Archie Comics Digest
#95
[Direct]
(April 1989)
Archie,
1973 Series
- Price
- 1.35 USD
- Pages
- 132
- Indicia Frequency
- 6 times a year in Feb., Apr., June, Aug., Oct. and Dec.
- On-sale Date
- 1989-01-03
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
The Archie Digest Library
- Editing
- Victor Gorelick (editor); Richard H. Goldwater (editor-in-chief)
Issue Notes
On sale date from Amazing Heroes #155.
This issue is a variant of Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #95 [Newsstand]. There exist further variants:
This issue is a variant of Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #95 [Newsstand]. There exist further variants:
[no title indexed]
Archie / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Sir, I was absent yesterday because it was a holiday!
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee
- Reprints
in Indexer Notes
Redrawn from the cover of Archie and Me #106
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Late but Great
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski
- Pencils
- Dan Parent
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick
- Colors
- Barry Grossman; Gregg Suchow (credited as Gregg Suchow)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
Facing the Issue!
Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
- Reprints
-
from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #67 (December 1962)
-
Guesting Game
Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page
- Characters
- Jughead; Souphead; Monster
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #67 (December 1962)
-
Scared Happy
Archie and His Friends / advertisement / 1 page
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Advertisement for Sunkist Fun Fruits Spooky Fruit featuring Archie and his friends.
The Bet
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie; Veronica; Hiram Lodge
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #137 (June 1969)
-
Lame Game
Coach Kleats / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Coach Kleats; Moose; Jughead;
- Synopsis
- Coach Kleats talks to a reporter.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #137 (June 1969)
-
- Keywords
- basketball
When Things Get Hairy!
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Frank Doyle (credited)
- Pencils
- Joe Edwards (credited)
- Inks
- Jay Dee (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited as B. Grossman)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida [as Willy 'Y'] (credited)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Egad! What will he think of next!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Waldo Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Chuck Clayton; Geraldine Grundy
- Synopsis
- The boys are all wearing fake mustaches because they're putting together a barbershop quartet.
- Reprints
- from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #125 (February 1981)
-
Castle Hassle
Sabrina / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- George Gladir [as G. Gladir]
- Pencils
- Bob Bolling
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino [as D'agostino]
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- teen; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Sabrina; Count Viktor; Cousin Ambrose; Aunt Hilda
- Synopsis
- Sabrina visits Ambrose's vampire friend and immediately starts dragging him into the twentieth century.
- Reprints
- from Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (Archie, 1971 series) #65 (February 1981)
-
- Keywords
- Transylvania; vampires
Weight Watcher
Mr. Weatherbee / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Waldo Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Mr. Weatherbee weighs himself in the nurses office.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #137 (June 1969)
-
The Decision
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie; Veronica
- Synopsis
- Archie insists on picking the movie they see.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #137 (June 1969)
-
Oh, You Beautiful Doll
Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mary Andrews; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- Archie tries his best to buy a hard-to-find Cauliflower Patch Doll for Veronica.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #330 (July 1984)
-
- Keywords
- collecting; dolls
Indexer Notes
Credits from original.
Switch Pitch
Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Midge; Moose; Archie
- Synopsis
- Moose doesn't like Reggie watching Midge skate.
- Reprints
- from Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes (Archie, 1968 series) #53 (May 1980)
-
- Keywords
- skating
Cross Loss
Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Moose
- Synopsis
- Moose warns Reggie to stay away from Midge.
- Reprints
- from Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes (Archie, 1968 series) #53 (May 1980)
-
Perilous Journey
Archie / comic story / 11 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica's car skids off the road in the winter.
- Reprints
- from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #230 (March 1982), #230 (March 1982)
-
Indexer Notes
Condensed into one story.
Culinary Caper
Mr. Weatherbee / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Mr Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Miss Beazley
- Synopsis
- Mr Weatherbee reveals that he uses Miss Beazley's leftover soup as aphid killer.
- Reprints
- from Archie at Riverdale High (Archie, 1972 series) #97 (June 1984)
-
That's Incredible
Mr. Weatherbee / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy
- Synopsis
- Moose passes an algebra test and shocks Mr. Weatherbee, Miss Grundy and Miss Grundy's watch.
- Reprints
- from Archie at Riverdale High (Archie, 1972 series) #97 (June 1984)
-
No Experience Needed
Big Moose / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Moose; Midge
- Synopsis
- Midge convinces Moose to go to a job interview.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #137 (June 1969)
-
Quiet Chaos
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Professor Flutesnoot; Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee; Betty Cooper; Henry
- Synopsis
- Professor Flutesnoot gets upset with Archie for wearing headphones in chemistry class, but ends up wearing them himself after class.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #328 (March 1984)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits are from original.
Surprise!
Betty / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
- Reprints
- from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #55 (February 1974)
-
Spell-Bound
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie is writing an article about Dilton winning the school spelling bee.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #328 (March 1984)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from original.
Speed Deed
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Coach Kleats
- Synopsis
- Archie sets a record on his behind.
- Reprints
- from Archie at Riverdale High (Archie, 1972 series) #79 (April 1981)
-
- Keywords
- skating
Paper Caper
Sabrina / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; fantasy-supernatural; teen
- Characters
- Sabrina; Aunt Hilda
- Synopsis
- Aunt Hilda laughs at the funny papers.
- Reprints
- from Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #33 (August 1975)
-
Free Spree
Mr. Lodge / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Daddy! I'm throwing a party and it'll cost us nothing!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge; Jughead Jones; Smithers
- Synopsis
- Veronica is throwing a party for free.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #269 (June 1980)
-
Dilton's Wonder Car Part I
Dilton / comic story / 6 pages
- Characters
- Dilton Doiley; Archie; Wonder Car; Mr. Weatherbee; Veronica; Lou
- Synopsis
- Dilton and Archie test out his uncle's latest invention, Wonder Car. Veronica's car is stolen by auto thieves.
- Reprints
- from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #240 (January 1984)
-
Wonder Car Part II
Dilton / comic story / 5 pages
- Characters
- Dilton Doiley; Archie; Wonder Car; Veronica; Lou
- Synopsis
- Dilton, Archie and Wonder Car catch the thieves.
- Reprints
- from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #240 (January 1984)
-
Indexer Notes
Page numbers continued from Dilton's Wonder Car Part I
Lap Flap
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Hot Dog
- Reprints
- from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #230 (March 1982)
-
Psyched Out
Li'l Jinx's Pals Charley and Russ / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Gigi; Charley; Russ
- Synopsis
- Charley and Russ make Jinx and Gigi think they are going to throw snowballs at them.
- Reprints
- from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #230 (March 1982)
-
Horror-Scope
Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie; Betty; Reggie
- Reprints
- from Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes (Archie, 1968 series) #44 (January 1978)
-
- Keywords
- horoscopes
Flip Quip
Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie could solve his homework problems with only half a brain. Reggie agrees.
- Reprints
- from Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes (Archie, 1968 series) #44 (January 1978)
-
Whale of a Sale
Sabrina / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural; teen
- Characters
- Sabrina Spellman; Hilda Spellman; Harriet Bloomgarten (The Queen of Garage Sales); John (Harriet's husband); Cousin Ambrose
- Synopsis
- Hilda holds a garage sale after dark to keep out mortals.
- Reprints
- from Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #89 (May 1983)
-
- Keywords
- broom; cauldron; witch; yard sale
Date Straight
Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Marvin; Archie; Reggie
- Synopsis
- Veronica has a disastrous date with an Olympic shot-putter.
- Reprints
- from Archie at Riverdale High (Archie, 1972 series) #91 (May 1983)
-
Indexer Notes
A story with the same name and similar plot appeared in Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica #286
Riding High
Sabrina / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; fantasy-supernatural; teen
- Characters
- Sabrina; Aunt Hilda
- Synopsis
- Sabrina and Aunt Hilda look at her childhood pictures.
- Reprints
- from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #145 (June 1984)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from original
The Science
Mr. Weatherbee / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Dick Malmgren
- Pencils
- Dick Malmgren
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Uh, oh! It's about that time!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Waldo Weatherbee; Professor Flutesnoot; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Geraldine Grundy
- Synopsis
- Mr. Weatherbee demonstrates to Professor Flutesnoot how he keeps out of the hallways when Archie is in them.
- Reprints
- from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #134 (June 1982)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprint in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #39.
Sad Lad
Betty / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Nancy; Harold (picture)
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #85 (February 1965)
-
Gotcha
Betty / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Archie; Betty; Reggie
Indexer Notes
2 page Archie Club promo between pages 2 and 3
After Hours
Mr. Weatherbee / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Mr. Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #137 (June 1969)
-
[Coming in 1989]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 2 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Mike Esposito (signed); Dick Ayers (signed)
- Inks
- Mike Esposito (signed); Dick Ayers (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Characters
- The Shield; Jaguar; Steel Sterling; The Fly; Captain Flag; The Comet; Fly Girl; Firefly; The Fox; Bob Phantom; The Black Hood; The Wizard; The Hangman; The Web; Fireball; Black Jack; Mr. Justice; Inferno
Indexer Notes
House ad for the upcoming Archie Heroes comics.
The Iceman Cometh
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Frank Doyle
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg [as Stan G]
- Inks
- Stan Goldberg [as Stan G]
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida [as Saburo 'Y']
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Pop Tate; Mr. Finley
- Synopsis
- Mr. Finley has created a pill that instantly freezes any liquid.
- Reprints
- from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #222 (April 1981)
-
Mad Mood
comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Superintendent Brown; Mr. Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy; Jughead; Souphead
- Synopsis
- Superintendent Brown's bad mood rebounds upon him.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #67 (December 1962)
-
Health Education
Archie / public service announcement / 1 page
- Genre
- advocacy; teen
- Characters
- Mr. Weatherbee; Archie; Veronica; Betty; Chuck Clayton; Jughead
- Synopsis
- AIDS PSA.
- Keywords
- AIDS
Indexer Notes
Everyone except Jughead looks worried.
A Medal for Archie
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Frank Doyle (credited)
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo Jr. (credited)
- Inks
- Jim DeCarlo
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Fred, have you noticed how Archie drags himself around lately?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Hal Cooper; Waldo Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Archie has been sneaking out of the house to study for his history test with Betty.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #139 (May 1984)
-
- Keywords
- studying
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["Sir, I was absent yesterday because it was a holiday!"]
Archie -
1.
Late but Great
Archie -
2.
Facing the Issue!
Veronica -
3.
Guesting Game
Jughead -
4.
Scared Happy
Archie and His Friends -
5.
The Bet
Archie -
6.
Lame Game
Coach Kleats -
7.
When Things Get Hairy!
Archie -
8.
Castle Hassle
Sabrina -
9.
Weight Watcher
Mr. Weatherbee -
10.
The Decision
Archie -
11.
Oh, You Beautiful Doll
Veronica -
12.
Switch Pitch
Reggie -
13.
Cross Loss
Reggie -
14.
Perilous Journey
Archie -
15.
Culinary Caper
Mr. Weatherbee -
16.
That's Incredible
Mr. Weatherbee -
17.
No Experience Needed
Big Moose -
18.
Quiet Chaos
Archie -
19.
Surprise!
Betty -
20.
Spell-Bound
Archie -
21.
Speed Deed
Archie -
22.
Paper Caper
Sabrina -
23.
[no title indexed]
-
24.
Free Spree
Mr. Lodge -
25.
Dilton's Wonder Car Part I
Dilton -
26.
Wonder Car Part II
Dilton -
27.
Lap Flap
Archie -
28.
Psyched Out
Li'l Jinx's Pals Charley and Russ -
29.
Horror-Scope
Reggie -
30.
Flip Quip
Reggie -
31.
Whale of a Sale
Sabrina -
32.
Date Straight
Veronica -
33.
Riding High
Sabrina -
34.
The Science
Mr. Weatherbee -
35.
Sad Lad
Betty -
36.
Gotcha
Betty -
37.
After Hours
Mr. Weatherbee -
38.
[Coming in 1989]
-
39.
The Iceman Cometh
Archie -
40.
Mad Mood
-
41.
Health Education
Archie -
42.
A Medal for Archie
Archie -
43.
Cocoa Pebbles BMX Bike Race
Cocoa Pebbles; The Flintstones
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