Archie Comics Digest
#93
[Newsstand]
(December 1988)
Archie,
1973 Series
- Price
- 1.35 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
- 076956145409 93
- Editing
- Victor Gorelick (editor); Richard Goldwater (editor-in-chief)
Issue Notes
This issue has variants:
[no title indexed]
Archie / cover / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo (signed as DD)
- Inks
- Jim DeCarlo (signed as JD)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Look at it as a status symbol, Archie!
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Waldo Weatherbee; Dilton Doiley; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
Indexer Notes
Redrawn from the cover of Archie and Me #40
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Scared Stiff
Archie and the Gang / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Rich Margopoulos
- Pencils
- Chic Stone
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick
- Colors
- Barry Grossman; Nanci Dakesian
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Krista (Reggie's date)
- Synopsis
- The gang decides to treat Reggie to a taste of his own medicine after he scares them with his tricks once too often.
Throughout History with Jughead
Jughead / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Mr. Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Moose Mason; Archie Andrews; Big Ethel Muggs; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Various scenes from history, starring the Archie gang.
- Reprints
-
from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #230 (March 1977)
-
Coach Reproach
Mr. Weatherbee / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Coach Kleats; Mr. Weatherbee; Mr. Flutesnoot
- Synopsis
- The Coach gets tired of Mr. Weatherbee telling him how to coach football, but things change when Mr. Weatherbee suits up for a practice.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #381 (January 1982)
-
Our Song
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Herbert; Herbert's date
- Synopsis
- Veronica asks Archie to play their song on the jukebox, but Archie can't remember what the song is.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #207 (July 1967)
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Recipe Rap
Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Archie tries to eat a dessert that Veronica made.
- Reprints
- from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #72 (April 1981)
-
Fetch Wretch
Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Mr. Jones; Hot Dog
- Synopsis
- Jughead asks Hot Dog to fetch him a pair of slippers.
- Reprints
- from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #72 (April 1981)
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Sit Bit
Reggie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Reggie sits in a love seat.
- Reprints
- from Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes (Archie, 1968 series) #45 (May 1978)
-
Refresher Course
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Jack Sharpe; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica are too tired from school to go bowling with the guys - - until they hear that handsome new student Jack Sharpe will be bowling with them.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #295 (July 1980)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from GCD index of original issue.
Brite Sprite
Big Moose / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Big Moose Mason; Archie Andrews; Coach Kleats
- Synopsis
- Moose answers a football question after being woken up.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #205 (February 1975)
-
The Weakened Warrior Part I
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Chuck Clayton; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie and Chuck trick some football opponents about Moose's weakness on the field.
- Reprints
- from Archie at Riverdale High (Archie, 1972 series) #84 (February 1982)
-
Indexer Notes
No feature logo on the story.
The Weakened Warrior Part II
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Chuck Clayton; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie and Chuck trick some football opponents about Moose's weakness on the field.
- Reprints
- from Archie at Riverdale High (Archie, 1972 series) #84 (February 1982)
-
Indexer Notes
No feature logo on the story.
Vidiocy
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Veronica uses her new video camera to capture Archie kissing another girl.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #285 (May 1982)
-
Busy Bee
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Moose Mason; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- A rumor starts that Archie is writing a book and everyone wants to have a chapter about them in it.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #325 (May 1977)
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Rapid Reward
Big Moose / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Big Moose Mason; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie takes Moose to a speed-reading course so he can introduce Veronica as the homecoming queen.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #133 (July 1979)
-
Crack Knack
Reggie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Reggie tells the others how he imitates people.
- Reprints
- from Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes (Archie, 1968 series) #45 (May 1978)
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Hurt Alert
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Everyone ignores Archie's cast except Jughead.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #235 (August 1977)
-
Nothing but a Hound-Dog
Dilton / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Dilton Doiley
- Synopsis
- Dilton sniffs books in the library.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #263 (December 1979)
-
Tint Stint
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Archie experiences a new color after eating Veronica's stew.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #263 (December 1979)
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Money Honey
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- Veronica spends Archie's allowance increase.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #263 (December 1979)
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Book Look
Jughead / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Jughead is so engrossed in his book that he ends up in hospital.
- Reprints
- from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #63 (April 1979)
-
The Head Shrinkers Part I
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Chuck Clayton; Betty Cooper; Coach Kleats
- Synopsis
- Archie and Chuck get swelled heads over their abilities in soccer.
- Reprints
- from Archie at Riverdale High (Archie, 1972 series) #80 (June 1981)
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The Head Shrinkers Part II
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Chuck Clayton; Betty Cooper; Coach Kleats
- Synopsis
- Archie and Chuck get swelled heads over their abilities in soccer.
- Reprints
- from Archie at Riverdale High (Archie, 1972 series) #80 (June 1981)
-
Tackle Hackle
Jughead / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Jughead does some good tackles at a football practice.
- Reprints
- from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #72 (April 1981)
-
Rule Tool
Reggie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Moose introduces a new rule to Monopoly.
- Reprints
- from Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes (Archie, 1968 series) #45 (May 1978)
-
Remark Lark
Moose / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Moose Mason; Midge Klump
- Synopsis
- Midge criticizes Moose on his report card.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #233 (June 1977)
-
No Mood for Food
Moose / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Moose Mason; Mr. Mason; Mrs. Mason
- Synopsis
- Mrs. Mason scales back dinner after Moose brings home his report card.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #233 (June 1977)
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Advice Device
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Veronica recommends that Betty stop dressing and acting like one of the boys if she wants to be taken seriously as a girl.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #221 (June 1974)
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It's a Snap
Chuck Clayton / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Chuck Clayton; Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley; Betty Cooper; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Chuck takes pictures for the school paper but forgets to put film in the camera.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #122 (May 1978)
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In a Campaign Vein
Mr. Weatherbee / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy
- Synopsis
- Archie and Reggie are running against each other for Student President. Mr. Weatherbee suggests to Archie that he should run a flashier campaign.
- Reprints
- from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #112 (August 1979)
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Talk Squawk
Reggie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie compares Veronica's voice to music.
- Reprints
- from Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes (Archie, 1968 series) #45 (May 1978)
-
Tickets to Trouble
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge; Dilton Doiley
- Synopsis
- Archie buys tickets to a concert from Dilton, but Mr. Lodge gives Veronica tickets to give away to the same concert.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #271 (November 1972)
-
Indexer Notes
Archie speaks directly to the reader, telling them the story.
The Truth Behind Reggie's Roots
Reggie / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Reggie brags about his family tree, but additional panels tell the truth behind his lies.
- Reprints
- from Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes (Archie, 1968 series) #45 (May 1978)
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The Bookworm
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Fred Andrews
- Synopsis
- Fred wins $20 in a baseball pool. Mary takes half as her share and Fred has to figure out where to stash the rest to keep it from Archie.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #302 (June 1975)
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The Choice
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Alma; Alma's little brother
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica come up with a plan to make Archie choose between them, but he ends up taking Alma to a hockey game.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #221 (June 1974)
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The Greeks
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- The school is having a Greek Festival and everyone is dressing up except Reggie.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #319 (August 1982)
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Health Education
public service announcement / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Chuck Clayton; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Public service announcement about AIDS.
Indexer Notes
Appears after second page of previous story.
Phrase Phase
Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Mrs. Jones
- Synopsis
- Jughead's mom asks him to "run" an errand.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #235 (August 1977)
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Buck Yuck
Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie is repaid for a loan and can't decide what to do with the money.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #233 (June 1977)
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
["Look at it as a status symbol, Archie!"]
Archie -
1.
[blank inside front cover]
-
2.
Scared Stiff
Archie and the Gang -
3.
Surprise Ending!
Archie and His Friends; Sunkist -
4.
Throughout History with Jughead
Jughead -
5.
Here It Is Fans!
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6.
Coach Reproach
Mr. Weatherbee -
7.
Archie's Super Poster Offer!
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8.
Our Song
Archie -
9.
Step Right Up!
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10.
Recipe Rap
Jughead -
11.
Fetch Wretch
Jughead -
12.
Sit Bit
Reggie -
13.
Fans! Join the Exciting Katy Keene Fan Club!
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14.
Refresher Course
Betty and Veronica -
15.
Cocoa Pebbles BMX Bike Race
Cocoa Pebbles; The Flintstones -
16.
Brite Sprite
Big Moose -
17.
The Weakened Warrior Part I
Archie -
18.
The Weakened Warrior Part II
Archie -
19.
Vidiocy
Archie -
20.
Subscribe to Archie's Double Digest
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21.
Busy Bee
Archie -
22.
Rapid Reward
Big Moose -
23.
Crack Knack
Reggie -
24.
Hurt Alert
Archie -
25.
Nothing but a Hound-Dog
Dilton -
26.
Tint Stint
Archie -
27.
Money Honey
Archie -
28.
The Comic-Swap Club
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29.
Book Look
Jughead -
30.
The Head Shrinkers Part I
Archie -
31.
The Head Shrinkers Part II
Archie -
32.
Tackle Hackle
Jughead -
33.
Rule Tool
Reggie -
34.
Remark Lark
Moose -
35.
No Mood for Food
Moose -
36.
Subscribe and Save
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37.
Advice Device
Betty and Veronica -
38.
It's a Snap
Chuck Clayton -
39.
In a Campaign Vein
Mr. Weatherbee -
40.
Katy Keene Subscription Spectacular!
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41.
Talk Squawk
Reggie -
42.
Tickets to Trouble
Archie -
43.
Archie Fan Club
-
44.
The Truth Behind Reggie's Roots
Reggie -
45.
Personalized "Sew-On" Patches
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46.
The Bookworm
Archie -
47.
The Choice
Betty and Veronica -
48.
Discount 32 Page Comic Subscriptions
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49.
The Greeks
Betty and Veronica -
50.
Health Education
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51.
Phrase Phase
Jughead -
52.
Buck Yuck
Jughead -
53.
["Yum! Fruity marshmallows in my tummy..."]
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54.
[blank inside back cover]
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55.
Candilicious
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- Peter Croome
- Merlin Haas
- Katy Hayhurst
- Thomas Johnson
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
- Mike Nielsen
- Jim Van Dore
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