Price: 1.79 USD
Pages: 100
Editing: Nanci Dakesian (editor); Victor Gorelick (editor)
Cover Thumbnail for Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #146 Edit Cover
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[no title indexed]
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Archie / cover / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Archie, you're skating on thin ice!
Characters:
Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper

Issue Data

  • Publisher's Brand: The Archie Digest Library
  • Indicia / Colophon Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
  • Indicia Frequency: Published 7 times a year in Jan, Mar, Apr, Jun, Aug, Oct and Dec.
  • Publisher's Age Guidelines: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
  • Printer: ?
  • Barcode: 071896468502 46

They Work Hard for the Money!
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Archie / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Dan Parent (credited)
Pencils:
Dan Parent (credited)
Inks:
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Colors:
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters:
Bill Yoshida (credited)
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Missy Grundy; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Moose Mason; Jughead Jones; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Hal Cooper; Alice Cooper; Forsythe Jones; Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge; Cheryl Blossom
Synopsis:
Miss Grundy's class participates in "Bring Your Kids To Work" day.
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Surly to Bed, Surly to Rise
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Archie / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Synopsis:
Betty and Archie wake up at 4:30 AM to go hiking with Mark and Cynthia.
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A Movie to Remember
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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Chuck Clayton; Nancy Woods
Synopsis:
Archie takes Veronica to a movie but a series of mishaps prevents him from seeing the movie.
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Tie Buy
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Archie / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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Synopsis:
Betty helps Archie shop for a tie.
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Star Struck
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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate; Alice Cooper
Synopsis:
Betty sets Veronica up to be pranked by the TV show "Friendly Tricks, Pranks and Gags".
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A Sleigh in Time
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Archie / comic story / 11 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mr. Watkins; Paul Revere
Synopsis:
Archie and Jughead find a time-traveling sleigh and go back in time to various periods in American history.
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Indexer Notes

The index for The Best of Archie Comics lists the author as George Gladir instead of Eve Nagler and Stan Goldberg as inker instead of Mike Esposito.

The Zapper
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Archie / comic story / 2 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Pop Tate; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
Synopsis:
Archie ponders what it would like to use a remote control on more than just TV.
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Nothing But the Best
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Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:drama; humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Well, I'm happy that we didn't lose Mr. Weatherbee,
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Hiram Lodge; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy
Synopsis:
Veronica announces that her father has decided it's time for her to leave Riverdale High and go to a private school, where she can learn to associate with people in her own social circle. Archie manages to talk Mr. Lodge out of it by reminding him of his own lower-class origins.
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Indexer Notes

The first line of the story ("Well, I'm happy that we didn't lose Mr. Weatherbee") is a reference to a story from the previous issue ("The Resistance Movement").

Dancing in the Dark
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Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Frankie Valdez; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
Synopsis:
Archie becomes jealous of Frankie when his dancing prowess impresses Veronica.
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Indexer Notes

Reprint credits Chic Stone with pencils.

Of Mice and Menace
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Archie / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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Synopsis:
Archie is late for a date with Veronica.
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Two Way Stretch!
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Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Cousin Leroy
Synopsis:
Veronica tries to get Leroy to stop exaggerating.
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The Ghost of Spirit Lake
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Archie / comic story / 11 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Chuck Clayton; Silas
Synopsis:
Archie, Betty and Chuck spend the night in an old cabin and are terrorized by a ghost.
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Feather Tether
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Coach Kleats / comic story / 1 page

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Coach gives out awards to the ice hockey team after a victory.
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On Call!
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Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen; children
Characters:
Li'l Jinx; Gigi
Synopsis:
Li'l waits on a phone call from Greg, just to hang up on him.
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The Monitor
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Big Moose / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Moose Mason; Betty Cooper; Mr. Weatherbee
Synopsis:
Mr. Weatherbee makes Moose a hall monitor.
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Just Picture This
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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Smithers the butler
Synopsis:
Veronica "borrows" her father's new sports car, dents it, then stashes the car in the Cooper's garage and reports the car as stolen.
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Happy Chappy
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Archie / comic story / 1 page

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Synopsis:
Archie is happy when skiing is closed because of a blizzard.
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[no title indexed]
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Archie / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Joe Edwards (credited)
Pencils:
Joe Edwards (credited)
Inks:
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Colors:
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters:
Bill Yoshida (credited)
  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Mmm... I could use an exciting headline for the next issue!
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee
Synopsis:
Veronica is upset when Archie doesn't run one of Veronica's stories in the school paper.
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Snow and Tell
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Archie / activity / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen
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Indexer Notes

Find the identical snowflakes.

Practice Makes Perfect
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Betty's Diary / comic story / 5 pages

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Betty gets Archie to help her practice soccer in the snow.
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School Daze!
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Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; children
Characters:
Li'l Jinx; Charley Hawse
Synopsis:
Charley is walking to school half asleep and drops down when Jinx tells him it's Saturday.
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Short Report
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Jughead / comic story / 1 page

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Synopsis:
Archie and Reggie ask Jughead if the snow is hard or soft.
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Dough Nuts
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Archie / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis:
Archie and his dad use an ATM machine that spits out a bunch of money, and they decide to return it to Mr. Lodge since the bank is closed.
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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. ["Archie, you're skating on thin ice!"]
    Archie
  2. They Work Hard for the Money!
    Archie
  3. Surly to Bed, Surly to Rise
    Archie
  4. A Movie to Remember
    Betty and Veronica
  5. Tie Buy
    Archie
  6. Star Struck
    Betty and Veronica
  7. A Sleigh in Time
    Archie
  8. The Zapper
    Archie
  9. Nothing But the Best
    Archie
  10. Dancing in the Dark
    Archie
  11. Of Mice and Menace
    Archie
  12. Two Way Stretch!
    Veronica
  13. The Ghost of Spirit Lake
    Archie
  14. Feather Tether
    Coach Kleats
  15. On Call!
    Li'l Jinx
  16. The Monitor
    Big Moose
  17. Just Picture This
    Betty and Veronica
  18. Happy Chappy
    Archie
  19. ["Mmm... I could use an exciting headline for the next issue!"]
    Archie
  20. Snow and Tell
    Archie
  21. Practice Makes Perfect
    Betty's Diary
  22. School Daze!
    Li'l Jinx
  23. Short Report
    Jughead
  24. Dough Nuts
    Archie
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