(December 1984)
Archie,
1977 Series
- Price
- 1.00 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
- Archie Comic Publications, Inc.
- Brand
-
The Archie Digest Library
- Barcode
- 0271000695835
- Editing
- ?
Who's Pushing?
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge; Tom Bennet
- Synopsis
- Veronica falls for Tom Bennet, an efficiency expert at her father's company, until he plans to tell her father how much he can save if he cuts off some of Veronica's extravagant ways.
- Reprints
-
from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #82 (February 1969)
-
A Fine Mess
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mr. Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie gets a parking ticket and has to tell his father.
- Reprints
- from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #152 (December 1974)
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Way Out
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx
- Synopsis
- Li'l Jinx doesn't want to go to the doctor.
- Reprints
- from Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes (Archie, 1968 series) #19 (October 1971)
-
A Wig and a Wiggle
Betty / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Betty buys a black wig and Archie mistakes her for Veronica.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #41 (April 1972)
-
Less is Best!
activity / 1 page
- Synopsis
- A cryptography section and a dot-to-dot puzzle.
- Reprints
- from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #97 (October 1981)
-
Classy Lassie
Reggie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Gladys
- Synopsis
- Archie asks Reggie if he'd ever date Gladys.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #62 (June 1962)
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That Guilty Feeling
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Geraldine Grundy; Waldo Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- After Miss Grundy accidentally drops a potted plant that Betty gave her, circumstances keep making it look to everyone else like Archie is trying to destroy the plant.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #182 (June 1968)
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Cover Up
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Betty Cooper; Professor Flutesnoot; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Mr. Weatherbee is almost conned into buying bad top soil for the school's lawn.
- Reprints
- from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #152 (December 1974)
-
Archie and Blowouts!
activity / 1 page
- Synopsis
- How many words can be made with the letters of "blowout"?
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #265 (September 1977)
-
[no title indexed]
Mr. Weatherbee Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It's a Washington Rocker!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Weatherbee
The Destroyer
Mr. Lodge / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Mr. Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Smithers
- Synopsis
- Veronica wants her father to apologize to Archie but he refuses.
- Reprints
- from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #86 (June 1969)
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The Inferior Decorators
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Archie convinces Mr. Lodge to let them paint graffitti on the walls since the walls are going to be repainted the next day anyway.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #260 (March 1977)
-
- Keywords
- graffiti
Indexer Notes
One of the messages on the wall is "Rudy Loves Mary," referring to inker Rudy Lapick and his wife. Other names include "Vic" (art director Victor Gorelick) and "Barry Baby" (colorist Barry Grossman).
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
Hot 'n' Cold
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx
- Synopsis
- Li'l Jinx is running away from home, until she hears the ice cream truck.
- Reprints
- from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #13 (August 1969)
- in Little Archie Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1985 series) #44 (September 1990)
-
Capturing Archie's Heart
activity / 2 pages
- Reprints
- from Archie Annual Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #27 (1975-1976) which is reprinted
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #162 (July 1971)
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Indexer Notes
A game with dice and markers allowing the players to chase Archie to the end of the game.
Money Happy Returns
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Mr. Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie gets a check for $100 for his birthday.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #48 (August 1960)
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It's a Ball
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Slim; Coach Kleats
- Synopsis
- Coach Kleats makes Archie try to get the new 7 foot tall student, Slim, to try out for the basketball team.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #260 (March 1977)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits confirmed against the credits printed in Archie's Double Digest (Archie, 1984 series) #233.
It's a Bet!
Dilton / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Dilton Doiley; Archie Andrews; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- Dilton and Archie make some bets and Dilton comes out ahead.
- Reprints
- from Pep Comics (Archie, 1940 series) #128 (July 1958)
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Know How
Miss Grundy / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Miss Grundy
- Synopsis
- Miss Grundy explains her teaching technique to a new teacher.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #63 (July 1962)
-
Pay-Off
Archie / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Mrs. Grover; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- Archie finds $80 while cleaning his yard. Does he return the money to it's rightful owner or does he take Veronica on a date?
- Reprints
- from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #150 (October 1974)
-
Careers for Teens Medical Technologists
text story / 1 page
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #154 (June 1968)
-
Indexer Notes
Illustration on the top 1/3 of the page is not done in the Archie style, but more of a regular comic book style.
[no title indexed]
Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Miss Haggly; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Archie and Jughead don't like parsnips.
Uneasy Rider
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- Mr. Lodge is thinking of manufacturing ATV's and wants to ride passenger in one while Archie drives.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #207 (March 1971)
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Another Way to Go
Reggie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Reggie has a new foreign sports car and Archie is jealous.
- Reprints
- from Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes (Archie, 1968 series) #5 (April 1969)
-
Indexer Notes
Probably reprinted from Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes #5 but needs confirmation.
Pest Control
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- While trying to swat a fly, Archie accidentally hits Veronica again.
- Reprints
- from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #87 (July 1969)
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Just Add Water...
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx
- Synopsis
- Li'l Jinx invents instant mud pies.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #110 (June 1960)
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Paper Caper
Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy
- Synopsis
- Jughead and Archie get their tests back from Miss Grundy.
- Reprints
- from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #12 (June 1969)
-
Raceway Rhythm
The Archies / comic story / 11 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- The Archies [Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle]; Spike Hanlon; Gil Joyce
- Synopsis
- The Archies stop over in a town to see a local car race. They help injured racer Gil Joyce rebuild his car and Reggie drives it in the race.
- Reprints
- from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #100 (August 1970)
-
[no title indexed]
Miss Beazly's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Miss Beazly, don't you know how to cook a three-minute egg?
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Miss Beazly; Mr. Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Mr. Weatherbee tries to have Miss Beazly make a three-minute egg.
Fight Fright
Reggie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- Reggie doesn't want to box Moose.
- Reprints
- from Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes (Archie, 1968 series) #5 (April 1969)
-
Indexer Notes
This may be a reprinted from Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes #5 but needs confirmation.
Romance Trance
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Archie is in a daze over his love for Veronica which leads him to mix up a love letter and his class composition.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #216 (April 1968)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #67, no credits listed in this digest.
[no title indexed]
Archie Pin Up / cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Oh, Archie!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Archie takes Betty to see a romantic view.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #153 (June 1968)
-
[no title indexed]
Jughead's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- We've been requesting a raise for years and no one paid any attention!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Haggly
- Synopsis
- Some teachers want a raise, but Miss Haggly wants a pay cut.
Solo Flight
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Veronica is suspicious when Betty claims she's going out on a date alone and sends Archie to stick as close as possible to her.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #34 (January 1958)
-
The Smile
Reggie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Reggie asks Archie to take his picture, but Archie has no intention of doing so.
- Reprints
- from Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes (Archie, 1968 series) #21 (May 1972)
-
Indexer Notes
Could be reprinted from Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes (Archie, 1968 series) #5 but needs confirmation.
Truce Talks
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Reggie Mantle; Miss Grundy
- Synopsis
- Mr. Weatherbee tries to be the mediator between Archie and Reggie.
- Reprints
- from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #84 (April 1969)
-
The Right Notes
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx
- Synopsis
- Li'l Jinx's father calls her but she never comes until he uses the chimes from the ice cream truck.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #154 (June 1968) which is reprinted
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #65 (September 1962)
- in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #25 (May 1991)
-
Dog Tagged
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Mr. Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie keeps accidentally letting Veronica's new puppy out of the house.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #42 (May 1959)
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Flip Slip
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- While laughing at Archie, the best player on the other football team accidentally knocks himself out.
- Reprints
- from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #95 (March 1970)
-
- Keywords
- football
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Table of Contents
-
0.
["Is there any cure for Monday morning blues?"]
Archie -
1.
[Blank Page]
-
2.
Who's Pushing?
Archie -
3.
A Fine Mess
Archie -
4.
Way Out
Li'l Jinx -
5.
A Wig and a Wiggle
Betty -
6.
Less is Best!
-
7.
Classy Lassie
Reggie -
8.
That Guilty Feeling
Archie -
9.
Cover Up
Archie -
10.
Archie and Blowouts!
-
11.
["It's a Washington Rocker!"]
Mr. Weatherbee Gag Bag -
12.
The Destroyer
Mr. Lodge -
13.
The Inferior Decorators
Archie -
14.
Hot 'n' Cold
Li'l Jinx -
15.
Capturing Archie's Heart
-
16.
Money Happy Returns
Archie -
17.
It's a Ball
Archie -
18.
It's a Bet!
Dilton -
19.
Know How
Miss Grundy -
20.
Pay-Off
Archie -
21.
Careers for Teens Medical Technologists
-
22.
[no title indexed]
Archie's Gag Bag -
23.
Uneasy Rider
Archie -
24.
Another Way to Go
Reggie -
25.
Pest Control
Archie -
26.
Just Add Water...
Li'l Jinx -
27.
Paper Caper
Jughead -
28.
Raceway Rhythm
The Archies -
29.
["Miss Beazly, don't you know how to cook a three-minute egg?"]
Miss Beazly's Gag Bag -
30.
Fight Fright
Reggie -
31.
Romance Trance
Archie -
32.
["Oh, Archie!"]
Archie Pin Up -
33.
["We've been requesting a raise for years and no one paid any attention!"]
Jughead's Gag Bag -
34.
Solo Flight
Betty and Veronica -
35.
The Smile
Reggie -
36.
Truce Talks
Archie -
37.
The Lodge's Status Symbol Word Puzzle
-
38.
The Right Notes
Li'l Jinx -
39.
Dog Tagged
Archie -
40.
Flip Slip
Archie -
41.
["Veronica always gets cold at the football games!"]
Archie's Gag Bag
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