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Pages: 100
Editing: Nanci Tsetsekas (editor); Victor Gorelick (editor); Richard H. Goldwater (editor-in-chief)
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Archie / cover / 1 page

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Stan Goldberg (signed)
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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Oh, good! Archie must be awake!
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Issue Data

  • Publisher's Brand: The Archie Digest Library
  • Indicia / Colophon Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
  • Indicia Frequency: 6 times a year in Jan., Mar., May, July, Sept. and Nov.
  • Publisher's Age Guidelines: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
  • Printer: ?
  • Barcode: 071896468533 83

Indexer Notes

ISSN 07472668

Pass It On
(Table of Contents: 1)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Tony; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; two unnamed acquaintances of Jughead's
Synopsis:
Several people have had bad experiences with Jughead and they pass on messages physically to Archie for his friend.
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Tricky Triumph
(Table of Contents: 2)

Archie / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
magician
Synopsis:
A magician get Archie to volunteer for a disappearing act, and makes Archie's clothes disappear.
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Tool Fool
(Table of Contents: 3)

Big Moose / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Moose Mason; Dilton Doily; Archie Andrews (cameo)
Synopsis:
Moose fixes a broken toy for someone using Dilton's new book.
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Sky High
(Table of Contents: 4)

Sabrina / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen; fantasy-supernatural
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Synopsis:
Aunt Hilda takes Sabrina to a witches-only diner.
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Limelight Lament
(Table of Contents: 5)

Josie / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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Synopsis:
Josie laments that The Pussycats are not as successful as The Go-Go's.
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Kidded Kidders
(Table of Contents: 6)

Jughead / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Jughead Jones; Sophie Himmeldimmel; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
Synopsis:
Reggie and Archie try to play a practical joke on Jughead but he turns the tables.
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Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprinting in Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #195. No credits are listed in this digest.

A Gymnastic Twist
(Table of Contents: 7)

Betty / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Sylvia
Synopsis:
Betty aces out Veronica for the last spot on the football cheerleading squad, so Veronica talks her into joining the gymnastic squad instead, to get her out of Archie's sight. But Archie injures himself and has to substitute gymnastic squad scorekeeping instead of playing football, so he still ends up spending time with Betty.
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Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprint in Betty and Veronica Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #226, no credits listed in this digest.

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

The Perfect Fool
(Table of Contents: 9)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Moose Mason
Synopsis:
Reggie claims to be perfect, but Archie and Jughead find ways to show him the error of his ways.
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Indexer Notes

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

Duck Luck
(Table of Contents: 10)

Archie / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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Synopsis:
Archie and Reggie get positions on the girls hockey team...as mascots.
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Indexer Notes

Bottom of page has 2-line text ad for Archie Digest books at Waldenbooks and other locations.

In Trance Form
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Jughead / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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Synopsis:
Reggie and Archie try to convince Jughead that he can actually hypnotize people, but lose a bet to Jughead when he turns the tables.
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Joke of the Month Club
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Archie Presents / cartoon / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor
Characters:
Archie Andrews
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Indexer Notes

Twelve gags.

Twister: Part I
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Archie / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:non-fiction; teen
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Synopsis:
Archie and friends are cought in a tornado, which hurls the car containing Jughead into the air.
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Indexer Notes

Continued in Part II.

Twister: Part II
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Archie / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:non-fiction; teen
Characters:
radio announcer
Synopsis:
Archie, Betty, and Jughead are left okay by the tornado and survey the cleanup work to be done.
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Indexer Notes

Concluded from Part I.

Have You Seen The New & Improved Archie Newspaper Comic Strip?
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Archie / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Dancing Boy
(Table of Contents: 16)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; female gym instructor; female gym students
Synopsis:
Archie joins the dance class on a dare and so many girls swoon over his dancing that the whole football team joins to better meet the girls.
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Indexer Notes

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

Outgoing
(Table of Contents: 17)

Sabrina / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen; fantasy-supernatural
Characters:
nephew of Aunt Hilda's; Wanda; purse-snatcher
Synopsis:
Aunt Hilda is lonely when everyone else appears to be out on a date, so she zaps up a man but he is a bust. She then captures a purse-snatcher and keeps him for awhile to enjoy the afternoon with.
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Just A Simple Melody
(Table of Contents: 18)

Josie / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Mr. Cabot; thieves; Bruno (a dog); police officer
Synopsis:
The Cabots are lured away from home by a scam, but the rest of the Pussycats are house-sitting, and Melody captures the thieves using Bruno.
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Picture Road Signs For Teens
(Table of Contents: 19)

Reggie Presents / comic story / 2 pages

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  • Genre:humor
Characters:
Reggie Mantle
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Indexer Notes

Phony highway-type signs with gag messages.

[no title indexed]
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Editor's Notebook / in-house column / 1 page

Sweet Tooth
(Table of Contents: 21)

Jughead / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Dr. Wilson; Dr. Wilson's nurse
Synopsis:
Jughead gets a toothache from eating hard candy, so Archie rushes him to a dentist. Instead of getting the tooth repaired Jughead merely wants novocaine so he can continue eating, but the novocaine makes everything taste like cardboard.
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Go For It
(Table of Contents: 22)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Coach Kleats; student trying out for football team
Synopsis:
A new student tries out for kicking on the football team and does better than Reggie, though small in stature.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprint in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #243.

Laugh-In
(Table of Contents: 23)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; children
Characters:
Li'l Jinx; Hap Holliday (Li'l Jinx's father)
Synopsis:
Li'l Jinx is watching the weather and laughing at the inaccurate forecast.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Credits from interview with Jim Amash.

Pin-Up Page
(Table of Contents: 24)

Archie / illustration / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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Synopsis:
Veronica is testing lipstick and Archie is enjoying the kissing.
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Recycling With Veronica
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Veronica / public service announcement / 1 page

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  • Genre:non-fiction; teen
Characters:
Pre-Consumer Recycling Fairy; Post-Consumer Recycling Fairy
Synopsis:
Veronica gets a lesson in recycling after noticing that Archie comics use recycled paper.

Cooking Up a Story
(Table of Contents: 26)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Archie Andrews; Chef Gratin (on TV); Betty Cooper
Synopsis:
Fred is confused when Archie takes up cooking and Betty fixes his car, reversing the roles Fred has been used to.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Credits from original printing.

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. ["Oh, good! Archie must be awake!"]
    Archie
  2. Pass It On
    Archie
  3. Tricky Triumph
    Archie
  4. Tool Fool
    Big Moose
  5. Sky High
    Sabrina
  6. Limelight Lament
    Josie
  7. Kidded Kidders
    Jughead
  8. A Gymnastic Twist
    Betty
  9. This Year...Take Home a Club Med Vacation!
    Archie and the Gang
  10. The Perfect Fool
    Archie
  11. Duck Luck
    Archie
  12. In Trance Form
    Jughead
  13. Joke of the Month Club
    Archie Presents
  14. Twister: Part I
    Archie
  15. Twister: Part II
    Archie
  16. Have You Seen The New & Improved Archie Newspaper Comic Strip?
    Archie
  17. Dancing Boy
    Archie
  18. Outgoing
    Sabrina
  19. Just A Simple Melody
    Josie
  20. Picture Road Signs For Teens
    Reggie Presents
  21. [no title indexed]
    Editor's Notebook
  22. Sweet Tooth
    Jughead
  23. Go For It
    Archie
  24. Laugh-In
    Li'l Jinx
  25. Pin-Up Page
    Archie
  26. Recycling With Veronica
    Veronica
  27. Cooking Up a Story
    Archie
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