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Pages: 196
Editing: Nelson Ribeiro (credited) (editor); Victor Gorelick (credited) (editor); Richard H. Goldwater (credited as Richard Goldwater) (editor-in-chief)

[no title indexed]

cover / 1 page


  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Yahoo! I caught a flake!
  • Keywords:snow
Characters:
Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle

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: 071896469530 99

Dilton / comic story / 6 pages


  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Dilton Doiley; Coach Kleats; Moose Mason; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Waldo Weatherbee; Veronica Lodge; Gill Bates; Mrs. Sanchez
Synopsis:
When Dilton laments about being unpopular, Betty makes him the most popular person in the school through a group of articles in the student paper.
Reprints (2)

Indexer Notes

Gill Bates is a parody of Microsoft founder Bill Gates.

[no title indexed]

Veronica Pin Up Page / cartoon / 1 page


  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:I hear you--- I hear you!
  • Keywords:rain; TV
Characters:
Synopsis:
Veronica makes Archie wait in the rain until her show is over.
Reprints (1)

Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page


  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Let me try a wrestling hold on you, Moose?
  • Keywords:roof
Characters:
Synopsis:
Reggie's unbreakable wrestling hold is no match for Moose.
Reprints (1)

Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page


  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Reggie, lend me twenty dollars!
  • Keywords:car; loan
Characters:
Synopsis:
Archie offers his jalopy as security for a loan.
Reprints (1)

Write This Down...

Archie / comic story / 8 pages


  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:I'm going to need another shelf if I keep adding to my collection of die-cast metal planes!
  • Keywords:helicopter; limp; Vietnam War
Characters:
Charlie Perkins
Synopsis:
At an airplane exhibit, Archie sees Mr. Weatherbee greeting a strange man. Archie learns that Weatherbee saved this man's life when he was a helicopter pilot in the Vietnam War. Archie writes an essay about this heroic story, making everyone see the principal in a new light.
Reprints (1)

The Great Haunt Hunt

Svenson / comic story / 5 pages


  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Hi, Mr. Svenson! How do you like your new apartment?
  • Keywords:cat; ghosts; haunting; owl
Characters:
Synopsis:
Dilton and Archie investigate ghostly sounds at Mr. Svenson's new apartment.
Reprints (1)

Archie / comic story / 2 pages


  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Cramming the night before an exam is one of the worst habits a teenager can have!
  • Keywords:studying
Characters:
Synopsis:
Archie explains why cramming for a test only causes more stress and confusion.
Reprints (1)

Age of Specialization

Mr. Weatherbee / comic story / 1 page


  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:What? Our school computer is down again?
  • Keywords:repair
Characters:
Synopsis:
The computer repairman only knows how to disassemble the computer.
Reprints (1)

The Big Apple

Sabrina / comic story / 1 page


  • Genre:fantasy-supernatural; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Do I hear right?
  • Keywords:opera singer
Characters:
Synopsis:
Harvey watches opera on TV.
Reprints (1)

And Now... Here's Reggie!!

Reggie / comic story / 5 pages


  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Being Riverdale High's guidance counselor has to be the most stressful job in the school...!!
  • Keywords:career; game show
Characters:
Putnam Grimley(Riverdale High guidance counselor); Vanessa White
Synopsis:
Reggie tells Mr. Grimley about his dream job: being a game show host.
Reprints (1)

Ethel / comic story / 1 page


  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:It's very potent!
  • Keywords:perfume
Characters:
Synopsis:
Ethel uses more perfume than recommended.
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Costume Capers

Jughead / comic story / 6 pages


  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
Jughead wears international costumes to promote Miss Beazly's lunch specials. But his attire attracts unwanted attention from girls.
Reprints (1)

The Ego and I

Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page


  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:You are so! You are so!
  • Keywords:argument
Characters:
Synopsis:
Archie settles Reggie and Betty's argument.
Reprints (1)

Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page


  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Say, waiter!
  • Keywords:coin flip; tips
Characters:
Synopsis:
Reggie flips a coin with the waiter.
Reprints (1)

Archie and the Gang / comic story / 6 pages


  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Mr. Clarkson
Synopsis:
For Career Day, Jughead helps Miss Beazly in the cafeteria. When that job is tougher than he expected, Jughead decides on a career in mattress testing instead.
Reprints (1)

Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page


  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:I'd like students who own a wind instrument to raise their hand!
  • Keywords:instruments
Characters:
Synopsis:
Archie thinks Reggie's big mouth counts as a wind instrument.
Reprints (1)

Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page


  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:D-uh, what's a cannibal?
  • Keywords:cannibal
Characters:
Synopsis:
Archie says Reggie is a cannibal for eating ham.
Reprints (1)

For Cake's Sake

Archie / comic story / 6 pages


  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Hi, Betty!
  • Keywords:bake sale; pie
Characters:
Synopsis:
Archie craves Betty's chocolate cream pie, so he buys one from the school bake sale. But when Archie learns he was sold someone else's pie, he gets upset and demands to exchange it.
Reprints (1)

Knuckle Chuckle

Reggie / comic story / 1 page


  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Moose, you clod!
  • Keywords:animals; dance
Characters:
Synopsis:
Reggie tells Midge she shouldn't yell at Moose, because it's Be Kind to Animals Week.
Reprints (1)

[no title indexed]

Mr. Weatherbee Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page


  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:How is Moose making out with that job we got for him?
  • Keywords:phone number
Characters:
Synopsis:
Moose got fired for forgetting a very easy phone number.
Reprints (1)

Nerves of Steel

Archie / comic story / 5 pages


  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Wow! That monster video was one scary flick!
  • Keywords:furnace; horror movie
Characters:
Synopsis:
Archie keeps being scared by noises after a horror movie. Jughead helps him overcome his nervousness by exposure therapy.
Reprints (1)

Winged Victory

Archie / comic story / 6 pages


  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Long John Silver (parrot)
Synopsis:
Archie crawls through the school's air ducts to find Professor Flutesnoot's escaped parrot.
Reprints (1)

Moose / comic story / 1 page


  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Moose, why did you use a toothbrush on your comb?
  • Keywords:comb; toothbrush
Characters:
Synopsis:
Moose cleans the teeth of his comb.
Reprints (1)

Archie / comic story / 1 page


  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:How's the air up there, Milo?
  • Keywords:height
Characters:
Milo; Ann; Dan; Stan
Synopsis:
A tall student thinks Archie is teasing him.
Reprints (1)

Duggy Wuggy, M.D.

The Riverdale Drama Club / comic story / 6 pages


Characters:
Synopsis:
Archie plays a hotshot teen doctor in this parody of the sitcom "Doogie Howser, M.D.".
Reprints (1)

Persistent Caller

Archie / comic story / 1 page


  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
Archie phones Veronica while she's acting onstage.
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Archie / comic story / 5 pages


  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
Reggie tries to sabotage Archie's basketball skills by telling him that the way to improve is by being hard on yourself. After Coach Clayton sets Archie straight, Reggie is confused and thinks that his fake gimmick must actually work.
Reprints (1)

Moose / comic story / 0.5 page


  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Make sure you give him the ol' one, two!
  • Keywords:boxing; paint
Characters:
Synopsis:
Moose numbers his boxing gloves.
Reprints (1)

Moose / comic story / 0.5 page


  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:A lifetime sentence has to be the worst sentence imaginable!
  • Keywords:sentences
Characters:
Synopsis:
Moose can't wrap his head around English class sentences.
Reprints (1)

Archie and the Gang / comic story / 5 pages


  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:A banjo, Betty?
  • Keywords:banjo
Characters:
Synopsis:
Betty wants to play a banjo instead of a tambourine for The Archies. Her bandmates have just one objection: she plays it terribly!
Reprints (1)

A Fine Example

Reggie / comic story / 1 page


  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:You'd better get your head examined!
  • Keywords:ants
Characters:
Synopsis:
Miss Grundy lectures on the humble ant.
Reprints (1)

Dilton's Doofy Inventions

Dilton / cartoon / 1 page


  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:A boomerang baseball that returns when you throw it so you can play catch with yourself!
  • Keywords:ice cream; inventions; shoes
Characters:
Synopsis:
Dilton show off some of his new ideas, including grass toupees, edible banana peels, and spinach ripple ice cream.
Reprints (1)

A Heel for A Heel

Archie / comic story / 5 pages


  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Charley
Synopsis:
Veronica is wearing a trendy maxi-sweater, but everyone thinks she just forgot to wear pants.
Reprints (1)

Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page


  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:This is the punch bowl!
  • Keywords:punch
Characters:
Synopsis:
Jughead makes short work of the punch bowl.
Reprints (1)

Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page


  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:I challenge anyone to beat my score on Veronica's machine!
  • Keywords:arcade game; pinball
Characters:
Synopsis:
Jughead plays pinball lying down.
Reprints (1)

Miss Haggly Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page


  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:This is disgraceful!
  • Keywords:graffiti; spelling
Characters:
Synopsis:
Miss Haggly laments the poor grammar in some graffiti.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

A title was added on to this reprint, since the "Gag Bag" comics originated from the Archie daily newspaper strip and didn't originally have titles.

George to the Rescue

Little Archie / comic story / 8 pages


  • Genre:children
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Golly, Mom! I can't believe how much it snowed last night and we only got a 2 hour delay!
  • Keywords:budgie; parakeet
Characters:
George(parakeet)
Synopsis:
Little Archie's parakeet is loose in the school, having just learned to talk. The bird encounters Mr. Weatherbee, and inadvertently shames him into giving his approval for some bird feeders outside the school.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

First line seems to have been altered in this reprint, based on the different appearance of the lettering.

Little Archie / comic story / 1 page


  • Genre:children
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Little Archie is late again!
  • Keywords:allowance; lateness
Characters:
Synopsis:
Little Archie gets in trouble for playing outside too late.
Reprints (1)

A Sneaky Play

Evelyn Evernever / comic story / 6 pages


  • Genre:children
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Those're pretty neat stripes you're painting on those sneakers, Evelyn!
  • Keywords:commercial; school play; shoes
Characters:
J.C.
Synopsis:
Being Humpty Dumpty in the school play lands Evelyn Evernever a gig modeling for a shoe commercial.
Reprints (1)

The Stunt Star

Little Archie / comic story / 1 page


  • Genre:children
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Ta-da!
  • Keywords:sledding
Characters:
Synopsis:
Little Archie does foolhardy stunts on his sled.
Reprints (1)

Hockey Cluck!

Archie / comic story / 6 pages


  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:What's with the stick, Arch?
  • Keywords:hockey stick
Characters:
Cara
Synopsis:
Archie is carrying around his hockey stick at school, and it keeps getting in his way.
Reprints (1)

Reggie / comic story / 1 page


  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
Reggie pauses in his self-aggrandizing graffiti to go ice skating.
Reprints (1)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page


  • Genre:children
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Daddy! It snowed last night!
  • Keywords:putting green; snow
Characters:
Synopsis:
Hap shovels snow off the lawn so he can practice golf.
Reprints (1)

Stamp of Approval

Archie / comic story / 6 pages


  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
Archie and his pals plan to mail out flyers advertising their Shakespeare play. All goes well until Jughead gets covered in rubber cement and postage stamps.
Reprints (1)

Reggie / comic story / 1 page


  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Ha! Ha! Moose never even felt your snowball!
  • Keywords:snowball
Characters:
Synopsis:
Moose is impervious to snowballs.
Reprints (1)

Sculpture Schemer

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages


  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Brrr! It's cold out here!
  • Keywords:snow sculptures
Characters:
Mr. Frederico
Synopsis:
Betty and Archie enter a snow sculpture contest together, and Veronica beats them by entering with a pro sculptor as her partner.
Reprints (1)

[no title indexed]

Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page


  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
Jughead wants Archie to pull some Welsh rabbit out of a hat.
Reprints (1)

Paste-Up Mix-Up

Archie and the Gang / comic story / 5 pages


  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Miss Grundy, I've been looking for students who would be interested in writing a column for the school paper!
  • Keywords:advice column; bearded dragon; newspaper
Characters:
Synopsis:
Betty and Dilton start writing newspaper advice columns on dating advice and science, respectively. Archie accidentally mixes up the articles they wrote, leading to the school paper showing some very strange advice on lizard care and dinner dates. Archie publishes an apology the next day, but that ends up in the wrong place too!
Reprints (1)

[no title indexed]

Archie's Pop Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page


  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:I've been going over our budget, Mary!
  • Keywords:bills; necessities
Characters:
Synopsis:
Fred is worried about money.
Reprints (1)

[Dilton opens the Club Room door]

Open the Door Dilton / comic story / 1 page


  • Genre:humor
Characters:
Synopsis:
Dilton opens doors to find a caveman, an elephant, and a man literally making ends meet.
Reprints (1)

Success Secret

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages


  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Cowabunga!
  • Keywords:boys; listening
Characters:
Arnold
Synopsis:
The girls get annoyed with Archie, Reggie, and Jughead not listening to them. Betty and Veronica decide to ditch them in favor of the dweeby Arnold, who isn't enamored with the sound of his own voice.
Reprints (1)

[no title indexed]

Jughead's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page


  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Now, Jughead, don't be late with the sound effects!
  • Keywords:kiss; play; plunger
Characters:
Synopsis:
Jughead is in charge of sound effects for the school play.
Reprints (1)

Betty / comic story / 5 pages


  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Mmm! That smells great, Betty!
  • Keywords:icing; kissing
Characters:
Alice
Synopsis:
Veronica is enraged to see Archie kiss a dab of frosting off Betty's nose. Later, Archie has burn cream on his lip and Veronica assumes it's a ploy to make Betty kiss him.
Reprints (1)

Reggie / comic story / 1 page


  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
Riverdale's accident prevention week is off to a clumsy start.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Pantomime story

Heated Discussion

Archie & Dilton / comic story / 6 pages


  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Brrr! N-now what is this new invention of your you want me to test?
  • Keywords:force field; heat; snow
Characters:
Synopsis:
Dilton invents a wearable force field to keep the wearer warm in any weather. Archie tests it for him, but the device gets stuck and Archie becomes much too warm.
Reprints (1)
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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. ["Yahoo! I caught a flake!"]
  2. The Image!
    Dilton
  3. ["I hear you--- I hear you!"]
    Veronica Pin Up Page
  4. Bold Hold
    Reggie
  5. Loan Moan
    Reggie
  6. Write This Down...
    Archie
  7. The Great Haunt Hunt
    Svenson
  8. Crammin'
    Archie
  9. Age of Specialization
    Mr. Weatherbee
  10. The Big Apple
    Sabrina
  11. And Now... Here's Reggie!!
    Reggie
  12. Whiff Tiff
    Ethel
  13. Costume Capers
    Jughead
  14. The Ego and I
    Reggie
  15. Sore Winner
    Reggie
  16. Career Daze
    Archie and the Gang
  17. Horn Scorn
    Reggie
  18. Eat Feat
    Reggie
  19. For Cake's Sake
    Archie
  20. Knuckle Chuckle
    Reggie
  21. ["How is Moose making out with that job we got for him?"]
    Mr. Weatherbee Gag Bag
  22. Nerves of Steel
    Archie
  23. Winged Victory
    Archie
  24. Tube Boob
    Moose
  25. Tall Brawl
    Archie
  26. Duggy Wuggy, M.D.
    The Riverdale Drama Club
  27. Persistent Caller
    Archie
  28. Psyche Saga
    Archie
  29. Punch Crunch
    Moose
  30. Brain Strain
    Moose
  31. Strung Out
    Archie and the Gang
  32. A Fine Example
    Reggie
  33. Dilton's Doofy Inventions
    Dilton
  34. A Heel for A Heel
    Archie
  35. Punch Happy
    Jughead
  36. Score More
    Jughead
  37. Spelling Bee
    Miss Haggly Gag Bag
  38. George to the Rescue
    Little Archie
  39. Late Fate
    Little Archie
  40. A Sneaky Play
    Evelyn Evernever
  41. The Stunt Star
    Little Archie
  42. Hockey Cluck!
    Archie
  43. Nice Ice
    Reggie
  44. Snow Know
    Li'l Jinx
  45. Stamp of Approval
    Archie
  46. Snow Row
    Reggie
  47. Sculpture Schemer
    Betty and Veronica
  48. ["As you can see, I've cut her in half!"]
    Archie's Gag Bag
  49. Paste-Up Mix-Up
    Archie and the Gang
  50. ["I've been going over our budget, Mary!"]
    Archie's Pop Gag Bag
  51. [Dilton opens the Club Room door]
    Open the Door Dilton
  52. Success Secret
    Betty and Veronica
  53. ["Now, Jughead, don't be late with the sound effects!"]
    Jughead's Gag Bag
  54. The Kiss Off
    Betty
  55. Slip Quip
    Reggie
  56. Heated Discussion
    Archie & Dilton
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