(July 1988)
Archie,
1974 Series
- Price
- 1.35 USD
- Pages
- 132
- Indicia Frequency
- ?
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
The Archie Digest Library
- Barcode
- 076956145416 87
Issue Notes
This issue has variants:
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Shtick Trick
Jughead / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- George Gladir
- Pencils
- Samm Schwartz
- Inks
- Samm Schwartz
- Colors
- Barry Grossman; Nanci Dakesian
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- teen
Indexer Notes
Don Bitterman is a parody of David Letterman.
Wash Josh
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Reprints
-
from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #250 (November 1978)
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Rough Rebuff
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #250 (November 1978)
-
Litter Titter
Moose / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Moose Mason; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Moose believes a cat broke a No Littering law when it had kittens.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #251 (December 1978)
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Request Jest
Dilton / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Dilton Doily; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Dilton uses too large a vocabulary when asking a girl for a dance.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #251 (December 1978)
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Plot Plight
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Isn't it marvelous?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Waldo Weatherbee; Miss Phlips; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mr. Svenson; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Professor Flutesnoot
- Synopsis
- The students and staff throw a 25th anniversary party for Mr. Weatherbee.
- Reprints
- from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #118 (April 1980)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from reprint.
Menu Mischief
Miss Beazly / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Miss Beazly; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- Faced with the school board replacing the cafeteria with vending machines, Archie, Betty and Jughead rally the students in an attempt to save Miss Beazly's job.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #303 (July 1975)
-
More of You Know You're Lucky When...
Archie Presents / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Your canoe oar breaks---
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Al; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Coach Kleats
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #186 (July 1973)
-
Indexer Notes
Six two-panel cartoons about luck.
A Friend in Need
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Fred Andrews; Midge Klump; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Everybody is looking for everyone else except for Archie.
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #372 (May 1982)
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Player Plight
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Coach Kleats
- Synopsis
- Archie stands up for a teammate, but only so far.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #355 (November 1979)
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Some Kids Never Learn
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Mr. Weatherbee; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Adams; Wilbur; Miss Grundy; Midge Klump; Archie Andrews; Coach Clayton; Chuck Clayton
- Synopsis
- Mr. Adams asks Mr. Weatherbee to appoint some students to show Wilbur around school.
- Reprints
- from Archie at Riverdale High (Archie, 1972 series) #94 (December 1983)
-
Indexer Notes
Writing credited to George Gladir in reprint but Frank Doyle here.
Headline Deadline
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Dilton Doiley; Mr. Weatherbee; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- Editor Betty tries to keep Archie busy with his duties on the school newspaper so that he won't be able to spend time with Veronica.
- Reprints
- from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #106 (June 1983)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprint in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #278.
Thrift Drift
Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Cousin Leroy
- Synopsis
- Jughead has something saved for a rainy day.
- Reprints
- from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #54 (July 1977)
-
Flip Flap
Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Dilton Doiley; Geraldine Grundy; Waldo Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Jughead can read even faster than Dilton.
- Reprints
- from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #54 (July 1977)
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Getting Sí Sick
Reggie and Me / comic story / 3 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Archie told me to tell you that you better have that 5 spot ready, because he's sure that he's going to get the highest mark on tomorrow's Spanish test, Reg!
- Feature Logo
Reggie and Me- Genre
- humor; teen
- Synopsis
- Archie tries to learn Spanish in his sleep to beat Reggie on the next test.
- Reprints
- from Reggie and Me (Archie, 1966 series) #87 (May 1976)
-
Mr. Charm
Archie / comic story / 4 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- How are you doing with selling your magazine subscriptions, Archie?
- Feature Logo
Archie- Genre
- humor; teen
- Synopsis
- Archie uses his charm to sell magazine subscriptions door to door but gets chased away from a house by a cute puppy he was just playing with.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #289 (May 1974)
-
The Bell Ringer
Dilton / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- That tiny thing is a cassette?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Dilton Doiley; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Dilton has a trick to help Archie trick Veronica into hearing bells ring when they kiss.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #137 (December 1979)
-
Nobody’s Perfect
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- George Gladir
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Over! ...Over!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie bowls a perfect 300 game but none of his friends are there to witness it.
- Reprints
- from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #208 (September 1979)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from reprint.
Girl Whirl
Big Moose / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- D-uh! Midge keeps saying I'm a numbskull!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Al; Sue
- Synopsis
- Moose wants to meet a girl he doesn't feel inferior to.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #186 (July 1973)
-
Oh Double Rats
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Wouldn't you know it? Here I am again in the principal's office!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie wonders why he's always in the principal's office.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #186 (July 1973)
-
Tie Score
Jughead / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Midge Klump; Moose Mason; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss 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
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #29 (Summer 1964)
-
- Keywords
- bow tie; fad
Indexer Notes
Mention is made of the hula hoop and Beatles wig fads.
Globe Probe!
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Those lines going north and south are the longitude lines-
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Charley Hawse; Russ
- Synopsis
- Russ is pointing out the features of a globe.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #186 (July 1973)
-
The Sand Dollars
Archie / comic story / 11 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #532 (October 1983)
-
Follow the Leader
Reggie / comic story / 4 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hey, seeing that it's such a nice day, why don't we go for a hike?
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Dilton Doiley
- Synopsis
- Reggie offers to lead the other boys on a hike.
- Reprints
- from Reggie and Me (Archie, 1966 series) #93 (January 1977)
-
Doubles Troubles
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #532 (October 1983)
-
Jolly Folly
Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
- from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #58 (April 1978)
-
Goof Spoof
Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page
- Reprints
- from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #58 (April 1978)
-
Alarming
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Dick Malmgren
- Pencils
- Dick Malmgren
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hey! Look, Jug! There's a light on in the Bee's house!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Waldo Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Archie thinks there's a burglar at Mr. Weatherbee's house.
- Reprints
- from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #128 (August 1981)
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[no title indexed]
Mr. Weatherbee Pin Up / cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Meat loaf, again! Don't I have any choice, Miss Beazley?
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Beazley
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #186 (July 1973)
-
Tee for Two
Archie at Riverdale / comic story / 11 pages
- Genre
- drama; teen
- Reprints
- from Archie at Riverdale High (Archie, 1972 series) #65 (August 1979)
-
[no title indexed]
Jughead / comic story / ? pages
- Genre
- teen
- Synopsis
- Jughead is hosing off vases, much to Mr. Lodge’s dismay.
Deal Zeal
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Midge Klump; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Archie volunteers to be coach of the girls' baseball team, but the difficulty of coaching girls threatens to turn him old before his time.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #246 (August 1975)
-
- Keywords
- softball
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["Daddy, you have a big smile in all your old photos!"]
-
1.
Shtick Trick
Jughead -
2.
Wash Josh
Archie -
3.
Rough Rebuff
Betty and Veronica -
4.
Litter Titter
Moose -
5.
Request Jest
Dilton -
6.
Plot Plight
Archie -
7.
Menu Mischief
Miss Beazly -
8.
More of You Know You're Lucky When...
Archie Presents -
9.
A Friend in Need
Archie -
10.
Player Plight
Archie -
11.
Some Kids Never Learn
Betty and Veronica -
12.
Headline Deadline
Archie -
13.
Thrift Drift
Jughead -
14.
Flip Flap
Jughead -
15.
Getting Sí Sick
Reggie and Me -
16.
Mr. Charm
Archie -
17.
The Bell Ringer
Dilton -
18.
Nobody’s Perfect
Archie -
19.
Girl Whirl
Big Moose -
20.
Oh Double Rats
Archie -
21.
Tie Score
Jughead -
22.
Globe Probe!
Li'l Jinx -
23.
The Sand Dollars
Archie -
24.
Follow the Leader
Reggie -
25.
Doubles Troubles
Archie -
26.
Jolly Folly
Jughead -
27.
Goof Spoof
Jughead -
28.
Alarming
Archie -
29.
["Meat loaf, again! Don't I have any choice, Miss Beazley?"]
Mr. Weatherbee Pin Up -
30.
Tee for Two
Archie at Riverdale -
31.
[no title indexed]
Jughead -
32.
Deal Zeal
Archie
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