Archie Comics Digest
#102
(June 1990)
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
- 071896468502 02
- Editing
- ?
[no title indexed]
Archie / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What's your father listening to?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge
A Date with a Dummy
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Harold Smith (credited)
- Pencils
- Tim Kennedy (credited)
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited); Gregg Suchow (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Sellers; Charlie McGee; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Archie's boss asks him to run some errands, including delivering a store mannequin and Veronica sees him and thinks he's seeing another girl.
- Keywords
- mannequin
The Deal
Reggie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Reggie proposes that he and Archie split the nights they can date Veronica each week, but he knows she's already committed on the nights he suggests for Archie.
- Reprints
-
from Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes (Archie, 1968 series) #7 (August 1969)
-
Wile Style
Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica buys a dress for a special occasion.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #182 (March 1973)
-
Talk Balk
Betty / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper; Hal Cooper
- Synopsis
- Betty has laryngitis.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #182 (March 1973)
-
[Improved Reading Skils]
public service announcement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Literacy PSA featuring many of the Archie super heroes.
Losing Your Marbles
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- Archie buys a bag of marbles.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #82 (December 1973)
-
- Keywords
- marbles
[Archie's Checklist]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Checklist of other Archie comics on sale around the time of this issue.
What a Seat-uation
Mr. Weatherbee / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Svenson the janitor
- Synopsis
- Mr. Weatherbee asks Svenson to repair his office chair before the Superintendent's inspection.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #401 (July 1985)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
[Archie Annual Digest #56]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Indexer Notes
House ad for Archie Annual Digest #56.
Veronica's New Glamour Fashions
Veronica / illustration / 1 page
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo (signed)
- Inks
- Dan DeCarlo (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge
Sick! Sick! Sick!
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Archie and Jughead get sick eating too much ice cream.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #159 (April 1971)
-
Strings Attached
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Alice Cooper; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Betty gets mad at Veronica to the point where she hides out when Veronica comes calling.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #288 (December 1979)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
Ace Place
Jughead / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Jughead puts up a hammock between two parking meters.
- Reprints
- from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #15 (November 1969)
-
[no title indexed]
Mr. Weatherbee Pin Up / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Gulp. You girls better take over the judging...
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy
- Synopsis
- Mr. Weatherbee gets seasick judging paintings featuring water.
- Reprints
- from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #81 (February 1976)
-
Crash Dash
Reggie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Midge Klump; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- Reggie crashes Midge's party, and says he'll leave when he's good and ready. When Moose starts chasing him, he decides he's ready.
- Reprints
- from Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes (Archie, 1968 series) #53 (May 1980)
-
- Keywords
- party
Two Times Trouble
Archie / comic story / 11 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Sam Johnson; Jughead Jones; Mr. Dabney
- Synopsis
- When Sam Johnson, a diamond courier, goes missing it is assumed he has stolen the diamonds he was to deliver to Mr. Lodge.
- Reprints
- from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #193 (May 1978)
-
- Keywords
- amnesia; identical twin
Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprint in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #68, no credits listed in this digest.
[no title indexed]
Jughead Pin Up / cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Xtzik Zonk Gubglop Zoodoozee Gazink...
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Some aliens find a sleeping Jughead.
- Reprints
- in Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #172 (September 2011)
-
- Keywords
- aliens; flying saucer
[Discount 32 Page Comics Subscriptions]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Subscription information.
Paper Caper
Reggie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Reggie has a headline for the school paper.
- Reprints
- from Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes (Archie, 1968 series) #7 (August 1969)
-
Star Makers
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Basil Von Retread
- Synopsis
- Archie and Jughead accidentally roll out the red carpet for an old silent movie actor.
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #286 (January 1975)
-
- Keywords
- red carpet
The Executive
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Archie has a job carrying a sandwich board sign but Veronica thinks he needs a more prestigious job.
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #286 (January 1975)
-
- Keywords
- sandwich board
Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprint in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #274, no credits listed in this digest.
[no title indexed]
Big Ethel Pin Up / cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Am I late for the 'Clean Up Riverdale' project?
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Ethel Muggs; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Even during a charitable exercise, Jughead has to get a shot in at Ethel.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #321 (January 1977)
-
Party Smarty
Reggie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie attends a costume party as a caterpillar.
- Reprints
- from Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes (Archie, 1968 series) #7 (August 1969)
-
- Keywords
- costume party
[Jughead's Time Police]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Indexer Notes
House ad for Jughead's Time Police.
Nag Gag
Moose / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Moose rented a horse for an hour but all it does is buck.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #161 (June 1971)
-
[no title indexed]
Archie Pin-Up / cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Archie, that's a wonderful picture!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy
- Synopsis
- A battered Archie wins first prize with a photo of Veronica in shock; he fell out of the tree while taking the picture.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #207 (July 1967)
-
- Keywords
- art show; photography
Sniff Tiff
Jughead / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Big Ethel Muggs
- Synopsis
- Ethel is explaining all the things she can do with her nose, but Jughead tells her one thing she can't do.
- Reprints
- from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #47 (January 1976)
-
Shaping Up
Reggie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica has to decide between Archie and Reggie on who will she play a tennis match with.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #82 (December 1973)
-
- Keywords
- tennis
A Matter of Taste
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica sends Archie to the department store to buy her a sweater and Archie returns with the worst sweater possible.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #99 (November 1975)
-
[Betty and Veronica Double Digest Subscription Offer]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Subscription information.
Comes the Dawning
Archie / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Miss Grudy; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Archie doesn't realize he got up for school three hours early.
- Reprints
- from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #44 (December 1975)
-
Lunch Room!
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Charley Hawse
- Synopsis
- Charley eats all the snacks, then goes home for lunch.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #210 (June 1973)
-
Swing Sting
Dilton / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Dilton Doiley; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Coach Clayton
- Synopsis
- Dilton is off the baseball team for being a weak batter.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #262 (November 1979)
-
- Keywords
- baseball
It's Ornamental
Archie / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Mr. Lodge; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- After Mr. Lodge kicks him out, Archie sneaks back in and hides in Mr. Lodge's precious artifacts just as people from the museum are coming over to inspect them.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #47 (August 1968)
-
[Jughead's Double Digest Subscription Offer]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Subscription information.
[no title indexed]
Jughead Pin Up / cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Jughead, didn't I tell you to change the water in the fish tank?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Gladys Jones
- Reprints
- from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #44 (July 1975)
-
Color Coded
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Cedric; Jason Blossom; Cheryl Blossom
- Synopsis
- Jason schemes to get a mechanic to spray paint polka dots on Archie's car.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #326 (November 1983)
-
- Keywords
- polka dot
[Subscribe and Save $2.50]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Subscription information.
Delayed Decision
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie is knocked unconscious by a ball from a kids baseball game and they have to wait for him to come around before they know if it was a home run or not.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #176 (July 1985)
-
- Keywords
- baseball
Wet Fret
Jughead / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica agrees to sneak Jughead into a drive-in movie in her trunk, but he gets out prematurely during a car wash.
- Reprints
- from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #47 (January 1976)
-
[no title indexed]
Editor's Notebook / in-house column / 1 page
- Script
- Victor Gorelick
- Letters
- typeset
Second Best
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Midge Klump; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- Betty wins first place in a contest and is selected to star in a tv show, but she trades the prize to Veronica.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #552 (September 1985)
-
[no title indexed]
Archie Pin Up / cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I can't understand why that cop is following me!
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie can't figure out why the cop is following his car.
- Reprints
- from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #79 (October 1979)
-
[Turtles Movie Comic Book Offer]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Indexer Notes
House ad for the movie adaption of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie.
Record Ruckus
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Miss Grundy
- Synopsis
- When the students try to break different world records, Mr. Weatherbee ends up caught in the middle.
- Reprints
- from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #87 (October 1976)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprinting in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #62.
[Archie's Double Digest Subscription Offer]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Subscription information.
Prize Surprise
Betty / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper
- Synopsis
- Betty wins an Easter outfit in a jingle contest.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #78 (June 1964)
-
- Keywords
- Easter
Face Fantasy
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie makes faces at a baby.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #104 (September 1966)
-
Drugs Are Uncool!
public service announcement / 1 page
- Characters
- Archie Andrews
Indexer Notes
Anti drug PSA.
Fuel Folly
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Dilton Doily; Chuck Clayton; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica is offended by Reggie's gas-guzzling sports car and likes Dilton's newest invention, a tiny fuel efficient car.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #392 (January 1984)
-
- Keywords
- ecology
Indexer Notes
When reprinted in Archie's Funhouse Double Digest (Archie 2014 series) #28, inks are credited to Rudy Lapick.
Editing
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Table of Contents
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0.
["What's your father listening to?"]
Archie -
1.
[no title indexed]
-
2.
A Date with a Dummy
Archie -
3.
[Archie's 3 for 2 Subscription Offer]
-
4.
The Deal
Reggie -
5.
Wile Style
Veronica -
6.
Talk Balk
Betty -
7.
[Improved Reading Skils]
-
8.
Losing Your Marbles
Archie -
9.
[Archie Fan Club]
-
10.
[Archie's Checklist]
-
11.
What a Seat-uation
Mr. Weatherbee -
12.
[Archie Annual Digest #56]
-
13.
Veronica's New Glamour Fashions
Veronica -
14.
Sick! Sick! Sick!
Archie -
15.
[Katy Keene Fan Club]
-
16.
Strings Attached
Betty and Veronica -
17.
Ace Place
Jughead -
18.
["Gulp. You girls better take over the judging..."]
Mr. Weatherbee Pin Up -
19.
Crash Dash
Reggie -
20.
Two Times Trouble
Archie -
21.
["Xtzik Zonk Gubglop Zoodoozee Gazink..."]
Jughead Pin Up -
22.
[Discount 32 Page Comics Subscriptions]
-
23.
Paper Caper
Reggie -
24.
Star Makers
Archie -
25.
The Executive
Archie -
26.
["Am I late for the 'Clean Up Riverdale' project?"]
Big Ethel Pin Up -
27.
Party Smarty
Reggie -
28.
[Jughead's Time Police]
-
29.
Nag Gag
Moose -
30.
["Archie, that's a wonderful picture!"]
Archie Pin-Up -
31.
Sniff Tiff
Jughead -
32.
Shaping Up
Reggie -
33.
A Matter of Taste
Archie -
34.
[Betty and Veronica Double Digest Subscription Offer]
-
35.
Comes the Dawning
Archie -
36.
Lunch Room!
Li'l Jinx -
37.
Swing Sting
Dilton -
38.
It's Ornamental
Archie -
39.
[Jughead's Double Digest Subscription Offer]
-
40.
["Jughead, didn't I tell you to change the water in the fish tank?"]
Jughead Pin Up -
41.
Color Coded
Archie -
42.
[Subscribe and Save $2.50]
-
43.
Delayed Decision
Archie -
44.
Wet Fret
Jughead -
45.
[no title indexed]
Editor's Notebook -
46.
Second Best
Betty and Veronica -
47.
["I can't understand why that cop is following me!"]
Archie Pin Up -
48.
[Turtles Movie Comic Book Offer]
-
49.
Record Ruckus
Archie -
50.
[Archie's Double Digest Subscription Offer]
-
51.
Prize Surprise
Betty -
52.
Face Fantasy
Archie -
53.
Drugs Are Uncool!
-
54.
Fuel Folly
Archie -
55.
[The Ultimate Game Club]
Ultimate Game Club -
56.
[no title indexed]
-
57.
The Taste of Adventure
Archie; Capri Sun
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- Joey Beretta
- Merlin Haas
- Katy Hayhurst
- Scott Marshall
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Mike Nielsen
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