Price: 1.75 USD
Pages: 100
On-sale Date: 1994
Editing: Nanci Dakesian (editor); Victor Gorelick (editor)
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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle

Issue Data

  • Publisher's Brand: The Archie Digest Library
  • Indicia / Colophon Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
  • Indicia Frequency: 6 times a year in Feb., April, June, Sept., Nov. and Dec.
  • Publisher's Age Guidelines: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
  • Printer: ?
  • Barcode: 009128468525 14

Acting Principal
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Mr. Weatherbee / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Harold Smith (credited as Hal Smith)
Pencils:
Samm Schwartz (credited)
Inks:
Samm Schwartz (credited)
Colors:
Barry Grossman (credited)
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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Mr. Weatherbee; unnamed actor; Svenson; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Superintendent Hassle
Synopsis:
Mr. Weatherbee hires an actor to dress like him and take his place at an assembly. However, the students and faculty get confused between the two Weatherbees.
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Game Gambit
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Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page

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Work Shirk
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Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page

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[no title indexed]
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Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Jogging is great for the cardiovascular system!
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Synopsis:
Archie and Dilton talk about jogging.
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Haxi
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Archie / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
Synopsis:
A parody of the TV show "Taxi" starring the Archie gang.
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Indexer Notes

"Taxi" had already been canceled by the time this parody hit the newsstands.

Motion Notion
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Archie / comic story / 1 page

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Archie's skateboarding demonstrates some important scientific principles.
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Mirror, Mirror
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Betty and Veronica 3000! / comic story / 6 pages

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Archie and Reggie reprogram Veronica's new talking cosmetic mirror.
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Praise Daze
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Archie / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Archie, I called you in to tell you I like your effort!
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Synopsis:
Archie thinks Mr. Weatherbee is ill when he calls Archie into his office just to compliment him.
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Displeasin' Season
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Betty / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Mother, this is the time of the year the girls of America dread!
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Synopsis:
Betty dreads the time of the year where baseball runs into football season.
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Everything Is Beautiful
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Mr. Lodge / comic story / 6 pages

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Synopsis:
Mr. Lodge is receiving an award for keeping Riverdale beautiful so he doesn't want Archie's broken down jalopy in his driveway.
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Sum Fun
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Archie / comic story / 7 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley; Mary Andrews; Richard Nixon (dream sequence); Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis:
Both Archie and Dilton like figures, and Archie begins to dream about being successful.
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Indexer Notes

One page cut from original printing.

The Workout
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Jughead / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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Synopsis:
Archie and Betty try to convince Jughead he should eat less and exercise more.
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The Job
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Betty's Diary / comic story / 5 pages

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Editor's Notebook / in-house column / 1 page

Sidewalk Gaff
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Reggie / comic story / 8 pages

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Get your tickets here, folks!
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Synopsis:
Reggie sells tickets to a crowd to watch Archie and Jughead attempt to paint a building.
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Indexer Notes

Art identification by artist, as listed on joesinnott.com

Clock Yock
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Moose / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • Feature Logo:Big Moose
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Midge, I'm gonna borrow your alarm clock!
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Synopsis:
Moose asks to borrow Midge's alarm clock.
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Brain Strain
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Moose / comic story / 0.5 page

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Synopsis:
Archie asks Moose if he can put two and two together.
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Present Problems
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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis:
Betty helps Archie shop for a (bad) present for Veronica.
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Indexer Notes

Yoshida credit based on his distinctive "A" which is wide and has a low crossbar.

Game Gambit
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Jughead / comic story / 1 page

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Two kids need Jughead's help setting up a net for their badminton game, but Jughead wants to rest in his hammock.
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Working Out the Bugs!
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Dilton's Strange Science / comic story / 6 pages

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Dilton meets Riverdale's new science genius Danni Malloy, surprised to find that she's a girl. Demonstrating a shrinking ray he invented, they find themselves shrunk down and endangered by a hungry mouse.
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Going, Going, Gone?
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Li'l Jinx / comic story / 4 pages

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  • Genre:humor; children
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Li'l Jinx; Hap Holliday
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President Archie Andrews
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Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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Synopsis:
Mr. Weatherbee imagines what things would be like if Archie were president of the United States.
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Saucer Sortie
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Sabrina / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:humor; fantasy-supernatural; teen
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Synopsis:
Aliens land on Earth in the middle of one of Aunt Hilda's parties, and are amazed at what they find.
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Acclaim Aim
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Reggie / comic story / 1 page

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Synopsis:
Reggie's world is all about him.
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And Dust to Dust
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Archie / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis:
Door-to-door salesman Archie tries to sell Reggie a vacuum cleaner.
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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. [no title indexed]
  2. Acting Principal
    Mr. Weatherbee
  3. Game Gambit
    Jughead
  4. Work Shirk
    Jughead
  5. ["Jogging is great for the cardiovascular system!"]
    Archie's Gag Bag
  6. Haxi
    Archie
  7. Motion Notion
    Archie
  8. Mirror, Mirror
    Betty and Veronica 3000!
  9. Praise Daze
    Archie
  10. Displeasin' Season
    Betty
  11. Everything Is Beautiful
    Mr. Lodge
  12. Sum Fun
    Archie
  13. The Workout
    Jughead
  14. The Job
    Betty's Diary
  15. [no title indexed]
    Editor's Notebook
  16. Sidewalk Gaff
    Reggie
  17. Clock Yock
    Moose
  18. Brain Strain
    Moose
  19. Present Problems
    Betty and Veronica
  20. Game Gambit
    Jughead
  21. Working Out the Bugs!
    Dilton's Strange Science
  22. Going, Going, Gone?
    Li'l Jinx
  23. President Archie Andrews
    Archie
  24. Saucer Sortie
    Sabrina
  25. Acclaim Aim
    Reggie
  26. And Dust to Dust
    Archie
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