Archie Comics Digest
#44
[Canadian]
(October 1980)
Archie,
1973 Series
- Price
- 0.95 CAD
- Pages
- 132
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications Inc.
- Barcode
- 0271000699410
- Editing
- ?
Issue Notes
This issue is a variant of Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #44.
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Holiday for Havoc
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Smithers (the butler); Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Against Mr. Lodge's better judgment, Archie attempts to spruce up the pool area of the mansion.
- Reprints
-
from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #283 (October 1974)
-
A Problem of Problems
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie knows he's got a problem, but can't remember what it is.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #203 (November 1972)
-
Rough Ruff!
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Greg
- Synopsis
- Greg is frustrated about getting a new dog.
- Reprints
- from Little Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #60 (July 1970)
-
[no title indexed]
Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I’d like a bag of peanuts, please!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie is amazed at the rising cost of a bag of peanuts.
Do You Dig Me?
Jughead / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Ethel Muggs; Veronica Lodge; Hot Dog
- Synopsis
- Archie and Jughead decide to have a picnic where they cook the food underground.
- Reprints
- from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #12 (February 1971)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprint in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #90, no credits listed in this digest.
New Girl in Town
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Ethel Muggs; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Archie was getting too popular with the new freshmen girls, so Veronica gives him a model rocket to assemble in order to keep him distracted.
- Reprints
- from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #2 (July 1969)
-
- Keywords
- alien; model rocketry; spaceship
Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprint in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #299, no credits listed in this digest.
Betty-Trick Photography
Betty / activity / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Betty has taken up trick photography as a hobby.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #291 (March 1980)
-
[no title indexed]
Jughead's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Well, it looks as if our forecast was wrong again!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- The weather bureau consults the high school since they have been accurately predicting the weather.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #31 (November 1987)
-
Power Mad
Big Moose / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- Reggie hires an self-defense instructor to help him defend himself against Big Moose.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #83 (January 1974)
-
Camera Shy
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica plan to submit photos for a contest to become fashion models.
- Reprints
- from Archie at Riverdale High (Archie, 1972 series) #21 (December 1974)
-
[no title indexed]
Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- There’s a ring around the moon!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Betty asks Archie about the ring around the moon.
A Cool Party
Little Archie / comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Little Veronica; Little Betty; Little Archie; Little Jughead; Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge; Smithers; Mary Andrews
- Synopsis
- The children put on a diving exhibition for Mrs. Lodge's garden party.
- Reprints
- from The Adventures of Little Archie (Archie, 1961 series) #50 (November 1968)
-
[no title indexed]
Jughead's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Thanks for taking us out to lunch, Mr. Lodge!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- Mr. Lodge invites Archie and Jughead to lunch at a fancy restaurant.
Safety Slides with Tips on Boating
The Archies / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- Archie promotes boating safety by showing slides of the gang spending the day out on Reggie's boat.
- Reprints
- from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #4 (September 1969)
-
- Keywords
- boating safety
Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprint in Archie and Me Digest (Archie, 2017 series) #9.
Get the Message
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- children; teen
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Hap Holiday
- Synopsis
- Li'l Jinx is having problems taking phone messages.
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #211 (October 1968)
-
Archie's Electronic Puzzler
Archie / activity / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie shows you how to have fun solving puzzles using a calculator.
- Reprints
- from Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #69 (August 1979)
-
[no title indexed]
Reggie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Stargazing again, Arch?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Reggie observes Archie stargazing, but Reggie is interested in a different type of heavenly bodies.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #31 (November 1987)
-
Guardian Devil
Archie / comic story / 11 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- Archie and Betty meet a boy who is living with his abusive, negligent uncle while his mother is in the hospital.
- Reprints
- from Archie at Riverdale High (Archie, 1972 series) #28 (September 1975)
-
Indexer Notes
Originally printed in Archie at Riverdale High (Archie, 1972 series) #28, which featured Archie at Riverdale instead of Archie.
[no title indexed]
Jughead's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hey, Arch, have you seen the bijou?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Jughead and Archie talk about changes to the movie theater.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #31 (November 1987)
-
Bikini Beat
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Annoyed that Archie and Reggie are ogling other girls, Betty and Veronica decide to wear something different to get their attention-but are beaten to it by a fully-clothed girl on the beach.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #164 (September 1969)
-
[no title indexed]
Dear Betty and Veronica / letters page / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica give advice to readers.
The Road to Health
Mr. Weatherbee / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Chuck Clayton; Miss Grundy
- Synopsis
- When Mr. Weatherbee decides to keep the school gym open over the summer, Archie convinces him to join them for a workout.
- Reprints
- from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #68 (September 1974)
-
[no title indexed]
Mr. Weatherbee Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Did you lose something, Miss Beazly?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Beazly
- Synopsis
- Mr. Weatherbee offers to help Miss Beazly look for something.
The End of a Season
Pipsqueak / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Pipsqueak; Dad
- Synopsis
- Pipsqueak caddies for his dad for a round of golf.
- Reprints
- from Pipsqueak (Archie, 1959 series) #36 (January 1960)
-
Gift Rift
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Ethel Muggs; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Archie searches for a birthday gift for Veronica that will give him many happy returns as well.
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #284 (November 1974)
-
Indexer Notes
Story is told without captions or dialogue.
[no title indexed]
Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Look at this, Leroy
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Leroy
- Synopsis
- Archie and Veronica take her cousin, Leroy, to the zoo. Veronica teaches Leroy about the ostrich.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #31 (November 1987)
-
Bus Tour
The Archies / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- After a wild session, The Archies get lost in a fog on their way to their next gig.
- Reprints
- from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #10 (October 1970)
-
The Fame Game
Hot Dog / comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- George Gladir (credited)
- Pencils
- Bill Vigoda (credited)
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Hot Dog
- Synopsis
- Hot Dog thinks he's going to be famous.
- Reprints
- from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #8 (June 1970)
-
[no title indexed]
Jughead's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What is that, Mr. Lodge?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- Jughead asks Mr. Lodge about his family tree.
Corsage Mirage
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Fred Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie shows up to take Veronica to the prom, but forgets to bring her a corsage.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #221 (September 1968)
-
Chivalry is Dead
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Jughead criticizes Archie for carrying Veronica over a puddle of water.
- Reprints
- from Archie Annual (Archie, 1950 series) #26 (1975)
-
[no title indexed]
Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Have you ever seen a two-dollar bill?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Pop Tate; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica wonder what Archie will do with his two-dollar bill.
The Callers
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
- Synopsis
- Mary makes Fred help her clean up the house on the off-chance that The Grangers may stop by.
- Reprints
- from Archie Annual (Archie, 1950 series) #26 (1975)
-
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Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["What would you like me to paint on your board?"]
Archie -
1.
Holiday for Havoc
Archie -
2.
A Problem of Problems
Betty and Veronica -
3.
Rough Ruff!
Li'l Jinx -
4.
["I’d like a bag of peanuts, please!"]
Archie's Gag Bag -
5.
Do You Dig Me?
Jughead -
6.
New Girl in Town
Archie -
7.
Betty-Trick Photography
Betty -
8.
["Well, it looks as if our forecast was wrong again!"]
Jughead's Gag Bag -
9.
Power Mad
Big Moose -
10.
Camera Shy
Archie -
11.
["There’s a ring around the moon!"]
Archie's Gag Bag -
12.
A Cool Party
Little Archie -
13.
["Thanks for taking us out to lunch, Mr. Lodge!"]
Jughead's Gag Bag -
14.
Safety Slides with Tips on Boating
The Archies -
15.
Get the Message
Li'l Jinx -
16.
Archie's Electronic Puzzler
Archie -
17.
["Stargazing again, Arch?"]
Reggie's Gag Bag -
18.
Guardian Devil
Archie -
19.
["Hey, Arch, have you seen the bijou?"]
Jughead's Gag Bag -
20.
Bikini Beat
Betty and Veronica -
21.
[no title indexed]
Dear Betty and Veronica -
22.
The Road to Health
Mr. Weatherbee -
23.
["Did you lose something, Miss Beazly?"]
Mr. Weatherbee Gag Bag -
24.
The End of a Season
Pipsqueak -
25.
Gift Rift
Archie -
26.
["Look at this, Leroy"]
Archie's Gag Bag -
27.
Bus Tour
The Archies -
28.
The Fame Game
Hot Dog -
29.
["What is that, Mr. Lodge?"]
Jughead's Gag Bag -
30.
Corsage Mirage
Archie -
31.
Chivalry is Dead
Archie -
32.
["Have you ever seen a two-dollar bill?"]
Archie's Gag Bag -
33.
The Callers
Archie -
34.
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