(November 1994)

Archie, 1983 Series
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Price
1.75 USD
Pages
100
Indicia Frequency
6 times a year in Jan., April, June, July, Sept. and Nov.
On-sale Date
1994-08-16
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Brand
The Archie Digest Library
Barcode
009128468556 71
Printer
Printed in the U.S.A.
Editing
Nanci Dakesian (credited) (editor); Victor Gorelick (credited) (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from the U.S. Copyright Catalog.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Betty and Veronica / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dan DeCarlo (signed as Dan DeCarlo [stacked])
Inks
?
Colors
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Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Sniff What a sad movie sob! We simply must watch it again!
Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

[Just Can't Get That Crunch Outta Your Head!] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Quaker / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

A Star Is Born! (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Bill Golliher (credited)
Pencils
Bill Golliher (credited)
Inks
Henry Scarpelli (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited); Nanci Dakesian (credited)
Letters
Bill Yoshida (credited)

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Betty and Veronica
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Ethel Muggs
Synopsis
Archie and Reggie are working as lifeguards when the director of the TV show Babe Watch comes to the beach.
Reprints
Keywords
lifeguard

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script
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Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Ronnie, can I borrow Archie from you for the weekend?
Feature Logo
Betty and Veronica
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

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

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

Script
?
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Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
There's nothing like camping in the raw wilderness---far from civilization!
Feature Logo
Betty and Veronica
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Bus Fuss (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Punchy / comics-form advertising / 4 pages (report information)

A Camping We Will Go! (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script
Bill Golliher
Pencils
Bill Golliher
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Yoshida

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Betty and Veronica
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Ethel Muggs
Synopsis
While camping, everyone mistakes Jughead as a bear when he raids the food.
Reprints
Keywords
camping

Indexer Notes

Credits from B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine #250.

Tact Act (Table of Contents: 7)

Reggie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
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Pencils
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Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Reggie! I saw you winking at my Midge!
Feature Logo
Reggie
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Midge Klump; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
Synopsis
Reggie winks at Midge at the beach.
Reprints

Video Venture (Table of Contents: 8)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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

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Betty and Veronica
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Smithers
Synopsis
Veronica videotapes her father and Smithers trying out the girls' workout tape, so Mr. Lodge recruits Archie and Jughead to get the tape back before anyone else sees it.
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Indexer Notes

Credited from Betty and Veronica #25.

Dream Drama (Table of Contents: 9)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Archie, I had a dream about you last night!
Feature Logo
Archie
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
Reggie had a dream about Archie last night.
Reprints

[Aero the Acro-Bat] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Sunsoft / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Owe Woe (Table of Contents: 11)

Moose / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo Jr.
Inks
Dan DeCarlo Jr.
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Midge Klump; Moose Mason
Synopsis
Archie and Jughead ask Moose to repay them in the wrong manner.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credits from Pep #365.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Editor's Notebook / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

Monster Melody (Table of Contents: 13)

Sabrina / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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

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Sabrina
Genre
fantasy-supernatural; teen
Characters
Aunt Hilda; Aunt Zelda; Sabrina Spellman; The Rinky Dinks
Synopsis
Sabrina uses her powers to help a neighborhood garage band become rock stars.
Reprints
Keywords
Eiffel Tower; music video

Indexer Notes

Credits from Archie's TV Laugh-Out #98.

Garfield Ravioli (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Campbells / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Shake-Down! (Table of Contents: 15)

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

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

Genre
humor; children
Characters
Greg; Li'l Jinx
Synopsis
When Greg's kite is stuck in a tree, Jinx gives the tree a good shaking. That brings down all the leaves, but the kite is still up there.
Reprints
Keywords
kite; tree

Indexer Notes

Credits from Archie's Pal Jughead #113.

They Are...Gigantic! (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

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

The Caretaker (Table of Contents: 17)

Betty / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
Mike Esposito
Colors
Barry Grossman ?
Letters
Bill Yoshida ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Betty! Are you walking all the way to the beach?
Feature Logo
Betty
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Betty takes care of Veronica's pool while she and her family are in Rome.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credits from Betty and Me #179.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

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

Putting On the Dog (Table of Contents: 19)

Veronica's Mother / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Beware of Dog
Genre
humor
Characters
Hermione Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Smithers
Synopsis
Mrs. Lodge doesn't care for the "Beware of the dog" sign Smithers has painted.
Reprints

Baseball Error! (Table of Contents: 20)

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

Script
Michael Pellowski
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

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Betty and Veronica
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Midge Klump; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Veronica suggests that Betty coach the Riverdale Pee Wee baseball team so that she won't have time for Archie, but Betty gets Archie and Jughead to help out as umpires.
Reprints
Keywords
baseball

Indexer Notes

Credits confirmed against the credits printed in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #227.

Summer Supplies (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 2 pages (report information)

Archie's Vacation Picks (Table of Contents: 22)

Archie / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
Rod Ollerenshaw ?
Pencils
Rod Ollerenshaw ?
Inks
Rod Ollerenshaw ?
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Rod Ollerenshaw ?

Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Decipher the numerical code.
Credits from Archie's R/C Racers #1.

Voodoo's Revenge (Table of Contents: 23)

Josie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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

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Josie
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Alan M.; Valerie Brown; Alexander Cabot III
Synopsis
In retaliation for monopolizing Josie, Alex tells Alan M. that he's putting "The Curse of the Cabots" on him. Alex then arranges for Alan to have accidents so he'll think the curse is real. Valerie stays neutral until Alex gets her by mistake, and then she retaliates with the "Valerie Voodoo."
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credits from Josie and the Pussycats #53.

Veronica's Super Shapes (Table of Contents: 24)

Veronica / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dan DeCarlo Jr.
Inks
Dan DeCarlo Jr.
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Veronica Lodge
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Fashion page with ideas from readers,
Credits from Betty and Veronica #25.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 25) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Boy-Joy (Table of Contents: 26)

Miss Grundy / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
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Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Miss Grundy; Ethel Muggs
Synopsis
Ethel gives Miss Grundy a list of her extracurricular activities for the graduation book.
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Game Aim (Table of Contents: 27)

Betty / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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Betty
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Synopsis
Betty and Archie play a board game created by Betty.
Reprints

The Flapper (Table of Contents: 28)

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

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
Mike Esposito
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

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Betty and Veronica
Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews (supporting) (also as Archibald Andrews); Alice Cooper; Betty Cooper (featured) (also as Betty Scooper); Veronica Lodge (also as Veronica Van Loot); Reggie Mantle (also as Reginald Le Snoot); City Editor; Unnamed butler [Could be Smithers]; Buddy The Cat
Synopsis
After watching a video of the Great Hatsby, Betty dreams of being in the 1920's where Archie is a millionaire.
Reprints
Keywords
1920's; flapper

Indexer Notes

Credits from Betty and Me #178.

Too Many Dolls (Table of Contents: 29)

Betty's Diary / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Harold Smith
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
Mike Esposito
Colors
Barry Grossman ?
Letters
Bill Yoshida ?

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Betty's Diary
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper
Synopsis
Betty orders a doll through the mail and receives two by mistake. Her attempts to return the extra only multiply her problems, and her dolls.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credits from Betty's Diary #23.

Temptation (Table of Contents: 30)

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

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

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Betty and Veronica
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Dilton Doiley; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Betty and Veronica have heard a rumor that there's a bad boy in town, and they want to meet him and try to reform him.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credits match the credits printed in B&V Friends Double Digest #225.

Set Your Sights On A Winner (Table of Contents: 31) (Expand) /

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

Rhymes for the Rich (Table of Contents: 32)

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

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Alison Flood
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

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Betty and Veronica
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
Veronica gets annoyed when the others start spouting superstitious rhymes about finding money and receiving good fortune.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credits from Betty and Veronica #25.

Slow Bo (Table of Contents: 33)

Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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Colors
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Letters
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Feature Logo
Jughead
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
Reprints

Pitch Hitch (Table of Contents: 34)

Archie / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
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Pencils
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Inks
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Colors
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Letters
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Feature Logo
Archie
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Archie calls Veronica's pitch as a spitball.
Reprints

Catch Supersonic Fun... (Table of Contents: 35) (Expand) /

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

Bejeweled, Bedazzled, Beguilding (Table of Contents: 36)

Betty / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dan DeCarlo Jr.
Inks
Dan DeCarlo Jr.
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Dan DeCarlo Jr. ?

Feature Logo
Betty
Genre
fashion; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper
Synopsis
No story; Betty models fashion designs submitted by readers.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

The published title of the picture misspells the word "beguiling", the mistake possibly the work of artist Dan DeCarlo Jr. Fashions and concept by Angela St. John (Ontario, Canada).
Credits from Betty and Veronica #20.

Fashion Compassion (Table of Contents: 37)

Archie 3000 / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Dan Parent
Pencils
Dan Parent
Inks
Jon D'Agostino
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Yoshida

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Archie 3000!
Genre
humor; teen; science fiction
Characters
Betty 3000; Veronica 3000
Synopsis
Betty and Veronica are stuck in a traffic jam on the way to a fashion show.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credits from Archie 3000 #3.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 38) (Expand) /

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 39)

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

Script
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Mother, you have aphids in your gladiolas.
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Hermione Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Mr. Lodge removes the pests from the garden.
Reprints

News and Views (Table of Contents: 40)

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

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo Jr.
Inks
Jim DeCarlo
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

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Betty and Veronica
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Miss Grundy; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee; Professor Flutesnoot
Synopsis
When Mr. Weatherbee suggests that Betty and Veronica make the school newspaper more interesting they start writing sensational headlines, which he likes until one makes him look silly.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credits from Betty and Veronica #25.

Archie's Super Savers (Table of Contents: 41) (Expand) /

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

The Woman if Their Dreams Is Now a Virtual Reality. (Table of Contents: 42) (Expand) /

Weird Science / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

How to Break It (Table of Contents: 43) (Expand) /

Kit Kat / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Sniff What a sad movie sob! We simply must watch it again!"]
    Betty and Veronica
  2. 1. [Just Can't Get That Crunch Outta Your Head!]
    Quaker
  3. 2. A Star Is Born!
    Betty and Veronica
  4. 3. ["Ronnie, can I borrow Archie from you for the weekend?"]
    Betty and Veronica
  5. 4. ["There's nothing like camping in the raw wilderness---far from civilization!"]
    Betty and Veronica
  6. 5. Bus Fuss
    Punchy
  7. 6. A Camping We Will Go!
    Betty and Veronica
  8. 7. Tact Act
    Reggie
  9. 8. Video Venture
    Betty and Veronica
  10. 9. Dream Drama
    Archie
  11. 10. [Aero the Acro-Bat]
    Sunsoft
  12. 11. Owe Woe
    Moose
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Editor's Notebook
  14. 13. Monster Melody
    Sabrina
  15. 14. Garfield Ravioli
    Campbells
  16. 15. Shake-Down!
    Li'l Jinx
  17. 16. They Are...Gigantic!
  18. 17. The Caretaker
    Betty
  19. 18. ["Order Now"]
  20. 19. Putting On the Dog
    Veronica's Mother
  21. 20. Baseball Error!
    Betty and Veronica
  22. 21. Summer Supplies
  23. 22. Archie's Vacation Picks
    Archie
  24. 23. Voodoo's Revenge
    Josie
  25. 24. Veronica's Super Shapes
    Veronica
  26. 25. ["Look Your Enemy Straight In His Eye"]
  27. 26. Boy-Joy
    Miss Grundy
  28. 27. Game Aim
    Betty
  29. 28. The Flapper
    Betty and Veronica
  30. 29. Too Many Dolls
    Betty's Diary
  31. 30. Temptation
    Betty and Veronica
  32. 31. Set Your Sights On A Winner
  33. 32. Rhymes for the Rich
    Betty and Veronica
  34. 33. Slow Bo
    Jughead
  35. 34. Pitch Hitch
    Archie
  36. 35. Catch Supersonic Fun...
  37. 36. Bejeweled, Bedazzled, Beguilding
    Betty
  38. 37. Fashion Compassion
    Archie 3000
  39. 38. ["Snap 'em up!"]
    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
  40. 39. ["Mother, you have aphids in your gladiolas."]
    Mr. Lodge Gag Bag
  41. 40. News and Views
    Betty and Veronica
  42. 41. Archie's Super Savers
  43. 42. The Woman if Their Dreams Is Now a Virtual Reality.
    Weird Science
  44. 43. How to Break It
    Kit Kat
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Peter Croome
  • Merlin Haas
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Ron Sadowski