange
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Kathleen Webb (credited)
- Pencils
- Bob Bolling (credited)
- Inks
- John Costanza (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Vickie Williams (credited)
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Fred Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Alice Cooper; Hal Cooper; Midge Klump; Nancy Woods; Dilton Doiley; Moose Mason; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- When Archie is tasked with making dinner for the family for two weeks he begins swapping recipes with classmates to vary up the menu.
- Reprints
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in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #235 (January 2013), #305 (February 2020)
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Uptight Sight
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #256 (May 1979)
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Face Farce
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Chuck Clayton; Reggie Mantle
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #256 (May 1979)
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Pawn of Fate
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)
- Pencils
- Tim Kennedy (credited)
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- When Mr. Lodge discovers Archie plays chess, Veronica quickly becomes a chess widow.
- Reprints
- from Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #59 (January 1997)
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- Keywords
- chess
TV Spree
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- George Gladir (credited)
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The state school board is coming here to check up on our school!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Waldo Weatherbee; Professor Flutesnoot; Miss Haggly; Geraldine Grundy; Mr. Veedio; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mike; Coach Kleats; Veronica Lodge; Dilton Doiley
- Synopsis
- The school board is coming to check out Riverdale, and Archie is filming a documentary of the school.
- Reprints
- from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #137 (December 1982)
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[no title indexed]
Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Moose, this is the third typewriter...
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- Moose wants to be a hard-hitting reporter.
- Reprints
Special Delivery
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg (credited)
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Archie and Jughead try to do a simple task for Mr. Andrews, but it doesn't go as planned.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #455 (January 1997)
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Pet Parade
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- George Gladir (credited)
- Pencils
- Howard Bender (credited)
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Lenny; Wendy; Hot Dog
- Synopsis
- Archie tries to make money by taking pictures of people's pets.
- Reprints
- from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #252 (January 1986)
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- Keywords
- ocelot; tarantula
Blue Saturday
Archie / comic story / 12 pages
- Script
- Bob Bolling (credited)
- Pencils
- Bob Bolling (credited)
- Inks
- Chic Stone (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- drama; humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Waldo Weatherbee; Spotty; Svenson; Loki; Buzz Bradley; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Archie's dog Spotty keeps following him to school and causing trouble. When Spotty chases Svenson's cat Loki and knocks over a bunch of old photos, Archie discovers that Mr. Weatherbee used to be a Riverdale High football hero. But in the big game against Hasselhead High, Archie discovers that when you have the opportunity to be a hero, that doesn't mean it'll happen.
- Reprints
- from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #148 (December 1984)
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- Keywords
- football
Indexer Notes
Spotty, created by Bob Bolling for "Little Archie," here gets the biggest of his few roles in the "big" Archie stories.
Auto Motivated
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Harold Smith
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg
- Inks
- Henry Scarpelli
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Fisher
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #455 (January 1997)
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A Different World
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Fred Andrews
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #455 (January 1997)
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The Key Man
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Archie loses the key to the lost-and-found room.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #455 (January 1997)
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Ear Ache
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Chuck Clayton; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- When Archie shows up with an ear ring, Reggie decides to get his pierced also.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #455 (January 1997)
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First Lesson
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- George Gladir (credited)
- Pencils
- Henry Scarpelli (credited)
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy
- Synopsis
- Archie agrees to teach Moose how to roller skate.
- Reprints
- from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #127 (January 1987)
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Fit to Be Tied
Reggie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica decides to take turns dating Archie and Reggie. Archie works so hard to spy on their date, he isn't fit for his.
- Reprints
- from Reggie and Me (Archie, 1966 series) #70 (May 1974)
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Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprint in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #65.
Leaf It Alone
Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Hermione Lodge
- Synopsis
- Struck by the color of a fallen autumn leaf, Veronica obsessively tries to find an outfit or accessory in the same color.
- Reprints
- from Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #59 (January 1997)
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...The Last Person Standing!
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Sid Jacobson (credited)
- Pencils
- Fernando Ruiz (credited)
- Inks
- Al Milgrom (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Delores Dugan; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Wayne Fignewton
- Synopsis
- The gang compete to become contestants on a game show titled "Last Man Standing".
- Reprints
- in Archie 1000 Page Comics Celebration (Archie, 2014 series) ([October] 2014)
- in Archie's Funhouse Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #9 (December 2014)
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Table of Contents
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0.
["It's the latest in hi-tech gadgetry!"]
Archie -
1.
Recipe Exchange
Archie -
2.
Uptight Sight
Archie -
3.
Face Farce
Archie -
4.
Pawn of Fate
Archie -
5.
TV Spree
Archie -
6.
["Moose, this is the third typewriter..."]
Archie's Gag Bag -
7.
Special Delivery
Archie -
8.
Pet Parade
Archie -
9.
Blue Saturday
Archie -
10.
Auto Motivated
Archie -
11.
A Different World
Archie -
12.
The Key Man
Archie -
13.
Ear Ache
Archie -
14.
First Lesson
Archie -
15.
Fit to Be Tied
Reggie -
16.
Leaf It Alone
Veronica -
17.
...The Last Person Standing!
Archie
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- Katy Hayhurst
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