(October 1991)
Archie,
1975 Series
- Price
- 1.50 USD
- Pages
- 132
- Indicia Frequency
- twice a year
- On-sale Date
- 1991-06-25
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications, Inc.
- Brand
-
The Archie Digest Library; Archie 50th Anniversary
- Barcode
- 071896468588 59
- Editing
- Nanci Tsetsekas; Victor Gorelick
Issue Notes
On-sale date from Jughead's Double Digest Magazine #8.
This issue has variants:
This issue has variants:
Mermaid Service!
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)
- Pencils
- Bill Golliher (credited)
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited); Nanci Tsetsekas (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Wow! Check out the monster wave Archie is riding on!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- Archie is swept underwater and his life is saved by a mermaid.
- Reprints
-
in Archie Giant Comics Digest (Archie, 2014 series) (2014) - in Archie's Funhouse Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #7 (October 2014)
-
- Keywords
- beach; swimsuits
Worry Flurry
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- The girls lament over Archie knocking down their sand castle.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #260 (September 1979)
- in Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #96 (September 2003)
-
Open The Door, Dilton
Dilton Doiley / cartoon / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Dilton Doiley
- Synopsis
- Three two-panel gags about Dilton walking through doors.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #174 (July 1972)
-
Description Conniption
Midge / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Duh, you're beautiful, Midge!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Moose Mason; Midge Klump
- Synopsis
- Moose describes Midge's beauty.
My Old Pal, Al
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)
- Pencils
- Bob Bolling (credited)
- Inks
- Henry Scarpelli (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie spends the afternoon with a kid from the Big Pal program.
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
The Big Pal program is a spoof of the Big Brothers program.
View Crew
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What a delightful sight!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Archie and Reggie admire a beach beauty.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #213 (October 1975)
-
Ride Chide
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What a scarey ride!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Dilton Doiley
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica are scared to ride in Archie's car.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #213 (October 1975)
-
Bells Are Ringing
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Archie tries to fix a broken door bell at the Lodges' home.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #164 (June 1966)
-
Limo Rock
Josie and the Pussycats / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Josie and the Pussycats [Josie McCoy; Valerie Brown; Melody Valentine]; Alexander Cabot III
- Synopsis
- Alex is straining his brain trying to find a new location that hasn't been done yet for the Pussycats' latest music video. That's when Josie suggests shooting it in his new super-stretch limo.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #562 (August 1986)
-
- Keywords
- band; girl group; music video
Indexer Notes
References Cyndi Lauper (as Mindy Looper) and NTV (MTV). Mentions the Go-Go's water skiing music video.
Grin and Bare It!
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- Archie, Jughead and Reggie discover the pitfalls of being barefoot.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #183 (September 1986)
-
Lifeguard Lament
Betty / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Betty observes Archie save a swimmer.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #213 (October 1975)
- in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #224 (August 2014)
-
Tall Order
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie wins a prize for most unusual sandwich at the beach.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Funhouse Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #16 (September 2015)
-
Lip Quip
Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I'm spending too much of my pocket money on food!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Jughead quips about spending too much money on food.
Short Retort
Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Reggie, I'm gonna give you a piece of my mind!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- Reggie insults Moose and pays for it.
The Light Touch
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica want to lay by Veronica's pool at night and stargaze but Archie and Jughead think it is a dumb idea.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #561 (August 1986)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprint in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #265, no credits listed in this digest.
Misdo Miscue
Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Ethel Muggs
- Synopsis
- Ethel gave Jughead money to buy hot dogs.
- Reprints
- in Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #105 (September 2004)
-
Chore Score
Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Jughead has to do chores while his mother is away.
- Reprints
- in Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #105 (September 2004)
-
Boat Goat
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- We'll win the race!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie and Veronica are in a boat race.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #260 (September 1979)
-
Wheel Deal
Reggie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Ethel Muggs
- Synopsis
- Reggie makes fun of Archie's moped.
- Reprints
- from Reggie and Me (Archie, 1966 series) #102 (January 1978)
-
Perfect Order
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Archie is tutoring small children and leaves an envelope of test questions on the hall table. His father has been called in for a tax audit and, of course, takes the wrong envelope.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #343 (September 1986)
-
- Keywords
- apples; tax audit; tutoring
Indexer Notes
Lettering credit from the reprint in Archie Double Digest #241. In that reprint the script is mis-credited to Frank Doyle.
Lass Pass
Betty / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- And how many girls did you wink at while I was away?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Betty and Archie spend time at the beach.
- Reprints
- in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #270 (August 2016)
-
Underwater Find
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- Hearing stories from Pop about possible treasure buried at the bottom of Lake Riverdale, the gang take a scuba excursion to the bottom with high hopes.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #344 (October 1986)
-
- Keywords
- scuba diving
I Go Ape Over You
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Archie and Reggie get jobs at the zoo.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #183 (September 1986)
-
Diet Riot
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- George Gladir
- Pencils
- Dan De Carlo, Jr.
- Inks
- Jim DeCarlo
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Archie offers to help Mr. Weatherbee lose weight by engaging in some fun pursuits. However, every activity they try ends with Mr. Weatherbee chancing upon an opportunity to eat. Then, poor Mr. Weatherbee gets injured and ends up in the hospital. It's okay, though. Now, he's on a forced diet.
- Reprints
- from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #87 (October 1976)
-
Aid Charade
Veronica / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Veronica Lodge; Will
- Synopsis
- Miss Grundy tries to make Veronica more self-reliant.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #213 (October 1975)
-
Strange Change
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Veronica thinks Archie's behavior is disrespectful and she doesn't want to speak to him, at least until Betty shows up.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #260 (September 1979)
- in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #253 (September 2014)
-
Split Bit
Mr. Lodge / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Hiram Lodge; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Mr. Lodge has a tv monitor at the front gate so he can see who is there.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #260 (September 1979)
- in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #107 (August 2002) which is reprinted
- in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #274 (August 2019)
-
Thank Heaven for Little Girls!!
Betty's Diary / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Midge Klump
- Synopsis
- Betty wakes up so thankful to be a girl that she decides to pamper herself.
- Reprints
- from Betty's Diary (Archie, 1986 series) #3 (August 1986)
-
A Good Exercise
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Coach Kleats
- Synopsis
- Coach Kleats suggets Archie get some exercise while at the beach.
- Reprints
- from Archie at Riverdale High (Archie, 1972 series) #111 (October 1986)
-
Deep Sleep
Mr. Weatherbee / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Mr. Weatherbee puts Archie and Jughead to sleep with his lecture.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #213 (October 1975)
-
Heart Art
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Cynthia
- Synopsis
- Archie tells Cynthia she is the only girl in the world for him.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #260 (September 1979)
- in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #135 (September 2002) which is reprinted
- in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #263 (September 2015)
-
Flame Aim
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Archie and Jughead can't start a campfire.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #260 (September 1979)
- in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #135 (September 2002) which is reprinted
- in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #263 (September 2015)
-
It's a Mess
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mary Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie's father tells him to clean up his room before he can go on his date with Veronica. He results to the old trick of filling his closet to the bursting point, but then gets distracted by old photos and a video game.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #343 (September 1986)
-
- Keywords
- closet; guitar; photographs; video games
Indexer Notes
Archie has a box of comic books in his room. In the reprint in World of Archie Double Digest #25, the script is mis-credited to George Gladir.
The Jock
Dilton / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- George Gladir
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Dilton Doiley; Jughead Jones; Midge Klump; Veronica Lodge; Coach Kleats; Coach Clayton; Coach Flutesnoot; John Hanson; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- Dilton tries to join the football and tennis teams but he's not cut out for those sports, but he is noticed by the cross-country coach.
- Reprints
- from Archie at Riverdale High (Archie, 1972 series) #111 (October 1986)
- in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #111 (September 2021)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprint in Archie & Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #29, no credits listed in this digest.
Garden of Delights
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The trouble with this game room, Betty, is that I've played all the games too many times!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Hal Cooper; Alice Cooper
- Synopsis
- Veronica provides skimpy outfits for doing gardening so they can get tanned while they work.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #563 (September 1986)
-
Cake Flake
Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Betty offers Jughead a piece of cake.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #260 (September 1979)
- in Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #106 (October 2004), #160 (July 2010)
-
Board Bard
Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Ethel Muggs
- Synopsis
- Jughead thinks his skateboard is beautiful.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #260 (September 1979)
- in Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #106 (October 2004), #160 (July 2010)
-
- Keywords
- skateboard
The Bear Facts
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Ethel Muggs
- Synopsis
- A bear steals the girls' picnic basket, and then brings it back.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #260 (September 1979)
- in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #107 (August 2002)
- in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #270 (July 2019)
-
Everyone into the Pool!!
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Dilton Doiley; Moose Mason (cameo); Midge Klump (cameo); Chuck Clayton (cameo); Fred Andrews
- Synopsis
- On hearing that Archie has a new swimming pool, the whole gang descends on Archie's house to fill his small above-ground pool. Meanwhile, Veronica takes Archie's father, Archie and Jughead back to her pool, where they can swim in peace.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #343 (September 1986)
-
- Keywords
- swimming pool
Indexer Notes
Letters credit from reprint in World of Archie Double Digest #40 reprint. The reprint mis-credits the story to Frank Doyle, pencils to Dan DeCarlo, and inks to Rudy Lapick.
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
["Archie, we've been sitting on this beach all day! Can we go home now?"]
Archie -
1.
Mermaid Service!
Archie -
2.
Worry Flurry
Betty and Veronica -
3.
Open The Door, Dilton
Dilton Doiley -
4.
Description Conniption
Midge -
5.
My Old Pal, Al
Archie -
6.
View Crew
Archie -
7.
Ride Chide
Betty and Veronica -
8.
Bells Are Ringing
Archie -
9.
Limo Rock
Josie and the Pussycats -
10.
Grin and Bare It!
Archie -
11.
Lifeguard Lament
Betty -
12.
Tall Order
Archie -
13.
Lip Quip
Reggie -
14.
Short Retort
Reggie -
15.
The Light Touch
Betty and Veronica -
16.
Misdo Miscue
Jughead -
17.
Chore Score
Jughead -
18.
Boat Goat
Archie -
19.
Wheel Deal
Reggie -
20.
Perfect Order
Archie -
21.
Lass Pass
Betty -
22.
Underwater Find
Betty and Veronica -
23.
I Go Ape Over You
Archie -
24.
Diet Riot
Archie -
25.
Aid Charade
Veronica -
26.
Strange Change
Archie -
27.
Split Bit
Mr. Lodge -
28.
Thank Heaven for Little Girls!!
Betty's Diary -
29.
A Good Exercise
Archie -
30.
Deep Sleep
Mr. Weatherbee -
31.
Heart Art
Archie -
32.
Flame Aim
Archie -
33.
It's a Mess
Archie -
34.
The Jock
Dilton -
35.
Garden of Delights
Betty and Veronica -
36.
Cake Flake
Jughead -
37.
Board Bard
Jughead -
38.
The Bear Facts
Betty and Veronica -
39.
Everyone into the Pool!!
Archie
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