(May 2001)
Archie,
1987 Series
- Price
- 3.29 USD; 3.99 CAD
- Pages
- 196
- Indicia Frequency
- 8 times a year in Jan., Apr., May, June, Aug., Sept., Oct. and Dec.
- On-sale Date
- 2001-03-13
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
The Archie Digest Library
- Barcode
- 071896469509 96
- Editing
- ?
Issue Notes
On-Sale date from Betty and Veronica Double Digest #96.
[no title indexed]
Betty and Veronica / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Jeff Shultz (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Scarpelli (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- --and then, halfway through, I decided I didn't want a permanent after all!
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
[no title indexed]
advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Thermonuclear cheesehead!
Indexer Notes
Ad for Cheese Nips from Nabisco.
Compliment Complex
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Bill Golliher (credited)
- Pencils
- Tim Kennedy (credited)
- Inks
- Ken Selig (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Vickie Williams (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Ethel Muggs; Midge Klump; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Betty tries to teach Veronica how to make an honest compliment of another person.
Dishing It Out
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Hap Halliday
- Synopsis
- Li'l Jinx describes her dessert, but not her dinner.
- Reprints
-
from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #42 (January 1975)
-
[Real Spies... Only Smaller]
Spy Kids / advertisement / 1 page
- Characters
- Spy Kids
Indexer Notes
Ad for the Spy Kids movie.
Flip Quips
Reggie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
- Reprints
- from Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes (Archie, 1968 series) #32 (January 1975)
-
- Keywords
- hockey; ski jump; snowmobile
Indexer Notes
Three two-panel gags, first one involving hockey, second one on ski jumping and the third on snowmobile racing.
Ski Spree!
Veronica / activity / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge
- Reprints
- from Archie's Story & Game Digest Magazine (Archie, 1986 series) #35 (May 1996)
-
Indexer Notes
Color in the letters puzzle.
Cheer Sphere
Betty / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper
- Synopsis
- Betty's mom wants her to clean her room.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #244 (May 1978)
-
Biz Tiz
Betty / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Dilton Doiley
- Synopsis
- Betty tries to run a student council meeting.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #244 (May 1978)
-
[Get caught up in the magic]
Archway / advertisement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Ad for Sabrina prose novels.
[no title indexed]
Betty and Veronica's Pin Up / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- That Ronnie has real talent…
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Ethel Muggs
- Synopsis
- Veronica always gets the new boy in town.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #180 (January 1973)
-
Dear Diary
Betty / activity / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper
- Reprints
- from Archie's Story & Game Digest Magazine (Archie, 1986 series) #35 (May 1996)
-
Indexer Notes
Unscramble the hearts puzzle.
The Inner Voice
Betty / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- George Gladir
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo (layouts); Dan Parent
- Inks
- Alison Flood
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate; Byron
- Synopsis
- Betty's inner voice tells her that playing hard to get will get Archie to stop taking her for granted.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #190 (May 1991)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
Shine On
Reggie / activity / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle
- Reprints
- from Archie's Story & Game Digest Magazine (Archie, 1986 series) #21 (December 1991)
-
Indexer Notes
Unscramble the words puzzle.
Something Fishy!
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Greg; Hap Holliday
- Synopsis
- Li'l Jinx wants a space helmet.
- Reprints
- from Josie and the Pussycats (Archie, 1969 series) #53 (February 1971)
-
[Love Showdown]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Indexer Notes
House ad for the Love Showdown collection.
A Day in Shining Armor
Betty / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Harold Smith (credited as Hal Smith)
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg
- Inks
- Mike Esposito
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate (cameo)
- Synopsis
- Archie and Betty go to the Riverdale Medieval Festival, where Archie helps stop a purse snatcher.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #188 (January 1991)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
[Archie's Collector Sets]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Letters
- typeset
- Job Number
- 2454D
Indexer Notes
House Ad for Archie comics annual Collector Sets.
Speed Deed
Betty / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- George Gladir
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg
- Inks
- Mike Esposito
- Colors
- Barry Grossman ?
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida ?
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Ethel Muggs; Nancy Woods; Miss Grundy; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- While watching a TV show about a super-hero character much like The Flash, Betty fantasizes about having super-speed.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #190 (May 1991)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
Phone Drone
Ethel / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Ethel Muggs
- Synopsis
- Ethel is so lonely that she'll even chat up a phone solicitor.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica Spectacular (Archie, 1992 series) #18 (April 1996)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
[Betty & Veronica Fashion Dolls]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Indexer Notes
House ad for Betty and Veronica dolls.
[It's Time To See What Great Digest Titles Are On Sale This Month!]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 2 pages
Back Problems
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Charley Hawse
- Synopsis
- Charley's lack of studying comes back to bite him, along with a biting comment from Li'l Jinx.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #288 (April 1974)
-
Fabulous Fakes
Veronica / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- fashion; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica models fashions using fake animal prints.
- Reprints
- from Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #2 (July 1989)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
[Archie's Collector Sets]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Letters
- typeset
- Job Number
- 2454D
Indexer Notes
House Ad for Archie comics annual Collector Sets.
Slip of the Tongue
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Greg
- Synopsis
- Li'l Jinx has broken her radio, but she thinks it can be fixed.
- Reprints
- from Little Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #97 (August 1975)
-
Pests!
Betty's Father... Mr. Cooper / activity / 1 page
- Characters
- Hal Cooper
- Reprints
- from Archie's Story & Game Digest Magazine (Archie, 1986 series) #21 (December 1991)
-
Indexer Notes
Find the words puzzle.
Royal Pain
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews; Tony "The Duke"
- Synopsis
- Veronica demands that Betty take Archie out so she'll be free to date "The Duke".
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #39 (May 1991)
-
- Keywords
- boxer; prize fighter
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
Stage Stuck
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Charley Hawse
- Synopsis
- Charley pays Jinx a back-handed compliment.
- Reprints
- from Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (Archie, 1971 series) #60 (June 1980)
-
[no title indexed]
Mr. Lodge / activity / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Mr. Lodge, your financial advisor, here!
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Hiram Lodge
- Reprints
- from Archie's Story & Game Digest Magazine (Archie, 1986 series) #18 (March 1991)
-
Indexer Notes
Find the words puzzle.
[no title indexed]
Betty Pin Up / cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- But, Archie... This is your 14th bag of popcorn!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Betty isn't happy when Archie is flirting with the girl running the concessions at the movie theater.
- Reprints
- from Archie Annual (Archie, 1950 series) #18 (1966-1967)
-
- Keywords
- movie theater; popcorn
Veronica Word Find!
activity / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge
- Reprints
- from Archie's Story & Game Digest Magazine (Archie, 1986 series) #21 (December 1991)
-
Indexer Notes
Find the five 'Veronica words' in the puzzle: Fashion, Glamour, Money, Diamonds and Gossip.
Tough Break
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Charley Hawse
- Synopsis
- Jinx is reading a letter from Greg, who is on vacation.
[Archie's Subscription Offer]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Order form for Archie's Subscription Offer.
Commercial Break
Betty / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Eve Nagler
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg
- Inks
- Mike Esposito
- Colors
- Barry Grossman ?
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida ?
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Hal Cooper; Alice Cooper; Norman Lake; Tommy Cook; Tammy Cook; Mrs. Cook; Super Spaceship Toys rep
- Synopsis
- Betty is offered a role in a commercial for a toy space shuttle, but she has serious concerns about the toy's safety.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #189 (March 1991)
-
- Keywords
- Heimlich Maneuver
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
The V.I.P.
Li'l Jinx's Pal, Charley / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Charley Hawse; Li'l Jinx
- Synopsis
- Charley brags about his new position.
- Reprints
- from Archie at Riverdale High (Archie, 1972 series) #63 (June 1979)
-
[no title indexed]
The Lodges / activity / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- We Lodges have an abundance of asset accumulation!
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge
- Reprints
- from Archie's Story & Game Digest Magazine (Archie, 1986 series) #21 (December 1991)
-
Indexer Notes
Find the word puzzle.
On the Level
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx
- Synopsis
- Li'l Jinx helps carry the meal to the table for her mother.
- Reprints
- from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #21 (June 1968)
-
Timed Right!
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx
- Synopsis
- Jinx wants to know if her study time is up.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #49 (December 1968)
-
[It's Time to Rock With...Josie and the Pussycats]
Josie / illustration / 1 page
- Pencils
- ? [as Zanne] (signed)
- Inks
- Nelson Ribeiro
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Feature Logo
- Josie and the Pussycats
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Josie and the Pussycats [Josie McCoy; Melody Valentine; Valerie Smith]
Indexer Notes
Introductory page for Josie and the Pussycats stories that follow.
[no title indexed]
Melody / activity / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hi, kids! Here's a puzzle I invented all by myself!
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Melody
Indexer Notes
Put the letters in numerical order puzzle.
The Octopus and the Pesticide
Josie / comic story / 5 pages
- Feature Logo
- Josie and the Pussycats
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Melody Valentine; Josie McCoy; Valerie Smith; Alexandra Cabot; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- Melody the optimist or octopus versus Alexandra the pessimist or pesticide. Full of Melody's malapropisms.
- Reprints
- from Laugh (Archie, 1987 series) #28 (June 1991)
-
She's So...
Melody / activity / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Melody
- Reprints
- from Archie's Story & Game Digest Magazine (Archie, 1986 series) #26 (February 1993)
-
Indexer Notes
Read the clues and fill in the blanks puzzle.
Fair Share!
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Hap Halliday
- Synopsis
- How to share three pieces of candy between two people.
- Reprints
- from Little Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #76 (January 1973)
-
Betty's Mystery Puzzle!!
Dilton's Puzzle Pals / activity / 1 page
- Script
- Rod Ollerenshaw
- Pencils
- Rod Ollerenshaw
- Inks
- Rod Ollerenshaw
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Rod Ollerenshaw
- Characters
- Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Unscramble the words to learn the suspects in the mystery novel Betty is reading.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #5 (October 1987)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, signature removed in this printing.
Picture Puzzle!
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Hap Halliday
- Synopsis
- Li'l Jinx draws a picture of her father.
- Reprints
- from Little Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #92 (February 1975)
-
[Archie's Weird Mysteries]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Subscription information for Archie's Weird Mysteries.
Silence!
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Fat Charley Hawse
- Synopsis
- Li'l Jinx and Charley maintain their silence in a library, even after Charley drops a book on Jinx's head.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #81 (February 1977)
-
Shake Your Booty
Betty / activity / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper
- Reprints
- from Archie's Story & Game Digest Magazine (Archie, 1986 series) #21 (December 1991)
-
Indexer Notes
Unscramble the words puzzle.
The Joke's on You
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Kathleen Webb (credited)
- Pencils
- Bob Bolling (credited)
- Inks
- John Lowe (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Accidents at the hairdressers turns Betty's into a brunette and Veronica into a blonde.
[Archie Americana Series]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Indexer Notes
House ad for the Archie Americana series.
Taking No Chances
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx
- Synopsis
- Li'l Jinx takes an umbrella to school.
- Reprints
- from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #179 (March 1977)
-
Read My Mind!
Betty and Veronica / activity / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Reprints
- from Archie's Story & Game Digest Magazine (Archie, 1986 series) #14 (March 1990)
-
Indexer Notes
Unscramble the code puzzle.
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
Fantasy Time
Betty / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- George Gladir
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg
- Inks
- Mike Esposito
- Colors
- Barry Grossman ?
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida ?
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Betty and her mother try to weed out old toys to give to charity. As they do, Betty begins creating fantasy scenarios for her and Archie revolving around the toys. But Veronica always seems to intrude.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #182 (May 1990)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
Date Fate!
Veronica / activity / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge
- Reprints
- from Archie's Story & Game Digest Magazine (Archie, 1986 series) #35 (May 1996)
-
Indexer Notes
Maze puzzle.
Status Seeker
Betty / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper
- Synopsis
- Betty is in a hurry to answer the phone.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #81 (September 1964)
-
You Don't Need Drugs to...
Archie / public service announcement / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Synopsis
- Reasons why you don't need drugs.
Hidden Meanings
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Hap Holiday
- Synopsis
- Jinx can't find her dictionary.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #153 (June 1968)
-
[no title indexed]
Little Betty and Veronica / illustration / 1 page
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Indexer Notes
Illustration used as the title page for the next section featuring Little Betty and Little Veronica stories.
The Buried Treasure Mystery
Little Betty and Veronica / comic story / 11 pages
- Genre
- adventure; children
- Characters
- Little Archie; Miss Grundy; Little Betty; Little Veronica; Spotty; Mr. Malone; Mr. Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Little Archie finds a treasure map in a book in the library.
- Reprints
- from The Adventures of Little Archie (Archie, 1961 series) #39 (Summer 1966)
-
- Keywords
- buried treasure; treasure map
Just My Friends
Little Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Little Archie; Spotty; Little Jughead; Little Betty; Little Veronica; Miss Grundy; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
- Synopsis
- Little Archie wins a dinner for four at a restaurant, and Little Betty, Little Veronica and Little Jughead all try to convince him to pick them.
- Reprints
- from Little Archie Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1985 series) #33 (November 1988)
-
[Josie and the Pussycats the Official Movie Contest]
activity / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Announcement of a contest to go along with the Josie and the Pussycats movie.
One Stormy Cat
Little Betty / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- children
- Characters
- Little Betty; Caramel; Spotty; Little Archie; Alice Cooper
- Synopsis
- Little Archie and Spotty help Little Betty find her missing cat during a thunderstorm.
- Reprints
- from Little Archie Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1985 series) #44 (September 1990)
-
Come and Get It
Little Archie / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Little Archie Andrews; Little Veronica Lodge; Little Jughead Jones; Mr. Lodge
- Synopsis
- When rain breaks up a backyard barbecue, Little Archie tries to finish cooking a steak without getting it wet.
- Reprints
- from Little Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #160 (November 1980)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
The Real Thing
Little Archie / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Little Betty; Little Veronica; Little Archie; Little Jughead
- Synopsis
- Little Jughead has a perfume he tries to sell Little Betty.
- Reprints
- from The Adventures of Little Archie (Archie, 1961 series) #51 (January 1969)
-
[Archie's Subscription Offer of the Century!]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Characters
- Archie Andrews
Indexer Notes
House ad for subscriptions to various Archie series comics.
It's Relative
Li'l Jinx's Pal, Charley / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- children
- Characters
- Charley Hawse; Jinx Holliday [Li'l Jinx]
- Synopsis
- Charley is very proud of the one 'A' he received on his report card.
- Reprints
- from Little Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #137 (December 1978)
-
Betty's Bowling Frenzy!!
Betty / activity / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper
- Reprints
- from Archie's Story & Game Digest Magazine (Archie, 1986 series) #7 (June 1988)
-
- Keywords
- bowling
Best Dressed Man
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- Veronica doesn't invite Archie to her party because he doesn't dress neatly, but Archie tries to prove her wrong.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #178 (November 1985)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
High and Low
Li'l Jinx's Chum, Charley / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Charley Hawse
- Synopsis
- Li'l Jinx got second best grade in history. So, what did Charley get?
- Reprints
- from Little Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #167 (June 1981)
-
Golf!
Mr. Lodge / activity / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Hiram Lodge
- Reprints
- from Archie's Story & Game Digest Magazine (Archie, 1986 series) #12 (September 1989)
-
Indexer Notes
Unscramble the words puzzle.
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
[no title indexed]
Betty Pin Up / illustration / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- These are especially strong blouses, madam!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Betty goes shopping for some durable fashions.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #35 (June 1971)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
Learn to Draw Betty
activity / 1 page
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo (signed)
- Inks
- Dan DeCarlo (signed)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Characters
- Betty Cooper
Indexer Notes
Four panel instructions on how to draw Betty Cooper's face.
You Can Bank On It!
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Greg; Hap Holliday
- Synopsis
- Jinx goes through the neighborhood looking for soda bottles to redeem for the deposit.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #217 (May 1968)
-
A Magical Experience
Sabrina / comic story / 5 pages
- Feature Logo
- Sabrina the Teenage Witch
- Genre
- humor; fantasy-supernatural; teen
- Characters
- Sabrina Spellman
- Synopsis
- Sabrina performs spells to get herself closer to The Young Kids (a boy band).
- Reprints
- from Laugh (Archie, 1987 series) #28 (June 1991)
-
- Keywords
- boy band; concert; magazine; massage; spa
Indexer Notes
Blip magazine is a parody of Bop magazine. The Young Dudes are probably a parody of New Kids on the Block.
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
The Origin of Steel Sterling
Know Your Heroes! / public service announcement / 1 page
- Job Number
- SH-8
- Genre
- advocacy; superhero
Turned Off
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Yaagh
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Greg; Li'l Jinx
- Synopsis
- Jinx and Greg both watched "The Monster of the Mountain" on TV, and turned it off at the same point.
- Reprints
- from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #59 (September 1973)
-
Daze of Yore
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Miss Grundy, I must admit this medieval pageant idea of yours is an excellent way for our students to learn about history!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Mr. Svenson; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Riverdale has a Renaissance fair.
- Reprints
- from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #84 (July 1976)
-
- Keywords
- Renaissance fair
[no title indexed]
Betty / activity / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I can't find Archie anywhere!
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper
- Reprints
- from Archie's Story & Game Digest Magazine (Archie, 1986 series) #21 (December 1991)
-
Got the Message?
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Li'l Jinx, what do you really think of me?
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Charley Hawse
- Reprints
- from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #59 (August 1977)
-
[Sonic Checklist]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Indexer Notes
House ad for Sonic back issues.
Of Dates and Nuts
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Veronica peruses the "Date-Mate" column in the school newspaper look at potential suitors. She challenges Betty to a judo competition to compete for a date with one of the guys from the column.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #40 (June 1991)
-
- Keywords
- in search of; judo; man seeking woman; personal ads
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
Learn to Draw Veronica
Veronica / activity / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge
No Comparison
Betty / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Mildred the robot
- Synopsis
- At an electronics trade show, Archie tries to decide whether Betty or a robot would make a better tutor.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #152 (July 1986)
-
- Keywords
- robot
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
[no title indexed]
Editor's Notebook / in-house column / 1 page
- Script
- Victor Gorelick
- Letters
- typeset
Archie Alert!
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- Mr. Lodge has a new security system installed to keep Archie away.
- Reprints
- from Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #138 (January 1996)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
The Quiet Man
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Moose Mason; Midge Klump (cameo)
- Synopsis
- Reggie decides to turn over a new leaf and become a quiet, soft-spoken type. This also means that nobody can hear him warn them when disaster approaches.
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #151 (October 1963)
-
- Keywords
- cement; door prize
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
[Archie's Digest Subscription Offer]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Subscription information.
E-Z as A-B-C
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mary Andrews
- Synopsis
- While passing a collectibles store, the gang sees puppets from one of their favorite childhood shows.
- Reprints
- in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #259 (April 2018)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprint in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (2011 series) #259, no credits listed in this digest.
[no title indexed]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Send in your Josie and the Pussycats movie ticket stub along with this entire ad for big $aving$!
Indexer Notes
Promo for subscriptions and t-shirts.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["--and then, halfway through, I decided I didn't want a permanent after all!"]
Betty and Veronica -
1.
["Thermonuclear cheesehead!"]
-
2.
Compliment Complex
Betty and Veronica -
3.
Dishing It Out
Li'l Jinx -
4.
[Real Spies... Only Smaller]
Spy Kids -
5.
Flip Quips
Reggie -
6.
Ski Spree!
Veronica -
7.
Cheer Sphere
Betty -
8.
Biz Tiz
Betty -
9.
[Get caught up in the magic]
Archway -
10.
["That Ronnie has real talent…"]
Betty and Veronica's Pin Up -
11.
Dear Diary
Betty -
12.
The Inner Voice
Betty -
13.
Shine On
Reggie -
14.
Something Fishy!
Li'l Jinx -
15.
[Love Showdown]
-
16.
A Day in Shining Armor
Betty -
17.
[Archie's Collector Sets]
-
18.
Speed Deed
Betty -
19.
Phone Drone
Ethel -
20.
[Betty & Veronica Fashion Dolls]
-
21.
[It's Time To See What Great Digest Titles Are On Sale This Month!]
-
22.
Back Problems
Li'l Jinx -
23.
Fabulous Fakes
Veronica -
24.
[Archie's Collector Sets]
-
25.
Slip of the Tongue
Li'l Jinx -
26.
Pests!
Betty's Father... Mr. Cooper -
27.
Royal Pain
Betty and Veronica -
28.
Stage Stuck
Li'l Jinx -
29.
["Mr. Lodge, your financial advisor, here!"]
Mr. Lodge -
30.
[Archie's Stuff Shop]
-
31.
["But, Archie... This is your 14th bag of popcorn!"]
Betty Pin Up -
32.
Veronica Word Find!
-
33.
Tough Break
Li'l Jinx -
34.
[Archie's Subscription Offer]
-
35.
Commercial Break
Betty -
36.
[Sabrina]
-
37.
The V.I.P.
Li'l Jinx's Pal, Charley -
38.
["We Lodges have an abundance of asset accumulation!"]
The Lodges -
39.
On the Level
Li'l Jinx -
40.
[Archie's Stuff Shop]
-
41.
Timed Right!
Li'l Jinx -
42.
[It's Time to Rock With...Josie and the Pussycats]
Josie -
43.
["Hi, kids! Here's a puzzle I invented all by myself!"]
Melody -
44.
The Octopus and the Pesticide
Josie -
45.
She's So...
Melody -
46.
[Archie's Double Digest Subscription Offer]
-
47.
Fair Share!
Li'l Jinx -
48.
Betty's Mystery Puzzle!!
Dilton's Puzzle Pals -
49.
Picture Puzzle!
Li'l Jinx -
50.
[Archie's Weird Mysteries]
-
51.
Silence!
Li'l Jinx -
52.
Shake Your Booty
Betty -
53.
The Joke's on You
Betty and Veronica -
54.
[Archie Americana Series]
-
55.
Taking No Chances
Li'l Jinx -
56.
Read My Mind!
Betty and Veronica -
57.
Fantasy Time
Betty -
58.
Date Fate!
Veronica -
59.
Status Seeker
Betty -
60.
You Don't Need Drugs to...
Archie -
61.
Hidden Meanings
Li'l Jinx -
62.
[no title indexed]
Little Betty and Veronica -
63.
The Buried Treasure Mystery
Little Betty and Veronica -
64.
Learn to Draw Archie
-
65.
Just My Friends
Little Betty and Veronica -
66.
[Josie and the Pussycats the Official Movie Contest]
-
67.
One Stormy Cat
Little Betty -
68.
Come and Get It
Little Archie -
69.
The Real Thing
Little Archie -
70.
[Archie's Subscription Offer of the Century!]
-
71.
It's Relative
Li'l Jinx's Pal, Charley -
72.
Betty's Bowling Frenzy!!
Betty -
73.
Best Dressed Man
Archie -
74.
High and Low
Li'l Jinx's Chum, Charley -
75.
Golf!
Mr. Lodge -
76.
["These are especially strong blouses, madam!"]
Betty Pin Up -
77.
Learn to Draw Betty
-
78.
You Can Bank On It!
Li'l Jinx -
79.
A Magical Experience
Sabrina -
80.
The Origin of Steel Sterling
Know Your Heroes! -
81.
Turned Off
Li'l Jinx -
82.
Daze of Yore
Archie -
83.
["I can't find Archie anywhere!"]
Betty -
84.
Got the Message?
Li'l Jinx -
85.
[Sonic Checklist]
-
86.
Of Dates and Nuts
Betty and Veronica -
87.
Learn to Draw Veronica
Veronica -
88.
No Comparison
Betty -
89.
[no title indexed]
Editor's Notebook -
90.
Archie Alert!
Archie -
91.
The Quiet Man
Betty and Veronica -
92.
[Archie's Digest Subscription Offer]
-
93.
E-Z as A-B-C
Betty and Veronica -
94.
["Send in your Josie and the Pussycats movie ticket stub along with this entire ad for big $aving$!"]
-
95.
["Grab it and go... anywhere."]
Go-Gurt -
96.
["How do you celebrate?"]
Smackers
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- Katie
- Peter Croome
- Merlin Haas
- Katy Hayhurst
- Clint Maxwell
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Mike Nielsen
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