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The Snow Ball!
(Table of Contents)

Archie / cover / 1 page

Pencils:
Fernando Ruiz (signed)
Inks:
Bob Smith (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
This issue has 1 variant

Issue Data

  • Publisher's Brand: The Archie Library
  • Indicia / Colophon Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
  • Indicia Frequency: 10 times a year (monthly except Mar. and Oct.)
  • Publisher's Age Guidelines: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
  • Printer: ?
  • Barcode: ?

Indexer Notes

Canadian price in indicia.

Indicia title: Archie Digest Magazine.

ISSN: 10591877

Introducing Lunch Lady
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advertisement / 1 page

The Snow Ball
(Table of Contents: 2)

Archie / comic story / 11 pages

Script:
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  • Genre:teen; humor
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Moose Mason
Synopsis:
Archie has enough money to take Betty to the school dance or get his car fixed, but not both.
Reprints (1)

[no title indexed]
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Archie / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

[You & your Valentine will love these graphic novels.]
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Archie / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Bunch Hunch
(Table of Contents: 5)

Archie / comic story / 1 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis:
Archie can't sleep.
Reprints (1)

The Joke's on Who?
(Table of Contents: 6)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
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Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Ms. Beazly; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper
Synopsis:
Reggie pulls a series of practical jokes on others at school.
Reprints (3)

Not Quite
(Table of Contents: 7)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
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Letters:
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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis:
Mr. Lodge has an important meeting. Can Archie's car get him there with all the snow?
Reprints (1)

Cold Shoulder
(Table of Contents: 8)

Archie & Friends / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Miss Grundy; Betty Cooper; Chuck Clayton; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Dilton Doily; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Weatherbee
Synopsis:
Miss Grundy is afraid all the sick students will pass their germs on to her.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

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

[no title indexed]
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

[no title indexed]
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 11)

Mad House / illustration / 1 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
Fernando Ruiz (signed)
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews

Lust for Loot
(Table of Contents: 12)

comic story / 6 pages

Script:
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?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor
Characters:
Jim Darling
Synopsis:
Jim Darling hosts a tv game show.
Reprints (1)

Zalula the Love-Sick Space Girl
(Table of Contents: 13)

comic story / 6 pages

Script:
?
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?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
Characters:
Zalula
Synopsis:
A spaceman lands on a planet where he encounters Zalula, a love-sick alien girl.
Reprints (1)

Madhouse Visits Monster Manor
(Table of Contents: 14)

Mad Doctor Frankenfurter / comic story / 2 pages

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor
Characters:
Doctor Frankenfurter
Reprints (1)

Martian Mission
(Table of Contents: 15)

comic story / 1 page

Script:
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Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor
Synopsis:
Martians come to Earth in look for aid from the President.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Art credit from GCD index of original comic.

[no title indexed]
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

[no title indexed]
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Losin It
(Table of Contents: 18)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
Synopsis:
Archie gives his parents a hard time about being forgetful.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprint in Jughead and Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #18, no credits listed in this digest.

The Average Awards
(Table of Contents: 19)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
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Letters:
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
Synopsis:
Archie wins an average good citizen award.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprint in Jughead and Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #18, no credits listed in this digest.

[no title indexed]
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

[no title indexed]
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 21)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

A Chance to Shine!
(Table of Contents: 22)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
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Letters:
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis:
Archie has to pose as Mr. Shine and sell floor cleaning products.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprint in Jughead and Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #10, no credits listed in this digest.

[no title indexed]
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

[no title indexed]
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Home and Alone
(Table of Contents: 25)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
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Letters:
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Fred Andrews
Synopsis:
Archie is stuck home alone.
Reprints (1)

Wise Ways
(Table of Contents: 26)

Archie's Dad / comic story / 1 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
Synopsis:
Archie's dad gets him to study.
Reprints (1)

MoCCA Madness
(Table of Contents: 27)

Archie / comic story / 7 pages

Script:
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Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Chuck Clayton; Mr. Weatherbee; Ellen Abramowitz; Karl Erickson; Martin Yaniff (flashback)
Synopsis:
Archie and the gang visit MoCCA (Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art) in New York. Archie and Jughead stumble into a secret room and find unknown pages from Martin Yaniff's first comic.

The Art of Archie
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Archie; MoCCA / advertisement / 1 page

Next Month in Archie Digest #261
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Archie / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

[no title indexed]
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Kingdom Hearts / advertisement / 1 page

[no title indexed]
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Free Realms / advertisement / 1 page

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. The Snow Ball!
    Archie
  2. Introducing Lunch Lady
  3. The Snow Ball
    Archie
  4. [no title indexed]
    Archie
  5. [You & your Valentine will love these graphic novels.]
    Archie
  6. Bunch Hunch
    Archie
  7. The Joke's on Who?
    Archie
  8. Not Quite
    Archie
  9. Cold Shoulder
    Archie & Friends
  10. [no title indexed]
  11. [no title indexed]
  12. [no title indexed]
    Mad House
  13. Lust for Loot
  14. Zalula the Love-Sick Space Girl
  15. Madhouse Visits Monster Manor
    Mad Doctor Frankenfurter
  16. Martian Mission
  17. [no title indexed]
  18. [no title indexed]
  19. Losin It
    Archie
  20. The Average Awards
    Archie
  21. [no title indexed]
  22. [no title indexed]
  23. A Chance to Shine!
    Archie
  24. [no title indexed]
  25. [no title indexed]
  26. Home and Alone
    Archie
  27. Wise Ways
    Archie's Dad
  28. MoCCA Madness
    Archie
  29. The Art of Archie
    Archie; MoCCA
  30. Next Month in Archie Digest #261
    Archie
  31. [no title indexed]
    Kingdom Hearts
  32. [no title indexed]
    Free Realms
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  • Katy Hayhurst
  • James Ludwig
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Gregg Whitmore
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