(September 1994)
Archie,
1977 Series
- Price
- 1.75 USD
- Pages
- 100
- 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
- 009128468532 95
- Editing
- Nanci Dakesian; Victor Gorelick
Water Ride
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski (as Mike Pellowski)
- Pencils
- Doug Crane
- Inks
- Ken Selig
- Colors
- Barry Grossman; Nanci Dakesian
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Mr. Scott
- Synopsis
- Archie is riding a bike in hot weather and getting soaked along the way.
- Reprints
-
in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #111 (November 1999) - in Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #95 (September 2005)
- in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #19 (August 2012), #91 (September 2019)
- in Archie Giant Comics Hop (Archie, 2019 series) (2019)
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Indexer Notes
Bob Bolling credited as scripter in reprint.
Mike Esposito credited as inker in reprint.
Zero Hero
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Samm Schwartz
- Inks
- Samm Schwartz
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Samm Schwartz
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Archie tries to rescue a cat from a tree.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #153 (September 2004)
- in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #290 (August 2018)
-
Wet Set
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Samm Schwartz
- Inks
- Samm Schwartz
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Samm Schwartz
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Archie and Betty picnic on the beach in the rain.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #153 (September 2004)
- in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #290 (August 2018)
-
Recognition Admission
Veronica / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Harold Smith (credited as Hal Smith)
- Pencils
- Jeff Shultz (credited)
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- Barry Grossman ?
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Good morning! Is my father in his office?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica has to pass through numerous security measures to see her father.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #210 (October 1989)
-
Seeing Stars!
Mr. Weatherbee / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Rich Margopoulos
- Pencils
- Chic Stone
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Professor Flutesnoot; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Dilton Doiley; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- Mr. Weatherbee finds a flying saucer in Pickin's Park and boards it. The aliens offer food, so he eats one of everything. Unbeknownst to him, the flying saucer is actually a restaurant.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #209 (September 1989)
-
- Keywords
- telescope
Indexer Notes
When reprinted in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #32, writing is credited to George Gladir.
The Champion
Moose [Archie feature] / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- George Gladir
- Pencils
- Jeff Shultz
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Chuck Clayton; Nancy Woods; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; unnamed wrestlers
- Synopsis
- Midge breaks up with Moose because he shows off his strength on every date. Fortunately, the two get back together before the big arm wrestling tournament.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #209 (September 1989)
-
Drag Gag
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- George Gladir ?
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Vincent DeCarlo
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica study up on cars just so they'll have something to talk to the boys about.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #28 (September 1964)
-
Sure Cure
Mr. Lodge / comic story / 0.5 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Samm Schwartz
- Inks
- Samm Schwartz
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Samm Schwartz
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Hiram Lodge; Smithers; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Smithers remedies Mr. Lodge's headache.
- Reprints
- in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #251 (November 2016)
-
Sign Off
Mr. Lodge / comic story / 0.5 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Samm Schwartz
- Inks
- Samm Schwartz
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Samm Schwartz
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Mr. Lodge puts up "No Archie" signs on the front lawn.
- Reprints
- in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #251 (November 2016)
-
Silence Please
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Rich Margopoulos
- Pencils
- Gene Colan
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
- Reprints
- from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #274 (September 1989)
-
Indexer Notes
formerly a Life With Archie story.
Snack Attack
Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor; teen
Fighting Mad
Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor; teen
Jolly Folly
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page
- Script
- George Gladir
- Pencils
- Samm Schwartz
- Inks
- Samm Schwartz
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- The new girl has a crush on Jughead.
- Reprints
- in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #286 (October 2020)
-
Weather Tether
Betty [Archie feature] / comic story / 0.5 page
- Script
- George Gladir
- Pencils
- Samm Schwartz
- Inks
- Samm Schwartz
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Archie has some money he had been saving for a rainy day.
- Reprints
- in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #286 (October 2020)
-
Treble Trouble
Jughead / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Archie promised to teach me how to water-ski today!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Dilton Doiley
- Synopsis
- Archie promises both Betty and Veronica that he would teach them to water-ski. Jughead gets him out of it by saying Archie promised to fix his boat.
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #260 (November 1972)
-
Indexer Notes
formerly an Archie story.
Pack Track
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- George Gladir
- Pencils
- Bob Bolling
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Mr. Bunsen
- Synopsis
- Mr. Bunsen takes the gang backpacking in the wide open spaces.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #295 (November 1974)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprint in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #262.
Summer Simmer
Dilton / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Dilton, maybe you could serve as a good example for Archie!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Mary Andrews; Dilton Doily; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Mrs. Andrews asks Dilton to be a good example for Archie.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #238 (November 1977)
-
Kid Gluvs
The Mighty Archie Art Players / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- George Gladir
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg (as Stan G.)
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Kid Gluvs [Moose Mason]; Tess [Betty Cooper]; B.B. Bux [Hiram Lodge]; Kayo Carson [Reggie Mantle]; Rusty [Archie Andrews]
- Synopsis
- Rusty tries to make Kid Gluvs into a champion boxer.
- Reprints
- from Laugh (Archie, 1987 series) #14 (June 1989)
-
- Keywords
- boxer; boxing
Snarf
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Moose wants to know why it's called fast food.
- Reprints
- in Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #181 (July 2012)
-
Everybody Ought to Have a Maid
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Kathleen Webb
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo
- Inks
- Jim DeCarlo
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge
- Synopsis
- Mr. Lodge demands Veronica do housework for a specific period of time to teach her what her maids have to go through. Unfortunately for him, her efforts impact an important dinner with an important prospective business partner.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #23 (September 1989)
-
Into the Riverdale Triangle: Part One
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Rich Margopoulos (credited)
- Pencils
- Rex Lindsey (credited as Rex W. Lindsey)
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Lodge, and Veronica go fishing in the Riverdale Triangle. A bad storm sets them off course and on a dinosaur-inhabited island.
- Reprints
- from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #271 (March 1989)
-
- Keywords
- desert island; dinosaur; fishing; shipwreck; storm
Into the Riverdale Triangle: Part Two
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Rich Margopoulos (credited)
- Pencils
- Rex Lindsey (credited as Rex W. Lindsey)
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Lodge, and Veronica are rescued from the island.
- Reprints
- from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #271 (March 1989)
-
- Keywords
- desert island; dinosaur
It's Magic
Josie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- George Gladir
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg (as Stan G.)
- Inks
- Mike Esposito
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Josie and the Pussycats [Josie McCoy; Melody Valentine; Valerie Smith]; The 3 Prestos (magicians)
- Synopsis
- The dry cleaner mixes up the Pussycats outfits with a band of magicians' and magic tricks keep popping out of their tuxedos.
- Reprints
- from Laugh (Archie, 1987 series) #14 (June 1989)
-
- Keywords
- gig; girl band; girl group; magic tricks; music
Art Party!
Jughead / activity / 1 page
- Script
- Rod Ollerenshaw
- Pencils
- Rod Ollerenshaw (signed)
- Inks
- Rod Ollerenshaw
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Rod Ollerenshaw ?
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones
- Reprints
- from Jughead (Archie, 1987 series) #10 (February 1989)
-
Indexer Notes
word puzzle
The Assignment
Reggie [Archie] / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- George Gladir (credited)
- Pencils
- Doug Crane (credited)
- Inks
- Tom Moore (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman ?
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- There are a lot of cute guys in summer school this year!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Midge Klump; Moose Mason; Archie Andrews; Coach Kleats
- Synopsis
- Moose wants Reggie to keep the other boys away from Midge during summer school.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #210 (October 1989)
-
Rid Bid
Mr. Weatherbee / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I'm taking twenty boys out of our camp for a long hiking trip!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie accidentally hits Mr. Weatherbee in the head with a baseball while at camp.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #225 (October 1976)
-
[no title indexed]
Archie's Mom's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Dad back from jogging, Mom?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
- from Archie newspaper strip (King Features Syndicate, XX-XX-19XX)
Welcome Wagon Master
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski (as Mike Pellowski)
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Marty Matthews; Judy Matthews
- Synopsis
- Archie meets a new young boy in town and helps him make friends, which impresses his teen sister, who asks Archie out even though Reggie has been trying to impress her.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #371 (October 1989)
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Indexer Notes
When reprinted in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #240, the writing is credited to George Gladir.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["Wouldn't you know it! I finish your back and the sun goes in!"]
Archie -
1.
Water Ride
Archie -
2.
Zero Hero
Archie -
3.
Wet Set
Archie -
4.
Recognition Admission
Veronica -
5.
Seeing Stars!
Mr. Weatherbee -
6.
The Champion
Moose [Archie feature] -
7.
Drag Gag
Betty and Veronica -
8.
Sure Cure
Mr. Lodge -
9.
Sign Off
Mr. Lodge -
10.
Silence Please
Archie -
11.
Snack Attack
Jughead -
12.
Fighting Mad
Veronica -
13.
Jolly Folly
Betty and Veronica -
14.
Weather Tether
Betty [Archie feature] -
15.
Treble Trouble
Jughead -
16.
Pack Track
Archie -
17.
Summer Simmer
Dilton -
18.
Kid Gluvs
The Mighty Archie Art Players -
19.
Snarf
Archie -
20.
Everybody Ought to Have a Maid
Betty and Veronica -
21.
Into the Riverdale Triangle: Part One
Archie -
22.
Into the Riverdale Triangle: Part Two
Archie -
23.
It's Magic
Josie -
24.
Art Party!
Jughead -
25.
The Assignment
Reggie [Archie] -
26.
Rid Bid
Mr. Weatherbee -
27.
["Dad back from jogging, Mom?"]
Archie's Mom's Gag Bag -
28.
Welcome Wagon Master
Archie
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