(January 1988)
Archie,
1983 Series
- Price
- 1.35 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; Archie Comics 45th Anniversary
- Barcode
- 027100069140 28
- Editing
- Victor Gorelick
[no title indexed]
Betty and Veronica / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Betty, what's with the karate outfit?
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Indexer Notes
Redrawn from the cover of Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica #155
Gymnastic Bombastics
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Joe Edwards
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick
- Colors
- Barry Grossman; Nanci Dakesian; Ginny Sykora
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Coach Kleats; Patti Pacer; Mr. Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Coach meets his new assistant when she collides with him in the hallway.
Cloy Ploy
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie's mom has a way to get Archie out of bed when he tries to fake being sick.
- Reprints
-
from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #252 (January 1979)
-
Worry Flurry
Reggie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Moose Mason
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #242 (March 1978)
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Claim to Fame
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Reggie's field goal wins the game!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Coach Kleats; Moose Mason; Dilton Doiley
- Synopsis
- When Reggie goes down with a twisted ankle, Archie gets to win the big game, but Reggie still gets the glory.
- Reprints
- from Reggie and Me (Archie, 1966 series) #93 (January 1977)
-
- Keywords
- football
Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprint in Archie's Super Comics Digest (Sterling Publishing Co., Inc) #2.
The Sleeper
Jughead / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Joe Edwards ?
- Pencils
- Samm Schwartz
- Inks
- Samm Schwartz
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Samm Schwartz
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Hiram Lodge; Hot Dog
- Synopsis
- An irate Mr. Lodge calls the Jones' residence and gets Jughead.
- Reprints
- from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #44 (July 1975)
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Off Side
Coach Kleats / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Coach Kleats; Mr. Weatherbee; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Midge Klump; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- Coach Kleats has a brainstorm of turning the cheerleaders into waterboys, trainers, and moral boosters for the football team.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #264 (April 1972)
-
Paddle Twaddle
Mr. Weatherbee / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #217 (February 1976)
-
- Keywords
- Paddleball
Sheer Fear
Moose / comic story / 1 page
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #253 (February 1979)
-
Favorite Lamps of Archie and the Gang
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Dilton Doiley; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Each member has a specific type of lamp.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #242 (March 1978)
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Make a Wish
Gigi / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Gigi; Li'l Jinx
- Synopsis
- Gigi gets angry over a perceived slight from Jinx.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #356 (December 1979)
-
The Advertising Game
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica both want to go to the dance with Archie, but decide neither will remind him or compete for him. Except Veronica cheats.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #243 (March 1976)
-
Indexer Notes
One of the few DeCarlo stories since the early '60s where Betty wears her hair long instead of in a ponytail.
Inking credit from the reprint in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #249.
Beanie Bonanza
Reggie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Midge Klump
- Synopsis
- Jughead is suddenly irresistible to girls and Reggie and Archie decide it has something to do with his beanie.
- Reprints
- from Reggie and Me (Archie, 1966 series) #111 (January 1979)
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The "Fats" of Life
Charley / comic story / 5 pages
- Feature Logo
- Charley Hawse
- Genre
- teen; humor; children
- Characters
- Charley Hawse; Li'l Jinx; Gigi
- Synopsis
- Charley tries to make himself over in order to please Gigi.
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #370 (January 1982)
-
On the Job Training
Betty / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- To prepare for her babysitting job, Betty plays a tape of bedtime stories in her car, which causes her to fall asleep and drive her car into the lake.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #254 (February 1977)
-
A Lot of Rubbish
Archie and Friends / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Dilton Doiley; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Reggie takes advantage of Dilton's new talking trash can to pull a few pranks on the student body.
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #370 (January 1982)
-
Practice Makes Perfect
Moose / comic story / 4 pages
- Feature Logo
Big Moose- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Moose tries to become more popular by telling jokes.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #339 (July 1978)
-
Trail Travail
Hot Dog / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hot Dog!!! Hot Dog, were are you?
- Feature Logo
Hot Dog- Genre
- humor; animal
- Characters
- Gladys Jones; Hot Dog
- Synopsis
- Hot Dog tracks mud into the house.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #218 (March 1976)
-
Indexer Notes
The first line includes a misspelling.
Sport Retort
Moose / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- They're all great men of letters!
- Feature Logo
- Big Moose
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Dilton Doiley; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- Moose compares himself to Shakespeare, Byron, and Dickens.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #218 (March 1976)
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The Mouse That Roared
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Reprints
- from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #55 (February 1974)
-
Good To the Last Drop
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Reprints
- from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #55 (February 1974)
-
I Have Nothing to Do...
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Hap Holiday; Charley Hawse
- Synopsis
- Jinx and Charley discover the wonder of shadow puppets.
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #376 (January 1983)
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Going Once! Going Twice!
Betty / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews
- Synopsis
- After saving for two years, Betty takes Archie out to a restaurant and a movie.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #132 (January 1983)
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Three Little Maidens
Josie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Josie; Melody; Valerie; Alan M
- Synopsis
- The narrator explains the differences between the three girls.
- Reprints
- from Josie and the Pussycats (Archie, 1969 series) #74 (February 1974)
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Indexer Notes
References the song "United We Stand" by Brotherhood of Man.
Mad Dad
Mr. Lodge / comic story / 1 page
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #254 (March 1979)
-
Scent Experiment
Betty / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Dilton Doiley; Archie Andrews; Cynthia
- Synopsis
- Dilton gives Betty a perfume scientifically attuned to attracting Archie. However, the first test doesn't go as expected.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #108 (February 1980)
-
- Keywords
- football
Jab Jibe
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #242 (March 1978)
-
- Keywords
- Boxing
Wry Reply
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Mr. Lodge, Veronica and I want to ask you something!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #242 (March 1978)
-
Wit Bit
Mr. Lodge / comic story / 0.5 page
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #253 (February 1979)
-
Tray Exposé
Mr. Weatherbee / comic story / 0.5 page
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #253 (February 1979)
-
Fall Guy
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Archie stubs his toe and lets Veronica take Reggie to a country club dance.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #132 (January 1983)
-
Indexer Notes
Writing credit from the reprint in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #54. That same issue lists Henry Scarpelli as the inker.
Love's Tender Moments
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Mrs. Cooper; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- When Archie's car conks out, he calls Betty, who is trying to watch a movie on TV.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #132 (January 1983)
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Suggestion Session
Reggie / comic story / 1 page
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #242 (March 1978)
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Mime Time
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #242 (March 1978)
-
- Keywords
- Impression; talent show
Shaggy Gag
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 1 page
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #254 (March 1979)
-
Negative
Betty / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie gets some dating tips from his father.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #126 (February 1982)
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Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["Betty, what's with the karate outfit?"]
Betty and Veronica -
1.
Gymnastic Bombastics
Betty and Veronica -
2.
Cloy Ploy
Archie -
3.
Worry Flurry
Reggie -
4.
Claim to Fame
Archie -
5.
The Sleeper
Jughead -
6.
Off Side
Coach Kleats -
7.
Paddle Twaddle
Mr. Weatherbee -
8.
Sheer Fear
Moose -
9.
Favorite Lamps of Archie and the Gang
-
10.
Make a Wish
Gigi -
11.
The Advertising Game
Betty and Veronica -
12.
Beanie Bonanza
Reggie -
13.
The "Fats" of Life
Charley -
14.
On the Job Training
Betty -
15.
A Lot of Rubbish
Archie and Friends -
16.
Practice Makes Perfect
Moose -
17.
Trail Travail
Hot Dog -
18.
Sport Retort
Moose -
19.
The Mouse That Roared
Betty and Veronica -
20.
Good To the Last Drop
Archie -
21.
I Have Nothing to Do...
Li'l Jinx -
22.
Going Once! Going Twice!
Betty -
23.
Three Little Maidens
Josie -
24.
Mad Dad
Mr. Lodge -
25.
Scent Experiment
Betty -
26.
Jab Jibe
Archie -
27.
Wry Reply
Archie -
28.
Wit Bit
Mr. Lodge -
29.
Tray Exposé
Mr. Weatherbee -
30.
Fall Guy
Betty and Veronica -
31.
Love's Tender Moments
Archie -
32.
Suggestion Session
Reggie -
33.
Mime Time
Archie -
34.
Shaggy Gag
Betty and Veronica -
35.
Negative
Betty
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- Peter Croome
- Katy Hayhurst
- Keith Alan Morgan
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