The Jughead Jones Comics Digest
#77
[Newsstand]
(September 1992)
Archie,
1977 Series
- Price
- 1.50 USD
- Pages
- 100
- Indicia Frequency
- 6 times a year in Jan., Mar., May, July, Sept. and Nov.
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
The Archie Digest Library
- Barcode
- 071896468540 77
- Editing
- Nanci Tsetsekas; Victor Gorelick
Issue Notes
This issue has variants:
[no title indexed]
Jughead / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Rex Lindsey (signed); Samm Schwartz (inset)
- Inks
- Rex Lindsey (signed); Samm Schwartz (inset)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- This is a great book...
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Mrs. Jones (inset)
Indexer Notes
Cover shows part of the story Cold Comfort.
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Cold Comfort
Jughead / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- George Gladir (credited)
- Pencils
- Samm Schwartz [as Sam Schwartz] (credited)
- Inks
- Samm Schwartz [as Sam Schwartz] (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited); Nanci Tsetsekas (credited)
- Letters
- Samm Schwartz
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Gladys Jones; Hot Dog; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Mr. Moore; Chuck Clayton
- Synopsis
- When the air conditioner is out at home, Jughead heads to the mall where everything makes him cold.
- Reprints
-
in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #95 (October 1997)
-
Snore Bore
Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Jughead asks Archie if he snores.
- Reprints
- from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #35 (September 1973)
-
Planet Plan
Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Ethel Muggs; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Ethel asks Jughead if he'd take her to the moon if he was an astronaut.
- Reprints
- from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #35 (September 1973)
-
Seer Suckers
Jughead / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Reggie! Do you see what that nerd is up to now?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Rose (Jughead's aunt)
- Synopsis
- Veronica and Reggie see Jughead leaving a fortune teller.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #577 (October 1987)
-
- Keywords
- fortune teller
The Measure of a Man
Jughead / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Gladys Jones; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Jughead is dismayed to find that his sandwich is too tall for his mouth.
- Reprints
- from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #37 (January 1974)
-
Long Count
Jughead / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Jughead and the gang are playing hide and go seek.
- Reprints
- from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #14 (September 1969)
-
A Weighty Matter
Jughead / comic story / 11 pages
- Script
- George Gladir
- Pencils
- Samm Schwartz
- Inks
- Samm Schwartz ?
- Colors
- Barry Grossman ?
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hi, Uncle Frank!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Jughead is enlisted as a private eye at his uncle's weight loss camp to find out why the guests are gaining weight.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #577 (October 1987)
-
Indexer Notes
Billed as A Jughead Jones Private Eye Adventure.
Collector's Dream
Jughead / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Souphead Jones
- Synopsis
- Jughead gives Souphead some pointers on comic book collecting and speculating.
- Reprints
- from Jughead (Archie, 1987 series) #2 (October 1987)
-
Indexer Notes
Archie artist Stan Goldberg has a cameo on page 4.
Special Order
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Fred Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie asks his dad how the hamburgers are cooked.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #192 (October 1987)
-
- Keywords
- hanburgers
Silly Surfer
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Archie might be finally getting the hang of surfing.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #192 (October 1987)
-
- Keywords
- surfing
Dream Scene
Jughead / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Jughead gets mad at Archie for something Archie did in Jughead's dream.
- Reprints
- from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #37 (January 1974)
-
The Source
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Frank Doyle (credited)
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo (credited)
- Inks
- Jim DeCarlo (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- Archie wants to give Betty a small gift for helping him with his car, but is afraid that will make Veronica jealous. Jughead suggests buying each one a gift. Betty appreciates the gift, but Veronica is suspicious and wonders what Archie has been up to.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #352 (October 1987)
-
- Keywords
- advice; gift; jealousy; suspicion
[Jughead paints a surfer]
Dipsy Doodles / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Jughead paints a surfer.
- Reprints
- from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #16 (January 1970)
-
In Search of the Beat
Jughead / comic story / 11 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Crazy Willie Jim; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Inspired by an album he picked up at a garage sale, Jughead goes in search of an old jazz drummer.
- Reprints
- from Jughead (Archie, 1987 series) #2 (October 1987)
-
Maid Aid
Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
- from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #35 (September 1973)
-
Stick Trick
Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
- from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #35 (September 1973)
-
Work Shirk
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Archie, when I gave you this afternoon job, you promised me you'd work very hard!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- Mr. Lodge finds a way to motivate Archie.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #576 (October 1987)
-
Cool Tool
Jughead / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Hot Dog
- Synopsis
- Jughead sends Hot Dog to see how cold the water is while at the beach.
- Reprints
- from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #16 (January 1970)
-
Garage Band Blues
The Archies / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- The Archies [Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle]; Fred Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie's neighbor keeps complaining about the sound of their band practicing in the garage so his father makes them soundproof it.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #576 (October 1987)
-
Jughead's Family Tree
Jughead / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Rod Ollerenshaw
- Pencils
- Rod Ollerenshaw
- Inks
- Rod Ollerenshaw
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Rod Ollerenshaw
- Genre
- teen
- Synopsis
- Four examples of Jughead's ancestors and their unique accomplishments.
- Reprints
- from Jughead (Archie, 1987 series) #2 (October 1987)
-
Brave New World!
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Frank Doyle (credited)
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo Jr. (credited)
- Inks
- Jim DeCarlo (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- After coming to the beach alone, Archie dreams of defeating a bully, saving a girl from drowning, and trashing the bully (again), along with his friends.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #352 (October 1987)
-
- Keywords
- beach; bully; dream; drowning; kissing
Cold Comfort
Jughead / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- George Gladir
- Pencils
- Samm Schwartz
- Inks
- Samm Schwartz
- Colors
- Barry Grossman ?
- Letters
- Samm Schwartz
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Whew! It's hot as blazes today!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Forsythe Jones; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- When his father won't let him touch the air conditioner, Jughead has to find another way to stay cool on a hot day.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #577 (October 1987)
-
Eerie Ear
Jughead / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Jughead sleeps thru a storm but the sound of an ice cream truck wakes him up.
- Reprints
- from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #35 (September 1973)
-
[no title indexed]
Jughead Pin Up / cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I tripped Arch ---
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Jughead dropped Archie's ice cream.
- Reprints
- from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #35 (September 1973)
-
Out of This World
Jughead / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Hot Dog; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Visiting space aliens give Jughead a teleportation device.
- Reprints
- from Jughead (Archie, 1987 series) #2 (October 1987)
-
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["This is a great book..."]
Jughead -
1.
Cold Comfort
Jughead -
2.
Snore Bore
Jughead -
3.
Planet Plan
Jughead -
4.
Seer Suckers
Jughead -
5.
The Measure of a Man
Jughead -
6.
Long Count
Jughead -
7.
A Weighty Matter
Jughead -
8.
Collector's Dream
Jughead -
9.
Special Order
Archie -
10.
Silly Surfer
Archie -
11.
Dream Scene
Jughead -
12.
The Source
Archie -
13.
[Jughead paints a surfer]
Dipsy Doodles -
14.
In Search of the Beat
Jughead -
15.
Maid Aid
Jughead -
16.
Stick Trick
Jughead -
17.
Work Shirk
Archie -
18.
Cool Tool
Jughead -
19.
Garage Band Blues
The Archies -
20.
Jughead's Family Tree
Jughead -
21.
Brave New World!
Archie -
22.
Cold Comfort
Jughead -
23.
Eerie Ear
Jughead -
24.
["I tripped Arch ---"]
Jughead Pin Up -
25.
Out of This World
Jughead
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- Peter Croome
- Merlin Haas
- Katy Hayhurst
- Thomas Johnson
- Keith Alan Morgan
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