(August 1987)
Archie,
1977 Series
- Price
- 1.35 USD
- Pages
- 132
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications, Inc.
- Brand
-
The Archie Digest Library; Archie Comics 45th Anniversary
- Barcode
- 027100069584 51
- Editing
- Victor Gorelick
Issue Notes
This issue has variants:
[no title indexed]
Archie / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You keep your car nice and clean, Archie!
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
Indexer Notes
Redrawn from the cover of Everything's Archie #23
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Scents of Power
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Frank Doyle
- Pencils
- Chic Stone
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick
- Colors
- Barry Grossman; Nanci Dakesian; Ginny Sykora
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Mary Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mr. McTavish; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Archie gets a job selling cosmetics.
- Reprints
Book Squirm
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- children
- Characters
- Hap Holiday; Li'l Jinx
- Synopsis
- Li'l Jinx's dad is worried that she won't keep her promise.
- Reprints
-
from Reggie and Me (Archie, 1966 series) #53 (January 1972)
-
Videocy
Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- There's nothing on TV but trash.
- Reprints
- in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #33 (September 1992)
-
Stretch Kvetch
Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Betty offers to hand Jughead a bag of chips.
- Reprints
- in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #33 (September 1992)
-
Scaredy Cat!
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Greg
- Synopsis
- Li'l Jinx and Greg stayed too long at Gigi's and now it's dark.
- Reprints
- from Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #25 (July 1974)
-
Symptomania
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Miss Grundy; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- After learning that the natives of the island of Belugia thought madness was preceeded by the tinkling of a bell, Veronica hides a bell in Betty's ponytail.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #184 (June 1971)
-
Cornered
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Hap Holiday
- Synopsis
- Li'l Jinx rearranges the furniture in her room.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #95 (August 1978)
-
Pier Group
The Archies / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; The 3 Tones
- Synopsis
- The 3 Tones have sabotaged The Archies equipment.
- Reprints
- from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #88 (October 1980)
-
Very De-grading
Sabrina / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Miss Grundy; Harvey; Sabrina Spellman
- Synopsis
- Miss Grundy catches Harvey passing notes to Sabrina.
- Reprints
- from Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #26 (August 1974)
-
[no title indexed]
Betty Pin Up / cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Daddy, your boss gave you a raise last week --- how about you raising my allowance?
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Mr. Cooper
- Reprints
- from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #95 (August 1978)
-
Only a Fool
Dilton / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Moose Mason; Dilton Doiley; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- Moose lets Dilton win a fight.
- Reprints
- from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #59 (August 1977)
-
By the See!
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Hap Holiday
- Synopsis
- Li'l Jinx is making faces in the mirror.
- Reprints
- from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #123 (October 1980)
-
The I.N.I.T.I.A.L. Problem
Jughead / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrwws; Veronica Lodge; Dilton Doily; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Midge
- Synopsis
- Jughead is describing people using only the first initial of their name.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #523 (October 1982)
-
The Boss Man
Archie / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Midge; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie tells Moose not to let Midge boss him around.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #316 (August 1976)
-
Job Jive
Jughead / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- The boys go to sign up for some summer jobs.
- Reprints
- from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #31 (October 1972)
-
T-hee
Sabrina / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Sabrina Spellman; Aunt Hilda
- Synopsis
- Sabrina and Aunt Hilda are invited to a tea party by the Upurcrusts.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #519 (August 1982)
-
Lip Service
Betty / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie couldn't watch the movie because of all the kissing and smooching going on.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #113 (August 1980)
-
Don't Weight Up
Archie / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Veronica weighs herself on an old-fashioned weight and fortune scale.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #109 (October 1976)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprint in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #280, no credits printed in this digest.
The Day Mighty Greg "Struck" Out...
Greg / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- children
- Characters
- Greg; Gigi; Li'l Jinx; Charley Hawse
- Synopsis
- Greg is hoping to impress Gigi in today's ball game, but his pants rip.
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #364 (July 1981)
-
Soft Cell
Jughead / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Mr. Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Jughead is intentionally getting detention.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pal Jughead (Archie, 1949 series) #96 (May 1963)
-
Joke of the Month Club
Archie / cartoon / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Cupid
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #519 (August 1982)
-
Indexer Notes
Twelve one-panel gags involving driving away customers; who has the most hangups; pogo stick owners; deer racers; timepieces; roof jokes; kings putting away money; sleeping with the window open; milkman; having pull in the world; perfume makers; and Cupid
[no title indexed]
Archie Pin up / cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Don't let Reggie's showing off get you down, Archie!
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Reggie hasn't said an unkind word about anybody all day.
- Reprints
- in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #33 (September 1992)
-
Tool Fool
Big Moose / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Moose Mason; Archie Andrews; Dilton Doily
- Synopsis
- Moose offers to fix a little boy's box scooter.
- Reprints
- from Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #26 (August 1974)
-
Eat Beat
Jughead / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Mrs. Jones; Mr. Jones; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Jughead's mom thinks Jughead is eating too much.
Car Wash Woes
Josie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Frank Doyle
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg
- Inks
- Mario Acquaviva ?
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Josie McCoy; Melody Valentine; Valerie Brown; Alan M; Alexander Cabot III; Alexandra Cabot
- Synopsis
- Melody is washing her father's car.
- Reprints
- from Josie and the Pussycats (Archie, 1969 series) #84 (September 1975)
-
Invite Plight
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Mrs. Lodge; Hodges; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Mrs. Jones
- Synopsis
- Veronica is feeling sick and can't go out with Archie, but then she worries Archie will go out with Betty.
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #357 (December 1980)
-
Phone Fair
Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Archie wants Jughead to answer the phone.
String Fling
Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Mrs. Jones
- Synopsis
- Jughead has a string tied to his toe.
Polite Sprite
Betty / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Betty does Archie's homework, fixes his car and pays for dinner so they can go dancing.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #78 (September 1976)
-
Unstrung Hero
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; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Dilton Doily
- Synopsis
- When talking about volunteer work, Jughead claims he restrings mandolins for indigent minstrels, so the gang finds a mandolin for him to restring.
- Reprints
- from Jughead (Archie, 1965 series) #280 (September 1978)
-
Curiosity
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica make a bet with Archie and Jughead that if the boys don't show any curiosity in what's inside a box for three days they'll buy them dinner.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #49 (January 1960)
-
Heat Treat
Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Temperatures are 120 degrees in the shade, but Jughead has a tape recorder.
- Reprints
- from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #69 (July 1980)
-
Leaf Grief
Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Mr. Jones
- Synopsis
- Jughead plans to turn over a new leaf.
- Reprints
- from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #69 (July 1980)
-
Potion Commotion
Sabrina / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Aunt Hilda; Sabrina Spellman
- Synopsis
- Aunt Hilda wants Sabrina to drink a potion.
- Reprints
- from Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #26 (August 1974)
-
Flea Flaw
Hot Dog / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Hot Dog; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica notice Hot Dog scratching fleas.
- Reprints
- from Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #26 (August 1974)
-
Reaction Faction
Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Mrs. Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica hopes to drive the boys mad with a $100 swimsuit.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #519 (August 1982)
-
Sign Line
Midge / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Midge; Betty Cooper; Moose Mason (picture)
- Synopsis
- Betty is surprised that Moose let Midge come to the beach alone.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #519 (August 1982)
-
Peace, it's Wonderful
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie makes the mistake of calling Veronica cold-blooded.
- Reprints
- from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #70 (October 1978)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprint in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #59, no credits listed in this digest.
Lingo Jingo
Big Moose / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Moose Mason; Dilton Doily; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Moose says he understands Japanese.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #330 (October 1977)
-
Bee Spree
Mr. Weatherbee / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Mr. Weatherbee; Professor Flutesnoot; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Mr. Weatherbee doesn't like it when he hears Archie warn Jughead to "watch out for the bee!"
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #341 (September 1978)
-
Kick the Bucket
Reggie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Pop Tate; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge; Mrs. Lodge
- Synopsis
- Reggie is going to watch the game at Veronica's and he tries to stop Archie from interfering.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #154 (October 1981)
-
The Beach or Bust!
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Smithers; Veronica Lodge; Al; Mike
- Synopsis
- Archie, Betty and Veronica are going to the beach, but Veronica insists on bringing a lot of stuff along.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #520 (September 1982)
-
Prize Packaging
Flutesnoot / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Miss Beazly; Mr. Weatherbee; Professor Flutesnoot; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Wally Winthrop; Jughead Jones; Miss Grundy; Dilton Doily; Betty Cooper; Miss Haggly
- Synopsis
- A former student of Professor Flutesnoot's wins the Nobel Prize.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #79 (July 1995)
-
[no title indexed]
public service announcement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You don't need drugs...
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Moose Mason; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee; Midge; Hot Dog; Reggie Mantle
Indexer Notes
After page 2 of Prize Packaging.
Ocean Commotion
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica worries that Archie has gotten them lost while boating.
- Reprints
- from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #70 (October 1978)
-
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
["You keep your car nice and clean, Archie!"]
Archie -
1.
[no title indexed]
-
2.
Scents of Power
Archie -
3.
Book Squirm
Li'l Jinx -
4.
[Striped Chips Ahoy]
-
5.
Videocy
Jughead -
6.
Stretch Kvetch
Jughead -
7.
Scaredy Cat!
Li'l Jinx -
8.
[Pineapple Stickers]
-
9.
Symptomania
Betty and Veronica -
10.
Cornered
Li'l Jinx -
11.
Pier Group
The Archies -
12.
[Prizes or Cash]
-
13.
Very De-grading
Sabrina -
14.
["Daddy, your boss gave you a raise last week --- how about you raising my allowance?"]
Betty Pin Up -
15.
[Archie Fan Club]
-
16.
Only a Fool
Dilton -
17.
By the See!
Li'l Jinx -
18.
[Betty & Veronica Double Digest Subscription Offer]
-
19.
The I.N.I.T.I.A.L. Problem
Jughead -
20.
The Boss Man
Archie -
21.
Job Jive
Jughead -
22.
T-hee
Sabrina -
23.
Lip Service
Betty -
24.
[Musicade]
-
25.
[Archie's Double Digest]
-
26.
Don't Weight Up
Archie -
27.
[Archie Annual Digest #51]
-
28.
The Day Mighty Greg "Struck" Out...
Greg -
29.
Soft Cell
Jughead -
30.
Joke of the Month Club
Archie -
31.
["Don't let Reggie's showing off get you down, Archie!"]
Archie Pin up -
32.
Tool Fool
Big Moose -
33.
Eat Beat
Jughead -
34.
[Tang]
-
35.
Car Wash Woes
Josie -
36.
Invite Plight
Archie -
37.
Phone Fair
Jughead -
38.
String Fling
Jughead -
39.
Polite Sprite
Betty -
40.
[Archie's Checklist]
-
41.
Unstrung Hero
Jughead -
42.
Curiosity
Betty and Veronica -
43.
Heat Treat
Jughead -
44.
Leaf Grief
Jughead -
45.
Potion Commotion
Sabrina -
46.
Flea Flaw
Hot Dog -
47.
[Katy Keene Fan Club]
-
48.
Reaction Faction
Veronica -
49.
Sign Line
Midge -
50.
Peace, it's Wonderful
Archie -
51.
[Archie's Special Digest Subscription Offer]
-
52.
Lingo Jingo
Big Moose -
53.
Bee Spree
Mr. Weatherbee -
54.
[Katy Keene Subscription Offer]
-
55.
Kick the Bucket
Reggie -
56.
The Beach or Bust!
Betty and Veronica -
57.
[Discount Subscription Offer]
-
58.
Prize Packaging
Flutesnoot -
59.
["You don't need drugs..."]
-
60.
Ocean Commotion
Archie -
61.
[Prizes or Cash]
-
62.
[no title indexed]
-
63.
[Chocolate Fun for Everyone]
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