(August 1989)
Archie,
1973 Series
- Price
- 1.50 USD
- Pages
- 132
- Indicia Frequency
- 6 times a year in Feb., Apr., 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 97
- Editing
- Victor Gorelick (editor); Richard Goldwater (editor-in-chief)
Issue Notes
Cover title: Archie Comics Digest Magazine
Indicia title: Archie Comics Digest
Indicia title: Archie Comics Digest
It's French to Me
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Rod Ollerenshaw
- Pencils
- Jeff Shultz
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick
- Colors
- Barry Grossman; Nanci Dakesian
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Dilton Doiley; Betty Cooper; Fred Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy
- Synopsis
- Dilton convinces Archie to use French study tapes to help him pass his French final exam.
- Reprints
-
in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #251 (August 2014) - in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #109 (July 2021)
-
Blink Think
Reggie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Dilton Doiley
- Synopsis
- Archie wants to collect his thoughts before he leaves. Reggie figures that will take five seconds.
Towel Howl
Archie and the Gang / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Dilton Doiley; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- Archie's corner throws in the towel before the boxing match starts.
Money Honey
Mr. Weatherbee / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Both Archie and Veronica have a price on their heads.
Heave Peeve
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Archie leaves his hat upstairs in the school building and asks Jughead to throw it down to him.
- Reprints
- from Archie at Riverdale High (Archie, 1972 series) #64 (July 1979)
-
And Dust to Dust
Reggie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Door-to-door salesman Archie tries to sell Reggie a vacuum cleaner.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #247 (September 1975)
-
The Call of the Master
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Betty claims that Archie is so weak-willed that he'll come running whenever Veronica mentions his name.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #250 (October 1976)
-
Acclaim Aim
Reggie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Reggie turns a date into a conversation about himself.
- Reprints
- from Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #102 (August 1985)
-
Star Struck
Archie / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Moose Mason; Shaun Cassidy; Brooke Shields; Glenn Scarpelli
- Synopsis
- Two crooks convince The Archies to do a benefit concert by promising an appearance with Glenn Scarpelli from "One Day at a Time."
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #330 (July 1984)
-
- Keywords
- celebrity
Indexer Notes
Glenn Scarpelli is the son of the late Archie Comics artist Henry Scarpelli, who drew the daily Archie comic strip for most of the 1990s and 2000s.
The Happy Accident
Jughead / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Miss Grundy doesn't think Mr. Weatherbee should assume that Jughead is responsible for anything that goes wrong at the school. But a series of incidents seems to prove Mr. Weatherbee is right.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pal Jughead (Archie, 1949 series) #117 (February 1965)
-
- Keywords
- chemistry; hockey stick; paint
Indexer Notes
Writer credit from the reprint in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #68.
Roman Omen
Reggie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Prof. Flutesnoot; Dilton Doily; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Prof. Flutesnoot stages a Roman-style contest to promote study of ancient history. Reggie cheats to win.
- Reprints
- from Reggie and Me (Archie, 1966 series) #115 (July 1979)
-
Drag Gag
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica study up on cars just so they'll have something to talk to the boys about.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #28 (September 1964)
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Mom's Message
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx
- Synopsis
- Li'l Jinx's mom leaves a message for her on the cereal box.
- Reprints
- from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #215 (July 1980)
-
Game Aim
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica doesn't understand why Archie spends time watching baseball.
- Reprints
- from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #215 (July 1980)
-
The Blue Dolly
comic story / 22 pages
- Script
- George Gladir (credited)
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg (credited)
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Going once...twice...three times!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- A gang of thieves is after a diamond called the Blue Dolly that Mr. Lodge has purchased at a London auction.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #543 (October 1984)
-
Locker Lore
Sabrina / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Rats! My locker is jammed again!
- Genre
- humor; fantasy-supernatural; teen
- Characters
- Sabrina Spellman
- Synopsis
- Sabrina uses magic to help a girl open her locker door.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #537 (June 1984)
-
Motion Notion
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Archie's skateboarding demonstrates some important scientific principles.
- Reprints
- in Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #114 (June 1994)
- in Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #85 (August 2004)
- in Archie's Funhouse Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #15 (July 2015)
-
- Keywords
- half-pipe; skateboard
Splash Bash
Mr. Lodge / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Mr. Lodge decides Archie is perfect. A perfect nincompoop.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #87 (October 2004)
- in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #60 (August 2016)
-
Snake Break
Reggie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Reggie gets his popsicle eaten while he is not looking.
Game Gambit
Jughead / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Jug, help us set up the badminton net!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Two kids need Jughead's help setting up a net for their badminton game, but Jughead wants to rest in his hammock.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #270 (July 1980)
-
Clock Yock
Big Moose / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Midge, I'm gonna borrow your alarm clock!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Moose Mason; Midge Klump
- Synopsis
- Moose asks to borrow Midge's alarm clock.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #271 (August 1980)
-
Brain Strain
Big Moose / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Moose Mason; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie asks Moose if he can put two and two together.
- Reprints
- in Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #114 (June 1994)
- in Archie & Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #30 (October 2013)
-
Test Quest
Sabrina / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; fantasy-supernatural; teen
- Characters
- Sabrina; Aunt Hilda
- Synopsis
- Two old hags are looking for a witch who is mean enough to refrain from helping anyone, just as Sabrina becomes temporarily powerless.
- Reprints
- from Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (Archie, 1971 series) #75 (September 1982)
-
Dimrider
The Mighty Archie Art Players / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie and his technologically-advanced car fights crime, sponsored by Mr. Lodge. Later, he meets a girl named Veronica, who romances him so that she can steal the car.
- Reprints
- from Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #102 (August 1985)
-
Indexer Notes
parody of the TV series Knight Rider
Wet Set
Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Finished!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Hot Dog
- Synopsis
- Jughead gives Hot Dog a bath.
- Reprints
- from Jughead (Archie, 1965 series) #334 (June 1984)
-
Handy Hound
Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Hot Dog
- Synopsis
- Jughead and Reggie discuss their dogs.
- Reprints
- from Jughead (Archie, 1965 series) #334 (June 1984)
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The Hireling
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Frank Doyle
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo Jr.
- Inks
- Dan DeCarlo Jr.
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews; Smithers the butler
- Synopsis
- In order to be closer to a handsome man she spots in a shoe store, Veronica gets her father to hire him as a worker in the manor.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #331 (August 1984)
-
Decoy Ploy
Reggie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Midge Klump; Moose Mason; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- Moose does not trust Reggie around Midge, so he tries to recruit Archie to look after her. Reggie tries to frame Archie for making time with Midge, but it backfires.
- Reprints
- from Reggie and Me (Archie, 1966 series) #106 (July 1978)
-
Film Fare
Josie and the Pussycats / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Josie; Valerie; Melody; Alex Cabot III
- Synopsis
- The Pussycats are in Hollywood expecting to shoot their first movie but they get a big surprise.
- Reprints
- from Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #102 (August 1985)
-
- Keywords
- Hollywood
Double Trouble
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Wheee! You were right, Jug!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Archie tries frisbee-tossing to take his mind off of girls.
- Reprints
- from Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (Archie, 1971 series) #76 (November 1982)
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Editor's Notebook
Victor Gorelick / text article / 1 page
- Synopsis
- Monthly letter to Archie readers from editor Victor Gorelick.
Trouble At Tee Time, or There Was Levity On the Links
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Bob Bolling
- Pencils
- Bob Bolling (signed)
- Inks
- Chic Stone
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- adventure; humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Waldo Weatherbee; Dilton Doily; Mary Andrews; Fred Andrews
- Synopsis
- On the way to caddy for Mr. Weatherbee at the Hackleton Golf Club, a sleepy Archie stops off at Dilton's garage, where the diminutive genius unveils his latest invention: the "pocket snoozer," an inflatable mattress that fits into your pocket. Unfortunately, Archie leaves the valve on while taking a nap on the mattress, and soon finds himself airborne, floating over Mr. Weatherbee's club.
- Reprints
- from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #146 (August 1984)
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
["Ha! Ha! Your dad is a great kidder, Ronnie... uh, he is kidding, isn't he?"]
Archie -
1.
It's French to Me
Archie -
2.
Blink Think
Reggie -
3.
Towel Howl
Archie and the Gang -
4.
Money Honey
Mr. Weatherbee -
5.
Heave Peeve
Archie -
6.
And Dust to Dust
Reggie -
7.
The Call of the Master
Betty and Veronica -
8.
Acclaim Aim
Reggie -
9.
Star Struck
Archie -
10.
The Happy Accident
Jughead -
11.
Roman Omen
Reggie -
12.
Drag Gag
Betty and Veronica -
13.
Mom's Message
Li'l Jinx -
14.
Game Aim
Archie -
15.
The Blue Dolly
-
16.
Locker Lore
Sabrina -
17.
Motion Notion
Archie -
18.
Splash Bash
Mr. Lodge -
19.
Snake Break
Reggie -
20.
Game Gambit
Jughead -
21.
Clock Yock
Big Moose -
22.
Brain Strain
Big Moose -
23.
Test Quest
Sabrina -
24.
Dimrider
The Mighty Archie Art Players -
25.
Wet Set
Jughead -
26.
Handy Hound
Jughead -
27.
The Hireling
Betty and Veronica -
28.
Decoy Ploy
Reggie -
29.
Film Fare
Josie and the Pussycats -
30.
Double Trouble
Archie -
31.
Editor's Notebook
Victor Gorelick -
32.
Trouble At Tee Time, or There Was Levity On the Links
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