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Pages: 196
Editing: Nelson Ribeiro (editor); Victor Gorelick (editor); Richard H. Goldwater (editor-in-chief)
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[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents)

Archie / cover / 1 page

Pencils:
Stan Goldberg (signed)
Inks:
Bob Smith (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:So who'll be the big winner?
  • Keywords:beauty contest
Characters:
Chuck Clayton; Archie Andrews
This issue has 1 variant

Issue Data

  • Publisher's Brand: The Archie Digest Library
  • Indicia / Colophon Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
  • Indicia Frequency: 9 times a year in Jan., Feb., Mar., May, June, Aug., Sept., Oct. and Nov.
  • Publisher's Age Guidelines: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
  • Printer: ?
  • Barcode: 762816469517 15311

It's a Guy Thing!
(Table of Contents: 1)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Dan Parent (credited)
Inks:
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Colors:
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters:
  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Ethel Muggs
Synopsis:
Archie tells Betty that roller coasters and scary rides are for guys but he ends up being more scared than Betty is when they are finished.
Reprints (3)

Double Trouble
(Table of Contents: 2)

Archie / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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Garden Fools
(Table of Contents: 3)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
Synopsis:
Archie and his dad attempt to make a garden.
Reprints (1)

Rare Flair
(Table of Contents: 4)

Archie / comic story / 1 page

Script:
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Colors:
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Letters:
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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:None of the fisherman are interested in having their pictures taken!
Characters:
Synopsis:
Archie and Jughead have a business taking pictures of fisherman with their catches.
Reprints (1)

Watch the Birdie Brain
(Table of Contents: 5)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
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  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Bernadette; Jughead Jones; Albert
Synopsis:
Archie has a job taking pictures of children in the mall.
Reprints (1)

A Day to Forget
(Table of Contents: 6)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
Harold Smith (credited as Hal Smith)
Pencils:
Fernando Ruiz (credited)
Inks:
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Colors:
Frank Gagliardo (credited)
Letters:
Bill Yoshida (credited)
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Mary Andrews
Synopsis:
Archie is supposed to spend the day with Betty but he keeps forgetting various things.
Reprints (1)

Snap Decision
(Table of Contents: 7)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Archie, how come you're not signing up for summer football practice?
  • Keywords:football; photography
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Coach Clayton; Professor Flutesnoot; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis:
Archie decides to take it easy this summer by taking a photography course instead of playing summer football.
Reprints (1)

Swift Rift
(Table of Contents: 8)

Archie / comic story / 1 page

Script:
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  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis:
Archie and Veronica reunite after an absence.
Reprints (1)

The Skeeter Beaters
(Table of Contents: 9)

Archie / comic story / 7 pages

Script:
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?
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Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; teen
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Reprints (1)

Wet Fret
(Table of Contents: 10)

Veronica / comic story / 1 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
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Garden of Despair
(Table of Contents: 11)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
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  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis:
The guys have to weed their gardens.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

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

Soar Point
(Table of Contents: 12)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
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  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Smithers; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis:
The gang shoots darts at one of the balloons containing a $1,000 bill.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

When reprinted in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #253, writing is credited to George Gladir.

Score Sore
(Table of Contents: 13)

Archie / comic story / 1 page

Script:
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Letters:
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  • Genre:teen
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Synopsis:
Archie takes Veronica to a professional baseball game.
Reprints (1)

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 14)

Archie / activity / 1 page

Script:
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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Golly!! Which date should I pick for tonight?
Characters:
Archie Andrews
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

word puzzle

Chore Galore
(Table of Contents: 15)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Hi, Mr. Lodge! I got word you were coming!
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis:
The gang works at Lodge Dairy Products for two weeks to prove to Mr. Lodge that teens can be good workers.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Credits from reprint.

Double Takes
(Table of Contents: 16)

Archie and the Gang / comic story / 1 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
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Inks:
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Colors:
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Letters:
?
  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
Archie is too nervous to box.

Indexer Notes

Two-panel cartoon

The Lonely One
(Table of Contents: 17)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
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Letters:
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews
Synopsis:
At the beach, Archie tries in vain to get some solitude.
Reprints (1)

Summer Fun with Little Archie
(Table of Contents: 18)

Little Archie / comic story / 1 page

Script:
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Colors:
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Letters:
?
  • Genre:children
Characters:
Little Archie Andrews; Little Veronica Lodge; Little Reggie Mantle; Little Betty Cooper
Reprints (2)

Indexer Notes

Three gags, one featuring Little Reggie carrying books, another with Little Archie trying to surf and the last with Little Reggie spreading a coat for the girls to walk upon.

Summer Camp
(Table of Contents: 19)

The Little Archies / comic story / 8 pages

Script:
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Colors:
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Letters:
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  • Genre:humor; children
Characters:
The Little Archies
Reprints (1)

Summer Scenes with Little Archie
(Table of Contents: 20)

Little Archie / comic story / 1 page

Script:
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Colors:
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Letters:
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  • Genre:humor; children
Characters:
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Mythical Mile
(Table of Contents: 21)

Little Archie / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Bob Bolling (credited)
Pencils:
Bob Bolling (credited)
Inks:
Bob Bolling (credited)
Colors:
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters:
Bill Yoshida (credited)
  • Genre:children
Characters:
Little Archie Andrews; Little Veronica Lodge; Little Betty Cooper; Little Ambrose Pipps; Little Jughead Jones
Synopsis:
Little Archie is forced to run a race barefooted when the South Side Serpents swipe his running shoes.
Reprints (1)

A Race for Life
(Table of Contents: 22)

Little Archie / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
?
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?
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Colors:
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Letters:
?
  • Genre:children
Characters:
Reprints (1)

Lib Rib
(Table of Contents: 23)

Archie / comic story / 0.5 page

Script:
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Inks:
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Colors:
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Letters:
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  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
There are a record number of female lifeguards this beach season.
Reprints (1)

Miscue Rescue
(Table of Contents: 24)

Archie / comic story / 0.5 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
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Letters:
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  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
Archie wishes he could make the same mistake the lifeguard did.
Reprints (1)

To the Rescue
(Table of Contents: 25)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
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Letters:
  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Randy McDandy; Pop Tate (cameo)
Synopsis:
Archie's job as a lifeguard only lasts a day when he spends most of his time getting into the middle of fights.
Reprints (1)

Archie's Underwater Maze
(Table of Contents: 26)

Archie / activity / 1 page

Script:
?
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?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Maze puzzle.

Perfect Order
(Table of Contents: 27)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Jim Ruth (credited)
Pencils:
Dan DeCarlo Jr. (credited)
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Betty Cooper
Synopsis:
Archie is tutoring small children and leaves an envelope of test questions on the hall table. His father has been called in for a tax audit and, of course, takes the wrong envelope.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Lettering credit from the reprint in Archie Double Digest #241. In that reprint the script is mis-credited to Frank Doyle.

And the Winner Is...
(Table of Contents: 28)

Archie & Friends / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis:
Everybody has won some kind of award except Archie.
Reprints (1)

Save Our Trees
(Table of Contents: 29)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Bob Bolling (credited)
Inks:
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Colors:
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters:
Bill Yoshida (credited)
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Hiram Lodge; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy; Professor Flutesnoot
Synopsis:
When the gang learns that Lodge Industries plans to build an industrial complex on Riverdale's last remaining forest, they fight for the cancellation of the project.
Reprints (1)

Fast Company
(Table of Contents: 30)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Hiram Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis:
Mr. Lodge is chasing Archie, who's chasing Reggie, who's pulling Veronica with him. And all of them run over Jughead.
Reprints (1)

Tricky Triumph
(Table of Contents: 31)

Archie / comic story / 1 page

Script:
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Colors:
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Letters:
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  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
A magician gets Archie to volunteer for a disappearing act, and makes Archie's clothes disappear.
Reprints (1)

Dino-Mite
(Table of Contents: 32)

Archie 1 / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
Frank Doyle (credited)
Pencils:
Doug Crane (credited)
Inks:
Tom Moore (credited)
Colors:
Letters:
  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Is that all you have to do? Sit around all day on a rock?
  • Keywords:caveman; dinosaur
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis:
Prehistoric version of Jughead hatches a dinosaur egg.
Reprints (1)

It's My Turn
(Table of Contents: 33)

Archie 1 / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
Frank Doyle (credited)
Pencils:
Doug Crane (credited)
Inks:
Mike Esposito (credited)
Colors:
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters:
Bill Yoshida (credited)
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie 1; Reggie 1; Betty 1; Veronica 1; Jughead 1
Synopsis:
Betty 1 and Veronica 1 invent the sport of jumping rope but the boys can't seem to master the ability.
Reprints (1)

A Crowd of One
(Table of Contents: 34)

Archie / comic story / 8 pages

Script:
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Letters:
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Waldo Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis:
Mr. Weatherbee goes to the beach but can't enjoy himself like he used to when he was younger.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Credits from reprint.

Beach Umbrellas
(Table of Contents: 35)

Archie / comic story / 1 page

Script:
?
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Inks:
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Colors:
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Letters:
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  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
Archie looks at some of the uses for a beach umbrella.
Reprints (1)

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 36)

Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page

Script:
?
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Inks:
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Colors:
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Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:It’s Jughead! He says…
Characters:
Reprints (1)

Power Play
(Table of Contents: 37)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis:
After Betty and Veronica tease him about his skinny build, Archie tries to prove he's the equal of the muscle-bound jocks on the beach.
Reprints (1)

Little Squirt
(Table of Contents: 38)

Reggie / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:teen
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Synopsis:
Reggie tries to get a young boy at the beach to shoot Archie with a water pistol.
Reprints (1)

Mallet Heads
(Table of Contents: 39)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
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Letters:
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis:
Archie and Reggie play croquet and make a bet for the winner to teach Veronica to surf.
Reprints (1)

Bushed!
(Table of Contents: 40)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
Fernando Ruiz (credited)
Pencils:
Fernando Ruiz (credited)
Inks:
Bob Smith (credited)
Colors:
?
Letters:
Bill Yoshida (credited)
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Mary Andrews
Synopsis:
Archie helps his mother plant some bushes.
Reprints (1)

Cutie Booty
(Table of Contents: 41)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
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Inks:
Colors:
Letters:
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis:
Mr. Lodge asks Archie for his thoughts on the swimsuits his company is marketing for the next year.
Reprints (1)

Zero Hero
(Table of Contents: 42)

Archie / comic story / 0.5 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Synopsis:
Archie tries to rescue a cat from a tree.
Reprints (1)

Wet Set
(Table of Contents: 43)

Archie / comic story / 0.5 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Synopsis:
Archie and Betty picnic on the beach in the rain.
Reprints (1)

All Archie's Girls
(Table of Contents: 44)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Bill Golliher (credited)
Pencils:
Pat Kennedy (credited)
Inks:
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Colors:
?
Letters:
Bill Yoshida (credited)
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Helen; Carrie
Synopsis:
When Veronica and Betty stumble on Archie's address book they think he has lots of girlfriends all over town, but they learn that he is simply helping with elderly shut-ins.
Reprints (3)
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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. ["So who'll be the big winner?"]
    Archie
  2. It's a Guy Thing!
    Archie
  3. Double Trouble
    Archie
  4. Garden Fools
    Archie
  5. Rare Flair
    Archie
  6. Watch the Birdie Brain
    Archie
  7. A Day to Forget
    Archie
  8. Snap Decision
    Archie
  9. Swift Rift
    Archie
  10. The Skeeter Beaters
    Archie
  11. Wet Fret
    Veronica
  12. Garden of Despair
    Archie
  13. Soar Point
    Archie
  14. Score Sore
    Archie
  15. ["Golly!! Which date should I pick for tonight?"]
    Archie
  16. Chore Galore
    Archie
  17. Double Takes
    Archie and the Gang
  18. The Lonely One
    Archie
  19. Summer Fun with Little Archie
    Little Archie
  20. Summer Camp
    The Little Archies
  21. Summer Scenes with Little Archie
    Little Archie
  22. Mythical Mile
    Little Archie
  23. A Race for Life
    Little Archie
  24. Lib Rib
    Archie
  25. Miscue Rescue
    Archie
  26. To the Rescue
    Archie
  27. Archie's Underwater Maze
    Archie
  28. Perfect Order
    Archie
  29. And the Winner Is...
    Archie & Friends
  30. Save Our Trees
    Archie
  31. Fast Company
    Archie
  32. Tricky Triumph
    Archie
  33. Dino-Mite
    Archie 1
  34. It's My Turn
    Archie 1
  35. A Crowd of One
    Archie
  36. Beach Umbrellas
    Archie
  37. ["It’s Jughead! He says…"]
    Archie's Gag Bag
  38. Power Play
    Archie
  39. Little Squirt
    Reggie
  40. Mallet Heads
    Archie
  41. Bushed!
    Archie
  42. Cutie Booty
    Archie
  43. Zero Hero
    Archie
  44. Wet Set
    Archie
  45. All Archie's Girls
    Archie
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