(March 2005)

Archie, 1992 Series
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Archie / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Stan Goldberg (signed as STAN GOLDBERG [vertical/stacked])
Inks
Bob Smith (signed as BOB SMITH)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hey Archie, we're up by two!
Genre
teen
Characters
Chuck Clayton; Archie Andrews

Hoop Dreams! (Table of Contents: 1)

Archie & Friends / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)
Pencils
Fernando Ruiz (credited)
Inks
Al Nickerson (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Bill Yoshida; ?

Genre
teen
Characters
Coach Kleats; Archie Andrews; Chuck Clayton; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Waldo Watkins
Synopsis
Waldo is a genius at video game basketball but doesn't have the skills to play for the high school team.
Reprints
Keywords
basketball

Sum Fun (Table of Contents: 2)

Reggie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
George Gladir (see notes)
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo Jr. (see notes)
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
teen
Characters
Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Midge Klump
Synopsis
Moose catches Reggie and Midge together, but Reggie contrives a getaway.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Script and pencils are credited in reprint appearance.

Entrepreneurs (Table of Contents: 3)

Mr. Weatherbee / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
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Pencils
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Inks
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Colors
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Letters
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Genre
humor; teen
Reprints

The Hang-up (Table of Contents: 4)

Betty / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Stan Goldberg (credited as Stan G.)
Inks
Mike Esposito
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Ethel Muggs
Synopsis
Ethel tries to help Betty get over her attraction to Archie.
Reprints

Old Acquaintance Be Forgot (Table of Contents: 5)

Sabrina / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Dick Malmgren
Pencils
Dick Malmgren
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Sabrina; Harvey; Mrs. Frost
Synopsis
Sabrina and Harvey run into one of Harvey's old teachers, who promptly recalls all of Harvey's younger exploits chasing girls.
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Mr. Nice Guy (Table of Contents: 6)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Fernando Ruiz
Pencils
Fernando Ruiz
Inks
Al Nickerson
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Reggie gives a stranger the wrong directions on purpose. Archie finds out and tries to give the stranger the correct directions.
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Contact Sport (Table of Contents: 7)

Archie and the Gang / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle (credited)
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Inks
Alison Flood (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jason Palmer; Miss Grundy; Reggie Mantle; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis
A new kid at the school plays a prank on Veronica and has her and Betty believing he's an alien from outer space.
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Too Many Dolls (Table of Contents: 8)

Betty / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Harold Smith (credited as Hal Smith)
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
Mike Esposito
Colors
Barry Grossman ?
Letters
Bill Yoshida ?

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper
Synopsis
Betty orders a doll through the mail and receives two by mistake. Her attempts to return the extra only multiply her problems, and her dolls.
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Stress Mess (Table of Contents: 9)

Sabrina / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Stan Goldberg (credited as Stan G.)
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Feature Logo
Sabrina the Teenage Witch
Genre
humor; fantasy-supernatural; teen
Characters
Sabrina Spellman; Hilda Spellman; Zelda Spellman; Salem; Ambrose
Synopsis
The Spellman women use their magic to make their lives easier and decrease their stress at Ambrose's suggestion.
Reprints
Keywords
flying car; school bus; veterinarian

The Searcher (Table of Contents: 10)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Barry Grossman ?
Letters
?

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Adam the alien; Smithers the butler; Hiram Lodge; Throg the intergalactic peddler
Synopsis
Still in search of his roots, Adam the alien beams back down to Earth. Veronica invites him to stay over at the Lodge mansion for a while.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Plotline continues from Archie (1962 series) #280 (May, 1979).

Sidewalk Gaff (Table of Contents: 11)

Reggie / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Al Hartley (sourced) (see notes)
Inks
Joe Sinnott (sourced) (see notes)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones, Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Reggie sells tickets to a crowd to watch Archie and Jughead attempt to paint a building.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Art identification by artist, as listed on joesinnott.com.

Formerly a Reggie and Me story.

The Gas Guzzler (Table of Contents: 12)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Harold Smith (credited as Hal Smith)
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
Mike Esposito
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hal Andrews
Synopsis
Archie gets to borrow his uncle's new car so he goes to take Veronica out for a drive, but the car uses so much gas that his funds are soon wiped out.
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Flight Plan! (Table of Contents: 13)

Sabrina / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
Rudy Lapick ?
Colors
Barry Grossman ?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Zelda! Zelda! No! What are you doing sweeping the floor with my favorite broom?
Feature Logo
Sabrina
Genre
humor; fantasy-supernatural; teen
Characters
Sabrina Spellman; Hilda Spellman; Zelda Spellman
Synopsis
Sabrina buys Aunt Hilda a new broom.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

Dilton / activity / 1 page (report information)

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Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Boy! Computers are fun!
Genre
teen
Characters
Dilton Doiley
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Find a word puzzle.

Gourmet Cafeteria (Table of Contents: 15)

Mr. Weatherbee / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Harold Smith (credited as Hal Smith) (see notes)
Pencils
Jeff Shultz (see notes)
Inks
Jon D'Agostino
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Beazly; Miss Phlips; Professor Flutesnoot; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Synopsis
When Miss Beazly's cousin takes over the cafeteria temporarily, everyone is sorry to see her leave and Miss Beazly return.
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Indexer Notes

When reprinted in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #58, writing and pencils are credited to Dick Malgrem.

Let's Have a Ball! (Table of Contents: 16)

Sabrina / activity / 1 page (report information)

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Inks
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Colors
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Letters
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Genre
fantasy-supernatural; teen
Characters
Sabrina Spellman
Reprints

Indexer Notes

How many times can you find the word 'future' in Sabrina's magic ball.

Higher Learning (Table of Contents: 17)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Joe Edwards
Pencils
Joe Edwards
Inks
Joe Edwards
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Edwards

Genre
humor; children
Characters
Li'l Jinx; Greg
Synopsis
Li'l Jinx uses books to make steps up to the top shelf.
Reprints

The Heart of the Matter (Table of Contents: 18)

Little Archie / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Dexter Taylor (see notes)
Pencils
Dexter Taylor (see notes)
Inks
Dexter Taylor (see notes)
Colors
?
Letters
Dexter Taylor (see notes)

Genre
humor; children
Characters
Little Archie Andrews; Little Jughead Jones; Little Betty Cooper; Little Veronica Lodge; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy
Synopsis
When the kids give Mr. Weatherbee and Miss Grundy anonymous valentines, the teachers think the cards came from a secret admirer.
Reprints
Keywords
Valentine Day

Indexer Notes

Credits in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #237 list this as Bob Bolling, not Dexter Taylor.

Big Ideas (Table of Contents: 19)

Little Jughead / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Dexter Taylor
Pencils
Dexter Taylor
Inks
Dexter Taylor
Colors
?
Letters
Dexter Taylor

Genre
humor; children
Characters
Little Archie Andrews; Little Jughead Jones; Little Betty Cooper; Hiram Lodge; Smithers
Synopsis
Little Archie hides inside a huge heart-shaped box that his friends deliver to Veronica's house for Valentine's Day.
Reprints
Keywords
Valentine's Day

Indexer Notes

Formerly a Little Archie story.

Watch the Birdie (Table of Contents: 20)

Little Veronica / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Dexter Taylor (see notes)
Pencils
Dexter Taylor (see notes)
Inks
Jon D'Agostino (see notes)
Colors
Barry Grossman (see notes)
Letters
Jon D'Agostino (see notes)

Genre
humor; children; teen
Characters
Little Veronica Lodge; Little Archie Andrews; Little Reggie Mantle; Little Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Little Archie agrees to ski down a steep slope in order to impress little Veronica.
Reprints
Keywords
skiing

Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprint in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #219.

It's Snow Fun (Table of Contents: 21)

Sabrina / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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Inks
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Colors
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Letters
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Feature Logo
That Cute Little Witch Little Sabrina
Genre
humor; children; fantasy-supernatural; teen
Reprints

Free Ski (Table of Contents: 22)

Little Betty and Veronica / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Dexter Taylor
Pencils
Dexter Taylor
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
humor; children
Characters
Little Betty Cooper; Little Veronica Lodge; Little Archie Andrews; Little Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Archie and Jughead help tow Betty and Veronica up a hill.
Reprints
Keywords
skiing

Indexer Notes

Formerly a Little Archie story.

Pro and Convictions (Table of Contents: 23)

Mr. Weatherbee / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Pencils
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Inks
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Colors
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Letters
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Genre
humor; teen
Reprints

Getting Personal (Table of Contents: 24)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Alison Flood
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; George; Smithers the butler; Ample Ambrose
Synopsis
Betty puts an ad for Archie in the personals column of the local paper. When Veronica sees it, she puts in a bigger one.
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Cupid Jones (Table of Contents: 25)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Alison Flood
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Ample Ambrose; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Veronica appeals to Betty for help in ditching an unwanted suitor.
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True Love? (Table of Contents: 26)

Archie / activity / 1 page (report information)

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Pencils
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Inks
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Colors
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Letters
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Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Unscramble the words to find the answer to the mystery question.

Kiss and Try to Tell (Table of Contents: 27)

Betty's Diary / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Kathleen Webb
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Reprints

Chill Factor (Table of Contents: 28)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Fernando Ruiz (credited)
Pencils
Fernando Ruiz (signed)
Inks
Bob Smith (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre
teen
Characters
Reggie Mantle; Ms. Stine; Dilton Doiley; Moose Mason; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
A word association exercise in class gets everybody mad at Reggie.
Reprints

My Sweet Valentine (Table of Contents: 29)

Betty / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Fernando Ruiz
Inks
Jon D'Agostino
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Nancy Woods; Midge Klump
Synopsis
Betty tries to remind Archie of Valentine's Day.
Reprints
Keywords
Valentine Day

Plate Plight (Table of Contents: 30)

Archie and the Gang / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Dick Malmgren (credited)
Pencils
Dick Malmgren (credited)
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hey, gang! Wait till you see what I got for my sports car!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Reggie gets a personalized license plate.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Formerly an Archie story.

Proud Parents! (Table of Contents: 31)

Mr. and Mrs. Andrews / activity / 1 page (report information)

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Pencils
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Inks
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Colors
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Letters
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Characters
Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Unscramble the phrase puzzle.

Ice Scream (Table of Contents: 32)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Joe Edwards
Pencils
Joe Edwards
Inks
Joe Edwards
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Edwards

Genre
humor; children
Characters
Li'l Jinx; Greg
Synopsis
Li'l Jinx's hands are freezing.
Reprints

Alone Again Naturally (Table of Contents: 33)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Dick Malmgren
Pencils
Stan Goldberg (credited as Stan G.)
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee
Synopsis
Feeling sorry for Mr. Weatherbee, Archie and Jughead take him to the mall for some fun.
Reprints

A Green Thumb (Table of Contents: 34)

Moose / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Edwards
Pencils
Doug Crane
Inks
Harvey Mercadoocasio
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Moose Mason; Professor Flutesnoot; Reggie Mantle; Ethel Muggs; Pop Tate; Waldo Weatherbee; Mr. Svenson
Synopsis
Reggie tries to trick Moose into thinking the plant he is growing is a money tree.
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Indexer Notes

Formerly a Reggie's Revenge story.

That's Dot (Table of Contents: 35)

Greg / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Joe Edwards
Pencils
Joe Edwards
Inks
Joe Edwards
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Edwards

Genre
humor; children
Reprints

The Phone-y (Table of Contents: 36)

Veronica / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Harold Smith (credited as Hal Smith)
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
Mike Esposito
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Carol Chandler
Synopsis
Archie gets himself in trouble by making a date with another girl on Veronica's car phone.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Formerly an Archie story.

It's Snow Time! (Table of Contents: 37)

Moose / activity / 1 page (report information)

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Inks
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Colors
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Letters
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Genre
teen
Characters
Moose Mason
Synopsis
Unscramble the letters to reveal winter-themed words.
Reprints

Cold Shoulder (Table of Contents: 38)

Ethel / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
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Inks
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Colors
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Letters
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Genre
teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Ethel Muggs
Synopsis
Jughead wants Ethel to stop following him.
Reprints

Talk Show (Table of Contents: 39)

Veronica / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Tim Kennedy
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Veronica Lodge; Geraldine Grundy; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Dilton Doiley
Synopsis
Reggie gets Dilton to make him a voice chip that he places behind the mirror Veronica uses in the school play.
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Going Down the Slope! (Table of Contents: 40)

Archie / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
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Pencils
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Inks
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Colors
?
Letters
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Genre
teen
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Second-Aid (Table of Contents: 41)

Sabrina / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
Henry Scarpelli
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Sabrina Spellman; unidentified skier
Synopsis
Sabrina conjures up a little preventative medicine for a fellow skier.
Reprints

Creepy Crawly (Table of Contents: 42)

Roz / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Joe Edwards
Pencils
Joe Edwards
Inks
Joe Edwards
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Edwards

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I'm coming! Hold your horses!
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Roz; Li'l Jinx
Synopsis
Li'l Jinx thinks she sees a big snake in Roz's yard.
Reprints

Check it Out! (Table of Contents: 43)

Archie and the Gang / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Golliher
Pencils
Fernando Ruiz
Inks
Rich Koslowski
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Melanie Hobgood; Dilton Doiley; Ethel Muggs; Evelyn Hobgood
Synopsis
Archie and Reggie join the Library Club to get closer to the new attractive librarian.
Reprints
Keywords
librarian; library
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Hey Archie, we're up by two!"]
    Archie
  2. 1. Hoop Dreams!
    Archie & Friends
  3. 2. Sum Fun
    Reggie
  4. 3. Entrepreneurs
    Mr. Weatherbee
  5. 4. The Hang-up
    Betty
  6. 5. Old Acquaintance Be Forgot
    Sabrina
  7. 6. Mr. Nice Guy
    Archie
  8. 7. Contact Sport
    Archie and the Gang
  9. 8. Too Many Dolls
    Betty
  10. 9. Stress Mess
    Sabrina
  11. 10. The Searcher
    Betty and Veronica
  12. 11. Sidewalk Gaff
    Reggie
  13. 12. The Gas Guzzler
    Archie
  14. 13. Flight Plan!
    Sabrina
  15. 14. ["Boy! Computers are fun!"]
    Dilton
  16. 15. Gourmet Cafeteria
    Mr. Weatherbee
  17. 16. Let's Have a Ball!
    Sabrina
  18. 17. Higher Learning
    Li'l Jinx
  19. 18. The Heart of the Matter
    Little Archie
  20. 19. Big Ideas
    Little Jughead
  21. 20. Watch the Birdie
    Little Veronica
  22. 21. It's Snow Fun
    Sabrina
  23. 22. Free Ski
    Little Betty and Veronica
  24. 23. Pro and Convictions
    Mr. Weatherbee
  25. 24. Getting Personal
    Betty and Veronica
  26. 25. Cupid Jones
    Betty and Veronica
  27. 26. True Love?
    Archie
  28. 27. Kiss and Try to Tell
    Betty's Diary
  29. 28. Chill Factor
    Archie
  30. 29. My Sweet Valentine
    Betty
  31. 30. Plate Plight
    Archie and the Gang
  32. 31. Proud Parents!
    Mr. and Mrs. Andrews
  33. 32. Ice Scream
    Li'l Jinx
  34. 33. Alone Again Naturally
    Archie
  35. 34. A Green Thumb
    Moose
  36. 35. That's Dot
    Greg
  37. 36. The Phone-y
    Veronica
  38. 37. It's Snow Time!
    Moose
  39. 38. Cold Shoulder
    Ethel
  40. 39. Talk Show
    Veronica
  41. 40. Going Down the Slope!
    Archie
  42. 41. Second-Aid
    Sabrina
  43. 42. Creepy Crawly
    Roz
  44. 43. Check it Out!
    Archie and the Gang
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  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Peter Croome
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