Little Archie Comics Digest Magazine
#34
[Newsstand]
(January 1989)
Archie,
1985 Series
- Price
- 1.35 USD
- Pages
- 132
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly 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
- 076956145478 34
- Editing
- ?
Issue Notes
This issue has variants:
[no title indexed]
Little Archie / cover / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Dexter Taylor (signed as
Dexter Taylor) - Inks
- Dexter Taylor (signed as Dexter Taylor)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It'll be a tight squeeze, but maybe Santa can still make it!
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Fred Andrews; Little Archie Andrews; Spotty; Mary Andrews
- Keywords
- Christmas
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Thanks But No Thanks
Little Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Dexter Taylor (credited)
- Pencils
- Dexter Taylor (credited)
- Inks
- Hy Eisman (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Hy Eisman (credited)
- Feature Logo
Little Veronica- Genre
- humor; children; teen
- Characters
- Little Veronica; Little Betty; Little Archie; Little Jughead; Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge; Smithers; Gaston; Little Reggie; Fred Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Mr Lodge takes his family to Paris for Thanksgiving, but they fly home after Little Veronica misses spending Thanksgiving with her friends.
- Keywords
- Eiffel Tower; Paris; Thanksgiving
Turkey Daze
Little Ambrose [Archie Comics] / comic story / 2 pages
- Feature Logo
Little Archie's Picked-On Pal Little Ambrose- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Little Ambrose
- Synopsis
- Little Ambrose raises a turkey from a chick only to be unable to kill it for Thanksgiving dinner.
- Keywords
- Thanksgiving; turkey
The Big Feast
Little Sabrina / comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- Dexter Taylor ?
- Pencils
- Dexter Taylor
- Inks
- Dexter Taylor
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Dexter Taylor
- Feature Logo
That Cute Little Witch Little Sabrina- Genre
- humor; children; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Little Sabrina Spellman; Aunt Zelda; Aunt Hilda; Merlin
- Synopsis
- Aunt Zelda doesn't really understand Thanksgiving customs.
- Reprints
-
from Little Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #114 (January 1977)
-
- Keywords
- Thanksgiving; turkeys
Some Song
Little Archie / comic story / 2 pages
- Feature Logo
Little Archie- Genre
- children
- Characters
- Fangs Fogerty; Waldo Weatherbee; Little Archie Andrews; Little Reggie Mantle; Little Jughead Jones; Professor Flutesnoot; Little Betty Cooper; Little Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Fangs learns his first song on the trumpet.
- Reprints
- from Little Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #105 (April 1976)
-
- Keywords
- trumpet
Indexer Notes
Original Feature of this story was Fangs Fogarty.
[no title indexed]
public service announcement / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Reading is... FUN!
- Characters
- Shield; The Fox; The Web; Black Hood; The Fly; Steel Sterling; Archie Andrews; Hangman; Fly Girl; The Comet; The Jaguar
The Painting
Little Betty / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Dexter Taylor
- Pencils
- Dexter Taylor
- Inks
- Dexter Taylor
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Dexter Taylor
- Feature Logo
Little Betty- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Little Betty; Little Archie
- Synopsis
- Little Archie asks Little Betty to pose for him in her cheerleader uniform.
- Reprints
- in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #147 (January 2007), #219 (February 2014), #290 (March 2021)
-
Cake Bake
Little Jughead / comic story / 6 pages
- Feature Logo
Little Jughead- Genre
- children
- Characters
- Little Jughead; Miss Grundy; Fangs Fogerty; Little Reggie; Little Betty; Little Veronica; Mr Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Little Jughead works the school bake sale with Fangs Fogerty.
- Keywords
- bake sale
Eager Beavers
Little Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Feature Logo
Little Archie- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Little Archie; Little Jughead; Fred Andrews; Spotty; Mary Andrews
- Synopsis
- Little Archie and Little Jughead try to sail their toy boats in the bathtub and flood the house.
The Music Birds
Little Sabrina / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Eat as much as you want! There's enough for everyone!
- Feature Logo
That Cute Little Witch Little Sabrina- Genre
- humor; children; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Little Sabrina; Hilda Spellman; Zelda Spellman
- Synopsis
- Sabrina turns herself into a bird to help a love-sick bird get back with his girlfriend.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #534 (January 1984)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
Dog Gone
Little Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Feature Logo
- Little Archie
- Genre
- children
- Characters
- Little Archie Andrews; Little Reggie Mantle; Little Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Little Archie has a job feeding dogs.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #88 (November 2004)
- in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #244 (November 2013)
-
Mix-Up with a Punch
Little Jughead / comic story / 7 pages
- Feature Logo
Little Jughead- Genre
- children
- Characters
- Little Jughead Jones; Little Betty Cooper; Little Archie Andrews; Little Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- Little Jughead gives Little Betty the idea to make a meal and invite Little Archie over.
- Reprints
- from Little Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #64 (March 1971)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprint in Jughead and Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #16, no credits listed in this digest.
All in a Night
Hot Dog Jr. / comic story / 1 page
- Feature Logo
Little Jughead's Dog Hot Dog Jr.- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Hot Dog Jr; Little Jughead; Forsythe Jones
- Synopsis
- Hot Dog Jr sleeps thru a burglar.
The Giant of Riverdale
Little Archie / comic story / 11 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hey! Look at that, Little Archie!
- Feature Logo
- Little Archie
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Little Reggie Mantle; Little Archie Andrews; Little Dilton Doiley; Little Jughead Jones; Priscilla; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- Dilton creates a formula that makes him tall but his girlfriend Priscilla preferred him when he was smaller.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #534 (January 1984)
-
A Troubled Happening
Little Reggie / comic story / 6 pages
- Feature Logo
Little Reggie- Genre
- children
- Characters
- Little Jughead Jones; Little Archie Andrews; Little Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate; Professor Flutesnoot; Waldo Weatherbee; Little Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Little Reggie and Little Archie join the school band to be near Little Veronica.
- Reprints
- from Little Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #64 (March 1971)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprint in Archie's Funhouse Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #1, no credits listed in this issue.
The Big Hero
Little Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Golly! Little Archie's team is playing Fangs Fogarty's team for the neighborhood championship!
- Feature Logo
- Little Archie
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Little Archie Andrews; Little Reggie Mantle; Little Veronica Lodge; Little Betty Cooper; Fangs Fogarty; Little Dilton Doiley; Little Sabrina Spellman; Geraldine Grundy; Waldo Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Little Archie saves Reggie and Fangs from the river.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #534 (January 1984)
-
- Keywords
- football
More 'n' More
Hot Dog Jr. / comic story / 4 pages
- Feature Logo
- Little Jughead's Dog Hot Dog Jr.
- Genre
- children; humor
- Characters
- Little Jughead Jones; Little Archie Andrews; Hot Dog; Miss Beazly; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy
- Synopsis
- Hot Dog goes to school with Little Jughead and ends up getting food from Miss Beazly, Mr. Weatherbee and Miss Grundy.
- Reprints
- in Jughead and Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #16 (December 2015)
-
Fizz Out
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Gigi
- Synopsis
- Li'l Jinx gets her allowance and invites Gigi to get a soda. It's snowing and when they get to the soda shop they order hot chocolate instead.
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #263 (February 1973)
-
Music Maker
Little Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Feature Logo
- Little Archie
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Little Archie; Little Jughead; Spotty
- Synopsis
- Spotty hides when Little Archie and Little Jughead play musical instruments.
A Vote Goat!
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Gigi
- Synopsis
- Li'l Jinx was voted most popular girl in school.
- Reprints
- from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #54 (February 1973)
-
A Sob Story
Little Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Feature Logo
Little Archie [skinny 'Little']- Genre
- children
- Characters
- Little Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Little Archie Andrews; Little Betty Cooper; Little Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- The kids have an onion peeling contest.
- Reprints
- from Little Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #64 (March 1971)
-
Picture That!
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Gigi
- Synopsis
- Jinx has hit her finger with a hammer.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #196 (June 1972)
-
Ballet High
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 4 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hi, Li'l Jinx! Can you come out to play?
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Gigi; Greg; Li'l Jinx
- Synopsis
- Jinx shows Gigi the ancillary benefits of learning ballet.
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #227 (February 1970)
-
Seasons Greetings
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Charley Hawse; Greg; Rocky; Chuck
- Synopsis
- Li'l Jinx wishes her friends a Merry Christmas in order to get presents from them.
- Reprints
- from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #57 (January 1967)
-
Snow Bawl
Little Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Feature Logo
- Little Archie
- Genre
- children
- Characters
- Little Archie Andrews; Little Betty Cooper; Little Veronica Lodge; Little Reggie Mantle; Little Jughead Jones; Fangs Fogarty; Professor Flutesnoot; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy; Unnamed Riverdale kids
- Synopsis
- To get it out of their system, Mr. Weatherbee allows the kids to have a snowball fight with the boys against the girls and when he joins the boys team they get a surprise when the girls unveil their secret weapon.
- Reprints
- from Little Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #104 (March 1976)
-
Indexer Notes
No credits given for story. Art is identified as Dexter Taylor's by his distinctive style.
Don't Disturb!
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Hap Holliday; Greg
- Synopsis
- Li'l Jinx builds a snowman in the house.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #195 (January 1972)
-
My Best Friend
Little Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Dexter Taylor
- Pencils
- Dexter Taylor
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Rod Ollerenshaw
- Feature Logo
- Little Archie
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Spotty; Santa Claus (cameo)
- Synopsis
- Archie learns to treat Spotty better and then the two of them deliver papers with Little Archie dressed as Santa and Spotty dressed as a reindeer.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #148 (February 2004)
- in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #264 (January 2016)
-
- Keywords
- Christmas
Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprint in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #264, no credits listed in this digest.
Well, Come!
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx
- Synopsis
- Jinx is concerned about Santa finding her house in the snow.
- Reprints
- from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #24 (February 1973)
-
Happy Holidays
Little Sabrina / comic story / 1 page
- Feature Logo
- That Cute Little Witch Little Sabrina
- Genre
- children; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Little Sabrina Spellman; Aunt Hilda; Aunt Zelda
- Synopsis
- Little Sabrina goes Christmas caroling.
- Reprints
- in Archie 1000 Page Comics Gala (Archie, 2015 series) (2015)
- in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #238 (December 2015)
-
- Keywords
- caroling; Christmas
What Do You Get Someone Who Has Everything?
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I'm finished buying all the Christmas gifts on my list - except one!
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Charley Hawse; Mort; Greg; Li'l Jinx; Russ; Roz; Gigi
- Synopsis
- Li'l Jinx and her friends get Gigi a pair of ice skates for Christmas.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #370 (February 1981)
-
- Keywords
- Christmas; snow
Cold Comfort
Little Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Feature Logo
- Little Archie
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Little Archie Andrews; Little Reggie Mantle; Little Jughead Jones; Little Betty Cooper; Little Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Little Archie and his friends build an igloo.
- Reprints
- from Little Archie Giant Comics (Archie, 1957 series) #10 (Spring 1959)
-
- Keywords
- igloo
Here Comes Jingles
Little Betty / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Dexter Taylor (signed as
DEXTER TAYLOR) - Pencils
- Dexter Taylor (signed as DEXTER TAYLOR)
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Rod Ollerenshaw
- Feature Logo
- Little Betty
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Little Reggie Mantle; Little Jughead Jones; Little Betty Cooper; Little Archie Andrews; Little Veronica Lodge; Alice Cooper; Hal Cooper; Santa Claus; Jingles the elf; Spotty
- Synopsis
- All Little Betty wants for Christmas is an Archie doll.
- Reprints
- in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #235 (January 2013)
- in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #105 (February 2021)
-
- Keywords
- Christmas; North Pole; Santa's workshop
Health Education
public service announcement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
PSA by The American Foundation for Aids Research.
Ding-a-Ling
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Zzzzz
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Hap Holliday
- Synopsis
- Jinx wakes up her dad on New Year's Eve
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #195 (January 1972)
-
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
["It'll be a tight squeeze, but maybe Santa can still make it!"]
Little Archie -
1.
[no title indexed]
-
2.
Thanks But No Thanks
Little Veronica -
3.
[Surprise Ending!]
-
4.
Turkey Daze
Little Ambrose [Archie Comics] -
5.
[Betty and Veronica Double Digest Subscription Offer]
-
6.
The Big Feast
Little Sabrina -
7.
Some Song
Little Archie -
8.
["Reading is... FUN!"]
-
9.
The Painting
Little Betty -
10.
Cake Bake
Little Jughead -
11.
[Jump Back]
Trix -
12.
[Katy Keene Fan Club]
-
13.
Eager Beavers
Little Archie -
14.
The Music Birds
Little Sabrina -
15.
Dog Gone
Little Archie -
16.
Mix-Up with a Punch
Little Jughead -
17.
All in a Night
Hot Dog Jr. -
18.
[Archie's Double Digest Subscription Offer]
-
19.
The Giant of Riverdale
Little Archie -
20.
A Troubled Happening
Little Reggie -
21.
The Big Hero
Little Archie -
22.
More 'n' More
Hot Dog Jr. -
23.
Fizz Out
Li'l Jinx -
24.
[Archie's Checklist]
-
25.
Music Maker
Little Archie -
26.
A Vote Goat!
Li'l Jinx -
27.
A Sob Story
Little Archie -
28.
Picture That!
Li'l Jinx -
29.
Ballet High
Li'l Jinx -
30.
Seasons Greetings
Li'l Jinx -
31.
Snow Bawl
Little Archie -
32.
[Katy Keen Subscription Offer]
-
33.
Don't Disturb!
Li'l Jinx -
34.
My Best Friend
Little Archie -
35.
[Archie Fan Club]
-
36.
Well, Come!
Li'l Jinx -
37.
Happy Holidays
Little Sabrina -
38.
[Personalized 'Sew-On' Patches]
-
39.
What Do You Get Someone Who Has Everything?
Li'l Jinx -
40.
Cold Comfort
Little Archie -
41.
[Discount 32 Page Comic Subscriptions]
-
42.
Here Comes Jingles
Little Betty -
43.
Health Education
-
44.
Ding-a-Ling
Li'l Jinx -
45.
[Subscribe and save $1.75]
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46.
[no title indexed]
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47.
[Cocoa Pebbles BMX Bike Race]
The Flintstones; Post Cocoa Pebbles Cereal
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