(June 2006)
Archie,
1984 Series
- Price
- 3.69 USD; 4.39 CAD
- Pages
- 192
- Indicia Frequency
- 9 times a year
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
The Archie Digest Library
- Barcode
- 071896469516 69
- Editing
- Nelson Ribeiro (editor); Victor Gorelick (editor)
[no title indexed]
Archie / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg (signed)
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I need to upgrade my virus protection!
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews
Give Me Some Space
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Bill Golliher (credited)
- Pencils
- Pat Kennedy (credited)
- Inks
- Bob Smith
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Jack Morelli (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
- Synopsis
- Fred buys a pre-fab storage unit but the family is unable to put it together.
- Reprints
Charity Begins at Home
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Bill Golliher (credited)
- Pencils
- ? [as Kennedy] (credited)
- Inks
- Ken Selig (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Jughead Jones; Forsythe Jones; Gladys Jones; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- Mary Andrews and Gladys Jones donate some of their kids things for a charity sale and Archie and Jughead come up with a plan to get their stuff back.
- Reprints
Telepathic Trickery
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- Archie first reads Jughead's mind then reads Reggie's mind.
- Reprints
-
from Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #115 (August 1994)
-
- Keywords
- telepathy
[no title indexed]
Archie / activity / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You've got to help me!
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews
- Reprints
- from Archie's Story & Game Digest Magazine (Archie, 1986 series) #21 (December 1991)
-
Indexer Notes
Maze puzzle.
Guard Duty
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- "House sit?" I don't think I understand, Mr. Lodge!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- Mr. Lodge asks Archie and Jughead to house-sit while the family is on vacation.
- Reprints
- from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #89 (December 1980)
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Tardy Trouble
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Bill Golliher (credited)
- Pencils
- Bob Bolling (credited)
- Inks
- Bob Smith (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy; Dilton Doiley
- Synopsis
- If Archie is tardy one more time he will be suspended from school so Dilton helps him build a device to make sure he gets out of bed in the morning.
- Reprints
- in Archie 1000 Page Comics Spree (Archie, 2016 series) (2016)
- in Archie's Funhouse Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #22 (November 2016)
-
The Charm
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pal Jughead Comics (Archie, 1993 series) #64 (January 1995)
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Indexer Notes
originally a Jughead story.
Paper Caper
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Don't you think my term papers are improving, Miss Grundy?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Miss Grundy
- Synopsis
- Archie asks Miss Grundy about his term papers.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #235 (August 1977)
-
Snap Flap
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I'm going to take pictures for the still photography contest!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Archie plans to take pictures of Jughead.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #235 (August 1977)
-
Homework Blues
Archie / activity / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Reprints
- from Archie's Story & Game Digest Magazine (Archie, 1986 series) #21 (December 1991)
-
Making the Grade
Life with Archie / comic story / 11 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Nancy Woods; Dilton Doiley; Moose Mason; Veronica Lodge; Mary Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie stumbles upon a magical elf that grants him three wishes.
- Reprints
- from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #282 (January 1991)
-
Dumb Luck!
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg
- Inks
- Ken Selig
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Vickie Williams
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Pop Tate; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- Archie goes through a series of events that are considered bad luck.
- Reprints
- in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #228 (June 2012), #288 (June 2018)
-
- Keywords
- superstition
Indexer Notes
Credits list Stan Goldberg but this looks nothing like his artwork.
...Shoulder Bones...
Archie / activity / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Rod Ollerenshaw (signed as RGO)
- Inks
- Rod Ollerenshaw (signed as RGO)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- teen
- Reprints
- from Archie's Story & Game Digest Magazine (Archie, 1986 series) #14 (March 1990)
-
Indexer Notes
Find a Word puzzle.
Schoofball, You Bet!
Archie 3000 / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Chris Allan; Mark Waid
- Pencils
- Dan Parent
- Inks
- Pat Kennedy
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Pat Brosseau
- Genre
- humor; science fiction; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews 3000; Jughead Jones 3000; Betty Cooper 3000; Veronica Lodge 3000; Pop Tate 3000; Reggie Mantle 3000; Belzack (intro); Meltusians (intro); Moose Mason 3000; Dilton Doiley 3000
- Synopsis
- Belzack, leader of the mind-linking Meltusian race, goads Pop Tate into betting on a game of Schoofball between Archie and his pals and the Meltusian team.
- Reprints
- from Archie 3000 (Archie, 1989 series) #16 (July 1991)
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The Party Crasher
Archie 3000 / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Robert Loren Fleming (credited)
- Pencils
- Rex Lindsey (credited)
- Inks
- Pat Kennedy (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- science fiction; teen; humor
- Characters
- Archie 3000; Jughead 3000; Veronica 3000; Mr. Lodge 3000; Reggie 3000
- Synopsis
- When Veronica invites Reggie instead of Archie to her dinner party, Archie disguises himself in an armored suit to pretend to be a serving robot. Unfortunately he choses a combat robot outfit and causes his usual chaos.
- Reprints
- from Archie 3000 (Archie, 1989 series) #8 (May 1990)
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- Keywords
- anti-gravity; daydreams; jewels; potatoes; robots
Fitness Tests
Archie at Riverdale High / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg
- Inks
- Mike Esposito
- Colors
- Barry Grossman ?
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Moose Mason; Midge; Coach Kleats; Mr. Smith
- Synopsis
- The gang tests out hi-tech, new wave athletic games and gear for Coach Kleats, but find that traditional sports are the best sports.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #604 (November 1989)
-
Fame Is the Game
The Archies / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Reg, a reporter from Teen Fanzine is at my place!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- A reporter from Teen Fanzine comes to interview the Archies.
- Reprints
- from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #155 (May 1991)
-
Letter Fretter
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It's I before E except after C or when sounded like A as in neighbor or weigh!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Geraldine Grundy
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #292 (July 1975)
-
Excuses, Excuses!
Archie and Mr. Weatherbee / activity / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
- from Archie's Story & Game Digest Magazine (Archie, 1986 series) #21 (December 1991)
-
[no title indexed]
Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Da--Hey!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
- from Archie Annual Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #30 (1977) which is reprinted
- From Archie daily (King Features Syndicate) 19XX-XX-XX.
- in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #254 (October 2014), #324 (December 2021)
- from Archie daily strip (King Features Syndicate, xx-xx-19xx)
-
Doll Crazy
Archie / comic story / 11 pages
- Genre
- humor; detective-mystery; teen
- Characters
- The Archies [Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle]; Hiram Lodge; Sneaky Sam
- Synopsis
- When the Dilly Doll Company releases a set of twin dolls, Mr. Lodge's toy company retaliates with dolls of the Archies. Unfortunately, the Dilly Doll Company hires Sneaky Sam to sabotage the Archies' concerts and it's up to the band to stop him.
- Reprints
- from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #262 (September 1987)
-
Indexer Notes
Story is told in two parts; Part One (6 pages) and Part Two (5 pages).
Contract Consequences
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Mr. Andrews has Archie sign a contract to clean out the garage.
- Reprints
- from Laugh (Archie, 1987 series) #28 (June 1991)
-
Out Standing
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Dick Malmgren
- Pencils
- Dick Malmgren
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Waldo Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Dilton Doiley; Betty Cooper; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- Mr. Weatherbee makes Archie a hall monitor. You really think he'd know better by now...
- Reprints
- from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #111 (July 1979)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprint in Archie's Funhouse Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #19.
Tomato Surprise
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Arch, tell Betty the "tomato surprise" story!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- Archie tells Betty of his dad's trouble growing tomatoes.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #382 (November 1990)
-
[no title indexed]
Archie / activity / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Here I am...singing again!
- Genre
- teen
[no title indexed]
Archie's Pop Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Oh, boy! Steak!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
- in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #219 (August 2011)
- in Archie's Giant Kids' Joke Book (Archie, 2012 series) (2012)
- in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #320 (July 2021)
- from Archie daily strip (King Features Syndicate, XX-XX-19XX)
-
The Laugh Man
Little Archie / comic story / 9 pages
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Little Archie Andrews; Little Veronica Lodge; Little Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate; Hammy Youngworm; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie launches a comedy career with the help of a comedic worm named Hammy Youngworm.
- Reprints
- from Little Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #172 (November 1981)
-
- Keywords
- jokes; libraries; television
Word of Mouth
Little Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- children
- Characters
- Little Betty Cooper; Little Jughead Jones
- Reprints
- from Little Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #82 (October 1973)
-
The King of the Coupons
Little Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Little Archie Andrews; Pop Tate; Little Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Pop Tate is needing help and Little Archie has a plan to get him customers with coupons.
- Reprints
- from Little Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #170 (September 1981)
-
Station To Station
Little Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Little Archie Andrews; Little Jughead Jones; Little Reggie Mantle; Little Veronica Lodge; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy; Professor Flutesnoot; Little Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Little Archie starts broadcasting the news over the school P.A. system.
- Reprints
- from Little Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #166 (May 1981)
-
Check Up
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Principal Waldo Weatherbee
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #127 (August 1968)
-
Bells Are Ringing
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg
- Inks
- Mike Esposito
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Jughead Jones; Dilton Doiley; Miss Grundy; Belle Smithers
- Synopsis
- Archie is tired of bells, until he meets Belle Smithers.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #378 (June 1990)
-
Wild Things
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg
- Inks
- Henry Scarpelli
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie's new hobby is nature photography, so where's the nature?
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #430 (December 1994)
-
The Archie Andrews Museum
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Here's a book called "How to Become Rich and Famous" by Norm DePlume!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Svenson; Veronica Lodge; Waldo Weatherbee; Fred Andrews; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Archie and Jughead imagine the things that might be displayed in a museum dedicated to Archie.
- Reprints
- from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #155 (May 1991)
-
Name Fame
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)
- Pencils
- Tim Kennedy (credited)
- Inks
- Ken Selig (credited)
- Colors
- Stephanie Vozzo (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Midge Klump; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- When the girls both get sports jerseys with Archie's name and number on them, he has to think fast to return the favor without showing favoritism.
- Reprints
- from Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #180 (June 2001)
-
Innocent on Paper!
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)
- Pencils
- ? [as Kennedy] (credited)
- Inks
- Jim Amash (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley; Miss Grundy; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Jughead Jones; Chuck Clayton; Ethel Muggs; Mr. Svenson; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Archie tosses away a piece of paper that leads to a huge mess in the hallway later.
- Reprints
- in Archie & Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #15 (June 2012)
- in Archie and Me Comics Digest (Archie, 2017 series) #15 (April 2019)
-
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["I need to upgrade my virus protection!"]
Archie -
1.
Give Me Some Space
Archie -
2.
Charity Begins at Home
Archie -
3.
Telepathic Trickery
Archie -
4.
["You've got to help me!"]
Archie -
5.
Guard Duty
Archie -
6.
Tardy Trouble
Archie -
7.
The Charm
Archie -
8.
Paper Caper
Archie -
9.
Snap Flap
Archie -
10.
Homework Blues
Archie -
11.
Making the Grade
Life with Archie -
12.
Dumb Luck!
Archie -
13.
Movie Knight
Archie -
14.
...Shoulder Bones...
Archie -
15.
Schoofball, You Bet!
Archie 3000 -
16.
The Party Crasher
Archie 3000 -
17.
Fitness Tests
Archie at Riverdale High -
18.
Fame Is the Game
The Archies -
19.
Letter Fretter
Archie -
20.
Excuses, Excuses!
Archie and Mr. Weatherbee -
21.
["Da--Hey!"]
Archie's Gag Bag -
22.
Doll Crazy
Archie -
23.
Contract Consequences
Archie -
24.
Out Standing
Archie -
25.
Tomato Surprise
Archie -
26.
["Here I am...singing again!"]
Archie -
27.
["Oh, boy! Steak!"]
Archie's Pop Gag Bag -
28.
The Laugh Man
Little Archie -
29.
Word of Mouth
Little Archie -
30.
The King of the Coupons
Little Archie -
31.
Station To Station
Little Archie -
32.
Check Up
Archie -
33.
Bells Are Ringing
Archie -
34.
Wild Things
Archie -
35.
The Archie Andrews Museum
Archie -
36.
Name Fame
Archie -
37.
Innocent on Paper!
Archie
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