(February 1997)
Archie,
1977 Series
- Price
- 1.79 USD
- Pages
- 100
- Indicia Frequency
- Published 4 times a year in Feb, May, Aug, and Nov.
- On-sale Date
- 1996-12
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
The Archie Digest Library
- Barcode
- 071896468533 09
[no title indexed]
Archie / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What an interesting gift... a portable CD player!
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Fred Andrews; Archie Andrews
A Binding Agreement!
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Harold Smith (credited as Hal Smith)
- Pencils
- Fernando Ruiz (credited)
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Waldo Weatherbee; Miss Phlips; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Mr. Weatherbee finds a way to raise the reading scores of the school.
- Reprints
-
in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #55 (February 2016) - in Archie 1000 Page Comics Shindig (Archie, 2016 series) (2016)
-
Plus Fuss
Big Moose / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Moose Mason; Miss Grundy; Dilton Doiley
- Synopsis
- Moose can't do the math problem on the blackboard.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #265 (February 1980)
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Race Ace
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie loses a race to Reggie, but finds a way to brag about it later.
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #300 (March 1976)
-
Helpless Helpers
Jughead / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Hot Dog (Jughead's dog); Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Jughead intends to play Santa (with Hot Dog as his reindeer) for the children at the local hospital, despite the derision everyone in the gang is giving him.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #217 (February 1974)
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The Old Touch
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Jughead Jones; Mary Andrews; Coach Kleats; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- After getting torched by Mr. Weatherbee in basketball practice, Archie goes out of his way to avoid the Principal so he doesn't have to listen to Weatherbee brag.
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #312 (March 1977)
-
- Keywords
- basketball
Signing Off!
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Greg; Charley Hawse
- Synopsis
- Jinx falls while skiing.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #457 (April 1977)
-
Pet Patter
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- With Betty's help, Veronica takes her pets to be boarded at the most exclusive pet kennel in Riverdale during the Lodge vacation in The Bahamas.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #341 (April 1986)
-
Mr. Generous
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Reggie loans Archie everything he needs to take Veronica on a ski trip but unfortunately Archie is mistaken for Reggie at the ski lodge.
- Reprints
- from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #248 (May 1985)
-
- Keywords
- skiing
Indexer Notes
Angelo Decesare is credited as scripter in reprint.
Season's Greetings
Little Archie / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Little Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Little Archie walking through the city dressed as Santa Claus.
- Reprints
- from Little Archie Digest Magazine (Archie, 1991 series) #5 (March 1992)
-
Bully For You
Little Archie / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Bob Bolling
- Pencils
- Bob Bolling (signed)
- Inks
- Bob Bolling (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Bob Bolling
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Little Archie Andrews; Fangs Fogarty; Little Jughead Jones; Miss Plumm
- Synopsis
- Fangs Fogarty is always bullying Little Archie, hitting him with snowballs and stealing his lunch, but when Little Archie retaliates, Fangs complains to the teacher. Little Archie realizes that Fangs is really a coward at heart, and comes up with a way to prove that when they have to fight fair, bullies always get "cold feet."
- Reprints
- from The Adventures of Little Archie (Archie, 1961 series) #30 (Spring 1964)
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I'll Take the Wrap
Archie and the Gang / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- At the gang's Christmas gift exchange, Betty and Veronica drive the boys nuts by insisting that they not tear the wrapping paper in order to get to the gift inside.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #168 (January 1970)
-
Indexer Notes
When reprinted in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #34, writing is credited to Al Hartley.
The Perfect Gig
Josie and the Pussycats / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Josie McCoy; Melody Valentine; Valerie Brown; Alexander Cabot III
- Synopsis
- Alex gets the girls a gig at the car show but they quit because everyone is more interested in the cars. They get another gig from a rich guy on a yacht who wants to keep them on his yacht permanently.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #410 (January 1987)
-
Easy Does It
Jughead / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Jughead lets Archie do most of the snow shoveling.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #207 (April 1975)
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Christmas Present?
Archie / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- George Gladir
- Pencils
- Samm Schwartz
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Ethel Muggs
- Synopsis
- The boys don't want to sing the same old Christmas carols with the girls, so they go off on their own, but the people of Riverdale don't respond well to their modern lyrics.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #158 (January 1969)
-
- Keywords
- Christmas; Christmas carols
Indexer Notes
Credits from the printing in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #256.
The Magic Christmas Tree
Little Sabrina / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; children; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Little Sabrina; Aunt Hilda; Aunt Zelda; Little Jughead Jones; Hot Dog
- Synopsis
- Aunt Zelda zaps up a Christmas tree whose extra branches provide little trees for smaller creatures.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #566 (January 1987)
-
- Keywords
- Christmas; Christmas tree
No Peeking
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Hap Holliday (Li'l Jinx's father); Merry Holliday (Li'l Jinx's mother)
- Synopsis
- Li'l Jinx's parents try to decide where to hide her Christmas presents.
- Reprints
- from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #81 (January 1969)
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Indexer Notes
Li'l Jinx is referenced, but does not appear in this story.
Oh, Christmas Transporter, Oh, Christmas Transporter
Archie 3000! / comic story / 11 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews (Archie's father); Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge (Veronica's father); Betty Cooper; Mary Cooper (Betty's mother); Jughead Jones; Forsythe Jones (Jughead's father); Reggie Mantle; Vicky Mantle (Reggie's mother); Santa Claus; Mrs. Claus; Rudolph (the red-nosed reindeer)
- Synopsis
- Archie and his friends use the home shopping teleportation network to do their Christmas shopping, against their parents' wishes. When a storm knocks out the global teleportation system, Archie and the gang are forced to go out and shop the old-fashioned way. Meanwhile, Santa recruits his old reindeer friends to drive his sleigh to deliver gifts house-to-house.
- Reprints
- from Archie 3000 (Archie, 1989 series) #14 (February 1991)
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Indexer Notes
Story is in two parts: Chapter 1 - "Oh, Christmas Transporter, Oh, Christmas Transporter" and Chapter 2 - "Let it Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow!"
Ron Down!
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica asks Betty about her date with the new boy in school.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #52 (February 1961)
-
- Keywords
- ice skating
Vacation Adulation
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Where are you going on your mid-semester vacation, Mr. Weatherbee?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Waldo Weatherbee; Pop Tate; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Mr. Weatherbee tries to spend his mid-semester vacation at home to avoid Archie, but soon goes crazy with boredom.
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #302 (May 1976)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprint in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #306.
Slope Slip!
Jughead / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Harold Smith (credited as Hal Smith)
- Pencils
- Fernando Ruiz (credited)
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Nancy Woods; Reggie Mantle; Hot Dog
- Synopsis
- Jughead enters a snowboarding race accidentally.
- Reprints
- in Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #178 (April 2012)
-
- Keywords
- snowboard
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
["What an interesting gift... a portable CD player!"]
Archie -
1.
A Binding Agreement!
Archie -
2.
Plus Fuss
Big Moose -
3.
Race Ace
Archie -
4.
Helpless Helpers
Jughead -
5.
The Old Touch
Archie -
6.
Signing Off!
Li'l Jinx -
7.
Pet Patter
Betty and Veronica -
8.
Mr. Generous
Archie -
9.
Season's Greetings
Little Archie -
10.
Bully For You
Little Archie -
11.
I'll Take the Wrap
Archie and the Gang -
12.
The Perfect Gig
Josie and the Pussycats -
13.
Easy Does It
Jughead -
14.
Christmas Present?
Archie -
15.
The Magic Christmas Tree
Little Sabrina -
16.
No Peeking
Li'l Jinx -
17.
Oh, Christmas Transporter, Oh, Christmas Transporter
Archie 3000! -
18.
Ron Down!
Betty and Veronica -
19.
Vacation Adulation
Archie -
20.
Slope Slip!
Jughead
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katy Hayhurst
- Scott Marshall
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Mike Nielsen
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