Archie Comics Digest
#237
(October 2007)
Archie,
1973 Series
- Price
- 2.49 USD; 2.99 CAD
- Pages
- 100
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
The Archie Digest Library
- Barcode
- 009128468501 37
- Editing
- Nelson Ribiero; Victor Gorelick
The Big Rescue
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
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in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #241 (August 2013)
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Hold the Phone
Mr. Lodge / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews; Hermione Lodge; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Mr. Lodge is being annoyed at dinner by unwelcome phone calls, particularly from Archie.
- Reprints
- from Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #128 (August 2002)
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All Washed Up!
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Bill Golliher (credited)
- Pencils
- Tim Kennedy (credited)
- Inks
- Jim Amash (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Dilton Doiley; Reggie Mantle; Chuck Clayton; Nancy Woods
- Synopsis
- Mr. Weatherbee helps the gang organize a car wash to raise money for their class trip.
- Reprints
- in Archie & Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #19 (December 2012)
- in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #112 (October 2021)
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Quick Feat
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie mother tells Fred to go and look at Archie's messy room. Archie overhears his father threatening to cut his allowance in half if it's not clean so Archie rushes to clean up.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #522 (July 2002)
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Early Bird Andrews
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee; Mr. Andrews; Mrs. Andrews; little boy
- Synopsis
- Archie gets so many detentions for tardiness that he commits to being punctual. He succeeds, but makes himself late when he stops to aid a little boy in distress. Everyone is amused to think that his habits are so ingrained that he can't change them, but he takes their gibes without comment or excuse.
- Reprints
- from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #14 (June 1971)
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- Keywords
- High school
Indexer Notes
Creator credits from GCD record at World of Archie Double Digest # 21.
Good Ol’ Daze
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie points out all of the toys and gadgets that weren't available when his father was a child.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #523 (July 2002)
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On Stage
Archie at Riverdale / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Archie didn't do his book report but thinks he's a good enough actor to get past Miss Grundy.
- Reprints
- from Archie at Riverdale High (Archie, 1972 series) #64 (July 1979)
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Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprint in Archie Double Digest (2011 series) #313, no credits listed in this digest.
It's a Ball
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Coach Kleats; Slim
- Synopsis
- Coach Kleats desperately wants a tall new student for the basketball team, but the boy is only interested in poetry.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #260 (March 1977)
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Indexer Notes
Credits confirmed against the credits printed in Archie's Double Digest (Archie, 1984 series) #233.
Change of Money!
Archie / comic story / 7 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Oh, Archie! Can you really afford this restaurant?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- Archie works for Pop Tate to pay off his bill and get some extra money to buy a present for Veronica. While he's working there a man walks in and tells him to open the register and Archie thinks he's being robbed.
- Reprints
- from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #8 (June 1970)
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Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprint in Everything's Archie (2018 series) #1.
Game Acclaim
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I'm up to 752 points!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy; Miss Philips
- Synopsis
- Archie is caught playing a hand-held video game at school so Mr. Weatherbee takes it until school is dismissed but soon Mr. Weatherbee learns how addictive the game can be.
- Reprints
- from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #120 (July 1980)
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- Keywords
- video game
Indexer Notes
Credits from reprint.
Monster Madness
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Delia Devoe
- Synopsis
- Archie is approached by someone claiming to be a psychic who tells him that he will become very ugly as he gets older.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #523 (July 2002)
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- Keywords
- psychic
Book Mark
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg (credited)
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Mrs. Andrews; Betty Cooper; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica take Archie's books to the library so he doesn't see the attractive new librarian.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #363 (July 1980)
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All Systems Go!
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Dick Malmgren
- Pencils
- Dick Malmgren
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie's scheme to snatch a few more minutes of sleep in the morning doesn't go as planned.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #362 (June 1980)
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The Buddy System
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Dick Malmgren (credited)
- Pencils
- Dick Malmgren (credited)
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino (credited)
- Colors
- Carlos Antunes (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy
- Synopsis
- When Archie and Reggie are caught fighting, Mr. Weatherbee makes them write 1000 word essays praising each other.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #338 (June 1978)
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Guest Shot
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Miss Grundy; Betty Cooper; Professor Flutesnoot; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- The gang fools Mr. Weatherbee into thinking that they're throwing a birthday party for Professor Flutesnoot, when they're really throwing it in honor of Mr. Weatherbee.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #252 (April 1971)
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Indexer Notes
formerly a Mr. Weatherbee story.
Plant One On Me
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Bill Golliher (credited)
- Pencils
- Randy Elliott (credited)
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Miss Phlips; Moose Mason; Dilton Doiley; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Professor Flutesnoot
- Synopsis
- Mr. Weatherbee puts Archie in charge of the plant in his office while he's away at a convention.
- Reprints
- in Archie & Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #19 (December 2012)
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
["I can't decide which one I want!"]
Archie -
1.
The Big Rescue
Archie -
2.
Hold the Phone
Mr. Lodge -
3.
All Washed Up!
Archie -
4.
Quick Feat
Archie -
5.
Early Bird Andrews
Archie -
6.
Good Ol’ Daze
Archie -
7.
On Stage
Archie at Riverdale -
8.
It's a Ball
Archie -
9.
Change of Money!
Archie -
10.
Game Acclaim
Archie -
11.
Monster Madness
Archie -
12.
Book Mark
Archie -
13.
All Systems Go!
Archie -
14.
The Buddy System
Archie -
15.
Guest Shot
Archie -
16.
Plant One On Me
Archie
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- Keith Alan Morgan
- Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
- Mike Nielsen
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