(September 1983)

Archie, 1974 Series
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Price
1.00 USD
Pages
132
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly in Jan., March, May, July, Sept., and Nov.
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Close-Up Inc.
Brand
The Archie Digest Library
Barcode
0271000699748
Editing
John L. Goldwater (editor); Richard Goldwater (managing editor)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Archie / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Inks
Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Archie, look at all those heavenly bodies up there!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Dilton Doiley; Reggie Mantle
Reprints
Keywords
formal gowns; moon

Indexer Notes

Redrawn from the cover of Everything's Archie #33

Dream House (Table of Contents: 1)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
Betty and Veronica build a sand castle and imagine what would happen in it if it were a real castle.
Reprints

Boat Gloat (Table of Contents: 2)

Reggie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jon D'Agostino
Inks
Joe Sinnott
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Look! Something is wrong with Archie's boat!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Synopsis
Archie's wave rider has engine trouble.
Reprints
Keywords
swimsuits

Indexer Notes

Art identification from artist, as listed on joesinnott.com.

Strictly By the Book (Table of Contents: 3)

Archie / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
Jon D'Agostino
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

First Line of Dialogue or Text
For an exercise in futility, try explaining the unexplainable!
Genre
adventure; humor; fantasy-supernatural; teen
Characters
Ms. Brindle; Mr. Beedle
Synopsis
Archie checks out an old book from the library, and mysterious old man appears to him claiming to be the author and appreciating Archie's recognition of his efforts. Soon Archie is displaying the ability to see into the future. Realizing that the source of the power is in the book, Reggie takes the book for himself, but the author doesn't appreciate Reggie's dismissal of it as "junk," and so the power doesn't work for Reggie quite as well as it did for Archie.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Archie's Pop Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
That darn fly! I'll get him!
Genre
humor
Characters
Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
Reprints
  • from Archie daily (King Features Syndicate) 1980-11-13

Rock Flock (Table of Contents: 5)

The Archies / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks
Jon D'Agostino
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
The Archies [Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones]; Veronica Lodge; Midge Klump; Betty Cooper
Synopsis
Unable to afford to take Veronica and Midge to a concert, The Archies stage their own impromptu concert on the beach.
Reprints
Keywords
rock festival

Mr. Lodge's Message (Table of Contents: 6)

Mr. Lodge / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
teen
Characters
Hiram Lodge
Reprints

A Second Opinion (Table of Contents: 7)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Joe Edwards
Pencils
Joe Edwards
Inks
Joe Edwards
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Edwards

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I don't feel so good, Li'l Jinx!
Genre
humor; children
Reprints

Back to Nature (Table of Contents: 8)

Josie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Josie; Melody; Valerie; Alan M.; Alexander Cabot III; Alexandra Cabot; Josie's dad
Synopsis
Alex and Alexandra decide to start a commune, an idea Josie and her friends are enthusiastic about. But the Cabot idea of an un-materialistic, nature-loving lifestyle isn't quite the same at the others'.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Dear Josie / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Joe Edwards
Inks
Joe Edwards
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Edwards

First Line of Dialogue or Text
A new boy moved into my block and he's very dreamy!
Characters
Josie

Chap Flap (Table of Contents: 10)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Synopsis
Betty and Veronica are attracted to an ice cream salesman.
Reprints

Clock Yock (Table of Contents: 11)

Betty / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Synopsis
Betty puts Archie's face on a clock.
Reprints

Poncho Punchy (Table of Contents: 12)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Edwards
Pencils
Joe Edwards
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen; children
Characters
Li'l Jinx Holliday; Hap Holliday; Gigi; Charlie Hawse; Greg
Synopsis
Li'l Jinx goes out on a warm day wearing a poncho, to disguise the candy she bought at the candy store.
Reprints

The Ghouls of the House (Table of Contents: 13)

Sabrina / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; fantasy-supernatural; teen
Reprints

Li'l Jinx Puzzlers (Table of Contents: 14)

Li'l Jinx / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Joe Edwards
Inks
Joe Edwards
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; children
Characters
Li'l Jinx Holliday
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Puzzle page with a classroom crossword puzzle and rebus puzzle where you have to figure out the names of the states.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

Archie's Pop Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The recording industry is in a big slump because of inflation!
Genre
humor
Characters
Fred Andrews; Archie Andrews
Reprints
  • from Archie daily (King Features Syndicate) 1981-02-17

Escape from Shark Island (Table of Contents: 16)

Little Archie / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
Dexter Taylor
Pencils
Dexter Taylor
Inks
Dexter Taylor
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida; Dexter Taylor (logo and story title)

Genre
adventure; children
Characters
Little Archie Andrews; Little Veronica Lodge; Little Betty Cooper; Little Reggie Mantle; Little Jughead Jones; Little Moose Mason; Little Dilton Doiley; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee
Synopsis
Quick thinking by Little Archie saves Miss Grundy's class when they encounter a shark while on a field trip to Riverdale's adjoining bay.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

On page 1, Little Archie says to the reader, "I guess you kids all saw the movie about the big shark," referring to the film "Jaws" (1975).

Rap Chap (Table of Contents: 17)

Reggie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Blah! Blah! That's how I won the Clinton game!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Reggie Mantle; Patricia; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Reggie thinks Patricia is a fantastic conversationalist.
Reprints
Keywords
beach; swimsuits

Solid Security (Table of Contents: 18)

Wilbur / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle ?
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
?
Letters
Vincent DeCarlo

Genre
teen
Characters
Wilbur Wilkin; Alec; Linda; Laurie
Synopsis
After the disintegration of the South Side Social Club, Wilbur and Alec try to retrieve their half of the club treasury from Linda and Laurie.
Reprints

Floral Fantasy (Table of Contents: 19)

Katy Keene / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Leon DeLap
Pencils
Bill Woggon (signed)
Inks
Bill Woggon ?
Colors
?
Letters
Leon DeLap

Genre
fashion; teen
Characters
Katy Keene; Sis; Gloria Grandbilt; Randy Van Ronson
Reprints

Veronica's New Bathing Suit (Table of Contents: 20)

Veronica / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 21)

Reggie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Inflation keeps getting higher and higher!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Reggie Mantle; Fred Andrews; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Reggie shares one place where inflation is decreasing: Archie's tires.
Reprints
  • from Archie daily (King Features Syndicate) 1980-01-25

Sands of Doom! (Table of Contents: 22)

The Girl from R.I.V.E.R.D.A.L.E. / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Bob White
Inks
Jon D'Agostino
Colors
?
Letters
Jon D'Agostino

Genre
adventure; humor; spy; teen
Characters
Dr. Doom (not the Marvel character or Mad Dr. Doom; intro; villain); Sandman (not the DC or Marvel characters; intro; villain); Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate
Synopsis
Betty and Veronica are captured by Dr. Doom and Sandman, but they escape and stop them from capturing the rest of the R.I.V.E.R.D.A.L.E. group.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprinting in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #249.

Milk 'n' Moo (Table of Contents: 23)

Moose / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
?
Letters
Vincent DeCarlo

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Moose, can you name five items that contain milk?
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Moose Mason; Geraldine Grundy; Jughead Jones (cameo)
Synopsis
Moose describes to the class five items that contain milk.
Reprints

First 'n' Last (Table of Contents: 24)

Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
?
Letters
Vincent DeCarlo

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Reggie Mantle; Alice (Reggie's date)
Synopsis
Reggie and Alice discuss kissing on the first date.
Reprints
Keywords
kissing

Mr. Smythe's Clean Scene (Table of Contents: 25)

That Wilkin Boy / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Dick Malmgren
Pencils
Gus LeMoine
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
drama; humor; teen
Characters
Bingo Wilkin; Samantha Smythe; Sampson Smythe; Tough Teddy
Synopsis
Outside a chemical factory, Mr. Smythe finds his daughter, Bingo and Teddy protesting against pollution, leading to an argument about environmentalism, picketing, and the dangers that big business is inflicting on the planet.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 26)

Moose Pin Up / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hey Jug! There’s Gail Warning!
Genre
teen; humor
Characters
Big Moose Mason; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Gail Warning
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 27)

Reggie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
C'mon, what's the big holdup?
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Reggie is impatient at the bank because he wants his money before inflation increases.
Reprints
  • from Archie daily (King Features Syndicate) 1980-07-18

Shades of Night (Table of Contents: 28)

Archie and the Pussycats / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Dick Malmgren
Pencils
Al Hartley
Inks
Jon D'Agostino
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Josie James; Melody Valentine; Valerie Smith
Synopsis
The Archies try to have a rehearsal with The Pussycats, provided Reggie can keep his hands off of Melody.
Reprints

More Than Muscle (Table of Contents: 29)

Big Moose / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir ?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Moose Mason; Jughead Jones; Midge Klump
Synopsis
After Midge breaks up with him, Moose laments that he has nothing to offer anyone but his strength.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 30)

Katy Keene / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Dale Bonney (credited)
Pencils
Bill Woggon (signed)
Inks
Bill Woggon
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Woggon

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Katy, me love, how about going out to dinner with me tonight?
Genre
humor; fashion; teen
Characters
Katy Keene; K.O. Kelly
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 31)

Veronica Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Daddy's in a real gross mood!
Feature Logo
Veronica's Gag Bag
Genre
teen
Characters
Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Veronica's shopping bill stops her father's shockproof watch.
Reprints
  • from Archie daily (King Features Syndicate) 1980-07-29

Auntie Climax (Table of Contents: 32)

Sabrina / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Al Hartley
Pencils
Al Hartley
Inks
Jon D'Agostino
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
humor; detective-mystery; fantasy-supernatural; teen
Characters
Sabrina; Aunt Hilda; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Sabrina decides to help Archie by casting a spell to make him irresistible to Ronnie. But her powers are so strong that the "charm chant" also hits Aunt Hilda over the phone.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Writer and Inker credits from the reprint in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #236.

Jungle Justice (Table of Contents: 33)

Archie and the Gang / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Bob Bolling
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
adventure; humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Hard Al; Little Augie
Synopsis
At another one of the Lodge country retreats, the gang dresses up as cave men and women. Two escaped crooks mistake them for real cave people.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Script identifiable as Frank Doyle by his distinctive style, which includes tongue-in-cheek captions that address the reader directly, and fourth-wall-breaking (Veronica: "According to that last panel, they went exploring!").

Art identifiable as Bob Bolling by his distinctive drawing style.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 34)

Mr. Lodge Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Let's get away from the noise of Veronica's party!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Mr. Lodge; Mrs. Lodge; The Archies [Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones]; Moose Mason; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Reprints
  • from Archie daily (King Features Syndicate) 1980-03-31

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 35) (Expand) /

Little Archie / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 36) (Expand) /

Archie / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Archie, look at all those heavenly bodies up there!"]
    Archie
  2. 1. Dream House
    Betty and Veronica
  3. 2. Boat Gloat
    Reggie
  4. 3. Strictly By the Book
    Archie
  5. 4. ["That darn fly! I'll get him!"]
    Archie's Pop Gag Bag
  6. 5. Rock Flock
    The Archies
  7. 6. Mr. Lodge's Message
    Mr. Lodge
  8. 7. A Second Opinion
    Li'l Jinx
  9. 8. Back to Nature
    Josie
  10. 9. ["A new boy moved into my block and he's very dreamy!"]
    Dear Josie
  11. 10. Chap Flap
    Betty and Veronica
  12. 11. Clock Yock
    Betty
  13. 12. Poncho Punchy
    Li'l Jinx
  14. 13. The Ghouls of the House
    Sabrina
  15. 14. Li'l Jinx Puzzlers
    Li'l Jinx
  16. 15. ["The recording industry is in a big slump because of inflation!"]
    Archie's Pop Gag Bag
  17. 16. Escape from Shark Island
    Little Archie
  18. 17. Rap Chap
    Reggie
  19. 18. Solid Security
    Wilbur
  20. 19. Floral Fantasy
    Katy Keene
  21. 20. Veronica's New Bathing Suit
    Veronica
  22. 21. ["Inflation keeps getting higher and higher!"]
    Reggie's Gag Bag
  23. 22. Sands of Doom!
    The Girl from R.I.V.E.R.D.A.L.E.
  24. 23. Milk 'n' Moo
    Moose
  25. 24. First 'n' Last
    Reggie
  26. 25. Mr. Smythe's Clean Scene
    That Wilkin Boy
  27. 26. ["Hey Jug! There’s Gail Warning!"]
    Moose Pin Up
  28. 27. ["C'mon, what's the big holdup?"]
    Reggie's Gag Bag
  29. 28. Shades of Night
    Archie and the Pussycats
  30. 29. More Than Muscle
    Big Moose
  31. 30. ["Katy, me love, how about going out to dinner with me tonight?"]
    Katy Keene
  32. 31. ["Daddy's in a real gross mood!"]
    Veronica Gag Bag
  33. 32. Auntie Climax
    Sabrina
  34. 33. Jungle Justice
    Archie and the Gang
  35. 34. ["Let's get away from the noise of Veronica's party!"]
    Mr. Lodge Gag Bag
  36. 35. ["Look what's happening!"]
    Little Archie
  37. 36. ["Free when you subscribe to Archie's Double Digest Quarterly Magazine!"]
    Archie
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