(December 2005)

Archie, 2005 Series
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Price
2.39 USD; 2.89 CAD
Pages
100
Indicia Frequency
9 times a year in Jan., Mar., Apr., June, July, Aug., Sept., Nov. and Dec.
On-sale Date
2005
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Brand
The Archie Digest Library
Barcode
071896468526 06
Editing
Nelson Ribeiro; Victor Gorelick; Richard Goldwater (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

This issue is a variant of Tales from Riverdale Digest (Archie, 2005 series) #6 [Direct Edition].

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Tales from Riverdale / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Fernando Ruiz (signed)
Inks
Jon D'Agostino (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
The buzz around Riverdale High is that the Bee is gone for good!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Waldo Weatherbee
Cover Thumbnail for Tales from Riverdale Digest (Archie, 2005 series) #6 [Newsstand] Cover Thumbnail for Tales from Riverdale Digest (2005 series) #6 [Direct Edition]
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[Titan of Hope] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Bionicle; Lego / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Bye Bye Bee! (Table of Contents: 2)

Tales from Riverdale / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Fernando Ruiz (signed)
Inks
Jon D'Agostino (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Mr. Bartlett; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper

Indexer Notes

Illustration introducing the following story.

Bye Bye Bee! (Table of Contents: 3)

Mr. Weatherbee / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)
Pencils
Fernando Ruiz (credited)
Inks
Bob Smith (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Vickie Williams (credited)
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Geraldine Grundy; Reggie Mantle; Waldo Weatherbee; Veronica Lodge; Professor Flutesnoot; Mr. Bartlett; Dilton Doiley; Chuck Clayton; Bernice Beazly; Superintendent Hassle; Carl Svenson; Miss Phlips
Synopsis
Mr. Weatherbee resigns as principal of Riverdale High. Unfortunately neither the students or the faculty can stand his replacement, Mr. Bartlett.
Reprints

[Play 2] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Eye Toy / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[Sly3] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Playstation 2 / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Rare Scare (Table of Contents: 6)

Jughead / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Craig Boldman
Pencils
Rex Lindsey
Inks
Rich Koslowski
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida
Feature Logo
Jughead
Genre
adventure; humor; teen
Characters
Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Miss Beazly; Chuck Clayton; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Riverdale High School Booster Club is putting on a Halloween Haunted House. Reggie doesn't think anything can scare him, but Jughead feels differently.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Script credit from Craig Boldman. Pencils, inks, colors, and letters credits from World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #11 (December 2011).

[You could be drawn into a Batman comic book!] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Campbells Soup / advertisement / 3 pages (report information)

Veronica Lodge: Attorney of Love (Table of Contents: 8)

Veronica / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Dan Parent
Pencils
Jeff Shultz
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida
Feature Logo
Veronica
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Veronica Lodge; Hermione Lodge; Ethel Muggs; Midge Klump; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Moose Mason; Geraldine Grundy; Cheryl Blossom
Synopsis
Veronica and her mom get ready to watch a courtroom drama show called "Ally McLaw". Veronica falls asleep during the show and has a dream where she is a lawyer.
Reprints
Keywords
dream

Indexer Notes

Story is told in two parts.

The tv show Ally McLaw is a parody of the tv show Ally McBeal.

[Ed, Edd n Eddy the Mis-Edventures] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Playstation 2 / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[Gameboy Micro] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Gameboy Micro / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[Sweet like cherries...] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Hubba Bubba Max / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Space Spoof (Table of Contents: 12)

Jughead / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Samm Schwartz
Inks
Samm Schwartz
Colors
?
Letters
Samm Schwartz
Feature Logo
Jughead
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Jughead drinks a Space Cola and blasts off like a rocket.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credits from Jughead and Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #10, no credits listed in this digest.

Purple Passion (Table of Contents: 13)

Veronica / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Jeff Shultz
Inks
Henry Scarpelli
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Yoshida
Feature Logo
Veronica
Genre
teen
Characters
Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Nancy Woods; Ethel Muggs; Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge
Synopsis
Veronica decides everything she owns must be purple.
Reprints

[Where's Gary] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Spongebob / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[Live like a star in your own Hollywood mansion.] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Campbell’s Soup / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Switch Witch (Table of Contents: 16)

Jughead / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Samm Schwartz
Inks
Samm Schwartz
Colors
?
Letters
Samm Schwartz
Feature Logo
Jughead
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Samantha; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
A teenage witch convinces Jughead to like women, but only one woman, her. When Reggie shows up, she decides to get rid of Jughead, so he convinces her to make him a woman-hater.
Reprints

Star Flaws (Table of Contents: 17)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Edwards
Pencils
Joe Edwards
Inks
Jon D'Agostino
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida
Genre
science fiction; teen
Characters
Stellar Trio [R.Chee; V.Ron; J.Ugh]; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Three inept space travelers are lost in space.
Reprints
Keywords
Atlantic City; dream; slot machine

Indexer Notes

Story turns out to be a dream of Archie.

[Nightmare Troubadour] (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Yu-Gi-Oh / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19)

Sabrina / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Genre
fantasy-supernatural; teen
Characters
Sabrina

Indexer Notes

Illustration used as the title page for the next section featuring Sabrina reprints.

You May Already Be a Halloweener! (Table of Contents: 20)

Sabrina / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Michael Gallagher
Pencils
Dave Manak
Inks
Jon D'Agostino
Colors
?
Letters
?
Feature Logo
Sabrina [with Salem shadow]
Genre
humor; children; fantasy-supernatural; teen
Characters
Sabrina; Spookie; Grading Gremlin
Synopsis
A Grading Gremlin comes to grade Spookie on his ability to scare people on Halloween.
Reprints
Keywords
Halloween

Indexer Notes

Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.

[The Darkest Faerie] (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

Neopets / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Image Conscious (Table of Contents: 22)

Salem / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Feature Logo
Salem [without cat head]
Genre
humor; fantasy-supernatural; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Salem; Melas; Sabrina; Aunt Hilda; Aunt Zelda
Synopsis
Salem's evil reflection, Melas, traps him in a mirror and takes his place.
Reprints

[For the First Time Batman Faces Dracula] (Table of Contents: 23) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[The Adventures of Little Archie] (Table of Contents: 24) (Expand) /

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

It's In the Cards (Table of Contents: 25)

Sabrina / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Feature Logo
Sabrina [with Salem shadow]
Genre
humor; children; fantasy-supernatural; teen
Characters
Sabrina; Aunt Zelda
Synopsis
Aunt Zelda plays solitaire.
Reprints

[Archie's Subscription Offer] (Table of Contents: 26) (Expand) /

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

Model Muddle (Table of Contents: 27)

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

Script
Joe Edwards ?
Pencils
Samm Schwartz
Inks
Samm Schwartz
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Samm Schwartz
Feature Logo
Mr. Weatherbee
Genre
teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Waldo Weatherbee; Prof. Flutesnoot; Geraldine Grundy; Miss Beazly; Archie Andrews; Moose Mason
Synopsis
As a means of ensuring energy conservation in the school, Prof. Flutesnoot recommends that all the students copy Jughead's example.
Reprints

[Archie Americana Series] (Table of Contents: 28) (Expand) /

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

Air-Foiled (Table of Contents: 29)

Miss Grundy / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Vic Lockman
Pencils
Lou Maldonado
Inks
Harold Smith
Colors
?
Letters
?
Feature Logo
Miss Grundy
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Miss Grundy; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Nancy Woods; Chuck Clayton; Dilton Doiley; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper
Synopsis
Someone throws a paper airplane during study hall.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.

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

Editor's Notebook / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

The Abraca-Dabbler (Table of Contents: 31)

Jughead / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Samm Schwartz
Inks
Samm Schwartz
Colors
?
Letters
Vincent DeCarlo
Feature Logo
Jughead
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Pop Tate
Synopsis
Jughead has everyone convinced he made Archie disappear, when Archie wasn't there in the first place. His final trick is making burgers disappear.
Reprints
Keywords
half-dollar; hamburger; magic; sleight of hand

Indexer Notes

Writer and letterer credits from the reprint in Archie and Me Comics Digest (Archie, 2017 series) #22.

[Betty & Veronica 2006 calendar] (Table of Contents: 32) (Expand) /

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

Summer Spirits! (Table of Contents: 33)

Svenson / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Golliher (credited as Golliher)
Pencils
Fernando Ruiz (credited as Ruiz)
Inks
Al Nickerson (credited as Nickerson)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Feature Logo
Svenson
Genre
teen; humor
Characters
Svenson; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Pop Tate; Reggie Mantle; Dilton Doiley; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
When Svenson begins to think the school is haunted the kids discover the real culprits.
Reprints

[Archie's Digest Subscription Offer] (Table of Contents: 34) (Expand) /

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

[Experience the Extra Dimension] (Table of Contents: 35) (Expand) /

Pokemon / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[The Cranium Big Book of Outrageous Fun!] (Table of Contents: 36) (Expand) /

LBKids / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["The buzz around Riverdale High is that the Bee is gone for good!"]
    Tales from Riverdale
  2. 1. [Titan of Hope]
    Bionicle; Lego
  3. 2. Bye Bye Bee!
    Tales from Riverdale
  4. 3. Bye Bye Bee!
    Mr. Weatherbee
  5. 4. [Play 2]
    Eye Toy
  6. 5. [Sly3]
    Playstation 2
  7. 6. Rare Scare
    Jughead
  8. 7. [You could be drawn into a Batman comic book!]
    Campbells Soup
  9. 8. Veronica Lodge: Attorney of Love
    Veronica
  10. 9. [Ed, Edd n Eddy the Mis-Edventures]
    Playstation 2
  11. 10. [Gameboy Micro]
    Gameboy Micro
  12. 11. [Sweet like cherries...]
    Hubba Bubba Max
  13. 12. Space Spoof
    Jughead
  14. 13. Purple Passion
    Veronica
  15. 14. [Where's Gary]
    Spongebob
  16. 15. [Live like a star in your own Hollywood mansion.]
    Campbell’s Soup
  17. 16. Switch Witch
    Jughead
  18. 17. Star Flaws
  19. 18. [Nightmare Troubadour]
    Yu-Gi-Oh
  20. 19. [no title indexed]
    Sabrina
  21. 20. You May Already Be a Halloweener!
    Sabrina
  22. 21. [The Darkest Faerie]
    Neopets
  23. 22. Image Conscious
    Salem
  24. 23. [For the First Time Batman Faces Dracula]
  25. 24. [The Adventures of Little Archie]
  26. 25. It's In the Cards
    Sabrina
  27. 26. [Archie's Subscription Offer]
  28. 27. Model Muddle
    Mr. Weatherbee
  29. 28. [Archie Americana Series]
  30. 29. Air-Foiled
    Miss Grundy
  31. 30. [no title indexed]
    Editor's Notebook
  32. 31. The Abraca-Dabbler
    Jughead
  33. 32. [Betty & Veronica 2006 calendar]
  34. 33. Summer Spirits!
    Svenson
  35. 34. [Archie's Digest Subscription Offer]
  36. 35. [Experience the Extra Dimension]
    Pokemon
  37. 36. [The Cranium Big Book of Outrageous Fun!]
    LBKids
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