(March 1983)
Archie,
1974 Series
- Price
- 1.00 USD
- Pages
- 132
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly in Jan., March, May, July, Sept., and Nov.
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Close-Up Inc.
- Brand
-
The Archie Digest Library
- Barcode
- 0271000699745
- Editing
- ?
[no title indexed]
Betty and Veronica / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Betty and Veronica should learn to agree more!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Dilton Doiley; Josie and the Pussycats [Josie; Melody; Valerie] (inset); Katy Keene (inset)
- Keywords
- roller-skating
Indexer Notes
Redrawn from the cover of Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica #233.
Big Wheel
Archie 1 / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen; humor
- Characters
- Archie 1; Betty 1; Jughead 1; Veronica 1; Reggie 1
- Synopsis
- Archie 1 invents the wheel.
- Reprints
-
from Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #10 (November 1971)
-
The Mini Great
Dilton / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Beautiful, Archie! Good job, Archiekins!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Dilton Doiley; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Reggie tries to get revenge on Dilton, who gets Veronica's affections for being a great skater.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #58 (June 1970)
-
Snowball Maze
Betty / activity / 1 page
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #275 (March 1981)
-
[no title indexed]
Coach Kleats Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Come quick, sir!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Coach Kleats; Mr. Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Coach Kleats and Mr. Weatherbee rush to an emergency at the pool.
- Reprints
Polite Plight
Moose / comic story / 5 pages
- Feature Logo
- Big Moose
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Midge Klump; Coach Kleats
- Synopsis
- To get Moose fighting mad for his hockey match, Reggie asks Midge to sit next to the opposing team's bench and flirt with them.
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #254 (May 1972)
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Milking It!
Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Hap Holliday
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #136 (May 1969)
-
Wild About The Girl
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Ronnie [Veronica Lodge]; Hiram Lodge (cameo)
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #84 (April 1974)
-
Sometimes
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Come on, Jug! This way!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Archie searches for a nice, quiet place away from girls to think.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #140 (September 1969)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index at Archie's TV Laugh-Out #9.
It's Not What You Say, It's the Way You Say It
Mr. Weatherbee / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Shut the door, Archie! Were you brought up in a barn?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy; Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Midge Klump; Stanley
- Synopsis
- Mr. Weatherbee instructs Miss Grundy on the art of speaking "teenese".
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #58 (June 1970)
-
[no title indexed]
Mr. Weatherbee Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Th-th-this stew is awful!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Beazly
- Synopsis
- Mr. Weatherbee hates Miss Beazly's stew.
- Reprints
Sound Barrier!
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Daddy! Wake up!!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Hap Holliday
- Synopsis
- Li'l Jinx confronts her father about his snoring.
- Reprints
- from That Wilkin Boy (Archie, 1969 series) #16 (January 1972)
-
Flame of Fear!
B.E.T.T.Y. as The Girl from R.I.V.E.R.D.A.L.E. / comic story / 10 pages
- Genre
- adventure; humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Pop Tate; Mr. Lodge; The Flamethrower
- Synopsis
- The Flamethrower, a C.R.U.S.H. agent who can shoot fire from his fingers, tries to put the burn on P.O.P.
- Reprints
- from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #56 (December 1966)
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Something Fishy
Sabrina / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Dick Malmgren
- Pencils
- Dick Malmgren
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- teen; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Sabrina; Aunt Hilda; Harvey
- Synopsis
- Aunt Hilda boasts that she can ice fish without instruction.
- Reprints
- from Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (Archie, 1971 series) #37 (February 1977)
-
Fun Page
Archie / activity / 1 page
- Genre
- children
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #31 (July 1957)
-
Short Trip
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Principal Waldo Weatherbee
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #127 (August 1968)
-
Katy's Winter Vacation
Katy Keene / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- fashion; teen
- Characters
- Katy Keene; Dick Ludwig
- Synopsis
- After taking a tumble on the slopes while learning to ski, Katy must deal with the problem of how to model with a cast on her ankle.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #137 (February 1960)
-
Bingo and Samantha Tell It Like It Is!
letters page / 2 pages
- Script
- Eda Edwards [as Bingo and Samantha]
- Pencils
- Joe Edwards
- Inks
- Joe Edwards
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Joe Edwards
- Characters
- Bingo Wilkin; Samantha Smythe
- Synopsis
- Wise advice to readers from Bingo and Sam.
The Big Truth!
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Greg
- Synopsis
- Li'l Jinx thinks her mother is going to buy an elephant.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #124 (May 1968)
-
Footlight Follies
Josie / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Josie; Melody; Pepper; Albert; Alexander Cabot III; Sock; George Fury; Daisy Divine
- Synopsis
- A handsome drama instructor comes to Josie's high school to direct the school play. All the girls sign up, but the boys aren't interested in being in a musical -- until they get a look at the director's assistant.
- Reprints
- from She's Josie (Archie, 1963 series) #2 (August 1963)
-
Indexer Notes
Part one of a four-part story.
Script identifiable as Frank Doyle by his style and DeCarlo's statement that Doyle did "all the writing" for the early Josie comics.
The Bright Side
Josie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Josie; Melody; Pepper; Albert; Alexander Cabot III; Sock; George Fury; Daisy Divine
- Synopsis
- The girls and the boys all agree to be in the play, but their ineptitude drives George and Daisy up the wall.
- Reprints
- from She's Josie (Archie, 1963 series) #2 (August 1963)
-
Indexer Notes
Part two of a four-part story.
Show Biz Blues
Josie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Josie; Melody; Pepper; Albert; Alexander Cabot III; Sock; George Fury; Daisy Divine; Mr. Tuttle
- Synopsis
- The rehearsals for the play get worse and worse, until George is convinced that it will destroy his career. Mr. Tuttle reassures him that "you can always change your name and go into another line of work."
- Reprints
- from She's Josie (Archie, 1963 series) #2 (August 1963)
-
Indexer Notes
Part three of a four-part story.
It's Curtain Time
Josie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Josie; Melody; Pepper; Albert; Alexander Cabot III; Sock; George Fury; Daisy Divine; Josie's dad; Josie's mom
- Synopsis
- Convinced that the play is a disaster, George tries to run away on opening night, but Josie, Pepper and Sock force him to wait backstage.
- Reprints
- from She's Josie (Archie, 1963 series) #2 (August 1963)
-
Indexer Notes
Conclusion of a four-part story.
One of the few times we ever see Josie's mother (though she doesn't speak).
No Strings
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What are you doing, Li'l Jinx?
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Greg
- Synopsis
- Jinx gets frustrated with trying to make a necklace.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #34 (April 1971)
-
The Check-Up
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #136 (May 1969)
-
The Daydreamer..
Betty and Me / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I'm glad I'm a girl! Glad, glad, glad!!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge (fantasy sequence only); Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Betty imagines being Veronica.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #34 (April 1971)
-
Turn-Down
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Sorry, Archie! I'd love to go out with you tonight, only I'm going to be baby sitting!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Archie can't get a date because all the girls are busy baby-sitting.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #140 (September 1969)
-
Indexer Notes
Art credits from http://www.joesinnott.com.
[no title indexed]
Archie’s Puzzle Fun / activity / 1 page
- Script
- A. W. Nugent (signed)
- Pencils
- A. W. Nugent (signed)
- Inks
- A. W. Nugent (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Word Hash
- Reprints
- from Super Duck Comics (Archie, 1944 series) #45 (August 1952)
-
Indexer Notes
Unscramble the letters to form food words, a crossword, find forty objects beginning with B, draw three animals, and a connect the dots.
The marquee logo on this activity page has been changed from Super Duck to Archie. In addition, the words "Puzzle Fun" are in a completely different font than in the original printing.
[no title indexed]
Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Archie, shouldn't you be doing your homework?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
- in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #37 (November 1988)
- from Archie newspaper strip (King Features Syndicate, XX-XX-19XX).
-
The Heart Doesn't Lie
That Wilkin Boy / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- drama; humor; teen
- Characters
- Bingo Wilkin; Samantha Smythe; Sampson Smythe; Tough Teddy; Sheila Smythe
- Synopsis
- Samantha tells us the story of how her father tried to push her away from Bingo and toward Teddy, and how her mother managed to set things right.
- Reprints
- from That Wilkin Boy (Archie, 1969 series) #16 (January 1972)
-
Indexer Notes
The first of a series of stories done in romance-comics style. In this case, what would normally be a standard comedy story is outfitted with flowery first-person narration by Samantha to give it a more dramatic feel.
No Contest
Mr. Lodge / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Smithers the butler; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Mr. Lodge's obsession with entering contests begins to consume his life.
- Reprints
- from Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #9 (September 1971)
-
Good Show
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #136 (May 1969)
-
L is for Mr. Lodge!
Mr. Lodge / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Different words that begin with L that define Mr. Lodge.
- Reprints
- from Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #10 (November 1971)
-
Little Squirts
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Greg
- Synopsis
- Greg keeps squirting Jinx with his grapefruit.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #165 (September 1969)
-
Bon Voyage
Sabrina; The Archies / comic story / 8 pages
- Feature Logo
Sabrina; 
The Archies- Genre
- humor; fantasy-supernatural; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Sabrina
- Synopsis
- Sabrina and the Archies help find a jewel thief on a cruise.
- Reprints
- from Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #11 (February 1972)
-
- Keywords
- cruise
Archie - Out of Gas!
Archie / activity / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #270 (April 1978)
-
Indexer Notes
Maze.
Splash Down
Hot Dog / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Haw haw!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Hot Dog
- Synopsis
- Reggie splashes Hot Dog but Hot Dog gets even.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #140 (September 1969)
-
Man or Mouse?
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Vicky Mantle
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #84 (April 1974)
-
Bad Day
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #136 (May 1969)
-
[no title indexed]
Miss Grundy Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Archie, have you heard that computers might replace some teachers?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Geraldine Grundy; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews (cameo); Betty Cooper (cameo)
- Synopsis
- Jughead tells Archie that computers might someday replace teachers.
- Reprints
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["Betty and Veronica should learn to agree more!"]
Betty and Veronica -
1.
Big Wheel
Archie 1 -
2.
The Mini Great
Dilton -
3.
Snowball Maze
Betty -
4.
["Come quick, sir!"]
Coach Kleats Gag Bag -
5.
Polite Plight
Moose -
6.
Milking It!
Jinx -
7.
Wild About The Girl
Archie -
8.
Sometimes
Archie -
9.
It's Not What You Say, It's the Way You Say It
Mr. Weatherbee -
10.
["Th-th-this stew is awful!"]
Mr. Weatherbee Gag Bag -
11.
Sound Barrier!
Li'l Jinx -
12.
Flame of Fear!
B.E.T.T.Y. as The Girl from R.I.V.E.R.D.A.L.E. -
13.
Something Fishy
Sabrina -
14.
Fun Page
Archie -
15.
Short Trip
Archie -
16.
Katy's Winter Vacation
Katy Keene -
17.
Bingo and Samantha Tell It Like It Is!
-
18.
The Big Truth!
Li'l Jinx -
19.
Footlight Follies
Josie -
20.
The Bright Side
Josie -
21.
Show Biz Blues
Josie -
22.
It's Curtain Time
Josie -
23.
No Strings
Li'l Jinx -
24.
The Check-Up
Archie -
25.
The Daydreamer..
Betty and Me -
26.
Turn-Down
Archie -
27.
["Word Hash"]
Archie’s Puzzle Fun -
28.
["Archie, shouldn't you be doing your homework?"]
Archie's Gag Bag -
29.
The Heart Doesn't Lie
That Wilkin Boy -
30.
No Contest
Mr. Lodge -
31.
Good Show
Archie -
32.
L is for Mr. Lodge!
Mr. Lodge -
33.
Little Squirts
Li'l Jinx -
34.
Bon Voyage
Sabrina; The Archies -
35.
Archie - Out of Gas!
Archie -
36.
Splash Down
Hot Dog -
37.
Man or Mouse?
Archie -
38.
Bad Day
Archie -
39.
["Archie, have you heard that computers might replace some teachers?"]
Miss Grundy Gag Bag
This issue was modified by, among others
- Merlin Haas
- Katy Hayhurst
- Scott Marshall
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Mike Nielsen
- Evan Shad
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