Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #204 [Direct Edition]

Price: 2.39 USD

Pages: 100

On-sale Date: 2004-01-06

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

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Archie / cover / 1 page

Pencils:	Stan Goldberg (signed as STAN GOLDBERG)
Inks:	Bob Smith (signed as BOB SMITH)
Colors:	?
Letters:	?

Genre:teen

First Line of Dialogue or Text:Yee-hah! My big report on "global warming" was due today!

Characters:

Fred Andrews; Archie Andrews

This issue has 1 variant

#204 [Newsstand]

Issue Data

Publisher's Brand: The Archie Digest Library
Indicia / Colophon Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Indicia Frequency: 9 times a year in Jan., Mar., Apr., June, July, Aug., Oct., Nov. and Dec.
Publisher's Age Guidelines: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Printer: Printed in Canada
Barcode: 762816468503 20411

Indexer Notes

On sale date from Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #121.

[no title indexed]

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Hostess Cup Cakes / comics-form advertising / 1 page

Cold Calculations

(Table of Contents: 2)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages

Script:	Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)
Pencils:	Tim Kennedy (credited)
Inks:	Rudy Lapick (credited)
Colors:	Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters:	Vickie Williams (credited)

Genre:humor; teen

Characters:

Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge

Reprints (3)

Test Distressed

(Table of Contents: 3)

Archie / comic story / 1 page

Script:	?
Pencils:	?
Inks:	?
Colors:	?
Letters:	?

Genre:humor; teen

First Line of Dialogue or Text:Mr. Lodge wants me to test his snowmobile in Alaska next week!
Keywords:snowmobile

Characters:

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones

Synopsis:: Mr. Lodge wants to send Archie to Alaska to test a new snowmobile.; from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #212 (March 1980)

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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Trunk Line to Treachery

(Table of Contents: 5)

Archie / comic story / 10 pages

Script:	Frank Doyle
Pencils:	Stan Goldberg
Inks:	Jon D'Agostino
Colors:	Barry Grossman
Letters:	Bill Yoshida

Genre:adventure; humor; teen

Characters:

Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis:: Archie uncovers a plot by Mr. Lodge's right-hand man to take over his company. Archie and Mr. Lodge have to use a trunk lid as a toboggan and slide down a hill to stop the hostile takeover in time.; from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #167 (March 1976)

The Love Showdown Collection

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Archie; Betty and Veronica / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

[Archie Americana Series]

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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

[no title indexed]

(Table of Contents: 8)

Archie Pin Up / comic story / 1 page

Script:	?
Pencils:	?
Inks:	?
Colors:	?
Letters:	?

Genre:teen

First Line of Dialogue or Text:Golly, Archie!

Characters:

Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews

Synopsis:: Veronica is worried that she and Archie might get stuck on the ski lift.; from Laugh Comics / Laugh (Archie, 1946 series) #215 (February 1969)

The Tattler

(Table of Contents: 9)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages

Script:	George Gladir
Pencils:	Stan Goldberg
Inks:	Henry Scarpelli
Colors:	Barry Grossman
Letters:	Bill Yoshida

Genre:humor; teen

First Line of Dialogue or Text:Nuts! Here comes bad news Bernie!

Characters:

Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Bad News Bertie

Synopsis:: Bad News Bertie has some gossip for Archie, that one member of the Archies is playing with another group.; from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #212 (March 1980)

Indexer Notes

Credits from reprint.

Chicken Trickin'

(Table of Contents: 10)

Archie / comic story / 1 page

Script:	?
Pencils:	?
Inks:	?
Colors:	?
Letters:	?

Genre:teen

Keywords:ski jumping

Characters:

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones

Synopsis:: Archie and Jughead finds a ski jump specially designed for cowards.; from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #43 (April 1975)

[Classic Archie Watches]

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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Doctor Love

(Table of Contents: 12)

Archie and the Gang / comic story / 5 pages

Script:	George Gladir
Pencils:	Bob Bolling
Inks:	Mike Esposito
Colors:	Barry Grossman
Letters:	Bill Yoshida

Genre:teen

Characters:

Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Gladys Jones; Pop Tate

Synopsis:: Archie overhears people talking about the "healing" that Betty is doing and assumes she is practicing medicine based on what she's seen on her favorite soap "Genial Hospital".; from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #173 (March 1989)

[Archie's Collectors Sets]

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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Head's Up

(Table of Contents: 14)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages

Script:	Frank Doyle
Pencils:	Stan Goldberg
Inks:	Stan Goldberg ?
Colors:	Barry Grossman
Letters:	Bill Yoshida

Genre:teen

Characters:

Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Smithers

Synopsis:: When Veronica contracts a rare disease from a souvenir sculpture she brought back from vacation, Archie tries to track down the twin of the sculpture, which was stolen from her at the airport, before it causes an epidemic.; from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #221 (March 1981)

Archie Comics' Riverdale Stars Talent Search

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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Winter Blunderland

(Table of Contents: 16)

Jughead / comic story / 11 pages

Script:	Craig Boldman
Pencils:	Rex Lindsey
Inks:	Rich Koslowski
Colors:	Barry Grossman
Letters:	Bill Yoshida

Genre:humor; teen

Keywords:angel; blizzard; devil; shovel; snow; snowstorm

Characters:

Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Pop Tate

Synopsis:: Archie falls for a girl but only gets her phone number, not her name. Archie shovels snow to earn money for his date and loses her number. Jughead finds the number but tells Archie to keep shoveling so he can earn money for food.; from Archie's Pal Jughead Comics (Archie, 1993 series) #113 (February 1999)

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promo (ad from the publisher) / 2 pages

Archie's Holiday Fun

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Archie / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

The American Way

(Table of Contents: 19)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages

Script:	?
Pencils:	?
Inks:	?
Colors:	?
Letters:	?

Genre:teen

Characters:

Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge

Reprints (1)

from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #291 (April 1980)

Model Muddle

(Table of Contents: 20)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages

Script:	George Gladir
Pencils:	Bob Bolling
Inks:	Jon D'Agostino
Colors:	Barry Grossman
Letters:	Bill Yoshida

Genre:teen

Keywords:snow

Characters:

Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Moose Mason; Ethel Muggs (cameo)

Synopsis:: Reggie convinces Archie to make a snow sculpture titled "The Most Beautiful Girl in Riverdale," knowing that there will be trouble no matter who Archie chooses.; from Reggie and Me (Archie, 1966 series) #69 (April 1974)

The Official Archie 2004 16 Month Calendar

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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Yearn to Learn

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Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page

Script:	?
Pencils:	?
Inks:	?
Colors:	?
Letters:	?

Genre:teen

Keywords:karate

Characters:

Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews

Reprints (1)

from Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes (Archie, 1968 series) #37 (May 1976)

Dream Theme

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Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page

Script:	?
Pencils:	?
Inks:	?
Colors:	?
Letters:	?

Genre:teen

Characters:

Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews

Reprints (1)

from Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes (Archie, 1968 series) #37 (May 1976)

Sub Flub

(Table of Contents: 24)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages

Script:	George Gladir
Pencils:	Samm Schwartz
Inks:	Samm Schwartz
Colors:	?
Letters:	Samm Schwartz

Genre:teen

Characters:

Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge

Synopsis:: Veronica and Mr. Lodge are stranded at their ski lodge so they call Archie to come with a snowmobile.; from Reggie and Me (Archie, 1966 series) #94 (March 1977)

Slow Go

(Table of Contents: 25)

Archie / comic story / 1 page

Script:	?
Pencils:	Samm Schwartz
Inks:	Samm Schwartz
Colors:	?
Letters:	Samm Schwartz

Genre:humor; teen

Characters:

Archie Andrews

Reprints (1)

from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #242 (March 1978)

Archie Comics' Riverdale Stars Talent Search

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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Snow Show

(Table of Contents: 27)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages

Script:	George Gladir
Pencils:	Dan DeCarlo Jr.
Inks:	Jim DeCarlo
Colors:	Barry Grossman
Letters:	Bill Yoshida

Genre:teen

Characters:

Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Dilton Doiley; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper

Synopsis:: Archie's job driving a snowmobile for advertisement purposes gets him a lot of girls.; from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #303 (April 1981)

The Final Letter

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Archie / comic story / 11 pages

Script:	Frank Doyle
Pencils:	Stan Goldberg
Inks:	Jon D'Agostino
Colors:	Barry Grossman
Letters:	Bill Yoshida

Genre:crime; teen

First Line of Dialogue or Text:Gasp! Footprints in the snow outside a window of Veronica's house!
Keywords:burglary

Characters:

Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge

Synopsis:: Archie believes there is a prowler on the grounds of the Lodge Mansion but Mr. Lodge doesn't believe him.; from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #212 (March 1980)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprint in Archie Double Digest (2011 series) #266.

[Archie's Digest Subscription Offer]

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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

[no title indexed]

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

Snowball Effect

(Table of Contents: 31)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages

Script:	Michael Pellowski
Pencils:	Pat Kennedy
Inks:	Rudy Lapick
Colors:	?
Letters:	?

Genre:humor; teen

Characters:

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper

Reprints (4)

Look for Archie Trade Paperbacks at Fine Bookstores Everywhere

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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Reward Yourself

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Oreo O's Cereal; Post Honeycomb / advertisement / 1 page

Editing

Table of Contents ToC

Table of Contents

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Archie / cover / 1 page

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

[no title indexed] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 1)

Hostess Cup Cakes / comics-form advertising / 1 page

Cold Calculations (Table of Contents: 2)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages

Test Distressed (Table of Contents: 3)

Archie / comic story / 1 page

[no title indexed] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 4)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Trunk Line to Treachery (Table of Contents: 5)

Archie / comic story / 10 pages

The Love Showdown Collection (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 6)

Archie; Betty and Veronica / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

[Archie Americana Series] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 7)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Archie Pin Up / comic story / 1 page

The Tattler (Table of Contents: 9)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages

Indexer Notes

Chicken Trickin' (Table of Contents: 10)

Archie / comic story / 1 page

[Classic Archie Watches] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 11)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Doctor Love (Table of Contents: 12)

Archie and the Gang / comic story / 5 pages

[Archie's Collectors Sets] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 13)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Head's Up (Table of Contents: 14)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages

Archie Comics' Riverdale Stars Talent Search (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 15)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Winter Blunderland (Table of Contents: 16)

Jughead / comic story / 11 pages

[no title indexed] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 17)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 2 pages

Archie's Holiday Fun (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 18)

Archie / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

The American Way (Table of Contents: 19)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages

Model Muddle (Table of Contents: 20)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages

The Official Archie 2004 16 Month Calendar (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 21)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Yearn to Learn (Table of Contents: 22)

Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page

Dream Theme (Table of Contents: 23)

Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page

Sub Flub (Table of Contents: 24)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages

Slow Go (Table of Contents: 25)

Archie / comic story / 1 page

Archie Comics' Riverdale Stars Talent Search (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 26)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Snow Show (Table of Contents: 27)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages

The Final Letter (Table of Contents: 28)

Archie / comic story / 11 pages

Indexer Notes

[Archie's Digest Subscription Offer] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 29)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

[no title indexed] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 30)

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

Snowball Effect (Table of Contents: 31)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages

Look for Archie Trade Paperbacks at Fine Bookstores Everywhere (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 32)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Reward Yourself (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 33)

Oreo O's Cereal; Post Honeycomb / advertisement / 1 page

[no title indexed]

(Table of Contents)

[no title indexed]

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 1)

Cold Calculations

(Table of Contents: 2)

Test Distressed

(Table of Contents: 3)

[no title indexed]

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 4)

Trunk Line to Treachery

(Table of Contents: 5)

The Love Showdown Collection

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 6)

[Archie Americana Series]

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 7)

[no title indexed]

(Table of Contents: 8)

The Tattler

(Table of Contents: 9)

Chicken Trickin'

(Table of Contents: 10)

[Classic Archie Watches]

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 11)

Doctor Love

(Table of Contents: 12)

[Archie's Collectors Sets]

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 13)

Head's Up

(Table of Contents: 14)

Archie Comics' Riverdale Stars Talent Search

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 15)

Winter Blunderland

(Table of Contents: 16)

[no title indexed]

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 17)

Archie's Holiday Fun

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 18)

The American Way

(Table of Contents: 19)

Model Muddle

(Table of Contents: 20)

The Official Archie 2004 16 Month Calendar

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 21)

Yearn to Learn

(Table of Contents: 22)

Dream Theme

(Table of Contents: 23)

Sub Flub

(Table of Contents: 24)

Slow Go

(Table of Contents: 25)

Archie Comics' Riverdale Stars Talent Search

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 26)

Snow Show

(Table of Contents: 27)

The Final Letter

(Table of Contents: 28)

[Archie's Digest Subscription Offer]

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 29)

[no title indexed]

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 30)

Snowball Effect

(Table of Contents: 31)

Look for Archie Trade Paperbacks at Fine Bookstores Everywhere

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 32)

Reward Yourself

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