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Editing: Victor Gorelick (editor)
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[Go To The Detention Room!]
(Table of Contents)

Archie / cover / 1 page

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typeset
  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee

Indexer Notes

Redrawn from the cover of Archie and Me #61

This issue has 1 variant

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

Indicia says "Single copies, $1.35 in U.S., $1.50 in Canada" Covers with $1.50 price exist.

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

blank page(s) / 1 page

Robot Antics
(Table of Contents: 2)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Joe Edwards (credited)
Pencils:
Joe Edwards (credited)
Inks:
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Colors:
Barry Grossman (credited)
Nanci Dakesian (credited)
Ginny Sykora (credited)
Letters:
Rod Ollerenshaw (credited)
  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis:
Dilton builds a robot that looks like Archie and Mr. Lodge uses it as a servant.

[What happens every time you bite into a striped Chips Ahoy?]
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Chips Ahoy / advertisement / 1 page

Ward Reward
(Table of Contents: 4)

Jughead / comic story / 1 page

Script:
?
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Letters:
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Synopsis:
Archie is in the hospital and Jughead thinks Archie is lucky as he will miss school.
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Dazzle Frazzle
(Table of Contents: 5)

Archie / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • Feature Logo:Archie
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Ethel, let's go check out the modern art exhibit!
Characters:
Synopsis:
Archie gains a new appreciation of Ethel's beauty after they visit a modern art exhibit.
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[Betty and Veronica Double Digest]
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Race Pace
(Table of Contents: 7)

Betty / comic story / 6 pages

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Synopsis:
Hoping to be near Archie, Betty agrees to help him train for a marathon race.
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Indexer Notes

Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.

Tragic Magic
(Table of Contents: 8)

Jughead / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
Synopsis:
Jughead manages to win an amateur magician contest, even though he isn't entered.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.

[Archie's Christmas Offer]
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Test Jest
(Table of Contents: 10)

Reggie / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
Moose gives Reggie an eye test.
Reprints (1)

Grid Grade
(Table of Contents: 11)

Coach Kleats / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:If you can't answer this simple problem you can't play football this Saturday!
Characters:
Synopsis:
Moose needs to answer a simple math problem or he can't play football, so Coach explains the problem to him in terms he understands.
Reprints (1)

[Archie Fan Club]
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Rubbed the Wrong Way
(Table of Contents: 13)

Sabrina / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:humor; fantasy-supernatural; teen
Characters:
Aunt Hilda; Harvey; Genie; Sabrina
Synopsis:
Harvey finds an old lamp that Aunt Hilda tricks him into thinking is a magic lamp.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprint in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (1987 series) #212, no credits listed in this digest.

Sneaker Snicker
(Table of Contents: 14)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:children
Characters:
Li'l Jinx; Gigi; Charley; Greg
Synopsis:
Li'l Jinx and Gigi challenge Charley and Greg to a basketball game.
Reprints (1)

[Archie's Posters]
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 2 pages

Pep Rep
(Table of Contents: 16)

Jughead / comic story / 1 page

Script:
?
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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Jughead Jones; Hot Dog
Synopsis:
Jughead buys new dog food for Hot Dog.
Reprints (1)

Play to Win
(Table of Contents: 17)

Archie / comic story / 11 pages

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  • Genre:drama; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Chuck Clayton; Betty Cooper; Nancy Woods; Cyrus T. Gotrocks; Waldo Weatherbee; Veronica Lodge; Coach Kleats; Moose Mason; Coach Clayton
Synopsis:
Cyrus T. Gotrocks-- a very wealthy man-- promises to donate enough money to get a new library for Riverdale High School, then tries to weasel out of the agreement.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

This story is told in two parts.

[Archie's Double Digest Subscription Offer]
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

The Rejection
(Table of Contents: 19)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:teen; humor
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Nancy Woods; Archie Andrews
Synopsis:
Veronica and Nancy overhear Archie plead with Betty that he needs her, and Betty reject his entreaties.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.

Score Lore
(Table of Contents: 20)

Dilton / comic story / 5 pages

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?
Letters:
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
Dilton's computer expertise has helped the football team to analyze their opponents and win games but Dilton wants to actually play in a game.
Reprints (1)

[Katy Keene Digest]
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Foot Brawl
(Table of Contents: 22)

Greg / comic story / 1 page

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?
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  • Genre:children
Characters:
Synopsis:
Charley tells Greg not to worry about the big guy he has to play against in the football game.
Reprints (1)

Fear Fare
(Table of Contents: 23)

Reggie / comic story / 1 page

Script:
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Letters:
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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:I'm worried sick about Moose!
Characters:
Synopsis:
Reggie is scared that Moose is going to pull his arms off.
Reprints (1)

Flying High
(Table of Contents: 24)

Archie / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
Mr. Weatherbee reads Archie's suggestion from the suggestion box.
Reprints (1)

Ding Dong Calling
(Table of Contents: 25)

Josie / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Josie; Valerie; Alexandra; Alan M.
Synopsis:
Josie gets a job with the Ding Dong Company selling cosmetics door-to-door, so Alexandra tries to compete to sell more.
Reprints (1)

Lover's Leap
(Table of Contents: 26)

Archie / comic story / 11 pages

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  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Freddy Findley
Synopsis:
A new student at Riverdale can jump so high they think they have a secret weapon for the basketball team.
Reprints (1)

[Archie's Checklist]
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Roll 'Em
(Table of Contents: 28)

Betty / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
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  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
Archie doesn't want to attend a screening of Reggie's home movies.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.

The Back and Blues
(Table of Contents: 29)

Mr. Weatherbee / comic story / 5 pages

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?
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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
Archie mishears a private conversation between Mr. Weatherbee and Miss Grundy, then spreads the rumor that Mr. Weatherbee is retiring.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.

[Katy Keene Fan Club]
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 30)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Borrow Sorrow
(Table of Contents: 31)

Archie / comic story / 1 page

Script:
George Gladir (credited)
Pencils:
Dan DeCarlo Jr. (credited)
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Jughead Jones
Synopsis:
Archie tries to borrow money from his friends to take Veronica to the movies but everybody is broke.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the printing in Archie Double Digest (2011 series) #259, no credits listed in this digest.

The Cold Truth
(Table of Contents: 32)

Chuck / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Chuck Clayton; Mrs. Clayton; Archie Andrews; Floyd Clayton
Synopsis:
Chuck nearly suffers frostbite in order to look fashionable.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.

[Subscribe to Katy Keene]
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Katy Keene / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Sweet Talk!
(Table of Contents: 34)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:children
Characters:
Li'l Jinx; Gigi; Charley
Synopsis:
Gigi can't continue her story when Charley shows up.
Reprints (1)

Punch Crunch
(Table of Contents: 35)

Archie / comic story / 0.5 page

Script:
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Colors:
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Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
Archie lost a boxing match.
Reprints (1)

Credit Crumb
(Table of Contents: 36)

Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page

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Letters:
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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • Feature Logo:Jughead
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Hey, Pop, how's my credit?
Characters:
Synopsis:
Jughead asks Pop Tate about his credit, which Pop finds incredibly humorous.
Reprints (1)

[Personalized 'Sew-On' Patches]
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 2 pages

The Fencing Problem
(Table of Contents: 38)

That Wilkin Boy / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Bingo Wilkin; Samantha Smythe; Sampson Smythe; Willie Wilkin; Sheila Smythe
Synopsis:
Bingo's dad tries to get Samantha's dad to stop leaning on his fence.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.

The Eyes Have It
(Table of Contents: 39)

Betty / comic story / 6 pages

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Letters:
  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Gloria; Kim;
Synopsis:
In her own unique way, Betty spots the football game for coach Kleats.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.

[Discount 32 Page Comics Subscriptions]
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Tap Flap
(Table of Contents: 41)

Archie / comic story / 1 page

Script:
?
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Colors:
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Letters:
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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Tap! Tap! Tap!
Characters:
Synopsis:
Jughead is making a sculpture of Archie.
Reprints (1)

Pie Pal
(Table of Contents: 42)

Jughead / comic story / 1 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Synopsis:
Jughead has a new friend, because they ordered pizza.
Reprints (1)

You Don't Need Drugs...
(Table of Contents: 43)

public service announcement / 1 page

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?
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?
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?
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset

The Thing Maker
(Table of Contents: 44)

Archie 1 / comic story / 5 pages

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Letters:
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Jughead 1; Archie 1; Betty 1; Veronica 1; Reggie 1; Moose 1
Synopsis:
Nobody knows what Jughead's invention is.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprint in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #58, no credits listed in this digest.

[Subscribe and Save]
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 45)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 46)

blank page(s) / 1 page

[The M&M Quartz Watch]
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 47)

M&M's / advertisement / 1 page

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. [Go To The Detention Room!]
    Archie
  2. [no title indexed]
  3. Robot Antics
    Archie
  4. [What happens every time you bite into a striped Chips Ahoy?]
    Chips Ahoy
  5. Ward Reward
    Jughead
  6. Dazzle Frazzle
    Archie
  7. [Betty and Veronica Double Digest]
  8. Race Pace
    Betty
  9. Tragic Magic
    Jughead
  10. [Archie's Christmas Offer]
  11. Test Jest
    Reggie
  12. Grid Grade
    Coach Kleats
  13. [Archie Fan Club]
  14. Rubbed the Wrong Way
    Sabrina
  15. Sneaker Snicker
    Li'l Jinx
  16. [Archie's Posters]
  17. Pep Rep
    Jughead
  18. Play to Win
    Archie
  19. [Archie's Double Digest Subscription Offer]
  20. The Rejection
    Betty and Veronica
  21. Score Lore
    Dilton
  22. [Katy Keene Digest]
  23. Foot Brawl
    Greg
  24. Fear Fare
    Reggie
  25. Flying High
    Archie
  26. Ding Dong Calling
    Josie
  27. Lover's Leap
    Archie
  28. [Archie's Checklist]
  29. Roll 'Em
    Betty
  30. The Back and Blues
    Mr. Weatherbee
  31. [Katy Keene Fan Club]
  32. Borrow Sorrow
    Archie
  33. The Cold Truth
    Chuck
  34. [Subscribe to Katy Keene]
    Katy Keene
  35. Sweet Talk!
    Li'l Jinx
  36. Punch Crunch
    Archie
  37. Credit Crumb
    Jughead
  38. [Personalized 'Sew-On' Patches]
  39. The Fencing Problem
    That Wilkin Boy
  40. The Eyes Have It
    Betty
  41. [Discount 32 Page Comics Subscriptions]
  42. Tap Flap
    Archie
  43. Pie Pal
    Jughead
  44. You Don't Need Drugs...
  45. The Thing Maker
    Archie 1
  46. [Subscribe and Save]
  47. [no title indexed]
  48. [The M&M Quartz Watch]
    M&M's
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