Archie Giant Series Magazine #604 [Direct]

(November 1989)

Bedrock Bowl (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Post Pebbles Cereals; The Flintstones / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Worry Flurry (Table of Contents: 2)

Archie at Riverdale High / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited as Stan G.)

Inks

Mike Esposito (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Ethel Muggs; Miss Grundy; Sharon

Synopsis

Betty can't decide between taking advanced placement courses at summer school or working at the mall with Archie.

Reprints

• in Archie... Archie Andrews, Where Are You? Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1977 series) #101 (August 1995)
• in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #41 (August 2014)

Keywords

fast food; mall; summer school

You Don't Need Drugs.. (Table of Contents: 3)

Archie; Say "No" to Drugs / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

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Inks

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Colors

?

Letters

?

Characters

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

Synopsis

You don't need drugs: to deal with stress!; to enjoy a party!; to be a winner!

Keywords

drugs

Indexer Notes

Part of Say "No" to Drugs! campaign.

Mr. Bubble's Tub Tales... (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Mr. Bubble / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Diet Riot (Table of Contents: 5)

Sabrina / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

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Letters

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Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Sabrina Spellman; Aunt Hilda; Aunt Zelda

Synopsis

Aunt Zelda stirs up some Lo-Cal Brew because she is on a diet.

Reprints

• in Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #53 (December 2000), #98 (January 2006)

Keywords

diet; witch's brew

Discount 32 Page Comic Subscriptions! (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Archie Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

The Big Catch (Table of Contents: 7)

Big Ethel / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited as Gladir)

Pencils

Dan Parent (credited as Parent)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited as Lapick)

Colors

Barry Grossman ?

Letters

Bill Yoshida ?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Big Ethel Muggs; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones

Synopsis

Big Ethel rubs Stickum on her hands to prevent Jughead from slipping out of her hands.

Reprints

• in Archie... Archie Andrews, Where Are You? Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1977 series) #96 (November 1994)
• in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #251 (November 2016)
• in World of Betty and Veronica Jumbo Comics Digest (Archie, 2021 series) #18 (August 2022)

Keywords

cheerleader; football

Collect the Action! (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

NFL Pro Set / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Moving Daze (Table of Contents: 9)

Archie at Riverdale / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle (credited as Doyle)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited as Goldberg)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (credited as D’Agostino)

Colors

Barry Grossman ?

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Mr. Weatherbee

Synopsis

Archie, Jughead, and Moose place Mr. Weatherbee's new desk and chair next to the dumpster and it is accidentally picked up by the garbagemen.

Keywords

desk; furniture; garbage; summer job

Double Your Fun! (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Archie Double Digests / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

3 Issues for $2.00 (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Archie's Checklist / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

It's the Most! (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

The Archie 1990 Calendar / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Forget-Me-Not (Table of Contents: 13)

Archie at Riverdale / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle (credited as Doyle)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited as Goldberg)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (credited as D’Agostino)

Colors

Barry Grossman ?

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews

Synopsis

Archie doesn't want to hear a word about Riverdale High until September. However, when he rescues the mayor's daughter from drowning, Archie and his high school are all over the news.

Reprints

• in Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #69 (August 2000)
• in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #241 (August 2013), #320 (July 2021)

Keywords

beach; drowning; lifeguard; newspapers; TV cameras

Indexer Notes

When reprinted in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #241, writing is credited to George Gladir and inks are credited to Mike Esposito.

Subscribe and Save $2.50 (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

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

At Last, My Own Double Digest! (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Jughead's Double Digest / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Editor's Notebook / in-house column / 0.5 page (report information)

Archie's Club News (Table of Contents: 17)

Archie's Club News / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Ellen Leonforte (signed as EL)

Inks

Ellen Leonforte (signed as EL)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

First prize of $6.00 to Heather Arndt (Portland, Ore.) for article on gerbils. Second prize of $4.00 to Adam Rogowin (Morton Grove, Ill.) for report on ice hockey.

Fans! Now You Can Join the Exciting Archie Fan Club (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

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

Fitness Tests (Table of Contents: 19)

Archie at Riverdale High / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Michael Pellowski

Pencils

Stan Goldberg

Inks

Mike Esposito

Colors

Barry Grossman ?

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen; humor

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Moose Mason; Midge; Coach Kleats; Mr. Smith

Synopsis

The gang tests out hi-tech, new wave athletic games and gear for Coach Kleats, but find that traditional sports are the best sports.

Reprints

• in Archie... Archie Andrews, Where Are You? Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1977 series) #96 (November 1994)
• in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #169 (June 2006)
• in Archie's Funhouse Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #17 (January 2016)

Prizes or Cash (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

Olympic Sales Club, Inc. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Sugar Bear and Bird Brain (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

Post Super Golden Crisp; Sugar Bear / advertisement / 1 page (report information)