(January 1985)

Archie, 1974 Series
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Price
1.00 USD; 1.25 CAD
Pages
132
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly Jan., March, May, July, Sept., and Nov.
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Archie Enterprises Inc.
Brand
The Archie Digest Library
Barcode
0271000699666
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Issue Notes

Indicia title is "Jughead with Archie Comics Digest Magazine."

[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
Jug, what's with the wheelbarrow?
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
Keywords
locker; wheelbarrow

Indexer Notes

Redrawn from the cover of Jughead #289

What's In a Name? (Table of Contents: 1)

Jughead / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Who that?
Genre
humor; teen
Reprints

Penny Wise (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Joe Edwards (credited)
Pencils
Joe Edwards (credited)
Inks
Joe Edwards (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Edwards

Genre
humor; children
Characters
Li'l Jinx Holliday; Hap Holliday
Reprints

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

Archie's Fun Page / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

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Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Let's draw a giraffe.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Jughead's Fun Page / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

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?
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Match your wits

Voice Your Choice (Table of Contents: 5)

Jughead / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
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?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Hot Dog
Synopsis
Jughead is mistaken when he thinks Hot Dog won't know the difference between his usual dog food and a cheaper brand.
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Soup's On (Table of Contents: 6)

Miss Beazly / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle ?
Pencils
Harry Lucey
Inks
Joe Edwards
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Miss Beazly; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee
Synopsis
Miss Beazly plays a prank on Archie and Jughead for daring to use her kitchen for non-culinary purposes.
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Indexer Notes

When reprinted in Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #200, inks are credited to Rudy Lapick.

Saucer Tosser (Table of Contents: 7)

Jughead / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Jughead Jones [Forsythe P. Jones III]; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Jughead's Fun Page / activity / 1 page (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Cut out this clock and hands.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Script
Bob Montana
Pencils
Bob Montana
Inks
Bob Montana
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Cough! Cough! Cough! Jughead!
Genre
humor; teen
Reprints

The Sporting Life (Table of Contents: 10)

Jughead / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Samm Schwartz
Inks
Samm Schwartz
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Jughead; Betty; Veronica
Synopsis
Jughead tries to win his varsity letter in different sports.
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Letters For Non-Heroes (Table of Contents: 11)

Jughead / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

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Letters
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Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Geraldine Grundy; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Four single-panel gags based around giving varsity letters for non-sports-related achievements.
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Only Thing To Do! (Table of Contents: 12)

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

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

Genre
humor; children
Characters
Li'l Jinx Holliday
Synopsis
Li'l Jinx is having one of those days, so she goes back to bed.
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By Way of Introduction (Table of Contents: 13)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Archie!! Archie!!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
A beautiful new girl is in town who is described as a mix of Marilyn Monroe, Brigitte Bardot and Gina Lollypop all rolled into one.
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Poor Jughead's Almanac (Table of Contents: 14)

Jughead / cartoon / 2 pages (report information)

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Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Jughead Jones
Synopsis
A joke for each day of the month.
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Cool Pool (Table of Contents: 15)

Jughead / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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?
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Letters
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Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
At the pool hall, Jughead slyly gets Reggie to lend him five dollars.
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Growing Pains (Table of Contents: 16)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Chic Stone
Inks
Jon D'Agostino
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge
Synopsis
Archie thinks Mr. Lodge has been eaten by one of the carnivorous plants in his greenhouse.
Reprints

Handy Andy (Table of Contents: 17)

Moose / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Harry Lucey
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Reggie gives Moose a candy bar.
Reprints

Long Overdue (Table of Contents: 18)

Jughead / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Bill Vigoda
Inks
?
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; unidentified librarian
Synopsis
When the library refuses to allow Jughead to borrow a reference book, he gets a tape recorder and begins dictating the book's contents onto a tape recorder.
Reprints
Keywords
library

A Plus Fuss (Table of Contents: 19)

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; Hap Holliday
Synopsis
Jinx brings home her report card.
Reprints

That's the Ticket (Table of Contents: 20)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Vigoda
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Dilton Doiley; Tommy; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Reggie is in charge of the dance committee. Moose wants to be on the committee, so Reggie and Archie decide to put him on ticket sales. Moose is very successful at this, mainly by threatening any boy who won't buy a ticket, but Reggie and Archie get stuck buying all the unsold tickets.
Reprints
Keywords
bullying; dance; tickets

What Would You Do If You Had a Million Dollars? (Table of Contents: 21)

Inquiring Photographer / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
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Letters
?

Genre
humor

Watch the Birdie (Table of Contents: 22)

Jughead / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Harry Lucey
Inks
Marty Epp
Colors
?
Letters
Marty Epp

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy
Synopsis
The boys try playing pranks on Mr. Weatherbee and filming his reactions, a la the TV show "Candid Camera."
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Indexer Notes

formerly an Archie story.

Double Takes (Table of Contents: 23)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Archie, do you think we got our schedules mixed?
Genre
humor; teen
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 24)

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

Script
Bob Montana
Pencils
Bob Montana
Inks
Bob Montana
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
A citizen can't leave his car without having...
Genre
humor
Reprints

Just a Little Love Nest (Table of Contents: 25)

Jughead / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
(Sigh!) -- Gosh this is the dullest time of the year! -- I sure wish spring would get here!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Midge Klump; Moose Mason; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Jughead got Moose into bird-watching and now he doesn't notice when Midge is near other guys.
Reprints

Pepper Upper (Table of Contents: 26)

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

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

Genre
humor; children
Characters
Li'l Jinx; Greg
Synopsis
Greg's soup needs just a little pepper.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 27)

Gag Bag / text story / 2 pages (report information)

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Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
You've come to the right place!
Genre
humor
Reprints

Hunger Hangover (Table of Contents: 28)

Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Jughead Jones [Forsythe P. Jones III]; Archie Andrews
Reprints

Hurry Hurry (Table of Contents: 29)

Moose / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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Letters
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Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Moose Mason; Betty Cooper
Reprints

Everything's Coming Up Roses (Table of Contents: 30)

Jughead / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Vigoda
Inks
Mario Acquaviva
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Puff! Puff! Gasp! Puff! Puff!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Hot Dog; Archie Andrews; Mrs. Crusty; Stanley Crusty
Synopsis
When Hot Dog runs loose, Jughead thinks he's ripped up a neighbor's flowers and tries to cover up the crime.
Reprints

Dandy Deed (Table of Contents: 31)

Jughead / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Inks
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Letters
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Genre
humor; teen
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 32)

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

Script
Bob Montana
Pencils
Bob Montana
Inks
Bob Montana
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
That was a nice dinner, Mrs. Andrews!
Genre
humor; teen
Reprints

Inspiration (Table of Contents: 33)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Harry Lucey
Inks
Mario Acquaviva
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge; Colonel Flintbee (flashback); Mrs. Lodge (flashback)
Synopsis
Mr. Lodge tries to inspire Archie by telling him the story of how he made his fortune. But he then proceeds to tell his whole life story without ever explaining how he got rich. It takes Veronica to explain it: he married a millionairess.
Reprints
Keywords
dishwasher; elevator; military academy; newsboy; newspaper; wedding

King For a Night (Table of Contents: 34)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Harry Lucey
Inks
Harry Lucey
Colors
?
Letters
Harry Lucey

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Coach Kleats; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Miss Grundy
Synopsis
Archie has a wonderful dream.
Reprints
Keywords
dream; football; pinch; touchdown

Instant Reaction (Table of Contents: 35)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Tom DeFalco
Pencils
Chic Stone
Inks
Jon D'Agostino
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Waldo Weatherbee
Synopsis
Archie makes an old-fashioned silent comedy film, and the girls supply lots of custard pies for the big slapstick scene.
Reprints
Keywords
pie fight

The Star (Table of Contents: 36)

Reggie / comic story / 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
Archie Andrews
Reprints

Bills Can Be Beautiful (Table of Contents: 37)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Chic Stone
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
Synopsis
Fred won't give Archie more money because first priority is paying the bills. But Fred is late paying the electric bill, and the lights go out just as Archie and Veronica are sitting on the couch together.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credits changed to match the credits printed in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #236.

Party Blooper (Table of Contents: 38)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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

Genre
humor; children
Characters
Charley Hawse; Li'l Jinx; Greg; Russ; Gigi
Synopsis
Charley Hawse ruins Jinx's birthday party.
Reprints

Name Game (Table of Contents: 39)

Moose / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
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Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Reprints

Audition (Table of Contents: 40)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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Inks
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Colors
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Letters
?

Genre
teen
Reprints

Keen Scene (Table of Contents: 41)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie; Jughead; Dilton; pretty girls
Synopsis
Dilton rhapsodizes at the natural beauty of the ski area, but Archie only has eyes for girls.
Reprints
Keywords
ski; skiing

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 42)

Archie's Fun Page / activity / 1 page (report information)

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?
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Inks
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Colors
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Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Color these things we need on a rainy day

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 43)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Bob Montana
Pencils
Bob Montana
Inks
Bob Montana
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I'll take this free folder on antiques to Daddy!
Genre
humor; teen
Reprints

Test Pattern (Table of Contents: 44)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
Stan Goldberg
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Chuck Clayton; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Nancy Woods
Synopsis
When an athlete from a rival school starts impressing the girls, Archie and Chuck decide to bring him down a notch.
Reprints

One for the Road (Table of Contents: 45)

Reggie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
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Inks
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Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Reprints

Flame Game (Table of Contents: 46)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Al Hartley
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Jug, do you hear something?
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Archie buys a pen-sized fire-fighter from a door-to-door salesman and decides to demonstrate it for Veronica.
Reprints

Pie Pitfall (Table of Contents: 47)

Jughead / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Pop Tate
Synopsis
Jughead makes a mistake and ends up with a pizza pie a la mode.
Reprints
Keywords
pizza

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 48)

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

Script
Bob Montana
Pencils
Bob Montana
Inks
Bob Montana
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hi, Jug! Weren't you working in the post office for the holiday rush?
Genre
humor; teen
Reprints
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Jug, what's with the wheelbarrow?"]
    Jughead with Archie
  2. 1. What's In a Name?
    Jughead
  3. 2. Penny Wise
    Li'l Jinx
  4. 3. ["Let's draw a giraffe."]
    Archie's Fun Page
  5. 4. ["Match your wits"]
    Jughead's Fun Page
  6. 5. Voice Your Choice
    Jughead
  7. 6. Soup's On
    Miss Beazly
  8. 7. Saucer Tosser
    Jughead
  9. 8. ["Cut out this clock and hands."]
    Jughead's Fun Page
  10. 9. ["Cough! Cough! Cough! Jughead!"]
    Archie's Gag Bag
  11. 10. The Sporting Life
    Jughead
  12. 11. Letters For Non-Heroes
    Jughead
  13. 12. Only Thing To Do!
    Li'l Jinx
  14. 13. By Way of Introduction
    Archie
  15. 14. Poor Jughead's Almanac
    Jughead
  16. 15. Cool Pool
    Jughead
  17. 16. Growing Pains
    Archie
  18. 17. Handy Andy
    Moose
  19. 18. Long Overdue
    Jughead
  20. 19. A Plus Fuss
    Li'l Jinx
  21. 20. That's the Ticket
    Archie
  22. 21. What Would You Do If You Had a Million Dollars?
    Inquiring Photographer
  23. 22. Watch the Birdie
    Jughead
  24. 23. Double Takes
    Archie
  25. 24. ["A citizen can't leave his car without having..."]
    Archie's Pop's Gag Bag
  26. 25. Just a Little Love Nest
    Jughead
  27. 26. Pepper Upper
    Li'l Jinx
  28. 27. ["You've come to the right place!"]
    Gag Bag
  29. 28. Hunger Hangover
    Jughead
  30. 29. Hurry Hurry
    Moose
  31. 30. Everything's Coming Up Roses
    Jughead
  32. 31. Dandy Deed
    Jughead
  33. 32. ["That was a nice dinner, Mrs. Andrews!"]
    Archie's Gag Bag
  34. 33. Inspiration
    Archie
  35. 34. King For a Night
    Archie
  36. 35. Instant Reaction
    Archie
  37. 36. The Star
    Reggie
  38. 37. Bills Can Be Beautiful
    Archie
  39. 38. Party Blooper
    Li'l Jinx
  40. 39. Name Game
    Moose
  41. 40. Audition
    Archie
  42. 41. Keen Scene
    Archie
  43. 42. ["Color these things we need on a rainy day"]
    Archie's Fun Page
  44. 43. ["I'll take this free folder on antiques to Daddy!"]
  45. 44. Test Pattern
    Archie
  46. 45. One for the Road
    Reggie
  47. 46. Flame Game
    Archie
  48. 47. Pie Pitfall
    Jughead
  49. 48. ["Hi, Jug! Weren't you working in the post office for the holiday rush?"]
    Jughead's Gag Bag
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Peter Croome
  • Merlin Haas
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)