Archie Comics Digest
#197
[Newsstand]
(June 2003)
Archie,
1973 Series
- Price
- 2.39 USD; 2.89 CAD
- Pages
- 100
- Indicia Frequency
- 9 times a year in Feb., Mar., Apr., June, July, Sept., Oct., Nov. and Dec.
- On-sale Date
- 2003-04-01
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
The Archie Digest Library
- Barcode
- 071896468502 97
- Editing
- Nelson Ribeiro; Victor Gorelick; Richard Goldwater (editor-in-chief)
Issue Notes
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Trash Talk!
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)
- Pencils
- Tim Kennedy (credited)
- Inks
- Ken Selig (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie's only job for the day is to take the trash out.
- Reprints
-
in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #282 (October 2017) - in Archie 1000 Page Comics Festival (Archie, 2017 series) (2017)
-
Counter Attack
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Archie! Wake up!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Professor Flutesnoot
- Synopsis
- Archie says he doesn't have to see or hear Veronica to know that she's around because she radiates magnetic influences that attract him. Betty tries to show Archie that she radiates even more than Veronica by kissing him while placing her wristwatch with radium covered numerals near a Geiger counter.
- Reprints
- from Archie Annual (Archie, 1950 series) #8 (1956-1957)
-
[no title indexed]
Archie's Joke Page / cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Alright, Archie!
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #67 (December 1962)
-
[no title indexed]
Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Archie, since when have you been wearing a hearing aid?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews
- Reprints
- from Archie Annual Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #31 (1977) which is reprinted
- from Archie daily [newspaperstrip]
-
Childhood Daze
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie is taking his old baby blanket to the cleaners at his mother's request. He pricks his thumb on the way so Betty and Veronica see him holding his blanket and sucking his thumb. They think he's having a second childhood but Veronica wants nothing to do with him if he's regressing.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #188 (February 1969)
-
Canine Capers
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Don’t worry about Brutus, Archie…
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
- from Li'l Jinx (Archie, 1956 series) #13 (March 1957)
-
Star Struck
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; David Alphabet; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate; Chuck Clayton; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Happy Harold [Mr. Nosy Rosey]
- Synopsis
- Archie is chosen out of the audience to participate in a bit on the David Alphabet show.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #472 (June 1998)
-
- Keywords
- talk show
Indexer Notes
David Alphabet is a parody of late night talk show host David Letterman.
Share Cropper!
Archie / comic story / 4.75 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Tsk, tsk! Poor Betty!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Mr. Lodge encourages Veronica to share Archie with Betty.
- Reprints
- from Archie Annual (Archie, 1950 series) #8 (1956-1957)
-
[no title indexed]
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 0.25 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- How was the dance at the hospital, Ronnie?
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Reprints
- from Archie Annual (Archie, 1950 series) #8 (1956-1957)
-
A Really Tough Question
Moose / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Harold Smith (credited as Hal Smith)
- Pencils
- Fernando Ruiz
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Moose volunteers to be an investigative reporter.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #472 (June 1998)
-
Risky Business
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Angelo De Cesare
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg
- Inks
- Henry Scarpelli
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Mr. Lodge; Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Archie is spending the day working at one of Mr. Lodge's companies.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #472 (June 1998)
-
Whose Views
Archie / cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Toast Coast Post Roast
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- How girls and boys view the same words differently.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #43 (November 1959)
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The Old Polluter Tutor
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- George Gladir ?
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Chuck Clayton; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Veronica and the gang pressure Archie into disposing of his heap of a car in the name of environmental improvement.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #267 (July 1972)
-
- Keywords
- ecology; pollution
Square Flair
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Midge Klump; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie takes Veronica on a 1930's themed date.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #137 (June 1969)
-
Fake Me Out to the Ballgame
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Fred Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie tries to hide his bad report card from his dad until after they go to a ball game.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #472 (June 1998)
-
The Long Count
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #54 (June 1961)
-
For Whom the Poll Tolls
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Midge
- Synopsis
- Archie tries to campaign for both Betty and Veronica in the "Most Popular Teen Girl In Riverdale" contest.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #48 (October 1968)
-
Indexer Notes
Midge is called "Midge Collins" in this story.
First panel DJ seems to be re-inked or corrected.
Script, Inks and Letters credits from the reprint in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #250.
Dinner Date
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- After Mr. Lodge calls Archie "a bumbling teenage bumpkin" who doesn't enhance Veronica's position in society, Betty trains Archie to be a sophisticated society type.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #48 (October 1968)
-
Day of Daze!
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Boy-o-boy! Do I feel good!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Archie wakes up feeling fantastic - like today was his day and nothing can go wrong. As the day progresses everything goes wrong.
- Reprints
- from Archie Annual (Archie, 1950 series) #8 (1956-1957)
-
Pet Palace
Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- George Gladir (credited)
- Pencils
- Jeff Shultz (credited)
- Inks
- Bob Smith (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Muffin (Veronica’s dog); Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica leaves her dog Muffin at a pet hotel while she is on vacation.
- Reprints
- from Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #74 (April 1998)
-
Fish Tale!
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg (credited)
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
- Synopsis
- Everything goes wrong on Archie's fishing trip but he still had a great time.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #472 (June 1998)
-
- Keywords
- fishing
Election Defection
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Geraldine Grundy; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Chuck Clayton; Veronica Lodge
- Reprints
- in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #192 (November 2008)
- in Archie 1000 Page Comics Celebration (Archie, 2014 series) ([October] 2014)
- in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #255 (November 2014)
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Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["Archie, you can't love both Veronica and me!"]
Archie -
1.
Trash Talk!
Archie -
2.
Counter Attack
Archie -
3.
["Alright, Archie!"]
Archie's Joke Page -
4.
["Archie, since when have you been wearing a hearing aid?"]
Archie's Gag Bag -
5.
Childhood Daze
Archie -
6.
Canine Capers
Archie -
7.
Star Struck
Archie -
8.
Share Cropper!
Archie -
9.
["How was the dance at the hospital, Ronnie?"]
Betty and Veronica -
10.
A Really Tough Question
Moose -
11.
Risky Business
Archie -
12.
Whose Views
Archie -
13.
The Old Polluter Tutor
Archie -
14.
Square Flair
Archie -
15.
Fake Me Out to the Ballgame
Archie -
16.
The Long Count
Archie -
17.
For Whom the Poll Tolls
Archie -
18.
Dinner Date
Archie -
19.
Day of Daze!
Archie -
20.
Pet Palace
Veronica -
21.
Fish Tale!
Archie -
22.
Election Defection
Archie
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- Kirk House
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