(December 1990)
Archie,
1977 Series
- Price
- 1.50 USD
- Pages
- 132
- Indicia Frequency
- 6 times a year
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
The Archie Digest Library
- Barcode
- 071896468533 71
- Editing
- Nanci Dakesian (editor); Victor Gorelick (editor)
[no title indexed]
Archie / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Miss Grundy; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Chuck Clayton
Take Me to the Cleaners
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- George Gladir
- Pencils
- Samm Schwartz
- Inks
- Samm Schwartz
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Samm Schwartz
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- How's the job going, Arch? You like working here?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Mrs. Baxter; Mary Andrews; Mrs. Faye; Flo Goode; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie hires himself out as a house cleaner to make money.
- Reprints
-
in Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #14 (October 1995)
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Switch Hitch
Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Archie and Jug came as a ventriloquist act!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Archie and Jughead go to a masquerade party as a ventriloquist act.
- Reprints
- from Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes (Archie, 1968 series) #40 (January 1977)
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Snap Flap
Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I'm a whiz at photography!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Reggie is a whiz at photography.
- Reprints
- from Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes (Archie, 1968 series) #40 (January 1977)
-
Top Level
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Archie, I have a top level assignment for you!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Mr. Weatherbee gives Archie a top level assignment.
- Reprints
- from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #65 (May 1978)
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[Join the Cause, Join the Fight]
public service announcement / 1 page
- Characters
- The Wizard; The Web; The Black Hood; Bob Phantom; Mr. Justice; Fly Girl; The Jaguar; The Fly; The Shield; The Comet; Captain Flag; Firefly; Black Jack; The Hangman; Fireball; Steel Sterling; The Fox; Inferno
Indexer Notes
Knock out illiteracy by reading a comic book.
Safe Keeping
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I couldn't get my car started today, so I decided to skate to school!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Mr. Weatherbee confiscates Archie's skates.
- Reprints
- from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #3 (August 1969)
-
Hunger for History
Jughead / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Frank Doyle ?
- Pencils
- Samm Schwartz
- Inks
- Samm Schwartz
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Samm Schwartz
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Jughead? Right now?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- Jughead gives a history report on Napoleon.
- Reprints
- from Jughead (Archie, 1965 series) #281 (October 1978)
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Sign Up!
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Ahem! Li'l Jinx! Don't you have to do homework?
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Hap Holiday; Li'l Jinx
- Synopsis
- Li'l Jinx is having trouble with her homework.
- Reprints
- from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #83 (May 1980)
-
Indexer Notes
Fashions by Ile Cure-Trottier.
A Helping Hand
Josie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Ring!
- Feature Logo
- Josie and the Pussycats
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Josie; Melody
- Synopsis
- Melody shows back up at Josie's.
- Reprints
- from Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #28 (October 1974)
-
Digest Writer's Contest
activity / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Ellen Leonforte (signed as
El) - Inks
- Ellen Leonforte (signed as El)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Ellen Leonforte; typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hey, mom! My story's been published!
Indexer Notes
Inviting readers to submit a 300 word story.
The Sleeper
Sabrina / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Dick Malmgren
- Pencils
- Dick Malmgren
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Aunt Hilda looks like she's in a trance!
- Feature Logo
- Sabrina the Teenage Witch
- Genre
- humor; fantasy-supernatural; teen
- Characters
- Sabrina Spellman; Aunt Zelda; Aunt Hilda; The Great Nodoze
- Synopsis
- Aunt Hilda hasn't slept in weeks so Sabrina summons a hypnotist, The Great Nodoze, to put her to sleep.
- Reprints
- from Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (Archie, 1971 series) #64 (December 1980)
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Pajama Drama
Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Mom, why are you throwing away my pajamas?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Mrs. Jones
- Synopsis
- Jughead's mom is throwing away his pajamas.
- Reprints
- from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #64 (July 1979)
-
Cream Scream
Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Look what I found! A quart of ice cream!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Archie found a quart of ice cream.
- Reprints
- from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #64 (July 1979)
-
Time Warp Part I
comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- She was a sweet little kid --- selling flowers on the street -- to help out the family, no doubt! I don't know what made me look up, but what I saw made my blood run cold!
- Genre
- adventure; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Mary; Fred Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie saves a girl and her grandfather gives him tomorrow's newspaper.
- Reprints
- from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #197 (September 1978)
-
Time Warp Part II
comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I guess it was some time after midnight that my lonely vigil paid off! A scrambling across the shingles, the creak of a tree limb, and two small forms dropped not far from my hiding place---
- Genre
- adventure; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; the Parker twins; Mr. Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Mary
- Synopsis
- Archie tries to help the kids that tomorrow's newspaper said would be lost.
- Reprints
- from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #197 (September 1978)
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Meal Spiel
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Here, Archie! I've prepared a meal fit for a king!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; King
- Synopsis
- Veronica has cooked Archie a meal fit for a king.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #234 (July 1977)
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Femme Strategy
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Gosh! Ronnie, I envy you with all your possessions!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica each envy the other over their possessions.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #234 (July 1977)
-
A Hairy Story
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Gad! Each one is worse than the next!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Midge Klump; Veronica Lodge; Rudy; Dilton Doily; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- All the girls are being different by wearing New Age haircuts.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #338 (October 1985)
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Once Upon a Time
Reggie / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- This Garden of Eden -- this utopia -- this paradise called Riverdale! Ah, yes! A proud history this ol' town of ours has! Proud!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Reggie tells a different version of how Riverdale got its name.
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #310 (January 1977)
-
Cents of Value
Jughead / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Oh, this is going to be fun!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Pop Tate has raised the price of his Super Bowl of ice cream.
- Reprints
- from Jughead (Archie, 1965 series) #281 (October 1978)
-
Yap Flap
Reggie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; "Toot" D. Kaye
- Synopsis
- Dialogue free comic where Reggie won't shut his mouth.
- Reprints
- from Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes (Archie, 1968 series) #14 (August 1970)
-
Change of Heart
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Ronnie! Have you seen D.G.?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Denny George; Dolly
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica are flipping out over D.G.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #162 (June 1969)
-
Just Routine
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I wouldn't do that, Arch!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Professor Flutesnoot; Mr. Johnson; Coach Kleats; Fred Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie runs into, and angers, the teachers.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #39 (Winter 1966)
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You Guest It
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It's about time you got here, Archie! Everything is cooked and just waiting for you!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie had to ditch Jughead before getting Betty's homecooked meal.
- Reprints
- from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #51 (September 1976)
-
The Protectors
Josie / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You remember in the story "Oliver Twist" that awful man, "Fagin," taught little kids to steal for him?
- Feature Logo
- Josie and the Pussycats
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Josie; Valerie; Melody; Joey
- Synopsis
- Josie thinks she's spotted a modern day Fagin and Oliver Twist.
- Reprints
- from Josie and the Pussycats (Archie, 1969 series) #71 (September 1973)
-
Plane Facts
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Mr. Vedderbee, ve got big trouble! Piano von't fit in stairvay!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Svenson; Professor Flutesnoot; Mr. Weatherbee; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Dilton Doily; Miss Grundy
- Synopsis
- Archie gets in trouble for throwing a paper airplane.
- Reprints
- from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #127 (June 1981)
-
[no title indexed]
Dipsy Doodles / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Lunch Time
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Jughead paints a flying saucer.
- Reprints
- from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #64 (July 1979)
-
Move Over, George!
Gigi / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Ha! Ha! What's the big idea of wearing a white wig, Greg?
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Gigi; George Washington; Greg; Li'l Jinx; Charley Hawse; Russ
- Synopsis
- Gigi gets a small part in a school play and rewrites it to give her a bigger part.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #380 (December 1981)
-
What's My Line?
Archie / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Students, this electronic computer will tell you, in picture form, the job you're best qualified for!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Prfoessor Flutesnoot; Dilton Doily; Moose Mason; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Midge Klump
- Synopsis
- Professor Flutesnoot has a machine that will show the students what they'll become.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #51 (December 1960)
-
[no title indexed]
Editor's Notebook / in-house column / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Many of the letters that I receive have very similar questions, suggestions, criticisms, etc.
Minding A Star
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hi, Arch! Hi, Jughead!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Zappy; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- Archie is minding Zappy, a chimp TV star.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #264 (August 1977)
-
Score Bore
Reggie / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Reggie, do you think you'll score 20 points in tonight's game?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Coach Kleats; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Sue; Alice
- Synopsis
- The opposing team has two men guarding Reggie and he's upset no one is feeding him the ball.
- Reprints
- from Reggie and Me (Archie, 1966 series) #80 (August 1975)
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[Archie's Double Digest Subscription Offer]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Indexer Notes
After page 4 of Score Bore.
[Say No To Drugs]
public service announcement / 1 page
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
The Real Thing
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Archie McQueen slipped his shirt over his rippling shoulder muscles and smiled briefly at the thought of the evening of danger that lay ahead--
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie is narrating what he plans to do this evening.
- Reprints
- from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #220 (February 1981)
-
The Taste of Adventure
Archie and His Friends; Capri Sun / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The sunken treasure ship is right where the Capri Sun Fruit Drinks chart said it would be!
- Genre
- adventure; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie and Betty are diving for a treasure.
Indexer Notes
Ad in comic story form.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
Archie -
1.
[no title indexed]
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2.
Take Me to the Cleaners
Archie -
3.
[Disney Adventures]
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4.
Switch Hitch
Reggie -
5.
Snap Flap
Reggie -
6.
Top Level
Archie -
7.
[Join the Cause, Join the Fight]
-
8.
Safe Keeping
Archie -
9.
[New Archies Digest #12]
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10.
[The Great Cap'n Crunch Caper]
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11.
Hunger for History
Jughead -
12.
[The Ultimate Game Club]
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13.
Sign Up!
Li'l Jinx -
14.
A Helping Hand
Josie -
15.
Digest Writer's Contest
-
16.
The Sleeper
Sabrina -
17.
[Archie Bendables]
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18.
Pajama Drama
Jughead -
19.
Cream Scream
Jughead -
20.
Time Warp Part I
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21.
Time Warp Part II
-
22.
Meal Spiel
Archie -
23.
Femme Strategy
Betty and Veronica -
24.
[Discount 32 Page Comic Subscriptions]
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25.
A Hairy Story
Betty and Veronica -
26.
Once Upon a Time
Reggie -
27.
Cents of Value
Jughead -
28.
[Archie's Checklist]
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29.
Yap Flap
Reggie -
30.
[Riverdale High #3]
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31.
[Archie Fan Club]
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32.
Change of Heart
Betty and Veronica -
33.
Just Routine
Archie -
34.
[Betty & Veronica Double Digest Subscription Offer]
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35.
You Guest It
Archie -
36.
[Betty and Veronica Annual Digest #4]
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37.
[Archie's 3 for 2 Subscription Offer]
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38.
The Protectors
Josie -
39.
Plane Facts
Archie -
40.
[Jughead's Double Digest Subscription Offer]
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41.
["Lunch Time"]
Dipsy Doodles -
42.
[Jughead's Diner #5]
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43.
Move Over, George!
Gigi -
44.
[Archie's Special Digest Subscription Offer]
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45.
What's My Line?
Archie -
46.
["Many of the letters that I receive have very similar questions, suggestions, criticisms, etc."]
Editor's Notebook -
47.
Minding A Star
Archie -
48.
[Archie Presents Previews!]
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49.
Score Bore
Reggie -
50.
[Archie's Double Digest Subscription Offer]
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51.
[Say No To Drugs]
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52.
The Real Thing
Archie -
53.
The Taste of Adventure
Archie and His Friends; Capri Sun -
54.
[no title indexed]
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55.
[Captain Planet]
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- Katie
- Katy Hayhurst
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Mike Nielsen
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