(December 1985)
Archie,
1983 Series
- Price
- 1.25 USD
- Pages
- 132
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly in Feb., April, June, Aug., Oct., and Dec.
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Close-Up Inc.
- Brand
-
The Archie Digest Library
- Barcode
- 0271000691416
- Editing
- ?
[no title indexed]
Betty and Veronica / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo (signed)
- Inks
- Dan DeCarlo (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It's difficult to believe our little Veronica is a teenager!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge
- Keywords
- photo album; telephone
Royal Flush
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Alice Cooper; Cousin Albert (Cooper?); The King Of Baldonia
- Synopsis
- Veronica brags to Betty about how she'll be able to meet Baldonian royalty at the country club. But a twist of fate allows Betty to meet him first.
- Reprints
-
from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #284 (August 1979)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
[no title indexed]
Jughead's Good Deed Book / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Fifi, how about taking a short catnap?
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Jughead's good deed book helps Veronica with her dog Fifi.
- Reprints
- from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #34 (July 1973)
-
Billion Dollar Taste
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Gladys Jones; Pop Tate; Smithers the butler; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- Everyone is so impressed with Jughead's new soup that they envision it has mass-market potential.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #263 (July 1977)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
Cornered
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Charley Hawse
- Synopsis
- Jinx and Charley disagree about whether the Earth is round.
- Reprints
- from The Jughead Jones Comics Digest (Archie, 1977 series) #2 (September 1977)
-
Delightful Eyeful
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Archie is a great gymnast until a girl walks by.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #159 (April 1971)
-
- Keywords
- gymnastics; pommel horse
Inspiration
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick
- Colors
- Gregg Suchow
- Letters
- Vincent DeCarlo
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy
- Synopsis
- Archie is hiding from Betty and Veronica so he can prepare for an important debate.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #144 (January 1961)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #18, no credits listed in this digest.
The Exile
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- When Mr. Lodge demands that Veronica not see Archie anymore, Archie decides to get a message to her disguised as junk mail.
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #332 (November 1978)
-
[no title indexed]
Archie's Pin Up / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Fill 'er up!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie tells the gas station attendant to fill his car up, but after he pays for the gas, he doesn't have enough money left to go on a date.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #289 (February 1980)
-
- Keywords
- gas
Indexer Notes
Though it's labeled a "pin up," it's is really a three-panel story.
Bored to Tears
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Veronica decides to practice to become the best darts player in town, so that she can surprise the boys with her skill. While practicing, she keeps throwing out her old dart boards and buying new ones.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #259 (July 1977)
-
- Keywords
- darts
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
Speed Trap
Jughead / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Coach Kleats; Waldo Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Coach Kleats is frustrated by Jughead's lack of effort in running. Mr. Weatherbee suggests coaxing him to go faster by offering a free pizza as a prize.
- Reprints
- from Jughead (Archie, 1965 series) #182 (July 1970)
-
- Keywords
- track
Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprint in Archie's Funhouse Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #27, no credits listed in this digest.
[no title indexed]
Archie Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Archie, you can't make water disappear.
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Archie shows Miss Grundy how to make water disappear.
- Reprints
Two for the Money
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Dilton Doily; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- After seeing Betty kick herself for seeing a terrible film, Dilton uses reverse psychology and tells her it was great, hoping she'll convince herself that it wasn't as big a waste of time as she thought.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #272 (August 1978)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
The Back and Blues
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Moose Mason; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie mishears a private conversation between Mr. Weatherbee and Miss Grundy, then spreads the rumor that Mr. Weatherbee is retiring.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #263 (July 1977)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
Jesting with Jughead
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- First gag, Archie and Reggie find a way to keep Jughead from eating. Second gag, Archie asks Jughead if he would like to be an astronaut. Third gag, Jughead splits a cake.
- Reprints
- from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #34 (July 1973)
-
Indexer Notes
Three two-panel gags.
The Knitpicker
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- When Betty shows off her knitting skills by knitting herself a scarf and Archie a sweater, Veronica decides that she has to master knitting as well.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #283 (July 1979)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
A Mouthful
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Hap Halliday
- Synopsis
- Hap tries to tell Jinx she has egg and jam around her mouth.
- Reprints
- from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #16 (September 1962)
-
Nothing Doin'
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- Archie has to learn to control his temper.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #108 (September 1976)
-
A Small Problem
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate; Dilton Doiley
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica are jealous of the new girl in town who uses her small size to wrap all the boys around her little finger.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #197 (June 1972)
-
Persuasion
Jughead / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- Moose keeps clobbering Reggie. Jughead scares Moose off by claiming he's got a rare disease.
- Reprints
- from Jughead (Archie, 1965 series) #159 (August 1968)
-
- Keywords
- Bullying
Kick Trick
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Moose made a 15 yard kick.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #96 (January 1966)
-
- Keywords
- football
Phone Fun
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Mr. Brown has a switchboard in his house.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #96 (January 1966)
-
Wooden You Know
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; unidentified Riverdale coed
- Synopsis
- When Veronica finds out that Archie has been attending woodworking in order to make a play for a gorgeous redhead, she secretly sabotages his project and hers.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #101 (May 1964)
-
- Keywords
- woodworking
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
Page 5 is missing from this reprint, page numbering goes from 4 to 6.
A Game Kid
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Hap Holliday
- Synopsis
- All Jinx wants to do all day is play games.
- Reprints
- from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #21 (July 1963)
-
Car-Rumba
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- When Mr. Lodge hears Archie complaining about being tired out, he lectures him on maintaining his body the same way he would a car.
- Reprints
- from Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #55 (February 1978)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
Chore Score
Jughead / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Gladys Jones; Forsythe Jones
- Synopsis
- Jughead always has an alibi for not doing his chores.
- Reprints
- from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #34 (July 1973)
-
Shivering Chivalry
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica ask Reggie and Archie to protect them from two kids with pea shooters.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #43 (June 1959)
-
- Keywords
- pea shooter
Double Duty
Archie / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie and Jughead try to help a man who yelled "stop that man" for no reason.
- Reprints
- from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #59 (August 1977)
-
[Cooling Pies]
Jughead's Dipsy Doodles / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Jughead paints a window with pies cooling on the ledge so he can steal one.
- Reprints
- from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #34 (July 1973)
-
The Payoff
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Veronica pays Betty to take Archie on a date so she can spend the night with famous entertainer Studs Sanders
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #277 (January 1979)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
Operation Imagination
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Mr. Lodge; Smithers; Mrs. Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie is broke, but with Jughead's help and some imagination, he is able to turn a date with Veronica into a night on the town, complete with dinner and dancing at a disco.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #289 (February 1980)
-
- Keywords
- basement; chauffeur; disco; hamburgers; imagination
Leaf It to Her
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Hap Holiday
- Synopsis
- Making a dollar for raking the leaves inspires Jinx to try to make more.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #95 (November 1963)
-
[no title indexed]
Jughead's Good Deed Book / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What kind of good deed shall I perform today?
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Jughead buys himself candy for a good deed.
- Reprints
- from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #34 (July 1973)
-
The Plane Truth
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie needs a sticky door fixed. Veronica has a fully-equipped wood-working shop as a hobby, so she comes over and fixes the door, leaving Archie's father a little bewildered.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #289 (February 1980)
-
- Keywords
- door; wood plane; wood-working
Indexer Notes
Fantasy Island joke with a pun on wood plane and airplane on page three. Credits from the index for the digest reprint.
Surprise
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Veronica cons Miss Grundy into excusing her from class, but winds up making the teacher think Veronica is planning a surprise party for Mr. Weatherbee.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #271 (July 1978)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
Higher Learning
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Archie Andrews (cameo on television)
- Synopsis
- Li'l Jinx borrows her father's dictionary to use as a chair to watch television.
- Reprints
- from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #10 (March 1969)
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Table of Contents
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0.
["It's difficult to believe our little Veronica is a teenager!"]
Betty and Veronica -
1.
[no title indexed]
-
2.
Royal Flush
Betty and Veronica -
3.
["Fifi, how about taking a short catnap?"]
Jughead's Good Deed Book -
4.
Billion Dollar Taste
Archie -
5.
Cornered
Li'l Jinx -
6.
[Where's Cap'n Crunch?]
Captain Crunch -
7.
Delightful Eyeful
Archie -
8.
Inspiration
Betty and Veronica -
9.
The Exile
Archie -
10.
[Archie's Christmas Offer]
-
11.
["Fill 'er up!"]
Archie's Pin Up -
12.
Bored to Tears
Betty and Veronica -
13.
Speed Trap
Jughead -
14.
["Archie, you can't make water disappear."]
Archie Gag Bag -
15.
Two for the Money
Betty and Veronica -
16.
The Back and Blues
Archie -
17.
Jesting with Jughead
-
18.
The Knitpicker
Betty and Veronica -
19.
A Mouthful
Li'l Jinx -
20.
Nothing Doin'
Archie -
21.
[no title indexed]
Dear Betty and Veronica -
22.
A Small Problem
Betty and Veronica -
23.
Persuasion
Jughead -
24.
[Four Equals Five]
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25.
Kick Trick
Archie -
26.
Phone Fun
Archie -
27.
Wooden You Know
Betty and Veronica -
28.
A Game Kid
Li'l Jinx -
29.
Car-Rumba
Archie -
30.
Chore Score
Jughead -
31.
Shivering Chivalry
Betty and Veronica -
32.
Double Duty
Archie -
33.
[The Razzles Great Race Sweepstakes]
Razzles -
34.
[Cooling Pies]
Jughead's Dipsy Doodles -
35.
The Payoff
Betty and Veronica -
36.
Operation Imagination
Archie -
37.
Leaf It to Her
Li'l Jinx -
38.
[Little Archie Comics Digest Subscription Offer]
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39.
["What kind of good deed shall I perform today?"]
Jughead's Good Deed Book -
40.
The Plane Truth
Archie -
41.
Surprise
Betty and Veronica -
42.
Higher Learning
Li'l Jinx -
43.
[Glow in the dark posters]
Pineapple Kids Club -
44.
[no title indexed]
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45.
[Win one of 600 prizes!]
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- Peter Croome
- Merlin Haas
- Katy Hayhurst
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