(December 1975)
Archie,
1973 Series
- Price
- 0.60 USD
- Pages
- 164
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications Inc.
- Editing
- ?
[no title indexed]
Archie / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Gee, Veronica! How can I leave you?
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Mr. Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee; Little Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Miss Grundy; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Li'l Jinx
Indexer Notes
Redrawn from the cover of either Pep Comics #84 or Laugh Comics #116
Unbalanced
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Mary Andrews; Archie Andrews; Pop Tate; Mr. Lodge; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie keeps balancing fragile things up and people overreact and break them.
- Reprints
-
from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #125 (February 1962)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index to the original printing.
The Place Kick
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Smithers
- Synopsis
- Archie is showing Jughead how to place kick and accidentally kicks Veronica.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #73 (January 1962)
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Sticky Situation
Jughead / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mr. Bond; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Professor Flutesnoot
- Synopsis
- Jughead gets his finger stuck in a gumball machine and he and Archie go to school with it to try and get it off.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pal Jughead (Archie, 1949 series) #112 (September 1964)
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[Draw Me]
Betty and Veronica Puzzle Fun / activity / 1 page
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Indexer Notes
Connect the dots, color changing words, what's cooking, and sum fun.
[no title indexed]
Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- No Plate?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Beazly
- Synopsis
- Miss Beazly is serving lunch without plates because Mr. Weatherbee wanted her to break the monotony.
Star Struck
Reggie / comic story / 10 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Coach Kleats
- Synopsis
- Reggie is that star of the track meet and everybody, but Archie, is cheering him on.
- Reprints
- from Reggie and Me (Archie, 1966 series) #32 (November 1968)
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The Flower Pickers
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie is upset that Jughead is picking flowers for Veronica.
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #116 (November 1960)
-
Laugh It Up
Mr. Weatherbee / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Professor Flutesnoot; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica have the giggles and soon the rest of the school is giggling too.
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #123 (June 1961)
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Litter Bitter
Jughead / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Jughead tries to convince the gang not to litter.
- Reprints
- from Jughead (Archie, 1965 series) #145 (June 1967)
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[no title indexed]
Archie Fun Page / activity / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Can you write in the names of the objects below on the left side of this page?
Indexer Notes
Write in the names of the objects and animals.
[no title indexed]
Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- But why does the baseball team need a publicity stunt?
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie is trying to convince Mr. Weatherbee to use a publicity stunt for the baseball team.
Water, Water Everywhere!
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Tommy; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Reggie is playing pranks on Archie with a pair of squirt guns.
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #119 (February 1961)
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Election Results!
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 4.33 pages
- Genre
- children
- Characters
- Hap Holiday; Li'l Jinx; Greg; Gi Gi; Charley Hawse
- Synopsis
- Li'l Jinx and Gi Gi are running for treasurer of their club.
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #126 (September 1961)
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[Make Your Age]
Archie Fun Page / activity / 0.67 page
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee
Indexer Notes
Make your age, make this canoe, gold quiz, and jokes.
You Bolo Me Over
Archie / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Mr. Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Mr. Lodge is amazed that Archie is actually avoiding causing trouble while he's at the mansion.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #12 (Spring 1960)
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It's All Relative
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Mr. Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Prudence
- Synopsis
- Veronica told Archie she was forced to date her cousin Gaylord.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #80 (August 1962)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index to the original printing.
[no title indexed]
Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Haven't they fixed the school-bell system yet?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Miss Grundy is wondering how Mr. Weatherbee will dismiss school with the school-bell broken.
Plesiosaur
Little Archie / comic story / 13 pages
- Genre
- children
- Characters
- Little Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Waldo Pinkley; Uncle Herbert; Dan; Vicki
- Synopsis
- Little Archie is with his cousin Dan and Dan's girlfriend Vicki on their boat when a plesiosaur awakens from a hundred year hibernation.
- Reprints
- from The Adventures of Little Archie (Archie, 1961 series) #20 (Fall 1961)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index to the original printing.
Make This Miniature Golf Course!
Archie Do-It-Yourself Page / activity / 1 page
- Characters
- Archie Andrews
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #5 (1956-1957)
-
Indexer Notes
How to make a miniature golf course.
The Painter
Jughead / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Miss Grundy; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Miss Grundy gets upset that Jughead is painting abstract paintings instead of realistic paintings.
- Reprints
- from Jughead (Archie, 1965 series) #143 (April 1967)
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Operation Knucklehead
Reggie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Mr. Lodge
- Synopsis
- When Reggie finds out Archie has a movie date with the new girl in class he tells Veronica that Archie wants to meet her at the movies.
- Reprints
- from Reggie and Me (Archie, 1966 series) #27 (January 1968)
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Indexer Notes
Credits from the index to the original printing.
A New Deal In Cards
Betty and Veronica / cartoon / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Some new cards for events not covered by ordinary card companies.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Story & Game Digest Magazine (Archie, 1986 series) #10 (February 1989)
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[no title indexed]
Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Miss Grundy! Today's special dish is named after you!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Miss Grundy; Miss Beazly
- Synopsis
- The lunchroom special is named after Miss Grundy.
- Reprints
- from Archie newspaper strip (King Features Syndicate) 1960-10-19
The Importance of Being a Teen-Ager
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Pop Tate; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Archie shows Jughead what the world would be like without teen-agers.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #12 (Spring 1960)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprint in Archie Spotlight Digest: Archie 75th Anniversary Digest (Archie, 2016 series) #7.
Hats Off!
text story / 3 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica are feuding over a hat.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #7 (1958-1959)
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[no title indexed]
Archie Fun Page / activity / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Fill in the four blank squares so that this magic square will equal 34 in all directions!
Indexer Notes
Fill in the blanks of the magic square so it equals 34 in all directions, guess what the picture shows, find the even number area not touched by an odd number, two jokes, which circle has the most dots.
[Word Ladder]
Betty Fun Page / activity / 0.5 page
- Characters
- Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee; Jughead Jones; A. S. Lesman
Indexer Notes
Word ladder, what's my line, complete these heads, a joke, words that could begin with numbers.
Some Call It Romance
Betty / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Klx; Veronica Lodge; Billy Blister
- Synopsis
- Betty helps Klx, a salesman from the planet Frzb, and he gives her a spray that will attract Archie to her.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #9 (August 1967)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index to the original printing.
Action! Camera!
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Midge Klump; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- Archie has a camera and wants to win the photo contest at school.
- Reprints
- in Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #118 (January 1961)
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For The Present!
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Gi Gi
- Synopsis
- Li'l Jinx helps her friend shop for a present for Greg's birthday.
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #121 (April 1961)
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Fishful Thinking
Archie / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Frank
- Synopsis
- Veronica wants to go fishing with Archie and Jughead, but the boys don't want her along.
- Reprints
Wild Moose Chase
Big Moose / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Moose Mason; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Midge Klump
- Synopsis
- Moose is looking for Midge, and Archie and Jughead send him on wild goose chases.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #12 (Spring 1960)
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Use Your Brain
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Fred Andrews; Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Dilton Doily; Moose Mason; Miss Grundy; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Archie and Reggie get Dilton to try and program an electronic brain to do their homework.
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #124 (July 1961)
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Indexer Notes
Credits from the index to the original printing.
The Buddy System
Jughead / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Mr. Lodge; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Mr. Lodge has banned Archie from the house and seeing Veronica so Jughead goes to plead Archie's case.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pal Jughead (Archie, 1949 series) #53 (May 1959)
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Dream Scheme
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Professor Flutesnoot; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mary Andrews; Mr. Lodge
- Synopsis
- Reggie and Betty use psychological manipulation to try to get Veronica to love Reggie and Archie to love Betty.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #9 (August 1967)
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Indexer Notes
Credits from the index to the original printing.
A Pose, Is A Pose, Is A Pose
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Mme. Schapanelli
- Synopsis
- Veronica asks Archie to pick up a dress at the dress shop and he gets asked to pose with some models.
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #120 (March 1961)
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[no title indexed]
Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- We're studying the Revolution, and Miss Grundy said you should check this antique before I bring it into class!
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy
- Synopsis
- Mr. Weatherbee needs to check an antique gun Archie brought to see if it's safe.
- Reprints
- from Archie newspaper strip (King Features Syndicate) 1960-10-22
[no title indexed]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You don't have to be mad to enjoy our Madhouse Comics Digest No. 1
- Synopsis
- Madhouse Comics Digest # 1
Indexer Notes
Printed sideways.
[no title indexed]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hey, Archie fans! Here's another super comics digest and it's loaded with 160 pages of stories and fun in full color!
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Jughead With Archie Digest #12
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Table of Contents
-
0.
["Gee, Veronica! How can I leave you?"]
Archie -
1.
[no title indexed]
-
2.
Unbalanced
Archie -
3.
The Place Kick
Betty and Veronica -
4.
Sticky Situation
Jughead -
5.
[Draw Me]
Betty and Veronica Puzzle Fun -
6.
["No Plate?"]
Archie's Gag Bag -
7.
Star Struck
Reggie -
8.
The Flower Pickers
Archie -
9.
Laugh It Up
Mr. Weatherbee -
10.
Litter Bitter
Jughead -
11.
["Can you write in the names of the objects below on the left side of this page?"]
Archie Fun Page -
12.
["But why does the baseball team need a publicity stunt?"]
Archie's Gag Bag -
13.
Water, Water Everywhere!
Archie -
14.
Election Results!
Li'l Jinx -
15.
[Make Your Age]
Archie Fun Page -
16.
You Bolo Me Over
Archie -
17.
It's All Relative
Betty and Veronica -
18.
["Haven't they fixed the school-bell system yet?"]
Archie's Gag Bag -
19.
Plesiosaur
Little Archie -
20.
Make This Miniature Golf Course!
Archie Do-It-Yourself Page -
21.
The Painter
Jughead -
22.
Operation Knucklehead
Reggie -
23.
A New Deal In Cards
Betty and Veronica -
24.
["Miss Grundy! Today's special dish is named after you!"]
Archie's Gag Bag -
25.
The Importance of Being a Teen-Ager
Archie -
26.
Hats Off!
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27.
["Fill in the four blank squares so that this magic square will equal 34 in all directions!"]
Archie Fun Page -
28.
[Word Ladder]
Betty Fun Page -
29.
Some Call It Romance
Betty -
30.
Action! Camera!
Archie -
31.
For The Present!
Li'l Jinx -
32.
Fishful Thinking
Archie -
33.
Wild Moose Chase
Big Moose -
34.
Use Your Brain
Archie -
35.
The Buddy System
Jughead -
36.
Dream Scheme
Betty and Veronica -
37.
A Pose, Is A Pose, Is A Pose
Archie -
38.
["We're studying the Revolution, and Miss Grundy said you should check this antique before I bring it into class!"]
Archie's Gag Bag -
39.
["You don't have to be mad to enjoy our Madhouse Comics Digest No. 1"]
-
40.
[no title indexed]
-
41.
["Hey, Archie fans! Here's another super comics digest and it's loaded with 160 pages of stories and fun in full color!"]
This issue was modified by, among others
- Merlin Haas
- Katy Hayhurst
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
- Mike Nielsen
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