(December 2014)

Archie, 2014 Series
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Price
5.99 USD
Pages
196
Indicia Frequency
10 times a year
On-sale Date
2014-10-22
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Brand
The Archie Library
Barcode
762816469524 00611
Editing
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Issue Notes

Cover title: Jughead and Archie Comics Annual
Indicia title: Jugheda and Archie Comics (Annual) Digest

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Archie / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Bill Galvan (signed)
Inks
Bob Smith (signed)
Colors
Rosario Peña (signed)
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Vegas and Hot Dog...
Genre
teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Hot Dog; Vegas; Reno; Kielbasa

[The Best of Archie Comics] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

The Fall of Jughead & Archie (Table of Contents: 2)

Jughead & Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Craig Boldman (credited)
Pencils
Fernando Ruiz (credited)
Inks
Bob Smith (credited)
Colors
Digikore Studios (credited)
Letters
Jack Morelli (credited)

Genre
teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Hot Dog; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Synopsis
Fall is Jughead's favorite time of the year, if he can keep the falling leaves out of his food.
Reprints

Beware (Table of Contents: 3)

Jughead / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Jim Ruth (credited)
Pencils
Samm Schwartz (credited)
Inks
Samm Schwartz (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Samm Schwartz

Genre
teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Hot Dog; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
A rash of burglaries in the neighborhood has everyone scared except Jughead, because he's confident in Hot Dog the guard dog.
Reprints

Safe and Sorry (Table of Contents: 4)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle (credited)
Pencils
Bill Vigoda (credited)
Inks
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy
Synopsis
Archie writes a highly influential article about automobile safety for the school paper. Unfortunately, thanks to the influence of his article, no one will ride in his car any more, since Old Betsy is exactly the kind of unsafe car Archie was describing.
Reprints

Hide and Shriek (Table of Contents: 5)

Jughead / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir (credited)
Pencils
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Inks
Henry Scarpelli (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre
teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Archie is avoiding Betty and Veronica because he has a new girlfriend but his attempts to hide end up getting him covered in garbage.
Reprints

Fame Acclaim (Table of Contents: 6)

Jughead / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir (credited)
Pencils
Samm Schwartz (credited)
Inks
Samm Schwartz (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Samm Schwartz

Genre
teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Coach Kleats; Archie Andrews; Ethel Muggs
Synopsis
After seeing Jughead run from Ethel, Coach Kleats recruits him for the football team.
Reprints
Keywords
football

Scrambled "Egghead" (Table of Contents: 7)

Jughead / 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
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
To get out of his funk Archie decides to wear a fake bald cap to look like famous actor Jin Wiesel.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Jin Wiesel is a parody of actor Vin Diesel.

[Batman TV series vinyl bank] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Diamond Selections / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Odd Man Out (Table of Contents: 9)

Jughead / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Craig Boldman (credited)
Pencils
Rex Lindsey (credited)
Inks
Rich Koslowski (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre
teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Pop Tate; Reggie Mantle; Dilton Doiley; Segarini; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Cornthwaite; Jillian
Synopsis
Segarini lures away Pop Tate's customers by finding a character even more outrageous than Jughead for them to come gawk at.
Reprints

[Archie Giant Comics Digest] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

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

Memories (Table of Contents: 11)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle (credited)
Pencils
Harry Lucey (credited)
Inks
Chic Stone (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
After he forgets about a date with Veronica and stands her up, Archie tries to save his hide by pretending he has amnesia.
Reprints

The Runaround (Table of Contents: 12)

Jughead / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Craig Boldman (credited)
Pencils
Rex Lindsey (credited)
Inks
Rich Koslowski (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre
teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Pop Tate; Archie Andrews; Googie
Synopsis
Pop Tate needs somebody to help out. Jughead isn't interested until he thinks a health nut might take the job and turn the soda shop into a healthy eatery.
Reprints

Designers' Choice (Table of Contents: 13)

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
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Mr. Weatherbee asks Archie and Jughead for advice on redecorating a room in the school.
Reprints

[20% off all Archie comics!] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Midtown Comics / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Loan Groan (Table of Contents: 15)

Jughead / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Jughead offers to loan Archie five dollars.
Reprints

Rare Pair (Table of Contents: 16)

Jughead / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Samm Schwartz
Inks
Samm Schwartz
Colors
?
Letters
Samm Schwartz ?

Genre
teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Ethel Muggs; Hot Dog
Synopsis
Jughead and Ethel take a walk in the park.
Reprints

The Workout (Table of Contents: 17)

Jughead / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
Synopsis
Archie and Betty try to convince Jughead he should eat less and exercise more.
Reprints

The Big Bash! (Table of Contents: 18)

Jughead / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Craig Boldman (credited)
Pencils
Rex Lindsey (credited)
Inks
Rich Koslowski (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Vickie Williams (credited)

Genre
teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Ethel Muggs; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Dilton Doiley; Pop Tate
Synopsis
Ethel has a pinata and Jughead feels he must break it open.
Reprints
Keywords
pinata

The Hot 70's (Table of Contents: 19)

Jughead / 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
teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Ethel Muggs; Archie Andrews; Chuck Clayton; Nancy Woods; Veronica Lodge; Dilton Doiley; Reggie Mantle; Midge Klump; Moose Mason
Synopsis
Jughead wants to win a big dance contest (the prize is food) and he agrees to let Ethel help him learn to dance.
Reprints
Keywords
dancing

The Swing King (Table of Contents: 20)

Jughead / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)
Pencils
Fernando Ruiz (credited)
Inks
Al Nickerson (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre
teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Chuck Clayton; Moose Mason; Pop Tate; Midge
Synopsis
The girls all want to dance with Jughead since they learned he can dance the Lindy.
Reprints
Keywords
dancing

Out Standing (Table of Contents: 21)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)
Pencils
Sal Amendola (credited)
Inks
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
Reggie tries to sabotage Archie's date with Veronica by giving him foul-smelling cologne.
Reprints

This Clown for Hire (Table of Contents: 22)

Jughead / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir (credited)
Pencils
Howard Bender (credited)
Inks
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre
teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Pop Tate; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Jughead and Archie get jobs as clowns.
Reprints

In the Swing of Things (Table of Contents: 23)

Betty / 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
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Dilton Doily; Joyce
Synopsis
Archie and Betty hear Fred playing one of his old Benny Badman records and take it to the school dance. Soon everyone at the dance is dancing to '40s era swing.
Reprints
Keywords
dancing

Champ of Camp (Table of Contents: 24)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir (credited)
Pencils
Al Hartley (credited)
Inks
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Hiram Lodge; Pop Tate
Synopsis
Archie tries to help Mr. Lodge with his new "pop art" acquisitions, but only helps in ruining them.
Reprints

The Job Holder (Table of Contents: 25)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir (credited)
Pencils
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Inks
Henry Scarpelli (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis
Archie has a job at the supermarket but Veronica is unhappy about the lack of time he will have to spend with her.
Reprints

Show Me the Money (Table of Contents: 26)

Jughead / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Craig Boldman (credited)
Pencils
Rex Lindsey (credited)
Inks
Rex Lindsey (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre
teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate; Betty Cooper; Angelo
Synopsis
Reggie thinks Jughead is trying to borrow ten dollars from him.
Reprints

Dumb Animal? (Table of Contents: 27)

Hot Dog / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir (credited)
Pencils
Bill Vigoda (credited)
Inks
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre
teen; humor
Characters
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Hot Dog; Old Lady Crabtree
Synopsis
Hot Dog befriends Old Lady Crabtree.
Reprints

Turnabout (Table of Contents: 28)

Jughead / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Dick Malmgren (credited)
Pencils
Bill Vigoda (credited)
Inks
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre
teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
When Veronica stands Archie up, Jughead convinces him to send her a letter breaking up. They reconcile before the letter arrives, but luckily Jughead put no stamp on it, so they retrieve it from the mailman.
Reprints

Candid Comment (Table of Contents: 29)

Jughead / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Pop Tate
Synopsis
Archie asks Jughead for his recommendation on the menu.
Reprints

[Jughead Paints Eggs] (Table of Contents: 30)

Dipsy Doodles / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
teen; humor
Characters
Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Jughead paints some eggs but they hatch before he can cook them.
Reprints

History Hysteria (Table of Contents: 31)

Jughead / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Samm Schwartz
Inks
Samm Schwartz
Colors
?
Letters
Samm Schwartz

Genre
teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Ethel Muggs
Synopsis
Jughead needs a date, just not the kind Ethel thinks.
Reprints

Direction Perfection (Table of Contents: 32)

Jughead / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
teen
Characters
Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Jughead helps an old lady on the bus.
Reprints

[Archie Comics #16] (Table of Contents: 33)

Archie / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Bill Vigoda (signed)
Inks
Bill Vigoda (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Cover reprint used as the title page for the next section featuring classic Archie reprints.

From the Vaults of Archie Comics (Table of Contents: 34)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Information on the classic Archie stories reprinted in this section.

The Patriot (Table of Contents: 35)

Archie / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Vigoda
Inks
Bill Vigoda
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mr. Floogle (introduction); Mr. Gumbubble (introduction)
Synopsis
Archie decides to contribute to the war effort by getting a job at Floogle's Department Store. As usual, Archie causes chaos inside the store.
Reprints
Keywords
department store; war effort

Indexer Notes

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

Monkey Shines (Table of Contents: 36)

Archie / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Vigoda
Inks
Bill Vigoda
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Fred Andrews; Mrs. Andrews; Mr. Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Squeaky (a monkey, introduction); Mr. Crumbibble (introduction)
Synopsis
Archie gets a pet monkey that causes trouble around the house.
Reprints
Keywords
monkey; pet

Indexer Notes

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

Junk for a Junket (Table of Contents: 37)

Archie / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Vigoda (signed)
Inks
Bill Vigoda
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Fred Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Archie accidentally sells his jalopy, so he takes Veronica on a date in a horse and carraige. Later, he causes chaos in the restaurant.
Reprints
Keywords
carraige; gas rationing; horse; restaurant

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

That Wilkin Boy / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Fernando Ruiz (signed)
Inks
Jon D'Agostino (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
teen

Indexer Notes

Illustration used as the title page for the next section featuring That Wilkin Boy reprints.

Paper Doll (Table of Contents: 39)

That Wilkin Boy / 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
teen
Characters
Bingo Wilkin; Teddy; Samantha Smythe
Synopsis
After complaining about the lateness of the newspaper, Bingo and Teddy help the new paper girl deliver her route.
Reprints

Now or Never (Table of Contents: 40)

That Wilkin Boy / comic story / 5 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
Bingo Wilkin; Samantha Smythe; Tough Teddy; Sampson Smythe; Willie Wilkin
Synopsis
Mr. Wilkin worries that Bingo and Teddy's constant use of teen slang will leave them unable to speak in normal English. Samantha shows Mr. Wilkin that he has nothing to worry about.
Reprints

[Double Digest Sample Pack!] (Table of Contents: 41) (Expand) /

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

Munch Bunch (Table of Contents: 42)

Jughead / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir (credited)
Pencils
Samm Schwartz (credited)
Inks
Samm Schwartz (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Samm Schwartz (credited)

Genre
teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Dilton Doiley; Archie Andrews; Pop Tate
Synopsis
Dilton tries to convince Jughead to eat healthier.
Reprints

[Get your free digital comic now!] (Table of Contents: 43) (Expand) /

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

Self Employed (Table of Contents: 44)

Jughead / 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; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
A civic-minded Jughead goes around picking up every piece of litter he finds, despite Archie's warning that one man can't fight against the widespread littering habit.
Reprints
Keywords
litter

Animal Life (Table of Contents: 45)

Jughead / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Bolling (credited)
Pencils
Bob Bolling (credited)
Inks
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre
humor; non-fiction; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Archie and the gang teach the reader about animal life.
Reprints

[Subscribe to all your favorite Archie comic books today!] (Table of Contents: 46) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 47) (Expand) /

Everything's Archie / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[Free Archie App!] (Table of Contents: 48) (Expand) /

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

[The Death of Archie] (Table of Contents: 49) (Expand) /

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

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Vegas and Hot Dog..."]
    Archie
  2. 1. [The Best of Archie Comics]
  3. 2. The Fall of Jughead & Archie
    Jughead & Archie
  4. 3. Beware
    Jughead
  5. 4. Safe and Sorry
    Archie
  6. 5. Hide and Shriek
    Jughead
  7. 6. Fame Acclaim
    Jughead
  8. 7. Scrambled "Egghead"
    Jughead
  9. 8. [Batman TV series vinyl bank]
    Diamond Selections
  10. 9. Odd Man Out
    Jughead
  11. 10. [Archie Giant Comics Digest]
  12. 11. Memories
    Archie
  13. 12. The Runaround
    Jughead
  14. 13. Designers' Choice
    Archie
  15. 14. [20% off all Archie comics!]
    Midtown Comics
  16. 15. Loan Groan
    Jughead
  17. 16. Rare Pair
    Jughead
  18. 17. The Workout
    Jughead
  19. 18. The Big Bash!
    Jughead
  20. 19. The Hot 70's
    Jughead
  21. 20. The Swing King
    Jughead
  22. 21. Out Standing
    Archie
  23. 22. This Clown for Hire
    Jughead
  24. 23. In the Swing of Things
    Betty
  25. 24. Champ of Camp
    Archie
  26. 25. The Job Holder
    Archie
  27. 26. Show Me the Money
    Jughead
  28. 27. Dumb Animal?
    Hot Dog
  29. 28. Turnabout
    Jughead
  30. 29. Candid Comment
    Jughead
  31. 30. [Jughead Paints Eggs]
    Dipsy Doodles
  32. 31. History Hysteria
    Jughead
  33. 32. Direction Perfection
    Jughead
  34. 33. [Archie Comics #16]
    Archie
  35. 34. From the Vaults of Archie Comics
  36. 35. The Patriot
    Archie
  37. 36. Monkey Shines
    Archie
  38. 37. Junk for a Junket
    Archie
  39. 38. [no title indexed]
    That Wilkin Boy
  40. 39. Paper Doll
    That Wilkin Boy
  41. 40. Now or Never
    That Wilkin Boy
  42. 41. [Double Digest Sample Pack!]
  43. 42. Munch Bunch
    Jughead
  44. 43. [Get your free digital comic now!]
  45. 44. Self Employed
    Jughead
  46. 45. Animal Life
    Jughead
  47. 46. [Subscribe to all your favorite Archie comic books today!]
  48. 47. [no title indexed]
    Everything's Archie
  49. 48. [Free Archie App!]
  50. 49. [The Death of Archie]
This issue was modified by
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen