(January 2001)
Archie,
1984 Series
- Price
- 3.19 USD; 3.69 CAD
- Pages
- 196
- Indicia Frequency
- 8 times a year in Jan., Mar., May, Jul., Aug., Sept., Nov. and Dec.
- On-sale Date
- 2000-11-14
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications, Inc.
- Brand
-
The Archie Digest Library
- Barcode
- 009128469515 21
- Editing
- Nelson Ribeiro; Victor Gorelick; Richard Goldwater (editor-in-chief)
[no title indexed]
Archie / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I will not be distracted.
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; unnamed pretty girls
- Synopsis
- Archie promises not to be distracted, but gets distracted by the passing girls.
- Keywords
- High school
Career Daze
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Bill Golliher (credited)
- Pencils
- Fernando Ruiz (credited)
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick (credited)
- Colors
- Frank Gagliardo (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Ms. Grundy [Miss Grundy]; Ms. Beazley [Miss Beazley]
- Synopsis
- Jughead tries working in the school kitchen for career day, but finds annoying frustration. Instead of that, he shadows a professional mattress tester.
- Reprints
-
in Archie & Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #11 (February 2012) - in Archie Giant Comics Roll (Archie, 2018 series) (2018)
- in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #74 (February 2018)
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- Keywords
- Cafeteria; chef; high school
Life's Formula
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- George Gladir (credited)
- Pencils
- ? [as Kennedy] (credited)
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica agree that we should be happy with what we've got, though Veronica points out that that also means we should make sure we get enough.
- Reprints
- in Archie 1000 Page Comics Celebration (Archie, 2014 series) ([October] 2014)
- in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #227 (November 2014), #297 (November 2021)
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Who Says Girls Can't Save the World?
Sabrina the Teenage Witch / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
[no title indexed]
Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hey, Pop!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- Archie tells Pop Tate he'll be back for two to go, but never tells him two what.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Chock'lit Shop
Ting-a-Ling Sting
Reggie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Archie longs to hear a female voice on the phone. Reggie dials the recording for the time.
- Reprints
- from Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes (Archie, 1968 series) #41 (May 1977)
-
- Keywords
- Telephone
The Lawbreaker
Reggie / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Sharon Strong
- Synopsis
- Reggie tries fast-talking a new girl, who demolishes him with martial arts. Her father is director of the new law enforcement program.
- Reprints
- from Reggie and Me (Archie, 1966 series) #89 (August 1976)
-
- Keywords
- High school; martial arts
Test Zest
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Brenda
- Synopsis
- After a tough exam, Archie asks Brenda for a date. She disdains him in multiple-choice format.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #277 (June 1981)
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- Keywords
- High school
Sky Shy
Dilton / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Dilton Doily; Sharon
- Synopsis
- Sharon wants Dilton to kiss her good night, but he's worried a spy satellite might see them.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #277 (June 1981)
-
- Keywords
- Satellite
Warmed and Fed Up
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews
- Synopsis
- Fred is thrilled about how Archie is concerned that he have a hot breakfast, but all Archie does is heat up the milk in the cereal.
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #393 (February 1986)
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The Mower I See You the Mower I Haunt You
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie promises Veronica classy transportation for their date in the evening, then sets out to earn gas money by raking Mr. Weatherbee's leaves. He tries to speed things up with a riding mower that runs out of control, careening down the street with Archie and Weatherbee perched aboard. Veronica assumes that this is the surprise vehicle, and breaks their date.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #44 (February 1968)
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- Keywords
- Autumn
Diet Riot
Reggie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Archie and Reggie slang each other with dietary suggestions.
- Reprints
- from Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes (Archie, 1968 series) #41 (May 1977)
-
- Keywords
- Diet; food; high school
Obsolescence Lessons
Jughead / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Archie is shopping at the electronics store, but Jughead convinces him that everything there will soon be out of date. Archie decides to spend his money on Veronica, as a date with a girl is not at all likely to become obsolete.
- Reprints
- from The Jughead Jones Comics Digest (Archie, 1977 series) #97 (October 1995)
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- Keywords
- Electronics
Treat Feat
Reggie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; June
- Synopsis
- Reggie wants to give June a special treat. Using mirrors, he lets her look at him four times at once.
- Reprints
- from Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes (Archie, 1968 series) #6 (June 1969)
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- Keywords
- Mirror
Noise Annoys
Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Reggie yaks about himself so much that Archie asks the garage to fit him with a muffler.
- Reprints
- from Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes (Archie, 1968 series) #51 (October 1979)
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- Keywords
- Garage
Palm Balm
Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Reggie gets up as a palmist for the charity fair. Archie wants his future read, but Reggie sneers that he doesn't have one.
- Reprints
- from Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes (Archie, 1968 series) #51 (October 1979)
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- Keywords
- Fair; fortune teller; fortune-teller; palmistry
And Now... Here's Reggie!
Reggie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Mr. Grimley
- Synopsis
- Reggie explains that his outstanding school record is in pursuit of his goal to become a game show host, surrounded by beautiful women. He's so convincing that the counselor decides to change careers.
- Reprints
- in Archie & Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #2 (March 2011)
- in Archie and Me Comics Digest (Archie, 2017 series) #13 (February 2018 [February 2019])
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- Keywords
- Game show; high school; television; TV
Indexer Notes
Reggie fantasizes about working with Vanessa White, a play on the name of popular game show personality Vanna White.
Credits from the reprint in Archie and Me Comics Digest (Archie, 2017 series) #13, no credits listed in this digest.
[no title indexed]
Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Fill 'er up, please!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; pump jockey
- Synopsis
- Archie wants to know if the garage has fast food. The vending machine shoots out food fast enough to knock him down.
- Reprints
- in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #62 (October 2016)
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Slips DO Count
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg
- Inks
- Rich Koslowski
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Coach Kleats; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Chuck Clayton; Mr. Weatherbee; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Reggie annoys Archie and Chuck by bragging about what a great football receiver he is, though they have to admit that he’s actually is the best. Reggie loses the ball in the sleet-filled final seconds of a tie game. Archie catches it, scores, and becomes a hero.
- Reprints
- from Archie at Riverdale High (Archie, 1972 series) #70 (March 1980)
-
- Keywords
- football; High school; snow; winter
Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprint in Archie & Friends Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #21, no credits listed in this digest.
Dream Theme
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- The good part of Reggie's dream is that Betty and Veronica were in a race with Archie as the prize. The bad part is that they both refused to run.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #261 (October 1979)
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- Keywords
- Dream
Name Game
Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie wonders if he will ever, like Napoleon, have a pastry named for him. Reggie suggests crumb cake.
- Reprints
- from Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes (Archie, 1968 series) #54 (August 1980)
-
- Keywords
- Cake; food
Regret Vignette
Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Archie wants to send Veronica a card for the anniversary of their first date. Reggie suggests a sympathy card.
- Reprints
- from Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes (Archie, 1968 series) #54 (August 1980)
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- Keywords
- Greeting card
Learn to Draw Betty
Betty / activity / 1 page
- Job Number
- 769 D
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper
- Reprints
- in Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #108 (February 2007)
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- Keywords
- Cartooning; cheerleader
Nerve Verve
Reggie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Mr. Lodge
- Synopsis
- Reggie asks to borrow Mr. Lodge's sports car, but not for a date with Veronica -- he wants to take another girl.
- Reprints
- from Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes (Archie, 1968 series) #7 (August 1969)
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Don't Quote Me
Jughead / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie and Jughead each compile quotes about women for a school assignment. Archie rushes to share his lovely quotes with Veronica, not realizing that he has snatched up Jughead's list of negative quotes. Veronica is furious.
- Reprints
- from Jughead with Archie Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #90 (January 1989)
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- Keywords
- High school
Rattle Prattle
Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Riders in Reggie's car hear a rattling sound. Reggie thinks it might be Archie's head.
- Reprints
- from Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes (Archie, 1968 series) #54 (August 1980)
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Improvement Movement
Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie is leaving town for a conference on improving the environment. Reggie thinks that his absence makes an improvement already.
- Reprints
- from Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes (Archie, 1968 series) #54 (August 1980)
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- Keywords
- Environmental movement
Archie-Garage Message
Archie / activity / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews
- Reprints
- from Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #64 (February 1979)
-
Indexer Notes
Hidden-word activity
Wiper Griper
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica wonders why Archie's car has no windshield wipers. Archie points out that there's no windshield.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #256 (May 1979)
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- Keywords
- Jalopy
Pie Reply
Mr. Weatherbee / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Mr. Weatherbee; Ms. Beazly [Miss Beazly]
- Synopsis
- When Ms. Beazly complains that her uniform makes her look seventy, Mr. Weatherbee replies that it does in fact make her look younger. She then clobbers him with a pie.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #256 (May 1979)
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- Keywords
- High school
[no title indexed]
Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- As you can see, I've cut her in half!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Archie is a stage magician cutting a woman in half. Jughead wants him to do the same with food prices.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Magician
[no title indexed]
Little Archie / illustration / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Get set for another great story with me back when I was known as...
- Genre
- children
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Little Archie Andrews
Indexer Notes
Section divider
Music Man
Little Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Little Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews
- Synopsis
- Mr. Andrews is looking forward to a quiet afternoon, but Little Archie plans to blast the room with a CD from the latest rock band sensation.
- Reprints
- from Little Archie Digest Magazine (Archie, 1991 series) #14 (August 1995)
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- Keywords
- Music
The Accident
Little Archie / comic story / 9 pages
- Script
- Dexter Taylor
- Pencils
- Dexter Taylor
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino ?
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Dexter Taylor; Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Little Archie; Reggie; Betty; Veronica; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee; Mr. Andrews; Mrs. Andrews
- Synopsis
- A blow to the head in gym class gives Little Archie the ability to see the future, but he is traumatized by a dream about an unidentified girl wearing a red dress and being badly hurt by a car. The next day he spots Veronica walking into town wearing red, and snatches her out of the street just in time. He's only stunned, but the blow removes his clairvoyance.
- Reprints
- from Little Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #71 (May 1972)
-
- Keywords
- Car crash; clairvoyance; dream; E.S.P.; elementary school; ESP
Loads of Fun With Little Archie
Little Archie / cartoon / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Little Archie; Jughead; Reggie; Miss Grundy; Hot Dog
- Keywords
- Panel cartoon
Indexer Notes
Several single-panel cartoons
The Food Fool
Little Archie / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Little Archie; Little Jughead; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- Archie is disappointed that the family has to give up dessert so that his father can lose weight. But when Little Archie stops in at the Chock'lit Shop, Mr. Andrews is there enjoying a huge dessert.
- Reprints
- from Little Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #79 (July 1973)
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- Keywords
- Chock'lit Shop; diet; food
The Report Card
Little Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Little Archie; Reggie; Veronica; Miss Grundy; Mr. Andrews
- Synopsis
- Little Archie wants to take Veronica out, but his dad will ground him if he has a bad report card. He fakes illness to leave before they're handed out, but Reggie "helpfully" offers to personally deliver at Little Archie's home. Both boys are shocked when Mr. Andrews is thrilled at the grades, and even gives him extra money for the date. It turns out that Little Archie's card has been switched with Dilton's.
- Reprints
- from The Adventures of Little Archie (Archie, 1961 series) #53 (May 1969)
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- Keywords
- Elementary school; report card
Snack Time
Little Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Little Archie; Jughead; Hot Dog; Mr. Andrews
- Synopsis
- Jughead is sleeping over at Little Archie's where Hot Dog howls at midnight for his regular snack. They boys toss spaghetti out the window, covering Mr. Andrews who's chasing the dog away.
- Keywords
- Dog
Crash Dash
Reggie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie; Midge; Moose
- Synopsis
- Reggie crashes Midge's party, and says he'll leave when he's good and ready. When Moose starts chasing him, he decides he's ready.
- Reprints
- from Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes (Archie, 1968 series) #53 (May 1980)
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- Keywords
- Party
Strictly Strategic
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; sports; teen
- Characters
- Coach Kleats; Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- Mr. Weatherbee keeps suggesting outdated football plays to Coach Kleats, who says he'll eat the football if any of them ever work. When the Coach is injured, Weatherbee takes over. The opponents have never faced anything like these plays from 1925, so Riverdale wins. Mr. Weatherbee delivers the game ball to Coach Kleats in the hospital, and he prepares to eat it.
- Reprints
- from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #81 (February 1976)
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- Keywords
- Athletics; football; high school; hospital
Indexer Notes
Credits from the printing in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #245, no credits listed in this digest.
You Know You Have a Big Ego If --
Reggie / cartoon / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie
- Reprints
- from Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes (Archie, 1968 series) #54 (August 1980)
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Indexer Notes
Five cartoons about how conceited Reggie is.
The Deal
Reggie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie; Veronica; Reggie
- Synopsis
- Reggie proposes that he and Archie split the nights they can date Veronica each week, but he knows she's already committed on the nights he suggests for Archie.
- Reprints
- from Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes (Archie, 1968 series) #7 (August 1969)
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Campaign
Archie / comic story / 23 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Weatherbee; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Miss Grundy; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Mr. Weatherbee despairs at either Archie or Reggie being elected student body president. As principal he must remain neutral, but finally concludes that scatterbrained Archie would be marginally better than conniving Reggie. With the election a tie, both boys clamor for Betty's vote, she having been out sick. Despite her resentment of how Archie has favored Veronica, Betty concludes that Reggie would be a bad choice. Mr. Weatherbee privately congratulates her, and advises Reggie to run for vice-president because second best to Archie is better than nothing.
- Reprints
- from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #8 (June 1966)
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- Keywords
- Election; high school; politics
Indexer Notes
Four-part story, with much of it carried through narration boxes.
Credits from the reprint in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #63, no credits listed in this digest.
Whiff Tiff
Big Ethel / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Ethel Muggs; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- A mere drop of a new perfume will get any woman her man. Figuring that Jughead is an extra challenge, Ethel buys a gallon.
- Reprints
- from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #20 (September 1970)
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- Keywords
- Perfume
Fruit Fret
Reggie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie; Reggie; Miss Grundy
- Synopsis
- Reggie laughs at Archie for bringing an apple to the teacher. When he learns that Miss Grundy knows he drew an unflattering picture of her, he brings in a watermelon.
- Reprints
- from Reggie and Me (Archie, 1966 series) #89 (August 1976)
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- Keywords
- Apple; high school; watermelon
Punch Happy
Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead; Veronica
- Synopsis
- Jughead empties the punch bowl at Veronica's party in one go.
- Reprints
- from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #62 (January 1979)
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- Keywords
- Party
Score More
Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead; Reggie
- Synopsis
- Jughead takes the legs off Veronica's pinball machine, because he does his best work lying down.
- Reprints
- from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #62 (January 1979)
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- Keywords
- Game; pinball machine
Learn to Draw Archie
Archie / activity / 1 page
- Job Number
- LTD1D
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie
- Keywords
- Cartooning
[no title indexed]
Jughead's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Now Jughead, don't be late with the sound effects!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead; Veronica; Archie
- Synopsis
- Archie and Veronica are in a play. Jughead uses a toilet plunger to simulate kissing.
- Reprints
- in Archie & Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #21 (December 2012)
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- Keywords
- Play
Sheesh!
Miss Grundy / activity / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Miss Grundy; Archie
- Reprints
- in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #166 (February 2006)
- in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #307 (April 2020)
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Indexer Notes
Word find
Slapstick Shtick
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie; Victor Gorelick
- Synopsis
- At a story conference with the editor, Archie moans that adventure stories written by Dan Parent leave him exhausted and battered. Gorelick suggests that they substitute one of Parent's slapstick humor scripts. Archie suffers four pages of nonstop pratfalls, then decides that an adventure plot is not so bad after all.
- Reprints
- from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #137 (August 1988)
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- Keywords
- Editor
What's Cooking?
Archie / activity / 1 page
- Characters
- Archie; Veronica
Indexer Notes
Connect the dots
Talk Squawk
Reggie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie; Reggie; Veronica
- Synopsis
- As Veronica holds forth at length in the student council meeting, Archie thinks her voice is like music. A bored Reggie says it's the theme from Jaws.
- Reprints
- from Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes (Archie, 1968 series) #45 (May 1978)
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- Keywords
- High school; student council
[no title indexed]
Archie / activity / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Archie and Jughead can't decide where to go or what to do!
- Characters
- Archie; Jughead
- Reprints
- from Archie's Story & Game Digest Magazine (Archie, 1986 series) #21 (December 1991)
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Indexer Notes
Word scramble
Room for Improvement
Mr. Weatherbee / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie; Mr. Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Archie demands more privacy for the students. Mr. Weatherbee sends him to detention.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #285 (May 1982)
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- Keywords
- High school
Alibi Guy
Mr. Weatherbee / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie; Mr. Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- When Mr. Weatherbee demands Archie's alibi, Archie says he doesn't know what for. Weatherbee thinks that's a lousy alibi.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #285 (May 1982)
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- Keywords
- High school
The Legacy of the Black Hood
Know Your Heroes! / public service announcement / 1 page
- Job Number
- SH-6D
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Black Hood (Kip Burnham) (origin); Matt Burnham
- Synopsis
- Kip is angered by corruption among his fellow police detectives, but his uncle reveals that they are part of a long line of costumed crimefighters. Kip trains until he is ready to take action as the Black Hood.
Indexer Notes
Comic story of the Black Hood's origin, with an appeal for kids to know who their local heroes are, and to memorize emergency phone numbers.
Tube Boob
Big Moose / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie; Moose
- Synopsis
- Moose uses a toothbrush on his comb, to keep its teeth clean.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #112 (May 1967)
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No Contest
Reggie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; pretty girls
- Synopsis
- Girls are fawning on Archie because he's to judge a beauty contest. Reggie lends Archie his sports car but removes the frammastas so that the car will break down and Reggie can take his place. Archie arrives just as the contest ends, revealing that he's actually relieved. With one winner selected the other girls are furious. Archie lends Reggie his jalopy for an escape, but promises the girls he won't get far. Archie has removed the frammastas.
- Reprints
- from Reggie and Me (Archie, 1966 series) #88 (July 1976)
-
- Keywords
- Beauty contest
Indexer Notes
Credits from World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #93, no credits listed in this digest.
Persistent Caller
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Mr. Lodge; Miss Grundy; Jughead; Veronica
- Synopsis
- Archie makes call after call trying to locate Veronica, and finally reaches her through the prop phone while she's acting a scene on stage.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #135 (April 1969)
-
- Keywords
- Play; telephone
Jug - You Don't Say!
Jughead / activity / 1 page
- Characters
- Jughead Jones
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #493 (April 1980)
-
- Keywords
- Cipher; ventriloquist
Indexer Notes
Cipher
Blink Think
Reggie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie; Reggie
- Synopsis
- Archie wants to collect his thoughts before he leaves. Reggie figures that will take five seconds.
- Reprints
- from Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes (Archie, 1968 series) #49 (May 1979)
-
Bold Hold
Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie; Moose
- Synopsis
- Reggie has a wrestling hold that's impossible to break. Moose proves him wrong.
- Reprints
- from Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes (Archie, 1968 series) #49 (May 1979)
-
- Keywords
- Wrestling
Loan Moan
Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie
- Synopsis
- Archie wants a $20 loan. Reggie demands security, then laughs uproariously when Archie offers his jalopy.
- Reprints
- from Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes (Archie, 1968 series) #49 (May 1979)
-
- Keywords
- Jalopy
Weatherbee for Mayor?
Mr. Weatherbee / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Mr. Weatherbee; Mr. Howitzer; Mayor Honeywell; Councilman Jones; Archie; Reggie; Betty
- Synopsis
- When the mayor cuts school budgets, Mr. Weatherbee runs to replace him. The students become avid campaign volunteers, though they're troubled that disciplinarian Mr. Howitzer expects to be their new principal. As Weatherbee gains in the polls he cuts a deal with the mayor. Mr. Weatherbee will withdraw if the mayor restores the cuts and even increases the school budget. Everyone is happy but Mr. Howitzer.
- Reprints
- in Archie 1000 Page Comics-Palooza (Archie, 2014 series) ([February] 2014)
- in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #36 (March 2014)
-
- Keywords
- Election; high school; mayor; politics
Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprint in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #36, no credits listed in this digest.
[no title indexed]
Dilton / activity / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Help Dilton read a note from his Saturday night date!
- Characters
- Dilton Doiley
- Reprints
- from Archie's Story & Game Digest Magazine (Archie, 1986 series) #24 (September 1992)
-
- Keywords
- Cipher
Indexer Notes
Remove the letters to find the phrase puzzle.
Knuckle Chuckle
Reggie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie; Moose; Midge
- Synopsis
- Reggie says Midge should be nice to Moose, since it's Be Kind to Animals Week. Moose clobbers him.
- Reprints
- from Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes (Archie, 1968 series) #49 (May 1979)
-
- Keywords
- Dance
Cold Shoulder
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie; Mr. Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Archie fakes a cold to get out of a test. Mr. Weatherbee says that HE will go home to avoid catching it.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #127 (March 1982)
-
- Keywords
- High school
[no title indexed]
Open the Door, Dilton / comic story / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Three pun-based comic strips
Rad Fad
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie; Mr. Weatherbee; Superintendent Hassle
- Synopsis
- It's fad day at school, and Mr. Weatherbee repeatedly hurts his back and exhausts himself trying out the twist, Hula Hoops, phone booth stacking, and more. He's glad the day has ended but the superintendent, who's been watching surreptitiously, insists that they repeat it for TV news the following day. Mr. Weatherbee revives the fad of blowing his stack at Archie, who started the whole thing.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Story & Game Digest Magazine (Archie, 1986 series) #4 (September 1987)
-
- Keywords
- High school
[no title indexed]
Mr. Weatherbee Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- How is Moose making out with that job we got for him?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Mr. Weatherbee; secretary
- Synopsis
- Mr. Weatherbee is angry at employers who fired Moose simply because he couldn't remember their telephone number. But it turns out that the number is 555-5555.
- Reprints
- from Archie Annual Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #38 (1981) which is reprinted
- From Archie daily (King Features Syndicate) 19XX-XX-XX.
-
- Keywords
- High school
The Ego and I
Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie; Betty; Archie
- Synopsis
- Betty says that Reggie is self-centered, so he asks Archie's opinion. Archie thinks Reggie is swell -- and so is his head.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #52 (February 1961)
-
Sore Winner
Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie; waiter
- Synopsis
- Reggie offers to flip the waiter double or nothing for his tip. The waiter wins, so Reggie gives him the dime.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #52 (February 1961)
-
- Keywords
- Restaurant
Big News
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie; Mr. Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Mr. Weatherbee doesn't believe that Archie got 100% in math.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #126 (July 1968)
-
- Keywords
- High school
Car Care
Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; car; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Reggie laughs at Moose for not knowing where the auto muffler goes. Moose shoves it into Reggie's mouth.
- Reprints
- from Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes (Archie, 1968 series) #47 (October 1978)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprint in Laugh Comics (Archie, 2011 series) #[nn], no credits listed in this digest.
Deal Spiel
Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Reggie brings Veronica gifts. She accepts the flowers and candy, but rejects his photo.
- Reprints
- from Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes (Archie, 1968 series) #47 (October 1978)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprint in Laugh Comics (Archie, 2011 series) #[nn], no credits listed in this digest.
Tape Trouble
Reggie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie; Veronica; Archie
- Synopsis
- Hoping to sour Veronica on Archie, Reggie splices a tape recording so that Archie appears to be speaking harshly of her. Veronica rushes to Archie and begs his forgiveness for behaving so badly that he would feel that way.
- Reprints
- from Reggie and Me (Archie, 1966 series) #20 (October 1966)
-
- Keywords
- tape recorder
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
Slip Quip
Reggie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie; Jughead
- Synopsis
- Jughead manages to injure himself and Reggie repeatedly, while putting up a sign for Accident Prevention Week.
- Reprints
- from Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes (Archie, 1968 series) #14 (August 1970)
-
- Keywords
- High school; pantomime; wordless
Punch Crunch
Big Moose / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Big Moose; Jughead
- Synopsis
- Moose numbers his boxing gloves, so he can give the old one-two.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #223 (August 1976)
-
- Keywords
- Boxing
Brain Strain
Big Moose / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Big Moose; Jughead; Archie
- Synopsis
- Archie thinks that a life sentence is the worst imaginable. Moose thinks a sentence to write for English is worse.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #223 (August 1976)
-
- Keywords
- High school
Tall Brawl
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie; Milo
- Synopsis
- Milo is tired of being teased about his height. When Archie asks what's up, Milo clobbers him.
- Reprints
- from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #182 (June 1977)
-
- Keywords
- High school
Easy Visit
Betty / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty; Archie
- Synopsis
- Archie's not nervous about a visit to the dentist, because he only comes in to read the magazines.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #20 (April 1969)
-
- Keywords
- Dentist
Costume Capers
Jughead / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- George Gladir (credited) (as Gladir)
- Pencils
- Fernando Ruiz (credited) (as Ruiz)
- Inks
- Jim Amash (credited) (as Amash)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Ethel Muggs; Miss Beazly [Ms. Beazly]; Mr. Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Student use of the cafeteria is slumping, so Miss Beazly hires Jughead to promote foreign dishes by wearing national costume. Unfortunately, Tyrolean shorts and a Scottish kilt prove that his legs drive girls wild. Woman-hating Jughead draws the line at a Greek soldier's kilt, and the project ends.
- Reprints
- in Archie & Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #2 (March 2011)
- in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #76 (April 2018)
-
- Keywords
- Cafeteria; high school; kilt
Age of Specialization
Mr. Weatherbee / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Mr. Weatherbee; computer repairman
- Synopsis
- The repairman is an expert at taking the computer apart. The expert at putting it together will come next week.
- Reprints
- from Laugh (Archie, 1987 series) #2 (August 1987)
-
- Keywords
- Computer; high school
Help Wanted
Pop Tate / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie; Pop Tate; Big Moose
- Synopsis
- Moose misinterprets the orders at the Chock'Lit Shoppe.
- Reprints
- from Laugh (Archie, 1987 series) #20 (April 1990)
-
- Keywords
- Chock'lit Shoppe
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["I will not be distracted."]
Archie -
1.
["Why I instituted family game night"]
-
2.
Career Daze
Archie -
3.
["It's a candy thing"]
-
4.
Life's Formula
Betty and Veronica -
5.
Who Says Girls Can't Save the World?
Sabrina the Teenage Witch -
6.
["Hey, Pop!"]
Archie's Gag Bag -
7.
Ting-a-Ling Sting
Reggie -
8.
The Lawbreaker
Reggie -
9.
Test Zest
Archie -
10.
Sky Shy
Dilton -
11.
["Do you have what it takes to face the wall?"]
Pokemon -
12.
Warmed and Fed Up
Archie -
13.
The Mower I See You the Mower I Haunt You
Archie -
14.
["Fill in the blanks, cut along the dotted lines... have your own family game night."]
-
15.
Diet Riot
Reggie -
16.
Obsolescence Lessons
Jughead -
17.
Treat Feat
Reggie -
18.
["A well rounded woman:"]
Ms. Pac-Man -
19.
["Hey, gang!"]
Archie -
20.
Noise Annoys
Reggie -
21.
Palm Balm
Reggie -
22.
And Now... Here's Reggie!
Reggie -
23.
["Dear Archie Readers"]
Editor's Notebook -
24.
["Get Caught Up in the Magic..."]
Sabrina the Teenage Witch -
25.
["Fill 'er up, please!"]
Archie's Gag Bag -
26.
Slips DO Count
Archie -
27.
Dream Theme
Archie -
28.
["Four-issue comic book subscriptions"]
Jughead -
29.
Name Game
Reggie -
30.
Regret Vignette
Reggie -
31.
Learn to Draw Betty
Betty -
32.
Nerve Verve
Reggie -
33.
Don't Quote Me
Jughead -
34.
["Are there holes in your collection?"]
-
35.
Rattle Prattle
Reggie -
36.
Improvement Movement
Reggie -
37.
Archie-Garage Message
Archie -
38.
Wiper Griper
Archie -
39.
Pie Reply
Mr. Weatherbee -
40.
["Makes a Great Gift"]
Archie -
41.
["As you can see, I've cut her in half!"]
Archie's Gag Bag -
42.
["Get set for another great story with me back when I was known as..."]
Little Archie -
43.
Music Man
Little Archie -
44.
The Accident
Little Archie -
45.
Loads of Fun With Little Archie
Little Archie -
46.
["Give a friend a sub!"]
-
47.
The Food Fool
Little Archie -
48.
The Report Card
Little Archie -
49.
Snack Time
Little Archie -
50.
["You girls look great!"]
Archie -
51.
Crash Dash
Reggie -
52.
Strictly Strategic
Archie -
53.
You Know You Have a Big Ego If --
Reggie -
54.
["Sonic Super Special"]
Sonic the Hedgehog -
55.
The Deal
Reggie -
56.
Campaign
Archie -
57.
["Archie's Weird Mysteries... don't read it with the lights out!"]
Archie -
58.
["Order a five issue subscription to any Double Digest magazine for only $10.00!"]
-
59.
["Archie's Subscription Offer of the Century!"]
Archie -
60.
["Archie's Stuff Shop"]
-
61.
Whiff Tiff
Big Ethel -
62.
Fruit Fret
Reggie -
63.
Punch Happy
Jughead -
64.
Score More
Jughead -
65.
Learn to Draw Archie
Archie -
66.
["Now Jughead, don't be late with the sound effects!"]
Jughead's Gag Bag -
67.
Sheesh!
Miss Grundy -
68.
Slapstick Shtick
Archie -
69.
What's Cooking?
Archie -
70.
Talk Squawk
Reggie -
71.
["Archie and Jughead can't decide where to go or what to do!"]
Archie -
72.
Room for Improvement
Mr. Weatherbee -
73.
Alibi Guy
Mr. Weatherbee -
74.
The Legacy of the Black Hood
Know Your Heroes! -
75.
Tube Boob
Big Moose -
76.
No Contest
Reggie -
77.
Persistent Caller
Archie -
78.
Jug - You Don't Say!
Jughead -
79.
Blink Think
Reggie -
80.
Sonic Checklist
Sonic the Hedgehog -
81.
Bold Hold
Reggie -
82.
Loan Moan
Reggie -
83.
Weatherbee for Mayor?
Mr. Weatherbee -
84.
["Help Dilton read a note from his Saturday night date!"]
Dilton -
85.
Knuckle Chuckle
Reggie -
86.
["Decades of great Archie Comics!"]
Archie -
87.
Cold Shoulder
Archie -
88.
[no title indexed]
Open the Door, Dilton -
89.
Rad Fad
Archie -
90.
["How is Moose making out with that job we got for him?"]
Mr. Weatherbee Gag Bag -
91.
The Ego and I
Reggie -
92.
Sore Winner
Reggie -
93.
["Don't miss an issue!"]
Sabrina the Teenage Witch -
94.
Big News
Archie -
95.
Car Care
Reggie -
96.
Deal Spiel
Reggie -
97.
Tape Trouble
Reggie -
98.
Slip Quip
Reggie -
99.
Punch Crunch
Big Moose -
100.
Brain Strain
Big Moose -
101.
["Betty? Veronica?"]
Archie -
102.
Tall Brawl
Archie -
103.
Easy Visit
Betty -
104.
Costume Capers
Jughead -
105.
Age of Specialization
Mr. Weatherbee -
106.
Help Wanted
Pop Tate -
107.
["Five-issue digest subscriptions!"]
Betty and Veronica -
108.
["Gottus Catchemus Allus"]
Pokémon -
109.
["Yes, you can tell Pikachu to run, dance, and fish."]
Pikachu
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