(November 1991)
Archie,
1984 Series
- Price
- 2.25 USD
- Pages
- 260
- Indicia Frequency
- 6 times a year in Jan., Mar., May, July, Sept., and Nov.
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications, Inc.
- Brand
-
The Archie Digest Library
- Barcode
- 071896469516 55
- Editing
- Nanci Tsetsekas (editor); Victor Gorelick (editor); Richard Goldwater (editor-in-chief)
[no title indexed]
Archie / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Scarpelli (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Archie, did that book on furniture building come in handy?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley
Auction Blockhead
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)
- Pencils
- Chic Stone (credited)
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited); Nanci Tsetsekas (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Synopsis
- Archie accidentally buys an antique at an auction.
Indexer Notes
Colorist credits may apply to the whole digest, not just this story.
Clean Scene
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Synopsis
- Archie cleans up his room but his mom opens the closet.
- Reprints
-
from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #375 (July 1981)
-
Don't Call Me
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Synopsis
- Li'l Jinx and her friend are fighting until her father breaks it up.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #196 (December 1969)
-
Lid Kid
Jughead / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy
- Synopsis
- Jughead wins a crazy hat contest.
- Reprints
- from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #1 (August 1967)
-
Decoration Day
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Synopsis
- Archie's father is angry that Archie has been painting the walls at Veronica's house.
- Reprints
- from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #83 (May 1980)
-
Tired Blood
Jughead / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Coach Kleats; Mr. Weatherbee; Charlie; Miss Grundy
- Synopsis
- Coach Kleats wants Jughead to get some tires for the athletes to train with.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pal Jughead (Archie, 1949 series) #103 (December 1963)
-
Time Out for Corn!
Archie and Company / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Six panels with one joke in each.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #41 (July 1959)
-
States of Mind
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Dilton introduces 9 puns based on the abbreviations of the State names.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #51 (December 1960)
-
Switch Hitch
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Synopsis
- Archie keeps switching his classes so he can be with the new girl, Debbie Murphy.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #310 (November 1981)
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So Sue Me!
Reggie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Reggie convinces Archie that he needs car insurance.
- Reprints
- from Reggie and Me (Archie, 1966 series) #65 (September 1973)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprint in Archie's Funhouse Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #15, no credits listed in this digest.
Diamond in the Rough
Archie / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Looking for a way to compete with Reggie, Archie finds a piece of jewelry on the street and gives it to Veronica, not knowing that it's a stray piece from a jewelry heist.
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #193 (April 1967)
-
Indexer Notes
Art and story credits from GCD index of original comic.
[no title indexed]
Dilton Doily and Moose / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Oh, boy! My palm itches!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Moose Mason; Dilton Doiley
- Synopsis
- Dilton and Moose discuss a superstition about itchy palms and money.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #47 (July 1960)
-
Instant Insight!
Reggie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Synopsis
- Reggie finds out his date's father was a boxer.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #59 (December 1961)
-
The Hero
Archie and Me / comic story / 13 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy
- Synopsis
- After Mr. Weatherbee breaks Archie's fall from a flagpole, Archie decides to devote himself to serving the man who saved his life, and his gratitude makes things miserable for Mr. Weatherbee. Miss Grundy suggests that the only way to stop this is to arrange for Archie to save the principal's life.
- Reprints
- from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #9 (August 1966)
-
Indexer Notes
Mr. Weatherbee goes to see the movie "Wonderball," a take-off on the most recent James Bond film at the time, "Thunderball."
Art credits from GCD index of original comic. Story is divided into two chapters.
Charm Chump
Jughead / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Frank Doyle ?
- Pencils
- Samm Schwartz
- Inks
- Samm Schwartz
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Samm Schwartz
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Jughead tries to convince Reggie that he has a good luck voodoo charm.
- Reprints
- from Jughead (Archie, 1965 series) #243 (August 1975)
-
Indexer Notes
Art credits from GCD index of original issue.
Leaping Lizards
Archie / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Dick Malmgren
- Pencils
- Dick Malmgren
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Jon D'Agostino
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Ethel Muggs; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie is hopping mad after having a fight with Veronica.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #111 (January 1977)
-
Indexer Notes
Art credits from GCD index of original issue.
An Interesting Fact!
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Synopsis
- Li'l Jinx's dad explains the moon to Li'l Jinx.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #60 (December 1960)
-
The Apple Knockers
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- The boys make fun of a freshman bringing an apple to school for his teacher but Miss Grundy tells them that it's a sign of respect and appreciation which teachers really like.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #277 (February 1979)
-
- Keywords
- apple
Indexer Notes
Art credits from GCD index of original issue.
The Time of Your Life
Chuck / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Synopsis
- Chuck keeps his girlfriend waiting for a date and then the tides are turned.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #134 (August 1979)
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Sleepy Time Boys
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Jughead wakes Archie up from a wonderful dream and then Archie turns the tables.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #283 (November 1973)
-
- Keywords
- dream
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
The Confidence Game
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Synopsis
- Archie has to deliver his father's briefcase to him.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #145 (October 1980)
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Perils from the Past
Archie at Riverdale / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Mr. Lodge [Hiram Lodge]; Veronica Lodge; Smithers; Professor Motheby
- Synopsis
- Mr. Lodge is being blackmailed by a book expert.
- Reprints
- from Archie at Riverdale High (Archie, 1972 series) #10 (September 1973)
-
- Keywords
- blackmail
Indexer Notes
Art credits from GCD index of original issue.
Star Gazers
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica get Jughead to try to impress a girl.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #100 (April 1964)
-
Indexer Notes
Art credits from GCD index of original issue.
Math Wrath
Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Synopsis
- Jughead does his algebra to be inspired to paint.
- Reprints
- from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #12 (June 1969)
-
Corny Remark
Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Synopsis
- Jughead and Archie leave a movie theatre.
- Reprints
- from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #12 (June 1969)
-
Give Her The Slip
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mrs. Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mr. Jones
- Synopsis
- When Archie and Fred both refuse to wax the floor, they feel guilty and decide to do it.
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #323 (February 1978)
-
Indexer Notes
Art credit from GCD index of original issue.
Friendship Blendship
Reggie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- George Gladir ?
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg
- Inks
- Stan Goldberg
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Archie Andrews; Coach Kleats
- Synopsis
- Reggie and Moose become fast friends after Reggie stops making plays for Midge and actually helps Moose out.
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #352 (July 1980)
-
Indexer Notes
Art and story credits from GCD index of original issue.
The Invaders
Jughead / comic story / 24 pages
- Genre
- adventure; humor; science fiction; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Colonel Paregoric; Virus; Leader
- Synopsis
- Aliens from the planet Virus come to earth to investigate in preparation for a possible invasion. Mistakenly getting the impression that teenagers are the leaders of the planet, they abduct Archie and his friends, who manage to infect the teenagers of Virus with habits like teen slang and rock n' roll.
- Reprints
- from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #11 (November 1961)
-
Indexer Notes
Divided into four chapters: "The Invaders," "Universal Language," "Out of This World!," and "Bongo's in the Blue!"
Story originally had the logo "Life With Archie" but here has "Jughead".
Art credits from GCD index of original issue.
Pun My Word
Miss Grundy / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Miss Grundy's lesson becomes a pun-fest. First pun is on the word "commonplace".
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #52 (February 1961)
-
Eye Lose
Reggie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Reggie bets Archie that he can give him a black eye without touching him.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #43 (November 1959)
-
Finger Zinger
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Synopsis
- Veronica finds that she can control Archie with her finger, literally.
Party Line
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones [Forsythe P. Jones]; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Archie runs against Reggie for student council president.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #135 (March 1963)
-
Indexer Notes
Art credit from GCD index of original issue.
Something Phoney
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews
- Synopsis
- Fred tries to make an important phone call, but Archie's friends keep tying up the line.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #283 (August 1979)
-
Indexer Notes
Art credits from GCD index of original issue.
Foiled Again
Reggie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Archie has hurt his dueling hand.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #107 (August 1976)
-
- Keywords
- fencing
Dig We Must
Jughead / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Waldo Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- When Mr. Weatherbee finds Jughead digging for buried treasure on the school grounds, he recalls all the other bogus treasure maps Jughead has sold him on, and refuses to get suckered into it this time.
- Reprints
- from Jughead (Archie, 1965 series) #223 (December 1973)
-
Indexer Notes
Art credits from GCD index of original issue.
Race Pace
Archie and the Gang / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- George Gladir
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Doris Dinglehoffer
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica compete in the Riverdale Marathon, the winner getting the right to date Archie that evening.
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #340 (July 1979)
-
- Keywords
- marathon; running
Indexer Notes
Art credits from GCD index of original issue.
[no title indexed]
Mr. Lodge Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Gee, Mr. Lodge, it must be neat to be rich!
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Mr. Lodge explains to Archie how he got to be rich.
Timber
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Greg
- Synopsis
- Li'l Jinx talks about streets named after types of trees.
- Reprints
- from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #124 (August 1972)
-
The Copycat Caper
Betty / comic story / 11 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Synopsis
- Betty and Margo Mayhem compete for the top grades.
- Reprints
- from Archie at Riverdale High (Archie, 1972 series) #43 (March 1977)
-
Indexer Notes
Story in two parts.
Paint by Numbers
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Synopsis
- Archie accidentally helps Mr. Lodge not purchase a forged painting.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #301 (February 1981)
-
The Dish
Jughead / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Synopsis
- Jughead extolls the virtues of a "dish" across town.
- Reprints
Leap Sheep, Leap
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Six characters and their dreams of sheep.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #51 (December 1960)
-
Board With It All
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Synopsis
- Archie takes a skateboard to school.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #150 (June 1981)
-
Kookie Cookie
Jughead / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Miss Grundy; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Jughead enrolls in the girls' cooking class, for obvious reasons.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pal Jughead (Archie, 1949 series) #85 (June 1962)
-
Indexer Notes
Art credits from GCD index of original issue.
Sticks and Stones
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Archie and Jughead try to relive their youth by playing stickball, and Archie hits the first ball right through someone's picture window.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #241 (February 1975)
-
Indexer Notes
Art credits from GCD index of original issue.
My Problems as a Teenager
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Synopsis
- Archie mulls decisions over in his mind, but finds out most of them are already made for him.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #138 (April 1960)
-
Indexer Notes
Last panel has been re-lettered to say "I think maybe I'll decide not to make any more of them!".
Angle Wrangle
Mr. Lodge / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Synopsis
- Mr. Lodge decides to let the kids use the indoor pool.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #135 (April 1969)
-
Legal Eagle
Jughead / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Synopsis
- Jughead acts as Archie's lawyer when Veronica accuses Archie of spending their date money on Jughead.
- Reprints
- from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #1 (August 1967)
-
Pet Fret
Jughead / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Synopsis
- Jughead and Hot Dog win a contest for look-a-like pets and owners.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #140 (May 1980)
-
Impossible Possibility
Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Synopsis
- Jughead explains why he got everything wrong on a test... it was Archie!
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #49 (January 1960)
-
Steady Stupe
Moose / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Synopsis
- Moose explains to Archie why he goes out with Midge.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #49 (January 1960)
-
Using the Old Bean
Dilton / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Synopsis
- Dilton guesses "0" for the number of peas in a jar.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #59 (December 1961)
-
The Convincer
Betty / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Synopsis
- Betty tells Archie that Veronica has a date with another guy.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #65 (May 1961)
-
See Saw
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- children
- Characters
- Hap Holiday; Li'l Jinx
- Synopsis
- Li'l Jinx's dad is looking for his golf club.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #159 (November 1965)
-
The Sound of Music
Jughead / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Prof. Flutesnoot; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Jughead sleeps his way through morning classes, woefully listless and out of pep and incurring the wrath of the faculty, until a certain midday event re-energizes the lad.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pal Jughead (Archie, 1949 series) #85 (June 1962)
-
Indexer Notes
This story is told entirely in mime until the final page.
Art and script identifications from GCD index of original issue.
The Lecture
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie lectures Veronica for her jealousy, even as he's hitting on another cute girl.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #143 (February 1964)
-
Indexer Notes
Art credits from GCD index of original issue.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
["Archie, did that book on furniture building come in handy?"]
Archie -
1.
Auction Blockhead
Archie -
2.
Clean Scene
Archie -
3.
Don't Call Me
Li'l Jinx -
4.
Lid Kid
Jughead -
5.
Decoration Day
Archie -
6.
Tired Blood
Jughead -
7.
Time Out for Corn!
Archie and Company -
8.
States of Mind
-
9.
Switch Hitch
Archie -
10.
So Sue Me!
Reggie -
11.
Diamond in the Rough
Archie -
12.
["Oh, boy! My palm itches!"]
Dilton Doily and Moose -
13.
Instant Insight!
Reggie -
14.
The Hero
Archie and Me -
15.
Charm Chump
Jughead -
16.
Leaping Lizards
Archie -
17.
An Interesting Fact!
Li'l Jinx -
18.
The Apple Knockers
Archie -
19.
The Time of Your Life
Chuck -
20.
Sleepy Time Boys
Archie -
21.
The Confidence Game
Archie -
22.
Perils from the Past
Archie at Riverdale -
23.
Star Gazers
Betty and Veronica -
24.
Math Wrath
Jughead -
25.
Corny Remark
Jughead -
26.
Give Her The Slip
Archie -
27.
Friendship Blendship
Reggie -
28.
The Invaders
Jughead -
29.
Pun My Word
Miss Grundy -
30.
Eye Lose
Reggie -
31.
Finger Zinger
Betty and Veronica -
32.
Party Line
Archie -
33.
Something Phoney
Archie -
34.
Foiled Again
Reggie -
35.
Dig We Must
Jughead -
36.
Race Pace
Archie and the Gang -
37.
["Gee, Mr. Lodge, it must be neat to be rich!"]
Mr. Lodge Gag Bag -
38.
Timber
Li'l Jinx -
39.
The Copycat Caper
Betty -
40.
Paint by Numbers
Archie -
41.
The Dish
Jughead -
42.
Leap Sheep, Leap
Archie -
43.
Board With It All
Archie -
44.
Kookie Cookie
Jughead -
45.
Sticks and Stones
Archie -
46.
My Problems as a Teenager
Archie -
47.
Angle Wrangle
Mr. Lodge -
48.
Legal Eagle
Jughead -
49.
Pet Fret
Jughead -
50.
Impossible Possibility
Jughead -
51.
Steady Stupe
Moose -
52.
Using the Old Bean
Dilton -
53.
The Convincer
Betty -
54.
See Saw
Li'l Jinx -
55.
The Sound of Music
Jughead -
56.
The Lecture
Archie
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