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Pages: 132
Editing: Nanci Tsetsekas (credited) (editor); Victor Gorelick (credited) (editor); Richard H. Goldwater (credited as Richard Goldwater) (editor-in-chief)

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Archie / cover / 1 page


  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:What kind of a dweeb would build a snowman on a ski slope?
Characters:
Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
This issue has 1 variant

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

Indicia title is "Archie...Archie Andrews, Where are You? Digest Magazine."

Driving Mr. Doiley

Big Moose / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
Mark Waid (credited)
Chris Allan (credited)
Pencils:
Chris Allan (credited)
Inks:
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Colors:
Barry Grossman (credited)
Nanci Tsetsekas (credited)
Letters:
Bill Yoshida (credited)

  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:What's up, little buddy?
  • Keywords:cars; driving
Characters:
Synopsis:
Moose teaches Dilton how to drive.
Reprints (1)

Archie / comic story / 1 page


  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Rats! Every day this week I've missed the school bus!
  • Keywords:school buses
Characters:
Synopsis:
Archie catches the bus, but to the wrong school.
Reprints (1)

Jughead / comic story / 1 page


  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:This is Daddy's big yacht!
  • Keywords:boulders; rocks
Characters:
Synopsis:
There's a huge boulder in front of the Lodge mansion.
Reprints (1)

Archie / comic story / 1 page


  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
Archie swaps his skis for a snowman's cane.

A Lot to Learn

Archie / comic story / 5 pages


  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Come on, girls--- Let's go for a spin!
  • Keywords:cars; driving
Characters:
Synopsis:
Betty and Veronica won't go for a ride in Archie's car unless they are doing the driving.
Reprints (1)

The Name Game

Mr. Weatherbee / comic story / 5 pages


  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Mr. Weatherbee, it's that time of year again!
  • Keywords:names; yearbooks
Characters:
Sam Chovy
Synopsis:
Mr. Weatherbee tries to keep any fake names from being printed in the yearbook.

Doctor's Orders

Charley / comic story / 0.5 page


  • Genre:humor; children
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:What did your doctor say about your cold, Charley?
  • Keywords:colds
Characters:
Synopsis:
Charley has to take medicine for his cold.
Reprints (1)

Over and Out!

Charley / comic story / 0.5 page


  • Genre:humor; children
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Good news, Charley!
  • Keywords:homework; sickness
Characters:
Synopsis:
Li'l Jinx brings a sick Charley his homework.
Reprints (1)

Amusing Choosing

Miss Grundy / comic story / 0.5 page


  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Wouldn't it be great if we students could choose our teachers?
  • Keywords:teachers
Characters:
Synopsis:
Miss Grundy wishes she could choose her students.
Reprints (1)

Big Moose / comic story / 0.5 page


  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:We'll have to cut out the frills in this budget!
  • Keywords:scissors
Characters:
Synopsis:
Moose thinks you need scissors to cut out frills in a budget.
Reprints (1)

The Title Holders

Archie / comic story / 5 pages


  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:I've warned you, Archie!
  • Keywords:detention; school
Characters:
Synopsis:
Archie and Chuck argue over who gets sent to detention the most.
Reprints (1)

Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page


  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Reggie, if you want your plants to grow, you should talk to them!
  • Keywords:plants
Characters:
Synopsis:
Reggie talks to his plants but they don't grow.
Reprints (1)

Charm Chatter

Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page


  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:How do I know your charms work?
  • Keywords:horseshoes; luck
Characters:
Synopsis:
Jughead sells lucky charms for school exams.
Reprints (1)

Archie / comic story / 11 pages


  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:But, Pops! Business is off!
  • Keywords:guitars; music
Characters:
Synopsis:
Mr. Lodge tries to learn guitar by playing with the Archies, despite their instruments being damaged.
Reprints (1)

Chancy Romance

Reggie / comic story / 1 page


  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Poor Gladys has a date with Reggie!
  • Keywords:dating; romance
Characters:
Gladys
Synopsis:
Betty and Veronica warn Reggie's date that he isn't a bit romantic.
Reprints (1)

The Route of the Matter

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages


  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Hmm! That's a surprise!
  • Keywords:dogs; jogging
Characters:
Synopsis:
Archie changed his jogging route because of a vicious dog. Betty and Veronica decide to hash things out with the dog's owner.
Reprints (1)

Mr. Weatherbee / comic story / 0.5 page


  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:This panel of buttons will help run your school!
  • Keywords:computers
Characters:
Synopsis:
Mr. Weatherbee wants a computer that can send Archie to detention.
Reprints (1)

Mr. Lodge / comic story / 0.5 page


  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:It was a very successful party, Daddy!
  • Keywords:leftovers; parties
Characters:
Synopsis:
Veronica got rid of all the party leftovers, except Archie and Jughead.
Reprints (1)

Archie / comic story / 1 page


  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:No longer will you be able to call me a boob tube freak!
  • Keywords:television
Characters:
Synopsis:
Archie plans to kick his television habit... after his favorite shows are over.
Reprints (1)

Calculated Risk

Archie / comic story / 5 pages


  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Veronica! Ronnie baby! You've been crying!!
  • Keywords:calculators; math
Characters:
Mr. Moore
Synopsis:
Archie is so good at using a calculator that he wins a special miniature one. But the keys are so small he ends up giving it to a neighbor kid.
Reprints (1)

Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page


  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:At times life is very empty!
  • Keywords:hamburgers; life
Characters:
Synopsis:
Jughead ponders the emptiness of life.
Reprints (1)

Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page


  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Jug, how do you expect to sell this old bathtub for $400?
  • Keywords:bathtubs; trash cans
Characters:
Synopsis:
Jughead swapped a bathtub for two trash cans.
Reprints (1)

Vacation Deflation

Archie / comic story / 5 pages


  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:I hate to leave beautiful Hawaii so quickly, but I'd get no peace and quiet as long as Archie was here!
  • Keywords:airplanes; travel
Characters:
Synopsis:
Mr. Weatherbee gets stuck sitting next to Archie on a plane.
Reprints (1)

Pleasant Screams

Veronica / comic story / 1 page


  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
Veronica has a nightmare that she is doing housework.
Reprints (1)

The Pit of Peril Part 1

Reggie / comic story / 8 pages


  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:When the seeds of jealousy burst into bloom in the black heart of Reggie Mantle, the flower of evil unfolds its petals to reveal that sultan of sore losers...
  • Keywords:farms; superheroes; wells
Characters:
Handsome Harry; Tiny Tim
Synopsis:
Reggie, as Evilheart, kidnaps Betty and Veronica and uses them to lure Archie/Pureheart the Powerful to a farm. Evilheart's henchmen drop Pureheart down a dry well.
Reprints (1)

The Pit of Peril Part 2

Reggie / comic story / 5 pages


  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Hey! There's a tunnel at the bottom of this dried up old well!
  • Keywords:marshmallow; superheroes; wells
Characters:
Handsome Harry; Tiny Tim
Synopsis:
Archie as Pureheart the Powerful foils Evilheart after being dumped down a well. Evilheart ends up trapped in melted marshmallow.
Reprints (1)

The Suggestion Question

Archie / comic story / 5 pages


  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:The student committee has come up with some suggestions for improving student morale!
  • Keywords:exercise; school; suggestion boxes
Characters:
Superintendent Haskins
Synopsis:
The students want the school to adopt some of their suggestions. Archie's ideas include snack breaks, rock music in the halls, and exercises for the faculty.
Reprints (1)

Nothing but the Tooth

Big Moose / comic story / 1 page


  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Dilton! I have a bad tooth!
  • Keywords:teeth
Characters:
Synopsis:
Moose wants Dilton to help remove his achy tooth.
Reprints (1)

Coach Kleats / comic story / 1 page


  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:I'm amazed!
  • Keywords:excuses
Characters:
Synopsis:
Coach Kleats is surprised Jughead hasn't tried to get out of cross country running practice.
Reprints (1)

Jughead / comic story / 5 pages


  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Did you hear? Daddy is donating a wing to his college!
  • Keywords:money; wealth
Characters:
Synopsis:
Archie thinks Mr. Lodge should act more like a regular person instead of flaunting his wealth.
Reprints (1)

Archie / comic story / 1 page


  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:I-I p-p-promise...
  • Keywords:cymbals
Characters:
Synopsis:
Archie's dad scares him awake with a cymbal crash.
Reprints (1)

The Uninvited Guest

Archie / comic story / 11 pages


  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:I have returned from the spirit world because you have summoned me!
  • Keywords:ghosts; monsters
Characters:
Amy Stuart
Synopsis:
Ghostly happenings interrupt rehearsals for a play at Riverdale High.
Reprints (2)

Beat 'Em to the Punch

Jughead / comic story / 1 page


  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Duh! When I'm an old man, Dilton, I'm going to put it in my will that I'm leaving my brain to science!
  • Keywords:brains
Characters:
Synopsis:
Jughead resists the urge to comment on Moose's plan to leave his brain to science.
Reprints (1)

Running Catch

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages


  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Lift your feet, Ron!
  • Keywords:baseball; jogging
Characters:
Jason
Synopsis:
Veronica fakes a twisted ankle to get the attention of a handsome male jogger, but Betty steals the show with her baseball skills.

Archie / comic story / 5 pages


  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Are you sure, Jug?
  • Keywords:restaurants
Characters:
Synopsis:
Archie tries to be the 1000th customer to win a free dinner at a fancy restaurant.
Reprints (1)
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