(January 2003)
Archie,
1984 Series
- Price
- 3.29 USD
- Pages
- 196
- Indicia Frequency
- ?
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
The Archie Digest Library; Archie 60th Anniversary
- Barcode
- 762816469517 13811
Out on the Roof
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Professor Flutesnoot; Waldo Weatherbee
[no title indexed]
Moose Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Duh-h -- Arch, what answer did you get for question six on the science homework?
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Moose Mason; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Moose asks Archie for help with his homework.
- Reprints
-
in Archie's Funhouse Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #11 (February 2015)
-
The Image
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Dilton Doiley; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Archie tries to impress the new girl in school by pretending to be a tough guy.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #350 (August 1987)
-
Video Choice
Archie / activity / 1 page
- Reprints
- from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #140 (January 1989)
-
[no title indexed]
Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Mom says the new refrigerator isn't working!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews
- Reprints
- from Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #31 (August 1978)
-
Scare Tactics
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie doesn't believe the hype about a scary movie.
- Reprints
- from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #267 (July 1988)
-
[no title indexed]
Archie / activity / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Find all the basketball words in the word search!
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews
- Reprints
- in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #238 (April 2013)
-
- Keywords
- basketball
Indexer Notes
Find the basketball related words.
No Problems
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Jim Ruth (credited)
- Pencils
- Chic Stone (credited)
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Miss Grundy sent me to pick up some attendance forms!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Waldo Weatherbee; Miss Phlips; Svenson
- Synopsis
- Svenson thinks that Mr. Weatherbee is cold so he turns up the heat in the office.
- Reprints
- from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #157 (June 1986)
-
Fair Man
Reggie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Reggie won't take 'no' for an answer.
- Reprints
- from Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes (Archie, 1968 series) #8 (September 1969)
-
Friday Afternoon "Father Knows Least!"
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Moose Mason; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Dilton Doiley; Jughead Jones; Geraldine Grundy; Waldo Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Mr. Andrews reads an article in the newspaper about teenagers eloping. When he overhears Archie talking to Veronica about going on a trip and having his bags packed, Mr. Andrews assumes the worst.
- Reprints
- from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #2 (September 1959)
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Indexer Notes
Part one of a multi-chapter story, although it is not identified as such, and each "chapter" is individually paginated.
Friday Evening "Washington Bound!"
Archie / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Waldo Weatherbee; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Jughead convinces the bus driver to stop at the White House -- a drive-by diner. Finally, after a long bus ride, everyone arrives safely in Washington, D.C.
- Reprints
- from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #2 (September 1959)
-
Indexer Notes
Part two of a multi-chapter story, although it is not identified as such.
Saturday Morning "All Around The Town!"
Archie / comic story / 10 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Dilton Doiley
- Synopsis
- The Riverdale crew spend the day touring all the sites in Washington, D.C., including the White House, the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial. As they tour the Capital Building, Dilton tries to get away from the tour so he can address Congress. He then runs into an official carrying classified documents. Dilton's speech and some of the documents get mixed up and Dilton is arrested as a spy.
- Reprints
- from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #2 (September 1959)
-
Indexer Notes
Part three of a multi-chapter story, although it is not identified as such.
Sunday Morning "Flyin' High!"
Archie / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Waldo Weatherbee; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Dilton Doiley; Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Jughead Jones; Geraldine Grundy
- Synopsis
- The gang goes to the Smithsonian Institute. Chaos follows as Archie tries to keep Dilton out of trouble. But when the two boys struggle, Archie falls into the Wright Brothers' plane that's hanging from a ceiling wire. The wire snaps and Archie glides the plane through the Smithsonian Institute.
- Reprints
- from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #2 (September 1959)
-
Indexer Notes
Part four of a multi-chapter story, although it is not identified as such.
Sunday Afternoon "All's Well That Ends!"
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Geraldine Grundy; Waldo Weatherbee; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Dilton Doiley
- Synopsis
- The gang tours the Declaration of Independence then returns home.
- Reprints
- from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #2 (September 1959)
-
Indexer Notes
Part five of a multi-chapter story, although it is not identified as such.
[no title indexed]
Archie / activity / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Archie can't decide what to do for his class project on “prune fungus”!
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Geraldine Grundy
- Reprints
- from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #285 (July 1991)
-
Indexer Notes
Unscramble the phrase puzzle.
Bark Lark
Reggie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Reggie doesn't believe the hypnotist can make him act like a dog.
- Reprints
- from Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes (Archie, 1968 series) #49 (May 1979)
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On Your Toes
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- Archie causes a mess with Pop Tate's new gumball machine.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #297 (October 1980)
-
- Keywords
- gumball machine
[no title indexed]
Archie’s Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hello, Veronica!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Veronica Lodge
The Tryout
Archie and the Gang / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Geraldine Grundy; Moose Mason (cameo)
- Synopsis
- When the gang misses auditions for the school play, they have to try to convince Miss Grundy to cast them anyway.
- Reprints
- from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #132 (November 1987)
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Indexer Notes
When reprinted in Archie & Friends Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #30, writing is credited to Bob Bolling and inks to Bob Smith.
Transportation Consternation
Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Reprints
- from Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes (Archie, 1968 series) #49 (May 1979)
-
Grade Charade
Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Reprints
- from Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes (Archie, 1968 series) #49 (May 1979)
-
Old Fighter
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Waldo Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Archie goes fishing with Mr. Weatherbee, who is fishing for Old Fighter, a giant bass he has been trying to catch for years.
- Reprints
- from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #97 (December 1977)
-
- Keywords
- fishing
Tops in Swaps
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Mrs. Jones, this was a clever idea of yours to have simultaneous garage sales to get rid of our sons' useless trash!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Mary Andrews; Gladys Jones; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie and Jughead's mothers hope to sell their sons' useless junk.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #269 (June 1980)
-
Wheel Deal
Reggie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Ethel Muggs
- Reprints
- from Reggie and Me (Archie, 1966 series) #102 (January 1978)
-
Prize Project
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Waldo Weatherbee; Dilton Doiley; Jughead Jones; Superintendent Hassle
- Synopsis
- Dilton tries to use Archie's frisbee throwing for a scientific study, but Mr. Weatherbee gets in the way.
- Reprints
- from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #152 (August 1985)
-
Indexer Notes
When reprinted in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #244, pencils are credited to Al Hartley.
Pigskin Picks
Coach Kleats / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Coach Kleats; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Thompson
- Synopsis
- Coach makes plans for the game.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #60 (February 1962)
-
My Two Best Friends are Aliens
Little Archie / comic story / 10 pages
- Genre
- humor; children
- Reprints
- in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #108 (May 2021)
-
The Letter
Little Archie / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Dexter Taylor ?
- Pencils
- Dexter Taylor
- Inks
- Dexter Taylor ?
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Dexter Taylor
- Genre
- children
- Characters
- Little Archie Andrews; Coach Kleats; Little Veronica Lodge; Little Jughead Jones; Fangs Fogarty (cameo); Little Betty Cooper (cameo); Sabrina (cameo); Geraldine Grundy (cameo)
- Synopsis
- Little Archie begs the coach to let him play in the football game.
- Reprints
- from Little Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #84 (February 1974)
-
- Keywords
- football
How To Train Your Dog!
Little Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Little Archie Andrews; Little Veronica Lodge; Little Betty Cooper; Spotty (Archie's dog)
- Synopsis
- Spotty is a very obedient dog - - when he wants to be.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #551 (August 1985)
-
A Boney Blast
Little Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Little Archie Andrews; Spotty; Mary Andrews; Fred Andrews; Little Jughead Jones; Hot Dog; Little Betty Cooper
- Reprints
- in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #324 (December 2021)
-
The Thanksgiving
Little Archie / comic story / 9 pages
- Genre
- children
- Characters
- Little Archie Andrews; Spotty; Mary Andrews; Fred Andrews; Little Bandit (raccoon)
- Synopsis
- Little Archie and his family go visit Fred's parents for Thanksgiving. Spotty is accidentally shot by a hunter.
- Reprints
- from Little Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #102 (January 1976)
-
- Keywords
- hunter; raccoon; Thanksgiving
Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprint in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #293, no credits listed in this digest.
My Stars
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Waldo Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Betty reads Mr. Weatherbee's horoscope and Mr. Weatherbee begins to believe it is authentic.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #294 (July 1980)
-
- Keywords
- astrology
Indexer Notes
Credits from the printing in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #45.
Duck Luck
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie and Reggie get positions on the girls hockey team...as mascots.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #350 (August 1987)
-
Sportin' Spartan
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- After listening to a lecture on Spartan courage and their tests of pain endurance, Reggie tries to use it against Archie with the winner getting Archie's date.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #7 (1958-1959)
-
Indexer Notes
Pencils credit from Brian via the GCD Error Tracker.
Cutups
Archie and the Gang / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- George Gladir (credited)
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg (credited)
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Moose Mason; Jughead Jones; Dilton Doiley
- Synopsis
- Betty plays with paper dolls.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #161 (September 1987)
-
And All That Jazz
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Bob Bolling (credited)
- Pencils
- Bob Bolling (credited)
- Inks
- Chic Stone (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Archie tries to make a new layout for the school yearbook.
- Reprints
- from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #157 (June 1986)
-
Secrets of the Deep
Archie / comic story / 11 pages
- Genre
- adventure; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- The Riverdale Gang go to Florida to study marine animals and discover a chest of gold coins while scuba diving.
- Reprints
- from Archie at Riverdale High (Archie, 1972 series) #101 (February 1985)
-
- Keywords
- coral reef; electric eel; scuba diving; sunken treasure
Indexer Notes
In two parts
Credits from the reprint in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #266
[no title indexed]
Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Archie, hurry! Miss Grundy and the class are way ahead!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Geraldine Grundy
- Reprints
- from Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #31 (August 1978) which is reprinted
- from ?
-
Let's Hear One for the Bee
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)
- Pencils
- Bob Bolling (credited)
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Waldo Weatherbee; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Coach Kleats; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- While trying to cheer the football team on, Mr. Weatherbee accidentally sends play calls to the team, causing them to win the game.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- cheerleader; football
Present Alms!
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews
- Synopsis
- Fred thinks Archie needs to be more self-reliant.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #48 (August 1960)
-
Popularity Pays
Moose / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- Moose takes a popularity course.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #48 (August 1960)
-
Pleasure Before Business
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Synopsis
- Veronica can't go to the dance with Archie, because of business.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #136 (April 1963)
-
The Gourd, the Bad and the Ugly or Let the Gourd Times Roll!
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Geraldine Grundy; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Dilton Doiley; Reggie Mantle; Chuck Clayton; Bobby Lou; Earl; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Waldo Weatherbee; Oprah Winfrey
- Synopsis
- Teams create exhibits for the Riverdale Holiday Jamboree.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #407 (January 1993)
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Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["I don't think we have to worry about being late today!"]
Archie -
1.
Out on the Roof
Archie -
2.
["Duh-h -- Arch, what answer did you get for question six on the science homework?"]
Moose Gag Bag -
3.
Fashion Passion
Archie -
4.
The Image
Archie -
5.
Video Choice
Archie -
6.
["Mom says the new refrigerator isn't working!"]
Archie's Gag Bag -
7.
Scare Tactics
Archie -
8.
["Find all the basketball words in the word search!"]
Archie -
9.
No Problems
Archie -
10.
Fair Man
Reggie -
11.
Friday Afternoon "Father Knows Least!"
Archie -
12.
Friday Evening "Washington Bound!"
Archie -
13.
Saturday Morning "All Around The Town!"
Archie -
14.
Sunday Morning "Flyin' High!"
Archie -
15.
Sunday Afternoon "All's Well That Ends!"
Archie -
16.
["Archie can't decide what to do for his class project on “prune fungus”!"]
Archie -
17.
Bark Lark
Reggie -
18.
On Your Toes
Archie -
19.
["Hello, Veronica!"]
Archie’s Gag Bag -
20.
The Tryout
Archie and the Gang -
21.
Transportation Consternation
Reggie -
22.
Grade Charade
Reggie -
23.
Old Fighter
Archie -
24.
Tops in Swaps
Archie -
25.
Wheel Deal
Reggie -
26.
Prize Project
Archie -
27.
Pigskin Picks
Coach Kleats -
28.
My Two Best Friends are Aliens
Little Archie -
29.
The Letter
Little Archie -
30.
How To Train Your Dog!
Little Archie -
31.
A Boney Blast
Little Archie -
32.
The Thanksgiving
Little Archie -
33.
My Stars
Archie -
34.
Duck Luck
Archie -
35.
Sportin' Spartan
Archie -
36.
Cutups
Archie and the Gang -
37.
And All That Jazz
Archie -
38.
Secrets of the Deep
Archie -
39.
["Archie, hurry! Miss Grundy and the class are way ahead!"]
Archie's Gag Bag -
40.
Let's Hear One for the Bee
Archie -
41.
Present Alms!
Archie -
42.
Popularity Pays
Moose -
43.
Pleasure Before Business
Archie -
44.
The Gourd, the Bad and the Ugly or Let the Gourd Times Roll!
Archie -
45.
Having Reservations About Making Reservations
Archie
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- Merlin Haas
- Katy Hayhurst
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Mike Nielsen
- Jim Van Dore
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