Archie Comics Digest
#42
[Canadian]
Archie,
1973 Series
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Issue Notes
This issue is a variant of Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #42.
[no title indexed]
Archie / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Sorry, Betty! But Archie is the one item here that's not for sale!
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Nancy Woods
Indexer Notes
Redrawn from the cover of Archie Annual #25
![Cover Thumbnail for Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #42 [Canadian]](https://files1.comics.org//img/gcd/covers_by_id/1483/w200/1483355.jpg?638260691274188640)
Just Routine
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I wouldn't do that, Arch!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy; Professor Flutesnoot; Mr. Johnson; Coach Kleats; Fred Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie runs into, and angers, the teachers.
- Reprints
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from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #39 (Winter 1966)
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The Rewards
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Oh, man! Am I in trouble! When you're meeting Veronica and you're late --- what are you in? --- Altogether now --!
- Genre
- drama; teen
- Synopsis
- Archie is distracted from meeting Veronica by Miss Grundy's troubles.
- Reprints
- from Archie at Riverdale High (Archie, 1972 series) #7 (June 1973)
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Indexer Notes
Inker and letterer credits from the reprint in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #267.
[no title indexed]
Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- How's your Dad's weight-reducing program coming along?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Sweet Sorrow
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- When Veronica shows Betty a new dress she bought, Betty becomes despondent because Veronica has so much more than she does.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls, Betty and Veronica Annual (Archie, 1953 series) #8 ([January] 1960)
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It's Nice to Be Right!
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Smithers! Veronica!
- Feature Logo
Archie- Genre
- humor; teen
- Synopsis
- A wave of non-Archie clumsiness upsets Mr Lodge.
- Reprints
- from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #105 (January 1971)
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- Keywords
- clumsiness
[no title indexed]
Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Moose, may I borrow your body-building book?
- Genre
- teen
Trip of Danger
Life with Archie / comic story / 11 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Oh, wow! That was an ill wind that blew nobody any good!
- Genre
- adventure; humor; teen
- Synopsis
- After a hurricane devastates Riverdale, leaving the roads and communication lines out of commission, Archie and Jughead volunteer to make the treacherous journey to the next town to get a supply of medicine.
- Reprints
- from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #146 (June 1974)
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Indexer Notes
Story is in two labeled parts (Part 1 = 6 pages, Part 2 = 5 pages).
[no title indexed]
Mr. Weatherbee Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hey, Chubby, I need a pencil!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Miss Beazley; Mr. Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Miss Beazley needs a pencil from Mr. Weatherbee to write the menu on the bulletin board.
- Reprints
Domestic Help!
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- Archie and Betty help Archie's mom around the house but that keeps her from her other "duties" like watching soap operas and talking to her friends on the phone during the day.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #46 (June 1968)
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Teacher's Pet
Jughead / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Frank Doyle ?
- Pencils
- Samm Schwartz
- Inks
- Samm Schwartz
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Samm Schwartz
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Prof. Flutesnoot; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Jughead attempts to endear himself to the teachers.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #481 (April 1979)
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[no title indexed]
Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I still like watching reruns of Star Trek!
- Genre
- teen
The Spring Ding-a-Lings
Mr. Weatherbee / comic story / 10 pages
- Script
- Joe Edwards ?
- Pencils
- Joe Edwards
- Inks
- Joe Edwards; Jon D'Agostino
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- She loves me
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Synopsis
- Mr. Weatherbee wages a one-man war against the onset of spring fever at the school.
- Reprints
- from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #35 (June 1970)
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Pat on the Back?
Miss Grundy / activity / 1 page
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #259 (August 1979)
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[no title indexed]
Betty's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- How do you like my new carry-on?
- Genre
- teen
The Scheme of Things
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Daddy! Tell me the truth now! What do you really think of my Archiekins?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica's mother interferes in Veronica and Archie's relationship and tries to run schemes to make Veronica look less available.
- Reprints
The Price of Advice
Reggie / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Imagine, Arch, ol' buddy! If you were the greatest, smartest, most perfect specimen of manhood in the world!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- In order to get him in trouble, Reggie encourages Archie to be more assertive with girls.
- Reprints
- from Reggie and Me (Archie, 1966 series) #40 (March 1970)
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[no title indexed]
Archie’s Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Archie, what's the meaning of this headline about my speech to the Sigma Tau fraternity?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Mr. Weatherbee confronts Archie about a headline in the school newspaper.
- Reprints
Come to Grips
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Betty! Tonight is the dance! Who wins the piece of luggage for selling the most tickets?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Midge Klump
- Synopsis
- Reggie wins a suitcase for selling the most tickets but he thinks Jughead won and decides to get Jughead beaten up.
- Reprints
The Old Bawl Game
Little Archie and Me / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- children
- Characters
- Little Archie Andrews; Mr Weatherbee; Coach Kleats; Little Jughead Jones; Brawnson; Fangs Fogarty
- Synopsis
- Mr. Weatherbee and Coach Kleats try to get Little Jughead and Little Archie to quit the Little League baseball team.
- Reprints
- from The Adventures of Little Archie (Archie, 1961 series) #48 (July 1968)
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- Keywords
- baseball; Little League
[no title indexed]
Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Did you build this model of the San Andreas fault?
- Genre
- teen
Cut It Out!
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Hap Holliday
- Synopsis
- Daddy is constantly cutting the coupons and offers out of magazines, trying to win something -- anything.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #177 (January 1965)
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- Keywords
- contests; coupons; magazines
What's the Pitch?
Coach Kleats / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Coach Kleats; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Elmer Gangle
- Synopsis
- No one on the baseball team can pitch. Coach Kleats wanders the hallways and finds a tall boy who is great throwing an apple core. Coach hustles him to baseball practice where he proves to be just as good with a baseball. Unfortunately, when Monday comes, the pitching phenom is not around.
- Reprints
- from Archie Annual (Archie, 1950 series) #11 (1959-1960)
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- Keywords
- Alaska; apple core; baseball; dog sled; igloo; pitching; water pitcher
Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprint in Archie's Funhouse Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #19.
Double Header
Reggie / activity / 1 page
- Reprints
- from Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes (Archie, 1968 series) #35 (October 1975)
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[no title indexed]
Mr. Lodge Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- New outfit, Ronnie?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica buys a new outfit because she was down in the dumps.
- Reprints
Wax Where You're Going
Suzie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #51 (June 1952)
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[no title indexed]
Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Good day, my good man!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Hermione Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Mrs. Lodge needs Archie's help to buy an umbrella.
- Reprints
Model Mayhem
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Pat Tompkins
- Synopsis
- Archie spends the day building a model "P.T." boat, but a little word play by Reggie sends Betty and Veronica after a girl named Pat Tompkins.
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #179 (February 1966)
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- Keywords
- model-building
That's All
Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #198 (October 1966)
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[no title indexed]
Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It’d be a big thrill to discover a bird that’s not indigenous to the area!
- Genre
- teen
Ghosts
Archie at Riverdale High / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- He's at it again, our Archie is! Indulging himself in past laughs and long forgotten tears!
- Genre
- drama; teen
- Characters
- Ophelia Gluetenschnable
- Synopsis
- Archie gets nostalgic while looking at an old high school yearbook and remembers/imagines a time when Mr. Weatherbee planned to leave his job at Riverdale High.
- Reprints
- from Archie at Riverdale High (Archie, 1972 series) #7 (June 1973)
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Indexer Notes
Likely a Bolling script based on the narrative structure and sentimentality of the story, which foreshadows Bolling's 1980s work on "Archie and Me." Reference is made to the Patch Hop stories of the 1940s and Ophelia Gluetenschnable, who was a prototype for Ethel in the 1940s and 1950s. Archie, Reggie, Betty, and Veronica appear in their classic wardrobe during the flashback.
The Man
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie tries to demonstrate his maturity, but only succeeds in going from one clumsy, childish mishap to another.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #41 (August 1967)
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Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["Sorry, Betty! But Archie is the one item here that's not for sale!"]
Archie -
1.
Just Routine
Archie -
2.
The Rewards
Archie -
3.
["How's your Dad's weight-reducing program coming along?"]
Archie's Gag Bag -
4.
Sweet Sorrow
Betty and Veronica -
5.
It's Nice to Be Right!
Archie -
6.
["Moose, may I borrow your body-building book?"]
Archie's Gag Bag -
7.
Trip of Danger
Life with Archie -
8.
["Hey, Chubby, I need a pencil!"]
Mr. Weatherbee Gag Bag -
9.
Domestic Help!
Archie -
10.
Teacher's Pet
Jughead -
11.
["I still like watching reruns of Star Trek!"]
Archie's Gag Bag -
12.
The Spring Ding-a-Lings
Mr. Weatherbee -
13.
Pat on the Back?
Miss Grundy -
14.
["How do you like my new carry-on?"]
Betty's Gag Bag -
15.
The Scheme of Things
Archie -
16.
The Price of Advice
Reggie -
17.
["Archie, what's the meaning of this headline about my speech to the Sigma Tau fraternity?"]
Archie’s Gag Bag -
18.
Come to Grips
Betty and Veronica -
19.
The Old Bawl Game
Little Archie and Me -
20.
["Did you build this model of the San Andreas fault?"]
Archie's Gag Bag -
21.
Cut It Out!
Li'l Jinx -
22.
What's the Pitch?
Coach Kleats -
23.
Double Header
Reggie -
24.
["New outfit, Ronnie?"]
Mr. Lodge Gag Bag -
25.
Wax Where You're Going
Suzie -
26.
["Good day, my good man!"]
Archie's Gag Bag -
27.
Model Mayhem
Archie -
28.
That's All
Veronica -
29.
["It’d be a big thrill to discover a bird that’s not indigenous to the area!"]
Archie's Gag Bag -
30.
Ghosts
Archie at Riverdale High -
31.
The Man
Archie -
32.
Hole in One Maze
Archie
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