(January 1987)
Archie,
1974 Series
- Price
- 1.25 USD
- Pages
- 132
- Indicia Frequency
- ?
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Close-Up Inc.
- Brand
-
The Archie Digest Library
- Barcode
- 027100069973 68
- Editing
- Richard H. Goldwater (editor-in-chief); Victor Gorelick (editor)
Issue Notes
This issue has variants:
[no title indexed]
cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo (signed)
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Archie, what are you looking for? This boutique is for girls!
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Indexer Notes
Redrawn from the cover of Archie #198
![Cover Thumbnail for Laugh Comics Digest (1974 series) #68 [Canadian]](https://files1.comics.org//img/gcd/covers_by_id/1484/w100/1484978.jpg?5630883623056166047)
Explain That
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Jim Ruth
- Pencils
- Hy Eisman
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick
- Colors
- Barry Grossman; Lisa Goldwater
- Letters
- Hy Eisman
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I've got good news and good news for you.
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Veronica attempts to explain modern art to Archie during an art class field trip to a museum.
Night Fright
Jughead / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones
- Reprints
-
from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #71 (January 1981)
-
Food Rude
Moose / comic story / 0.5 page
- Feature Logo
- Big Moose
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Moose Mason; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Moose is uncouth at Veronica's party.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #241 (February 1978)
-
Request Zest
Midge / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Midge asks Moose to get rid of some crumbs.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #241 (February 1978)
-
Late Date
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Archie oversleeps and frantically rushes to school.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #284 (December 1973) [New colors]
-
True to Type
Sabrina / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Sabrina Spellman; Aunt Hilda; Della The Head Witch
- Synopsis
- Sabrina's attempts to help the people of Riverdale with her magic go awry, luckily for her.
- Reprints
- from Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (Archie, 1971 series) #24 (February 1975)
-
Grid Kid
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Archie, I'm making you team captain for today's game!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #241 (February 1978)
-
By Years of Yearning
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Feature Logo
Betty and Veronica- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Alice Cooper; Aunt Agatha; Archie Andrews; Nancy Woods
- Synopsis
- Betty laments her lot in life.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #312 (December 1981) [Credits removed]
-
Leaf Beef
Jughead / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- George Gladir ?
- Pencils
- Samm Schwartz
- Inks
- Samm Schwartz
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Samm Schwartz
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Forsythe P. Jones II; Mr. Weatherbee; Coach Kleats
- Synopsis
- Jughead goes to a lot of exertion to avoid a little exertion.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #101 (January 1976)
-
The Outcast
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Chuck Clayton
- Synopsis
- Archie is convinced that everyone at school hates him when no one will talk in front of him.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #236 (July 1974)
-
Esteem Theme
Dilton / comic story / 5 pages
- Feature Logo
- Dilton Doiley
- Genre
- humor; sports; teen
- Characters
- Dilton Doiley; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Coach Kleats
- Synopsis
- A girl that Dilton like thinks he's a player on the baseball team and he doesn't have the courage to tell her that he's just a scorekeeper. She follows him to the games and sees as he proves himself valuable to the team when he spots an error in the batting order of the opposing team.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #155 (December 1981)
-
- Keywords
- baseball
Hand Command
Moose / comic story / 0.5 page
- Feature Logo
- Big Moose
- Genre
- teen
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #241 (February 1978)
-
Alarm Harm
Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #241 (February 1978) [New colors]
-
That Takes the Cake
Josie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Josie; Alexandra Cabot; Alexander Cabot III; Alan M; Mr. Cabot
- Synopsis
- Alexandra and Josie make a cake for her father's birthday while Alex and Alan M try to wallpaper his den.
- Reprints
- from Josie and the Pussycats (Archie, 1969 series) #93 (December 1976)
-
- Keywords
- birthday; cake; gift; present
Follow the Crowd
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Feature Logo
Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Midge Klump (cameo)
- Synopsis
- Archie treats Betty like "one of the boys." Betty decides that she might have better luck if the other boys were dating Veronica. The scheme works, except now that Archie is available, all the other girls want a date with him.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #65 (May 1961) [New colors]
-
Run, Don't Walk
Mr. Weatherbee / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Frank Doyle ?
- Pencils
- Samm Schwartz
- Inks
- Samm Schwartz
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Samm Schwartz
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Archie, what are you doing with that radio in school?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Waldo Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- While fixing Archie's portable radio, Mr. Weatherbee accidentally lets a broadcast commercial out over the school intercom and all the students think the commercial is a command from the Principal.
- Reprints
- from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #90 (February 1977) [Feature changed from "Archie and Me" to "Mr. Weatherbee"]
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from reprint.
Green Scene
Moose / comic story / 0.5 page
- Feature Logo
- Big Moose
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Moose Mason; Dilton Doiley
- Synopsis
- Dilton tells Moose to put his money in a bank so it will grow.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #241 (February 1978) [New colors]
-
Sorrow Borrow
Dilton / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Dilton Doiley; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Dilton goes to the library.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #241 (February 1978) [New colors]
-
- Keywords
- library; money
The Changling
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You know something, Archie Andrews? You have really miserable taste in friends!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Veronica criticizes Jughead's tacky outfits and that makes Archie angry enough to storm out. Jughead puts on a snazzier outfit but Veronica agrees that it's just not his style and he should go back to the way he was.
- Reprints
- from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #71 (December 1978)
-
Poor Circulation
Jughead / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Jughead promised to help deliver phone books but doesn't want to do it in the rain.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #156 (January 1982) [Credits removed]
-
Pigskin Chagrin
Sabrina / comic story / 5 pages
- Feature Logo
- Sabrina the Teenage Witch
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural; teen
- Characters
- Sabrina; Aunt Hilda; Harvey; Coach Kleats
- Synopsis
- Sabrina and Aunt Hilda decide to use their magic to help the Riverdale High football team win, but their unfamiliarity with the game causes trouble.
- Reprints
- from Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (Archie, 1971 series) #58 (February 1980)
-
Room Service
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #138 (January 1980)
-
Trick Or Treat
That Wilkin Boy / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Bingo Wilkin; Samantha Smythe; Tough Teddy; Buddy Drumhead; Rebel
- Synopsis
- Bingo tries to teach Rebel to do tricks, but as usual, Rebel will only show his true abilities in front of Teddy, just to mess with his mind.
- Reprints
- from That Wilkin Boy (Archie, 1969 series) #36 (May 1976) [Dialogue on page 2 modified from "Trouble is..." to "The trouble is..."]
-
It's a Cool Fool
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Archie declares that he's going to "play it cool" where Veronica is concerned, while Jughead calmly predicts that his buddy will just make a fool of himself as usual.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #243 (April 1975)
-
Indexer Notes
The credits for the reprint in Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #196, Harry Lucey is credited with the inks on this story.
Robot Versions of Archie and the Gang
Reggie Presents / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #241 (February 1978) [New colors]
-
Score Chore
Coach Kleats / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Coach Kleats; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Coach Kleats want Archie and Jughead to carry him off the field when the team scores the winning touchdown.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #241 (February 1978)
-
Accident Action
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Geraldine Grundy
- Synopsis
- Archie has a run of accidents while alone at home trying to work on a school presentation.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #255 (August 1976)
-
The Swinger
Moose / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Moose, time to go home and get ready for tonight's costume party!
- Feature Logo
- Big Moose
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Moose Mason; Midge Klump
- Synopsis
- Moose doesn't want to go to a costume party but Midge pesters him until he relents.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #134 (August 1979)
-
The Non Believers
Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Veronica tells outlandish stories about how she's going to spend the evening. When she does tell the truth about dating a handsome boy, Archie doesn't mind because he doesn't believe her.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #64 (April 1961)
-
Write On
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Charley Hawse
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #232 (April 1975)
-
The Idol's Eye
Jughead / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Midge Klump; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- Jughead tells Archie and Reggie that a package they took from him contains "the golden eye of the sacred idol of Ranjipur." What it really contains is a brass doorknob, but bad luck immediately starts to befall both Archie and Reggie.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pal Jughead (Archie, 1949 series) #118 (March 1965) [New colors]
-
- Keywords
- curse; doorknob; tomatoes
The Hideout
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You poor little pup! You could freeze outside on a day like this!
- Feature Logo
Archie- Genre
- humor; teen
- Synopsis
- Archie sneaks a puppy into school and tries to hide it the best he can from the faculty.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #233 (March 1974)
-
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Table of Contents
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0.
["Archie, what are you looking for? This boutique is for girls!"]
-
1.
Explain That
Archie -
2.
Night Fright
Jughead -
3.
Food Rude
Moose -
4.
Request Zest
Midge -
5.
Late Date
Archie -
6.
True to Type
Sabrina -
7.
Grid Kid
Archie -
8.
By Years of Yearning
Betty and Veronica -
9.
Leaf Beef
Jughead -
10.
The Outcast
Archie -
11.
Esteem Theme
Dilton -
12.
Hand Command
Moose -
13.
Alarm Harm
Jughead -
14.
That Takes the Cake
Josie -
15.
Follow the Crowd
Betty and Veronica -
16.
Run, Don't Walk
Mr. Weatherbee -
17.
Green Scene
Moose -
18.
Sorrow Borrow
Dilton -
19.
The Changling
Archie -
20.
Poor Circulation
Jughead -
21.
Pigskin Chagrin
Sabrina -
22.
Room Service
Betty and Veronica -
23.
Trick Or Treat
That Wilkin Boy -
24.
It's a Cool Fool
Archie -
25.
Robot Versions of Archie and the Gang
Reggie Presents -
26.
Score Chore
Coach Kleats -
27.
Accident Action
Archie -
28.
The Swinger
Moose -
29.
The Non Believers
Veronica -
30.
Write On
Li'l Jinx -
31.
The Idol's Eye
Jughead -
32.
The Hideout
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