(November 1987)
Archie,
1984 Series
- Price
- 2.25 USD
- Pages
- 260
- Indicia Frequency
- Published 6 times a year in Jan, Mar, May, Jul, Sep, and Nov.
- On-sale Date
- 1987
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications, Inc.
- Brand
-
The Archie Digest Library; Archie Comics 45th Anniversary
- Barcode
- 027100069164 31
- Editing
- Victor Gorelick
Up To Dates!
Betty / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- What Archie saves when dating Betty he can spend on Veronica.
- Reprints
-
from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #51 (December 1960) - in Archie & Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #32 (December 2013)
-
Auto Know Better
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Reggie borrows Archie's car.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #51 (December 1960)
- in Archie & Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #32 (December 2013)
-
Lonely Night!
Veronica / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Oh, this has got to be the worst evening of my young life!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- Mr. Lodge is secretly sabotaging Veronica's social life.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #164 (August 1969)
-
Chivalry Is Dead
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Jughead criticizes Archie for carrying Veronica over a puddle of water.
- Reprints
- from Archie Annual (Archie, 1950 series) #26 (1975)
-
Eat and Let Eat
Jughead / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- George Gladir ?
- Pencils
- Samm Schwartz
- Inks
- Samm Schwartz
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Samm Schwartz
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Gladys Jones; Forsythe P. Jones II; Sally
- Synopsis
- Thinking Jughead's appetite is so voracious because he's afraid of girls, Gladys tries to fix him up with a neighbor girl.
- Reprints
- from Jughead (Archie, 1965 series) #250 (March 1976)
-
[no title indexed]
Veronica Pin-Up / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Wasn't it nice of Daddy to invite Archie to play golf with us...
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #187 (September 1971)
-
- Keywords
- golf
Goody Goody for You
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Frank Doyle
- Pencils
- Bob Bolling
- Inks
- Mario Acquaviva
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Mario Acquaviva
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- When Veronica finds Betty baking pastries for Archie, she invites Jughead over to sabotage the project.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #53 (August 1969)
-
Guardian Devil
Archie / comic story / 11 pages
- Genre
- drama; humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- Archie and Betty meet a boy who is living with his abusive, negligent uncle while his mother is in the hospital.
- Reprints
- from Archie at Riverdale High (Archie, 1972 series) #28 (September 1975)
-
Indexer Notes
formerly an Archie at Riverdale story.
Professor Jughead's Educational Corner
Jughead / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Porfirio Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Jughead presents a satirical look at the origins of the public school system.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pal Jughead (Archie, 1949 series) #90 (November 1962)
-
Indexer Notes
Porfirio Weatherbee is presented as a caveman ancestor of Principal Weatherbee and the inventor of the prototype school system.
Fun City
Reggie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- Reggie is on a prank spree, until he runs into Jughead.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #64 (June 1971)
-
Rough Ruff!
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Reprints
- from Little Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #60 (July 1970)
-
Guitar Blues
Jughead / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
- from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #1 (August 1967)
-
Safety Slides with Tips on Boating
The Archies / comic story / 8 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Boating is great fun, kids, but it can be even more enjoyable...
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- Archie promotes boating safety by showing slides of the gang spending the day out on Reggie's boat.
- Reprints
- from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #4 (September 1969)
-
- Keywords
- boating safety
Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprint in Archie and Me Digest (Archie, 2017 series) #9.
Get the Message
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 4 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- No! My daddy isn't home!
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Hap Holiday
- Synopsis
- Jinx is having problems taking phone messages.
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #211 (October 1968)
-
Food for Thought
Super Duck / comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Super Duck; Fauntleroy Duck; Grandma Duck; Tiny
- Reprints
- from Super Duck Comics (Archie, 1944 series) #48 (February 1953)
-
[no title indexed]
Reggie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Stargazing again, Arch?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
- from Archie newspaper strip (King Features Syndicate, XX-XX-19XX)
Canine Caper
Jughead's Hot Dog / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; animal
- Reprints
- from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #19 (July 1970)
-
Destruct
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Archie's on vacation, hurray, hurray...
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Smithers
- Synopsis
- Mr. Lodge and Smithers celebrate the fact that Archie is away on vacation, until they become gripped by the fear that he could return any minute and break everything.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #177 (November 1967)
-
Indexer Notes
When reprinted in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #69, lettering is credited to Mario Acquaviva.
Sport Sprite
Jughead / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
- from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #20 (September 1970)
-
The Way the Ball Bounces
Moose / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #64 (August 1962)
-
Stunt Stint
Jughead / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
- from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #20 (September 1970)
-
Power Mad
Big Moose / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Betty; Reggie; Archie; Big Moose
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #83 (January 1974)
-
Do You Dig Me?
Jughead / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Look, Jug! Hot Dog just gave me an idea!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Ethel Muggs; Veronica Lodge; Hot Dog
- Synopsis
- Archie and Jughead decide to have a picnic where they cook the food underground.
- Reprints
- from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #12 (February 1971)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprint in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #90, no credits listed in this digest.
The Real Thing
That Wilkin Boy / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Bingo Wilkin; Samantha Smythe; Sampson Smythe; Tough Teddy; Rebel
- Synopsis
- Teddy gets a thoroughbred dog, and both he and Mr. Smythe tease Bingo about the new dog's superiority to Rebel.
- Reprints
- from That Wilkin Boy (Archie, 1969 series) #8 (July 1970)
-
Messenger Service
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Gotcha!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- Archie tries to get revenge on Reggie by asking Moose to deliver a "message" to him.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #177 (November 1967)
-
[no title indexed]
Jughead's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hey, Arch, have you seen the Bijou?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
- from Archie newspaper strip (King Features Syndicate, XX-XX-19XX)
Not So Dumb
Bunny / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Bunny; Tubes
- Synopsis
- Bunny agrees to deliver flyers all over town in exchange for nothing more than a free soda.
- Reprints
- from Little Archie Giant Comics (Archie, 1957 series) #5 (Winter 1957-1958)
-
A Problem of Problems
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie knows he's got a problem, but can't remember what it is.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #203 (November 1972)
-
Holiday for Havoc
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Smithers the butler; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Against Mr. Lodge's better judgment, Archie attempts to spruce up the pool area of the mansion.
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #283 (October 1974)
-
Basic Black
Jughead / comic story / 10 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Jughead goes shopping for a new pair of pants, and the salesman tries to get him to wear flashier outfits.
- Reprints
- from Jughead (Archie, 1965 series) #209 (October 1972)
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Catch as Cats Can
Scotty and Dotty / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Scotty; Dotty
- Synopsis
- Dotty is trying to catch and beat up a boy for insulting her.
- Reprints
- from Little Archie Giant Comics (Archie, 1957 series) #5 (Winter 1957-1958)
-
Hot Dog's Double Takes
Hot Dog / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
- from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #19 (July 1970)
-
Blunder the Old Apple Tree
Super Duck / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Reprints
- from Super Duck Comics (Archie, 1944 series) #19 (April 1948)
-
Camera Shy
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Turn a bit more to the left, Ron! That's it! Hold it!!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica plan to submit photos for a contest to become fashion models. Archie and Jughead recognize their being scammed so they intervene to save them.
- Reprints
- from Archie at Riverdale High (Archie, 1972 series) #21 (December 1974)
-
It's a Beastly Life
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; stuffed bear
- Synopsis
- Veronica gives Archie her old childhood stuffed bear, which Archie thinks grants him three wishes.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #105 (June 1976)
-
The Fame Game
Hot Dog / comic story / 3 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Boy this flying dog in the funny papers is really famous!
- Genre
- humor; animal
- Characters
- Hot Dog
- Synopsis
- Hot Dog thinks he's going to be famous.
- Reprints
- from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #8 (June 1970)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from reprint.
Tree Trick
Jughead / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
- from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #20 (September 1970)
-
A Little Problem
Moose and Dilton / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Moose; Dilton; Veronica; little girl; Mrs. Doily
- Synopsis
- Knowing that Dilton wants a girl friend his own height, Moose tries first a little girl and then an older lady. The lady is Dilton's mom, but they don't let on, so as not to hurt Moose's feelings.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #222 (October 1968)
-
- Keywords
- Mother
[no title indexed]
Jughead's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Well, it looks as if our forecast was wrong again!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
- from Archie newspaper strip (King Features Syndicate, XX-XX-19XX)
New Girl in Town
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; science fiction; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Ethel Muggs; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Archie was getting too popular with the new freshmen girls, so Veronica gives him a model rocket to assemble in order to keep him distracted.
- Reprints
- from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #2 (July 1969)
-
- Keywords
- alien; model rocketry; spaceship
Indexer Notes
Credits from Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #299, no credits listed in this digest.
Cast Party
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- When a bully challenges Archie for Veronica's attention, Betty takes care of him.
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #187 (October 1966)
-
Jungle Girl
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 4 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I'm coming, Greg!
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Hap Holliday
- Synopsis
- Li'l Jinx daydreams about rescuing Greg in the jungle.
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #191 (February 1967)
-
The Movement
Josie / comic story / 10 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Josie; Melody; Valerie; Alan M.; Alexander Cabot III
- Synopsis
- Frustrated by both sexes' lack of understanding of what women's liberation really means, Valerie takes the boys aside and explains that women's lib isn't about taking over everything, it's about working side by side and helping each other. To illustrate this, Valerie asks them to imagine Alan M. being married to Josie, and refusing to let her work to help pay the bills. Eventually he'd work himself into an early grave.
- Reprints
- from Josie and the Pussycats (Archie, 1969 series) #62 (June 1972)
-
Gift Rift
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Ethel Muggs; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Archie searches for a birthday gift for Veronica that will give him many happy returns as well.
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #284 (November 1974)
-
Indexer Notes
Story is told without captions or dialogue.
The Road to Health
Mr. Weatherbee / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Yes, Archie, I think keeping the gym open during summer vacation was one of my better ideas!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Waldo Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Chuck Clayton; Geraldine Grundy
- Synopsis
- When Mr. Weatherbee decides to keep the school gym open over the summer, Archie convinces him to join them for a workout.
- Reprints
- from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #68 (September 1974)
-
Indexer Notes
formerly an Archie and Me story.
Of Sense and Nonsense
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- drama; humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- The gang, and even the lifeguard, thinks Archie is being ridiculous for warning them not to go in the deep water after eating. Until Reggie gets a cramp and Archie has to save him.
- Reprints
- from Archie at Riverdale High (Archie, 1972 series) #3 (October 1972)
-
Indexer Notes
formerly an Archie at Riverdale High story.
Old Faithful
Hot Dog / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Hot Dog (Jughead's Dog); Jughead; Reggie; Big Moose
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #83 (January 1974)
-
Medically Speaking!
Shrimpy / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Shrimpy; Brando
- Reprints
- from The Adventures of Little Archie (Archie, 1961 series) #23 (Summer 1962)
-
Seeing the Light!
Shrimpy / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Shrimpy; Daphne
- Reprints
- from The Adventures of Little Archie (Archie, 1961 series) #23 (Summer 1962)
-
The Big Fish
Sabrina / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Dick Malmgren
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Sabrina; Harvey
- Synopsis
- Harvey insists on taking Sabrina fishing, so Sabrina conjures up a whopper fish to shorten the trip.
- Reprints
- from Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (Archie, 1971 series) #14 (September 1973)
-
[no title indexed]
Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Look at this, Leroy--
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
- from Archie newspaper strip (King Features Syndicate, XX-XX-19XX)
Round Figures
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Hiram Lodge; Madame Dufay (Fat Annie)
- Synopsis
- Veronica's new fitness regime has Archie intrigued and Betty forlorn, until Jughead takes Betty to meet the instructor.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #185 (September 1965)
-
- Keywords
- exercise
Trap Flap
Jughead / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Dig this bit, Arch! I gave Jug a quarter to deliver a package to Big Ethel!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Ethel Muggs
- Synopsis
- Reggie tricks Jughead into bringing Ethel flowers, leading her to give him a big kiss in return. Jughead plots to make Reggie give Ethel an even better present.
- Reprints
- from Jughead (Archie, 1965 series) #179 (April 1970)
-
Word of Mouth
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Gladys Jones; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Ethel Muggs; Dilton Doily
- Synopsis
- Veronica's message to Archie gets more garbled the more it passes from person to person.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #81 (November 1973)
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
["Archie...10 cents is a ridiculous price!"]
Archie -
1.
The Monster Freak
Archie -
2.
Up To Dates!
Betty -
3.
Auto Know Better
Archie -
4.
Lonely Night!
Veronica -
5.
Chivalry Is Dead
Archie -
6.
Eat and Let Eat
Jughead -
7.
Mean Teen
Moose -
8.
Grab Bag
Moose -
9.
["Wasn't it nice of Daddy to invite Archie to play golf with us..."]
Veronica Pin-Up -
10.
Goody Goody for You
Betty and Veronica -
11.
Guardian Devil
Archie -
12.
Professor Jughead's Educational Corner
Jughead -
13.
Fun City
Reggie -
14.
Rough Ruff!
Li'l Jinx -
15.
Guitar Blues
Jughead -
16.
Safety Slides with Tips on Boating
The Archies -
17.
Get the Message
Li'l Jinx -
18.
Food for Thought
Super Duck -
19.
["Stargazing again, Arch?"]
Reggie's Gag Bag -
20.
Canine Caper
Jughead's Hot Dog -
21.
Destruct
Archie -
22.
Sport Sprite
Jughead -
23.
The Way the Ball Bounces
Moose -
24.
Stunt Stint
Jughead -
25.
Power Mad
Big Moose -
26.
Do You Dig Me?
Jughead -
27.
The Real Thing
That Wilkin Boy -
28.
Messenger Service
Archie -
29.
["Hey, Arch, have you seen the Bijou?"]
Jughead's Gag Bag -
30.
Not So Dumb
Bunny -
31.
A Problem of Problems
Betty and Veronica -
32.
Holiday for Havoc
Archie -
33.
Basic Black
Jughead -
34.
Save Me
Big Ethel -
35.
Catch as Cats Can
Scotty and Dotty -
36.
Hot Dog's Double Takes
Hot Dog -
37.
Blunder the Old Apple Tree
Super Duck -
38.
Camera Shy
Archie -
39.
It's a Beastly Life
Archie -
40.
The Fame Game
Hot Dog -
41.
Tree Trick
Jughead -
42.
A Little Problem
Moose and Dilton -
43.
["Well, it looks as if our forecast was wrong again!"]
Jughead's Gag Bag -
44.
New Girl in Town
Archie -
45.
Cast Party
Betty and Veronica -
46.
Jungle Girl
Li'l Jinx -
47.
The Movement
Josie -
48.
Gift Rift
Archie -
49.
The Road to Health
Mr. Weatherbee -
50.
Of Sense and Nonsense
Archie -
51.
Old Faithful
Hot Dog -
52.
Medically Speaking!
Shrimpy -
53.
Seeing the Light!
Shrimpy -
54.
Master Disaster
Archie -
55.
The Big Fish
Sabrina -
56.
Nice Advice
Dilton -
57.
["Look at this, Leroy--"]
Archie's Gag Bag -
58.
Round Figures
Betty and Veronica -
59.
Trap Flap
Jughead -
60.
Word of Mouth
Archie -
61.
Your Attention Please
Mr. Weatherbee
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