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Pages: 100
Editing: Nelson Ribeiro (editor); Victor Gorelick (editor); Richard H. Goldwater (editor-in-chief)
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[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents)

Archie / cover / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Ronnie, do you have a prom wish?
Characters:
Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Chuck Clayton; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews

Issue Data

  • Publisher's Brand: The Archie Digest Library
  • Indicia / Colophon Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
  • Indicia Frequency: 9 times a year in Feb., Mar., Apr., June, July, Sept., Oct., Nov. and Dec.
  • Publisher's Age Guidelines: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
  • Printer: ?
  • Barcode: 071896468502 98

State of the Art Andrews
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Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews
Synopsis:
Archie talks his father into getting a home theater.
Reprints (3)

Tube Boob
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Archie / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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Synopsis:
Archie is skeptical of Dilton's calculation.
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The Ride
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Archie / comic story / 2 pages

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  • Genre:teen
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Synopsis:
Archie's car breaks down.
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Block Heads
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Archie / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Inks:
Henry Scarpelli (credited)
Colors:
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters:
Bill Yoshida (credited)
  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
Synopsis:
Reggie bets Jughead he can't skateboard around the block in less than five minutes, and Reggie chooses the block.
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Side Step
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Archie / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen
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Synopsis:
Moose stands on Archie's foot.
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Give a Little Whistle
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Archie / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:What a great idea, Ronnie!
Characters:
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Sub Snub
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Archie / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen
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Synopsis:
Archie wants to get a sub for his classes.
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Love in Bloom
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Archie / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen
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Synopsis:
Archie is too distracted by love to paint the fence or the kitchen.
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Spaced Out!
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Archie and the Gang / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Cheryl Blossom; Marty Simpson; Marty's parents; Dilton Doiley
Synopsis:
Betty and Veronica name a star after Archie. Cheryl wants her own star, but only if it's the one next to Archie's star.
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Mishap Flap
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Archie's Dad / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Fred Andrews; Archie Andrews
Synopsis:
Fred demands that Archie put a ladder away.
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Runaway Ruse
(Table of Contents: 11)

Archie / comic story / 3 pages

Script:
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Colors:
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Letters:
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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Aw, it's disgusting the way those two lovebirds carry on!
Characters:
Synopsis:
In an effort to get Archie away from Veronica, Reggie goads Archie into trying out for the spring athletics then takes Archie to a swimming hole and takes his clothes while Archie is in the water.
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Tale of Wail
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Mr. Lodge / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Reprints (1)

How to Make a Dizzy Blonde or The Umbrella Went to Her Head
(Table of Contents: 13)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:What!!? You want to put little ol' me on television!?!
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Bruce; O.O. Wellenmellen
Synopsis:
Betty is hired to demonstrate a new hair spray for a television commercial. However, the hair spray reacts with her body chemistry and temporarily turns her hair rock hard.
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Electronic Education
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Archie / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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By Appointment Only!
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Archie / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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The Home Front
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Archie / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
George Gladir (credited)
Pencils:
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Inks:
Mike Esposito (credited)
Colors:
Letters:
  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:My grandmother was a welder during that war!
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Hal Cooper; Alice Cooper
Synopsis:
Betty imagines what life was like on the home front during the war in the 1940s.
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Short Story
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Archie / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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Lovey Dovey
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Archie / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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Synopsis:
Betty thinks she and Archie should do more things together. Archie lets her help overhaul the car.
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Archie Pin Up / cartoon / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:This is the very latest in pants…
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Synopsis:
Veronica explains the difference in the slacks she's wearing and the pair Betty is wearing.
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Triple Threat
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Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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?
Letters:
  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis:
In order to break up a shopping trip that Veronica has commanded Archie to attend, Betty plants two man-hungry coeds at the store and tells them that Archie is available.
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A Hole in One
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Archie / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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No-Go Ego
(Table of Contents: 22)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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?
Letters:
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis:
Betty pumps up Archie's ego.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Writer and Inker credits from the reprint in Archie's Funhouse Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #6.

A Stroke in Time
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Archie / comic story / 3 pages

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  • Genre:teen
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Pomp Romp
(Table of Contents: 24)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis:
Archie and Jughead's efforts to raise money for prom expenses catches the eye of a local newspaper reporter.
Reprints (1)

Sweet Revenge
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Mr. Lodge / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen
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No Horse Sense
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Archie / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Pencils:
? [as Kennedy]
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Nancy Woods
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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. ["Ronnie, do you have a prom wish?"]
    Archie
  2. State of the Art Andrews
    Archie
  3. Tube Boob
    Archie
  4. The Ride
    Archie
  5. Block Heads
    Archie
  6. Side Step
    Archie
  7. Give a Little Whistle
    Archie
  8. Sub Snub
    Archie
  9. Love in Bloom
    Archie
  10. Spaced Out!
    Archie and the Gang
  11. Mishap Flap
    Archie's Dad
  12. Runaway Ruse
    Archie
  13. Tale of Wail
    Mr. Lodge
  14. How to Make a Dizzy Blonde or The Umbrella Went to Her Head
    Archie
  15. Electronic Education
    Archie
  16. By Appointment Only!
    Archie
  17. The Home Front
    Archie
  18. Short Story
    Archie
  19. Lovey Dovey
    Archie
  20. ["This is the very latest in pants…"]
    Archie Pin Up
  21. Triple Threat
    Archie
  22. A Hole in One
    Archie
  23. No-Go Ego
    Archie
  24. A Stroke in Time
    Archie
  25. Pomp Romp
    Archie
  26. Sweet Revenge
    Mr. Lodge
  27. No Horse Sense
    Archie
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