(June 1987)
Archie,
1986 Series
- Price
- 1.35 USD
- Pages
- 132
- Indicia Frequency
- 4 times a year in Feb., June, Sept. and Nov.
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Enterprises Inc.
- Brand
-
The Archie Digest Library
- Barcode
- 027100069256 03
- Editing
- Victor Gorelick
[no title indexed]
cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo (signed)
- Inks
- Dan DeCarlo
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- This is what I call psyching out your opponent!
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
- Keywords
- ping pong
Indexer Notes
Redrawn from the cover of Pep #278
Hitting the Roof
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Joe Edwards (credited)
- Pencils
- Joe Edwards (credited)
- Inks
- Jim DeCarlo (credited as Jimmy DeCarlo)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited); Nanci Dakesian (credited); Ginny Sykora (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Mr. Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica has Archie come over to install a satellite dish.
- Reprints
-
in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #183 (December 2007) - in Archie 1000 Page Comics Celebration (Archie, 2014 series) ([October] 2014)
- in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #255 (November 2014)
-
- Keywords
- satellite dish
Cookie Mania!
Jughead / activity / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones
Indexer Notes
Decode the message puzzle.
Joke of the Month Club
Archie Presents / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #219 (April 1976)
-
Indexer Notes
12 gags, one for each month. January - what do Kings and draftsmen have in common.
The Eyes Have It Puzzle
Betty and Veronica / activity / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #268 (April 1978)
-
Indexer Notes
Code maze puzzle with a telephone theme.
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
A Heavy Message
Mr. Weatherbee / activity / 1 page
- Characters
- Mr. Weatherbee
Indexer Notes
Find the hidden message puzzle.
Losers Keepers
Betty / activity / 1 page
- Characters
- Betty Cooper
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #138 (January 1980)
-
Indexer Notes
Decipher the code puzzle.
Phone Phind!
Josie / activity / 1 page
- Characters
- Josie
- Reprints
- in Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #41 (June 1999), #84 (June 2004)
-
Indexer Notes
Find a word puzzle.
On the Nose!
Jughead / activity / 1 page
- Characters
- Jughead Jones
Indexer Notes
Decode the phrase puzzle.
Paint Box Puzzle
Little Sabrina / activity / 1 page
- Characters
- Little Sabrina
Indexer Notes
Crossword puzzle.
Double Agent
Jughead / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- The girls bribe Jughead to find out where Archie was last night, but the information he gives them just leaves them wanting more.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pal Jughead (Archie, 1949 series) #97 (June 1963)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
Tall Brawl
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Milo
- Synopsis
- A tall boy is tired of jokes about his height.
- Reprints
- from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #182 (June 1977)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
Face Case
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Mr. Lodge can't stand the sight of Archie's face.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #158 (May 1982)
-
Tree Spree
Big Moose / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Moose Mason; Midge Klump
- Synopsis
- Moose tries to carve Midge's name in a tree.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #158 (May 1982)
-
Admit One
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Greg
- Synopsis
- Jinx and Greg have an argument.
- Reprints
- from Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #85 (May 1982)
-
The Ladies' Man
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- A string of coincidences cause Betty and Veronica to constantly see Archie with girls he doesn't know.
- Reprints
- from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #85 (July 1980)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprint in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #289, no credits listed in this digest.
Southern Comfort
Pop Tate / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Pop Tate; Archie Andrews; Chuck Clayton; Coach Clayton
- Synopsis
- Chuck does not know what to get his father for his birthday.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #299 (March 1975)
-
Music Fun Puzzle
Little Archie / activity / 1 page
- Characters
- Little Betty; Little Archie; Little Jughead; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Two puzzles.
Getting Through
Mr. Lodge / activity / 1 page
- Characters
- Hiram Lodge
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #270 (July 1980)
-
Indexer Notes
Maze puzzle.
Moving Right Along
Jughead / activity / 1 page
- Characters
- Jughead Jones
- Reprints
- from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #75 (January 1982)
-
Indexer Notes
Decode the phrase puzzle.
Down Below
Archie / activity / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #261 (October 1979)
-
Indexer Notes
Maze puzzle leading to a pirate treasure.
Inflation Hunter
Miss Grundy / activity / 1 page
- Characters
- Geraldine Grundy
Indexer Notes
Fill in the missing letters puzzle.
[no title indexed]
Archie Pin Up / cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- There's nothing wrong with this bill, M'sieur!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Reprints
- from Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #24 (May 1974)
-
Now You See It -- Now You Don't
Josie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Josie McCoy; Melody Valentine
- Synopsis
- Melody can't decide what to wear to a party.
- Reprints
- from Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #24 (May 1974)
-
Test Jest
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Archie and Jughead are warned by a sign which tells them their Algebra test is going to be hard.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #359 (March 1980)
-
Believe It or Don't
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
- Reprints
- from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #76 (April 1982)
-
Indexer Notes
One two-panel and three one-panel gags. Two-panel gag about Jughead and midnight snacks.
Love Story
Reggie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate; Miss Grundy; Fred Andrews; Smithers the butler; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Reggie has turned over a new leaf and goes out of his way to be nice to Archie. Archie can't believe it. Jughead doesn't.
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #369 (December 1981)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
Bill Chill
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie keeps Veronica's picture close to his money.
Bent Lament
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Archie has hurt his back at karate class.
Out of Order!
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Hap Holliday
- Synopsis
- Jinx finds out the toaster doesn't work with marshmallows.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pal Jughead (Archie, 1949 series) #98 (July 1963)
-
- Keywords
- marshmallows; toaster
Cents and Nonsense
Jughead / activity / 1 page
- Characters
- Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Follow the path to find out what Jughead thinks of dollars and cents.
- Reprints
- from Jughead (Archie, 1965 series) #312 (May 1981)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
Foot Sore
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Hal Cooper
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica both wear comfortable shoes to the dance, but don't get the reactions they hoped for from their dates.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #268 (April 1978)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits taken from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
When reprinted in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #32, writing is credited to George Gladir, pencils to Dan DeCarlo Jr. and Inks to Jim DeCarlo.
Dish Wish
Little Jughead / activity / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Little Jughead Jones; Little Veronica Lodge; Little Archie Andrews
- Reprints
- in Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #90 (January 2003), #143 (October 2008)
- in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #245 (December 2013)
-
Square Rigged
Ms. Grundy / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Miss Grundy; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Seeing that Miss Grundy is nervous about a square dancing date, Betty gets Reggie to help build her confidence.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #304 (August 1975)
-
- Keywords
- square dancing
Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprint in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #71, no credits listed in this digest.
Loan Groan
Jughead / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Jughead offers to loan Archie five dollars.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #235 (August 1977)
-
A Green "One"
Mr. Weatherbee / activity / 1 page
- Characters
- Mr. Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Lead Mr. Weatherbee's golf ball through the maze to the hole.
- Reprints
- from Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #71 (November 1979)
-
- Keywords
- golf
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
I Dig That Puzzle!
Fred Andrews / activity / 1 page
- Characters
- Fred Andrews
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #262 (November 1979)
-
Indexer Notes
Find the mystery phrase puzzle.
"A Plus" Puzzle
Little Archie / activity / 1 page
- Characters
- Little Archie; Little Betty; Little Veronica; Little Jughead; Spotty
- Reprints
- in Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #90 (January 2003)
- in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #292 (November 2018)
-
Indexer Notes
List all the things in the picture that start with A.
Cactus Maze
Archie / activity / 1 page
- Characters
- Archie Andrews
- Reprints
- from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #85 (July 1980)
-
- Keywords
- cactus
Indexer Notes
Maze puzzle.
Scary Ingredients
Aunt Zelda / activity / 1 page
- Characters
- Aunt Zelda
Indexer Notes
Unscramble the words puzzle.
Birthday Presents I'd Like...
Hot Dog / comic story / 1 page
- Characters
- Hot Dog
- Synopsis
- Birthday presents Hot Dog would like to receive.
- Reprints
- from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #25 (September 1971)
-
Stadium Maze
Veronica / activity / 1 page
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #271 (August 1980)
-
Indexer Notes
Maze puzzle.
Weed Talk
Miss Haggly / activity / 1 page
- Characters
- Miss Haggly
Indexer Notes
Find the mystery phrase puzzle.
Dinner Winner
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Gregory
- Synopsis
- Gregory heard that Jinx had Charley over for supper the night before.
- Reprints
- from Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #24 (May 1974)
-
Aquatic Antics
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Karen; Donna; Miss Haskins; Cousin Bob (Cooper?)
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica train to become competitive swimmers so Archie and Reggie will look at them the way they look at Riverdale swimmers Karen and Donna.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #309 (September 1981)
-
- Keywords
- swim team
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
Country Style
Reggie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; May Mantle; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Pops Tate; Dilton Doily
- Synopsis
- Reggie brings his cousin May to Riverdale so that she can go to the dance.
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #357 (December 1980)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
Cold Shoulder
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Mr. Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Archie tries to get out of a test by faking sickness.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #127 (March 1982)
-
Voice Control
Jughead / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Mr. Weatherbee; Jughead Jones; Stanley; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Reggie gets more than he bargained for when he steals a package Jughead was carrying.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pal Jughead (Archie, 1949 series) #120 (May 1965)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from The Best of Archie Comics (Archie, 2011 series) #3, no credits listed in this digest.
Fighting Words
Little Archie / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- children
- Characters
- Mr. Weatherbee; Little Archie; Fangs Fogerty
- Synopsis
- Mr. Weatherbee catches Fangs hitting Little Archie.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #141 (May 2003)
- in Archie's Funhouse Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #3 (May 2014)
-
The Winnah! (Maybe?)
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Archie and Reggie have a race to see who will take Veronica to the charity ball.
Barbecue Time!
Jughead / activity / 1 page
- Characters
- Jughead Jones
Indexer Notes
Answer the clues to find the most important thing at the barbecue.
Atomic Cocktail!
Aunt Hilda / activity / 1 page
- Characters
- Aunt Hilda
Indexer Notes
Unscramble the phrase puzzle.
Got Your Number!
Archie / activity / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews
- Reprints
- from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #231 (May 1982)
-
Indexer Notes
Decode the message puzzle.
Spacey Cross-Word Puzzle
Little Archie / activity / 1 page
- Genre
- children
- Characters
- Little Archie
- Reprints
- in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #294 (January 2019)
-
Indexer Notes
Cross-word puzzle.
Heap Cheap
Reggie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Synopsis
- Reggie figures out the cheapest way to camp is not to go camping.
- Reprints
- from Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #81 (May 1981)
-
Sight Rite
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Mr. Weatherbee gets contacts to replace his glasses.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #267 (April 1980)
-
The Swinger
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Veronica and her family arrive from Hawaii and are greeted by the gang. Veronica shows the gang her Hula girl outfit and starts to dance. She has an extra one for Betty and they both start to hula. But Veronica speeds up the tempo and Betty hurts herself. Since Betty can't go to the dance that night injured, Archie has to take Veronica instead.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #241 (January 1976)
-
- Keywords
- Hawaii; hula dance
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
["This is what I call psyching out your opponent!"]
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1.
[no title indexed]
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2.
Hitting the Roof
Archie -
3.
[Betcha Bite a Chip]
Chips Ahoy -
4.
Cookie Mania!
Jughead -
5.
Joke of the Month Club
Archie Presents -
6.
[Katy Keene Fan Club]
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7.
The Eyes Have It Puzzle
Betty and Veronica -
8.
A Heavy Message
Mr. Weatherbee -
9.
Losers Keepers
Betty -
10.
Phone Phind!
Josie -
11.
On the Nose!
Jughead -
12.
Paint Box Puzzle
Little Sabrina -
13.
Double Agent
Jughead -
14.
Tall Brawl
Archie -
15.
[Packs of fun for everyone!]
M&M's -
16.
Face Case
Archie -
17.
Tree Spree
Big Moose -
18.
Admit One
Li'l Jinx -
19.
[Discount 32 Page Comic Subscriptions!]
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20.
The Ladies' Man
Archie -
21.
Southern Comfort
Pop Tate -
22.
Music Fun Puzzle
Little Archie -
23.
Getting Through
Mr. Lodge -
24.
Moving Right Along
Jughead -
25.
Get Walkin'
Josie -
26.
Down Below
Archie -
27.
Inflation Hunter
Miss Grundy -
28.
[Archie's Checklist]
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29.
["There's nothing wrong with this bill, M'sieur!"]
Archie Pin Up -
30.
[Musicade]
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31.
Now You See It -- Now You Don't
Josie -
32.
Test Jest
Archie -
33.
Believe It or Don't
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34.
Love Story
Reggie -
35.
Bill Chill
Archie -
36.
Bent Lament
Archie -
37.
Out of Order!
Li'l Jinx -
38.
Cents and Nonsense
Jughead -
39.
Funny Stuff!
Melody -
40.
Foot Sore
Betty and Veronica -
41.
Dish Wish
Little Jughead -
42.
Why Worry?
Melody -
43.
Square Rigged
Ms. Grundy -
44.
Loan Groan
Jughead -
45.
A Green "One"
Mr. Weatherbee -
46.
I Dig That Puzzle!
Fred Andrews -
47.
"A Plus" Puzzle
Little Archie -
48.
Cactus Maze
Archie -
49.
Scary Ingredients
Aunt Zelda -
50.
Birthday Presents I'd Like...
Hot Dog -
51.
Stadium Maze
Veronica -
52.
Weed Talk
Miss Haggly -
53.
[Special Double Digest Subscription Offer]
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54.
Dinner Winner
Li'l Jinx -
55.
Aquatic Antics
Betty and Veronica -
56.
Country Style
Reggie -
57.
[Subscribe to Katy Keene]
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58.
Cold Shoulder
Archie -
59.
Voice Control
Jughead -
60.
[Prizes or Cash]
Sales Leadership Club -
61.
Fighting Words
Little Archie -
62.
[Archie Fan Club]
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63.
The Winnah! (Maybe?)
Archie -
64.
Florida
Betty -
65.
Turn Around!
Dilton -
66.
Barbecue Time!
Jughead -
67.
Atomic Cocktail!
Aunt Hilda -
68.
Got Your Number!
Archie -
69.
Spacey Cross-Word Puzzle
Little Archie -
70.
[Subscribe and Save]
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71.
Heap Cheap
Reggie -
72.
Sight Rite
Archie -
73.
You Don't Need Drugs To...
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74.
The Swinger
Betty and Veronica -
75.
[Prizes or Cash]
Olympic Sales -
76.
[no title indexed]
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77.
[Ugly Balls]
Bonkers! Chewy Candy
This issue was modified by, among others
- Peter Croome
- Katy Hayhurst
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Mike Nielsen
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