Archie #383 [Direct]

(December 1990)

Adventures (Table of Contents: 1)

Disney Adventures / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?; ? (photo)

Inks

?; ? (photo)

Colors

?; ? (photo)

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover. Ad for Disney Adventures magazine featuring photo and art montage, but no Disney characters. "Call 1-800-338-2525 for your own subscription."

Help Not Wanted! (Table of Contents: 2)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Kathleen Webb

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited as Stan G.)

Inks

Mike Esposito

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Mr. Cooper; Mr. Weatherbee; Dilton Doiley; Pop Tate; Moose Mason; Midge Klump

Synopsis

Archie's attempts to be helpful always backfire.

Reprints

• in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #137 (November 1995)
• in Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #53 (December 2000)
• in Archie & Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #20 (November 2012) [When reprinted in Archie and Friends Double Digest #20, script is credited to Mike Pellowski and inks are credited to Mike Esposito.]

Keywords

auto repairs; computer; house painting; lawn mower

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

Archie / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Rod Ollerenshaw (signed as RGO)

Pencils

Rod Ollerenshaw (signed as RGO)

Inks

Rod Ollerenshaw (signed as RGO)

Colors

?

Letters

Rod Ollerenshaw (signed as RGO)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Yow! Moose is after me!!

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews

Indexer Notes

Word puzzle with the answer revealed by crossing out certain letters.

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

Editor's Notebook / in-house column / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Victor Gorelick

Pencils

? [as Joe Pep] (signed)

Inks

? [as Joe Pep] (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Victor Gorelick answers letters from Kristin Harding (Boise, Idaho) and Jennifer Fowler (Chesnee, S. C.).

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Fans! Now you can join the exciting Archie Fan Club

Characters

Archie Andrews

Indexer Notes

Promo for Archie Fan Club. Note pad, membership card, 4-color button and pen that writes in three colors for $3.00.

Sound Bytes Bite Back (Table of Contents: 6)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Harold Smith

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited as Stan G.)

Inks

Mike Esposito

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Miss Grundy; Miss Beazly

Synopsis

Archie and Jughead make a video of a day at Riverdale High School. Reggie tries to sabotage their project by over-dubbing insulting sound effects, but is too smart for his own good.

Reprints

• in Арчи (Matrix, 1994 ? series) #1
• in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #137 (November 1995)
• in Archie's Super Comics Digest (Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., 2012 series) #2 (2012)
• in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #22 (November 2012), #84 (January 2019)

Keywords

over-dubbing; sound effects; video

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Riverdale High / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Riverdale High #3 has been sighted!

Indexer Notes

Promo for Riverdale High #3, "on sale in October," with cover depicted.

Archie! (Table of Contents: 8)

Archie 3000 / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor; science fiction; teen

Characters

Archie 3000; Mr. Weatherbee 3000

Indexer Notes

Promo for Archie 3000 #13, "on sale in October," with cover depicted.

Finishing Furniture (Table of Contents: 9)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Harold Smith

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited as Stan G.)

Inks

Mike Esposito

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Veronica Lodge; Fred Andrews

Synopsis

Archie tries to make a table for Veronica, but his ineptitude in wood-working causes problems.

Reprints

• in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #137 (November 1995)
• in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #173 (November 2006)
• in Archie & Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #20 (November 2012)
• in Archie and Me Comics Digest (Archie, 2017 series) #22 (December 2019)

Keywords

dollhouse; lumber; wood-working

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Archie Club News / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Ellen Leonforte (signed as EL)

Inks

Ellen Leonforte (signed as EL)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

First prize of $10.00 to Vera Conrad (Elk Grove, Calif.) for article on stamp collecting. Second prize of $5.00 to Donald Thorson (Grasston, Minn.) for article on pigs.

It's the Sign of the Times! (Table of Contents: 11)

Say No to Drugs / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones

Indexer Notes

Part of Say No to Drugs campaign.

Better Never than Late (Table of Contents: 12)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited as Stan G.)

Inks

Mike Esposito

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Prof. Flutesnoot

Synopsis

Archie has a nightmare about being late for school. He wakes up early, but at the last minute remembers he has to be at school early for a field trip.

Reprints

• in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #137 (November 1995)
• in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #165 (December 2005)
• in Archie 1000 Page Comics Extravaganza (Archie, 2013 series) (2013)
• in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #31 (October 2013)

Keywords

detention; nightmare

The Taste of Adventure (Part 2) (Table of Contents: 13)

Archie and his Friends; Capri Sun / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones

Synopsis

Archie and Betty explore an undersea wreck, but are scared away by a swordfish.

Keywords

scuba-diving; swordfish; treasure

Indexer Notes

Ad in comic format for Capri Sun fruit drinks. Part two of three parts.

The Great Cap'n Crunch Caper (Table of Contents: 14)

Cap'n Crunch / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Characters

Cap'n Crunch

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover. Contest to find Peanut Butter Crunch Bird, Crunchberry Bush, and three cereal boxes in a complex drawing, color them, and send the page to Clinton, Iowa to receive an (unnamed) surprise.

Bad Guys Beware! (Table of Contents: 15)

Captain Planet and the Planeteers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Characters

Captain Planet; the Planeteers

Indexer Notes

Back cover. Ad for Captain Planet and the Planeteers TV series.