Price: 0.95 USD
Pages: 132
On-sale Date: 1981-06-16
Editing: ?
Cover Thumbnail for Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #49 Edit Cover
Cover Gallery 

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents)

Archie / cover / 1 page

Pencils:
Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Inks:
Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Colors:
Barry Grossman (see notes)
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:

Indexer Notes

Dan DeCarlo's name is in the newspaper Archie is reading, as is the "color by Barry G." credit.

Redrawn from the cover of Archie #240

Issue Data

  • Indicia / Colophon Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
  • Indicia Frequency: bi-monthly
  • Publisher's Age Guidelines: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
  • Printer: ?
  • Barcode: 0271000699408

Indexer Notes

Indicia title is "Archie Comics Digest Magazine".
On sale date from the Comic Reader #191.

Messenger Service
(Table of Contents: 1)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
Archie tries to get revenge on Reggie by asking Moose to deliver a "message" to him.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Credits from index of original story. No credits in digest.

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 2)

Reggie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Reggie, do you know anything about real estate?

Compulsion
(Table of Contents: 3)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
Letters:
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
Mr. Lodge puts out a duplicate of his priceless new vase, reasoning that Archie will break this vase and get his destructiveness out of his system, making it safe to display the real vase.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Credits from index of original story. No credits in digest.

Dog Daze
(Table of Contents: 4)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
Archie vehemently denies that he lets Veronica treat him "like a pet poodle," but obeys whenever he hears her say "sit."
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Credits from index of original story. No credits in digest.

Think Big
(Table of Contents: 5)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
Letters:
  • Genre:children
Characters:
Synopsis:
Jinx's dad thinks she wants to buy an elephant.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Credits from index of original story. No credits in digest.

Safety Worst!
(Table of Contents: 6)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
?
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
Letters:
  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
Reggie repeatedly tempts fate by not obeying traffic and pedestrian safety rules.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Credits from index of original story. No credits in digest.

Whistle While You Work
(Table of Contents: 7)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
Archie pretends to be enthusiastic about his chores, hoping his parents will think he's going crazy, and so reduce his work load. Wise to his plan, they take him at his word and pile it on instead.
Reprints (1)

Word Drag Race
(Table of Contents: 8)

activity / 1 page

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

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 9)

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

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Dad, this ball-point pen is awful!
Reprints (1)

Can't Be Trusted
(Table of Contents: 10)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
Archie has a singular talent for infuriating members of the Lodge family in different ways.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Credits from index of original story. No credits in digest.

Original story is indexed with a feature of "Betty and Veronica".

Arty Smarty
(Table of Contents: 11)

Roz / comic story / 1 page

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:humor; children
Characters:
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Credits from index of original story. No credits in digest.

Ship to Shore
(Table of Contents: 12)

Archie / comic story / 2 pages

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; teen
Synopsis:
Archie and Jughead know how to walk to shore from their boat... but Reggie doesn't.
Reprints (1)

Honest Hannah
(Table of Contents: 13)

Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page

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

Job Jibe
(Table of Contents: 14)

Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; teen
Synopsis:
Archie goes into the wrong room to get a summer job.
Reprints (1)

Scheme Scream
(Table of Contents: 15)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
Archie decides to apply to become a lifeguard. Realizing that lifeguards are always surrounded by beautiful girls, Betty and Veronica try to keep him from getting the job.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Credits from index of original story. No credits in digest.

The Whistler
(Table of Contents: 16)

The Man from R.I.V.E.R.D.A.L.E. / comic story / 13 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:adventure; humor; teen; spy
Characters:
The Whistler
Synopsis:
P.O.P. faces the newest and most deadly C.R.U.S.H. agent, The Whistler, whose permanent pucker allows him to whistle so loudly that it can shatter eardrums, bust safes, and annoy dogs.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Credits from index of original story. No credits in digest.

Hi Strung
(Table of Contents: 17)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:humor; children
Characters:
Synopsis:
Li'l Jinx ruins Greg's kite.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Credits from index of original story. No credits in digest.

The Pen Pal
(Table of Contents: 18)

Little Archie / comic story / 3 pages

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; teen; children
Reprints (1)

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

Jughead's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Wow! Wasn't that a great party last night?
Reprints (1)

Cool It, Dad
(Table of Contents: 20)

Archie's Dad / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
Fred's search for a cool spot on a warm day keeps getting foiled by Veronica and/or Betty.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Credits from index of original story. No credits in digest.

Film Fest
(Table of Contents: 21)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 4 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:humor; children
Characters:
Synopsis:
Li'l Jinx convinces her father to give her money so that she can go to the movies.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Credits from index of original story. No credits in digest.

Jughead the Gourmet
(Table of Contents: 22)

Jughead / activity / 1 page

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

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 23)

Reggie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:That's funny-- I don't see it anywhere!

Home Town
(Table of Contents: 24)

Archie / comic story / 8 pages

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

I've Got a Secret
(Table of Contents: 25)

Reggie / comic story / 6 pages

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

Sailor Beware
(Table of Contents: 26)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; teen
Synopsis:
Archie only talks nautically and then finds a note in a bottle.
Reprints (1)

Trip Up!
(Table of Contents: 27)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:children
Synopsis:
Li'l Jinx is allowed to go on a trip to the moon, but she's not allowed to cross the street.
Reprints (1)

Stranger in Town
(Table of Contents: 28)

Archie / comic story / 10 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
Letters:
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Gabe
Synopsis:
A mysterious little boy arrives in town, spreading love and understanding to any person he talks to.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Credits from index of original story. No credits in digest.

Poetic License
(Table of Contents: 29)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
When Veronica accuses him of lacking poetry and romance, Archie brushes up on poetry and starts talking in flowery language all the time.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Poems referred to in the story include Longfellow's "A Psalm of Life" ("Footprints on the sands of time"), Kipling's "The Female of The Species" and Kipling's "The Vampire" ("A rag and a bone and a hank of hair").

Credits from index of original story. No credits in digest.

Fair Play
(Table of Contents: 30)

The Archies / comic story / 12 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
Letters:
  • Genre:teen
Characters:
The Archies
Synopsis:
The Archies are annoyed when they hear that Mr. Lodge and his business cronies are making a lot of money on the Riverdale Music Festival, but they have more surprises coming.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Credits from index of original story. No credits in digest.

Original story is indexed with a feature of "Everything's Archie".

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 31)

Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Why all the construction men, Pop?
Editing
Download: (JSON)
Report Information
my.comics.org
Tracked in 1 collections.
Issue at my.comics.org
View Change History
Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. ["Archie, what is about to become extinct?"]
    Archie
  2. Messenger Service
    Archie
  3. ["Reggie, do you know anything about real estate?"]
    Reggie's Gag Bag
  4. Compulsion
    Archie
  5. Dog Daze
    Archie
  6. Think Big
    Li'l Jinx
  7. Safety Worst!
    Archie
  8. Whistle While You Work
    Archie
  9. Word Drag Race
  10. ["Dad, this ball-point pen is awful!"]
    Archie's Pop Gag Bag
  11. Can't Be Trusted
    Archie
  12. Arty Smarty
    Roz
  13. Ship to Shore
    Archie
  14. Honest Hannah
    Reggie
  15. Job Jibe
    Reggie
  16. Scheme Scream
    Betty and Veronica
  17. The Whistler
    The Man from R.I.V.E.R.D.A.L.E.
  18. Hi Strung
    Li'l Jinx
  19. The Pen Pal
    Little Archie
  20. ["Wow! Wasn't that a great party last night?"]
    Jughead's Gag Bag
  21. Cool It, Dad
    Archie's Dad
  22. Film Fest
    Li'l Jinx
  23. Jughead the Gourmet
    Jughead
  24. ["That's funny-- I don't see it anywhere!"]
    Reggie's Gag Bag
  25. Home Town
    Archie
  26. I've Got a Secret
    Reggie
  27. Sailor Beware
    Archie
  28. Trip Up!
    Li'l Jinx
  29. Stranger in Town
    Archie
  30. Poetic License
    Archie
  31. Fair Play
    The Archies
  32. ["Why all the construction men, Pop?"]
    Archie's Gag Bag
Related Links
Issue was modified by, among others
  • Peter Croome
  • Merlin Haas
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Joey Sayer
contact us
donate
If you believe any of this data to be incorrect, please let us know.
Cover thumbnails are used for identification purposes only. All rights to cover images reserved by the respective copyright holders.
Creative Commons License
All portions of the Grand Comics Database™, except where noted otherwise, are copyrighted by the GCD and are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-SA 4.0). This includes but is not necessarily limited to our database schema and data distribution format.
The GCD Privacy Policy. The GCD Web Site code is licensed under the GNU General Public License.