(May 2000)
Archie,
1992 Series
- Price
- 3.19 USD; 3.69 CAD
- Pages
- 196
- Indicia Frequency
- 8 times a year in Feb., Mar., May, June, Aug., Sept., Nov., and Dec.
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
The Archie Digest Library
- Barcode
- 071896469530 48
- Editing
- Nelson Ribeiro; Victor Gorelick; Richard Goldwater (editor-in-chief)
[no title indexed]
Archie / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg (signed)
- Inks
- Rich Koslowski (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- So girls, can you think of a name for our hot new guy group?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Chuck Clayton; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Nancy Woods
- Synopsis
- The boys think their musical group is great but the girls don't quite agree.
Get Into It
Bionic Commando / advertisement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Ad for Bionic Commando game from Capcom, for Nintendo Game Boy.
On inside front page.
A Work of Art!
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jack Swift; Brenda
- Synopsis
- Archie sits with his artist friend's spot in a mall and ends up trying to draw a girl's caricature.
- Reprints
-
in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #161 (July 2005) - in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #20 (September 2012)
-
Think Spring
Li'l Jinx's Pal Greg / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Greg
- Synopsis
- Even when playing in the snow, Greg can't get his mind off baseball.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #84 (May 1977)
-
Get Caught up in the Magic...
Simon & Schuster / advertisement / 1 page
- Characters
- Sabrina Spellman; Libby; Salem
Indexer Notes
Ad for Archway Paperbacks book "Switcheroo" and Minstrel Books "Worth A Shot".
Action Reaction
Mr. Weatherbee / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Waldo Weatherbee; Mary Andrews (voice only)
- Synopsis
- Mrs. Andrews calls in that Archie is sick and Mr. Weatherbee celebrates.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #136 (May 1969)
-
To Moose Low Tech
Moose / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Midge Klump; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Dilton Doiley; Mr. Flutesnoot; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Moose tries several different art mediums and can't quite get the hang of them, until he tries performance art.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #216 (July 1990)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the printing in Archie & Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #14, no credits listed in this digest.
How Trashy
Veronica / activity / 1 page
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Unscramble the words showing things Veronica should not throw away.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Story & Game Digest Magazine (Archie, 1986 series) #24 (September 1992)
-
Cool Rule
Svenson the Janitor / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Svenson; unnamed janitor
- Synopsis
- Svenson cautions another janitor to stay away from the school doors at dismissal time.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #255 (April 1979)
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Shopper Chopper
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica makes it a point to shop for clothes somewhere Betty doesn't.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #255 (April 1979)
-
Sonic Checklist
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Synopsis
- Checklist and order form for various Sonic comic titles.
His Master's Voice
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley; Walter; Mr. Rogers
- Synopsis
- Archie stays overnight to test Walter, a voice-activated computer servant Dilton has installed in a new house. Archie and Walter do not get along well.
- Reprints
- from Laugh (Archie, 1987 series) #20 (April 1990)
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The Science
Mr. Weatherbee / 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; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Ms. Grundy
- Synopsis
- Mr. Weatherbee is showing someone around the school and demonstrates how he keeps out of the hallways when Archie is in them.
- Reprints
- from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #134 (June 1982)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprint in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #39, no credits listed in this digest.
I Beg Your Pardon
Reggie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Frank Doyle
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg
- Inks
- Mike Esposito
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Victor Gorelick
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Betty gives some money to a panhandler and Reggie is sure he's a phoney. Later, circumstances put Reggie in a position to ask for money.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #215 (June 1990)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprint in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #48, no credits listed in this digest.
Love Showdown
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- House ad for The Love Showdown collection.
Indexer Notes
Shows part of cover.
Heat Treat
Dilton Doiley / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Dilton Doiley; Helen
- Synopsis
- Dilton can't take a hint when his date says she's cold.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #135 (April 1969)
-
[no title indexed]
Betty / activity / 1 page
- Characters
- Betty Cooper
Indexer Notes
word search puzzle
Group Gripe
Archie and the Gang / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Reggie hires people to act like his fan club, to impress the other band members. Of course, something goes wrong with the scheme.
- Reprints
- from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #117 (May 1985)
-
Indexer Notes
Feature was originally The Archies.
[no title indexed]
Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- How's your Dad's weight-reducing program?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Fred is going off a diet.
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #35 (July 1981) which is reprinted
- from Archie daily (King Features Syndicate) 1978-07-15
-
Chair Scare
Reggie / comic story / 0.67 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- Moose doesn't hit a man when he's down... he picks him up first.
- Reprints
- from Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes (Archie, 1968 series) #42 (August 1977)
-
[no title indexed]
statement of ownership / 0.33 page
- Script
- Fred Mausser (Vice President-Director of Circulation)
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Filed October 15, 1999.
Average number of copies for preceding 12 months = 266,597.
Don't Mention Detention
Archie and the Gang / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Dilton Doiley; Waldo Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Moose Mason; Miss Noteworthy
- Synopsis
- After handing out detentions all day, Mr. Weatherbee is forced to serve detention duty when no other staff is available.
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprint in Archie's Funhouse (Archie, 2014 series) #3, no credits listed in this digest.
Bad Image
Reggie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- Archie surprises Reggie from behind a one-way mirror.
- Reprints
- from Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes (Archie, 1968 series) #5 (April 1969)
-
Archie's Weird Mysteries...
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- House ad for comic subscriptions.
Doodling Around
Mr. Weatherbee / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Waldo Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Ms. Grundy
- Synopsis
- Archie is sentenced to cleaning off a doodle he made on a math book and does so well that Mr. Weatherbee asks him to clean doodles off a report due at the superintendent's office.
- Reprints
- from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #43 (August 1971)
-
Indexer Notes
Original feature was Archie and Me.
Seat of the Problem
Li'l Jinx's Chum Charley / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Charley Hawse
- Synopsis
- Charley is having difficulty learning to ice skate.
- Reprints
- in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #220 (February 2012)
-
Indexer Notes
Art is not signed.
[no title indexed]
Jughead / activity / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hey, Jug… What kind of pie is this?
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Indexer Notes
word search puzzle
Downright Puzzling
Reggie / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Archie Andrews; Pop Tate (cameo)
- Synopsis
- Moose cannot figure out a puzzle toy that Archie has, and Reggie belittles him for it... until Reggie fails too.
- Reprints
- from Reggie and Me (Archie, 1966 series) #81 (September 1975)
-
Indexer Notes
Artwork looks older.
Lob Job
Mr. Lodge / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Mrs. Lodge
- Synopsis
- Mr. Lodge gets Veronica a job delivering newspapers but has to fill in when she's sick.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #284 (March 1982)
-
Snow Go
Mr. Weatherbee / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Waldo Weatherbee; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie and Betty make a snowman in Mr. Weatherbee's image, and he admires it becoming thinner by melting.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #284 (March 1982)
-
This Special 100th Issue of Veronica is Out of This World!
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Synopsis
- House ad for Veronica #100.
[no title indexed]
Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- How’d you and dad meet, mom?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Fred Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie's mom discusses how she met her husband.
- Reprints
- from Archie... Archie Andrews, Where Are You? Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1977 series) #27 (August 1983) which is reprinted
- from Archie newspaper strip (King Features Syndicate, XX-XX-19XX)
-
[no title indexed]
Little Archie / illustration / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Get set for another great story...
- Characters
- Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Introductory page for the Little Archie stories that follow.
Boys Night Out
Little Archie / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- Dexter Taylor (credited)
- Pencils
- Dexter Taylor (credited)
- Inks
- Jim Amash (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Little Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Algernon; Cecil
- Synopsis
- Little Archie and his dad go to a wrestling match and Fred gets dragged into the ring.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #161 (July 2005)
- in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #219 (August 2011)
-
A Neat Trip
Little Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Little Archie Andrews; Little Veronica Lodge; Little Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- The kids go a little too fast on Little Archie's new toboggan.
- Reprints
- from Little Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #78 (May 1973)
-
Decades of Great Archie Comics!
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Synopsis
- House ad for Archie Americana Series.
Indexer Notes
Cover of "Best of the Seventies" is shown.
Comedy Caper
Little Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Little Archie Andrews; Little Veronica Lodge; Little Betty Cooper; Little Dilton Doiley; Little Reggie Mantle; Little Jughead Jones; Miss Grundy; Waldo Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Little Archie directs a slapstick comedy using Little Veronica's movie camera, and Mr. Weatherbee makes an unscheduled appearance.
- Reprints
- from Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #92 (December 1983)
-
A Troubled Happening
Little Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Little Archie Andrews; Little Reggie Mantle; Little Jughead Jones; Little Veronica Lodge; Mr. Flutesnoot; Waldo Weatherbee; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- Little Archie tries to join the school band, playing the bass drum, but ruins two drums and gets Mr. Weatherbee in trouble with the mayor.
- Reprints
- from Little Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #64 (March 1971)
-
Order a Five Issue Subscription to Any Double Digest Magazine for Only $10.00
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Synopsis
- House ad for various Double Digest Magazines.
No Class at All
Little Sabrina / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Little Sabrina Spellman; Little Archie Andrews; Little Jughead Jones; Little Betty Cooper; Little Veronica Lodge; Little Reggie Mantle; Miss Grundy
- Synopsis
- Reggie tries a dirty trick so he can move from understudy to star of a school play, but Sabrina foils his plans.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #538 (August 1984)
-
Giant Size 48-page Special!
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Synopsis
- House ad for Archie's Spring Break #5.
Indexer Notes
Shows cover at reduced size.
The Write Stuff
Betty's Diary / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Polly Cooper; Alice Cooper; Hal Cooper; Miss Grundy
- Synopsis
- Betty tells of her lifelong desire to write professionally, Miss Grundy's help, and her eventual first sale of a story.
- Reprints
- from Betty's Diary (Archie, 1986 series) #22 (December 1988)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprint in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #279, no credits listed in this digest.
Yes I Have Enclosed $2.49
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Synopsis
- House ad for Sonic Super Special #13.
Indexer Notes
Shows cover at reduced size.
[no title indexed]
Reggie / cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Is this one of your silly abstract paintings?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Jughead turns Reggie's comment about his art right back at Reggie.
- Reprints
- from Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes (Archie, 1968 series) #18 (August 1971)
-
- Keywords
- abstract painting
It's Time to Rock With...Josie and the Pussycats
Josie and the Pussycats / illustration / 1 page
- Pencils
- ? [as Zanne] (signed)
- Inks
- Nelson Ribeiro
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Characters
- Josie and the Pussycats [Josie McCoy; Melody Valentine; Valerie Smith]
- Synopsis
- Introductory page for Josie and the Pussycats stories that follow.
The Eyes Have It
Josie and the Pussycats / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Josie McCoy; Melody Valentine; Valerie Smith; Alexander Cabot; Alexandra Cabot; Alan Mayberry
- Synopsis
- Alexander explains his black eye as the result of an encounter with spies, but no one buys his story.
- Reprints
- from Laugh (Archie, 1987 series) #22 (July 1990)
-
Gotta Do It!
Josie / activity / 1 page
- Characters
- Josie McCoy
- Synopsis
- Solve a puzzle using a secret code.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Story & Game Digest Magazine (Archie, 1986 series) #5 (November 1987)
-
Borrow Sorrow
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie forgets to return his library book "How to Improve Your Memory."
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #365 (March 1989)
-
Beat Treat
Josie and the Pussycats / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Josie and the Pussycats [Josie McCoy; Valerie Brown; Melody Valentine]
- Synopsis
- Melody brings beets to a recording session.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #365 (March 1989)
-
My Way
Coach Clayton / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Chuck Clayton; Coach Floyd Clayton; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate; Waldo Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Coach Clayton shows Archie and Chuck how to do little things to stay fit on their way home from school, prompting Mr. Weatherbee to think the Coach cannot leave work behind.
- Reprints
- from Archie at Riverdale High (Archie, 1972 series) #78 (February 1981)
-
For Your Eye Only!
Sabrina's Friend Eyeda / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Sabrina Spellman; Eyeda Ball; Mrs. Ball; Aunt Zelda
- Synopsis
- Sabrina gives her eyedrops to Eyeda to use, with disastrous results.
- Reprints
- from Archie & Friends (Archie, 1992 series) #13 (February 1995)
-
Blast Back to the Past
Dilton / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Dilton Doiley; Archie Andrews; Waldo Weatherbee; Pop Tate; Gwen; Fred Andrews; Mary (later Andrews)
- Synopsis
- Archie and Dilton go back in time to try to rescue Mr. Weatherbee's romance with Gwen, but end up nearly ruining the romance between Archie's parents.
- Reprints
- from Laugh (Archie, 1987 series) #22 (July 1990)
-
Indexer Notes
Same basic scenario as "Back To The Future".
Archie's Subscription Offer
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Characters
- Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- House ad for subscriptions to various Archie series comics.
The Old College Try
Mr. Weatherbee / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Waldo Weatherbee; Ms. Grundy
- Synopsis
- Archie is having trouble finding what college to apply to.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Story & Game Digest Magazine (Archie, 1986 series) #9 (November 1988)
-
The House on Oak Street Chapter 1
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- adventure; humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mr. Tinker; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie gets a riddle to solve from Mr. Tinker and investigates an old house based on the riddle. He ends up staying overnight in the house when a door jams shut.
- Reprints
- from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #278 (May 1990)
-
- Keywords
- haunted house
Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprint in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #272, no credits listed in this digest.
The House on Oak Street Chapter 2
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- adventure; humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mr. Tinker; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Waldo Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Archie discovers the connection between Mr. Tinker and the old house, and stages a charity dance to help Mr. Tinker.
- Reprints
- from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #278 (May 1990)
-
- Keywords
- haunted house
Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprint in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #272, no credits listed in this digest.
[no title indexed]
Editor's Notebook / text article / 1 page
- Script
- Victor Gorelick
- Letters
- typeset
- Synopsis
- Updates on Archie series comics and related television shows.
Indexer Notes
Between chapters of The House on Oak Street.
Jug's "Hero" Maze
activity / 1 page
- Characters
- Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Complete a maze to collect hero sandwich ingredients.
- Reprints
- from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #53 (April 1977)
-
Brolly Folly
Jughead / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Jughead cautions that opening umbrellas in the house is bad luck... until he sees what happens to Archie.
- Reprints
- from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #49 (July 1976)
-
Archie the Genius!
Archie 3000 / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Waldo Weatherbee; Miss Phlips; Mr. Svenson; Miss Beazly; Ms. Grundy; unnamed school board members
- Synopsis
- The school board installs a computer assistant principal which goes haywire when Svenson causes a power surge. The computer recommends that Archie's ideas on school organization be put in place, which quickly causes havoc.
- Reprints
- from Archie 3000 (Archie, 1989 series) #6 (January 1990)
-
Fashion-o-rama
Archie 3000 / illustration / 1 page
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Reprints
- from Archie 3000 (Archie, 1989 series) #3 (August 1989)
-
Indexer Notes
A pin-up page.
Uncertain if this is the same illustration as in Archie 3000 (Archie, 1989 Series) #3, as it is unsigned and there is no information on who submitted the fashions.
[no title indexed]
Professor Jughead's Looney Laws / cartoon / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- ...Just when you thought it was safe...
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Uncle Sam
- Synopsis
- Some strange laws around the country. First law is about wrestlers making faces.
- Reprints
- from Jughead (Archie, 1987 series) #11 (April 1989)
-
Indexer Notes
Presented as single panel cartoons.
Don't Miss an Issue!
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Characters
- Sabrina Spellman; Salem
- Synopsis
- House ad for subscriptions and back issues.
Painted Into a Corner
Archie and the Gang / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mangle; Veronica Lodge; Waldo Weatherbee; Ethel Muggs; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- To get Archie out of the way so he can date Veronica, Reggie tries to frame Archie for vandalizing school property.
- Reprints
- from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #150 (July 1990)
-
Weekdays Just Got a Little Weird-er!
Archie's Weird Mysteries; PAX TV / advertisement / 1 page
- Characters
- Archie Andrews
Indexer Notes
Advertisement for Archie's Weird Mysteries on the PAX cable network.
Name Game
Sabrina / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Sabrina Spellman; Aunt Hilda (cameo); unnamed disc jockey
- Synopsis
- Sabrina identifies a radio station's mystery tune...before they play it.
- Reprints
- from Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #18 (December 1991)
-
Indexer Notes
Disc jockey resembles Howard Stern.
Beau Jest
The Mighty Archie Art Players / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- Archie Andrews [Pvt. Archie Smith [Q]]; Jughead Jones [Pvt. Jug Jones [Smith]]; Veronica Lodge [Lola]; Sgt. Reggie Mantle [Smith]]; Ethel Muggs [Fatima]; unnamed Captain
- Synopsis
- All the men join the Foreign Legion to forget about Lola. A sheik attacks the fort but is betrayed by his wife because of his relationship with Lola.
- Reprints
- from Laugh (Archie, 1987 series) #20 (April 1990)
-
The Legacy of the Black Hood
Know Your Heroes! / public service announcement / 1 page
- Script
- Paul Castiglia (credited)
- Pencils
- Nelson Ortega (credited)
- Inks
- Harvey Mercadoocasio (credited as Harvo)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Job Number
- SH-6D
- Genre
- superhero; advocacy
- Characters
- Kip Burland [Black Hood]; Matt Burland
- Synopsis
- Kip gets advice from his uncle on dealing with the crooked cops in his precinct office, and eventually becomes the Black Hood.
Indexer Notes
Matt Burland was the original Black Hood; Kip is his nephew.
Also includes a message for kids to learn emergency phone numbers.
Time
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones (cameo); Betty Cooper; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie is always pressed for time and fatigued, until Betty invites him over for fresh cookies.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #376 (April 1990)
-
Nice Slice
Jughead / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Jughead demonstrates an unusual way to share a pizza.
- Reprints
- from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #3 (January 1968)
-
The Secret Weapon
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg
- Inks
- Mike Esposito
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Coach Kleats
- Synopsis
- Archie helps win a volleyball game because he's been taking ballet lessons to keep him limber and light on his feet. Reggie and Moose decide to emulate him.
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #390 (August 1985)
-
- Keywords
- ballet; volleyball
Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprint in Archie's Funhouse Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #14, no credits listed in this digest.
Worry Wart
Betty / activity / 1 page
- Characters
- Betty Cooper
- Reprints
- from Archie's Story & Game Digest Magazine (Archie, 1986 series) #24 (September 1992)
-
Indexer Notes
Word scramble puzzle.
Fright Sight
Mr. Lodge / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Mr. Lodge is not scared of any of the displays at the Wax Museum of Monsters...until Archie shows up.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #125 (June 1968)
-
Archie's Subscription Offer of the Century!
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Characters
- Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- House ad for subscriptions to various Archie series comics.
Real Funny!
Chuck / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)
- Pencils
- Lou Maldonado (credited)
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Chuck Clayton; Archie Andrews [also as Carrot-Head]; Betty Cooper [as Betsy]; Moose Mason [as Bull]; unnamed newspaper editors
- Synopsis
- Chuck sells a comic strip idea using Archie and the gang as characters, on the strength of Archie making a shambles out of the editors' waiting room.
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Story credits in this issue do not match those given in the reprint.
Five-Issue Digest Subscriptions
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- House ad for subscriptions to various Archie series digest comics.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
["So girls, can you think of a name for our hot new guy group?"]
Archie -
1.
Get Into It
Bionic Commando -
2.
A Work of Art!
Archie -
3.
Think Spring
Li'l Jinx's Pal Greg -
4.
Get Caught up in the Magic...
Simon & Schuster -
5.
Action Reaction
Mr. Weatherbee -
6.
To Moose Low Tech
Moose -
7.
How Trashy
Veronica -
8.
Cool Rule
Svenson the Janitor -
9.
Shopper Chopper
Betty and Veronica -
10.
Sonic Checklist
-
11.
His Master's Voice
Archie -
12.
The Science
Mr. Weatherbee -
13.
I Beg Your Pardon
Reggie -
14.
Love Showdown
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15.
Heat Treat
Dilton Doiley -
16.
[no title indexed]
Betty -
17.
Group Gripe
Archie and the Gang -
18.
["How's your Dad's weight-reducing program?"]
Archie's Gag Bag -
19.
Chair Scare
Reggie -
20.
[no title indexed]
-
21.
Don't Mention Detention
Archie and the Gang -
22.
Bad Image
Reggie -
23.
Archie's Weird Mysteries...
-
24.
Doodling Around
Mr. Weatherbee -
25.
Seat of the Problem
Li'l Jinx's Chum Charley -
26.
["Hey, Jug… What kind of pie is this?"]
Jughead -
27.
Downright Puzzling
Reggie -
28.
Lob Job
Mr. Lodge -
29.
Snow Go
Mr. Weatherbee -
30.
This Special 100th Issue of Veronica is Out of This World!
-
31.
["How’d you and dad meet, mom?"]
Archie's Gag Bag -
32.
["Get set for another great story..."]
Little Archie -
33.
Boys Night Out
Little Archie -
34.
A Neat Trip
Little Archie -
35.
Decades of Great Archie Comics!
-
36.
Comedy Caper
Little Archie -
37.
A Troubled Happening
Little Archie -
38.
Order a Five Issue Subscription to Any Double Digest Magazine for Only $10.00
-
39.
No Class at All
Little Sabrina -
40.
Giant Size 48-page Special!
-
41.
The Write Stuff
Betty's Diary -
42.
Yes I Have Enclosed $2.49
-
43.
["Is this one of your silly abstract paintings?"]
Reggie -
44.
It's Time to Rock With...Josie and the Pussycats
Josie and the Pussycats -
45.
The Eyes Have It
Josie and the Pussycats -
46.
Gotta Do It!
Josie -
47.
Borrow Sorrow
Archie -
48.
Beat Treat
Josie and the Pussycats -
49.
My Way
Coach Clayton -
50.
For Your Eye Only!
Sabrina's Friend Eyeda -
51.
Blast Back to the Past
Dilton -
52.
Archie's Subscription Offer
-
53.
The Old College Try
Mr. Weatherbee -
54.
The House on Oak Street Chapter 1
Archie -
55.
The House on Oak Street Chapter 2
Archie -
56.
[no title indexed]
Editor's Notebook -
57.
Jug's "Hero" Maze
-
58.
Brolly Folly
Jughead -
59.
Archie the Genius!
Archie 3000 -
60.
Fashion-o-rama
Archie 3000 -
61.
["...Just when you thought it was safe..."]
Professor Jughead's Looney Laws -
62.
Don't Miss an Issue!
-
63.
Painted Into a Corner
Archie and the Gang -
64.
Weekdays Just Got a Little Weird-er!
Archie's Weird Mysteries; PAX TV -
65.
Name Game
Sabrina -
66.
Beau Jest
The Mighty Archie Art Players -
67.
The Legacy of the Black Hood
Know Your Heroes! -
68.
Time
Archie -
69.
Ayiii!!
Archie -
70.
Nice Slice
Jughead -
71.
The Secret Weapon
Archie -
72.
Worry Wart
Betty -
73.
Fright Sight
Mr. Lodge -
74.
Archie's Subscription Offer of the Century!
-
75.
Real Funny!
Chuck -
76.
Five-Issue Digest Subscriptions
-
77.
It's So Big, You'll Want to Play it on the JumboVision
Pokemon Stadium -
78.
The Story of Pink Milk
Hershey's Strawberry Syrup
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- Katy Hayhurst
- Donald Dale Milne
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Mike Nielsen
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