(August 1986)
Archie,
1977 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
- Archie Comic Publications, Inc.
- Brand
-
The Archie Digest Library
- Barcode
- 027100069584 45
Hospital Happy
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Mindy Eisman
- Pencils
- Hi Eisman
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick
- Colors
- Barry Grossman; Linda Goldwater
- Letters
- Barry Grossman
- Genre
- humor; teen
Wedded Blitz
Jughead / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Frank Doyle
- Pencils
- Samm Schwartz
- Inks
- Samm Schwartz
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Samm Schwartz
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Jughead offers to marry Veronica if she'll finance his appetite.
- Reprints
-
from Jughead (Archie, 1965 series) #316 (September 1981)
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You Gotta Have Sole
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Frank Doyle
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Betty accuses Archie of letting Veronica walk all over him.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #239 (November 1975)
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Coach Reproach
Coach Kleats / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- George Gladir
- Pencils
- Bob Bolling
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Coach Kleats; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Coach Masters
- Synopsis
- Coach Kleats retires and is replaced by a strict disciplinarian from another school.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #146 (December 1980)
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Money Problems
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Joe Edwards
- Pencils
- Joe Edwards
- Inks
- Joe Edwards
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Joe Edwards
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Hap Holiday
- Synopsis
- Jinx negotiates a loan from her father.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #57 (September 1960)
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Tell Tale Sign
Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Veronica claims she can make character judgements about an artist from examining his work.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #57 (September 1960)
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It Takes All Kind
Mr. Weatherbee / comic story / 0.5 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Officer Webber; Gooch
- Synopsis
- Mr. Weatherbee runs into a pair of old students.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #57 (September 1960)
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Poetry In Motion
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Tom DeFalco
- Pencils
- Chic Stone
- Inks
- Chic Stone
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy; Fred Andrews
- Synopsis
- The story of a typically bad day for Archie, told entirely in rhyme.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #254 (July 1976)
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Indexer Notes
Credits officially added in the 1980 reprint in "Archie Giant Series."
Rare Pair
Dilton / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- George Gladir
- Pencils
- Bob Bolling
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Dilton Doily; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Tired of being taunted by Reggie for not having a girlfriend, Dilton constructs an android substitute.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #143 (August 1980)
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The Meter Maid
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Joe Edwards
- Pencils
- Joe Edwards
- Inks
- Joe Edwards
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Joe Edwards
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Charley Hawse
- Synopsis
- Jinx tries to teach Charley the metric system.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #328 (August 1977)
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Critics Choice
Reggie / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor; teen
Cancelled Plans
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Frank Doyle
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Vincent DeCarlo
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica get into a philosophical discussion over which way is better to win a man.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #57 (September 1960)
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With Flying Colors
Archie at Riverdale / comic story / 11 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- adventure; teen
- Reprints
- from Archie at Riverdale High (Archie, 1972 series) #66 (September 1979)
-
Indexer Notes
Listed on cover.
The Sporting Life
Sabrina / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Frank Doyle
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo Jr.
- Inks
- Jim DeCarlo
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Sabrina; Harvey
- Synopsis
- Harvey is depressed about his lack of athletic ability, so Sabrina magically gives him some to boost his confidence.
- Reprints
- from Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (Archie, 1971 series) #43 (December 1977)
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A Cause for Concern
The Archies / comic story / 10 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- advocacy; teen
- Synopsis
- The Archies protest pollution from a factory.
- Reprints
- from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #115 (November 1971)
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The Magic Stick
Jughead / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Frank Doyle
- Pencils
- Samm Schwartz
- Inks
- Samm Schwartz
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Samm Schwartz
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Jughead demonstrates, while Veronica does a slow burn, a myriad of uses for a golf club other than golf.
- Reprints
- from Jughead (Archie, 1965 series) #316 (September 1981)
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Splash Flash
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- George Gladir
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy
- Synopsis
- Archie tries to get over to a job at a carnival without getting caught in the rain.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #255 (August 1976)
-
- Keywords
- carnival; clown
Wet Set
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Archie explains why skateboards are better than surf boards.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- skateboard
Heat Rave
Chuck / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Frank Doyle
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg
- Inks
- Stan Goldberg
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Chuck Clayton; Nancy Woods; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Chuck and Nancy get into a fight over whether it's too hot to walk in the park.
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #343 (October 1979)
-
- Keywords
- baseball
Indexer Notes
When reprinted in Archie & Friends Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #28, writer is credited as George Gladir and the inker is credited to Bob Smith.
Fashion Compassion
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- George Gladir
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Miss Grundy; Miss Haggly; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica take all the vintage clothes Miss Grundy discards from the faculty rummage sale and build a market for them by holding a nostalgia party at the mansion.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #309 (September 1981)
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Laff Lines
Archie and Co. / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #52 (February 1961)
-
Umbrella Fella
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #246 (July 1978)
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The Bouncer
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Harry Lucey
- Inks
- Marty Epp
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Reggie shows Archie a trick ball that doesn't bounce straight. But when Archie asks to borrow it to show the girls, Reggie pulls a switch and gives him a normal ball.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #164 (June 1966)
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Aid to the Enemy
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Frank Doyle
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica scratches her foot on a shell on the beach. After the handsome first aid administrator bandages her foot, she keeps faking injuries so she can go back to the first aid station.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #251 (November 1976)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits added for the reprint in "Archie Giant Series."
Archie Looks at Books
Archie / illustration / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #52 (February 1961)
-
Last Great Eccentric
Jughead / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Frank Doyle
- Pencils
- Samm Schwartz
- Inks
- Samm Schwartz
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Samm Schwartz
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Reggie and Veronica mock Jughead's beach attire, until his attire draws all the attention on the beach to him, and away from them.
- Reprints
- from Jughead (Archie, 1965 series) #316 (September 1981)
-
Split Decision
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Frank Doyle
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Veronica wears a provocative dress with a skirt slit to the hip to the local dance to attract attention, and she gets it.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #309 (September 1981)
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Here Come De Judge
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Come on, Betty! We've got them now!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Chuck Clayton; Nancy Woods; Jughead Jones; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Jughead is chosen to judge events at the junior class picnic but lets his position go to his head and he abuses his authority.
- Reprints
- from Archie at Riverdale High (Archie, 1972 series) #67 (October 1979)
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Table of Contents
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0.
["Archie, I can't be seen jogging with you!"]
Archie -
1.
Hospital Happy
Archie -
2.
Wedded Blitz
Jughead -
3.
You Gotta Have Sole
Betty and Veronica -
4.
Coach Reproach
Coach Kleats -
5.
Money Problems
Li'l Jinx -
6.
Tell Tale Sign
Veronica -
7.
It Takes All Kind
Mr. Weatherbee -
8.
Poetry In Motion
Archie -
9.
Rare Pair
Dilton -
10.
The Meter Maid
Li'l Jinx -
11.
Critics Choice
Reggie -
12.
Cancelled Plans
Betty and Veronica -
13.
With Flying Colors
Archie at Riverdale -
14.
The Sporting Life
Sabrina -
15.
A Cause for Concern
The Archies -
16.
The Magic Stick
Jughead -
17.
Splash Flash
Archie -
18.
Wet Set
Archie -
19.
Heat Rave
Chuck -
20.
Fashion Compassion
Betty and Veronica -
21.
Laff Lines
Archie and Co. -
22.
Umbrella Fella
Archie -
23.
The Bouncer
Archie -
24.
Aid to the Enemy
Betty and Veronica -
25.
Archie Looks at Books
Archie -
26.
Last Great Eccentric
Jughead -
27.
Split Decision
Betty and Veronica -
28.
Here Come De Judge
Archie
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