(May 1996)
Archie,
1986 Series
- Price
- 1.75 USD
- Pages
- 100
- Indicia Frequency
- twice 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
- 009128468563 35
- Editing
- Nanci Dakesian; Victor Gorelick
[no title indexed]
Archie / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Do you think I'm smart enough to get on one of these game shows?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Surprise!
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Psst, Betty... a bunch of us are trying to break the record for making the largest burrito!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Archie convinces Betty to get Jughead away from the school gym where they’re trying to break the record making the largest burrito.
- Reprints
-
in Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #121 (June 2006), #181 (July 2012)
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Bug A-Boo!
Archie / activity / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Archie has a bug-a-phobia!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #587 (October 1988)
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Sports Puzzle
Jughead / activity / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Unscramble the letters to discover what sports Jughead likes...
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #586 (October 1988)
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The Dynamic Do
Veronica 3000! / activity / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Egads! Veronica's definitely the first on her block to have a hairdo like this!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
- in Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #166 (July 2001)
-
Uh-Oh!
Archie / activity / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Archie just received a threatening letter!
- Genre
- teen
- Reprints
Automation Frustration
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I'd like to get a part-time job, but nobody is hiring!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
- in Jughead and Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #25 (April 2017)
-
Bedtime Stories!
Jughead / activity / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Jellybean can't go to bed...
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
- in Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #134 (November 2007), #185 (November 2012)
-
Who, Me?
Reggie / activity / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Reggie may be trying to look innocent...
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
Throw Affair!
Jughead / activity / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- In the word search, find the 5 things that you can throw!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
- from Archie's Story & Game Digest Magazine (Archie, 1986 series) #7 (June 1988)
-
Total Board-om!
Archie / activity / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Archie's ripping up the ramps with his latest moves!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
- in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #219 (August 2011), #321 (August 2021)
-
Date Fate!
Veronica / activity / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- One of these lucky guys has a date with Veronica!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
No Comparison
Betty / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Oh, wow, Betty! Nobody bakes fudge brownies like you... nobody!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Mildred the robot
- Synopsis
- At an electronics trade show, Archie tries to decide whether Betty or a robot would make a better tutor.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #152 (July 1986)
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- Keywords
- robot
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
Food Rude!
Pop Tate / activity / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Pop Tate is mad at Jughead again!
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Archie's Story & Game Digest Magazine (Archie, 1986 series) #7 (June 1988)
-
Lotsa Money!
Veronica / activity / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Unscramble the words below to discover some things you can have...
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
- from Archie's Story & Game Digest Magazine (Archie, 1986 series) #7 (June 1988)
-
Auto Class!
Betty / activity / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Betty's been taking an auto repair class!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
Dog Gone!
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Sniff!
- Genre
- humor; children
- Reprints
- from Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #1 (December 1969)
-
Dilton's Puzzle Pals Number 4
Dilton / activity / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Archie Artist Match
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
- from Archie's Story & Game Digest Magazine (Archie, 1986 series) #7 (June 1988)
-
Zelda Brew List!
Zelda / activity / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Unscramble the letters to find the stuff Zelda's been putting into her latest brew!
- Genre
- humor; fantasy-supernatural
- Reprints
- from Archie's Story & Game Digest Magazine (Archie, 1986 series) #7 (June 1988)
-
Chuck Sports
Chuck / activity / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Chuck has to decide what sports to play in school next year!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
- from Archie's Story & Game Digest Magazine (Archie, 1986 series) #7 (June 1988)
-
Tut Rut
Mr. Weatherbee / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Puff! Puff! It's a good thing I arrived here early!
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #109 (April 1979)
-
Betty's Bowling Frenzy!!
Betty / activity / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Help Betty improve her game!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
- from Archie's Story & Game Digest Magazine (Archie, 1986 series) #7 (June 1988)
-
Night Sounds!
Aunt Hilda / activity / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Cross out every other letter to find Zelda's favorite night sounds!
- Genre
- humor; fantasy-supernatural
- Reprints
- from Archie's Story & Game Digest Magazine (Archie, 1986 series) #7 (June 1988)
-
Without a Song!
The Archies Puzzle Page / activity / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Use the wild array of letters on this page...
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
- from Archie's Story & Game Digest Magazine (Archie, 1986 series) #7 (June 1988)
-
Best Dressed Man
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Veronica, you're throwing a party and I'm not invited?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #178 (November 1985)
-
Weight for Me!!
Moose Mason / activity / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Moose is always lifting weights!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
- from Archie's Story & Game Digest Magazine (Archie, 1986 series) #7 (June 1988)
-
Luck Struck
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Oh, Archie! That looks like a fun ride!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
- from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #81 (February 1980)
-
You'd Better Eat It!
Miss Beazly / activity / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Yes! You'd better eat what Miss Beazly serves you!
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #61 (October 2016)
-
Broke Again!
Archie / activity / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Unscramble the words below to find out what Archie needs!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
- from Archie's Story & Game Digest Magazine (Archie, 1986 series) #7 (June 1988)
-
Mum's the Word
Mr. Weatherbee / comic story / 8 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Good morning, Archie!
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #53 (December 1972)
-
Sabrina's Cat Salem Puzzle!
Sabrina's Cat Salem / activity / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Unscramble the words below!
- Genre
- humor; animal; fantasy-supernatural
- Reprints
- from Archie's Story & Game Digest Magazine (Archie, 1986 series) #7 (June 1988)
-
Sabrina's Family Tree Code!
Sabrina / activity / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Sabrina has a werewolf in her family!
- Genre
- humor; fantasy-supernatural; teen
- Reprints
- from Archie's Story & Game Digest Magazine (Archie, 1986 series) #7 (June 1988)
-
Lost Coin Maze!!
Archie's Puzzle Page / activity / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Archie's done it again, gang!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
- from Archie's Story & Game Digest Magazine (Archie, 1986 series) #7 (June 1988)
-
Pop Tate Lunch
Pop Tate / activity / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The crowd's in the Choc'lit Shop for lunch!
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Archie's Story & Game Digest Magazine (Archie, 1986 series) #7 (June 1988)
-
Protection Selection
Jughead / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- No matter what I wear, I always hurt myself in the end!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
- from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #58 (April 1978)
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Sweater Fashions
Archie / illustration / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- A stinky sweater
- Genre
- humor; fashion; teen
- Reprints
- from Archie's Story & Game Digest Magazine (Archie, 1986 series) #7 (June 1988)
-
Spell Check!
Sabrina / activity / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Sabrina has a crush on a new warlock in town!
- Genre
- humor; fantasy-supernatural; teen
Back Problems
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 4 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Sorry, Charley Hawse!
- Genre
- humor; children
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #288 (April 1974)
-
The Other One
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I'd like to try out with the pitchers, coach!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #128 (December 1978)
-
What's in a Name?
Cheryl Blossom / activity / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- There's only one Cheryl Blossom...
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
- in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #137 (December 2005), #276 (October 2019)
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Ski Spree!
Veronica / activity / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What's Veronica's favorite part of her ski vacation?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
Jug Jones Food Detective
Jughead / activity / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Someone's made off with the meat loaf...
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
- in Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #134 (November 2007), #185 (November 2012)
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Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["Do you think I'm smart enough to get on one of these game shows?"]
Archie -
1.
Surprise!
Archie -
2.
Bug A-Boo!
Archie -
3.
Sports Puzzle
Jughead -
4.
The Dynamic Do
Veronica 3000! -
5.
Uh-Oh!
Archie -
6.
Automation Frustration
Archie -
7.
Bedtime Stories!
Jughead -
8.
Who, Me?
Reggie -
9.
Throw Affair!
Jughead -
10.
Total Board-om!
Archie -
11.
Date Fate!
Veronica -
12.
No Comparison
Betty -
13.
Food Rude!
Pop Tate -
14.
Lotsa Money!
Veronica -
15.
Auto Class!
Betty -
16.
Dog Gone!
Li'l Jinx -
17.
Dilton's Puzzle Pals Number 4
Dilton -
18.
Zelda Brew List!
Zelda -
19.
Chuck Sports
Chuck -
20.
Tut Rut
Mr. Weatherbee -
21.
Betty's Bowling Frenzy!!
Betty -
22.
Night Sounds!
Aunt Hilda -
23.
Without a Song!
The Archies Puzzle Page -
24.
Best Dressed Man
Archie -
25.
Weight for Me!!
Moose Mason -
26.
Luck Struck
Archie -
27.
You'd Better Eat It!
Miss Beazly -
28.
Broke Again!
Archie -
29.
[no title indexed]
Editor's Notebook -
30.
Mum's the Word
Mr. Weatherbee -
31.
Sabrina's Cat Salem Puzzle!
Sabrina's Cat Salem -
32.
Sabrina's Family Tree Code!
Sabrina -
33.
Lost Coin Maze!!
Archie's Puzzle Page -
34.
Hearts & Flowers Coloring Page!!
Betty -
35.
Pop Tate Lunch
Pop Tate -
36.
Protection Selection
Jughead -
37.
Home Improvement
Veronica -
38.
Sweater Fashions
Archie -
39.
Spell Check!
Sabrina -
40.
Back Problems
Li'l Jinx -
41.
The Other One
Archie -
42.
What's in a Name?
Cheryl Blossom -
43.
Ski Spree!
Veronica -
44.
Jug Jones Food Detective
Jughead -
45.
Dear Diary
Betty
This issue was modified by, among others
- Chris Boyko
- Peter Croome
- Katy Hayhurst
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Mike Nielsen
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