(March 1985)
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
- 0271000699757
- Editing
- ?
Issue Notes
Indicia says "Single Copies $1.00 U.S. Canada $1.00 plus 25ยข for postage and handling." Covers with $1.25 exist?
[no title indexed]
Archie / cover / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo (signed)
- Inks
- Dan DeCarlo (signed)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Reggie fractured his arm!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
- Keywords
- broken arm; broken leg; skiing
Indexer Notes
Redrawn from the cover of Archie's Pals 'n' Gals #121
Pocketful of Dreams
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie rips his coat pocket on a doorknob as he and Veronica are going out on a date. Veronica brings him over to Betty's house to get it fixed, and Betty tries to delay their date by taking as long over the sewing as she possibly can.
- Reprints
-
from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #248 (August 1976)
-
Thrown for a Loss!
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones [Forsythe Pendleton Jones III]
- Synopsis
- Something Veronica said is bothering Archie.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #43 (November 1959)
-
Reel Feet
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones [Forsythe Pendleton Jones III]; Reggie Mantle [Reginald Mantle III]
- Synopsis
- Reggie suffers an injury at the movie theater.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #43 (November 1959)
-
Prime Rhyme Time
Betty / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Sally Sneeke
- Synopsis
- Betty's rival in a poetry contest steals her entry and tries to enter it under her own name.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #47 (February 1973)
-
Indexer Notes
Originally a Betty and Me story.
Dilton Doiley's T Quiz
Dilton / activity / 1 page
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #172 (May 1972)
-
Voice Your Choice
Jughead's Jokes / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Forsythe Pendleton Jones Jr.
- Reprints
- from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #4 (March 1968)
-
The "Warm Up"
Josie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Josie; Melody; Pepper; Sock
- Synopsis
- Sock is disappointed that Pepper is so unemotional towards him. Pepper says she's got to be herself -- until she starts to think that Sock is going for Melody instead. Then she ditches her glasses and tries to become the passionate woman Sock wants.
- Reprints
- from Josie (Archie, 1965 series) #33 (April 1968)
-
Indexer Notes
Dan DeCarlo caricatures himself as the man reacting to Melody in the splash panel.
Initials on the bench in the splash panel include D.D. (Dan Decarlo), R.L. (Rudy Lapick), and R.G. (Richard Goldwater).
Posture Imposter
Jughead / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Waldo Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Mr. Weatherbee gets after Jughead about his posture.
- Reprints
- from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #37 (January 1974)
-
Jolly Folly
Big Moose / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- Moose needs a simpler algebra book.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #138 (July 1969)
-
How to Succeed Without Trying
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Gigi; Greg
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #276 (March 1974)
-
A New Broom
Aunt Hilda / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor; fantasy-supernatural; teen
- Characters
- Aunt Hilda
- Synopsis
- A salesman tries to sell Hilda a vacuum cleaner to replace her broom.
- Reprints
- from Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (Archie, 1971 series) #10 (February 1973)
-
A Sign of the Times
Little Archie / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor; children
- Reprints
- from Little Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #59 (May 1970)
-
Snow Snickers
Jughead's Jokes / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Reprints
- from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #4 (March 1968)
-
That's Why
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Reprints
- from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #82 (February 1969)
-
Sad Dad
Jughead's Pop / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
- from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #12 (June 1969)
-
Space Terms for Winter Sports
Reggie Presents / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Reprints
- from Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes (Archie, 1968 series) #5 (April 1969)
-
The Tall Man!
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- children
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #124 (April 1966)
-
To the Rescue
Little Archie / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- children
- Reprints
- from Little Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #107 (June 1976)
-
How Low Can You Get?
Jughead / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Flush with cash, Jughead unfortunately runs into one of his many creditors.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #92 (March 1975)
-
It's a Dog's Life
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #276 (March 1974)
-
Twig Gig
Sabrina / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Sabrina Spellman
- Synopsis
- Sabrina is a little too literal when she tries to grant the wish of a fellow student.
- Reprints
- from Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (Archie, 1971 series) #38 (May 1977)
-
Spell Bell
Sabrina / comic story / 0.5 page
- Script
- George Gladir
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo Jr.
- Inks
- Dan DeCarlo Jr.
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- teen; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Sabrina Spellman; Aunt Hilda
- Synopsis
- Sabrina puts a curse on her diary to trap unauthorized snoopers.
- Reprints
- from Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (Archie, 1971 series) #38 (May 1977)
-
Mission Mish-Mash!
Professor Transistor / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; spy
- Characters
- Professor Transistor; Archie Andrews (cameo); Jughead Jones (cameo); Betty Cooper (cameo); Veronica Lodge (cameo)
- Synopsis
- Professor Transistor invents spy weapons. The Chief decides to send the Professor on a mission to Pizzarovia.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Madhouse (Archie, 1959 series) #46 (April 1966)
-
- Keywords
- gadgets; parachute; rocket belt; scooter; spies; trading stamps
Indexer Notes
Professor Transistor is a parody of Bond's "M".
His Just Dessert
Reggie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Big Ethel Muggs; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- Big Ethel gets a "sundae" revenge on Reggie after he insults her figure.
- Reprints
- from Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes (Archie, 1968 series) #5 (April 1969)
-
Off the Record
Jughead / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #37 (November 1958)
-
Timely
Shrimpy / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Shrimpy; unnamed child
- Synopsis
- A boy asks Shrimpy for the time.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #21 (June 1963)
-
Poor Choice!
Shrimpy / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Shrimpy; unnamed child
- Synopsis
- Someone says the wrong thing in front of Shrimpy's bird.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #21 (June 1963)
-
Cornered
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Perky
- Synopsis
- On a cold day, Veronica leaves Archie standing on the corner for a long time. After Archie has left, Veronica calls from home and pretends to have arrived later. Archie rushes over to apologize.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #16 (Spring 1961)
-
Some Boner
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Charley Hawse
- Synopsis
- Li'l Jinx gets a letter from Greg saying that he broke his leg.
- Reprints
- from That Wilkin Boy (Archie, 1969 series) #26 (January 1974)
-
Muscle Bustle
Jughead's Jokes / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Mrs. Gladys Jones
- Reprints
- from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #4 (March 1968)
-
Book Ends
Cubby the Bear / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Reprints
- from Super Duck Comics (Archie, 1944 series) #44 (June 1952)
-
Scent Bent
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica recommends a perfume to Betty.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #21 (June 1963)
-
Pearl of a Girl
Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Ethel Muggs; Jughead Jones
- Reprints
- from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #12 (June 1969)
-
Miss Mess
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Hap Holliday
- Synopsis
- Li'l Jinx is doing her homework on the floor because her desk is too cluttered. Hap makes her clean up.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #241 (May 1970)
-
The Bee and the Tree
Mr. Weatherbee / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor; children; teen
- Characters
- Mr Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Little Archie; Little Jughead
- Synopsis
- Mr. Weatherbee is attacked by a raccoon.
- Reprints
- from Little Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #129 (April 1978)
-
- Keywords
- raccoon
Spy Spoof
comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- Series of terms associated with espionage are illustrated with scenes from Archie and the gang's every day life for ironic effect.
- Reprints
- from Jughead (Archie, 1965 series) #132 (May 1966)
-
Problem Players
Coach Kleats / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Coach Kleats; Archie Andrews; Moose [Malcolm Mason]; Randolph
- Synopsis
- Coach talks to a couple of his players about their grades.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #60 (February 1962)
-
The Adorable Snowman
Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Chris (snowman)
- Synopsis
- Veronica builds a snowman in the shape of a handsome man, and her "fairy godfather" brings it to life.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #74 (February 1962)
-
- Keywords
- fairy godfather; snow sculpture; snowman
Film Flam
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- George Gladir ?
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg
- Inks
- Stan Goldberg
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie fakes sports photos of himself.
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #359 (February 1981)
-
- Keywords
- ski jumping
[no title indexed]
Betty Pin-Up / illustration / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Wow! Another Bulls-eye! ...
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Betty is throwing snowballs at Archie for standing her up on a date.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #193 (May 1966)
-
[no title indexed]
Veronica's Pin-Up / illustration / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What is this??
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #205 (May 1967)
-
Party of the First Part
Pat the Brat / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Pat; Oswald (Pat's father)
- Synopsis
- Oswald loses sight of Pat at a father/son picnic.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #34 (January 1958)
-
Indexer Notes
Art credits are artists listed for this feature at http://lambiek.net/.
For the Birds
Little Sabrina / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Dexter Taylor (credited)
- Pencils
- Dexter Taylor (credited)
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- humor; children; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Little Sabrina; Aunt Hilda; Aunt Zelda; Little Jughead
- Synopsis
- At Little Sabrina's urging, she and her aunts conjure up a deluxe bird feeder for the neighborhood birds.
- Reprints
- from Little Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #105 (April 1976)
-
Goofed
Reggie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
- Reprints
- from Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes (Archie, 1968 series) #5 (April 1969)
-
The Sunny Side!
Shrimpy / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Shrimpy
- Synopsis
- Shrimpy's snowman doesn't last.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #60 (February 1962)
-
Indexer Notes
Imitation "Peanuts" strip.
Generation Gasp
That Wilkin Boy / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Dick Malmgren
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Bingo Wilkin; Samantha Smythe; Uncle Herman; Charlie Whitaker
- Synopsis
- Uncle Herman gets a visit from his fun-loving old buddy Charlie, an obnoxious jerk who won't stop talking.
- Reprints
- from That Wilkin Boy (Archie, 1969 series) #27 (April 1974)
-
Lesson Learned
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Miss Grundy; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle (cameo); Veronica Lodge (cameo); Jughead Jones (cameo)
- Synopsis
- After Miss Grundy takes her class to a TV studio where they see the announcer using cue cards, Archie decides he should use cue cards for his classroom speech.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #16 (Spring 1961)
-
- Keywords
- cue cards; TV broadcasting
Rewards
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Pop Tate; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Betty saves Archie from injury. He insists on rewarding her, but it isn't the reward she was hoping for.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #47 (February 1973)
-
Indexer Notes
formerly a Betty and Me story.
Cool Rule
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica get some ski instruction.
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #265 (April 1973)
-
The Bill
Jughead / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Mary Andrews; Fred Andrews; Archie Andrews; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- When Jughead sees that Archie has just collected his allowance, he invites him to Pop Tate's.
- Reprints
- from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #37 (January 1974)
-
It's "Toot" Much!
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Hap Holliday
- Synopsis
- Li'l Jinx plays the trumpet.
- Reprints
- from That Wilkin Boy (Archie, 1969 series) #24 (September 1973)
-
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["Reggie fractured his arm!"]
Archie -
1.
Pocketful of Dreams
Betty and Veronica -
2.
Picture Puzzles
Archie -
3.
Thrown for a Loss!
Archie -
4.
Reel Feet
Archie -
5.
Prime Rhyme Time
Betty -
6.
Dilton Doiley's T Quiz
Dilton -
7.
Voice Your Choice
Jughead's Jokes -
8.
The "Warm Up"
Josie -
9.
Posture Imposter
Jughead -
10.
Jolly Folly
Big Moose -
11.
How to Succeed Without Trying
Li'l Jinx -
12.
A New Broom
Aunt Hilda -
13.
A Sign of the Times
Little Archie -
14.
Snow Snickers
Jughead's Jokes -
15.
That's Why
Archie -
16.
Sad Dad
Jughead's Pop -
17.
Space Terms for Winter Sports
Reggie Presents -
18.
The Tall Man!
Li'l Jinx -
19.
To the Rescue
Little Archie -
20.
How Low Can You Get?
Jughead -
21.
It's a Dog's Life
Archie -
22.
Twig Gig
Sabrina -
23.
Spell Bell
Sabrina -
24.
Mission Mish-Mash!
Professor Transistor -
25.
His Just Dessert
Reggie -
26.
Off the Record
Jughead -
27.
Timely
Shrimpy -
28.
Poor Choice!
Shrimpy -
29.
Cornered
Archie -
30.
Some Boner
Li'l Jinx -
31.
Muscle Bustle
Jughead's Jokes -
32.
Book Ends
Cubby the Bear -
33.
Scent Bent
Betty and Veronica -
34.
Pearl of a Girl
Jughead -
35.
Miss Mess
Li'l Jinx -
36.
The Bee and the Tree
Mr. Weatherbee -
37.
Spy Spoof
-
38.
Problem Players
Coach Kleats -
39.
The Adorable Snowman
Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica -
40.
Film Flam
Archie -
41.
["Wow! Another Bulls-eye! ..."]
Betty Pin-Up -
42.
["What is this??"]
Veronica's Pin-Up -
43.
Party of the First Part
Pat the Brat -
44.
For the Birds
Little Sabrina -
45.
Goofed
Reggie -
46.
The Sunny Side!
Shrimpy -
47.
Generation Gasp
That Wilkin Boy -
48.
Archie Fun Page
-
49.
Lesson Learned
Archie -
50.
Rewards
Archie -
51.
Cool Rule
Betty and Veronica -
52.
The Bill
Jughead -
53.
It's "Toot" Much!
Li'l Jinx
This issue was modified by, among others
- Dwayne Best
- Merlin Haas
- Katy Hayhurst
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
- Mike Nielsen
All portions of the Grand Comics Database™, except where noted otherwise, are
copyrighted by the GCD and are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-SA 4.0). This includes but is not necessarily limited to our database schema and data distribution format.