Archie and Me Comics Digest #18

(July 2019)

[How to get your free comic] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

Saturday Knight (Table of Contents: 2)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Angelo De Cesare (credited as Angelo DeCesare)

Pencils

Jeff Shultz (credited)

Inks

Jim Amash (credited)

Colors

Glenn Whitmore (credited)

Letters

Jack Morelli (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews

Synopsis

Archie has no plans on a Saturday night.

Reprints

• in Archie Modern Classics (Archie, 2019 series) #2 (2020)

Wild West Wrangling (Table of Contents: 3)

Dotty and Ditto / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Ian Flynn (credited)

Pencils

Jeff Shultz (credited)

Inks

Jim Amash (credited)

Colors

Glenn Whitmore (credited)

Letters

Jack Morelli (credited)

Genre

children

Characters

Dotty; Ditto; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Miss Grundy

Synopsis

Dotty welcomes Miss Grundy's class to the Wild 'N' Rowdy Ranch.

Reprints

• in Archie Modern Classics (Archie, 2019 series) #3 (2020)

Keywords

ranch

Summer School Daze (Table of Contents: 4)

Archie / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Yahoo! No more school!!

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Waldo Weatherbee; Miss Phlips; Marge Kay; Chuck Clayton; Moose Mason; Ethel Muggs

Synopsis

A new summer school teacher encourages Archie and other students to apply for summer school.

Reprints

• from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #586 (October 1988), #586 (October 1988)

Draw, Pardner (Table of Contents: 5)

Chuck / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Golliher (credited)

Pencils

Jeff Shultz (credited)

Inks

John Lowe (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Chuck Clayton; Nancy Woods; Jeremy Stevens

Synopsis

Nancy meets a new artist, Jeremy Stevens, who has a more realistic style than Chuck does.

Reprints

• from Archie & Friends (Archie, 1992 series) #37 (October 1999)

Keywords

comic convention

Swing Music! (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script

Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)

Pencils

Rex Lindsey (credited)

Inks

Rich Koslowski (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Dilton Doiley

Synopsis

Archie and the gang like to swim at the lake because of the rope swing and end up having a contest to see who has the better swing and dive.

Reprints

• from Archie & Friends (Archie, 1992 series) #50 (September 2001)

Keywords

lake; rope; swing

[Chilling Adventures of Sabrina] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

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Owe Woe (Table of Contents: 8)

Moose / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

George Gladir

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo Jr.

Inks

Dan DeCarlo Jr.

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen

Characters

Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones

Synopsis

Archie and Jughead ask Moose to repay them in the wrong manner.

Reprints

• from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #365 (September 1980)

Indexer Notes

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

Perfect Strangers! (Table of Contents: 9)

Reggie and Me / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Bill Galvan (signed)

Inks

Jim Amash (signed)

Colors

Rosario Peña (signed)

Letters

?

Genre

teen

Characters

Reggie Mantle

Indexer Notes

Illustration introducing the story Perfect Strangers.

Rescue Me! Part One (Table of Contents: 10)

Reggie / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Golliher (credited)

Pencils

Bill Galvan (credited)

Inks

Jim Amash (credited)

Colors

Digikore Studios (credited)

Letters

Tom Orzechowski (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Hot Dog; Jackie; Petey (dog); Lindsey; Sophie (dog); Runty (Reggie's dog); Reggie's father; Reggie's mother

Synopsis

Reggie adopts Runty to help him meet girls, but Runty is kidnapped from the dog park.

[Star Trek You Can't Beat the Classics] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Diamond Select / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Guard Card (Table of Contents: 12)

Reggie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Characters

Reggie Mantle

Synopsis

The head lifeguard wants to see Reggie.

Reprints

• from Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes (Archie, 1968 series) #8 (September 1969)

Keywords

lifeguard

[Archie at Riverdale High Book 2] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

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

Ocean Commotion (Table of Contents: 14)

Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Samm Schwartz

Inks

Samm Schwartz

Colors

?

Letters

Samm Schwartz

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews

Synopsis

Archie and Jughead return from a shark-seeing trip.

Reprints

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

Fuel Fool (Table of Contents: 15)

Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Samm Schwartz

Inks

Samm Schwartz

Colors

?

Letters

Samm Schwartz

Genre

teen

Characters

Jughead Jones; Dilton Doiley; Archie Andrews

Synopsis

Archie's car is very good at saving gas.

Reprints

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

[Archie Comics Presents] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

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Boss Toss (Table of Contents: 17)

Reggie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

teen

Characters

Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Midge Klump

Synopsis

Moose tosses Reggie at the beach.

Reprints

• from Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes (Archie, 1968 series) #8 (September 1969)

All that Glitters (Table of Contents: 18)

Archie / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Bob Bolling (credited)

Pencils

Rex Lindsey (credited)

Inks

Rex Lindsey (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Dr. Snively

Synopsis

Archie saves Mr. Lodge and his friends who are trapped in an experimental undersea home when criminals bury it in a landslide.

Reprints

• from World of Archie (Archie, 1992 series) #11 (September 1994)

Keywords

octopus; scuba diving; shark; submarine; torpedo

Team-Work (Table of Contents: 19)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Bob Bolling (credited)

Pencils

Rex Lindsey (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Bee Bee Butterfield

Synopsis

Betty and Veronica team up to keep Archie and his metal detector busy to keep him away from Bee Bee Butterfield.

Reprints

• from World of Archie (Archie, 1992 series) #11 (September 1994)

Keywords

metal detector

Angry Young Man-Eater or Who Put the Piranha in the Pool Room? (Table of Contents: 20)

Archie / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Bob Bolling (credited)

Pencils

Bob Bolling (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Smithers the butler

Synopsis

Mr. Lodge is rehearsing for a play and can't manage the level of anger the part requires, until Archie shows up.

Reprints

• from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #3 (August 1969)

Chairman of the House (Table of Contents: 21)

Jughead / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Bill Vigoda (credited)

Inks

Mario Acquaviva (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

What's he doing sitting in my new chair?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Gladys Jones; Jughead Jones; Hot Dog; Archie Andrews

Synopsis

Hot Dog can't stay away from the new chair.

Reprints

• from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #4 (September 1969)

Tool Fool (Table of Contents: 22)

Moose / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

George Gladir

Pencils

Gus Lemoine

Inks

Jon D'Agostino

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen

Characters

Moose Mason; Dilton Doily; Archie Andrews

Synopsis

Moose tries to repair a neighbor kid's scooter.

Reprints

• from Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #26 (August 1974)

Indexer Notes

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

It's a...Wonder Dude! (Table of Contents: 23)

Archie and Friends / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Golliher (credited)

Pencils

Dan Parent (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Chuck Clayton; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Dilton Doiley

Synopsis

Chuck and the gang create a super heroic comic strip, but nobody's interested...until they take turns wearing the 'Wonder Dude' suit in public.

Reprints

• from Archie & Friends (Archie, 1992 series) #10 (August 1994)

The Chain Gang (Table of Contents: 24)

Reggie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Dick Malmgren (credited)

Pencils

Dick Malmgren (credited)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Midge Klump; Moose Mason

Synopsis

Reggie has all sorts of bad luck after he rips up a chain letter.

Reprints

• from Reggie and Me (Archie, 1966 series) #126 (September 1980)

Keywords

chain letter

Getting Away from It All! (Table of Contents: 25)

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

Script

Bill Golliher (credited)

Pencils

Bill Golliher (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

teen

Characters

Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Smithers; Betty Cooper; Midge Klump; Moose Mason; Dilton Doiley; Jughead Jones; Ethel Muggs

Synopsis

The Lodge family goes on vacation. Mr. Lodge allows Veronica to invite one friend, but that soon turns into all her friends showing up.

Reprints

• from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #50 (August 2000)

Viva La Difference (Table of Contents: 26)

The Archies / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Bob Smith (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

teen

Characters

The Archies [Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper]

Synopsis

The Archies are invited to perform at a local talent showcase and Reggie pushes the group to update its act with a group theme.

Reprints

• from Archie & Friends (Archie, 1992 series) #93 (September 2005)

Let's Rock Fashions (Table of Contents: 27)

Archie & Friends / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Dan Parent

Inks

Dan Parent

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

fashion; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason

Reprints

• from Archie & Friends (Archie, 1992 series) #64 (January 2003)

Indexer Notes

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

Hike Tyke (Table of Contents: 28)

Jughead / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

teen

Characters

Moose Mason; Jughead Jones

Synopsis

Jughead decides to carry all the camping gear.

Reprints

• from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #60 (September 1978)

The Case of the Malted Falcon! (Table of Contents: 29)

Dilton / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Fernando Ruiz (credited)

Pencils

Fernando Ruiz (credited)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Dilton Doiley; Pop Tate; Moose Mason

Synopsis

When Pop Tate's recipe for his new drink, the Malted Falcon, disappears, Dilton is on the case.

Reprints

• from Tales from Riverdale Digest (Archie, 2005 series) #13 (October 2006)

I Get the Point (Table of Contents: 30)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Dick Malmgren (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

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

Synopsis

Archie tries to duck out of a tennis match against Betty by faking an elbow injury.

Reprints

• from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #72 (February 1976)

Swing Session (Table of Contents: 31)

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; Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews

Synopsis

Jughead is going to use an old tire to make a swing for his nephew. All sorts of catastrophes occur along the way, with Archie taking all the punishment.

Reprints

• from Archie's Pal Jughead (Archie, 1949 series) #118 (March 1965)

Keywords

broken window; cement; mud; rope; tire swing

Fan Clubbed! (Table of Contents: 32)

Archie & Friends / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Dan Parent (credited)

Pencils

Dan Parent (credited)

Inks

Rich Koslowski (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Jack Morelli (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

The Archies [Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones]; Marcy (Veronica's cousin); Lucy McDougal; Ethel Muggs

Synopsis

To promote the Archies, Marcy has a "Buy a Burger and Win a Date with an Archie member" contest.

Reprints

• from Archie & Friends (Archie, 1992 series) #100 (July 2006)

Animal Crackers (Table of Contents: 33)

Dilton / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)

Pencils

Pat Kennedy (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Dilton Doily; Archie Andrews; Bowser

Synopsis

Dilton has invented a device to let people understand dogs and needs Archie to test it.

Reprints

• from Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #194 (September 2004)

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Midtown Comics / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Inventing We Will Go.. (Table of Contents: 35)

That Wilkin Boy / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Dick Malmgren (credited)

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Bingo Wilkin; Samantha Smythe; Uncle Herman; un-named kids; un-named salesman

Synopsis

When Bingo wins a TV set, Uncle Herman tries to re-wire it so it will get 3-D picture.

Reprints

• from That Wilkin Boy (Archie, 1969 series) #9 (September 1970)

Indexer Notes

This is a remake of a story from Jughead #62 (July 1960), "Dimension Invention." It uses the same script almost word-for-word, and even uses the same name, Herman, for Jughead and Bingo's uncles.
Though Samantha appears in the story, she has no lines, because the script this is based on had only two characters (Jughead and Uncle Herman), and all their lines go to Bingo and Uncle Herman, respectively.
This is the first appearance of Bingo's Uncle Herman. His design is completely different from Jughead's uncle of the same name, though in later comics, this Uncle Herman would become Jughead's as well (thus making Bingo and Jughead into cousins).

Love Thy Neighbor (Table of Contents: 36)

That Wilkin Boy / 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

Bingo Wilkin; Samantha Smythe; Willie Wilkin; Samson Smythe; un-named health store clerk

Synopsis

Mr. Smythe gets Bingo out of his hair by sending him on an errand to the health food store.

Reprints

• from That Wilkin Boy (Archie, 1969 series) #9 (September 1970)

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Rules Are Rules (Table of Contents: 38)

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

Script

Harold Smith (credited as Hal Smith)

Pencils

Doug Crane (credited)

Inks

Mike Esposito (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Dilton Doiley; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

No one wants to compete with Reggie because he always pulls out an arcane rule to justify his winning.

Reprints

• from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #150 (July 1990)

[Archie Milestones] (Table of Contents: 39) (Expand) /

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Pet-Pourri! (Table of Contents: 40)

Archie & Friends / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

Dan Parent (credited)

Pencils

Dan Parent (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; animal; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Miss Lockleap; Dilton Doiley; Moose Mason; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge; Jellybean; Gladys Jones; Hot Dog; Lucretia (Veronica's dog); Caramel (Betty's cat); Red (Archie's grandma's dog); Kong (Moose's monkey)

Synopsis

Archie, Jughead and Reggie volunteer at a pet show so they can meet Miss Lockleap (Heather Locklear). Jughead lets Moose's monkey escape and he opens all the cage doors for the other animals.

Reprints

• from Archie & Friends (Archie, 1992 series) #11 (October 1994)

Keywords

ant farm; bird; cat; celebrity judge; dog; elephant; giraffe; goldfish; horse; lion; lizard; monkey; mouse; Noah's ark; pet show; pets; ship; snake

Indexer Notes

spoofs Miss Lockleap (Heather Locklear) and Morbose Place (Melrose Place).

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Harper Collins / advertisement / 1 page (report information)