(September 1996)
Archie,
1984 Series
- Price
- 2.75 USD; 2.95 CAD
- Pages
- 196
- Indicia Frequency
- 6 times a year in Feb., April, July, Sept., Oct. and Dec.
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
The Archie Digest Library
- Barcode
- 762816469517 08711
- Editing
- Nanci Dakesian (editor); Victor Gorelick (editor)
[no title indexed]
Archie / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Scarpelli (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What's your stand on bikinis, Archie?
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Keywords
- beach
The Switching Hour
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Harold Smith (credited as Hal Smith)
- Pencils
- Fernando Ruiz (credited)
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- Betty wants to watch a romance movie on one channel, Archie wants to watch a science fiction movie on another channel, and they each have a remote control.
Indexer Notes
The Science Fiction Zone is a parody of The Twilight Zone. Rinaldo is a parody of Geraldo.
Tit For Tat
Reggie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
-
from Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes (Archie, 1968 series) #8 (September 1969)
-
Luck Struck
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Jughead Jones; Midge Klump; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- Archie's obsessive observance of various superstitions bring him nothing but bad luck.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #281 (June 1979)
-
He's Serious
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Wow! Isn't that something?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Archie tries to be the base of a human pyramid but ends up getting stuck in that position.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #563 (September 1986)
-
The Lover
Reggie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Reprints
- from Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes (Archie, 1968 series) #9 (October 1969)
-
A Splitting Headache
Reggie / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Watch out!
- Feature Logo
Reggie- Genre
- humor; teen
- Synopsis
- A blow to the head gives Moose a mild-mannered personality, a situation Reggie begins to exploit.
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #212 (November 1968)
-
No Deposit, No Return
Betty / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Dick Malmgren
- Pencils
- Dick Malmgren
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- At the beach, Archie puts a note in a bottle with his address in it, just to see if anyone will find and return it.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #88 (October 1977)
-
To My Best Girl
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Archie uses his dad's rare stamp on a letter, so Fred has to figure out to whom it was sent.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #407 (July 1986)
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Reminders
Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- My parents and I will be away for a week!
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica Annual Digest Magazine (Archie, 1989 series) #5 (September 1991)
-
Aim-Less Reason
Veronica's Cousin Leroy / comic story / 0.67 page
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #22 (May 1956)
-
[no title indexed]
Archie / comic story / 0.33 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Archie...would you take Leroy to the zoo?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #22 (May 1956)
-
The Search
Jughead / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- The girls go to great lengths to keep gluttonous Jughead from getting at their bake sale wares.
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #331 (October 1978)
-
Reverse Gears
Betty and Me / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Ethel Muggs
- Synopsis
- When Archie rebuffs Betty's constant advances, Ethel convinces Betty to try reverse psychology.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #106 (October 1979)
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Candid Comment
Jughead / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Big Ethel
- Reprints
- from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #60 (September 1978) which is reprinted
- from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #8 (November 1968)
-
Testing! Testing!
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie gets a job testing new products and invites Jughead to be his assistant.
- Reprints
Heat Beat
Moose / comic story / 0.5 page
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #281 (October 1981)
-
Bite Sprite
Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Watcha eatin’, Jug?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #281 (October 1981)
-
The Decorators
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Smithers the butler
- Synopsis
- Veronica decides to redecorate the downstairs rooms without consulting her father.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #273 (September 1978)
-
The Greed Healers
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Archie! Something seems to be wrong with my car!
- Genre
- humor; crime; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Chuck Clayton; Hiram Lodge; Hubert Smithers
- Synopsis
- Veronica accidentally backs into someone after her brake line was cut and the man she hits tries to sue.
- Reprints
- from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #234 (November 1982)
-
Summer Simmer
Betty's Diary / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper
- Synopsis
- Betty ponders several possible summer jobs but none of them work out well in her imagination.
- Reprints
- from Betty's Diary (Archie, 1986 series) #4 (October 1986)
-
Meal Zeal
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Jughead tries to get Archie to think about something other than girls.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #233 (June 1977)
-
Power Failure
The Archies / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Well, it's another fine mess you've gotten us into, Reggie!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- The Archies [Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones]
- Synopsis
- Reggie's cousin has booked the band in a terrible venue where everything goes wrong.
- Reprints
- from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #207 (August 1979)
-
- Keywords
- rock bands
Coach Catch
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Reggie beats Archie for a chance to coach a girls' bowling team but he doesn't realize that the "girls" are all retirees.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #308 (December 1975)
-
- Keywords
- bowling
Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprint in the index of Archie... Archie Andrews Where Are You? Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1977 series) #76.
Sport Shot
Little Archie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hey, Dad!
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Little Archie; Little Jughead; Fred Andrews
- Synopsis
- Little Archie broke Mr. Lodge's window playing baseball.
- Reprints
- from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #124 (July 1986)
-
Debit Galore
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- An eavesdropper at the beach overhears Archie telling Veronica she has everything.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #562 (August 1986)
-
News Blues
Josie / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Have I got a scoop for you, chief!
- Genre
- humor; animal
- Characters
- Josie McCoy; Melody Valentine; Valerie Brown
- Synopsis
- Josie, Melody and Valerie get chased up a tree by a dog.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #563 (September 1986)
-
It's a Snap
Josie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Josie; Valerie; Melody; Alan M.; Sissy Van Gelt
- Synopsis
- There's a diamond thief loose at a birthday party where the Pussycats are playing.
- Reprints
- from Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #66 (April 1979)
-
Vacation Blahs part 1
Josie and the Pussycats / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Josie McCoy; Valerie Smith; Melody Valentine; Alexander Cabot III
- Synopsis
- The Pussycats are exhausted from playing so many shows. They check into a spa for some relaxation. Unbeknownst to them, it's actually a weight loss bootcamp.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #562 (August 1986)
-
- Keywords
- diet; exercise; jog; running; spa; weight loss
Vacation Blahs part 2
Josie and the Pussycats / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Josie McCoy; Valerie Smith; Melody Valentine; Alex Cabot III
- Synopsis
- The Pussycats take a cruise to relax. They can't relax on the ship due to so many forced activities so they decide to check into a hotel on an island. There also happens to be a parade going on.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #562 (August 1986)
-
- Keywords
- carnival; cruise ship; tropical island; vacation
The Errand
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Archie, dear, would you run to the store, please? I need a dozen eggs.
- Feature Logo
Archie- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Mr. Grimshaw
- Synopsis
- Archie is a hero in the eyes of everybody except his father.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #272 (December 1972)
-
Spotted Fever
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Hiram Lodge; Smithers
- Synopsis
- Veronica is frantic when she discovers a freckle on her face.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #250 (October 1976)
-
Just What the Doctor Prescribed
Fred Andrews / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie's dad is depressed over the deteriorating state of the world.
- Reprints
The Rub Out
Jughead / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Veronica tries to out-guess Jughead when he approaches her and Betty holding an antique lamp.
- Reprints
- from Jughead (Archie, 1965 series) #303 (August 1980)
-
Puts on the Dog
Ethel / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Ethel Muggs
- Synopsis
- Ethel tried six different outfits to catch Jughead's attention.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #120 (January 1968)
-
Early Squeeze
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Is Ronnie still taking lessons from that handsome pro?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Archie wants to spend time with Veronica but she's spending all of her time on tennis lessons. She agrees to go out early in the morning to go bird watching with him since Betty was going.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #563 (September 1986)
-
Too Good To Be True
Archie / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Samm Schwartz ?
- Pencils
- Samm Schwartz
- Inks
- Samm Schwartz
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Samm Schwartz
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- A man investigating a car accident has trouble getting a straight answer.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #108 (September 1976)
-
Where the Boys Are!
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Reprints
- from Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #5 (November 1970)
-
The Fisher-Person
Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Where are you off to, Archie?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica tags along on Archie's fishing outing and Archie wishes she hadn't.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #127 (October 1978)
-
[no title indexed]
Double Takes! / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Ah! My lungs believe in fresh air!
- Feature Logo
Jughead Double Takes- Genre
- teen; humor
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Jughead believes in fresh air; Archie plays tennis; Jughead takes metal shop.
- Reprints
- from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #56 (October 1977)
-
- Keywords
- tennis
Indexer Notes
Three two-panel gags.
Row Woe
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Jug, read me my horoscope for today!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- While rowing down the river, Archie asks Jughead to read his horoscope.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #271 (August 1980)
-
Clock Yock
Moose / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- D-uh, lend me your alarm clock, Midge!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Moose Mason; Midge Klump
- Synopsis
- Moose asks to borrow Midge's alarm clock.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #271 (August 1980)
-
The Fame Game
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Synopsis
- Veronica, seeking fame, switches from her lifeguard job at the beach to being a swimsuit model.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #561 (August 1986)
-
- Keywords
- energy conservation
Chief Beef
Big Moose / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You! Take out the trash!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Moose barks out orders.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #259 (August 1979)
-
[no title indexed]
Reggie Pin Up / cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- No problem, Susan!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Reggie kicks Jughead out of his car to make room for a girl.
- Reprints
- from Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes (Archie, 1968 series) #49 (May 1979)
-
The Numbers Game
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; un-named female cousin of Dilton's
- Synopsis
- Archie asks Veronica for help explaining an equation with improper fractions. Veronica calls Betty and says she's sending Archie over. Betty quickly gets her hair done, puts on makeup, etc. She takes one look at the problem, gives Archie the answer, then tries to make out with him. Veronica sees what's happening, argues with Betty, and the girls realize that Archie's gone. They finally find him with Dilton's beautiful cousin under a tree, with Archie's head in her lap. She's impressed that Archie got the answer, and Archie simply says "it's nothing when you know how".
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #472 (September 1978)
-
Indexer Notes
Dilton's cousin is not given a name in this story.
Easy Does It
Mr. Lodge / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Mr. Lodge
- Synopsis
- The gang makes an honest effort to stay out of Mr. Lodge's way, but it just doesn't work out that way.
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #331 (October 1978)
-
Picnic Problems
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Everyone set for the picnic?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Gaston
- Synopsis
- Veronica gets Gaston to prepare French food for a picnic but escargot and caviar is not the type of food the gang had in mind.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #563 (September 1986)
-
Teens Now and Then!
Fred & Mary Andrews, Archie's Parents / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie's parents lament how different teens are today than when they were teens...except they aren't.
- Reprints
- from Laugh (Archie, 1987 series) #29 (August 1991)
-
- Keywords
- beach; bikini; concert
Speed Demon
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Merlin; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie tries to impress everybody with magic shoes that a magician gave him. These shoes make him very fast, but everyone he talks to tells him to slow down and see the good things in life.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #274 (September 1978)
-
Indexer Notes
Writer and inker credit from the credits listed in Archie's Funhouse Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #4. Art previously credited to Dan DeCarlo.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["What's your stand on bikinis, Archie?"]
Archie -
1.
The Switching Hour
Archie -
2.
Summer Harvest
Archie -
3.
Tit For Tat
Reggie -
4.
Luck Struck
Archie -
5.
He's Serious
Betty and Veronica -
6.
The Lover
Reggie -
7.
A Splitting Headache
Reggie -
8.
No Deposit, No Return
Betty -
9.
To My Best Girl
Archie -
10.
Reminders
Veronica -
11.
Aim-Less Reason
Veronica's Cousin Leroy -
12.
["Archie...would you take Leroy to the zoo?"]
Archie -
13.
The Search
Jughead -
14.
Reverse Gears
Betty and Me -
15.
Candid Comment
Jughead -
16.
Testing! Testing!
Archie -
17.
Heat Beat
Moose -
18.
Bite Sprite
Jughead -
19.
The Decorators
Betty and Veronica -
20.
The Greed Healers
Archie -
21.
Summer Simmer
Betty's Diary -
22.
Meal Zeal
Archie -
23.
Power Failure
The Archies -
24.
Coach Catch
Archie -
25.
Sport Shot
Little Archie -
26.
Debit Galore
Archie -
27.
News Blues
Josie -
28.
It's a Snap
Josie -
29.
Vacation Blahs part 1
Josie and the Pussycats -
30.
Vacation Blahs part 2
Josie and the Pussycats -
31.
The Errand
Archie -
32.
Spotted Fever
Betty and Veronica -
33.
Just What the Doctor Prescribed
Fred Andrews -
34.
The Rub Out
Jughead -
35.
Puts on the Dog
Ethel -
36.
Early Squeeze
Betty and Veronica -
37.
Too Good To Be True
Archie -
38.
Where the Boys Are!
Li'l Jinx -
39.
The Fisher-Person
Veronica -
40.
["Ah! My lungs believe in fresh air!"]
Double Takes! -
41.
Row Woe
Archie -
42.
Clock Yock
Moose -
43.
The Fame Game
Betty and Veronica -
44.
Chief Beef
Big Moose -
45.
["No problem, Susan!"]
Reggie Pin Up -
46.
The Numbers Game
Archie -
47.
Easy Does It
Mr. Lodge -
48.
Picnic Problems
Betty and Veronica -
49.
Teens Now and Then!
Fred & Mary Andrews, Archie's Parents -
50.
Speed Demon
Archie
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