Archie Comics Digest
#100
(February 1990)
Archie,
1973 Series
- Price
- 1.50 USD
- Pages
- 132
- Indicia Frequency
- 6 times a year in Feb., Apr., June, Aug., Oct. and Dec.
- On-sale Date
- 1989-12
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
The Archie Digest Library
- Barcode
- 071896468502 50
- Editing
- Victor Gorelick
Issue Notes
On sale date from Betty and Veronica Annual Comics Digest Magazine #2.
Merry Christmas
Archie / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Dilton Doiley; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Ethel Muggs
We're Getting Santa Mental!
Archie and the Gang / comic story / 13 pages
- Script
- Al Hartley
- Pencils
- Al Hartley
- Inks
- Henry Scarpelli
- Colors
- Barry Grossman; Nanci Dakesian
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee; Professor Flutesnoot; Miss Grundy; Miss Beazly; Betty Cooper; Ethel Muggs; Veronica Lodge; Dilton Doiley; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Svenson
- Synopsis
- The Archie gang celebrate Christmas and the 100th issue of Archie's Comics Digest.
New View
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Mr. Weatherbee decides to be more friendly to the students and try some new techniques in his job.
- Reprints
-
from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #95 (September 1977)
-
Hot Shot
Archie Andrews / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Archie and Jughead get shots at school but Archie's has a delayed reaction.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #163 (August 1969) which is reprinted
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #99 (April 1966)
-
Slick Pick
Archie Andrews / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Ethel Muggs
- Synopsis
- Archie insults Reggie and Big Ethel takes it as a compliment.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #98 (March 1966)
-
Twinkle Toes
Dilton Doiley / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Dilton Doiley; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Dilton builds a pair of shoes that can make him a great dancer.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #173 (January 1985)
-
Earthquake
Chuck Clayton / comic story / 11 pages
- Genre
- adventure; teen
- Characters
- Chuck Clayton; Archie Andrews; Mr. Mason; Harold Mason
- Synopsis
- Chuck is fired from his job and arrested when $100 goes missing. Chuck and Archie save Mr. Mason after his store collapses in an earthquake and then prove that Mason's son Harold is the one who stole the money.
- Reprints
- from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #224 (July 1981)
-
Party Smarty
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Jughead attends a French fashion show for the pastries.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #163 (August 1969) which is reprinted
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #101 (June 1966)
-
Devine Sign
Jughead Jones / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy
- Synopsis
- Miss Grundy tries to get Jughead to think.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #163 (August 1969) which is reprinted
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #96 (January 1966)
-
Late Date
Archie Andrews / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie is late for his dinner with Veronica.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #106 (November 1966)
-
The Android Maneuver
Jughead Jones / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Dilton Doiley; Ethel Muggs; Stacy (android)
- Synopsis
- Dilton builds an android named Stacy to keep Ethel away from Jughead during a skiing trip.
- Reprints
- from Jughead (Archie, 1965 series) #338 (February 1985)
-
- Keywords
- android; robot; skiing
Season's Greetings
Moose Mason / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Midge Klump; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Reggie kisses Midge in front of Moose claiming that it's in the Christmas spirit but Moose gets even with his present to Reggie.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #454 (January 1977)
-
- Keywords
- Christmas; mistletoe
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #12.
Word Games
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Mr. Weatherbee is convinced that all the students are talking about is Christmas.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #502 (January 1981)
-
Scenes From Christmas Past
Sabrina / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Sabrina Spellman
- Synopsis
- Archie and Jughead spot Santa taking a large bag into an unexpected place.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #231 (January 1975)
-
Indexer Notes
Sabrina only appears in the title masthead.
Wrap Session
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen; humor
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Archie does such a bad job wrapping Christmas presents that he gets Veronica to wrap the present he is giving Betty and vice versa.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #241 (December 1975)
-
- Keywords
- Christmas; Christmas presents
Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprinting in Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #187.
The Yule Fool
Archie Andrews / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen; humor
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Archie wants to cut down a real tree for Christmas, while Reggie and Veronica prefer the greater convenience of store-bought artificial trees.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #197 (February 1970)
-
Deer Deer!
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Charley Hawse
- Synopsis
- Charley tries to name all Santa's reindeer.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #491 (January 1980)
-
Prize Package
Archie Andrews / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Reggie doesn't have a costume for the Christmas party but Archie has a solution.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #454 (January 1977)
-
- Keywords
- Christmas; costume party; gift; present
A Spell of Trouble
Moose Mason / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- teen; humor
- Characters
- Moose Mason; Mr. Weatherbee; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Reggie and another student frame Moose by misspelling graffiti on the side of the school.
- Reprints
- from Archie at Riverdale High (Archie, 1972 series) #90 (February 1983)
-
The Truant Officer
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Dawson (Truant Officer); Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica learn that the school's truant officer isn't a bad guy.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #547 (January 1985)
-
Auto Suggestion
Josie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen; humor
- Characters
- Josie; Valerie; Alexander Cabot III
- Synopsis
- Alex refuses to drive more slowly: the energy crisis doesn't affect the Cabots because they don't have shortages of oil, and safety issues don't affect Cabot cars.
- Reprints
- from Josie and the Pussycats (Archie, 1969 series) #81 (February 1975)
-
Double Takes
Archie and the Gang / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen; humor
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Reprints
- from ?
Indexer Notes
3 two-panel strips.
The Good Side of Evil
Sabrina the Teenage Witch / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Sabrina Spellman; Cousin Ambrose; Della
- Synopsis
- Della forbids Sabrina to do any good deeds during Christmastime but Sabrina finds a way to be "evil" while helping those who need it.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #491 (January 1980)
-
Season Reason
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- children; humor
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Charley Hawse
- Synopsis
- Charley explains why he's suddenly nice to his sister.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #231 (January 1975)
-
Price Control
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie makes a hand-made pendant for Jughead for Christmas and it's such a hit that everybody wants one.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #240 (December 1975)
-
- Keywords
- Christmas gift; coin; jewelry store; pendent; present
Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprint in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #304, no credits listed in this digest.
The Little Darlings
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Emmylou Baxter; Tommy Baxter; Jimmy Baxter; Miss Grundy
- Synopsis
- Veronica fills in for Santa Claus at her father's department store and then Betty plays Santa at the Christmas party for the orphanage.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #547 (January 1985)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
Bottle Battle
Jughead Jones / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen; humor
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Jughead doesn't need a coat in the cold weather.
- Reprints
- from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #63 (April 1979)
- from ?
-
Feast Fiesta
Jughead Jones / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen; humor
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- The Ice Cream Man makes deliveries to Jughead's house in the middle of winter.
- Reprints
- from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #63 (April 1979)
- from ?
-
Hotsy Totsy
Jughead Jones / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen; humor
- Characters
- Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- When the fireplace at the ski lodge is crowded Jughead finds a way to stay warm.
- Reprints
- from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #72 (April 1981)
- from ?
-
You Don't Need Drugs...
Archie / public service announcement / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews
What are Friends For
Archie Andrews / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen; humor
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Dilton Doiley
- Synopsis
- Archie and Jughead get all their friends to pay off their tabs at Pop's shop for his Christmas present.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #454 (January 1977)
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Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
Merry Christmas
Archie -
1.
We're Getting Santa Mental!
Archie and the Gang -
2.
New View
Archie -
3.
Hot Shot
Archie Andrews -
4.
Slick Pick
Archie Andrews -
5.
Twinkle Toes
Dilton Doiley -
6.
Earthquake
Chuck Clayton -
7.
Party Smarty
Betty and Veronica -
8.
Devine Sign
Jughead Jones -
9.
Late Date
Archie Andrews -
10.
The Android Maneuver
Jughead Jones -
11.
Season's Greetings
Moose Mason -
12.
Word Games
Archie -
13.
Scenes From Christmas Past
Sabrina -
14.
Wrap Session
Betty and Veronica -
15.
The Yule Fool
Archie Andrews -
16.
Deer Deer!
Li'l Jinx -
17.
Prize Package
Archie Andrews -
18.
A Spell of Trouble
Moose Mason -
19.
The Truant Officer
Betty and Veronica -
20.
Auto Suggestion
Josie -
21.
Double Takes
Archie and the Gang -
22.
The Good Side of Evil
Sabrina the Teenage Witch -
23.
Season Reason
Li'l Jinx -
24.
[no title indexed]
Editor's Notebook -
25.
Price Control
Archie -
26.
The Little Darlings
Betty and Veronica -
27.
Bottle Battle
Jughead Jones -
28.
Feast Fiesta
Jughead Jones -
29.
Hotsy Totsy
Jughead Jones -
30.
You Don't Need Drugs...
Archie -
31.
What are Friends For
Archie Andrews
This issue was modified by, among others
- Joey Beretta
- Dwayne Best
- Peter Croome
- Katy Hayhurst
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Thomas Johnson
- Kristin Kavanagh
- Edgar Loftin
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Mike Nielsen
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