(1988)
Archie,
1975 Series
- Price
- 1.35 USD
- Pages
- 132
- Indicia Frequency
- twice a year
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Radio Comics, Inc.
- Brand
-
The Archie Digest Library
- Barcode
- 027100069928 52
- Editing
- Victor Gorelick (editor)
Issue Notes
This issue has variants:
[no title indexed]
Archie / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo (signed)
- Inks
- Dan DeCarlo
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It's our last resort, Betty!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
Indexer Notes
Redrawn from the cover of Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica #218.
![Cover Thumbnail for Archie Annual Digest (1975 series) #52 [Canadian]](https://files1.comics.org//img/gcd/covers_by_id/1484/w100/1484977.jpg?7513441073050352388)
Special Rate
Archie and Jughead / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Jim Ruth (credited)
- Pencils
- Samm Schwartz (credited)
- Inks
- Samm Schwartz (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited); Nanci Dakesian (credited as Nancy Dakesian); Ginny Sykora (credited)
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- We'll all be glad to donate things for the sale sir!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee; Chuck Clayton; Dilton Doily
- Synopsis
- Mr. Weatherbee has Archie and Jughead pick up donations for the school rummage sale.
- Reprints
-
in Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #94 (July 2003), #140 (July 2008) - in Jughead and Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #25 (April 2017)
-
A Matter of Words
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Veronica has a book on how to avoid arguments while going steady.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #209 (June 1975)
-
Jig Gig
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Archie has an idea that will provide ten hours of entertainment.
- Reprints
The Big Fib Rib
Betty / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Ethel Muggs; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Betty catches Archie in a lie and lectures him about it.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #94 (July 1978)
-
Cool Ridicule
Archie and the Gang / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- The girls object to what the boys call "chivalry" and what they call "sexism", so they begin to treat Archie and Reggie the way they were treating them.
- Reprints
- from Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #48 (April 1977)
-
A Real Joker
Moose / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Moose Mason; Dilton Doiley
- Synopsis
- Moose's report card is hopeless.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #209 (June 1975)
-
Gift Shift
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What is Archie getting you for your birthday?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie buys Veronica a birthday gift.
- Reprints
Fizz Whizz
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What a terrible day Archie just had on the courts!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Betty tells Jughead about Archie's bad game.
- Reprints
Reverse Spin
Sabrina / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Sabrina Spellman; Aunt Hilda
- Synopsis
- Hilda decides that using magic to affect meters and scales is both good fun and good for her purse.
- Reprints
- from Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (Archie, 1971 series) #45 (May 1978)
-
Pix Nix
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Wow! That was some picture!
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Charley Hawse
- Synopsis
- Li'l Jinx and Charley go see a movie.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #209 (June 1975)
- in Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #74 (May 2003), #119 (April 2008)
-
Vacation Consternation
Miss Grundy / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Geraldine Grundy; Waldo Weatherbee; Miss Haggly; Professor Flutesnoot; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Dilton Doiley; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- When Professor Flutesnoot recommends that the teachers go visit wildlife to relax, Miss Grundy states that she sees wildlife every day.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #209 (June 1975)
- in Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #74 (May 2003)
- in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #29 (July 2013)
-
Costume Clash
The Archies / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- The Archies try to re-make their image but the club owner doesn't like their new costumes.
- Reprints
- from Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #84 (February 1982)
-
The Vanishing Van
Archie / comic story / 11 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Dilton! I get the feeling there's something sinister going on in this old barn!
- Genre
- humor; crime; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Jason Rockwell; Dilton Doiley
- Synopsis
- Mr. Lodge's expensive painting are stolen.
- Reprints
- from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #191 (March 1978)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprint in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #87, no credits listed in this digest.
The Fool Guy
Archie Presents... / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Waldo Weatherbee; Dilton Doiley; Moose Mason; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- A parody of "The Fall Guy" with Archie as the death-defying stuntman.
- Reprints
- from Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #94 (April 1984)
-
The Art of Skiing
Prof. Jughead's Educational Corner / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- Jughead teaches us the right and wrong things to do when skiing.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #45 (April 1968)
-
Basket Banter
Moose / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Moose Mason; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Moose asks Jughead who is in the gym.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #209 (June 1975)
-
Scale Tale
Moose / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Moose Mason; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Moose goes mountain climbing.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #209 (June 1975)
-
Fair Flair
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie likes to see his food prepared.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #209 (June 1975)
- in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #81 (October 2018)
-
Split Bit
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Reggie is coming over with his home movies.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #209 (June 1975)
- in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #81 (October 2018)
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The Dumb Bell
Dilton / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Dick Malmgren
- Pencils
- Dick Malmgren
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Dilton Doily; Reggie Mantle; Midge Klump; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- Tired of his spindly physique, Dilton invents his own weight-lifting equipment.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #122 (May 1978)
-
Surprised Party
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Dick Malmgren
- Pencils
- Dick Malmgren
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie is shaken when Betty turns down a date with him to meet with an old boyfriend.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #108 (February 1980)
-
Disco Dizzy
Moose / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Ouch!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Moose Mason; Midge Klump
- Synopsis
- Midge criticizes Moose's dancing.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #250 (November 1978)
-
Court Report
Dilton / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I designed a new racket that's guaranteed to never miss a shot!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Dilton Doiley; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Dilton invents a new tennis racket.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #250 (November 1978)
-
Jog Agog
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Veronica can't jog with Archie because their jogging suits clash.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #244 (May 1978)
- in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #277 (May 2017)
-
- Keywords
- jogging
Mail Travail
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie tells Veronica about the new postal worker.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #244 (May 1978)
- in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #277 (May 2017)
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Water Boy!
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Charley Hawse; Hap Holiday
- Synopsis
- Jinx tries to even the score after Charley plays a nasty prank on her.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #326 (June 1977)
-
- Keywords
- divining rod
Pop's Sundae Punch
Pop Tate / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hey, Pops! Pop Tate! Who's minding the store?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Pop Tate; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- After a trip to the doctor, Pop decides to close the Choklit Shop for a few hours to get some rest.
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #292 (July 1975)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from reprint.
Mother's Day
Archie / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Fred Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie plans to give his mother a birthday gift from the heart instead of from the store.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #55 (February 1974)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprint in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #277, no credits listed in this digest.
Shrewd Dude
Moose / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Moose, for a disco you're supposed to wear something you can move around in!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Moose Mason; Midge Klump
- Synopsis
- Moose and Midge discuss disco attire.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #251 (December 1978)
-
Slick Trick
Moose / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Pick a card, Moose!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Moose Mason; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Jughead plays a card trick on Moose.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #251 (December 1978)
-
Double Takes
Archie and the Gang / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Archie, don't be so nervous!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Dilton Doiley; Mr. Weatherbee
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #250 (November 1978)
-
Indexer Notes
Three unrelated two-panel gags.
Music Hath Charms
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Leonard Stroganoff
- Synopsis
- Veronica sets Betty up to be humiliated in front of a world-famous symphony conductor.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #76 (July 1976)
-
An Odd Gift
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Veronica guilt-trips Archie into giving her a present.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #209 (June 1975)
- in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #222 (May 2014), #292 (May 2021)
-
[no title indexed]
Jughead Pin Up / cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Beautiful!!! What could be more beautiful than a dish of cherry pie a-la-mode?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- Pop Tate presents Jughead a slice of pie.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #209 (June 1975)
- in Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #93 (May 2003), #138 (May 2008)
-
Dog Day Wish
Sabrina featuring Salem the Cat / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; fantasy-supernatural; teen
- Characters
- Sabrina Spellman; Salem; Bozo
- Synopsis
- Sabrina limits Salem to one magic trick to keep him out of mischief, but when several neighborhood pets get rounded up by the dogcatcher, Salem uses his magic to help the others escape first.
- Reprints
- from Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #92 (December 1983)
-
Parting Ways
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Betty and Archie aren't going anywhere. They just like kissing good-bye.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #60 (September 1974)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #222, no credits printed in this digest.
Call Ball
Ethel / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Ethel Muggs
- Synopsis
- Ethel practices talking to Jughead on the telephone.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #209 (June 1975)
- in Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #73 (April 2003), #119 (April 2008)
- in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #232 (May 2013), #269 (May 2019)
-
Wig Gig
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley
- Synopsis
- Archie wears a wig so Dilton can practice talking to girls.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #209 (June 1975)
- in Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #74 (May 2003)
-
Hidden Talent
Reggie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Frank Doyle
- Pencils
- Samm Schwartz
- Inks
- Samm Schwartz
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Samm Schwartz ?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Fred Andrews (cameo)
- Synopsis
- Archie has an idea to make some money and though Reggie tries to spoil things, they work out to Archie's advantage.
- Reprints
- from Reggie and Me (Archie, 1966 series) #84 (January 1976)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits confirmed against the credits printed in Archie & Friends Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #25.
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
["It's our last resort, Betty!"]
Archie -
1.
Special Rate
Archie and Jughead -
2.
A Matter of Words
Betty and Veronica -
3.
Jig Gig
Archie -
4.
The Big Fib Rib
Betty -
5.
Cool Ridicule
Archie and the Gang -
6.
A Real Joker
Moose -
7.
Gift Shift
Archie -
8.
Fizz Whizz
Archie -
9.
Reverse Spin
Sabrina -
10.
Pix Nix
Li'l Jinx -
11.
Vacation Consternation
Miss Grundy -
12.
Costume Clash
The Archies -
13.
The Vanishing Van
Archie -
14.
The Fool Guy
Archie Presents... -
15.
The Art of Skiing
Prof. Jughead's Educational Corner -
16.
Basket Banter
Moose -
17.
Scale Tale
Moose -
18.
Fair Flair
Archie -
19.
Split Bit
Archie -
20.
The Dumb Bell
Dilton -
21.
Surprised Party
Archie -
22.
Disco Dizzy
Moose -
23.
Court Report
Dilton -
24.
Jog Agog
Archie -
25.
Mail Travail
Archie -
26.
Water Boy!
Li'l Jinx -
27.
Pop's Sundae Punch
Pop Tate -
28.
Mother's Day
Archie -
29.
Shrewd Dude
Moose -
30.
Slick Trick
Moose -
31.
Double Takes
Archie and the Gang -
32.
Music Hath Charms
Betty and Veronica -
33.
An Odd Gift
Betty and Veronica -
34.
["Beautiful!!! What could be more beautiful than a dish of cherry pie a-la-mode?"]
Jughead Pin Up -
35.
Dog Day Wish
Sabrina featuring Salem the Cat -
36.
Parting Ways
Archie -
37.
Call Ball
Ethel -
38.
Wig Gig
Archie -
39.
Hidden Talent
Reggie
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