World of Archie Double Digest #30 [Direct Edition]

(August 2013)

Summer Blues (Table of Contents: 1)

Archie and the Gang / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo (credited)

Inks

Allison Flood (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

After learning that Betty despises summer, Archie and Veronica set her up as the judge of the "Mr. Sandman" contest.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #33 (September 1990)

Vacation Vexation (Table of Contents: 2)

Mr. Weatherbee / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee

Synopsis

Archie becomes a lifeguard at the beach where Mr. Weatherbee is spending his summer.

Reprints

• from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #104 (September 1978)

Missing the Kiss (Instead of Kissing the Miss!) (Table of Contents: 3)

Betty / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Kathleen Webb (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

John Lowe (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Chuck Clayton; Nancy; Midge; Moose Mason; Dilton Doiley

Synopsis

Archie and Betty try to get some alone time at a party.

Reprints

• from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #102 (October 2001)

Mr. Lucky (Table of Contents: 4)

Mr. Weatherbee / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Dick Malmgren (credited)

Pencils

Dick Malmgren (credited)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee

Synopsis

Archie becomes a caddy for Mr. Weatherbee, but as usual, causes more harm than help.

Reprints

• from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #123 (October 1980)

Keywords

golf

New Girl in Town (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Midge Klump; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Pierre; Gloria

Synopsis

A girl from Hawaii fascinates all the boys with her exotic dishes and dances, making all the girls jealous -- except Veronica.

Reprints

• from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #142 (October 1967)

Indexer Notes

Dan Parent is erroneously credited with the art of this story.

Water Boy (Table of Contents: 6)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Joe Edwards (credited)

Pencils

Joe Edwards (credited)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Mr. Lodge; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

Mr. Weatherbee attends a barbecue at the Lodge mansion and Archie is there to wreak havoc.

Reprints

• from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #88 (December 1976)

Fall Brawl (Table of Contents: 7)

Reggie / 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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Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews

Synopsis

Reggie laughs at Archie, who has tripped over a kiddie pool.

Chop Chap (Table of Contents: 8)

Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

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Inks

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Colors

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Letters

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Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews

Synopsis

Reggie talks to Rhonda.

She's Josie (Table of Contents: 9)

She's Josie / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Fernando Ruiz (signed)

Inks

Bob Smith (signed)

Colors

Rosario Pena (signed)

Letters

?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Josie; Pepper Melody

Synopsis

Introduction to the "She's Josie" section.

Sock It To Who?...(Whom?) (Part 1) (Table of Contents: 10)

Josie / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Josie; Melody; Pepper; Clyde Didit; Archie Andrews (cameo); Veronica Lodge (cameo)

Synopsis

Meet Clyde Didit (also known as "Orbit"), a guitar-playing musician with sunglasses and hideous fashion sense. He starts to make advances to Josie, encouraged by Josie and discouraged by Pepper. But every time Clyde or anyone else sings his signature song "Sock It To Me," someone socks it to him.

Reprints

• from Josie (Archie, 1965 series) #36 (September 1968)

Indexer Notes

This story is full of references and homages to the TV series "Laugh-In," which was popular at the time of this story's original printing, including the catchphrase "Sock It To Me."

Bottoms Up (Part 2) (Table of Contents: 11)

Josie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Josie; Melody; Pepper; Alexander Cabot III; Alexandra Cabot; Clyde Didit; Archie Andrews (cameo); Jughead Jones (cameo)

Synopsis

Alexandra kicks her brother in the behind; Melody arrives with a message for Alex, written down in a place she can't forget. Josie and Alex get into a taxi and chase a stolen hearse. Archie and Jughead, in a cameo, don't care for Clyde Didit's singing.

Reprints

• from Josie (Archie, 1965 series) #36 (September 1968)

Indexer Notes

The writing on Melody's body is another "Laugh-In" reference; on that show, Goldie Hawn had messages painted on her body.

Endsville (Part 3) (Table of Contents: 12)

Josie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Josie; Melody; Pepper; Clyde Didit; Sock; Miss Primrose

Synopsis

Melody sees a religious fanatic's sign and becomes convinced that the world will come to an end soon. Pepper is upset that Sock doesn't take her seriously as a woman.

Reprints

• from Josie (Archie, 1965 series) #36 (September 1968)

On Wings of a Song (Part 4) (Table of Contents: 13)

Josie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Josie; Melody; Clyde Didit; Alexander Cabot III; Alexandra Cabot

Synopsis

Josie convinces Melody that the world isn't coming to an end. Clyde Didit borrows Alex's rocket belt so he can sing his song without being clobbered.

Reprints

• from Josie (Archie, 1965 series) #36 (September 1968)

Beach Fashions (Table of Contents: 14)

Josie / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo

Inks

?

Colors

?

Characters

Josie; Albert

Synopsis

Josie models outfits to wear at the beach.

Reprints

• from Josie (Archie, 1965 series) #17 (December 1965)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

Archie's Pop Pin Up / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I don't know why I watch these soap operas...

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Mrs. Andrews; Fred Andrews

Synopsis

Mrs. Andrews is distracted while watching soap operas and burns Fred's shirt while ironing.

Reprints

• from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #310 (February 1976)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Craig Boldman (signed)

Pencils

Henry Scarpelli (signed)

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

That couch looks inviting...

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones

Synopsis

Jughead tries to get Archie off of the couch.

Reprints

• From Archie Sunday (Creators Syndicate) ????.??.??

Association Situation (Table of Contents: 17)

Archie / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bob Bolling

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

Bob Bolling

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones

Synopsis

Archie and Jughead look at the animal heads in Mr. Lodge's den.

Reprints

• from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #93 (June 1981)

Thrift Gift (Table of Contents: 18)

Archie / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bob Bolling

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

Bob Bolling

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews

Synopsis

Archie visits an expensive shop.

Reprints

• from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #93 (June 1981)

Teen Tycoon (Table of Contents: 19)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Angelo Decesare (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Bob Smith (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Jack Morelli

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Mr. Lodge; Archie Andrews; Mrs. Lodge

Synopsis

Mr. Lodge dreams about what it would be like if Archie became rich.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #586 (August 2008)

Science Friction (Table of Contents: 20)

Flutesnoot / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Joe Edwards (credited)

Pencils

Joe Edwards (credited)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Professor Flutesnoot; Mr. Weatherbee

Synopsis

Professor Flutesnoot has an encounter with aliens.

Reprints

• from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #403 (November 1985)

Sand Blast (Table of Contents: 21)

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

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Ethel Muggs; Jughead Jones; Dilton Doily; Moose Mason; Chuck Clayton; Nancy Woods; Bert Summersong

Synopsis

Betty and Archie recruit volunteers to build a sand sculpture in the Riverdale Mall to raise money for charity.

Reprints

• from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #169 (August 1988)

The Best Men (Table of Contents: 22)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Mike Pellowski (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Chuck Clayton

Synopsis

When Archie and Chuck take part in a basketball tournament, they play with something better than skill: honesty.

Reprints

• from Archie... Archie Andrews, Where Are You? Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1977 series) #87 (June 1993)

Keywords

basketball

Someday My Prince Will Come (Table of Contents: 23)

Betty Cooper / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Mrs. Cooper

Synopsis

Betty's fairy godmother stops by for a visit, but finds Betty's taste in Archie disgusting.

Reprints

• from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #52 (September 1973)

Indexer Notes

Credited to Kathleen Webb, but this story predates her hiring and features Doyle's distinct jokes and humor.

Stuffed! (Table of Contents: 24)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Jim Ruth (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Mrs. Andrews

Synopsis

When Mrs. Andrews has Archie bring some items to the flea market, Archie ends up coming home with more stuff.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #441 (November 1995)

Mr. Softie (Table of Contents: 25)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Dick Malmgren (credited)

Pencils

Dick Malmgren (credited)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee

Synopsis

Archie takes Mr. Weatherbee away from his relaxing hammock to go fishing, but all doesn't go as planned.

Reprints

• from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #122 (September 1980)

Now and Then (Table of Contents: 26)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Harry Lucey (credited)

Inks

Marty Epp (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mrs. Andrews

Synopsis

Fred tags along with Archie to the beach.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #204 (November 1970)

Classified Information (Table of Contents: 27)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Mike Pellowski (credited)

Pencils

Jeff Shultz (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones

Synopsis

Veronica becomes attracted to Glenn Smith who, unbeknownst to her, is related to Jughead.

Reprints

• from Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #104 (October 2000)

Flower Power (Table of Contents: 28)

Archie / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Dick Malmgren (credited)

Pencils

Dick Malmgren (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Weatherbee

Synopsis

Archie and Reggie go to a flower show with Mr. Weatherbee and find that flowers aren't the only beauties there.

Reprints

• from Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #60 (September 1985)

Indexer Notes

Unusual for an Archie comic, this story has 2 to 3 panels per page.

Not a Happy Camper (Table of Contents: 29)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Mike Pellowski (credited)

Pencils

Rex Lindsey (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews

Synopsis

Archie camps out to be the first at a Ungrateful Leadheads concert.

Reprints

• from World of Archie (Archie, 1992 series) #12 (November 1994)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 30)

From the Vault of Archie Comics / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Harry Lucey

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I can't wait to show you the gift...

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle

Synopsis

Introduction to the Archie Vault section, which reprints stories from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals.

Reprints

• from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #6 (1957-1958)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 31)

From the Vault of Archie Comics / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Rex Lindsey

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Welcome to the Nifty Fifties...

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper

Synopsis

Introduction to the Archie Vault section.

Fountain of Youth (Table of Contents: 32)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bill Vigoda (signed)

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle

Synopsis

Archie continually gets Mr. Weatherbee wet during a school day, and to top it off, the Superintendent is coming for a visit.

Reprints

• from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #1 (1952)

Fair Game or Fowl (Table of Contents: 33)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bill Vigoda (signed)

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy

Synopsis

A duck follows Jughead to school and wreaks havoc on Mr. Weatherbee.

Reprints

• from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #1 (1952)

The More The Merrier (Table of Contents: 34)

Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

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

Synopsis

When Veronica tells Betty that Mr. Lodge forgot her birthday, Betty overhears one of Mr. Lodge's conversations, wrongly assumes he is holding a surprise party, and invites everyone she sees.

Reprints

• from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #1 (1952)

Angle With a Mangle (Table of Contents: 35)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bill Vigoda (signed)

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Pop Tate; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Midge

Synopsis

When Moose and Midge break up, Archie tells Moose that Betty is his secret admire to get her off his hands. However, Betty wises up to the trick and tells Moose that Veronica, Archie's date, is the one who likes him.

Reprints

• from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #1 (1952)

It's A Snap (Table of Contents: 36)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

George Frese (signed)

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; teen

Synopsis

Jughead takes some action shots of Mr. Weatherbee and the gang and has Reggie develop them. But when the negatives rip and Reggie puts them back together, he does it incorrectly, resulting in fake shots of Mr. Weatherbee abusing the teens.

Reprints

• from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #1 (1952)

Starry Eyed (Table of Contents: 37)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Harry Lucey

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews

Synopsis

An action movie causes Betty, Veronica, and Archie to daydream.

Reprints

• from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #3 (1954-1955)

Save Our Trees (Table of Contents: 38)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Mike Pellowski (credited)

Pencils

Bob Bolling (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Mr. Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Professor Flutesnoot

Synopsis

When the gang learns that Lodge Industries plans to build an industrial complex on Riverdale's last remaining forest, they fight for the cancellation of the project.

Reprints

• from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #286 (September 1991)

Devil Disc (Table of Contents: 39)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Samm Schwartz (credited)

Inks

Samm Schwartz (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Samm Schwartz (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews

Synopsis

Jughead and Reggie toss a frisbee around on the beach. But whenever Jughead throws it, the frisbee inevitably lands on or near a gorgeous girl.

Reprints

• from Jughead (Archie, 1965 series) #281 (October 1978)

Keywords

frisbee

Surf Saga (Table of Contents: 40)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo Jr. (credited)

Inks

Jim DeCarlo (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle

Synopsis

Archie brings a surfboard to the beach to impress girls, even though he can't surf. The plan backfires when Archie says the waves are too low and a Hawaiian shows him where the waves are highest.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #351 (September 1987)

Quote and Unquote (Table of Contents: 41)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Bob Bolling (credited)

Pencils

Bob Bolling (credited)

Inks

Bob Bolling (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle

Synopsis

Ulga fills in for Smithers and fights with Archie to keep him out.

Reprints

• from Reggie and Me (Archie, 1966 series) #31 (September 1968)

Short Cut! (Table of Contents: 42)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Mike Esposito (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Mrs. Andrews; Jughead Jones

Synopsis

Archie goes to borrow the Jones' riding mower, but gets caught up helping others while riding it home.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #499 (September 2000)

A Fool For School (Table of Contents: 43)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Samm Schwartz

Inks

Samm Schwartz

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Samm Schwartz

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper

Synopsis

While at the beach, Jughead misses the school lunches.

Reprints

• from Jughead (Archie, 1965 series) #281 (October 1978)

The Keys To Approval (Table of Contents: 44)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Mike Pellowski (credited)

Pencils

Tim Kennedy (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

Archie and Jughead try to help Veronica prepare for a party celebrating the debut of her new piano composition, but everything goes wrong.

Reprints

• from Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #154 (October 2004)

Back Talk (Table of Contents: 45)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Dick Malmgren (credited)

Pencils

Dick Malmgren (credited)

Inks

Jim DeCarlo (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Dilton Doiley

Synopsis

The guys help Mr. Weatherbee put shingles on the roof when his back hurts.

Reprints

• from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #106 (December 1978)

Mallet Heads (Table of Contents: 46)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Mike Esposito (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

Archie and Reggie play a game of croquet to see who gets to teach Veronica how to surf the next day.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #426 (August 1994)

Friendly Persuasion (Table of Contents: 47)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Mrs. Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate

Synopsis

Archie is abandoned by his friends when he has to paint the garage on a hot summer day.

Reprints

• from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #273 (December 1973)

Love in Bloom (Table of Contents: 48)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Mike Pellowski

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo Jr. (credited)

Inks

Jim DeCarlo (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Mr. Lodge

Synopsis

Archie buys Veronica a tree for their anniversary.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #353 (November 1987)

Indexer Notes

This reprinting lists George Gladir as the writer but the index of the original printing of this issue lists Mike Pellowski.

Twisted Sitters! (Table of Contents: 49)

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

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo (credited)

Inks

Jim DeCarlo (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

Veronica tries to take over Betty's babysitting job when she thinks the kid's older brother is a handsome hunk.

Reprints

• from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #588 (October 1988)

The Fiend (Table of Contents: 50)

Jughead / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Bill Vigoda (credited)

Inks

Bill Vigoda (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

Jughead has a black eye and a jacket that Reggie gave him. When the girls ask about the black eye, Jughead makes it sound like Reggie gave it to him.

Reprints

• from Jughead (Archie, 1965 series) #149 (October 1967)

Well-Suited (Table of Contents: 51)

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

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo (credited)

Inks

Jim DeCarlo (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle

Synopsis

As Veronica brags about her swimsuit collection, which contains 24 different varieties, she can't seem to stop ruining each suit.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #33 (September 1990)

Pass The Ketchup (Table of Contents: 52)

Jughead / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Samm Schwartz (credited)

Inks

Samm Schwartz (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Samm Schwartz (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper

Synopsis

When Archie hears Jughead muttering Veronica in his sleep, he explains that he was dreaming of a meat statue named Veronica. However, the real Veronica finds out about the dream and chases down what she thinks is her secret admirer.

Reprints

• from Archie's Pal Jughead (Archie, 1949 series) #113 (October 1964)

Summer Scenario (Table of Contents: 53)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo Jr. (credited)

Inks

Jim DeCarlo (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones

Synopsis

Archie tells Jughead why summer is the best season of the year, without once mentioning girls.

Reprints

• from Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #71 (November 1979)

Good Day, Good Knight (Table of Contents: 54)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Holly Golightly [as Holly G!] (credited)

Pencils

Holly Golightly [as Holly G!] (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Sabrina Spellman

Synopsis

The gang attends a medieval fair.

Reprints

• from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #113 (August 2007)

Keywords

jousting; Renaissance Fair

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 55)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Craig Boldman (signed)

Pencils

Henry Scarpelli (signed)

Inks

Henry Scarpelli (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I think your dad's starting to like me!

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate

Reprints

• from Archie Sunday (Creators Syndicate) ????.??.??

Serve Verve (Table of Contents: 56)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

Archie demonstrates his sky high serve.

Reprints

• from Archie... Archie Andrews, Where Are You? Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1977 series) #52 (October 1987)

Take My Son!...Please! (Table of Contents: 57)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo (credited)

Inks

Allison Flood (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mrs. Andrews

Synopsis

Archie seems to be going through a phase of being accident-prone.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #370 (September 1989)

Spit To Be Tied (Table of Contents: 58)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Fernando Ruiz (credited)

Pencils

Fernando Ruiz (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones

Synopsis

Archie goes to a farmer's fair and enters a watermelon seed spitting contest to impress the girls.

Backpack Knack (Table of Contents: 59)

Archie and the Gang / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Gus Lemoine (credited)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Smithers; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones

Synopsis

When the gang goes backpacking, Veronica decides to bring Smithers to carry her supplies.

Reprints

• from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #292 (August 1974)

The Finer Things! (Table of Contents: 60)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo Jr. (credited)

Inks

Jim DeCarlo (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Rod Ollerenshaw (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mrs. Andrews; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Dilton Doiley

Synopsis

Veronica tries to get Archie to enjoy some upscale activities, such as dining on sushi and playing polo, but it appears they are too rich for his blood.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #361 (October 1988)

Chore Galore (Table of Contents: 61)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Bob Bolling (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Mr. Lodge

Synopsis

The gang works at Lodge Dairy Products for two weeks to prove to Mr. Lodge that teens can be good workers.

Reprints

• from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #30 (December 1973)

Weary Theory (Table of Contents: 62)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper

Synopsis

Archie theorizes that exercise can curb a person's appetite.

Reprints

• from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #56 (October 1977)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 63)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Craig Boldman (signed)

Pencils

Henry Scarpelli (signed)

Inks

Henry Scarpelli (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I'm ready for the beach!

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper

Reprints

• From Archie Sunday (Creators Syndicate) ????.??.??

The Rule (Table of Contents: 64)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Al Hartley

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones

Synopsis

Archie tells Jughead why you shouldn't talk when someone is about to swing on a golf course.

Reprints

• from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #128 (September 1968)

Repeat Performance (Table of Contents: 65)

Reggie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Stan Goldberg

Inks

Jon D'Agostino

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Jon D'Agostino

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Reggie Mantle; Mr. Lodge

Synopsis

Reggie asks Mr. Lodge how he threw Archie out of the house.

Reprints

• from Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #6 (February 1971)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the original printing.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 66)

Tales Calculated To Drive You Bats / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Orlando Busino (signed)

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

My husband says we'll take it!

Genre

humor; horror-suspense

Synopsis

Introduction to the Tales Calculated To Drive You Bats section. Features a cropped version of the cover to issue 1, with the text above "Bats" rewritten.

Reprints

• from Tales Calculated to Drive You Bats (Archie, 1961 series) #1 (November, 1961)

Phil the Fly (Table of Contents: 67)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Joe Edwards (signed)

Pencils

Joe Edwards (signed)

Inks

Joe Edwards (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Joe Edwards (signed)

Genre

humor; horror-suspense

Characters

Phil the Fly; Freddie

Synopsis

Phil the Fly is a lonely, mocked monster until he meets a girl and gets a job.

Reprints

• from Tales Calculated to Drive You Bats (Archie, 1961 series) #6 (September 1962)

Rocky the Stone Man (Table of Contents: 68)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bob White

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor

Characters

Rocky; Judy; Freddie

Synopsis

A stone man is constantly shaped to fit the likes of his girlfriend until he becomes so skinny that the change is permanent.

Reprints

• from Tales Calculated to Drive You Bats (Archie, 1961 series) #6 (September 1962)

The Mole Man (Table of Contents: 69)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Bob White (credited)

Inks

Bob White (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Bob White

Genre

humor

Characters

Mole Man

Synopsis

Mole Man tells of his adventures in digging.

Reprints

• from Tales Calculated to Drive You Bats (Archie, 1961 series) #6 (September 1962)

A Little Bugged! (Table of Contents: 70)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Mike Pellowski (credited)

Pencils

Pat Kennedy (credited)

Inks

Ken Selig (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Jack Morelli (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper

Synopsis

Archie gets fed up with insects.

Reprints

• from Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #217 (August 2005)

Turnabout (Table of Contents: 71)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

T. J. Kirsch (credited)

Inks

Rich Koslowski (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Jack Morelli

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Adam Chisholm

Synopsis

Archie faces some trouble with his fake surfing stories when Adam Chisholm and The Duke, real surfers, show up at the beach.

Keywords

surfing

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 72)

Archie / activity / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Phil Jimenez

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Think you know your Archie characters?

Synopsis

Can you name all the characters on Phil Jimenez's Life With Archie #30 variant?

Everything's Archie (Table of Contents: 73) (Expand) /

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