Price: 0.95 USD
Pages: 132
On-sale Date: 1981-07-07
Editing: ?
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[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents)

Archie / cover / 1 page

Pencils:
Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Inks:
Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones (cameo)

Indexer Notes

Redrawn from the cover of Archie #230

Issue Data

  • Indicia / Colophon Publisher: Radio Comics Inc.
  • Indicia Frequency: twice a year
  • Publisher's Age Guidelines: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
  • Barcode: 0271000699212

Indexer Notes

Indicia title is "Archie Annual Digest Magazine."
On sale date from the Comic Reader #192.

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 1)

blank page(s) / 1 page

Bucket Brigade
(Table of Contents: 2)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
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?
Letters:
  • Genre:teen
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Stamp Out Archie
(Table of Contents: 3)

Archie / comic story / 11 pages

Script:
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?
Letters:
  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Hiram Lodge; Smithers
Synopsis:
When Archie gets Veronica a stamp for a letter, he grabs a rare stamp valued at a $1000. The stamp was part of Mr. Lodge's collection and was sitting on his desk.
Reprints (1)

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 4)

Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page

Script:
?
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Letters:
  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Mom! Mom!
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews
Synopsis:
Archie's clatter causes his mother's souffle to fall.
Reprints (1)

Playing It Cool
(Table of Contents: 5)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
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?
Letters:
  • Genre:teen; humor
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis:
The girls decide to play hard to get, but when Archie goes off to Lake Lumbago without them, they suspect he's seeing another girl.
Reprints (1)

Fred - For Sale!
(Table of Contents: 6)

Archie's Dad / activity / 1 page

Script:
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?
Letters:
  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Fred Andrews
Synopsis:
Fill the numbered letters into the numbered slots to find out what Fred is thinking.
Reprints (1)

All Wet!
(Table of Contents: 7)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page

Script:
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?
Letters:
  • Genre:humor; children
Characters:
Li'l Jinx; Hap Holliday
Synopsis:
Jinx has to get out of her wading pool to take a bath.
Reprints (1)

Midnight Madness
(Table of Contents: 8)

Mr. Lodge / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
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?
Letters:
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Hiram Lodge; Smithers the butler; Fred Andrews
Synopsis:
When Mr. Lodge finds Veronica isn't home at midnight, he freaks out.
Reprints (1)

Surf's Up
(Table of Contents: 9)

Jughead / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
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?
Letters:
  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Moose Mason
Synopsis:
Jughead decides to go surfing, over the pleas of his friends.
Reprints (1)

Taking a Stand!
(Table of Contents: 10)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page

Script:
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Letters:
  • Genre:humor; children
Characters:
Li'l Jinx; Greg
Synopsis:
Li'l Jinx convinces Greg to cease selling lemonade and take a nap instead.
Reprints (1)

Smoke! Gets in Your Eyes!
(Table of Contents: 11)

The Man from R.I.V.E.R.D.A.L.E. / comic story / 10 pages

Script:
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?
Letters:
  • Genre:spy; teen; humor
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mr. Lodge
Synopsis:
Mr. Lodge's magnificent diamond is protected by state-of-the art booby traps, but they're no match for the C.R.U.S.H. agent Smoke Man, who can vaporize in and out of keyholes. It's up to A.R.C.H.I.E. and J.U.G.H.E.A.D. to stop this condensed C.R.U.S.H. creep.
Reprints (1)

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 12)

Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Fill 'er up, please
Characters:
Archie Andrews
Synopsis:
Archie gets assaulted by a vending machine.
Reprints (5)

The Exception
(Table of Contents: 13)

Archie / comic story / 1 page

Script:
?
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?
Letters:
  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Jughead Jones
Synopsis:
Moose is surprised to learn that humans only use a tenth of their brain capacity.
Reprints (1)

The Little Archies Go To a Music Festival
(Table of Contents: 14)

Little Archie / comic story / 7 pages

Script:
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?
Letters:
  • Genre:humor; children
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Smithers the butler; Hermione Lodge
Synopsis:
Veronica guilt-trips her father into financing an appearance by the Little Archies at an out of town music festival. Then Archie boards the wrong train.
Reprints (1)

Deal Away
(Table of Contents: 15)

Archie / comic story / 2 pages

Script:
Pencils:
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?
Letters:
  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
Synopsis:
Archie's blundering messes up Mr. Lodge's negotiations with a Middle Eastern oil producer.
Reprints (1)

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

Jughead's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page

Script:
?
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Letters:
  • Genre:teen; humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Archie, they were tearing down the old Post Office
Characters:
Jughead Jones; Fred Andrews; Archie Andrews
Synopsis:
The Andrews family gets a stack of mail from 1960.
Reprints (0)
  • from Archie daily (Creator's Syndicate) #?

Campaign
(Table of Contents: 17)

Archie / comic story / 23 pages

Script:
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?
Letters:
  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Moose Mason; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper
Synopsis:
Mr. Weatherbee observes the growing war between Archie and Reggie as they compete for Student Body President.
Reprints (1)

A Sure Thing!
(Table of Contents: 18)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page

Script:
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?
Letters:
  • Genre:humor; children
Characters:
Li'l Jinx; Greg; Merry Holiday
Synopsis:
Greg is angry because Jinx lost his frog.
Reprints (2)

Movie Stars!
(Table of Contents: 19)

Archie / activity / 1 page

Script:
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?
Letters:
  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
Help Archie unscramble the names of movie stars.
Reprints (1)

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 20)

Moose Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page

Script:
?
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Letters:
  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Strikes! Strike, strike!
Characters:
Moose Mason; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis:
Moose and Mr. Lodge discuss strikes.
Reprints (0)
  • from Archie daily (Creator's Syndicate) #?

Now Hear This...
(Table of Contents: 21)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 4 pages

Script:
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Letters:
  • Genre:humor; children
Characters:
Mrs. Holliday
Synopsis:
Li'l Jinx goes to Greg's house so she can call her mother to tell her that her cake is on fire.
Reprints (1)

Club Date
(Table of Contents: 22)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
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Letters:
  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Say, Blondie! Could we ask you a question?
Characters:
Mayor Snide
Synopsis:
Veronica tries to corral two handsome tourists by setting the mansion pool area as a resort cabana for travelers.
Reprints (1)

The Wheeler Dealer
(Table of Contents: 23)

Jughead / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
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  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
Jughead sells Archie's car without Archie's approval.
Reprints (1)

Meet Feats
(Table of Contents: 24)

Mr. Lodge / activity / 1 page

Script:
Pencils:
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Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
Put the numbered letters in the numbered slots to find out Mr. Lodge's opinion of business meetings.
Reprints (1)

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 25)

Betty's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
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Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:How's your roller skating job, Betty?
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Synopsis:
Betty loses her job as a drive-in waitress.
Reprints (4)

Board to Tears
(Table of Contents: 26)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis:
Archie loses his surfboard in the water and Reggie crashes into it.
Reprints (1)

New Spot
(Table of Contents: 27)

Archie / comic story / 2 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Synopsis:
Archie drives the gang to a lake, instead of the beach. If he finds it.
Reprints (1)

Some Sight!
(Table of Contents: 28)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page

Script:
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Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:humor; children
Characters:
Li'l Jinx; Gigi; Greg
Synopsis:
Li'l Jinx can't play in the mud with Gigi and Greg.
Reprints (1)

What's in a Name?
(Table of Contents: 29)

Archie 1 / comic story / 8 pages

Script:
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?
Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:teen; humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:There goes 'ol Arch, excercising his pet ik!
  • Keywords:dinosaur
Characters:
Archie 1; Reggie 1; Jughead 1; Veronica 1; Betty 1; Big One
Synopsis:
In prehistoric times, the gang begins assigning names to things.
Reprints (1)

Daffy-nitions
(Table of Contents: 30)

Moose / activity / 1 page

Script:
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Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Moose has prepared a list of words with daffy-nitions!
Characters:
Synopsis:
Fill the numbered letters into the numbered slots to find out what Moose thinks certain words mean.
Reprints (1)

Bulb Snatcher
(Table of Contents: 31)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Pop Tate; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis:
Archie tries to get bulbs for Pop Tate's new fluorescent light fixture, but keeps breaking them on the way to the shop.
Reprints (1)

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 32)

Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:It's not fair!
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper
Synopsis:
Archie complains about license plate fees.
Reprints (1)

[Captain Hero Digest #1]
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 33)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 34)

blank page(s) / 1 page

[Soaring to New Heights of Laughter!]
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 35)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. ["I like 'em to be at least six feet high!"]
    Archie
  2. [no title indexed]
  3. Bucket Brigade
    Archie
  4. Stamp Out Archie
    Archie
  5. ["Mom! Mom!"]
    Archie's Gag Bag
  6. Playing It Cool
    Betty and Veronica
  7. Fred - For Sale!
    Archie's Dad
  8. All Wet!
    Li'l Jinx
  9. Midnight Madness
    Mr. Lodge
  10. Surf's Up
    Jughead
  11. Taking a Stand!
    Li'l Jinx
  12. Smoke! Gets in Your Eyes!
    The Man from R.I.V.E.R.D.A.L.E.
  13. ["Fill 'er up, please"]
    Archie's Gag Bag
  14. The Exception
    Archie
  15. The Little Archies Go To a Music Festival
    Little Archie
  16. Deal Away
    Archie
  17. ["Archie, they were tearing down the old Post Office"]
    Jughead's Gag Bag
  18. Campaign
    Archie
  19. A Sure Thing!
    Li'l Jinx
  20. Movie Stars!
    Archie
  21. ["Strikes! Strike, strike!"]
    Moose Gag Bag
  22. Now Hear This...
    Li'l Jinx
  23. Club Date
    Betty and Veronica
  24. The Wheeler Dealer
    Jughead
  25. Meet Feats
    Mr. Lodge
  26. ["How's your roller skating job, Betty?"]
    Betty's Gag Bag
  27. Board to Tears
    Archie
  28. New Spot
    Archie
  29. Some Sight!
    Li'l Jinx
  30. What's in a Name?
    Archie 1
  31. Daffy-nitions
    Moose
  32. Bulb Snatcher
    Archie
  33. ["It's not fair!"]
    Archie's Gag Bag
  34. [Captain Hero Digest #1]
  35. [no title indexed]
  36. [Soaring to New Heights of Laughter!]
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