(March 1986)

Archie, 1984 Series
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Price
1.95 USD
Pages
260
Indicia Frequency
6 times a year in Jan., March, May, July, Sept., and Nov.
On-sale Date
1986
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Archie Enterprises Inc.
Brand
The Archie Digest Library
Barcode
0271000691621
Editing
Victor Gorelick (editor); Richard H. Goldwater (editor-in-chief)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Archie / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Inks
Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I used a million flakes to make one big flake!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Keywords
snow sculpture

Indexer Notes

Redrawn from the cover of Reggie and Me #103.

For Whom the Bowl Tolls (Table of Contents: 1)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Hy Eisman
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
humor; teen
Keywords
bowling

Frightening Friendship (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Miss Grundy
Synopsis
Betty and Veronica begin competing for the attention of a new student and the collateral damage begins to mount.
Reprints

Slick Trick (Table of Contents: 3)

Jughead / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bob Bolling
Inks
Bob Bolling
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Mrs. Gladys Jones; Jughead Jones
Reprints

Slay It with Music (Table of Contents: 4)

Archie / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Vigoda
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I dream of Ronnie with the dark brown hair, bourne like a vapor on the summer's air...
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge
Reprints

When a Buddy Needs a Buddy! (Table of Contents: 5)

Archie / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hey, Arch! I've got a date with Ronnie tonight!
Genre
humor
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
Reprints

Civic Duty (Table of Contents: 6)

Jughead / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Bill Vigoda
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy
Synopsis
Mr. Weatherbee leaves Jughead to take a delivery. But an altered street sign causes Jughead to take the wrong delivery.
Reprints

Snow Day (Table of Contents: 7)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Harry Lucey
Inks
Chic Stone
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy; Miss Beazly; Dilton Doily; Moose Mason; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
Synopsis
The regular characters fail to listen to the radio on a snowy day, and wind up trapped inside the school on a day when all the schools are closed.
Reprints

Devil Woman (Table of Contents: 8)

Veronica / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
?
Letters
Vincent DeCarlo ?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Midge Klump; Moose Mason; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis
We're presented with a day in the life of Veronica Lodge, and all the mischief and deviltry she can spread around in eight short hours.
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Appetizer (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Script
Joe Edwards
Pencils
Joe Edwards
Inks
Joe Edwards
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Edwards

Genre
humor; children
Characters
Li'l Jinx; Hap Holliday
Reprints

The Male Lead (Table of Contents: 10)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Al Hartley
Inks
Jon D'Agostino
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper
Synopsis
Miss Grundy writes a play for the school drama department, but she doesn't have to worry about casting. All the students come to her seeking parts.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script
Bob Montana
Pencils
Bob Montana
Inks
Bob Montana
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Moose, you didn't have to use such a long sheet of paper to type this short article!
Genre
humor; teen
Reprints

Dogging It (Table of Contents: 12)

Reggie and Me / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Cousin Leroy; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis
Reggie cheats to win a dogsled race against Archie and Jughead, but comes to regret it.
Reprints

Can Do (Table of Contents: 13)

Archie / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Dick Malmgren
Pencils
Bill Vigoda
Inks
?
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge; Moose Mason
Synopsis
When Archie needs money to take Veronica to a concert, Reggie convinces him that Mr. Lodge will pay ten dollars to anyone who brings a carload of pop cans for recycling.
Reprints

Wrong Song (Table of Contents: 14)

Jughead / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Jughead records the guys playing their instruments.
Reprints

Balled Over (Table of Contents: 15)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Edwards
Pencils
Joe Edwards
Inks
Joe Edwards
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Edwards

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Li'l Jinx! It's snowing!
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Li'l Jinx; Hap Holliday; Greg
Synopsis
Li'l Jinx shows the guys how good she is at throwing snowballs.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Edited down from 4.25 pages.

Pucker Power (Table of Contents: 16)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Dick Malmgren ?
Pencils
Dick Malmgren ?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Ethel Muggs; Midge Klump; Moose Mason; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Miss Beazly
Synopsis
When the teens end their student council meeting and start playing post office, they're caught by Mr. Weatherbee who ends up in a compromising position himself.
Reprints

The Kiss-Off (Table of Contents: 17)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Victor Gorelick
Letters
Vincent DeCarlo

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy; Professor Flutesnoot
Synopsis
Betty has won a prize of ten kisses from Archie, which she can collect one at a time at any time she wants. Every time she collects a kiss, she turns into a drooling moron, so that some of her teachers think she's smart and others think she's stupid. This complicates matters when she's selected to represent Riverdale High in an inter-school debate.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18)

Miss Grundy Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Bob Montana
Pencils
Bob Montana
Inks
Bob Montana
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Berdie, are you leaving us?
Genre
humor; teen
Reprints
  • from Archie daily (King Features Syndicate) 19XX-XX-XX

Star Struck (Table of Contents: 19)

Reggie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir (credited)
Pencils
Bill Vigoda (credited)
Inks
?
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Bill Yoshida (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Yahoo! I've got a date with Midge!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Midge Klump; Moose Mason
Synopsis
Jughead warns Reggie about stealing Archie's date with Midge because his horoscope says he will run into some misfortune.
Reprints
Keywords
astrology

It's a Gift (Table of Contents: 20)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Harry Lucey
Inks
Chic Stone
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Mr. Purdy; Reggie Mantle; Smithers; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Archie braves a blizzard to deliver a package to Veronica.
Reprints

Slip Quip (Table of Contents: 21)

Jughead / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Jughead spills paint on Archie.
Reprints

Fit to Be Tied (Table of Contents: 22)

Betty / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Dick Malmgren
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Jim DeCarlo
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Ethel Klump; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Betty starts dating a college boy.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Script identifiable as Malmgren by his distinctive style.

Two Much (Table of Contents: 23)

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

Script
Joe Edwards
Pencils
Joe Edwards
Inks
Joe Edwards
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Edwards

Genre
humor; children
Characters
Li'l Jinx; Hap Holliday
Reprints

A Spell of Shovelling (Table of Contents: 24)

Sabrina / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
humor; fantasy-supernatural; teen
Characters
Sabrina; Aunt Hilda
Synopsis
A man sees Sabrina magically making snow disappear, and wants to get her into show business. Aunt Hilda tries to shut him up by turning him into a snowman.
Reprints

Equal Wrongs (Table of Contents: 25)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Dick Malmgren
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Coach Clayton; Chuck Clayton
Synopsis
Coach Clayton isn't treating everyone equally.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprint in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #57.

The Meanest Girl in Town (Table of Contents: 26)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty; Veronica; Angie; Angie's family; policeman; detective
Synopsis
Veronica is suspicious of a young teen ostensibly collecting for charity. She has no sympathy when the girl is injured, and provokes the police to investigate. When she discovers that the family is in desperate straits, with the girl providing all their support, she takes the family under her wing and arranges a job for the girl.
Reprints
Keywords
Charity

The Acrobat (Table of Contents: 27)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Harry Lucey
Inks
Chic Stone
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge; Smithers
Synopsis
Archie joins the tumbling team, and impresses Mr. Lodge and Smithers with his new ability to flip-flop around the house without breaking anything. Unfortunately he's still as clumsy as ever when he's just walking.
Reprints

Cover Up (Table of Contents: 28)

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

Script
Joe Edwards
Pencils
Joe Edwards
Inks
Joe Edwards
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Edwards

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Can I go out to play?
Genre
humor; teen; children
Reprints

The Trickster (Table of Contents: 29)

Jughead / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Samm Schwartz
Inks
Samm Schwartz
Colors
?
Letters
Samm Schwartz

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Dilton Doily
Synopsis
After seeing Jughead pull one of his corny jokes on the other kids, Moose tries to do the same gag, but messes it up.
Reprints

A Winter Wonderland (Table of Contents: 30)

Wilbur / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Wilbur Wilkins; Linda Moore; Laurie
Synopsis
Wilbur dates Linda every night for two weeks. Linda finds out Laurie's been out of town skiing. Thinking that's why she's been getting Wilbur's attention, Linda waits to see if he will keep their date for the following day. Wilbur goes to get Linda a box of chocolates. He's told he'll get them for free if he'll deliver some first. After he's delivered the last box his car breaks down. When Wilbur finally shows up at Linda's, she slams the door in his face. Rejected, he takes the candy to Laurie's only to find she is upset with him since he's been spending so much time with Linda.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 31)

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

Script
Bob Montana
Pencils
Bob Montana
Inks
Bob Montana
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Transportation experts say we need a vehicle...
Genre
humor; teen
Reprints
  • from Archie daily (King Features Syndicate) 19XX-XX-XX

Fight Plan (Table of Contents: 32)

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

Script
Joe Edwards
Pencils
Joe Edwards
Inks
Joe Edwards
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Edwards

Genre
humor; children
Characters
Li'l Jinx; Greg; Hap Holiday
Synopsis
Jinx has some rough medicine for Greg.
Reprints

A Choice Choice (Table of Contents: 33)

Archie / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Victor Gorelick
Letters
Vincent DeCarlo

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
Synopsis
To take his mother out on her birthday, Archie has to break a date with Veronica. Afraid to break the date, Archie tells Ronnie he's sick. When Veronica finds out, she's angry that Archie thought she wouldn't understand, so she decides to teach him a lesson.
Reprints

Price War (Table of Contents: 34)

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

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate
Synopsis
Pop Tate announces that he's going out of business because of rising costs. Betty and Veronica advise him to raise his prices, but he refuses. So the girls come up with a different way to lower Pop's costs.
Reprints

The False Alarm (Table of Contents: 35)

Archie / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Dick Malmgren
Pencils
Dick Malmgren
Inks
Jon D'Agostino
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
drama; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Bobby
Synopsis
Archie and Veronica teach a younger child the danger of calling in false fire alarms.
Reprints
Keywords
false alarm; firetruck

Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprint in Archie and Me Comics Digest (Archie, 2017 series) #15.
Formerly an Archie at Riverdale story.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 36)

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

Script
Bob Montana
Pencils
Bob Montana
Inks
Bob Montana
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Each passing year brings it a bit closer!
Genre
humor; teen
Reprints
  • from Archie daily (King Features Syndicate) 19XX-XX-XX

Gay Blades (Table of Contents: 37)

Reggie and Me / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Al Hartley
Pencils
Al Hartley
Inks
Joe Sinnott
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Sabrina the Teen-Age Witch; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Reggie shows off his skating skills. Deciding that Reggie needs to be taken down a peg, Sabrina creates an invisible shield for him to crash into, magically rips his pants, and finally (after using her magic to force him to stay on the ice against his will) causes him to spin around until he drills through the ice.
Reprints

Handball Happy (Table of Contents: 38)

Archie / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
?
Letters
Vincent DeCarlo

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy
Synopsis
Archie and Reggie get caught playing handball against the building, first by Mr. Weatherbee then by Miss Grundy.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 39)

Mr. Weatherbee Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Bob Montana
Pencils
Bob Montana
Inks
Bob Montana
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Miss Beazly, I'd like something that will excite my taste buds!
Genre
humor; teen
Reprints

Nothing to Sneeze At (Table of Contents: 40)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor
Characters
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis
Mr. Lodge's prize flower causes Archie to sneeze.
Reprints

Great Skate (Table of Contents: 41)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle ?
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Victor Gorelick
Letters
Vincent DeCarlo

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Betty tries to break up Archie and Veronica's skating date on the frozen pond by causing them to skate over thin ice.
Reprints

Fade In, Fade Out (Table of Contents: 42)

Archie / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Joe Edwards ?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Mr. Weatherbee; Moose Mason; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
Mr. Weatherbee gets his ego inflated when he believes Archie is filming him for a movie.
Reprints

School Daze (Table of Contents: 43)

Little Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Dexter Taylor
Pencils
Dexter Taylor
Inks
Dexter Taylor
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; children
Reprints

Snow Fort (Table of Contents: 44)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Edwards
Pencils
Joe Edwards
Inks
Joe Edwards
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Grrr...
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Li'l Jinx Holliday; Gigi; Greg; Charley Hawse
Synopsis
Li'l Jinx and Gigi build a snow fort.
Reprints

Italian Style! (Table of Contents: 45)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bob Bolling ?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Franca Baggi; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
All the boys are lovesick over the pretty new girl from Italy.
Reprints
Keywords
Italy; lovesick; wet cement

Mental Block (Table of Contents: 46)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Harry Lucey
Inks
Chic Stone
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
Synopsis
Going through an intellectually-superior stage, Archie scoffs at his parents for watching detective shows and sitcoms on TV every night, and tries to get them to turn off the TV and try more "worthwhile" forms of entertainment.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

The shows Fred and Mary are watching are "Cannon" ("Cannon's the name") and "Barnaby Jones" ("Barnaby who?").

Bold Cold (Table of Contents: 47)

Jughead / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Jughead shares his cold remedy.
Reprints

The Head Man (Table of Contents: 48)

Reggie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Pop Tate; Veronica Lodge
Reprints

Indexer Notes

formerly a Reggie and Me story.

The Answer Man (Table of Contents: 49)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Harry Lucey
Inks
Chic Stone
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
Archie becomes angry when everyone responds to his questions with more questions.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

When reprinted in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #242, inks are credited to Harry Lucey.

Sisterly Love (Table of Contents: 50)

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

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
?
Letters
Vincent DeCarlo

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Betty and Veronica use snowballs to scare off girls seen with Archie.
Reprints
Keywords
snowballs

On Ice (Table of Contents: 51)

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

Script
Joe Edwards
Pencils
Joe Edwards
Inks
Joe Edwards
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Edwards

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Li'l Jinx! Where are you going with those ice skates?
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Li'l Jinx; Greg
Synopsis
Jinx is trying to learn to ice skate.
Reprints

Snooze Cruise (Table of Contents: 52)

Jughead / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Samm Schwartz
Inks
Samm Schwartz
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Samm Schwartz; typeset

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Dilton Doiley; Hot Dog
Synopsis
Jughead takes a wild ride over snowbound Riverdale in a runaway hammock.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 53)

Mr. Weatherbee Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Bob Montana
Pencils
Bob Montana
Inks
Bob Montana
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Some of the books going around are scandalous!
Genre
humor; teen
Reprints
  • from Archie daily (King Feature Syndicate) 19XX-XX-XX

Warning! (Table of Contents: 54)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Harry Lucey
Inks
Marty Epp
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Geraldine Grundy; Waldo Weatherbee
Synopsis
Archie has been invited by Veronica to accompany her to an expensive event at the Country Club, and everyone in school runs away from him to avoid giving him a chance to ask for money.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

The boy at the bulletin board in the splash panel appears to be a caricature of Lucey's colleague Dan DeCarlo.

Stick Trick (Table of Contents: 55)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Edwards
Pencils
Joe Edwards
Inks
Joe Edwards
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Edwards

Genre
humor; children
Characters
Li'l Jinx; Hap Holiday; Greg
Synopsis
Hap shows Jinx how to build a tower out of ice cream bar sticks.
Reprints

Freeze Tease (Table of Contents: 56)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge
Reprints

Incident in a Snow Bank (Table of Contents: 57)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Jim DeCarlo
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Veronica laughs at a little girl stuck in a snowbank, but Betty and Archie think she might actually be in trouble.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 58)

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

Script
Bob Montana
Pencils
Bob Montana
Inks
Bob Montana
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Moose, did you see that movie on TV...
Genre
humor; teen
Reprints

Club Flub (Table of Contents: 59)

Jughead / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Synopsis
Jughead covers up a hole with a painting.
Reprints

Flashing Blades (Table of Contents: 60)

Archie at Riverdale / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Veronica Lodge; Coach Kleats; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Snead; Wormy; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Archie and Jughead save Reggie from falling through the ice when Snead moves the thin ice sign during their speed skating event.
Reprints
Keywords
figure skating; ice skating; speed skating

Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprint in Archie and Me Comics Digest (Archie, 2017 series) #3, no credits listed in this digest.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 61)

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

Script
Bob Montana
Pencils
Bob Montana
Inks
Bob Montana
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
What's the big hassle on the third floor, Jug?
Genre
humor; teen
Reprints
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["I used a million flakes to make one big flake!"]
    Archie
  2. 1. For Whom the Bowl Tolls
    Archie
  3. 2. Frightening Friendship
    Betty and Veronica
  4. 3. Slick Trick
    Jughead
  5. 4. Slay It with Music
    Archie
  6. 5. When a Buddy Needs a Buddy!
    Archie
  7. 6. Civic Duty
    Jughead
  8. 7. Snow Day
    Archie
  9. 8. Devil Woman
    Veronica
  10. 9. Appetizer
    Li'l Jinx
  11. 10. The Male Lead
    Archie
  12. 11. ["Moose, you didn't have to use such a long sheet of paper to type this short article!"]
    Big Moose's Gag Bag
  13. 12. Dogging It
    Reggie and Me
  14. 13. Can Do
    Archie
  15. 14. Wrong Song
    Jughead
  16. 15. Balled Over
    Li'l Jinx
  17. 16. Pucker Power
    Archie
  18. 17. The Kiss-Off
    Betty and Veronica
  19. 18. ["Berdie, are you leaving us?"]
    Miss Grundy Gag Bag
  20. 19. Star Struck
    Reggie
  21. 20. It's a Gift
    Archie
  22. 21. Slip Quip
    Jughead
  23. 22. Fit to Be Tied
    Betty
  24. 23. Two Much
    Li'l Jinx
  25. 24. A Spell of Shovelling
    Sabrina
  26. 25. Equal Wrongs
    Archie
  27. 26. The Meanest Girl in Town
    Betty and Veronica
  28. 27. The Acrobat
    Archie
  29. 28. Cover Up
    Li'l Jinx
  30. 29. The Trickster
    Jughead
  31. 30. A Winter Wonderland
    Wilbur
  32. 31. ["Transportation experts say we need a vehicle..."]
    Archie's Gag Bag
  33. 32. Fight Plan
    Li'l Jinx
  34. 33. A Choice Choice
    Archie
  35. 34. Price War
    Betty and Veronica
  36. 35. The False Alarm
    Archie
  37. 36. ["Each passing year brings it a bit closer!"]
    Veronica's Gag Bag
  38. 37. Gay Blades
    Reggie and Me
  39. 38. Handball Happy
    Archie
  40. 39. ["Miss Beazly, I'd like something that will excite my taste buds!"]
    Mr. Weatherbee Gag Bag
  41. 40. Nothing to Sneeze At
    Archie
  42. 41. Great Skate
    Betty and Veronica
  43. 42. Fade In, Fade Out
    Archie
  44. 43. School Daze
    Little Archie
  45. 44. Snow Fort
    Li'l Jinx
  46. 45. Italian Style!
    Archie
  47. 46. Mental Block
    Archie
  48. 47. Bold Cold
    Jughead
  49. 48. The Head Man
    Reggie
  50. 49. The Answer Man
    Archie
  51. 50. Sisterly Love
    Betty and Veronica
  52. 51. On Ice
    Li'l Jinx
  53. 52. Snooze Cruise
    Jughead
  54. 53. ["Some of the books going around are scandalous!"]
    Mr. Weatherbee Gag Bag
  55. 54. Warning!
    Archie
  56. 55. Stick Trick
    Li'l Jinx
  57. 56. Freeze Tease
    Archie
  58. 57. Incident in a Snow Bank
    Betty and Veronica
  59. 58. ["Moose, did you see that movie on TV..."]
    Big Moose's Gag Bag
  60. 59. Club Flub
    Jughead
  61. 60. Flashing Blades
    Archie at Riverdale
  62. 61. ["What's the big hassle on the third floor, Jug?"]
    Archie's Gag Bag
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Peter Croome
  • Merlin Haas
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Thomas Johnson
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Ramon Schenk