Little Archie Comics Digest Magazine #44

(September 1990)

The Sea Serpent of Carson's Creek (Table of Contents: 1)

Little Archie / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Dexter Taylor

Pencils

Dexter Taylor

Inks

Reggie Orr

Colors

Barry Grossman; Nanci Tsetsekas; Gregg Suchow

Letters

Reggie Orr

Genre

children

Characters

Spotty; Little Archie Andrews; Little Jughead Jones; Sammy Serpent; Little Dilton Doiley; Little Reggie Mantle; Little Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate; Scoop McGoop; Waldo Weatherbee; Hiram Lodge; Professor Flutesnoot; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews

Synopsis

Little Archie and Little Jughead find a sea serpent.

Reprints

• in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #111 (November 1999)
• in Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #162 (September 2010)

A Home-Grown Gal (Table of Contents: 2)

Little Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; children

Reprints

• from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #390 (August 1985)
• in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #92 (November 2019)

A Good Sign (Table of Contents: 3)

Little Jughead / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Dexter Taylor

Pencils

Dexter Taylor

Inks

Reggie Orr

Colors

?

Letters

Reggie Orr

Genre

children

Late Date (Table of Contents: 4)

Little Archie / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Dexter Taylor

Pencils

Dexter Taylor

Inks

Reggie Orr

Colors

?

Letters

Reggie Orr

Genre

children

Characters

Little Archie Andrews; Little Reggie Mantle; Little Jughead Jones; Little Betty Cooper; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews

Synopsis

Little Archie is late for supper.

Reprints

• in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #135 (September 2002)
• in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #269 (August 2016)

Ghost House (Table of Contents: 5)

Little Sabrina / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Dexter Taylor

Pencils

Dexter Taylor

Inks

Reggie Orr

Colors

?

Letters

Reggie Orr

Genre

children

Fashion Time (Table of Contents: 6)

Little Betty and Veronica / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Dexter Taylor

Inks

Dexter Taylor

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Dexter Taylor

Characters

Little Betty Cooper; Little Veronica Lodge

Reprints

• in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #221 (April 2014)

A Ride to Doom (Table of Contents: 7)

Little Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Dexter Taylor

Pencils

Dexter Taylor

Inks

Dexter Taylor

Colors

?

Letters

Dexter Taylor

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Little Archie Andrews; Little Reggie Mantle; Little Jughead Jones; Little Betty Cooper; Coach Kleats

Synopsis

Little Archie saves the day when the bus to the away baseball game gets stuck in a puddle.

Reprints

• from Little Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #120 (July 1977)

It's Only Money (Table of Contents: 8)

Little Jughead / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

children

Characters

Little Jughead Jones; Little Archie Andrews; Little Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate; Little Betty Cooper; Hiram Lodge

Synopsis

Little Jughead is avoiding Little Archie so he doesn't have to pay him the dollar he owes Little Archie.

Reprints

• from Little Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #57 (January 1970)

Movie Monsters (Table of Contents: 9)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Joe Edwards

Pencils

Joe Edwards

Inks

Joe Edwards

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Joe Edwards

Genre

children

Characters

Li'l Jinx; Hap Holiday

Synopsis

Jinx is unimpressed by the monster movie she just saw.

Reprints

• from Reggie and Me (Archie, 1966 series) #72 (August 1974)

Get the Picture (Table of Contents: 10)

Little Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor

Characters

Little Archie Andrews; Little Betty Cooper

The Operation (Table of Contents: 11)

Little Jughead / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

children

Characters

Little Archie; Little Veronica; Little Jughead; Little Reggie

Reprints

• from Little Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #67 (September 1971)

The Frog Farm (Table of Contents: 12)

Little Archie / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Bob Bolling

Pencils

Bob Bolling (signed)

Inks

Bob Bolling (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Bob Bolling

Genre

humor

Characters

Little Archie Andrews; Little Veronica Lodge; Little Reggie Mantle; Mary Andrews; Elvis (frog)

Synopsis

Little Archie has no time for Ronnie's attempts to get him interested in dating and dancing; he wants to start a "frog farm" with Elvis the frog. But when he wrecks a go-kart after leaving Elvis as a deposit, it's Ronnie who buys the frog back for Little Archie. And after Little Archie gets Elvis back, he sees something that makes him think that boys might need girls after all.

Reprints

• from The Adventures of Little Archie (Archie, 1961 series) #25 (Winter 1962-1963)

Out of Left Field (Table of Contents: 13)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Joe Edwards (signed)

Pencils

Joe Edwards (signed)

Inks

Joe Edwards (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Joe Edwards

Genre

children

Characters

Li'l Jinx; Greg

Synopsis

Li'l Jinx gets to play outfield but they really need a new pitcher.

Reprints

• from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #35 (September 1973)

Keywords

baseball

Mystery Menace (Table of Contents: 14)

Little Archie / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

Dexter Taylor

Pencils

Dexter Taylor

Inks

Dexter Taylor

Colors

?

Letters

Dexter Taylor

Genre

adventure; detective-mystery

Characters

Little Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Little Betty Cooper; un-named witch; un-named bird; un-named adults

Synopsis

There has been a rash of jewel thefts all over Riverdale, and the latest victim is Little Archie, who sees a bird fly off with the bracelet he bought Ronnie for her birthday. He and Betty follow the bird into Spook Woods and discover that the bird's master is a green-skinned witch, complete with pointed black hat.

Reprints

• from The Adventures of Little Archie (Archie, 1961 series) #25 (Winter 1962-1963)

Hot 'n' Cold (Table of Contents: 15)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Joe Edwards

Pencils

Joe Edwards

Inks

Joe Edwards

Colors

?

Letters

Joe Edwards

Genre

children

Characters

Li'l Jinx

Synopsis

Li'l Jinx is running away from home, until she hears the ice cream truck.

Reprints

• from Archie... Archie Andrews, Where Are You? Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1977 series) #35 (December 1984)
which is reprinted
• from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #13 (August 1969)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16)

Laffs from Little Archie / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

Dexter Taylor

Pencils

Dexter Taylor

Inks

Dexter Taylor

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Dexter Taylor

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Our boat looks like it could use one more coat before we put it in the water!

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Little Archie Andrews; Little Reggie Mantle; Little Veronica Lodge; Little Jughead Jones; Little Betty Cooper; Geraldine Grundy

Synopsis

Short gags with the Little Archie gang.

Reprints

• from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #534 (January 1984)

Oh, Say Can You (Table of Contents: 17)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Joe Edwards

Pencils

Joe Edwards

Inks

Joe Edwards

Colors

?

Letters

Joe Edwards

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Li'l Jinx; Gigi

Synopsis

Li'l Jinx describes Charley's attempt to sing the National Anthem.

Reprints

• from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #152 (December 1974)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18)

Little Archie Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

All I said was that I thought I was good at paperwork!

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Little Archie Andrews; Little Betty Cooper; Little Veronica Lodge; Little Jughead Jones; Little Reggie Mantle

Reprints

• from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #545 (January 1985)

Sum Gum (Table of Contents: 19)

Little Archie / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

teen

Characters

Little Archie Andrews; Little Jughead Jones

Synopsis

When Little Archie loses a nickel down a sewer grate, Little Jughead helps him recover it.

Reprints

• from Little Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #109 (August 1976)

First Aid! (Table of Contents: 20)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Joe Edwards

Pencils

Joe Edwards

Inks

Joe Edwards

Colors

?

Letters

Joe Edwards

Genre

children

Characters

Li'l Jinx; Hap Holliday

Reprints

• from Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #3 (June 1970)

Mystery of the Lost Gold Mine (Table of Contents: 21)

Little Archie / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

Dexter Taylor

Pencils

Dexter Taylor

Inks

Dexter Taylor

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

? [as Bill Y.]

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Little Archie; Jughead; Reggie; Veronica; Mr. Lodge; Hank (Mr. Lodge's Ranch hand); Indians; Ghost

Synopsis

Mr. Lodge takes the kids to his Ranch to look for gold. A ghost and Indians have different plans for them.

Reprints

• from Little Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #165 (April 1981)

Making the Scene! (Table of Contents: 22)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Joe Edwards

Pencils

Joe Edwards

Inks

Joe Edwards

Colors

?

Letters

Joe Edwards

Genre

children

Characters

Li'l Jinx

Reprints

• from Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #3 (June 1970)

Young Designer’s Club (Table of Contents: 23)

Little Betty and Veronica / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

children

One Stormy Cat (Table of Contents: 24)

Little Betty / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Dexter Taylor

Pencils

Dexter Taylor

Inks

Dexter Taylor

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

children

Characters

Little Betty; Caramel; Spotty; Little Archie; Alice Cooper

Synopsis

Little Archie and Spotty help Little Betty find her missing cat during a thunderstorm.

Reprints

• in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #96 (May 2001)

Ludwig LaStanza’s Left Field Concerto (Table of Contents: 25)

Little Archie / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Bob Bolling

Pencils

Bob Bolling (signed)

Inks

Bob Bolling

Colors

?

Letters

Bob Bolling

Genre

humor

Characters

Ludwig La Stanza; Little Archie Andrews; Little Jughead Jones; Little Reggie Mantle; Little Moose Mason; Fangs Fogarty; Scaley McSlither; Dud La Stanza; un-named kids

Synopsis

Aspiring conductor Ludwig La Stanza would rather listen to symphonies on the radio than play baseball, so the kids rig up a radio that he can listen to while playing the outfield.

Reprints

• from Little Archie Giant Comics (Archie, 1957 series) #15 (Summer 1960)

Indexer Notes

Last appearance of Ludwig La Stanza, Bolling's attempt to come up with a character similar to Schroeder from "Peanuts."

There’ll Be Some Changes Made (Table of Contents: 26)

Little Jughead / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

children

Ice Cream Team (Table of Contents: 27)

Little Reggie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

children

Characters

Little Reggie Mantle

Synopsis

Little Reggie bets two kids they are twins.

Reprints

• in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #219 (August 2011)

Keywords

triplets