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[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents)

Archie and Me / cover / 1 page

Pencils:
Bill Galvan (signed)
Inks:
Bill Galvan (signed)
Colors:
Rosario Peña (signed)
Letters:
?
  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:The mini-fridge? Oh, that’s where I keep the vegetables.
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones

Issue Data

[Read it all on the Archie App.]
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 1)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Foot Fallout
(Table of Contents: 2)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
Francis Bonnet (credited)
Pencils:
Bill Golliher (credited)
Inks:
Bob Smith (credited)
Colors:
Glenn Whitmore (credited)
Letters:
Jack Morelli (credited)
  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis:
Archie falls at the Lodge Mansion, forcing Mr. Lodge to take care of him while his foot heals.
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Baby Talk
(Table of Contents: 3)

Archie and Dilton / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Inks:
Henry Scarpelli (credited)
Colors:
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters:
Bill Yoshida (credited)
  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley; Mr. Jones; Mrs. Jones; Josh Jones
Synopsis:
Archie and Dilton babysit for the Jones family.
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The Winner
(Table of Contents: 4)

Pop Tate / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Howard Bender (credited)
Inks:
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Colors:
?
Letters:
Bill Yoshida (credited)
  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Pop Tate; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Dilton Doiley; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis:
Pop Tate appears on the game show One Million Dollar Jackpot.
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Canine Cutie
(Table of Contents: 5)

Jughead / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
Frank Doyle (credited)
Pencils:
Samm Schwartz (credited)
Inks:
Samm Schwartz (credited)
Colors:
?
Letters:
Samm Schwartz (credited)
  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Hot Dog; Rusty
Synopsis:
Jughead offers to introduce Reggie and Archie to Hot Dog's new pal, Rusty.
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History Lessons
(Table of Contents: 6)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Inks:
Bob Smith (credited)
Colors:
?
Letters:
Bill Yoshida (credited)
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
Synopsis:
The History teacher Mr. Smith tries to get the kids to use their imagination to make history more interesting.
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Coming Attractions
(Table of Contents: 7)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
Bill Yoshida (credited)
  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis:
Archie and Jughead want to see the movie Brontosaurus but Jughead always has a reason why they should wait.
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Indexer Notes

Per Craig Boldman, the credits in Archie Annual Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #64 (June 1994) are correct, not those listed in this printing.

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 8)

Dilton Daffy Inventions / comic story / 1 page

Script:
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Pencils:
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Inks:
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Colors:
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Letters:
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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Hover seats so you can rise above the crowd to see the stage at music concerts!
Characters:
Dilton Doiley; Betty Cooper
Synopsis:
Dilton invents hover chairs, a parachute for skateboarders, a floating backpack, and pencils that grow like plants.
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[Kingdom Hearts]
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Diamond Select / advertisement / 1 page

Personalized T-Shirts
(Table of Contents: 10)

Archie / cartoon / 1 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Dilton Doiley; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Hiram Lodge; Pop Tate; Moose Mason; Jughead Jones; Ethel Muggs; Archie Andrews
Synopsis:
Different characters are shown wearing t-shirts that match their personalities.
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[Jughead's Double Digest #165]
(Table of Contents: 11)

Jughead / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page

Pencils:
Fernando Ruiz (signed)
Inks:
Bob Smith (signed)
Colors:
Rosario Peña (signed)
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Jughead
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Cyrano Jones
(Table of Contents: 12)

The Archie Drama Club / comic story / 22 pages

Script:
Alex Simmons (credited)
Pencils:
Fernando Ruiz (credited)
Inks:
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Colors:
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters:
John Workman (credited)
  • Genre:humor
Characters:
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; William Shakespeare (cameo); Edgar Allan Poe (cameo); Petra Lauriette; Mister Adams; Sandy; Mister Weatherbee; Moose Mason; Trula Twyst
Synopsis:
The new drama teacher chooses Jughead to play the role of Cyrano in the school play. Jughead doesn't want to be the star of the show.
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[Archie's Big Book]
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

[Double Digest Bundle Pack]
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Swing King
(Table of Contents: 15)

Reggie / comic story / 1 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
Synopsis:
Reggie and Jughead play Ping-Pong.
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Indexer Notes

Could be from Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes (Archie, 1968 series) #5 but needs confirmation.

[Graphic Novel Super Store]
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Share Flair
(Table of Contents: 17)

Jughead / comic story / 1 page

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Synopsis:
Jughead sits between Archie and Betty at the movies.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the index of the original printing.

[Official Betty and Veronica Merch!]
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advertisement / 1 page

Talk Squawk
(Table of Contents: 19)

Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Mr. Waldo Weatherbee; Veronica Lodge (cameo)
Synopsis:
At an awards ceremony, Mr. Weatherbee tells Reggie that they're awarding him a trophy for athletic achievement. Reggie says he's speechless. As he continues to talk, Archie whispers to Betty that Reggie is now going to take all night to tell them why.
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Indexer Notes

Half-page strip. Occupies the top half of the page with "$uit [Suit] Hoot" occupying the bottom half. Betty and Archie are in the audience. Veronica is not seen or mentioned, but a girl with black hair is sitting to the left of Archie in the audience.

$uit [Suit] Hoot
(Table of Contents: 20)

Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
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Inks:
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Colors:
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Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis:
At a dance, Archie tells Veronica and Reggie that his new disco suit is unique. Reggie agrees, adding that it's the only one ever turned down by the thrift shop people.
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Indexer Notes

Half-page strip. Occupies the bottom half of the page, with "Talk Squawk" occupying the top half.

Suit Yourself
(Table of Contents: 21)

Reggie and Me / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
George Gladir (credited)
Pencils:
Bob Bolling (credited)
Inks:
Marty Epp (credited)
Colors:
?
Letters:
Bill Yoshida (credited)
  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:You want me at your place tonight at 7:30? But Veronica, I don't own a tuxedo!
Characters:
Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hermione Lodge
Synopsis:
Reggie thinks he's sabotaging a date between Archie and Veronica, but that's not what was happening.
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Wild West Daze
(Table of Contents: 22)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Tim Kennedy (credited)
Inks:
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Colors:
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters:
?
  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Pop Tate; Jughead Jones; Chuck Clayton; Betty Cooper; Mr. Shane
Synopsis:
The gang imagines Pop Tate's as a Western-themed restaurant.
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Chain Missing Link!
(Table of Contents: 23)

Moose / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Tim Kennedy (credited)
Inks:
Ken Selig (credited)
Colors:
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters:
Bill Yoshida (credited)
  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee; Jughead Jones
Synopsis:
Moose gets a chain letter.
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Bicker Snickers
(Table of Contents: 24)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Randy Elliott (credited)
Inks:
Rich Koslowski (credited)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis:
Veronica is tired of the bickering between Archie and Reggie.
Reprints (1)

Confessions of a Shy Guy
(Table of Contents: 25)

Dilton Doiley's Puzzle-Page / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
George Gladir (credited)
Pencils:
Tim Kennedy (credited)
Inks:
Ken Selig (credited)
Colors:
?
Letters:
Bill Yoshida (credited)
  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Dilton Doiley; Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Hot Dog; Clarissa; Denise; Jenny
Synopsis:
Dilton has trouble meeting girls.
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Spokesperson
(Table of Contents: 26)

Jughead / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
Craig Boldman (credited)
Pencils:
Rex Lindsey (credited)
Inks:
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Colors:
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters:
Bill Yoshida (credited)
  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Synopsis:
Jughead is hired to be the spokesperson for companies with food products.
Reprints (1)

[20% off all Archie Comics]
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 27)

Midtown Comics / advertisement / 1 page

The Real Thing
(Table of Contents: 28)

The Archies / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
George Gladir (credited)
Pencils:
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Inks:
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Colors:
?
Letters:
Bill Yoshida (credited)
  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Dilton Doiley; Mr. Murphy
Synopsis:
A music promoter decides to use an animatronic band instead of hiring the Archies.
Reprints (1)

De Jug Vu
(Table of Contents: 29)

Jughead / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Harold Smith (credited as Hal Smith)
Pencils:
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Inks:
Mike Esposito (credited)
Colors:
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters:
Bill Yoshida (credited)
  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Gladys Jones
Synopsis:
Jughead gets mixed up with a pair of time-travelers and keeps reliving the same day.
Reprints (1)

[Subscribe Today!]
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

The Regal Eagle
(Table of Contents: 31)

Dilton / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
George Gladir (credited)
Pencils:
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Inks:
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Colors:
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters:
Bill Yoshida (credited)
  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Dilton Doily; Miss Grundy; Floyd Clayton; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Nancy Woods; Archie Andrews; Chuck Clayton; Jughead Jones
Synopsis:
When Dilton dons an eagle costume and assumes the duties of the school sports mascot, he inspires the basketball team to new heights.
Reprints (1)

[Subscribe Today!]
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 32)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Personal Disappearance
(Table of Contents: 33)

Archie & Friends / comic story / 11 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Rex Lindsey (credited)
Inks:
Rich Koslowski (credited)
Colors:
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters:
Vickie Williams (credited)
  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Allegra; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mary Andrews; Fred Andrews
Synopsis:
Allegra, a pop singer, accidentally runs into Archie's car after a mall appearance.
Reprints (1)

[Build Your Own Comics Double Digests Subscription!]
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 34)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

[Try these new Archie Comics Digests!]
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 35)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

[How to get your free comic]
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 36)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

[Riverdale]
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 37)

CW / advertisement / 1 page

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    Table of Contents
  1. ["The mini-fridge? Oh, that’s where I keep the vegetables."]
    Archie and Me
  2. [Read it all on the Archie App.]
  3. Foot Fallout
    Archie
  4. Baby Talk
    Archie and Dilton
  5. The Winner
    Pop Tate
  6. Canine Cutie
    Jughead
  7. History Lessons
    Archie
  8. Coming Attractions
    Archie
  9. ["Hover seats so you can rise above the crowd to see the stage at music concerts!"]
    Dilton Daffy Inventions
  10. [Kingdom Hearts]
    Diamond Select
  11. Personalized T-Shirts
    Archie
  12. [Jughead's Double Digest #165]
    Jughead
  13. Cyrano Jones
    The Archie Drama Club
  14. [Archie's Big Book]
  15. [Double Digest Bundle Pack]
  16. Swing King
    Reggie
  17. [Graphic Novel Super Store]
  18. Share Flair
    Jughead
  19. [Official Betty and Veronica Merch!]
  20. Talk Squawk
    Reggie
  21. $uit [Suit] Hoot
    Reggie
  22. Suit Yourself
    Reggie and Me
  23. Wild West Daze
    Archie
  24. Chain Missing Link!
    Moose
  25. Bicker Snickers
    Archie
  26. Confessions of a Shy Guy
    Dilton Doiley's Puzzle-Page
  27. Spokesperson
    Jughead
  28. [20% off all Archie Comics]
    Midtown Comics
  29. The Real Thing
    The Archies
  30. De Jug Vu
    Jughead
  31. [Subscribe Today!]
  32. The Regal Eagle
    Dilton
  33. [Subscribe Today!]
  34. Personal Disappearance
    Archie & Friends
  35. [Build Your Own Comics Double Digests Subscription!]
  36. [Try these new Archie Comics Digests!]
  37. [How to get your free comic]
  38. [Riverdale]
    CW
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