(September 1981)

Archie, 1974 Series
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Price
0.95 USD
Pages
132
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly in Jan., Mar., May, July, Sept. & Nov.
On-sale Date
1981-07-14
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Archie Enterprises Inc.
Barcode
0271000699609
Editing
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Issue Notes

Indicia title is "Jughead with Archie Magazine".
On sale date from the Comic Reader #192.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Jughead with Archie / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Inks
Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
It's not the fire that keeps you warm!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Keywords
beach; firewood

Indexer Notes

Redrawn from the cover of Jughead #246

[Blank pages] (Table of Contents: 1)

blank page(s) / 1 page (report information)


Farmer's Daughter (Table of Contents: 2)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Harry Lucey
Inks
Chic Stone
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
After a farmer's daughter saves him and Jughead from a bull, Archie sees the opportunity to impress her with his big-city ways.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Jughead's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
According to this article, Archie, you can tell a lot about a person by his taste in movies!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
The gang asks Jughead what he looks for in a movie.
Reprints
  • from Archie daily newspaper strip

Up In The Air (Table of Contents: 4)

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
Jinx uses gelatin to make a homemade trampoline.
Reprints

Second Chance (Table of Contents: 5)

Jughead / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
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?
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?
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?
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?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Archie wants to take pictures of Betty and Veronica at the beach, but has to send Jughead to get some film.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Archie, I heard you started your own business -- selling antiques, collectibles and the like!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
Archie decides to set up a business "on a shoestring."
Reprints
  • from Archie daily newspaper strip

Sticks and Stones (Table of Contents: 7)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Harry Lucey
Inks
Chic Stone
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Archie breaks a neighbor's picture window while playing stick ball in the street.
Reprints

The Sign (Table of Contents: 8)

Little Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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?
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?
Letters
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Genre
humor; children
Characters
Little Archie Andrews; Little Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Little Archie sets up a stand offering "Grape Drink Free!", but there's a catch.
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The Champ (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Al Hartley ?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
Betty constantly shows up Veronica, who has zero athletic ability, but it's Veronica who has the boys' attention at the end.
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A Fish Tale Puzzle (Table of Contents: 10)

Jughead / activity / 1 page (report information)

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?
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Characters
Jughead Jones
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Indexer Notes

A word puzzle about fishing.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

Mr. Lodge Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Mr. Lodge, some man at the door wants to see you!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis
A tax collector wants to see Mr. Lodge.
Reprints
  • from Archie daily newspaper strip

Fool$ Gold (Table of Contents: 12)

Jughead / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir ?
Pencils
Bill Vigoda
Inks
Bill Vigoda
Colors
?
Letters
Victor Gorelick ?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Playing on Jughead's sudden obsession with scuba diving for sunken treasure, Reggie and Archie plant a map on the beach for him to find.
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Indexer Notes

Credits from the index of the original printing.

Room Gloom (Table of Contents: 13)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Al Hartley ?
Pencils
Al Hartley
Inks
Al Hartley
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Banished to his room, Archie telephones Veronica to relate the catastrophe that occurred when his father's boss came to their house for dinner.
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Indexer Notes

Credits from the index of original publication.

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

Jughead's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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?
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Inks
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Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Here's the dollar I owe you, Arch!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Jughead pays off a loan he owed Archie, then asks for a new one.
Reprints
  • from Archie daily newspaper strip

Fragile (Table of Contents: 15)

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 and Greg wonder what the word "fragile" means.
Reprints

Hyde 'n' Seek (Table of Contents: 16)

Jughead / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

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?
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Letters
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Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
After a previous night's showing of "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" on television, the boys use masks to play tricks on the girls.
Reprints

Fashion's Passion (Table of Contents: 17)

Little Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dexter Taylor
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; children
Characters
Little Archie Andrews; Little Veronica Lodge; Little Betty Cooper; Little Jughead Jones; Little Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
Jughead brings his pet white mouse to school.
Reprints

A-Haunting We Will Go! Chapter I (Table of Contents: 18)

Jughead with Archie / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Sy Reit
Pencils
Bob White
Inks
Bob White
Colors
?
Letters
Marty Epp

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Waldo Weatherbee; Dilton Doily; Geraldine Grundy
Synopsis
As part of an initiation, the boys make Moose spend the night in the local haunted house and try to make him think the place is actually haunted. But when an actual ghost seems to appear in the house, Archie and Jughead go back to solve the mystery of who -- or what -- is behind these scary spooks.
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Indexer Notes

An issue-length story divided into four chapters: "A-Haunting We Will Go," "Calling All Spooks," "Ghost Busters" and "Ah -- Sweet Mystery."

Calling All Spooks Chapter II (Table of Contents: 19)

Jughead with Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Sy Reit
Pencils
Bob White
Inks
Bob White
Colors
?
Letters
Marty Epp

Genre
humor; teen
Reprints

Indexer Notes

An issue-length story divided into four chapters: "A-Haunting We Will Go," "Calling All Spooks," "Ghost Busters" and "Ah -- Sweet Mystery."

Ghost Busters! Chapter III (Table of Contents: 20)

Jughead with Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Sy Reit
Pencils
Bob White
Inks
Bob White
Colors
?
Letters
Marty Epp

Genre
humor; teen
Reprints

Indexer Notes

An issue-length story divided into four chapters: "A-Haunting We Will Go," "Calling All Spooks," "Ghost Busters" and "Ah -- Sweet Mystery."

Ah-Sweet Mystery! Chapter IV (Table of Contents: 21)

Jughead with Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Sy Reit
Pencils
Bob White
Inks
Bob White
Colors
?
Letters
Marty Epp

Genre
humor; teen
Reprints

Indexer Notes

An issue-length story divided into four chapters: "A-Haunting We Will Go," "Calling All Spooks," "Ghost Busters" and "Ah -- Sweet Mystery."

A Funny Thing About Monsters... (Table of Contents: 22)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
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Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction
Reprints

Borrow Sorrow (Table of Contents: 23)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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

Genre
humor; children
Characters
Li'l Jinx; Greg; Hap Holiday
Synopsis
Li'l Jinx tries to get her father to buy her a pair of rollerskates and learns the meaning of collateral.
Reprints
Keywords
loan; skates

Indexer Notes

A Li'l Jinx story with the same title appears in Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes #33, but it is not the same story.

Archie Seeing Double Puzzle (Table of Contents: 24)

activity / 1 page (report information)

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Characters
Archie Andrews (cameo); Reggie Mantle (cameo); Moose Mason (cameo); Veronica Lodge (cameo); Jughead Jones (cameo); Coach Kleats (cameo)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Word puzzle with the answers involving the word "double."

Sense and Nonsense (Table of Contents: 25)

Little Archie / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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

Genre
humor; children
Characters
Little Archie Andrews; Little Jughead Jones; Little Betty Cooper; Little Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Archie is the cartoonist for the school newspaper and draws unflattering cartoons about the gang.
Reprints
Keywords
cartoonist; newspaper

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 26)

Jughead's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hi Jug! You sure look busy!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Jughead's mother wants him to hang up all his clothes.
Reprints
  • from Archie daily newspaper strip
Keywords
clothes

The Culprit (Table of Contents: 27)

Reggie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Bill Vigoda
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Lodge
Synopsis
Reggie sets up an elaborate ruse to wrangle a date with Veronica.
Reprints

The Loner (Table of Contents: 28)

Jughead / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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Inks
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Letters
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Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Big Ethel Muggs; Betty Cooper
Synopsis
Jughead describes his learned ability to avoid the traps of Big Ethel. He avoids several, but in the end, a decoy fools him.
Reprints

Who Is Sylvia? (Table of Contents: 29)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Bill Vigoda
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Sylvia Carter; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
Archie makes the mistake of guessing another girl's name when Veronica plays peek-a-boo with him. But her jealousy really ratchets up when a girl actually named Sylvia shows up looking for Archie.
Reprints

Manner of Speaking (Table of Contents: 30)

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
Reprints

Tie Score (Table of Contents: 31)

Jughead / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Bill Vigoda
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Midge Klump; Moose Mason; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy
Synopsis
Jughead lends Veronica his bow tie so she can close a too-daring blouse. Even though she hates the look personally, Veronica unwittingly launches a fashion trend in Riverdale.
Reprints

The Way the Ball Bounces (Table of Contents: 32)

Little Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
humor; children
Characters
Little Archie Andrews; Little Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Jughead and Archie get into a ball game free when Archie is hit on the head by a home run ball.
Reprints
Keywords
baseball

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 33)

Archie's Pop Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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?
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Inks
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
What are you doing?" "I'm comparison shopping!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
Synopsis
Archie's mother is checking the sales in the newspaper.
Reprints
  • from Archie daily newspaper strip
Keywords
newspaper; sales

Miss-Taken (Table of Contents: 34)

Archie / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bob White
Inks
Rudy Lapick ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate
Synopsis
When Betty finds out Archie wants her to bring her grill over to his house so he can barbecue for Veronica, she loads it with fuel from Archie's car.
Reprints

Operation Shark (Table of Contents: 35)

Jughead / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
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Inks
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Colors
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Letters
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Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Gladys Jones
Synopsis
Girls United Against Jughead (G.U.A.J.) devise a plan to lure Jughead to Snare Island, where they smother him with kisses.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 36)

Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Inks
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Archie, you're drooling!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Synopsis
Betty doesn't like Archie watching the other girls on the beach.
Reprints
  • from Archie daily newspaper strip
Keywords
beach

The Break (Table of Contents: 37)

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
Synopsis
Jinx breaks the string on her mother's pearl necklace, then tries to cover up the accident.
Reprints

Inflation Vexation (Table of Contents: 38)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Harry Lucey
Inks
Chic Stone
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Archie tries to beat the soaring mid-'70s inflation by going on cheaper dates, but cheap dates with Betty or Veronica just wind up costing him more money.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 39)

Jughead with Archie Pin Up / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Archie you're crazy to give up this spot... I'm doing real great!!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Archie gives up his fishing spot in order to make out with Veronica.
Reprints
Keywords
fishing

[Looking for Action] (Table of Contents: 40) (Expand) /

Captain Hero Digest / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 41)

blank page(s) / 1 page (report information)


Soaring to New Heights of Laughter! (Table of Contents: 42) (Expand) /

Archie Digest / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["It's not the fire that keeps you warm!"]
    Jughead with Archie
  2. 1. [Blank pages]
  3. 2. Farmer's Daughter
    Archie
  4. 3. ["According to this article, Archie, you can tell a lot about a person by his taste in movies!"]
    Jughead's Gag Bag
  5. 4. Up In The Air
    Li'l Jinx
  6. 5. Second Chance
    Jughead
  7. 6. ["Archie, I heard you started your own business -- selling antiques, collectibles and the like!"]
    Archie's Gag Bag
  8. 7. Sticks and Stones
    Archie
  9. 8. The Sign
    Little Archie
  10. 9. The Champ
    Betty and Veronica
  11. 10. A Fish Tale Puzzle
    Jughead
  12. 11. ["Mr. Lodge, some man at the door wants to see you!"]
    Mr. Lodge Gag Bag
  13. 12. Fool$ Gold
    Jughead
  14. 13. Room Gloom
    Archie
  15. 14. ["Here's the dollar I owe you, Arch!"]
    Jughead's Gag Bag
  16. 15. Fragile
    Li'l Jinx
  17. 16. Hyde 'n' Seek
    Jughead
  18. 17. Fashion's Passion
    Little Archie
  19. 18. A-Haunting We Will Go! Chapter I
    Jughead with Archie
  20. 19. Calling All Spooks Chapter II
    Jughead with Archie
  21. 20. Ghost Busters! Chapter III
    Jughead with Archie
  22. 21. Ah-Sweet Mystery! Chapter IV
    Jughead with Archie
  23. 22. A Funny Thing About Monsters...
  24. 23. Borrow Sorrow
    Li'l Jinx
  25. 24. Archie Seeing Double Puzzle
  26. 25. Sense and Nonsense
    Little Archie
  27. 26. ["Hi Jug! You sure look busy!"]
    Jughead's Gag Bag
  28. 27. The Culprit
    Reggie
  29. 28. The Loner
    Jughead
  30. 29. Who Is Sylvia?
    Archie
  31. 30. Manner of Speaking
    Li'l Jinx
  32. 31. Tie Score
    Jughead
  33. 32. The Way the Ball Bounces
    Little Archie
  34. 33. ["What are you doing?" "I'm comparison shopping!"]
    Archie's Pop Gag Bag
  35. 34. Miss-Taken
    Archie
  36. 35. Operation Shark
    Jughead
  37. 36. ["Archie, you're drooling!"]
    Archie's Gag Bag
  38. 37. The Break
    Li'l Jinx
  39. 38. Inflation Vexation
    Archie
  40. 39. ["Archie you're crazy to give up this spot... I'm doing real great!!"]
    Jughead with Archie Pin Up
  41. 40. [Looking for Action]
    Captain Hero Digest
  42. 41. [no title indexed]
  43. 42. Soaring to New Heights of Laughter!
    Archie Digest
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Joey Beretta
  • Peter Croome
  • Merlin Haas
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Keith Alan Morgan