(October 1993)

Archie, 1975 Series
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Price
1.65 USD
Pages
100
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twice a year
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Brand
The Archie Digest Library
Barcode
071896468588 63
Editing
Nanci Dakesian; Victor Gorelick; Richard H. Goldwater (editor-in-chief)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Archie / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
Mike Esposito (credited as Espo)
Colors
?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Synopsis
Archie photographs a sexy female surfer.
Keywords
beach; swimsuit

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

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The Beach Boys (Table of Contents: 2)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
Henry Scarpelli
Colors
Barry Grossman; Nanci Dakesian; Caryn Antoniuk
Letters
Bill Yoshida

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Lying around on the beach is real great, Jug. But the inactivity is killing me! I need some action!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
Synopsis
Archie and Reggie decide to pick up girls at the beach from scrawny guys and get more than they bargained for.
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Indexer Notes

This is the only story to include artist and writer credits. It's possible any combination of these are involved in other stories in this issue.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Betty's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper

Prize Surprise! (Table of Contents: 4)

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

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Letters
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Genre
humor; children
Characters
Li'l Jinx
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (Table of Contents: 5)

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Synopsis
Ad promoting the Archie Comics adaptation of the film Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III.

Dig Gig (Table of Contents: 6)

Jughead / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Letters
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Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Jughead Jones
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Just an Average Kind of Guy (Table of Contents: 7)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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Letters
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Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
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Be a Super Mutant (Table of Contents: 8)

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Synopsis
Promo ad for subscriptions for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Conservation Corps.

Cook Shook (Table of Contents: 9)

Archie / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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Letters
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Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Synopsis
Archie doesn't like Veronica's cooking.
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Comb Tomb (Table of Contents: 10)

Big Moose / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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Colors
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Letters
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Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Moose Mason; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
Reggie has a solution to Moose's problem of losing the teeth in his comb.
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Comics (Table of Contents: 11)

Jughead / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Veronica pokes fun at Jughead's love of comics, and his fantasy of being the Riverdale Avenger ... until she realizes how much money can be made from collecting them.
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Indexer Notes

Spoofs comic collecting.

What a Deal! (Table of Contents: 12)

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Indexer Notes

Subscription ad for Archie & Friends, World of Archie and Betty & Veronica.

Snap Decision (Table of Contents: 13)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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Letters
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Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
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Indexer Notes

Features a character who closely resembles Cheryl Blossom but who is not identified by name.

You Wouldn't Want to Miss This One! (Table of Contents: 14)

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Indexer Notes

Promo for Archie Comics release Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Special #6.

Tennis Menace (Table of Contents: 15)

Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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Letters
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Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
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Race Case (Table of Contents: 16)

Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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Letters
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Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
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Crowd Control (Table of Contents: 17)

Betty / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Michael Pellowski
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Cooper; Midge Klump; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
Betty and Archie's secluded picnic is continually interrupted by their friends.
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Indexer Notes

Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.

The Hero (Table of Contents: 18)

Betty / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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Letters
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Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Betty tells everyone that Archie can tear a phone book in half.
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You Can Make a Difference! (Table of Contents: 19)

Archie / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

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Colors
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Letters
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Genre
non-fiction
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle

Indexer Notes

PSA about saving the rainforests.

You Got #1 Don't Miss #2! (Table of Contents: 20)

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Indexer Notes

Promo for Archie Comics' Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Classics Digest #2.

Hole Toll (Table of Contents: 21)

Reggie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Colors
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Letters
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Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge
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Phone Groan (Table of Contents: 22)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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Letters
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Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Chuck Clayton
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Uncommon appearance by Archie's parents.

Swift Lift (Table of Contents: 23)

Big Moose / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Moose Mason; Archie Andrews
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Archie and the Gang Tell Us About Recycling Plastic Containers (Table of Contents: 24)

Archie / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

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Genre
non-fiction
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Indexer Notes

PSA on the importance of recycling plastic bottles.

Femme Gem (Table of Contents: 25)

Archie / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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Colors
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Letters
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Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Jughead doesn't want a girl on the baseball team.
Reprints
Keywords
baseball

Toe Woe (Table of Contents: 26)

Archie / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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Inks
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Colors
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Letters
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Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Archie is an almost perfect dancer.
Reprints

Malice Props (Table of Contents: 27)

Reggie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Harold Smith
Pencils
Dan Parent
Inks
Jon D'Agostino
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
When Betty and Archie land leading roles in a play, Reggie and Veronica try to sabotage them.
Reprints
Keywords
summer theater

Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprint in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #79, no credits listed in this digest.

Top 10 Reasons to Subscribe to an Archie Comic (Table of Contents: 28)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script
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Pencils
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Inks
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Colors
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Letters
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Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones

Indexer Notes

Subscription ad incorporating a 3-panel Archie comic strip.

Snow Job (Table of Contents: 29)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Bob Bolling
Inks
Mike Esposito
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
Reggie tries to buy a cooler full of snowballs that two urchins have saved since wintertime. When Betty and Archie find out, they pull a bait-and-switch on him.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 30)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)


Synopsis
Subscription ad for Archie's Pals'n'Gals Double Digest.

Tool Tale (Table of Contents: 31)

Archie / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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Inks
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Colors
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Letters
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Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley
Synopsis
Dilton tells Archie about an ancient tool that was discovered, but Archie can't even find the hammer he had minutes earlier.
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Chilly Chance (Table of Contents: 32)

Archie / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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Letters
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Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis
Mr. Lodge doesn't want Archie using the pool.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 33)

Betty and Veronica Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Colors
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Letters
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Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Hiram Lodge

Mama's Last Stand! (Table of Contents: 34)

Josie and the Pussycats / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Josie; Melody; Valerie; Mama Dubois; Mr. Noxious
Synopsis
Josie and the Pussycats help Mama Dubois save her restaurant from being shut down by the landlord, Mr. Noxious.
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Tum Hum (Table of Contents: 35)

Archie / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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Colors
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Letters
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Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews
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Phone Fun (Table of Contents: 36)

Archie / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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Inks
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Colors
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Letters
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Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
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The Finer Things! (Table of Contents: 37)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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Letters
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Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Dilton Doiley; Mary Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Reprints

Wow What's Their Secret? (Table of Contents: 38)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)


Indexer Notes

Ad for Little Archie Digest Magazine and Veronica's Passport Digest Magazine.

Laff Gaff (Table of Contents: 39)

Veronica / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
George Gladir ?
Pencils
Harry Lucey ?
Inks
?
Colors
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Letters
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Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Veronica gives advice to her friend Sue.
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Robotnik Hates a Good Subscription Deal! (Table of Contents: 40)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
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Inks
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Colors
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Letters
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Characters
Sonic the Hedgehog; Robotnik

Indexer Notes

Subscription ad for Sonic the Hedgehog comic; includes illustration.

Model Mania! (Table of Contents: 41)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
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Inks
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Colors
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Letters
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Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 42)

Editor's Notebook / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

Script
Victor Gorelick
Pencils
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Inks
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Colors
?
Letters
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Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Indexer Notes

Editorial page; includes illustration possibly taken from another issue.

Archie Americana Series (Table of Contents: 43)

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Indexer Notes

Ad for issues of Archie's Americana Series.

Last Laff Gaff (Table of Contents: 44)

Jughead / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
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Pencils
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Inks
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Colors
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Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Reprints

Indexer Notes

No dialogue.

Nothing Is as It Seems! (Table of Contents: 45)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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Colors
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Letters
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Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Betty impersonates Veronica.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 46)

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Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Archie
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
  3. 2. The Beach Boys
    Archie
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Betty's Gag Bag
  5. 4. Prize Surprise!
    Li'l Jinx
  6. 5. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III
  7. 6. Dig Gig
    Jughead
  8. 7. Just an Average Kind of Guy
    Betty and Veronica
  9. 8. Be a Super Mutant
  10. 9. Cook Shook
    Archie
  11. 10. Comb Tomb
    Big Moose
  12. 11. Comics
    Jughead
  13. 12. What a Deal!
  14. 13. Snap Decision
    Archie
  15. 14. You Wouldn't Want to Miss This One!
  16. 15. Tennis Menace
    Jughead
  17. 16. Race Case
    Jughead
  18. 17. Crowd Control
    Betty
  19. 18. The Hero
    Betty
  20. 19. You Can Make a Difference!
    Archie
  21. 20. You Got #1 Don't Miss #2!
  22. 21. Hole Toll
    Reggie
  23. 22. Phone Groan
    Archie
  24. 23. Swift Lift
    Big Moose
  25. 24. Archie and the Gang Tell Us About Recycling Plastic Containers
    Archie
  26. 25. Femme Gem
    Archie
  27. 26. Toe Woe
    Archie
  28. 27. Malice Props
    Reggie
  29. 28. Top 10 Reasons to Subscribe to an Archie Comic
  30. 29. Snow Job
    Archie
  31. 30. [no title indexed]
  32. 31. Tool Tale
    Archie
  33. 32. Chilly Chance
    Archie
  34. 33. [no title indexed]
    Betty and Veronica Gag Bag
  35. 34. Mama's Last Stand!
    Josie and the Pussycats
  36. 35. Tum Hum
    Archie
  37. 36. Phone Fun
    Archie
  38. 37. The Finer Things!
    Archie
  39. 38. Wow What's Their Secret?
  40. 39. Laff Gaff
    Veronica
  41. 40. Robotnik Hates a Good Subscription Deal!
  42. 41. Model Mania!
    Betty and Veronica
  43. 42. [no title indexed]
    Editor's Notebook
  44. 43. Archie Americana Series
  45. 44. Last Laff Gaff
    Jughead
  46. 45. Nothing Is as It Seems!
    Archie
  47. 46. [no title indexed]
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Dwayne Best
  • Peter Croome
  • Alex Frazer-Harrison
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen