(December 1982)
Archie,
1973 Series
- Price
- 1.00 USD
- Pages
- 132
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly in Feb., April, June, Aug., Oct., and Dec.
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
The Archie Digest Library
- Barcode
- 0271000699457
- Editing
- ?
[no title indexed]
Archie / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo (signed)
- Inks
- Dan DeCarlo (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Gee, Veronica, Archie can't seem to get out of that judo hold!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Miss Shapely
- Keywords
- judo
Indexer Notes
There are 18 images of Archie on the cover.
Redrawn from the cover of Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #67.
Daddy's Boy
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Pop!
- Feature Logo
Archie- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie bothers his dad in the garage and causes him to hurt his finger. Fred feels guilty about getting angry when he realizes that Archie only wanted to help him work.
- Reprints
-
from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #187 (December 1968)
-
Indexer Notes
Includes indicia at bottom of first page.
Current Events
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You look as happy as a bug without a rug, Arch!
- Feature Logo
- Archie
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Mr. Lodge thinks he fixed an appliance, when all that happened was that Archie plugged it in.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #116 (February 1961)
-
- Keywords
- repairs; television; washing machine
Potion Notion
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- George Gladir (sourced)
- Pencils
- Al Hartley (sourced)
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (sourced)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (sourced)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Watch me play a gag on Miss Grundy!
- Feature Logo
- Archie
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Geraldine Grundy; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Archie tries to scare Miss Grundy with a rubber monster mask.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #216 (April 1968)
-
The Music Lesson
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Mr. Weatherbee! I've got to talk to you!
- Feature Logo
- Archie
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Professor Flutesnoot; Waldo Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Archie is taking up the trumpet for which he has no talent.
- Reprints
- from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #82 (February 1969)
-
Archie - All Shook Up!
Archie / activity / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- One of Archie's science school projects has kind of gotten away from him!
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews
- Reprints
- from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #95 (August 1981)
-
Indexer Notes
Connect-the-dots puzzle
It's For the Birds
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- How is the birdhouse I built coming along?
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Hap Holliday; Li'l Jinx
- Synopsis
- Li'l Jinx adds a light bulb to heat an empty birdhouse, to try and get a bird to live in it.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #138 (April 1960)
-
Wrong Number
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Don't answer the phone! It's probably for me, Archie...I'll get it upstairs!
- Feature Logo
- Archie
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle (on phone only); Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- When Archie overhears a phone conversation between Veronica and Reggie, he assumes that the two are dating behind his back.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #58 (June 1970)
-
[no title indexed]
Archie's Pop Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Fred, your weight ---
- Feature Logo
Archie's Pop Gag Bag- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
- Synopsis
- Fred tries to ignore mentions of his weight.
- Reprints
- From Archie daily (King Features Syndicate) 19XX-XX-XX.
A Sight For Sore Eyes
Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Why are you blindfolding yourself, Reggie?
- Feature Logo
Reggie- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- Reggie blindfolds himself for his date with Betty.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #9 (December 1960)
-
Knight and Day
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I understand you gave Archie some advice about women!
- Feature Logo
- Archie
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie takes Mr. Lodge's advice too literally.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #9 (December 1960)
-
Have Trick Will Treat!
Archie / comic story / 4 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Ha, ha!
- Feature Logo
- Archie
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Geraldine Grundy; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Waldo Weatherbee; Miss Stake
- Synopsis
- Archie's plan to exact revenge for Reggie's practical jokes backfires.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #12 (Spring 1960)
-
Romance Trance
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- George Gladir (sourced)
- Pencils
- Al Hartley (sourced)
- Inks
- Al Hartley (sourced)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (sourced)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (sourced)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Morning, Mom! Morning, Dad!
- Feature Logo
- Archie
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Betty Cooper; Geraldine Grundy; Jughead Jones; Midge Klump; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Waldo Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Archie's bout of love-sickness over Veronica has made him more accident-prone than usual.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #216 (April 1968)
-
Nothing But The Truth!
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Yeow!
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Hap Holliday; Li'l Jinx
- Synopsis
- Li'l Jinx's father slips on a banana peel and asks if she knows where he found it. She guesses he found it on a banana.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pal Jughead Annual (Archie, 1953 series) #8 ([January] 1960)
-
Call of the Wild!
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Glad you're enjoying this hunting and camping trip, Archie!
- Feature Logo
- Archie
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie and Mr. Lodge go on a hunting trip, with all the comforts of home.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #116 (February 1961)
-
- Keywords
- camping; generator; hunting; shotguns; television
Treble Trouble
Mr. Weatherbee / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The computer says Archie gets into trouble because subconsciously he wants your attention! --- He really likes you, Mr. Weatherbee!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley; Geraldine Grundy; Professor Flutesnoot; Waldo Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Mr. Weatherbee follows the school computer's advice in dealing with Archie.
- Reprints
- from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #58 (August 1973)
-
Indexer Notes
Originally published in Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #58 under the feature "Archie".
[no title indexed]
Mr. Weatherbee Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Good grief what's happening?
- Feature Logo
Mr. Weatherbee Gag Bag- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Geraldine Grundy; Miss Haggly; Professor Flutesnoot; Waldo Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- The student body reacts to the sounds of Mr. Weatherbee eating lunch as if it were an emergency.
- Reprints
- From Archie daily (King Features Syndicate) 19XX-XX-XX.
Silly Superstitions
Reggie / comic story / 8 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Gosh! Do you fellows know today is Friday the thirteenth?
- Feature Logo
- Reggie
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Miss Beazly; Betty Cooper; Geraldine Grundy; Jughead Jones; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- Reggie refuses to believe in superstitions about good or bad luck.
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #257 (August 1972)
-
The Magic Show
Little Archie / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- Dexter Taylor (sourced)
- Pencils
- Dexter Taylor (sourced)
- Inks
- Dexter Taylor (sourced)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Dexter Taylor (sourced)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Run out for a pass, Little Archie!
- Feature Logo
Little Archie- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Fangs Fogarty; Geraldine Grundy; Geraldine Grundy (cameo); Little Archie; Little Betty; Little Jughead; Little Reggie; Little Veronica; Waldo Weatherbee; Mimi; The Great Martino
- Synopsis
- Little Archie meets a new girl in town while tossing a football with Reggie. She turns out to be the daughter of The Great Martino, an old friend of Weatherbee's, and invites Archie to participate in a trick during her father's magic show for the school.
- Reprints
- from Little Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #112 (November 1976)
-
The Big Day
Little Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Dexter Taylor ?
- Pencils
- Dexter Taylor
- Inks
- Dexter Taylor
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Dexter Taylor
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Oh, boy!
- Feature Logo
- Little Archie
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Little Archie
- Synopsis
- Archie empties his piggy bank to open an account at the bank and get a prize. The prize turns out to be a new piggy bank.
- Reprints
- from Little Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #112 (November 1976)
-
Canoe Capers
Archie / text story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- One thing about Betty. She was persistent.
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Betty calls Archie and asks him for a canoe ride.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #30 (May 1957)
-
Key Question
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Jug and I built a pollution-free dragster!
- Feature Logo
- Archie
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie invents a drag racer that doesn't run on fossil fuels.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #67 (December 1971)
-
The Thought Control Caper!
The Man from R.I.V.E.R.D.A.L.E. / comic story / 13 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Take over section two, V.E.R.O.N.I.C.A.! That's a C.R.U.S.H. truck up ahead!
- Feature Logo
A.R.C.H.I.E. as The Man from R.I.V.E.R.D.A.L.E.- Genre
- adventure; humor; teen; spy
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; The Controller
- Synopsis
- The P.O.P. agents are captured by the Controller, who can control anyone's mind by attaching a tiny device called a "brain-tap."
- Reprints
- from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #56 (December 1966)
-
[no title indexed]
Miss Beazly's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You gave Miss Beazly a book on "Proper Place Setting"?
- Feature Logo
Miss Beazly's Gag Bag- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Miss Beazly; Geraldine Grundy; Waldo Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Miss Beazly presents a very refined place setting for a cafeteria cheeseburger.
- Reprints
- from Archie... Archie Andrews, Where Are You? Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1977 series) #4 (November 1977) which is reprinted
- from Archie newspaper strip (King Features Syndicate, XX-XX-19XX)
- From Archie daily (King Features Syndicate) 19XX-XX-XX.
-
Nursery Time
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Henny Penny! Henny Penny! The sky is falling!!
- Feature Logo
Betty and Veronica- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Someone is using altered nursery rhymes to satirize Veronica and Archie's relationship. Veronica suspects Betty, but she can't prove it.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #138 (June 1966)
-
Archie's "T" Shirt!
activity / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Archie has noticed so many people are parading by with a message on their "T" shirts!
- Characters
- Archie Andrews
- Reprints
- from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #126 (April 1981)
-
Indexer Notes
Number-letter substitution puzzle.
Car Care
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Daddy! Daddy!! Did you say you wanted me to wash your car?
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Hap Holliday; Li'l Jinx
- Synopsis
- Li'l Jinx runs into the living room where her father is watching TV, and asks if he wanted her to wash his car. When her father says yes, she tells him to hurry up and put it in the driveway. When he asks her what her hurry is, she says "It might stop raining!"
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #207 (March 1971)
-
Blow Your Top!
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What in the world is that?
- Feature Logo
- Archie
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Geraldine Grundy; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Waldo Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Archie shows off his skills with his diabolo top at school.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #31 (Winter 1964-65)
-
Mail Tale
Moose / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Well, Moose, did you put those letters in the letter box?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Moose Mason; Waldo Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Moose confuses the "letter" box with the "litter" box.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #139 (June 1960)
-
Price Slice
Pop Tate / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hey, Pop, I see you cut your prices in half!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- Archie asks Pop why he cut his prices in half.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #139 (June 1960)
-
Combat Comedy
Archie and the Gang / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Archie and the gang prove you don't have to be a soldier to get involved in the war between the sexes...
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley; Jughead Jones; Midge Klump; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Ethel Muggs; Smithers
- Synopsis
- Military terms are applied to relationships.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #31 (Winter 1964-65)
-
[no title indexed]
Mr. Weatherbee Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Miss Beazly, you're still leaving school through the in door, instead of the out door!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Miss Beazly; Waldo Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Miss Beazly finds a creative way to leave school.
- Reprints
- From Archie daily (King Features Syndicate) 19XX-XX-XX.
A-Weigh We Go
Archie and Me / comic story / 11 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Archie Andrews! Don't you believe in knocking before you enter??!
- Feature Logo
Archie and Me- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Waldo Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Mr. Weatherbee is in a bad mood because he's on a diet, but the sight of Archie makes him quit thinking about how hungry he is, so he makes Archie be his exercise partner.
- Reprints
- from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #18 (December 1967)
-
Indexer Notes
Includes promotional blurb for Archie Series comics on bottom of first page.
Matter Over Mind
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I'm sorry! I d-didn't hear the question, Miss Grundy!
- Feature Logo
- Archie
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie daydreams in class.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #146 (May 1961)
-
- Keywords
- daydreams
Raps about Reggie
Reggie / comic story / 3 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Our fan magazine readers want to know if it's true that Reggie is vain and egostistical!
- Feature Logo
- Reggie
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- The Archies [Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle]
- Synopsis
- Reggie gets interviewed for a magazine.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #62 (February 1971)
-
Pop Goes Pop!
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Li'l Jinx!! I know you're expecting a load of friends over for your party --
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Hap Holliday; Li'l Jinx
- Synopsis
- Li'l Jinx makes popcorn in the clothes dryer.
- Reprints
- from Little Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #112 (November 1976)
-
Troubled Times
Mr. Weatherbee / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Ten seconds to go.....
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Geraldine Grundy; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Waldo Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Archie isn't getting in trouble in school. Jughead explains that it's because Reggie isn't chasing Veronica, so Archie thinks he's up to something. Reggie explains that it's because Betty quit chasing Archie, so he can't get near Veronica. Betty explains that it's because of Mr. Weatherbee's speech about being satisfied with what you have. Mr. Weatherbee gives a speech to the school about ambition and everyone goes back to normal, with Archie in the principal's office again.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pal Jughead Annual (Archie, 1953 series) #8 ([January] 1960)
-
Class Will Tell
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Letter from Veronica, Archie!
- Feature Logo
- Archie
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Moose Mason; Smithers
- Synopsis
- Veronica and Betty try to top each other in pageantry. Archie, tired of their one-upmanship, comes up with an ultimate entrance of his own.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #146 (May 1961)
-
- Keywords
- Boy Scouts; chauffeur; invitation; red carpet; trumpets
[no title indexed]
Mr. Weatherbee Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- We've designed new uniforms for when we help out in the cafeteria!
- Feature Logo
- Mr. Weatherbee Gag Bag
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Waldo Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Mr. Weatherbee imagines Miss Beazly in Betty and Veronica's designer cafeteria uniforms.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #274 (October 1978)
- From Archie daily (King Features Syndicate) 19XX-XX-XX.
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Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["Gee, Veronica, Archie can't seem to get out of that judo hold!"]
Archie -
1.
[no title indexed]
-
2.
Daddy's Boy
Archie -
3.
Current Events
Archie -
4.
Potion Notion
Archie -
5.
The Music Lesson
Archie -
6.
Archie - All Shook Up!
Archie -
7.
It's For the Birds
Li'l Jinx -
8.
Wrong Number
Archie -
9.
["Fred, your weight ---"]
Archie's Pop Gag Bag -
10.
A Sight For Sore Eyes
Reggie -
11.
Knight and Day
Archie -
12.
Have Trick Will Treat!
Archie -
13.
Romance Trance
Archie -
14.
Nothing But The Truth!
Li'l Jinx -
15.
Call of the Wild!
Archie -
16.
Treble Trouble
Mr. Weatherbee -
17.
["Good grief what's happening?"]
Mr. Weatherbee Gag Bag -
18.
Silly Superstitions
Reggie -
19.
The Magic Show
Little Archie -
20.
The Big Day
Little Archie -
21.
Canoe Capers
Archie -
22.
Key Question
Archie -
23.
The Thought Control Caper!
The Man from R.I.V.E.R.D.A.L.E. -
24.
["You gave Miss Beazly a book on "Proper Place Setting"?"]
Miss Beazly's Gag Bag -
25.
Nursery Time
Betty and Veronica -
26.
Archie's "T" Shirt!
-
27.
Car Care
Li'l Jinx -
28.
Blow Your Top!
Archie -
29.
Mail Tale
Moose -
30.
Price Slice
Pop Tate -
31.
Combat Comedy
Archie and the Gang -
32.
["Miss Beazly, you're still leaving school through the in door, instead of the out door!"]
Mr. Weatherbee Gag Bag -
33.
A-Weigh We Go
Archie and Me -
34.
Matter Over Mind
Archie -
35.
Raps about Reggie
Reggie -
36.
Pop Goes Pop!
Li'l Jinx -
37.
Troubled Times
Mr. Weatherbee -
38.
Class Will Tell
Archie -
39.
["We've designed new uniforms for when we help out in the cafeteria!"]
Mr. Weatherbee Gag Bag -
40.
["It's a mountain of laughs when you order Jughead With Archie Comics Digest #54"]
Jughead with Archie Digest -
41.
[no title indexed]
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42.
["Free when you subscribe to Archie Double Digest Quarterly Magazine!"]
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