(October 1985)
Archie,
1983 Series
- Price
- 1.25 USD
- Pages
- 132
- Indicia Frequency
- bimonthly
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications, Inc.
- Brand
-
The Archie Digest Library
- Barcode
- 0271000691415
[no title indexed]
Betty and Veronica / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Veronica, do you want to listen to this seashell?
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Indexer Notes
Redrawn from the cover of Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica #285.
Loud Crowd
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- To keep Betty from coming between her and Archie on the beach, Veronica gets her hired as a lifeguard.
- Reprints
-
from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #286 (October 1979)
-
The Go Between
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Mr. Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Billy Clare
- Synopsis
- Betty pays a boy with a bike to carry messages between her and Veronica, and the boy keeps running over Archie.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #128 (August 1966)
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Indexer Notes
The title and story are a take-off on the novel "The Go-Between" by L.P. Hartley.
Rescue Miscue
Jughead / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #463 (October 1977)
- from ?
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Better Letter
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- My favorite letter of the alphabet is "M!"
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Jughead's favorite letter is probably Z because he snores.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #247 (August 1976)
-
Castle Hassle
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I hope the ocean doesn't wash away our sand castle!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Betty and Archie build a sand castle when Veronica suddenly shows up from her vacation abroad.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #135 (September 1983)
-
Forget-Me-Not
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Hap Holliday; Greg
- Synopsis
- Li'l Jinx goes to the candy store and shares a soda with Greg.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #286 (October 1979)
-
Sheep Skinned
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Jughead and the other boys accuse the girls of being "sheep" because they always start wearing the latest fashions, whether or not the boys find those new fashions appealing.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #44 (August 1959)
-
Indexer Notes
This story incorporates many fashion trends of the late '50s. Betty and Veronica begin the story wearing a combination of short pleated skirts and thick stockings, which were advertised in magazines of the period as a style for college girls. Bermuda shorts and Italian suits for men are among other styles referred to.
Appraise Praise
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #471 (August 1978)
-
Hike Tyke
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #471 (August 1978)
-
The Champion
Archie / comic story / 10 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Coach Kleats; Mr. Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- A concussed Archie suddenly starts acting like a track and field superstar because Reggie told him he was.
- Reprints
- from Archie Annual (Archie, 1950 series) #24 (1972-73)
-
A Clothes Call
Veronica / activity / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Combination maze and code puzzle with a clothing theme.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #283 (July 1979)
-
View Master
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- A telescope!!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Mr. Lodge's plan to educate Veronica on astronomy backfires.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #474 (October 1978)
-
Ump Chump
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Strike one!
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx
- Synopsis
- Playing baseball, Jinx doesn't think much of the umpiring.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #177 (September 1970)
-
All It's Got
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Arch, I think that yacht wants us to get out of the way!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie and Jughead get 'rescued' by the crew on Mister Lodge's yacht.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #473 (September 1978)
-
Freebie Jeebies
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- That new hair dryer they're advertising is a dream!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Nancy Woods; Maria Rodriguez; Hubert Smithers; Gaston
- Synopsis
- Betty convinces Veronica to be thrifty in pursuing a new hair dryer.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #474 (October 1978)
-
Twin Towers
Jughead / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Dilton Doily; Ethel Muggs
- Synopsis
- Betty makes a dress for Ethel using Jughead as the model.
- Reprints
- from Jughead (Archie, 1965 series) #200 (January 1972)
-
Roller Coaster Boaster
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #471 (August 1978)
-
Betty's Beach Fashions
Betty / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- fashion
- Characters
- Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Betty models reader-designed swimsuits.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #286 (October 1979)
-
Jealous?
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- To prove she's not jealous, Veronica insists Archie take Betty to the movies.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #128 (August 1966)
-
[no title indexed]
Reggie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- This garden party is in honor of the owners of some great racehorses!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
- from Archie newspaper strip (King Features Syndicate, XX-XX-19XX).
The Devil's Disc
Life With Archie / comic story / 11 pages
- Genre
- adventure; humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- While staying at Mr. Lodge's beach house, Archie and Veronica discover that a seemingly innocent frisbee thrower is there to spy on a top-secret government project, and that the frisbee he throws is a deadly steel weapon.
- Reprints
- from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #175 (November 1976)
-
Split Fit
Hot Dog / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #471 (August 1978)
-
Shout Bout
Big Moose / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #471 (August 1978)
-
Cat Chat
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #471 (August 1978)
-
Crunch Bunch
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #471 (August 1978)
-
Decision Makers
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 10 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
- in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #21 (October 1990)
-
Flag Gag
Big Moose / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #471 (August 1978)
-
Finger Zinger
Big Moose / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #471 (August 1978)
-
School Of Hard Knocks
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Betty gets hit in the head by a door by Mr. Weatherbee. Later, when she faints in the hall from the concussion, Veronica thinks she's faking it for sympathy.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #282 (June 1979)
-
Air Flair
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #471 (August 1978)
-
Ecology-Whiz
Jughead / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- George Gladir
- Pencils
- Samm Schwartz
- Inks
- Samm Schwartz
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Samm Schwartz
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Ethel Muggs
- Synopsis
- There's a contest to see which teenager does the most for the environment. Archie seems to be a shoo-in until Jughead offers proof that he does more for the environment by never doing anything.
- Reprints
- from Jughead (Archie, 1965 series) #207 (August 1972)
-
Plot Plight
Betty / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Once more Betty ends up paying for her date with Archie.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #248 (September 1976)
-
Gentlemen's Agreement
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Thank you! You're very chivalrous!
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Archie is helpful to girls in need but only because he thinks it can pay off for him in the end if the girl he helps is from a rich family. Jughead explains there are more poor people in the world and he may end up feeling sorry for her and marrying her and get stuck working four jobs to support her and her family.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #473 (September 1978)
-
Dig Gig
Leroy / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #471 (August 1978)
-
Boy Ploy
Big Ethel / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #471 (August 1978)
-
Kiss Bliss
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #471 (August 1978) which is reprinted
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #214 (November 1975)
-
Date Straight
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Donald; Mr. Benson
- Synopsis
- Veronica has a disastrous date with an Olympic swimmer.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #286 (October 1979)
-
Jam Jest
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie and Veronica get stuck in a traffic jam on the way to the lake, then get stuck in another traffic jam when they get their boat in the water.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #159 (November 1965)
-
- Keywords
- boats; traffic jam
Can You Top This?
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #64 (August 1962)
-
Gripe Type
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Betty tells Archie to stop griping about the crummy beach and pretend he's on a luxury beach in Miami.
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #151 (October 1963)
-
- Keywords
- beach; umbrella
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Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["Veronica, do you want to listen to this seashell?"]
Betty and Veronica -
1.
Loud Crowd
Betty and Veronica -
2.
The Go Between
Betty and Veronica -
3.
Rescue Miscue
Jughead -
4.
Better Letter
Archie -
5.
Castle Hassle
Betty and Veronica -
6.
Forget-Me-Not
Li'l Jinx -
7.
Sheep Skinned
Betty and Veronica -
8.
Appraise Praise
Archie -
9.
Hike Tyke
Betty and Veronica -
10.
The Champion
Archie -
11.
A Clothes Call
Veronica -
12.
View Master
Betty and Veronica -
13.
Ump Chump
Li'l Jinx -
14.
All It's Got
Archie -
15.
Freebie Jeebies
Betty and Veronica -
16.
Twin Towers
Jughead -
17.
Roller Coaster Boaster
Archie -
18.
Betty's Beach Fashions
Betty -
19.
Jealous?
Betty and Veronica -
20.
["This garden party is in honor of the owners of some great racehorses!"]
Reggie's Gag Bag -
21.
The Devil's Disc
Life With Archie -
22.
Split Fit
Hot Dog -
23.
Shout Bout
Big Moose -
24.
Cat Chat
Archie -
25.
Crunch Bunch
Archie -
26.
Decision Makers
Betty and Veronica -
27.
Flag Gag
Big Moose -
28.
Finger Zinger
Big Moose -
29.
School Of Hard Knocks
Betty and Veronica -
30.
Air Flair
Archie -
31.
Ecology-Whiz
Jughead -
32.
Plot Plight
Betty -
33.
Gentlemen's Agreement
Archie -
34.
Dig Gig
Leroy -
35.
Boy Ploy
Big Ethel -
36.
Kiss Bliss
Archie -
37.
Date Straight
Betty and Veronica -
38.
Jam Jest
Archie -
39.
Can You Top This?
Archie -
40.
Gripe Type
Archie -
41.
Dandy Dinner
Betty
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- Keith Alan Morgan
- Lou Mougin
- Katy Hayhurst
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