Archie Comics Digest #233 [Direct Edition]

(May 2007)

[Archie & Friends Jewelry] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Pugster / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Sock Shock (Table of Contents: 2)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Golliher (credited)

Pencils

Pat Kennedy (credited)

Inks

Rich Koslowski (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Jack Morelli (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Betty Cooper (in picture only); Jughead Jones; Professor Flutesnoot; Fred Andrews

Synopsis

Archie follows Mr. Andrews to work when Mr. Andrews wears Archie's lucky socks.

Reprints

• in Archie's Super Comics Digest (Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., 2012 series) #[nn] (2012)
• in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #228 (June 2012)
• in Archie 1000 Page Comics Treasury (Archie, 2018 series) (2018)

Hooray for Homework (Table of Contents: 3)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir

Pencils

Stan Goldberg

Inks

Bob Smith

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Fred Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

Archie has loads of homework to do but it gets easier when he teams up with various girls to work on it together.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #520 (May 2002)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.

Learn to Draw Archie (Table of Contents: 4)

Learn to Draw / activity / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Characters

Archie Andrews

[TMNT Video Game] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Ubisoft / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The 2006 Collector Sets (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Archie / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

The Exhibit's Escape (Table of Contents: 7)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle

Pencils

Samm Schwartz

Inks

Samm Schwartz

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Samm Schwartz

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Billy the Kid (a goat); Professor Benjamin Flutesnoot; Geraldine Grundy; Ms. Beazly; Waldo Weatherbee

Synopsis

Archie brings a goat to school as part of a biology lecture, but the goat chews through the rope leash he's on and causes mayhem at Riverdale High.

Reprints

• from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #46 (April 1976)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.

The Class of 2006 (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Archie Cartoon Collection / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Surprise (Table of Contents: 9)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Jim Ruth

Pencils

Dick Malmgren

Inks

Jon D'Agostino

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

Archie is taking Veronica out to an expensive dinner. As they walk into the restuarant, Veronica sees a girl wearing the same dress she has on. She then forces Archie to buy her a new dress before dinner, but he doesn't have enough money to pay for both.

Reprints

• from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #46 (April 1976)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.

[Archie's Subscription Offer] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

It's Car-azy (Table of Contents: 11)

Archie / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Dick Malmgren

Pencils

Dick Malmgren

Inks

Rudy Lapick

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Is Veronica home, Mr. Lodge?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper

Synopsis

Mr. Lodge frets when Veronica uses the Bentley to drive to a store.

Reprints

• from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #64 (April 1978)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.

Bill Chill (Table of Contents: 12)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

George Gladir ?

Pencils

?

Inks

Jon D'Agostino

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper

Synopsis

Archie and Reggie are dumbfounded at the restaurant check for their dates with Veronica and Betty.

Reprints

• from Reggie and Me (Archie, 1966 series) #122 (April 1980)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

Digest Fan Art / activity / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Hate After Dark (Table of Contents: 14)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Dick Malmgren

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo

Inks

Alison Flood

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Great lecture, Mr. Weatherbee!

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Miss Clarkson; Reggie Mantle

Synopsis

Archie and Jughead track down the person responsible for spray painting "Yea Riverdale" all over town.

Reprints

• from Archie at Riverdale High (Archie, 1972 series) #24 (April 1975)

Keywords

graffiti; vandalism

Indexer Notes

Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.

[Archie's Collector Sets] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16)

Digest Fan Art / activity / 1 page (report information)

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Blank page to be used to submit reader artwork.

Caught in the Web (Table of Contents: 17)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Harold Smith (credited as Hal Smith)

Pencils

Tim Kennedy ?

Inks

Rudy Lapick

Colors

Barry Grossman ?

Letters

Bill Yoshida ?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate

Synopsis

Everybody has a website including Pop Tate and even the panhandler on the street.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #520 (May 2002)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.

Instant Reaction (Table of Contents: 18)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Tom DeFalco

Pencils

Chic Stone

Inks

Jon D'Agostino

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Waldo Weatherbee

Synopsis

Archie makes an old-fashioned silent comedy film, and the girls supply lots of custard pies for the big slapstick scene.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #260 (March 1977)

Keywords

pie fight

Indexer Notes

Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.

Disc Jocular (Table of Contents: 19)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Harold Smith

Pencils

Tim Kennedy ?

Inks

Rudy Lapick

Colors

Barry Grossman ?

Letters

Bill Yoshida ?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones

Synopsis

Archie and Jughead are at the music store looking at the names of the new groups.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #520 (May 2002)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.

[Sonic Archives Offer] (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

A Winner Never Quits... A Quitter Never Wins! (Table of Contents: 21)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo

Inks

Rudy Lapick

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

adventure; humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Floyd Clayton

Synopsis

Archie gives up on trying to beat the school's best wrestler, The Crusher, until Coach Clayton gives him a homework assignment that turns him around and makes him determined to win.

Reprints

• from Archie at Riverdale High (Archie, 1972 series) #15 (April 1974)

Keywords

wrestling

Indexer Notes

The title of the story does not appear until the final panel, because, as the opening narration says, "We want you to remember it."

Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.

[Archie's Collector Sets] (Table of Contents: 22) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[Look at the time] (Table of Contents: 23) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

That Human Touch (Table of Contents: 24)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle

Pencils

Stan Goldberg

Inks

Jon D'Agostino

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen

Characters

Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Weatherbee; Dilton Doiley

Synopsis

The kids discover that Mr. Weatherbee had a wild streak when he was in high school.

Reprints

• from Archie at Riverdale High (Archie, 1972 series) #6 (April 1973)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprint in Archie at Riverdale High (Archie, 2018 series) #1, no credits listed in this digest.

[Archie Americana Series] (Table of Contents: 25) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[Sabrina for Everyone!] (Table of Contents: 26) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Going My Way (Table of Contents: 27)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle

Pencils

Stan Goldberg

Inks

Jim DeCarlo

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

Archie and Jughead have become so close that they can anticipate the other one's thoughts.

Reprints

• from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #348 (April 1979)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 28)

Jughead's Find Your Name In Print Page / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Samm Schwartz

Inks

Samm Schwartz

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Characters

Jughead Jones

Very En-Lightning (Table of Contents: 29)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Bob Bolling (credited)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Benjamin Franklin (cameo flashback)

Synopsis

Mr. Lodge explains to Veronica why there's no reason to be afraid of lightning, which unfortunately keeps her from turning to Archie for comfort.

Reprints

• from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #13 (April 1971)

Keywords

lightning

Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprint in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #299.

Short Cut to Success (Table of Contents: 30)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle

Pencils

Stan Goldberg

Inks

Henry Scarpelli

Colors

?

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Moose Mason; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Jughead Jones

Synopsis

When Moose drops out of high school, Archie and Jughead visit his workplace to persuade him to return.

Reprints

• from Archie at Riverdale High (Archie, 1972 series) #6 (April 1973)

Keywords

high-school drop-out

Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprint in Archie at Riverdale High (Archie, 2018 series) #1, no credits listed in this digest.

[Archie Combo Bag Offer] (Table of Contents: 31) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Personal Strainer (Table of Contents: 32)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Angelo De Cesare

Pencils

Stan Goldberg

Inks

Bob Smith

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Fred Andrews

Synopsis

Archie acts as a personal trainer for his father to try and get him into shape.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #509 (July 2001)

Keywords

exercise

Indexer Notes

Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.

[Archie's Digest Subscription Offer] (Table of Contents: 33) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Springing Ahead (Table of Contents: 34)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Kathleen Webb (credited)

Pencils

Bob Bolling (credited)

Inks

Al Milgrom (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

Betty and Veronica are happy that spring has arrived but a late-spring snowstorm ruins their mood.

Reprints

• in Jughead and Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #20 (June 2016)

Indexer Notes

The clothing store Fjordstrom is a parody of Nordstrom.

[For Sale] (Table of Contents: 35) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[Betty & Veronica Double Digest #151] (Table of Contents: 36) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 37) (Expand) /

Hubba Bubba / advertisement / 1 page (report information)