(November 2004)
Archie,
1984 Series
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- 196
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The Archie Digest Library
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Mind Games
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)
- Pencils
- Fernando Ruiz (credited)
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick (credited)
- Colors
- Frank Gagliardo (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Geraldine Grundy; Dilton Doiley; Veronica Lodge; Waldo Weatherbee; Coach Clayton; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- The students and faculty of Riverdale High keep getting distracted thinking back to what they did in summer.
- Reprints
-
from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #29 (December 1997)
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The Visitor
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Smithers; Gaston; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle (cameo)
- Synopsis
- Archie causes havoc at the Lodge mansion by his clumsiness.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #291 (July 1974)
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Sports Nut!
Archie / activity / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews
- Reprints
- from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #145 (October 1989)
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Indexer Notes
Find the names of Archie's favorite sports in the word find puzzle.
The Ordeal
Archie and His Pals / comic story / 1 page
- Feature Logo
- Archie and His Friends
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
- from Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #109 (August 1999)
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Junk Male
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg (credited)
- Inks
- Mike Esposito (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie cleans out the garage for his mom and makes a fortune when he stops at a flea market on his way to the dump.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #426 (August 1994)
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Get Well!
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Bill Vigoda (credited)
- Inks
- Mario Acquaviva (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Mario Acquaviva (credited)
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie and Reggie fight over the last get well card in a store.
- Reprints
- from Reggie and Me (Archie, 1966 series) #21 (December 1966)
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Hairpiece Hassles
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mary Andrews; Fred Andrews; Harold
- Synopsis
- Archie convinces his dad to get a toupee.
- Reprints
- from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #53 (December 1976)
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The Star
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- George Gladir
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg
- Inks
- Henry Scarpelli
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Chuck Clayton; Ford; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Coach Clayton; Waldo Weatherbee; Svenson
- Synopsis
- Archie has recovered from an ankle injury in time to rejoin the basketball team after a three-game losing streak.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #411 (May 1993)
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To Each His Own
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Archie, Betty and Veronica each get an anonymous phone call saying that "the most precious thing in your whole world is about to be destroyed."
- Reprints
- from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #114 (October 1971)
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Oh Double Rats
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Wouldn't you know it? Here I am again in the principal's office!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie wonders why he's always in the principal's office.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #186 (July 1973)
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A New Twist
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Midge Klump; Big Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- Archie tries yoga and gets himself stuck. After freeing himself, he then attempts to show Midge the same pose when he loses his balance. She catches him and Moose catches them! Then Archie finds himself in a huge human knot.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #121 (August 1961)
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- Keywords
- jealousy; yoga
The Interpreter
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- drama; humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Though Archie is one of the best students in Spanish class, he thinks learning a foreign language is a waste of time. Until a boy is hit by a car and only Archie can talk to the boy's Spanish-speaking father to find out his blood type.
- Reprints
- from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #2 (July 1969)
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- Keywords
- ambulance; blood type; hospital; interpreter; Spanish
Indexer Notes
This story was later remade with the same script but new art (also by Lucey) and was remade at least once more with a revised script.
When reprinted in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #242, Inks are credited to Harry Lucey.
The GENTLEman
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Archie tries to teach Moose not to get so angry when other boys talk to Midge.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #147 (July 1964)
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- Keywords
- jealousy; temper
A Night to Howl
Archie / comic story / 12 pages
- Genre
- adventure; humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Ginger; Connie; Stevie; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- Two fast-living girls manipulate Archie into giving them a lift to a party and spending all his money on them.
- Reprints
- from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #127 (November 1972)
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Indexer Notes
When reprinted in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #243, inks are credited to Harry Lucey.
Tape Jape
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #255 (April 1979)
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Archie on the Road
activity / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Cross out the letters to find the secret message.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #342 (October 1978)
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The Birds & The Bees
Jughead / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Jughead talks about the sounds of animals.
- Reprints
- from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #45 (September 1975)
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Thumb Fun
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Frank Doyle (credited)
- Pencils
- Samm Schwartz (credited)
- Inks
- Samm Schwartz (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Samm Schwartz (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- When Archie injures Mr. Lodge's thumb he is forced to have Jughead drive for him in a big slot-car race.
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #258 (September 1972)
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- Keywords
- slot-car
Animal Babies!
Archie / activity / 1 page
- Script
- Rod Ollerenshaw (signed as RGO)
- Pencils
- Rod Ollerenshaw (signed as RGO)
- Inks
- Rod Ollerenshaw (signed as RGO)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Rod Ollerenshaw (signed as RGO)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #599 (October 1989)
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Indexer Notes
Word matching game.
Report Support
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie claims that Jughead will eat anything.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #255 (April 1979)
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Knee Glee
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie doesn't have to get on both knees to ask Veronica out; one will be enough.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #255 (April 1979)
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Reggie's Secret!
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Bill Golliher (credited)
- Pencils
- Bill Golliher (credited)
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Everyone teams up to get Reggie back for practical jokes he had played on them.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Story & Game Digest Magazine (Archie, 1986 series) #27 (June 1993)
-
- Keywords
- practical joke
Raving with Reggie
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Reggie is a self-made man; Reggie offends people; Reggie never holds a grudge.
- Reprints
- from Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes (Archie, 1968 series) #45 (May 1978)
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Indexer Notes
Three 2-panel gags.
Off the Wall
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Bob Bolling (credited)
- Pencils
- Bob Bolling (credited)
- Inks
- Jim Amash (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie gets a job as a mall security guard and tracks down the person who has been writing on the walls in the mall.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #42 (August 1999)
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- Keywords
- graffiti; security guard
"Light" Puzzle
Archie / activity / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #308 (December 1975)
-
Indexer Notes
Maze puzzle.
[no title indexed]
Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You're going to take the aptitude...
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy
- Synopsis
- Mr. Weatherbee takes an aptitude test with a class.
- Reprints
- from Archie Annual Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #33 (1978) which is reprinted
- from Archie newspaper strip 19xx-xx-xx
-
Beware the Big Moose
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Archie discovers the one male that Moose won't slaughter for being near Midge.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #85 (June 1974)
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Work Quirk
Reggie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- The Archies [Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle]
- Reprints
- from Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes (Archie, 1968 series) #9 (October 1969)
-
Search Me
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Fred Andrews
- Synopsis
- Mary accuses Archie of eating all the fruit and candy in the house. Archie accuses Jughead, who finds the real culprit.
- Reprints
- from Jughead (Archie, 1965 series) #189 (February 1971)
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The Pet Set
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Moose Mason
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #56 (August 1961)
-
Cooking Up a Story
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- George Gladir (credited)
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo Jr. (credited)
- Inks
- Jim DeCarlo (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Archie's father is confused when Archie takes up cooking and Betty is the town's best car mechanic.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #349 (July 1987)
-
- Keywords
- cooking; mechanic
Tune In on Treachery
Archie / comic story / 11 pages
- Script
- Frank Doyle (credited)
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg (credited)
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- adventure; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Archie uses his CB radio to help rescue Mr. Lodge from burglars at his plant and to call for the police.
- Reprints
- from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #174 (October 1976)
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Bowl Toll
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Denise
- Synopsis
- Denise's father has a lot of bowling trophies.
- Reprints
- from Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #15 (October 1972)
-
- Keywords
- bowling; trophy
Pleasant Screams
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Dick Malmgren (credited)
- Pencils
- Dick Malmgren (credited)
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Reggie goes to visit Archie in the middle of the night.
- Reprints
- from Reggie and Me (Archie, 1966 series) #89 (August 1976)
-
Momma's Boy
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Mary Andrews; Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie's mom keeps reminding him what to do for his job interview.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #88 (September 1974)
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Blow the Man Down
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Frank Doyle
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg (credited)
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Horace Nelson; Mildred Nelson
- Synopsis
- Fred and Horace get into battle when leaves from Horace's tree end up blown into Fred's yard.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #413 (July 1993)
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Indexer Notes
No writer credit listed in this digest. Writer credit from the index of this story in Archie's Ten Issue Collector's Set (Archie, 1997 series) #1.
Mind Games
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Smithers; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- A stray cat makes Mr. Lodge a believer in Psychokinesis.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #369 (August 1989)
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Indexer Notes
When reprinted in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #244, writer is credited as Mike Pellowski and inks are credited as Mike Esposito.
Jet Lag
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- George Gladir
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg
- Inks
- Henry Scarpelli
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I got it!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- Archie builds a jet-powered skateboard and has Moose test it for him.
- Reprints
- from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #155 (March 1975)
-
- Keywords
- skateboard
Indexer Notes
Credits from reprint.
I Should've Been Twins
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- In a mixture of poetry and prose, Archie explains to us why he can't choose between Betty and Veronica.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #117 (March 1961)
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Indexer Notes
When reprinted in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #242, Inks and Lettering is credited to Marty Epp.
Loud and Clear
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Waldo Weatherbee; Chuck Clayton; Geraldine Grundy; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Dilton Doiley; Nancy Woods; Professor Flutesnoot; Coach Kleats; Coach Clayton; Miss Beazley; Mrs. Hagley
- Synopsis
- Archie tests a bullhorn to great effect.
- Reprints
- from Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #19 (February 1992)
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Tested but Not Bested
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Smithers; Mr. Biggs; Horace Biggs
- Synopsis
- Mr. Lodge wants Archie to meet the son of his business partner, Horace Biggs.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #212 (December 2010)
- in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #312 (October 2020)
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Table of Contents
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0.
["Wow! A fool and his money have once again been parted!"]
Archie -
1.
Car, Cake and Plop
Archie -
2.
Mind Games
Archie -
3.
The Visitor
Archie -
4.
Sports Nut!
Archie -
5.
The Ordeal
Archie and His Pals -
6.
Junk Male
Archie -
7.
Get Well!
Archie -
8.
Hairpiece Hassles
Archie -
9.
The Star
Archie -
10.
To Each His Own
Archie -
11.
Oh Double Rats
Archie -
12.
A New Twist
Archie -
13.
The Interpreter
Archie -
14.
The GENTLEman
Archie -
15.
A Night to Howl
Archie -
16.
Tape Jape
Archie -
17.
Archie on the Road
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18.
The Birds & The Bees
Jughead -
19.
Thumb Fun
Archie -
20.
Animal Babies!
Archie -
21.
Report Support
Archie -
22.
Knee Glee
Archie -
23.
Reggie's Secret!
Archie -
24.
Raving with Reggie
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25.
Off the Wall
Archie -
26.
"Light" Puzzle
Archie -
27.
["You're going to take the aptitude..."]
Archie's Gag Bag -
28.
Beware the Big Moose
Archie -
29.
Work Quirk
Reggie -
30.
Search Me
Archie -
31.
The Pet Set
Archie -
32.
Cooking Up a Story
Archie -
33.
Tune In on Treachery
Archie -
34.
Bowl Toll
Archie -
35.
Pleasant Screams
Archie -
36.
Momma's Boy
Archie -
37.
Blow the Man Down
Archie -
38.
Mind Games
Archie -
39.
Jet Lag
Archie -
40.
I Should've Been Twins
Archie -
41.
Loud and Clear
Archie -
42.
Tested but Not Bested
Archie
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