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Editing: Nanci Tsetsekas (editor); Victor Gorelick (editor); Richard H. Goldwater (editor-in-chief)
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Archie / cover / 1 page

Pencils:
Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Inks:
Alison Flood (signed)
Colors:
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Letters:
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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Ha! A clean escape! I told you Weatherbee couldn't keep us in detention!
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee
This issue has 1 variant

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

ISSN 1059-1907

Krocky 13
(Table of Contents: 1)

The Mighty Archie Art Players / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
George Gladir (credited)
Pencils:
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Inks:
Mike Esposito (credited)
Colors:
Barry Grossman (credited)
Nanci Tsetsekas (credited)
Caryn Antoniuk (credited)
Letters:
Bill Yoshida (credited)
  • Genre:humor; satire-parody; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews [as Krocky Kreetin]; Betty Cooper [as Betty Friday]; Dilton Doiley [as Eezee]; Reggie Mantle [as Sly Sleeze]
Synopsis:
Krocky is a boxer who has won so many fights the public thinks he's invincible and they are bored. He fights Eezee the extraterrestrial and loses due to special effects, and everyone makes a ton of money.
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Indexer Notes

Parody of "Rocky" movies.

When reprinted in Archie's Funhouse Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #6, inks are credited to Henry Scarpelli.

Family Fare
(Table of Contents: 2)

Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Jughead Jones; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis:
Gag about both waiters and generals knowing how to take orders.
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Work Shirk
(Table of Contents: 3)

Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Jughead Jones; Gladys Jones
Synopsis:
Gag about doing homework with the TV on.
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Get Out There
(Table of Contents: 4)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis:
Archie's dad exhorts him to get outdoors, so Archie gathers the gang and they all watch TV on the beach.
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Indexer Notes

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

Archie's Spindizzy Worlds Adventure Part 1
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Archie / comics-form advertising / 1 page

Can't Tell a Book By Its Cover
(Table of Contents: 6)

Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Prudence [Veronica's cousin]; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones (cameo); Dilton Doiley (cameo)
Synopsis:
Prudence shows Veronica that clothes and looks are not the only way to attract boys.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprint in Betty and Veronica Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #225, no credits listed in this digest.

This Year...Take Home a Club Med Vacation!
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Archie / advertisement / 1 page

The Traffic Jam Left a Bitter Taste or Bad Luck at the Cloverleaf
(Table of Contents: 8)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:humor; crime; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Hey!
Characters:
Burt (Archie's uncle)
Synopsis:
Dilton's van is stolen but the boys find it while traveling in a helicopter with Archie's uncle. They are able to observe Dilton's delayed alarm system and the van is recovered.
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Perfect Day!
(Table of Contents: 9)

Betty's Diary / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Mrs. Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones (cameo); Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate (cameo)
Synopsis:
Betty's day is a mess due to plumbing problems, car problems, and weather, but at least she has a date with Archie.
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Indexer Notes

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

The Iron Bulldog
(Table of Contents: 10)

Archie / comic story / 11 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Chuck Clayton; Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate (cameo); Coach Kleats; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee (cameo); Miss Grundy (cameo)
Synopsis:
The Summitville football team steals the Riverdale mascot, an iron bulldog statue, and paints it green as a taunt. However, with strong community support the Riverdale team wins the game and proudly displays their returned mascot.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprint in Archie's Super Comics Digest (Sterling Publishing Co, Inc., 2012 series) #2, no credits listed in this digest.

Wash and Cry!
(Table of Contents: 11)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 4 pages

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  • Genre:humor; children
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Synopsis:
Li'l Jinx gets jam on her father's shirt and, after he tells her it's a wash and dry shirt, she washes and dries it, ruining an $8 roll of stamps in the pocket.
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Feeling Good
(Table of Contents: 12)

Sabrina / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen; fantasy-supernatural
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Synopsis:
Aunt Hilda joins Sabrina jogging, but she causes havoc because she doesn't watch where she's going, and has to fix everything with magic.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

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

Flight of the Bumble
(Table of Contents: 13)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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?
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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Mr. Weatherbee; Moose Mason; Miss Grundy; Tug
Synopsis:
Betty brings an expensive bird to school for a project. The bird gets loose and Archie tries to capture it, causing a ruckus while the bird flies back into its cage.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

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

Bubble Trouble
(Table of Contents: 14)

The Archies / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
The Archies [Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones]; Vance Forward; Rap McNasty; Jimmy
Synopsis:
The Archies latest music video shoot is cancelled by Vance Forward because he cannot think of a concept for their "bubble gum" sound, but the show goes on when Archie comes up with real bubble gum as an inspiration.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

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

Fairy Tale
(Table of Contents: 15)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:humor; satire-parody; teen
Characters:
Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; a fairy godmother; Max (Betty's cat); Archie Andrews
Synopsis:
In a parody of Cinderella, the fairy godmother gets the prince after she had granted wishes to competing girls at the ball.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the printing in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #237, no credits listed in this digest.

Distraction Action
(Table of Contents: 16)

Reggie / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • Feature Logo:Reggie
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:D-uh! Reggie!
Characters:
Synopsis:
As Moose is about to beat up Reggie, Jughead distracts him to look up a word in the library.
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Artists and Models
(Table of Contents: 17)

Archie 1 / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie 1; Reggie 1; Veronica 1; Betty 1; Jughead 1; Mr. Weatherbee 1; Miss Grundy 1
Synopsis:
The boys create a statue of a beautiful girl, which the girls change to misshapen and add a statue of a handsome boy. In revenge the boys plump up the male statue and in trying to fix the girl statue ruin it so that the pair resembles Mr. Weatherbee and Miss Grundy.
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Indexer Notes

This story features the cavemen versions of the Archie characters.

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

It's a Lost Course
(Table of Contents: 18)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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?
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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Mr. Buncombe
Synopsis:
Archie takes the art of insincere flattery to heart after his new Business Studies course, and gets everyone angry at him and each other.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprint in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #271, no credits listed in this digest.

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. ["Ha! A clean escape! I told you Weatherbee couldn't keep us in detention!"]
    Archie
  2. Krocky 13
    The Mighty Archie Art Players
  3. Family Fare
    Jughead
  4. Work Shirk
    Jughead
  5. Get Out There
    Archie
  6. Archie's Spindizzy Worlds Adventure Part 1
    Archie
  7. Can't Tell a Book By Its Cover
    Veronica
  8. This Year...Take Home a Club Med Vacation!
    Archie
  9. The Traffic Jam Left a Bitter Taste or Bad Luck at the Cloverleaf
    Archie
  10. Perfect Day!
    Betty's Diary
  11. The Iron Bulldog
    Archie
  12. Wash and Cry!
    Li'l Jinx
  13. Feeling Good
    Sabrina
  14. Flight of the Bumble
    Archie
  15. Bubble Trouble
    The Archies
  16. Fairy Tale
    Betty and Veronica
  17. Distraction Action
    Reggie
  18. Artists and Models
    Archie 1
  19. It's a Lost Course
    Archie
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