(January 1988)

Archie, 1983 Series
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Pages
132
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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] (Table of Contents)

Betty and Veronica / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Dan DeCarlo
Colors
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Letters
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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 (Table of Contents: 1)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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 (Table of Contents: 2)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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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.
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Worry Flurry (Table of Contents: 3)

Reggie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Moose Mason
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Claim to Fame (Table of Contents: 4)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Samm Schwartz
Inks
Samm Schwartz
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Letters
Samm Schwartz

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
Keywords
football

Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprint in Archie's Super Comics Digest (Sterling Publishing Co., Inc) #2.

The Sleeper (Table of Contents: 5)

Jughead / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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.
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Off Side (Table of Contents: 6)

Coach Kleats / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Al Hartley ?
Pencils
Al Hartley
Inks
Al Hartley ?
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Letters
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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.
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Paddle Twaddle (Table of Contents: 7)

Mr. Weatherbee / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Genre
teen
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Keywords
Paddleball

Sheer Fear (Table of Contents: 8)

Moose / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Favorite Lamps of Archie and the Gang (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Samm Schwartz
Inks
Samm Schwartz
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Letters
Samm Schwartz

Genre
humor
Characters
Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Dilton Doiley; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Each member has a specific type of lamp.
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Make a Wish (Table of Contents: 10)

Gigi / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Edwards
Pencils
Joe Edwards
Inks
Joe Edwards
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Joe Edwards

Genre
humor; children
Characters
Gigi; Li'l Jinx
Synopsis
Gigi gets angry over a perceived slight from Jinx.
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The Advertising Game (Table of Contents: 11)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
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Letters
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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.
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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 (Table of Contents: 12)

Reggie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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Pencils
Samm Schwartz
Inks
Samm Schwartz
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Samm Schwartz

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.
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The "Fats" of Life (Table of Contents: 13)

Charley / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Edwards
Pencils
Joe Edwards
Inks
Joe Edwards
Colors
Eric Lee
Letters
Joe Edwards

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.
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On the Job Training (Table of Contents: 14)

Betty / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Barry Grossman ?
Letters
Bill Yoshida

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.
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A Lot of Rubbish (Table of Contents: 15)

Archie and Friends / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Dick Malmgren
Pencils
Dick Malmgren
Inks
Dick Malmgren
Colors
Eric Lee
Letters
Bill Yoshida

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.
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Practice Makes Perfect (Table of Contents: 16)

Moose / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Dick Malmgren ?
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
Jim DeCarlo
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

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.
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Trail Travail (Table of Contents: 17)

Hot Dog / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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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.
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Indexer Notes

The first line includes a misspelling.

Sport Retort (Table of Contents: 18)

Moose / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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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.
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The Mouse That Roared (Table of Contents: 19)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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Genre
teen
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Good To the Last Drop (Table of Contents: 20)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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Genre
teen
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I Have Nothing to Do... (Table of Contents: 21)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Edwards
Pencils
Joe Edwards
Inks
Joe Edwards
Colors
Eric Lee
Letters
Joe Edwards

Genre
humor; children
Characters
Li'l Jinx; Hap Holiday; Charley Hawse
Synopsis
Jinx and Charley discover the wonder of shadow puppets.
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Going Once! Going Twice! (Table of Contents: 22)

Betty / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Dick Malmgren
Pencils
Dick Malmgren
Inks
Dick Malmgren
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

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

Three Little Maidens (Table of Contents: 23)

Josie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Josie; Melody; Valerie; Alan M
Synopsis
The narrator explains the differences between the three girls.
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Indexer Notes

References the song "United We Stand" by Brotherhood of Man.

Mad Dad (Table of Contents: 24)

Mr. Lodge / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Scent Experiment (Table of Contents: 25)

Betty / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

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.
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Keywords
football

Jab Jibe (Table of Contents: 26)

Archie / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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Boxing

Wry Reply (Table of Contents: 27)

Archie / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Mr. Lodge, Veronica and I want to ask you something!
Genre
humor; teen
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Wit Bit (Table of Contents: 28)

Mr. Lodge / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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Tray Exposé (Table of Contents: 29)

Mr. Weatherbee / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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Fall Guy (Table of Contents: 30)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

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

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 (Table of Contents: 31)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Dick Malmgren
Pencils
Dick Malmgren
Inks
Dick Malmgren
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

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.
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Suggestion Session (Table of Contents: 32)

Reggie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Pencils
Samm Schwartz
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Samm Schwartz
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Letters
Samm Schwartz

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Mime Time (Table of Contents: 33)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Keywords
Impression; talent show

Shaggy Gag (Table of Contents: 34)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Negative (Table of Contents: 35)

Betty / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
Stan Goldberg
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
Synopsis
Archie gets some dating tips from his father.
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Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Betty, what's with the karate outfit?"]
    Betty and Veronica
  2. 1. Gymnastic Bombastics
    Betty and Veronica
  3. 2. Cloy Ploy
    Archie
  4. 3. Worry Flurry
    Reggie
  5. 4. Claim to Fame
    Archie
  6. 5. The Sleeper
    Jughead
  7. 6. Off Side
    Coach Kleats
  8. 7. Paddle Twaddle
    Mr. Weatherbee
  9. 8. Sheer Fear
    Moose
  10. 9. Favorite Lamps of Archie and the Gang
  11. 10. Make a Wish
    Gigi
  12. 11. The Advertising Game
    Betty and Veronica
  13. 12. Beanie Bonanza
    Reggie
  14. 13. The "Fats" of Life
    Charley
  15. 14. On the Job Training
    Betty
  16. 15. A Lot of Rubbish
    Archie and Friends
  17. 16. Practice Makes Perfect
    Moose
  18. 17. Trail Travail
    Hot Dog
  19. 18. Sport Retort
    Moose
  20. 19. The Mouse That Roared
    Betty and Veronica
  21. 20. Good To the Last Drop
    Archie
  22. 21. I Have Nothing to Do...
    Li'l Jinx
  23. 22. Going Once! Going Twice!
    Betty
  24. 23. Three Little Maidens
    Josie
  25. 24. Mad Dad
    Mr. Lodge
  26. 25. Scent Experiment
    Betty
  27. 26. Jab Jibe
    Archie
  28. 27. Wry Reply
    Archie
  29. 28. Wit Bit
    Mr. Lodge
  30. 29. Tray Exposé
    Mr. Weatherbee
  31. 30. Fall Guy
    Betty and Veronica
  32. 31. Love's Tender Moments
    Archie
  33. 32. Suggestion Session
    Reggie
  34. 33. Mime Time
    Archie
  35. 34. Shaggy Gag
    Betty and Veronica
  36. 35. Negative
    Betty
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Peter Croome
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Keith Alan Morgan