(January 1994)

Archie, 1973 Series
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Price
1.75 USD; 1.75 CAD
Pages
100
Indicia Frequency
six times a year in January, April, June, July, September and November
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Brand
The Archie Digest Library
Barcode
009128468501 25
Editing
Nanci Dakesian; Victor Gorelick

Issue Notes

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Archie / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Stan Goldberg (signed)
Inks
Henry Scarpelli (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Be like me, Arch! I'm forgetting girls!
Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones

Indexer Notes

Redrawn from the cover of Laugh Comics #121

Style Guile (Table of Contents: 1)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Tim Kennedy
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Barry Grossman; Nanci Dakesian
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
humor; teen
Reprints

Heap Cheap (Table of Contents: 2)

Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Jughead and Archie are dismayed by a restaurant's prices.
Reprints

Work Turk (Table of Contents: 3)

Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
George Gladir (credited)
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo Jr. (credited)
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Jughead applies for a job.
Reprints

Screen Scene (Table of Contents: 4)

Jughead / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Reprints

Giant Jottings (Table of Contents: 5)

Sabrina / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
Stan Goldberg ?
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Jon D'Agostino

Genre
humor; fantasy-supernatural; teen
Characters
Sabrina Spellman; Aunt Hilda Spellman; Giant Monster
Synopsis
A giant loses his glasses at Sabrina's monster party and comes back to get them.
Reprints
Keywords
giant; glasses

Indexer Notes

No credits given for gag. Art credit based on artist's distinctive style.

The Reward (Table of Contents: 6)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
Mike Esposito
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge; Pop Tate
Synopsis
Looking after things while the Lodges are away, Jughead and Archie manage to ruin the garden. When he learns that now the garden club will NOT meet at his house, Mr. Lodge rewards the boys.
Reprints

News Blues (Table of Contents: 7)

Jughead / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Archie can't sleep so he wakes up Jughead and tells him some news that makes Jughead unable to sleep also.
Reprints

Demand for Supply (Table of Contents: 8)

Mister Andrews / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Rod Ollerenshaw (credited)
Pencils
Rod Ollerenshaw (credited)
Inks
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman ?
Letters
Bill Yoshida ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Biff...how come I can never get my supplies on time?
Genre
humor
Characters
Fred Andrews; Biff
Synopsis
Fred wants to know why he can't order any office supplies.
Reprints

Guest Nest (Table of Contents: 9)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle (credited)
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo Jr. (credited)
Inks
Jim DeCarlo (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Fred Andrews; Cousin Albert; Lillian; Randy; Andy
Synopsis
Fred's cousin Albert and his family show up unexpectedly for a visit.
Reprints

Rejection Election (Table of Contents: 10)

Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)
Pencils
Jeff Shultz (credited)
Inks
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman ?
Letters
Bill Yoshida ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I lost the class Presidential race to Archie, again!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Dilton Doiley
Reprints

Trick Shtick (Table of Contents: 11)

Moose / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)
Pencils
Jeff Shultz (credited)
Inks
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman ?
Letters
Bill Yoshida ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Heads I win, tails you lose!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
Reprints

Inside Cheerleading (Table of Contents: 12)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Reprints

Pals (Table of Contents: 13)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Rod Ollerenshaw (credited)
Pencils
Rod Ollerenshaw ?
Inks
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman ?
Letters
Bill Yoshida ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Daddy looks like he's in a bad mood!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
Reprints

The Blue Blahs (Table of Contents: 14)

Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Samm Schwartz
Inks
Samm Schwartz
Colors
?
Letters
Samm Schwartz

Genre
humor; teen
Reprints

Chess Chatter (Table of Contents: 15)

Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Samm Schwartz
Inks
Samm Schwartz
Colors
?
Letters
Samm Schwartz

Genre
humor; teen
Reprints

Mix and Match (Table of Contents: 16)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
Mike Esposito
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Mr. Weatherbee; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Mr. Weatherbee thinks that Archie and Jughead are having a disagreement because they are both on their best behavior.
Reprints

Archie's Summer Sports Photos (Table of Contents: 17)

Archie / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Samm Schwartz
Inks
Samm Schwartz
Colors
?
Letters
Samm Schwartz

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Coach Kleats
Synopsis
Archie shares his photos of his sports memories from over the summer.
Reprints
Keywords
baseball; surfing; swimming; tennis

Number One Guy (Table of Contents: 18)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
?
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Chuck Clayton; Floyd Clayton
Synopsis
Chuck's recent football success has gone to his head and the girls decide to introduce him to a little humility.
Reprints

Hot and Cold (Table of Contents: 19)

Charley / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Joe Edwards
Pencils
Joe Edwards
Inks
Joe Edwards
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Edwards

Genre
humor; children
Reprints

Sports-R-Us! (Table of Contents: 20)

Archie 1 / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle (credited)
Pencils
Doug Crane (credited)
Inks
Dan Parent (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman ?
Letters
Bill Yoshida

First Line of Dialogue or Text
On your feet, Archie! We're getting up a game of flog!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie 1; Betty 1; Veronica 1; Jughead 1; Reggie 1
Synopsis
The boys create a game called 'flog', but the girls think it's dumb so they create their own game, golf.
Reprints
Keywords
cavemen; golf

Indexer Notes

There's a backwards R in the title.

Name Game (Table of Contents: 21)

Moose / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Reprints

King for a Night (Table of Contents: 22)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Harry Lucey
Inks
Harry Lucey
Colors
?
Letters
Harry Lucey

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Coach Kleats; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Miss Grundy
Synopsis
Archie has a wonderful dream.
Reprints
Keywords
dream; football; pinch; touchdown

Stress (Table of Contents: 23)

Mr. Weatherbee / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Chic Stone
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Chuck Clayton; Betty Cooper; Dilton Doiley; Hot Dog
Synopsis
A chain of people show how stressful their lives are and wish they were someone else.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

The Kool-Aid jug is clearly seen on page 1. Kool-Aid was a sponsor of Archie Comics at the time.
Formerly an Archie and the Gang story.

Veronica's Fashion Circus! (Table of Contents: 24)

Veronica / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Inks
Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Veronica fashions designed by readers and drawn by Dan DeCarlo.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Sleek & Slinky by Etty Mottarela; Neo 80's by Candy Baker; Top hat and tie by Robyn Wixman; Long sweater and scarf by Nadine Dori & Multi-designed sweater and scarf by Sandy Lacombe.

It's a Snap (Table of Contents: 25)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Harold Smith
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
Mike Esposito
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Archie goes throughout the town looking to take an award-winning photo.
Reprints

Now Hear This (Table of Contents: 26)

Archie / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Reprints

God Bless the Working Girl (Table of Contents: 27)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Claire Doyle
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Jim DeCarlo
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Adolph Squint; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Mr. Lodge forces Veronica to get a waitress job at a restaurant to earn her clothing money.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Writing originally credited to Frank Doyle; actually one of the early '80s stories written by his daughter Claire.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 28)

Jughead's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hey, Reggie, I'll give you a buck if you open my locker for me!
Genre
humor; teen
Reprints
  • from Archie daily (King Features Syndicate) 19XX-XX-XX

Only the Good "Dye" Young (Table of Contents: 29)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Golliher
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
Mike Esposito
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
teen
Reprints
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Be like me, Arch! I'm forgetting girls!"]
    Archie
  2. 1. Style Guile
    Archie
  3. 2. Heap Cheap
    Jughead
  4. 3. Work Turk
    Jughead
  5. 4. Screen Scene
    Jughead
  6. 5. Giant Jottings
    Sabrina
  7. 6. The Reward
    Archie
  8. 7. News Blues
    Jughead
  9. 8. Demand for Supply
    Mister Andrews
  10. 9. Guest Nest
    Archie
  11. 10. Rejection Election
    Reggie
  12. 11. Trick Shtick
    Moose
  13. 12. Inside Cheerleading
    Betty and Veronica
  14. 13. Pals
    Archie
  15. 14. The Blue Blahs
    Jughead
  16. 15. Chess Chatter
    Jughead
  17. 16. Mix and Match
    Archie
  18. 17. Archie's Summer Sports Photos
    Archie
  19. 18. Number One Guy
    Betty and Veronica
  20. 19. Hot and Cold
    Charley
  21. 20. Sports-R-Us!
    Archie 1
  22. 21. Name Game
    Moose
  23. 22. King for a Night
    Archie
  24. 23. Stress
    Mr. Weatherbee
  25. 24. Veronica's Fashion Circus!
    Veronica
  26. 25. It's a Snap
    Archie
  27. 26. Now Hear This
    Archie
  28. 27. God Bless the Working Girl
    Betty and Veronica
  29. 28. ["Hey, Reggie, I'll give you a buck if you open my locker for me!"]
    Jughead's Gag Bag
  30. 29. Only the Good "Dye" Young
    Archie
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Merlin Haas
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Darrel McCann
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Evan Shad