(March 1991)
Archie,
1974 Series
- Price
- 1.50 USD
- Pages
- 132
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly in Jan., Mar., July, Sept. and Nov.
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
The Archie Digest Library; Archie 50th Anniversary
- Barcode
- 071896468526 93
- Editing
- Nanci Tsetsekas (editor); Victor Gorelick (editor); Richard Goldwater (editor-in-chief)
[no title indexed]
Archie / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg (signed)
- Inks
- Stan Goldberg (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Award
- Genre
- teen
The Real Thing
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- George Gladir (credited)
- Pencils
- Bob Bolling (credited)
- Inks
- Scott Shaw (credited)
- Colors
- Nanci Tsetsekas (credited); Barry Grossman (credited); Gregg Suchow (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Synopsis
- Archie meets the real Santa Claus.
- Keywords
- Christmas
Indexer Notes
Colouring credits given for this story are likely for entire digest.
Write & Wrong
Moose / comic story / 0.5 page
- Script
- Samm Schwartz
- Pencils
- Samm Schwartz
- Inks
- Samm Schwartz
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Samm Schwartz
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Moose Mason; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Betty meets Moose's cousin.
- Reprints
-
from Jughead (Archie, 1965 series) #345 (April 1986)
-
Time Will Tell
Moose / comic story / 0.5 page
- Script
- Samm Schwartz
- Pencils
- Samm Schwartz
- Inks
- Samm Schwartz
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Samm Schwartz
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Moose Mason; Miss Grundy
- Synopsis
- Moose is asked when the Magna Carta was signed.
- Reprints
- from Jughead (Archie, 1965 series) #345 (April 1986)
-
Whine and Dine
Jughead / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Samm Schwartz
- Pencils
- Samm Schwartz
- Inks
- Samm Schwartz
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Samm Schwartz
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Jughead is not a very good waiter.
- Reprints
- from Jughead (Archie, 1965 series) #345 (April 1986)
-
Student Files
Reggie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Mr Weatherbee; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Reggie and Archie demand to see Reggie's student file.
- Reprints
- from Reggie and Me (Archie, 1966 series) #86 (April 1976)
-
Tree Spree
Archie and the Gang / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Synopsis
- Archie and Jughead go into the forest to get a Christmas tree for Pop Tate but end up bring home Veronica and Reggie too.
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #393 (February 1986)
-
- Keywords
- Christmas
I Go Yo-Yo
Jughead / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Frank Doyle ?
- Pencils
- Samm Schwartz
- Inks
- Samm Schwartz
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Samm Schwartz
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Ethel Muggs; Chuck Clayton; Nancy Woods
- Synopsis
- Jughead is buying everybody's yo-yo and Reggie is determined to find out why.
- Reprints
- from Jughead (Archie, 1965 series) #246 (November 1975)
-
Indexer Notes
Art credits from GCD index of original comic.
The Hard Way
Sabrina / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Synopsis
- Sabrina gets upset when Aunt Hilda tries to take shortcuts to celebrate Christmas.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #467 (January 1978)
-
- Keywords
- Christmas
[no title indexed]
The Fly / public service announcement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Snatch those candy bars...
- Genre
- superhero
- Synopsis
- The Fly warns two kids about shoplifting.
The Last Word
Jughead / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- George Gladir
- Pencils
- Samm Schwartz
- Inks
- Samm Schwartz
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Samm Schwartz
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Jughead has the magic touch and Reggie can't stand it.
- Reprints
- from Jughead (Archie, 1965 series) #345 (April 1986)
-
Indexer Notes
Art credits from GCD index of original comic.
Tube Rubes
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Synopsis
- Archie and his family give up TV for a whole month.
- Reprints
- from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #121 (January 1986)
-
Slow Burn, Quick Freeze
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Alice Cooper; Mike Macho
- Synopsis
- After berating Betty for sacrificing her dignity to impress a boy, Veronica must figure out how to make a play for the new local hunk without Betty finding out.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #269 (May 1978)
-
Indexer Notes
Art credits from GCD index of original issue.
Stunt Stint
Reggie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Synopsis
- Archie and Jughead accidentally do a hot-dog ski trick while on the ski lift. Reggie tries to get them to repeat it for the TV cameras.
- Reprints
- from Reggie and Me (Archie, 1966 series) #85 (March 1976)
-
- Keywords
- skiing
Ode to a Snowmobile
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Synopsis
- Mr. Weatherbee hates Archie's snowmobile until Mrs. Grundy gets hurt and it comes in handy.
- Reprints
- from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #155 (February 1986)
-
- Keywords
- skiing; snowmobile
Stick Matter
Reggie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Reggie sits in wet paint and gets stuck to a park bench.
- Reprints
- from Reggie and Me (Archie, 1966 series) #86 (April 1976)
-
Ski Spree
Sabrina The Teenage Witch / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Dick Malmgren
- Pencils
- Dick Malmgren
- Inks
- Dick Malmgren ?
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Sabrina; Aunt Hilda; Cousin Ambrose; Aunt Zelda
- Synopsis
- With the temperature below zero on their ski trip, Sabrina and her guardians are faced with the reality of having only enough magic to cast one spell in a twenty-four hour period.
- Reprints
- from Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (Archie, 1971 series) #72 (February 1982)
-
- Keywords
- skiing
Indexer Notes
Art credits from GCD index of original issue.
Frame Game
Reggie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Reggie throws a paper airplane but Archie gets detention when Reggie says Archie did it.
- Reprints
- from Reggie and Me (Archie, 1966 series) #86 (April 1976)
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Portrait Perfection
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Laslo Weteena
- Synopsis
- Mr. Lodge forbids Veronica from seeing Archie until a portrait of her by a famous painter is finished. But that's not going to stop Archie.
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #394 (April 1986)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from GCD index of original issue.
Before and After!
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen; children
- Synopsis
- Li'l Jinx wore makeup yesterday.
- Reprints
- from Reggie and Me (Archie, 1966 series) #85 (March 1976)
-
Litter Titter
Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Synopsis
- Reggie hates litterbugs.
- Reprints
- from Reggie and Me (Archie, 1966 series) #85 (March 1976)
-
Doggone
Jughead / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- George Gladir
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Hot Dog; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- The kids all perform stunts to try to win a wacky video contest, but Hot Dog and Jughead end up unintentionally winning.
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #394 (April 1986)
-
Indexer Notes
Art credits from GCD index of original issue.
Reggie the Matchmaker
Archie and the Gang / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Rich Margopoulos (credited)
- Pencils
- Gene Colan (credited)
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- teen
- Synopsis
- Reggie accidentally hits on Moose Mason's new girlfriend so he figures out how to get Moose and Midge back together.
- Reprints
Art Smart
Reggie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Reggie criticizes Archie's artistic bust.
- Reprints
- from Reggie and Me (Archie, 1966 series) #122 (April 1980)
-
Bill Chill
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Synopsis
- Archie faints when given the dinner bill on prom night.
- Reprints
- from Reggie and Me (Archie, 1966 series) #122 (April 1980)
-
The Lost City
Archie / comic story / 11 pages
- Genre
- adventure; teen
- Synopsis
- Archie and the gang go on a hunt for Mayan treasures but run into thieves.
- Reprints
- from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #247 (March 1985)
-
Indexer Notes
Story in two parts: Part I and Part II.
Time to Retire
Jughead / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Samm Schwartz (credited)
- Pencils
- Samm Schwartz (credited)
- Inks
- Samm Schwartz (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Samm Schwartz
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Jughead has a fling at the boxing ring.
- Reprints
- from Jughead (Archie, 1965 series) #345 (April 1986)
-
- Keywords
- boxing
Bag Holders
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy
- Synopsis
- When Archie points out to Veronica that she looks silly carrying a summer beach bag in winter, she orders him to get rid of it. And from there the bag makes the rounds of the high school, passing from person to person.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #21 (June 1963)
-
Indexer Notes
Art credits from GCD index of original issue.
Say No to Drugs
Archie / public service announcement / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
Indexer Notes
Art credits from another printing of the same PSA.
Brrrr!
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Synopsis
- Dilton tells Archie that man's pollution may cause a new ice age so Archie dreams about what that would be like.
- Reprints
- from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #116 (March 1985)
-
- Keywords
- ice age; pollution
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["Award"]
Archie -
1.
The Real Thing
Archie -
2.
Write & Wrong
Moose -
3.
Time Will Tell
Moose -
4.
Whine and Dine
Jughead -
5.
Student Files
Reggie -
6.
Tree Spree
Archie and the Gang -
7.
Drugs Are Uncool!
Archie -
8.
I Go Yo-Yo
Jughead -
9.
The Hard Way
Sabrina -
10.
["Snatch those candy bars..."]
The Fly -
11.
The Last Word
Jughead -
12.
Tube Rubes
Archie -
13.
Slow Burn, Quick Freeze
Betty and Veronica -
14.
Stunt Stint
Reggie -
15.
Ode to a Snowmobile
Archie -
16.
Stick Matter
Reggie -
17.
Ski Spree
Sabrina The Teenage Witch -
18.
Frame Game
Reggie -
19.
Portrait Perfection
Archie -
20.
Before and After!
Li'l Jinx -
21.
Litter Titter
Reggie -
22.
Doggone
Jughead -
23.
Reggie the Matchmaker
Archie and the Gang -
24.
Art Smart
Reggie -
25.
Bill Chill
Archie -
26.
The Lost City
Archie -
27.
Time to Retire
Jughead -
28.
Bag Holders
Betty and Veronica -
29.
Say No to Drugs
Archie -
30.
Brrrr!
Archie
This issue was modified by, among others
- Peter Croome
- Katy Hayhurst
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Mike Nielsen
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