(August 1977)
Archie,
1968 Series
- Price
- 0.35 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- 4 times a year in Jan., May, Aug. and Oct.
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Close-Up Inc.
- Brand
-
Archie Series [vertical]
- Barcode
- 0271000698108
- Editing
- ?
[no title indexed]
Hostess Cup Cakes; Hostess Twinkies / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hostess brings you 2 delicious All-Star snacks: Hostess Cup Cakes and Twinkies
- Characters
- Jim Palmer; Joe Morgan; Reggie Jackson
Carney Blarney
Reggie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Ronnie, I'm going to take you where we can have the best time!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Geraldine Grundy (likeness on child's balloon); Waldo Weatherbee (likeness on child's balloon)
- Synopsis
- Reggie's favorite part of the carnival is the Hall of Mirrors.
Run Fun
Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- From now on I'm going to run things in this class!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Dilton Doiley; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Reggie insists on running things.
- Reprints
Terse Verse
Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Moose saw me dancing with his Midge!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Reggie describes a painful encounter with Moose.
- Reprints
Brag Gag
Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I'll need fifteen minutes for my act!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Reggie is about to perform at the Riverdale Follies.
- Reprints
-
in Archie's Funhouse Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #17 (January 2016)
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Arm Alarm
Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Ronnie, do you love me this much?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Reggie mocks Archie's conversation with Veronica.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Funhouse Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #17 (January 2016)
-
Horn Scorn
Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I'd like students who own a wind instrument to raise their hand!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Professor Flutesnoot; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- In music class, Archie compares Reggie to an instrument.
- Reprints
Eat Feat
Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- D-uh, what's a cannibal?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Dilton Doiley; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- At the soda shop, Archie compares Reggie to a cannibal.
- Reprints
Chair Scare
Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- D-uh, Reggie, I hear you're datin' my girl!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- At the soda shop, Moose is after Reggie again.
- Reprints
More Ounce to the Bounce
Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Rats! I've been looking everywhere for my viking helmet!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- During rehearsal for a play, Reggie can't find his viking helmet.
Animal Antics
Reggie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You chicks should forget all about sports! You can't compete with us guys!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Veronica calls Reggie a male chauvinist pig.
- Reprints
- in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #196 (January 2012)
- in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #105 (February 2021)
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[no title indexed]
Youth Opportunity Sales Club / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Join the Youth Opportunity Sales Club! It's easy to earn super prizes
Rise and Whine!
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Rise and shine, Li'l Jinx!!
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx
- Synopsis
- Jinx has trouble getting out of bed in the morning.
[no title indexed]
Reggie's Gag Bag / comic story / 0.25 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Don't laugh! Your ball is in here, too!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie and Reggie's golf balls are in the rough.
- Reprints
- from Archie daily 19xx.xx.xx
[no title indexed]
Reggie's Gag Bag / comic story / 0.25 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Reggie, the gym is taken over by girls!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Reggie is allowed to use the gym provided he doesn't mix with the girls.
Indexer Notes
from Archie daily 19xx.xx.xx
[no title indexed]
Icee / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Icee... cool, delicious and full of fun!
[no title indexed]
Mike Marvel Scientific Isometric Dynaflex System / advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Strong arms make all the difference!
[no title indexed]
100 Little Dolls / advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- 100 little dolls all for $2.50
Reggie Gets Roasted
Reggie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- This super-sized lollipop goes to the biggest mouth in town!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Moose Mason; Dilton Doiley; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- The gang takes turns insulting Reggie.
- Reprints
- in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #63 (December 2016)
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Reflection Perfection
Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Reggie, why are you always talking to yourself?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Reggie enjoys chatting with his reflection.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Funhouse Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #17 (January 2016)
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Snap Flap
Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Ha! Ha! Dig this nutty-looking kid in your album!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- Reggie looks at Moose's photo album.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Funhouse Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #17 (January 2016)
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Big Dig
Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Archie, dressed like that you really look like a violinist!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Reggie reviews Archie's violin playing.
- Reprints
- in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #109 (July 2021)
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Jab Jibe
Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Tsk! Tsk! Poor Archie!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie is suffering from skateboarding injuries.
- Reprints
- in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #109 (July 2021)
-
You Know You Have an Ego Problem if...
Reggie / cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- ---if you hate to take a shower because it clouds up your mirror!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Leonard Nimoy [as Mr. Spock]
- Reprints
- in Archie's Funhouse Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #17 (January 2016)
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Indexer Notes
Series of single-panel gags finishing the sentence begun in the title.
Reggie's Word to the Wise Puzzle
activity / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Reggie is thinking about something that is close to him!
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Maze with letters along the way that spell out a sentence.
[no title indexed]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- One Jughead Digest coming up!
- Characters
- Jughead Jones
Indexer Notes
Order form for Jughead Jones Digest #2.
[no title indexed]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Here's your Archie 3 for $1.00 checklist!
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
The Banana Boogie
Josie; Lite'ms / comics-form advertising / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- That electronic genius, Valerie, turned me on to a far out way to make Alan M. my boyfriend!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Alexandra Cabot; Alan M.; Pussycats [Melody; Valerie; Josie]
- Synopsis
- Alexandra uses a Lite'ms necklace to draw attention away from the Pussycats.
Indexer Notes
Ad in comic form.
[no title indexed]
Engravaplates Social Security Cards / advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Make extra cash no real "selling" just show this sample we give you free!
Bore Chore
Reggie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I can't sleep!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- In a cabin, Jughead has an idea to help Archie get to sleep.
Swing Thing
Reggie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Moose, I don't want you swinging the bat that way!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Reggie tries to show teammate Moose how to bat.
Vain Swain
Reggie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Reg has a new policy with girls -- he no longer talks about himself!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Nancy; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Reggie tries talking to girls about them instead of about himself, but runs into a problem.
Thing Zing
Reggie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Opportunity knocks, fair maiden!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Reggie's pickup line fails.
Reggie Daffy-Nitions
activity / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Reggie has a way with words!
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Numbers are replaced with corresponding letters to complete humorous definitions.
[no title indexed]
PH Sales Iron-Ons / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- All 4 iron-on transfers
- Characters
- King Kong; David Starsky (photo of Paul Michael Glaser); Ken "Hutch" Hutchinson (photo of David Soul); Arthur "Fonzie" Fonzarelli (photo of Henry Winkler); Jill Munroe (photo of Farrah Fawcett); Sabrina Duncan (photo of Kate Jackson); Kelly Garrett (photo of Jaclyn Smith)
[no title indexed]
Archie Club News / letters page / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I would like to tell you about respect for parents.
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Indexer Notes
Letters from Terri Rutherford (1st prize) and Robert Andrews (2nd prize), plus instructions on joining the Archie Club.
[no title indexed]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It'll be one big laugh after another, when you order Laugh Comics Digest No 12
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
[no title indexed]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It's something special! It's a giant Jughead with Archie comics digest (no 22) in full color!
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
[no title indexed]
Universal Bodybuilding / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Super bodybuilding course-
Eye Reply
Reggie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Couple #5 wins the contest!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Midge Klump; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- Reggie and Midge win a dance marathon; Moose is not impressed.
- Reprints
- in Archie 1000 Page Comics Jamboree (Archie, 2013 series) (2013)
- in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #236 (December 2013)
- in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #104 (December 2020)
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Bounce Trounce
Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Your football bounced and hit me!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- The boys' football hits Veronica.
- Reprints
- in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #52 (November 2015)
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Switch Pitch
Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Gladys, this poem of yours is very corny!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Gladys
- Synopsis
- Reggie reviews Gladys' poem.
- Reprints
- in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #52 (November 2015)
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Tree Glee
Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- D-uh, Reggie look at the giant redwood!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- Moose and Reggie look at a redwood tree.
Flip Quip
Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- According to this -- skunks really lead the ideal life!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Browsing the R-S volume of the encyclopedia during study hall, Reggie observes that it would be nice to be a skunk; Archie naturally has a comeback.
Pride Chide
Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Without doubt I have the biggest bat in our league!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Reggie expects to play major league baseball.
- Reprints
- in Tales from Riverdale Digest (Archie, 2005 series) #29 (September 2008)
- in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #58 (June 2016)
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- Keywords
- baseball
Tragic Magic
Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I wish I could perform magic!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- The boys attend a magic show.
- Reprints
- in Tales from Riverdale Digest (Archie, 2005 series) #29 (September 2008)
- in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #58 (June 2016)
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[no title indexed]
Reggie Pin Up / cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Don't tell me, Reggie! Let me guess--Archie beat you!?!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- On the tennis court, Reggie's racket is broken over Archie's head.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #87 (October 2004)
- in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #61 (October 2016)
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[no title indexed]
Old-Time Radio Recordings / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Enjoy the best of old-time radio!
- Characters
- Bud Abbott; Lou Costello; The Shadow
Indexer Notes
Sold by Mirobar Sales Corp.
[no title indexed]
Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Earn famous name prizes or cash the easy Olympic way!
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
["I ordered a special mat for you girls!"]
Reggie -
1.
["Hostess brings you 2 delicious All-Star snacks: Hostess Cup Cakes and Twinkies"]
Hostess Cup Cakes; Hostess Twinkies -
2.
Carney Blarney
Reggie -
3.
Run Fun
Reggie -
4.
Terse Verse
Reggie -
5.
Brag Gag
Reggie -
6.
Arm Alarm
Reggie -
7.
Horn Scorn
Reggie -
8.
Eat Feat
Reggie -
9.
Chair Scare
Reggie -
10.
More Ounce to the Bounce
Reggie -
11.
Animal Antics
Reggie -
12.
["Join the Youth Opportunity Sales Club! It's easy to earn super prizes"]
Youth Opportunity Sales Club -
13.
Rise and Whine!
Li'l Jinx -
14.
["Don't laugh! Your ball is in here, too!"]
Reggie's Gag Bag -
15.
["Reggie, the gym is taken over by girls!"]
Reggie's Gag Bag -
16.
["Icee... cool, delicious and full of fun!"]
Icee -
17.
["Strong arms make all the difference!"]
Mike Marvel Scientific Isometric Dynaflex System -
18.
["100 little dolls all for $2.50"]
100 Little Dolls -
19.
Reggie Gets Roasted
Reggie -
20.
Reflection Perfection
Reggie -
21.
Snap Flap
Reggie -
22.
Big Dig
Reggie -
23.
Jab Jibe
Reggie -
24.
You Know You Have an Ego Problem if...
Reggie -
25.
Reggie's Word to the Wise Puzzle
-
26.
["One Jughead Digest coming up!"]
-
27.
["Here's your Archie 3 for $1.00 checklist!"]
-
28.
The Banana Boogie
Josie; Lite'ms -
29.
["Make extra cash no real "selling" just show this sample we give you free!"]
Engravaplates Social Security Cards -
30.
Bore Chore
Reggie -
31.
Swing Thing
Reggie -
32.
Vain Swain
Reggie -
33.
Thing Zing
Reggie -
34.
Reggie Daffy-Nitions
-
35.
["All 4 iron-on transfers"]
PH Sales Iron-Ons -
36.
["I would like to tell you about respect for parents."]
Archie Club News -
37.
["It'll be one big laugh after another, when you order Laugh Comics Digest No 12"]
-
38.
["It's something special! It's a giant Jughead with Archie comics digest (no 22) in full color!"]
-
39.
["Super bodybuilding course-"]
Universal Bodybuilding -
40.
Eye Reply
Reggie -
41.
Bounce Trounce
Reggie -
42.
Switch Pitch
Reggie -
43.
Tree Glee
Reggie -
44.
Flip Quip
Reggie -
45.
Pride Chide
Reggie -
46.
Tragic Magic
Reggie -
47.
["Don't tell me, Reggie! Let me guess--Archie beat you!?!"]
Reggie Pin Up -
48.
["Enjoy the best of old-time radio!"]
Old-Time Radio Recordings -
49.
["Earn famous name prizes or cash the easy Olympic way!"]
Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards -
50.
["Happy days at S. L. C."]
Sales Leadership Club Cards / Stationery
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- Joey Beretta
- Katy Hayhurst
- Donald Dale Milne
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Mike Nielsen
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