(September 1989)
Archie,
1974 Series
- Price
- 1.50 USD
- Pages
- 132
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly in Jan., Mar., May, July, Sept., and Nov.
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
The Archie Digest Library
- Barcode
- 071896468526 84
- Editing
- ?
Issue Notes
This issue has variants:
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The Inside Track
Archie and the Gang / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- George Gladir (credited)
- Pencils
- Jeff Shultz (credited)
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited); Nanci Dakesian (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
Grip Tip
Betty / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper; Hal Cooper
- Synopsis
- Hal finds a way to get Betty to beat the rug.
- Reprints
-
from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #263 (December 1979)
-
- Keywords
- tennis
Angler's Angle
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Archie hasn't had a bite all day.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #263 (December 1979)
-
- Keywords
- fishing
Rough Stuff
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Water polo is a rough sport.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #263 (December 1979)
-
- Keywords
- water polo
Ocean Motion
Jughead / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Dilton Doiley
- Synopsis
- Jughead and Dilton sail on a catamaran.
- Reprints
- from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #78 (September 1982)
-
- Keywords
- catamaran
Where Is My Baseball Cap?
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- Archie tears up Riverdale looking for his lucky baseball cap.
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #385 (October 1984)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
Vacation Daze
Dilton Doiley / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Dilton Doiley; Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
- Synopsis
- Under pressure from his father, Archie tries to be more like Dilton.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #379 (November 1981)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
Match Catch
Reggie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Veronica agrees to play tennis with Reggie.
- Reprints
- from Reggie and Me (Archie, 1966 series) #92 (December 1976)
-
- Keywords
- tennis
Skin-Diver Skirmish
Jughead / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- George Gladir
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg
- Inks
- Henry Scarpelli
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Archie and Jughead go diving for treasure off the coast.
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #384 (August 1984)
-
- Keywords
- frogmen; skin diver; sunken treasure
Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprint in Jughead and Archie Double Digest (2014 series) #14, no credits listed in this digest.
Isle Guile
Sabrina / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Sabrina; Aunt Hilda
- Synopsis
- Sabrina accidentally throws out Aunt Hilda's magic lamp.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #274 (January 1981)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index for Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #48, no credits listed in this issue.
The Mystery of Skull Island
Archie / comic story / 11 pages
- Genre
- adventure; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Hiram Lodge; Dilton Doiley
- Synopsis
- Archie and Jughead figure out the secret of the shark that is terrorizing Skull Island.
- Reprints
- from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #243 (July 1984)
-
- Keywords
- Coast Guard; scuba diving; shark; shark cage; smuggling
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #60, no credits listed in this digest.
Steal Deal
Jughead / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Midge Klump; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- Reggie steals a kiss from Midge.
- Reprints
- from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #78 (September 1982)
-
A Rain Vein
The Archies / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- The Archies [Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper]; Mr. Clancy; Moose Mason; Midge Klump
- Synopsis
- When the van has a flat tire on the way to a gig, Archie goes on ahead and the owner makes him play on his own. Eventually the other members of The Archies arrive, one at a time, and join him.
- Reprints
- from Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #101 (June 1985)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
Fair Fare
Sabrina / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Sabrina Spellman; Salem
- Synopsis
- Sabrina performs good deeds around the county fair.
- Reprints
- from Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #97 (October 1984)
-
- Keywords
- chili; cotton candy; county fair; livestock; magic; rollercoaster; spell; theme park
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
Wallet Snatcher
Li'l Jinx's Pal, Charley / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Charley Hawse; Li'l Jinx
- Synopsis
- At camp, Charley slips a note into the craft wallet Jinx is making, asking for a date. Later he fears he's put the note in the wrong wallet.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #376 (August 1981)
-
- Keywords
- summer camp
Chore Corps
Betty / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica try to browbeat Jughead into doing his own chores.
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #385 (October 1984)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
Click Shtick
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Archie has a job taking pictures at the beach for the local newspaper.
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #385 (October 1984)
-
Catch Match
Jughead / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- George Gladir
- Pencils
- Samm Schwartz
- Inks
- Samm Schwartz
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Samm Schwartz
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Ethel Muggs; Hot Dog
- Synopsis
- Jughead is the pre-tournament favorite to win the free style Frisbee catch until Ethel enters and proves to be his athletic equal.
- Reprints
- from Jughead (Archie, 1965 series) #336 (October 1984)
-
- Keywords
- frisbee
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
Nice Advice
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley
- Synopsis
- Archie gives Dilton advice on asking a girl on a date.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #288 (November 1982)
-
Down the Middle
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Greg; Gigi
- Synopsis
- Jinx celebrates her birthday.
- Reprints
- from Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (Archie, 1971 series) #47 (August 1978)
-
Green Groan
Reggie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Using a microphone, Reggie makes Archie think the plants are talking to him.
- Reprints
- from Reggie and Me (Archie, 1966 series) #110 (December 1978)
-
The Red Dragon
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 11 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Rickshaw Charlie
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica discover the criminals who have been making knock-offs of Mr. Lodges products.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #541 (September 1984)
-
- Keywords
- Bangkok Thailand; bodyguard; cobra; Hong Kong China; rickshaw; self defense
Hike Tyke
Jughead / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Jughead takes a portable TV on a hike.
- Reprints
- from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #73 (July 1981)
-
[no title indexed]
Betty and Veronica Pin Up / cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I heard that Archie took you to an expensive dinner last night...
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #270 (July 1980)
-
Heavy Heave
Reggie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- Pitcher Reggie resists being taken out of the game.
- Reprints
- from Reggie and Me (Archie, 1966 series) #92 (December 1976)
-
- Keywords
- baseball
Pool With a View
Archie and the Gang / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- To Jughead's disgust, the Lodge pool is appropriated for a fashion show. Archie and Reggie have a different reaction.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #379 (November 1981)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
Mini Mania
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- George Gladir
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo Jr.
- Inks
- Dan DeCarlo Jr.
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Hermione Lodge; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica can't get noticed anywhere because everyone is watching the big game on their mini-TV sets.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #331 (August 1984)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
[Hey Kids! Look At All These Great Archie Products Available To You!]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 2 pages
Picnic Shtick
Archie and the Gang / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- George Gladir (credited)
- Pencils
- Bob Bolling (credited)
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Ethel Muggs
- Synopsis
- Reggie and Veronica scheme to win the events held at the Riverdale Annual Picnic.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #119 (December 1977)
-
- Keywords
- canoeing
Talk Back
Jughead / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie tries to interest Jughead in a surfing contest.
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #385 (October 1984)
-
- Keywords
- surfing
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
Machine Scene
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- George Gladir ?
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo Jr.
- Inks
- Jim DeCarlo
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Veronica wants to have a quiet afternoon with Archie and Betty keeps horning in.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #129 (July 1982)
-
- Keywords
- tennis
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
["Veronica's bathing suit has a knot on one shoulder, Reggie!"]
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1.
[no title indexed]
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2.
The Inside Track
Archie and the Gang -
3.
Grip Tip
Betty -
4.
[Fruity Pebbles Cereal]
Post Cereal -
5.
Angler's Angle
Archie -
6.
Rough Stuff
Archie -
7.
Ocean Motion
Jughead -
8.
[Betty & Veronica Double Digest Subscription Offer]
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9.
Where Is My Baseball Cap?
Archie -
10.
[Archie's Posters]
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11.
Vacation Daze
Dilton Doiley -
12.
[Honeycomb Hideout Club Membership Form]
Honeycomb Cereal -
13.
[Archie's Double Digest Subscription Offer]
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14.
Match Catch
Reggie -
15.
[Katy Keene Fan Club!]
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16.
Skin-Diver Skirmish
Jughead -
17.
[Subscribe and Save $2.50]
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18.
Isle Guile
Sabrina -
19.
The Mystery of Skull Island
Archie -
20.
Steal Deal
Jughead -
21.
[Sales Leadership Club]
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22.
A Rain Vein
The Archies -
23.
Fair Fare
Sabrina -
24.
Wallet Snatcher
Li'l Jinx's Pal, Charley -
25.
[You Don't Need Drugs]
Archie -
26.
Chore Corps
Betty -
27.
[Archie Annual Digest #55]
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28.
[Look Out World!]
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29.
Click Shtick
Archie -
30.
Catch Match
Jughead -
31.
Nice Advice
Archie -
32.
[Archie's Checklist]
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33.
Down the Middle
Li'l Jinx -
34.
[Archie's New Year Special Offer]
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35.
Green Groan
Reggie -
36.
The Red Dragon
Betty and Veronica -
37.
Hike Tyke
Jughead -
38.
["I heard that Archie took you to an expensive dinner last night..."]
Betty and Veronica Pin Up -
39.
Heavy Heave
Reggie -
40.
Pool With a View
Archie and the Gang -
41.
[Archie Fan Club]
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42.
Mini Mania
Betty and Veronica -
43.
[Archie Patches]
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44.
[Hey Kids! Look At All These Great Archie Products Available To You!]
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45.
Picnic Shtick
Archie and the Gang -
46.
[Discount 32 Page Comic Subscriptions]
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47.
Talk Back
Jughead -
48.
[no title indexed]
Editor's Notebook -
49.
[Jughead's Double Digest Subscription Offer]
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50.
Machine Scene
Archie -
51.
[Olympic Sales Club]
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52.
[no title indexed]
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53.
[no title indexed]
Mr. Bubble's Tub Tales...
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- Peter Croome
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- Keith Alan Morgan
- Mike Nielsen
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