(January 1986)
Archie,
1984 Series
- Price
- 1.95 USD
- Pages
- 260
- Indicia Frequency
- 6 times a year in Jan., March, May, July, Sept., and Nov.
- On-sale Date
- 1985 ?
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Enterprises Inc.
- Brand
-
The Archie Digest Library
- Barcode
- 0271000691620
- Editing
- Victor Gorelick; Richard Goldwater (editor-in-chief)
Issue Notes
Sequences likely out of order.
- Parts of this issue are reprinted:
-
from Jughead (Archie, 1965 series) #156 (May 1968)
-
[no title indexed]
Archie / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo (signed)
- Inks
- Dan DeCarlo (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Archie's asking for an increase in his allowance!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Fred Andrews
- Keywords
- allowance; inflation
Indexer Notes
Redrawn from the cover of Archie #267
Witchful Thinking
Sabrina / comic story / 10 pages
- Script
- Frank Doyle
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg
- Inks
- Mario Acquaviva
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor; teen; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Sabrina Spellman; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Chuck Clayton; Aunt Hilda; Harvey Kinkle
- Synopsis
- Wanting to be a part of Archie's group of friends, Sabrina uses her magic in subtle ways to help the group. But, the gang doesn't believe she's the cause of their good fortune.
- Reprints
- from Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (Archie, 1971 series) #5 (April 1972)
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The Money Watcher!
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 4.33 pages
- Script
- Joe Edwards
- Pencils
- Joe Edwards
- Inks
- Joe Edwards
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Joe Edwards
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Greg; Hap Holliday
- Synopsis
- Li'l Jinx tries to stop losing money all the time.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #171 (June 1964)
-
- Keywords
- dry cleaners; quarter
Don't Walk and Walk
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Joe Edwards
- Pencils
- Joe Edwards
- Inks
- Joe Edwards
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Joe Edwards
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Hap Holiday
- Synopsis
- Jinx shows her father a simpler way to remove snow from the driveway.
- Reprints
- from Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (Archie, 1971 series) #44 (February 1978)
-
Greek Tweak
Reggie and Me / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Al Hartley
- Pencils
- Al Hartley
- Inks
- Joe Sinnott
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Miss Grundy; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Miss Grundy tells the story of Damon and Pythias.
- Reprints
- from Reggie and Me (Archie, 1966 series) #55 (May 1972)
-
Piano Rolled
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Frank Doyle
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick
- Colors
- Barry Grossman ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Pop puts an old player piano into the shop and the gang convince Moose that he can actually play.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #282 (June 1979)
-
Words to the Wise
Little Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Dexter Taylor
- Pencils
- Dexter Taylor
- Inks
- Dexter Taylor
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Dexter Taylor
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Little Archie Andrews; Evelyn Evernever; Little Jughead Jones; Little Veronica Lodge: Ambrose Pipps; Spotty
- Synopsis
- Little Archie warns his friends against actions that bring bad luck.
- Reprints
- from Little Archie Giant Comics (Archie, 1957 series) #18 (Spring 1961)
-
Praise Wordy
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Joe Edwards
- Pencils
- Joe Edwards
- Inks
- Joe Edwards
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Joe Edwards
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Hap Holliday
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #214 (December 1971)
-
Just Plain Veronica
Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Frank Doyle
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick
- Colors
- Barry Grossman ?
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- Veronica is being even more insufferable and aloof than usual.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #162 (June 1969)
-
Duke of Decay
Jughead as Captain Hero / comic story / 11 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor; superhero; teen
- Characters
- Jughead [as Captain Hero]
- Reprints
- from Jughead as Captain Hero (Archie, 1966 series) #3 (February 1967)
-
Games
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Dick Malmgren ?
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- A cruel party game backfires.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #180 (January 1971)
-
Little Archie Puts Out the Cat
Little Archie / comic story / 11 pages
- Script
- Bob Bolling
- Pencils
- Bob Bolling (signed)
- Inks
- Bob Bolling (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Bob Bolling
- Genre
- adventure; humor; children
- Characters
- Little Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Spotty; "Cat" Kane; un-named women
- Synopsis
- Little Archie upsets his father by leaving his toys lying all around the house. But something far more upsetting happens when a cat burglar, "Cat" Kane, picks the Andrews home as the next target, and sneaks into the house after drugging Spotty. Thanks to Little Archie's toys, the family is alerted to Cat's presence in their house, but can they stop him from getting away?
- Reprints
- from The Adventures of Little Archie (Archie, 1961 series) #19 (Summer 1961)
-
Gentle Reminder
Linda and Laurie / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Frank Doyle
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Vincent DeCarlo
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Wilbur Wilkins; Laurie Lake; Linda Moore; Alec; Sheldon Broadbeam
- Synopsis
- Linda tells Laurie that she went out with Wilbur last night and that "he's no gentleman". Before long, Wilbur's reputation as a "cave man casanova" has spread all over town.
- Reprints
- from Pep Comics (Archie, 1940 series) #134 (August 1959)
-
Take It Easel
Josie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Frank Doyle
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Victor Gorelick
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Melody; Pepper; Albert; Alexander Cabot III
- Synopsis
- When Alex raves about Melody's terrible abstract painting, Pepper and Albert try to humiliate them both by getting Melody's painting entered in an art show.
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #155 (February 1964)
-
- Keywords
- abstract art; art show; painting
Indexer Notes
There's the standard abstract art gag about the painting being hung upside-down.
Zippity Zap
Sabrina / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Frank Doyle
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg
- Inks
- Joe Sinnott
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- humor; fantasy-supernatural; teen
- Characters
- Sabrina; Harvey; Della
- Synopsis
- After Sabrina says that she finds Harvey unexciting, Della casts a spell that makes him irresistibly charismatic to everyone, including Sabrina.
- Reprints
- from Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (Archie, 1971 series) #10 (February 1973)
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Munch Bunch
Jughead / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- George Gladir
- Pencils
- Samm Schwartz
- Inks
- Samm Schwartz
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Samm Schwartz
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Dilton Doily; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- Dilton tries to convince Jughead to give up junk food in favor of healthy, energy-enhancing "yoga burgers."
- Reprints
- from Jughead (Archie, 1965 series) #203 (April 1972)
-
The Silencer Strikes
Jughead as Captain Hero / comic story / 12 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor; superhero; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones [as Captain Hero]
- Reprints
- from Jughead as Captain Hero (Archie, 1966 series) #5 (June 1967)
-
Computer Au Go Go!
Archie and Me / comic story / 11 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Mr. Waldo Weatherbee; Miss Geraldine Grundy; Miss Phlips; Elmer Benjamin Flutesnoot; Coach Kleats; Miss Bernice Beazley; Mr. Tyler (representative for Zippy Computer Company); Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Moose Mason; Elmer Fluteweed
- Synopsis
- Mr. Weatherbee realizes the school's main computer is not Archie-proof.
- Reprints
- from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #15 (June 1967) [with Mr. Weatherbee logo]
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The Doll
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Frank Doyle
- Pencils
- Harry Lucey
- Inks
- Harry Lucey
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Harry Lucey
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Molly
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica see Archie carrying a doll as a prop for the school play. Betty wants to make fun of him, but Veronica doesn't approve.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #133 (December 1962)
-
- Keywords
- doll; jealousy; school play
[no title indexed]
Little Archie / comic story / 0.25 page
- Script
- Bob Bolling
- Pencils
- Bob Bolling
- Inks
- Bob Bolling
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Stop daydreaming and study
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Little Archie Andrews; Geraldine Grundy
- Synopsis
- Miss Grundy accuses Little Archie of having his head in the clouds.
- Reprints
- from Little Archie Giant Comics (Archie, 1957 series) #5 (Winter 1957-1958)
-
Sports Spree
Little Archie / comic story / 7.75 pages
- Script
- Bob Bolling
- Pencils
- Bob Bolling (signed)
- Inks
- Bob Bolling (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Little Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Little Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- When Little Archie is bored with TV and indoor games, Fred suggests taking an interest in outdoor sports. Little Archie manages to break one of his father's possessions with every sport he takes up.
- Reprints
- from Little Archie Giant Comics (Archie, 1957 series) #5 (Winter 1957-1958)
-
- Keywords
- fishing; golf
Missing Link
Archie and Me / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Mr. Waldo Weatherbee; Miss Geraldine Grundy; Miss Bernice Beazley; Coach Kleats; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Mr. Weatherbee goes on a school-wide investigation as to why Archie is so quiet that day.
- Reprints
- from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #41 (April 1971) [with Mr. Weatherbee logo]
-
The Kiss-Off
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Frank Doyle
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick
- Colors
- Barry Grossman ?
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Craig
- Synopsis
- Veronica is confident in her effect on men, due to her effect on Archie. That is, until she sees Betty's effect on the handsome Craig.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #162 (June 1969)
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Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["Archie's asking for an increase in his allowance!"]
Archie -
1.
Witchful Thinking
Sabrina -
2.
The Money Watcher!
Li'l Jinx -
3.
Don't Walk and Walk
Li'l Jinx -
4.
Greek Tweak
Reggie and Me -
5.
Piano Rolled
Betty and Veronica -
6.
Words to the Wise
Little Archie -
7.
Praise Wordy
Li'l Jinx -
8.
Just Plain Veronica
Veronica -
9.
Duke of Decay
Jughead as Captain Hero -
10.
Games
Betty and Veronica -
11.
Little Archie Puts Out the Cat
Little Archie -
12.
Gentle Reminder
Linda and Laurie -
13.
Take It Easel
Josie -
14.
Zippity Zap
Sabrina -
15.
Munch Bunch
Jughead -
16.
The Silencer Strikes
Jughead as Captain Hero -
17.
Computer Au Go Go!
Archie and Me -
18.
The Doll
Archie -
19.
["Stop daydreaming and study"]
Little Archie -
20.
Sports Spree
Little Archie -
21.
Missing Link
Archie and Me -
22.
The Kiss-Off
Betty and Veronica
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