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Pages: 132
Editing: Victor Gorelick (editor); Richard H. Goldwater (editor-in-chief)
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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
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:I'll bet this frisbee that I got Veronica for our anniversary really flips her out!
  • Keywords:frisbee
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Indexer Notes

Redrawn from the cover of Archie #271

Issue Data

  • Publisher's Brand: The Archie Digest Library
  • Indicia / Colophon Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
  • Indicia Frequency: bi-monthly in Feb., April, June, Aug., Oct., and Dec.
  • Publisher's Age Guidelines: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
  • Printer: ?
  • Barcode: 0271000699473

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

blank page(s) / 1 page

Bird Calls
(Table of Contents: 2)

Archie / comic story / 10 pages

Script:
Dick Malmgren (credited)
Pencils:
Dick Malmgren (credited)
Inks:
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Colors:
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters:
Bill Yoshida (credited)
  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Ethel Muggs; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis:
Archie teaches Veronica's bird to talk.
Reprints (1)

The Bellboy
(Table of Contents: 3)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Dilton Doily; Mr. Weatherbee
Synopsis:
After arriving late for class again and being lectured by Mr. Weatherbee and Dilton, Archie comes up with a plan to mess with Dilton's internal alarm. It works so well that all 3 boys are late the next day.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

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

Splatter Matter
(Table of Contents: 4)

Jughead / comic story / 1 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
Jughead shows Archie how he stays in shape for his painting hobby.
Reprints (1)

Mr. Weatherbee's "T" Shirt Message Puzzle
(Table of Contents: 5)

Mr. Weatherbee / activity / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Mr. Weatherbee
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

word puzzle

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

Hello Dolly
(Table of Contents: 6)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
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Letters:
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Tina; Tina's mother; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Gaston
Synopsis:
Archie helps a lost gypsy girl back home and is rewarded with a magic doll that only works for him.
Reprints (1)

Beach Botch
(Table of Contents: 7)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
?
Colors:
Letters:
  • Genre:teen; humor
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Hiram Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
Synopsis:
The boys are ignoring Veronica because they're too busy playing beach volleyball.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

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

[Archie Fan Club]
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Nice Try
(Table of Contents: 9)

Jughead / comic story / 1 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
Big Ethel tries once again to get a kiss from Jughead.
Reprints (1)

Can You Top This?
(Table of Contents: 10)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
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Letters:
  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; "Brag" Bostwick; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
Synopsis:
"Brag" Bostwick comes to town and brags that his town has everything Riverdale has, only better.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprint in Jughead and Archie (Archie, 2014 series) #2, no credits listed in this digest.

Meat Treat
(Table of Contents: 11)

Jughead / comic story / 1 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
Veronica asks Jughead to paint the lines for the tennis court.
Reprints (1)

Buzz Off
(Table of Contents: 12)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
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  • Genre:children
Characters:
Synopsis:
Jinx is trying to swat a fly but Hap is trying to take a nap. Both can't happen.
Reprints (1)

Fight Sprite
(Table of Contents: 13)

Jughead / comic story / 1 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
Jughead catches a tiny fish.
Reprints (1)

Sky High
(Table of Contents: 14)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Ethel Muggs; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis:
Archie tries to win a hang gliding contest to win passes for Veronica, even though he's never been hang gliding.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

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

[Subscribe! And get one free!]
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Skillet Skill
(Table of Contents: 16)

Jughead / comic story / 1 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
Archie and Reggie compete to see who's the best hot-dogger on the beach.
Reprints (1)

Easy Does It...
(Table of Contents: 17)

Archie / comic story / 4 pages

Script:
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Letters:
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Moose Mason
Synopsis:
Archie tries to help a little kid by getting a cat down from a tree.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

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

Powder Puff
(Table of Contents: 18)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
?
Colors:
Letters:
  • Genre:teen; humor
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis:
Veronica decides to create a talcum powder beach, so she can walk on the sand without hurting her feet.
Reprints (1)

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 19)

Dear Betty and Veronica / letters page / 1 page

Script:
?
Letters:
?

The Best Policy?!
(Table of Contents: 20)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
Letters:
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Weatherbee; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Moose Mason
Synopsis:
Archie goes on a truth-telling binge after he gets away with telling Mr. Weatherbee the truth, but Betty cures him by asking Archie to answer a question with Moose present.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

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

Miss Beazly and the Candy Man Puzzle
(Table of Contents: 21)

activity / 1 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
Characters:
Miss Beazly; Mr. Weatherbee
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Unscramble the phrase puzzle.

Three's a Crowd
(Table of Contents: 22)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
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Colors:
Letters:
  • Genre:teen; humor
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
Synopsis:
Betty and Veronica must deal with a stalker at the beach.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

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

Test Quest
(Table of Contents: 23)

Jughead / comic story / 1 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
Jughead tries to find the strongest girl in the school.
Reprints (1)

The Cap Flap
(Table of Contents: 24)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
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Inks:
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Letters:
  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
Dilton asks Archie to help him with picking up girls.
Reprints (1)

Getting to the Point
(Table of Contents: 25)

Mort / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
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Inks:
Colors:
Letters:
  • Genre:humor; children
Characters:
Synopsis:
Jinx tries to help Mort be more decisive.
Reprints (1)

Bug-Ville
(Table of Contents: 26)

Archie / comic story / 1 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
The mosquitoes are really big at the lake resort.
Reprints (1)

Hidden Talent
(Table of Contents: 27)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
Letters:
  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Coach Kleats; Mr. Weatherbee; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis:
Mr. Weatherbee wants the coach to give Archie a chance on the baseball team, but Archie just isn't very good.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Writer/Pencil/Ink credits from the reprint in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #49, no credits listed in this digest.

The Watchdog
(Table of Contents: 28)

Hot Dog / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
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Colors:
Letters:
  • Genre:humor
Characters:
Hot Dog; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
Synopsis:
Reggie tries to use Hot Dog as an excuse to introduce himself to a pretty sunbather on the beach.
Reprints (1)

Halfies!
(Table of Contents: 29)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:children
Characters:
Li'l Jinx; Charley Hawse
Synopsis:
Li'l Jinx has a toothache.

Arm Charm
(Table of Contents: 30)

Archie / comic story / 1 page

Script:
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
Letters:
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
Jughead bandages Archie's hand so he can't get in his wallet.
Reprints (1)

Out of Shape
(Table of Contents: 31)

Archie and Jughead / comic story / 4 pages

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
Archie and Jughead are just out jogging but everyone thinks they must be going somewhere important.
Reprints (1)

Forgotten Man
(Table of Contents: 32)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
?
Pencils:
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge; World Adventurers Club president; Miss Sloan
Synopsis:
Archie seeks an anniversary present for Mr. Lodge when the World Adventurers Club fails to honor his twentieth year since he founded it.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

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

[Archie Puzzle]
(Table of Contents: 33)

Archie / activity / 1 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:What is it that you cannot see but is always in front of you?
Characters:

[Bet a Star!]
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 34)

Ohio Sales Cards / advertisement / 1 page

Trick Kick
(Table of Contents: 35)

Jughead / comic story / 1 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
Jughead wears a big heavy coat in the summer to hide from Ethel.
Reprints (1)

A Fella for Cinderella
(Table of Contents: 36)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
?
Pencils:
Inks:
?
Colors:
Letters:
  • Genre:teen; humor
Characters:
Betty Cooper [as Cinderella]; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews [as Prince Archie]; Jughead Jones [as J. Jones, apprentice sorcerer]
Synopsis:
Retelling of the Cinderella story, but the wicked stepsister gets the prince at the end.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

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

[Four Equals Five?]
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 37)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Snore Bore
(Table of Contents: 38)

Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Synopsis:
Jughead asks Archie if he snores.
Reprints (1)

Planet Plan
(Table of Contents: 39)

Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Jughead Jones; Ethel Muggs; Archie Andrews
Synopsis:
Ethel asks Jughead if he'd take her to the moon if he was an astronaut.
Reprints (1)

Speed Demon
(Table of Contents: 40)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Merlin; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis:
Archie tries to impress everybody with magic shoes that a magician gave him. These shoes make him very fast, but everyone he talks to tells him to slow down and see the good things in life.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprint in Archie's Funhouse Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #4, no credits listed in this digest.

Keen Cone
(Table of Contents: 41)

Archie / comic story / 1 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Leroy
Synopsis:
Archie and Jughead send Leroy to get them ice cream.
Reprints (1)

Razzle Dazzle
(Table of Contents: 42)

Archie / comic story / 1 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Jeeves
Synopsis:
Archie polishes Mr. Lodge's car.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Mr. Lodge calls what appears to be Smithers by the name Jeeves.

[Archie's Activity Comics Digest Magazine #1]
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 44)

blank page(s) / 1 page

[Bonkers! fruit candy hits you with a new flavor. Watermelon!]
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 45)

Bonkers Candy / advertisement / 1 page

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. ["I'll bet this frisbee that I got Veronica for our anniversary really flips her out!"]
    Archie
  2. [no title indexed]
  3. Bird Calls
    Archie
  4. The Bellboy
    Archie
  5. Splatter Matter
    Jughead
  6. Mr. Weatherbee's "T" Shirt Message Puzzle
    Mr. Weatherbee
  7. Hello Dolly
    Archie
  8. Beach Botch
    Betty and Veronica
  9. [Archie Fan Club]
  10. Nice Try
    Jughead
  11. Can You Top This?
    Archie
  12. Meat Treat
    Jughead
  13. Buzz Off
    Li'l Jinx
  14. Fight Sprite
    Jughead
  15. Sky High
    Archie
  16. [Subscribe! And get one free!]
  17. Skillet Skill
    Jughead
  18. Easy Does It...
    Archie
  19. Powder Puff
    Betty and Veronica
  20. [no title indexed]
    Dear Betty and Veronica
  21. The Best Policy?!
    Archie
  22. Miss Beazly and the Candy Man Puzzle
  23. Three's a Crowd
    Betty and Veronica
  24. Test Quest
    Jughead
  25. The Cap Flap
    Archie
  26. Getting to the Point
    Mort
  27. Bug-Ville
    Archie
  28. Hidden Talent
    Archie
  29. The Watchdog
    Hot Dog
  30. Halfies!
    Li'l Jinx
  31. Arm Charm
    Archie
  32. Out of Shape
    Archie and Jughead
  33. Forgotten Man
    Archie
  34. [Archie Puzzle]
    Archie
  35. [Bet a Star!]
    Ohio Sales Cards
  36. Trick Kick
    Jughead
  37. A Fella for Cinderella
    Betty and Veronica
  38. [Four Equals Five?]
  39. Snore Bore
    Jughead
  40. Planet Plan
    Jughead
  41. Speed Demon
    Archie
  42. Keen Cone
    Archie
  43. Razzle Dazzle
    Archie
  44. [Archie's Activity Comics Digest Magazine #1]
  45. [no title indexed]
  46. [Bonkers! fruit candy hits you with a new flavor. Watermelon!]
    Bonkers Candy
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