Archie Spotlight Digest: Archie 75th Anniversary Digest #5

(February 2017)

[Archie Volume Two] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Dan Parent

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

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

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script

Dan Parent; J. Torres

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Introduction to the next two stories.

Health Nuts (Table of Contents: 4)

Betty and Veronica / 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

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge

Synopsis

Despite having a fully stocked gym at home, Veronica joins a health club to be trendy.

Reprints

• from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #302 (February 1981)

Fleeting Meeting (Table of Contents: 5)

Betty and Veronica / 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

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; John Revolta; Linda Revolta

Synopsis

Mr. Lodge arranges for Veronica to meet her favorite movie star, but Betty gets a better gift through a simple act of kindness.

Reprints

• from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #310 (October 1981)

Indexer Notes

John Revolta is a parody of actor John Travolta.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script

Chris Cummins

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Introduction to the next two stories.

Clashin' Fashion (Table of Contents: 7)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

Dan Parent

Pencils

Dan Parent (signed)

Inks

Rich Koslowski (signed)

Colors

Rosario Peña (signed)

Letters

?

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #198

Betty Gets the Needle (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script

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Pencils

Ray Gill (credited)

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Alice Cooper; Hal Cooper

Synopsis

Betty's mother tells her she should sew her own dresses rather than buying them.

Reprints

• from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #31 (February 1949)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Katy Keene / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Woggon (credited)

Pencils

Bill Woggon (credited)

Inks

Bill Woggon (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

As our story begins,

Characters

Katy Keene; K.O. Kelly; Sis; Randy Ronson

Synopsis

K.O. trains for a fight.

Reprints

• from Pep Comics (Archie, 1940 series) #88 (November 1951)

Keywords

boxing

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

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script

Paul Castiglia

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Introduction to the next two stories.

Camera Bugs (Table of Contents: 11)

Archie / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Ed Goggin [as Goggin] (signed)

Pencils

Harry Sahle [as Sahle] (signed)

Inks

Virginia Drury [as Ginger] (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Jughead Jones; Fred Andrews; Kappy (introduction); Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

Archie gets a new camera and starts taking pictures that get him in trouble.

Reprints

• from Pep Comics (Archie, 1940 series) #48 (May 1944)

[Stuff Your Own Stocking] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Mini-Mates / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[Ginger #1] (Table of Contents: 13)

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

Pencils

George Frese

Inks

George Frese

Colors

?

Letters

?

Characters

Ginger

Reprints

• from Ginger (Archie, 1951 series) #1 ([June] 1951)

Smellbound (Table of Contents: 14)

Ginger / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Jack Mendelsohn ?

Pencils

George Frese (credited)

Inks

George Frese (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Characters

Ginger; Patsy; Whiz Baker; Professor Richards; Mrs. Richards

Synopsis

Ginger tries to get her handsome new history teacher to take her to the junior prom.

Reprints

• from Ginger (Archie, 1951 series) #1 ([June] 1951)

Indexer Notes

Writer credit from the index of the original printing.

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

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script

Kari McLachlan

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Introduction to the next story.

In the Swing (Table of Contents: 16)

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

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Miss Grundy

Synopsis

Veronica wows the school with her "new look" - - which happens to be a retread of the '70s "Preppy Look".

Reprints

• from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #302 (February 1981)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script

Chris Cummins

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Introduction to the next two stories.

Surprise Package (Table of Contents: 18)

Cricket O'Dell / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Bob Bolling (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Cricket O'Dell; Betty Cooper

Synopsis

Cricket O'Dell, the freckle-faced teenaged girl with the power to smell money, shows off the many uses of her mysterious ability when she and Betty go to the local flea market.

Reprints

• from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #164 (June 1983)

Betty Betty Betty Betty Betty (Table of Contents: 19)

Betty / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Michael Gallagher (credited)

Pencils

Doug Crane (credited)

Inks

Henry Scarpelli (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; President Gerald Ford; Betty Ford

Synopsis

Betty tells the readers about famous women in history with the name "Betty" or "Elizabeth".

Reprints

• from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #1 (September 1992)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script

Chris Cummins

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Introduction to the next two stories.

Beachhead (Table of Contents: 21)

Josie / comic story / 10 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; Josie's dad

Synopsis

Every time Josie tries to attract a boy at the beach, the bikini-clad Melody comes along and unwittingly steals him away.

Reprints

• from Josie (Archie, 1965 series) #44 (October 1969)

Indexer Notes

Story in two parts (not labeled as chapters or parts): Beachhead (5 pp.) & Melody of Love.. (5 pp.).

[Archie #15] (Table of Contents: 22) (Expand) /

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

Hat Trick (Table of Contents: 23)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Harry Lucey (credited)

Inks

Chic Stone (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle

Synopsis

On a hot day at the beach, Archie wears a huge sombrero to get some shade, and demonstrates that the hat can also be used to fight crime.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #239 (November 1974)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 24)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script

Andrew Pepoy

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Introduction to the next story.

[Costume Ball] (Table of Contents: 25)

Katy Keene / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Woggon (credited)

Pencils

Bill Woggon (credited)

Inks

Bill Woggon (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

teen

Characters

Katy Keene; K.O.

Synopsis

Katy tries to decide what to wear to a costume ball.

Reprints

• from Pep Comics (Archie, 1940 series) #133 (June 1959)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 26)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script

Tania del Rio; Betsy Bird

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Introduction to the next two stories.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 27)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Bill Vigoda (signed)

Inks

Pen Shumaker (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Some crust!

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee

Synopsis

Betty & Veronica cause some trouble in the boys-only aviation training room.

Reprints

• from Archie Comics (Archie, 1942 series) #19 (March-April 1946)

Indexer Notes

Mr. Weatherbee's initials (W. W.) revealed.
Titled "Women Flyers" on the introduction page but the story itself has no story title.

Strange Love (Table of Contents: 28)

Sabrina / 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

Sabrina; Harvey; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Ethel Muggs; Pop Tate

Synopsis

When Sabrina sees Harvey with another girl, she decides to pay him back by going out with another man, so she puts Archie under her spell and makes him uncontrollably in love with her. But before Harvey can see them together, Veronica shows up and gets angry at Archie, so Sabrina has to end the spell and erase their memories.

Reprints

• from Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (Archie, 1971 series) #1 (April 1971)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 29)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script

Tom DeFalco; Paul Castiglia

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Introduction to the next three stories.

Two Little Words (Table of Contents: 30)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Harry Lucey (credited)

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

Terry Szenics (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

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

Synopsis

The story of Archie and Veronica's breakup, Betty and Reggie's attempt to move in on them, and their reconciliation, all told using only two words of dialogue: "Archie" and "Veronica."

Reprints

• from Archie Annual (Archie, 1950 series) #13 (1961-1962)

Indexer Notes

This story seems to be partly inspired by Stan Freberg's popular comedy record "John and Marsha," which also used the idea of a complete story told with only two first names as dialogue.

Lawbreaker (Table of Contents: 31)

Little Archie / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Bob Bolling (credited)

Pencils

Bob Bolling (credited)

Inks

?

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Victor Gorelick ?

Genre

humor

Characters

Little Archie Andrews; Little Betty Cooper; Little Veronica Lodge; Little Reggie Mantle; Little Jughead Jones; Ambrose Pipps; Little Dilton Doiley

Synopsis

Little Archie plays traffic cop, and starts making up all kinds of arbitrary new laws to put his friends in "jail." Then he transforms the jail into a police vehicle to chase after a speeding go-kart driven by Ambrose.

Reprints

• from The Adventures of Little Archie (Archie, 1961 series) #22 (Spring 1962)

Indexer Notes

Credits listed as "Bolling/Gorelick/Grossman". While Bolling and Grossman are easy enough to place, it is unclear what Victor Gorelick may have done on this story.

Mr. Inferno (Table of Contents: 32)

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

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo (credited)

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; the Devil [Mr. Inferno]

Synopsis

Betty sells her soul to the Devil to gain Archie's affections, but it is revealed that Veronica did the same some time ago. The two-timing Devil releases both from their contracts and disappears.

Reprints

• from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #75 (March 1962)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 33)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script

Carlos Antunes; Dan Parent

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Introduction to the next two stories.

Blarney Blues (Table of Contents: 34)

Jughead / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Mike Pellowski (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Jughead Jones; Jellybean Jones; Gladys Jones

Synopsis

Jughead tries to distract Jellybean from her favorite show, Blarney.

Reprints

• from Archie's Pal Jughead Comics (Archie, 1993 series) #57 (June 1994)

Indexer Notes

Blarney is a parody of the children's tv show Barney.

Win Some, Lose Some (Table of Contents: 35)

Cheryl Blossom / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Dan Parent (credited)

Pencils

Dan Parent (credited)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Cheryl Blossom; Priscilla; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Dilton Doiley; Archie Andrews; Jason Blossom; Mr. Setback; Vianna Beige

Synopsis

Cheryl takes Vianna Beige's place as the letter turner on a game show.

Reprints

• from Cheryl Blossom (Archie, 1997 series) #20 (March 1999)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 36)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script

Chris Cummins

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Introduction to the next two stories.

Groan Ups (Table of Contents: 37)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bob Bolling

Inks

Bob Bolling

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Betty Cooper

Synopsis

Archie wants his parents to act their age.

Reprints

• from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #65 (May 1978)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprint in Archie Spotlight Digest: Archie 75th Anniversary Digest #5.

[Betty and Veronica by Rachel Antonoff] (Table of Contents: 38) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Mr. Marvelous (Table of Contents: 39)

Big Ethel / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Samm Schwartz (credited)

Inks

Samm Schwartz (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Samm Schwartz

Genre

teen

Characters

Ethel Muggs; Bobby; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Hiram Lodge (flashback only)

Synopsis

Lamenting not having a date for the dance, Ethel is confronted by a handsome youth who asks her. But he's not your ordinary youth.

Reprints

• from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #173 (January 1985)

Keywords

merman

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 40)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script

Batton Lash; Erin B.

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Introduction to the next two stories.

Ginger Adds Spice (Table of Contents: 41)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

Dan Parent (credited)

Pencils

Dan Parent (credited)

Inks

Dan Parent (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Ginger Lopez (first appearance); Eduardo Lopez (first appearance); Gloria Lopez (first appearance); Teresa (first appearance); Eliza (first appearance)

Synopsis

Betty and Veronica befriend new girl Ginger, but ask her to leave Archie to them. Ginger tricks them, and starts pursuing Archie herself.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica Spectacular (Archie, 1992 series) #50 (November 2001)

Indexer Notes

Two-part story.

Action Faction (Table of Contents: 42)

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

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

? Kennedy (credited) [as Kennedy]

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Betty; Veronica; Nancy; Carol

Synopsis

The Riverdale cheerleaders are doing so well outshining the rival squad that they fail to notice how their football team is losing 40 to nothing.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica Spectacular (Archie, 1992 series) #50 (November 2001)

Keywords

Cheerleader; football; high school

Fashion Victims (Table of Contents: 43)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

Dan Parent (credited)

Pencils

Dan Parent (credited)

Inks

Rich Koslowski (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Jack Morelli (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Ginger Lopez; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Cheryl Blossom; Ethel Muggs; Maria Rodriguez; Hilary Doof; The Veronicas; Misty McCabe; Reggie Mantle

Synopsis

Ginger is drawing a blank for new fashion ideas when inspiration hits her: a fashion show based on Betty's and Veronica's styles called: "Are You a Betty or a Veronica?"

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica Spectacular (Archie, 1992 series) #75 (October 2006)

[Archie 75th Anniversary Digest #6] (Table of Contents: 44) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 45)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script

Tania Del Rio

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Information about the next story.

[Sabrina the Teenage Witch #70] (Table of Contents: 46)

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

Pencils

Tania Del Rio (credited)

Inks

Jim Amash (credited)

Colors

Jason Jensen (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Sabrina Spellman; Salem

Reprints

• from Sabrina the Teenage Witch (Archie, 2003 series) #70 (November 2005)

Spell It Out (Table of Contents: 47)

Sabrina / comic story / 21 pages (report information)

Script

Tania Del Rio (credited)

Pencils

Tania Del Rio (credited)

Inks

Jim Amash (credited)

Colors

Jason Jensen (credited)

Letters

Jeff Powell (credited); Ridge Rooms (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Sabrina Spellman; Harvey Kinkle; LLandra da Silva; Shinji Yamagi; Salem; Gwenevive Ricci [Gwen]; Queen Seles; Zelda Spellman; Hilda Spellman; Hansel Wulfe; Amy Reinhardt; Clara Mistflower

Synopsis

Sabrina enters a Spelling Bee contest in both the Magic Realm and mortal world. She wins the contest in the Magic Realm.

Reprints

• from Sabrina the Teenage Witch (Archie, 2003 series) #70 (November 2005)

[Graphic Novel Super Store] (Table of Contents: 48) (Expand) /

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

[20% off all Archie Comics] (Table of Contents: 49) (Expand) /

Midtown Comics / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 50)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script

Andrew Pepoy

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Information on the next story.

The Web Returns (Table of Contents: 51)

Katy Keene / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

Andrew Pepoy (credited)

Pencils

Andrew Pepoy (credited)

Inks

Andrew Pepoy (credited)

Colors

Rosario Pena (credited)

Letters

John Workman (credited)

Genre

adventure; teen

Characters

Katy Keene; Topher McGuire [an actor playing "The Web"]; Rodney Van Ronson [the movie's producer]; K.O. Kirby [a stuntman playing "Spider Spry"]; Mackenzie Keene; Keisha DuBois

Synopsis

There's trouble on "The Web Returns" movie set when three men have their eye on Katy-- and two of them attempt more rigorous stunts to win Katy's eye, endangering the movie and the crew. But she only has eyes for one of the men.

Reprints

• from Archie & Friends (Archie, 1992 series) #107 (April 2007)

Keywords

comic convention

[Welcome to the New Riverdale] (Table of Contents: 52) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 53)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script

Camille Herrera

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Introduction to the next story.

Swing Time (Table of Contents: 54)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

Dan Parent (credited)

Pencils

Dan Parent (credited)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Dilton Doiley; Miss Grundy; Mr. Ziegler; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Mr. Weatherbee

Synopsis

With the kids into "swing" music, Mr. Ziegler holds a dance competition.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica Spectacular (Archie, 1992 series) #35 (May 1999)

Keywords

big band; dance; swing music; zoot suit

Doctor in the House! (Table of Contents: 55)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Ryan Crawley (credited)

Pencils

Bill Golliher (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

teen

Characters

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

Synopsis

Jughead asks Archie, when he finally gets married, who will be his best man.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica Spectacular (Archie, 1992 series) #35 (May 1999)

[Subscribe to all your favorite comics double digests...] (Table of Contents: 56) (Expand) /

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

[Try these new Archie comics digests!] (Table of Contents: 57) (Expand) /

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

[The New Riverdale] (Table of Contents: 58) (Expand) /

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

[Riverdale] (Table of Contents: 59) (Expand) /

CW / advertisement / 1 page (report information)