(March 1993)
Archie,
1983 Series
- Price
- 1.65 USD
- Pages
- 100
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
The Archie Digest Library
- Barcode
- 071896468557
- Editing
- Nanci Tsetsekas
[no title indexed]
Betty and Veronica / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo (signed)
- Inks
- Alison Flood (signed)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Apparently the person who designed the miniskirt never wore one in this weather!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Keywords
- snow
It's a Small World
Betty / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Caramel
- Synopsis
- Betty daydreams of a romantic trip with Archie photographing things around the world.
- Reprints
-
in Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #32 (May 1998), #77 (September 2003)
-
Indexer Notes
The colorist mistakenly colors Betty's cat Caramel white.
The V.I.P.
Li'l Jinx's Pal, Charley / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Charley Hawse; Li'l Jinx
- Synopsis
- Charley brags about his new position.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1983 series) #25 (July 1987)
-
Weather Warning
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #315 (March 1982)
-
Up for Grabs
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Frank Doyle (credited)
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- teen
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #347 (May 1987)
-
Indexer Notes
Some credits taken from the reprint in Betty and Veronica Double Digest #209.
Mystery Message
Moose / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie is curious about the message Moose had Midge deliver to Reggie.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #170 (March 1972)
-
Rocky Romance
Betty / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper
- Synopsis
- Betty will take any attention from Archie that she can get.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #170 (March 1972)
-
Made Service
Li'l Jinx's Pal, Charley / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Charley Hawse; Li'l Jinx
- Synopsis
- Charley has a very personal birthday gift for his mother.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #139 (March 1980)
-
[no title indexed]
Big Ethel Pin Up / cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Your fur jacket is a good imitation of mink, Ethel
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Ethel Muggs; Jughead Jones; Hot Dog
- Synopsis
- Ethel's jacket is attracting the wrong kind of attention.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #172 (May 1972)
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Height Plight
Coach Kleats / comic story / 0.5 page
- Script
- Joe Edwards ?
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo Jr. ?
- Inks
- Joe Edwards
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Coach Kleats; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- A rival high school basketball coach tries to psyche out the Riverdale team.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #171 (April 1972)
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Heave Peeve
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews
- Synopsis
- Fred is faced with a choice between his son's health and his peaceful evening.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #171 (April 1972)
-
Gym Trim
Veronica / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- George Gladir
- Pencils
- Kurt Schaffenberger
- Inks
- Kurt Schaffenberger
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Kurt Schaffenberger
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica takes advantage of her father's preoccupation with his personal trainer.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #172 (May 1972)
-
- Keywords
- exercise; personal trainer
Foot Fault
Sabrina the Teenage Witch / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Reprints
- from Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (Archie, 1971 series) #24 (February 1975)
-
Jump Chump
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie and a trampoline equals trouble.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #171 (April 1972)
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Unpopular Mechanics
Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Reprints
- in Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #31 (October 1993)
- in Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #71 (January 2003), #117 (February 2008)
- in Archie & Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #25 (May 2013)
-
Indexer Notes
When this story is reprinted in Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #117. the logo is changed from "Veronica" to "Dilton".
[no title indexed]
Jughead Pin Up / cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You mean you've been sitting here
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Betty is aghast to find Jughead ice fishing in a blowing wind in just a sweatshirt.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #46 (June 1968)
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Hill Spill
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Script
- George Gladir
- Pencils
- Gus Lemoine
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Jon D'Agostino
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Archie and Jughead go looking for where Reggie drove his snowmobile off a cliff.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #171 (April 1972)
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Wild Child
Leroy / comic story / 0.5 page
- Script
- George Gladir
- Pencils
- Gus Lemoine
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Jon D'Agostino
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #171 (April 1972)
-
[no title indexed]
Miss Grundy Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Miss Grundy, how come Mr. Flutesnoot was named to head up that special project instead of you?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Miss Grundy; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Betty counsels Miss Grundy on losing a choice assignment to Prof. Flutesnoot.
- Reprints
- from Archie daily (Creator's Syndicate) #?
That's Incredible
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #315 (March 1982)
-
[no title indexed]
Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hey dad! Look at all these neat electronic gadgets!
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie tries to get his dad to buy a digital projection clock.
- Reprints
- from Jughead with Archie Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #60 (January 1984) which is reprinted
- from Archie daily newspaper strip
- from Archie daily (Creator's Syndicate) #?
-
Scents-ation
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #9 (April 1988)
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Art Official Ingredients
Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Boris Aurorealis
- Synopsis
- Veronica demands that a famous impressionist paint her yearly portrait and quickly comes to regret the choice.
- Reprints
- in Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #32 (December 1993)
- in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #110 (December 2002), #155 (December 2007)
- in Archie 1000 Page Comics Celebration (Archie, 2014 series) ([October] 2014)
- in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #226 (October 2014), #298 (December 2021)
-
[Assignment: Paint toaster and TV set]
Jughead's Dipsy Doodles / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- George Gladir
- Pencils
- Samm Schwartz
- Inks
- Samm Schwartz
- Colors
- Nanci Tsetsekas
- Letters
- Samm Schwartz
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Jughead gets his paintings of a TV set and a toaster cross-wired.
- Reprints
Young at Heart
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Smithers the butler; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica cons her father and Smithers into a snowball fight.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #291 (March 1980)
-
- Keywords
- snowball fight
Order Ardor
Jughead / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Jughead tries to order off of the kiddie menu in a restaurant.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #173 (June 1972)
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Clerk Smirk
Big Ethel / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Ethel Muggs; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Ethel takes a job in a men's clothing store to meet guys.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #172 (May 1972)
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Bright Plight
Mr. Lodge / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie tries to cheer up Mr. Lodge.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #172 (May 1972)
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Perfection Plus
Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Veronica details her idea of a perfect mate.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #24 (May 1956)
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Stringin' Along
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Archie and Jughead are shown a trained parrot.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #24 (May 1956)
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Horse Laugh
Josie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Josie McCoy; Alan Mayberry; Alexander Cabot III
- Synopsis
- Alex matches his snowmobile against Alan's horse to see who can get supplies to a snowed in family first.
- Reprints
- from Josie and the Pussycats (Archie, 1969 series) #82 (June 1975)
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Indexer Notes
When reprinted in B&V Friends Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #252, inks are credited to Rudy Lapick.
Hat Spat
Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page
- Script
- George Gladir
- Pencils
- Dick Malmgren
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Jon D'Agostino
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Veronica demands that Jughead not wear his trademark beanie in a fancy restaurant.
- Reprints
- from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #36 (October 1973)
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Helping Yelping
Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page
- Script
- George Gladir
- Pencils
- Dick Malmgren
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Jon D'Agostino
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Even Jughead can get tired of cafeteria food after a while.
- Reprints
- from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #36 (October 1973)
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Do No Evil
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Frank Doyle
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo
- Inks
- Vincent DeCarlo
- Colors
- Nanci Tsetsekas
- Letters
- Vincent DeCarlo
- Genre
- teen
- Reprints
Finishing Touch
Li'l Jinx's Chum, Greg / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Reprints
- from Jughead (Archie, 1965 series) #309 (February 1981)
-
Kiss Remiss
Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews; Hermione Lodge
- Synopsis
- Mr. Lodge has more disparaging remarks for Archie.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #170 (March 1972)
-
News Ruse
Betty / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- What's good news for Archie isn't necessarily good news for Betty.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #170 (March 1972)
-
The Week-Enders
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #315 (March 1982)
-
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["Apparently the person who designed the miniskirt never wore one in this weather!"]
Betty and Veronica -
1.
It's a Small World
Betty -
2.
The V.I.P.
Li'l Jinx's Pal, Charley -
3.
Weather Warning
Betty and Veronica -
4.
Up for Grabs
Betty and Veronica -
5.
Mystery Message
Moose -
6.
Rocky Romance
Betty -
7.
Made Service
Li'l Jinx's Pal, Charley -
8.
["Your fur jacket is a good imitation of mink, Ethel"]
Big Ethel Pin Up -
9.
Height Plight
Coach Kleats -
10.
Heave Peeve
Archie -
11.
Gym Trim
Veronica -
12.
Foot Fault
Sabrina the Teenage Witch -
13.
Jump Chump
Archie -
14.
Unpopular Mechanics
Veronica -
15.
["You mean you've been sitting here"]
Jughead Pin Up -
16.
Hill Spill
Archie -
17.
Wild Child
Leroy -
18.
["Miss Grundy, how come Mr. Flutesnoot was named to head up that special project instead of you?"]
Miss Grundy Gag Bag -
19.
That's Incredible
Betty and Veronica -
20.
["Hey dad! Look at all these neat electronic gadgets!"]
Archie's Gag Bag -
21.
Scents-ation
Betty and Veronica -
22.
Art Official Ingredients
Veronica -
23.
[Assignment: Paint toaster and TV set]
Jughead's Dipsy Doodles -
24.
Young at Heart
Betty and Veronica -
25.
Order Ardor
Jughead -
26.
Clerk Smirk
Big Ethel -
27.
Bright Plight
Mr. Lodge -
28.
Perfection Plus
Veronica -
29.
Stringin' Along
Archie -
30.
Horse Laugh
Josie -
31.
Hat Spat
Jughead -
32.
Helping Yelping
Jughead -
33.
Do No Evil
Betty and Veronica -
34.
Finishing Touch
Li'l Jinx's Chum, Greg -
35.
Kiss Remiss
Veronica -
36.
News Ruse
Betty -
37.
The Week-Enders
Betty and Veronica
This issue was modified by, among others
- Peter Croome
- Igor Dybzinski
- Katy Hayhurst
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Mike Nielsen
- Ron Sadowski
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