Price: 3.99 USD
Pages: 180
On-sale Date: 2009
Editing: Victor Gorelick (editor)
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Archie Goodbye Forever
(Table of Contents)

Archie / cover / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Reggie Mantle; Chuck Clayton; Dilton Doily; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews

Indexer Notes

New Look art.

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 Jan. and July)
  • Publisher's Age Guidelines: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
  • Printer: ?
  • Barcode: 762816469517 20311

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

Archie / recap / 1 page

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Archie Goodbye Forever Part 4
(Table of Contents: 2)

Archie / comic story / 27 pages

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Listed on cover.

Forward Pass
(Table of Contents: 3)

Archie / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:It's not Jughead's fault, Dad!
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis:
Jughead helps himself to all of the mashed potatoes.
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Byte the Dust
(Table of Contents: 4)

Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Compared to Moose's mind, my brain is a master computer!
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Reggie compares his mind to Moose's.
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[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 5)

Archie / activity / 1 page

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?
  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Which soda flavor should I choose?
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Indexer Notes

Unscramble the letters puzzle.

The People's Choice
(Table of Contents: 6)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Chuck Clayton; Nancy Woods; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
Synopsis:
Archie and Chuck run against each other for class president.
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Indexer Notes

When reprinted in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #271, writing is credited to George Gladir.

Fall Guy
(Table of Contents: 7)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
George Gladir (credited)
Pencils:
Tim Kennedy (credited)
Inks:
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Colors:
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters:
Bill Yoshida (credited)
  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Nancy Woods
Synopsis:
Archie is clumsy outside the skating rink but is perfect when roller blading.
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Fleet Meet
(Table of Contents: 8)

Archie / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Hi, Gloria! Have you seen Archie!
  • Keywords:rollerskates
Characters:
Gloria
Synopsis:
Jughead asks Gloria if she has seen Archie.
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Woe Foreknow
(Table of Contents: 9)

Archie / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:There's a 20% chance of rain tomorrow!
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Archie listens to the weather forecast.
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Wheels of Fortune
(Table of Contents: 10)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:drama; humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Archie! It's poor Mrs. Trimble! She's being dispossessed! Put out in the street!!
Characters:
Mrs. Trimble; Orson Wales
Synopsis:
An old woman is being kicked out of her home by her landlord, Orson Wales. Archie manages to turn the table on Wales when it turns out that one of her few possessions is his beloved childhood wagon, "Thunderbolt."
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Indexer Notes

A take-off on the movie "Citizen Kane."

The Grand Opening
(Table of Contents: 11)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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Characters:
Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Ethan Andrews; Thomas Jefferson; Benjamin Franklin; John Adams; John Livingston; Roger Sherman
Synopsis:
Fred tells Archie about how their ancestor, Ethan Andrews, helped Thomas Jefferson come up with the opening lines to the Declaration of Independence.
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Man with a Horn
(Table of Contents: 12)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Mr. Waldo Weatherbee; Chuck Clayton; Phil Harmonic; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
Synopsis:
Archie has ambitions to learn to play the trumpet, but his tin ear gets in the way.
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Someone You Can Count On
(Table of Contents: 13)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages

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Characters:
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis:
Archie is determined to help Mr. Lodge launch his yacht, no matter what Mr. Lodge wants.
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Indexer Notes

Writer credit from the reprint in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #271. The same reprint lists Rudy Lapick as the inker.

What's the Story
(Table of Contents: 14)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:That was some terrific little league ball game! Fourteen innings, wow!
Synopsis:
After accidentally standing up the girls, Archie and Reggie try to concoct a good cover story.
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Revolutionized Chemistry
(Table of Contents: 15)

Archie / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Professor Flutesnoot
Synopsis:
Archie is eager to get to chemistry class.
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Archie's Greetings Puzzle!
(Table of Contents: 16)

activity / 1 page

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The Resistance Movement
(Table of Contents: 17)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:drama; humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy; Charlie Goodwill
Synopsis:
Mr. Weatherbee is being promoted to a better-paying job at another school. His replacement, the deceptively-named Charlie Goodwill, is an authoritarian who tells the kids that he's had it with their generation doing their own thing, and that they'll have to do everything his way, or else.
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Saving Time
(Table of Contents: 18)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:teen
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Indexer Notes

Information on this sequence supplied by Lou Maldonado via the GCD Contact form.

Sorry, Coach
(Table of Contents: 19)

Archie / comic story / 4 pages

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Characters:
Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Coach Kleats; Betty Cooper
Synopsis:
Without Archie in the race, Reggie has no motivation to win.
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The Grim Creeper
(Table of Contents: 20)

Archie / comic story / 1 page

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? [as Kennedy]
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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis:
Reggie's performance creeps into people's hearts and souls.
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An Interest in Business
(Table of Contents: 21)

Little Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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Synopsis:
Little Archie wins a shopping spree for sporting goods.
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The Fortune
(Table of Contents: 22)

Little Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Feature Logo:Little Archie
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:The crystal ball shows much misfortune and disaster --- --- It will happen to Little Archie tomorrow!
  • Keywords:fortune telling
Synopsis:
A phony fortune teller tricks Little Archie into getting his family out of the house so that it can be robbed.
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A Home Grown Gal
(Table of Contents: 23)

Little Archie / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen; children
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Little Archie; Little Veronica; Little Jughead; Smithers; Professor Flutesnoot; Mr. Weatherbee
Synopsis:
Veronica is mad at Archie because she thinks he has a new girlfriend.
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A Sorry Affair
(Table of Contents: 24)

Little Archie / comic story / 2 pages

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  • Genre:humor; children
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:You did a fine job raking my lawn, little Archie!
Characters:
Little Archie Andrews; Little Betty Cooper; Waldo Weatherbee
Synopsis:
Archie loses the money that Mr. Weatherbee paid him.
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Trance Stance
(Table of Contents: 25)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Archie Andrews; Dr. Wise
Synopsis:
Dr. Wise implants a hypnotic suggestion to help Archie be less clumsy but Archie's parents decide to have it removed when they don't like the change in Archie.
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The Big Thinker
(Table of Contents: 26)

Archie / comic story / 4 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Synopsis:
Betty cannot decide if Archie is a deep thinker or just aggravating.
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The Cookie Conspiracy!
(Table of Contents: 27)

Archie & Friends / comic story / 5 pages

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Characters:
Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Dilton Doiley; Jughead Jones
Synopsis:
Veronica creates some fortune cookies with special messages for her and Archie and plans to have them during a meal at the Chinese restaurant.
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Time After Time
(Table of Contents: 28)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
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The Nose Knows
(Table of Contents: 29)

Archie / comic story / 1 page

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?
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?
  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Fred Andrews
Synopsis:
Archie's mom knows how to get him out of bed.
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Heaven Scent
(Table of Contents: 30)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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Characters:
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis:
Archie and Jughead plan to have a final barbecue before it's too cold. Events, however, conspire against them.
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Carsick
(Table of Contents: 31)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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Pencils:
? [as DeCarlo]
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?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Jughead Jones; Fred Andrews; Betty Cooper
Synopsis:
Mr. Lodge is trading in his old car for a new one, and he and Archie reminisce about old cars they wish they still had.
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The Error of His Ways
(Table of Contents: 32)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages

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Characters:
Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Pop Tate; Miss Grundy; Jughead Jones
Synopsis:
Archie has his trip to school timed so that he can arrive at the precise moment the bell rings.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the 2015 digest reprint.

Sporting Goods Search!!
(Table of Contents: 33)

Archie's Sports Page!! / activity / 1 page

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Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Find a word puzzle and a hockey themed maze.

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 34)

Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page

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?
  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Here's the information you wanted, sir!
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Waldo Weatherbee; Miss Phlips
Synopsis:
Archie gives the wrong information to Mr. Weatherbee.
Reprints (1)

You Know It's Not Your Day When...
(Table of Contents: 35)

Archie Says / comic story / 2 pages

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:You win the door prize at a charity bazaar...
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Indexer Notes

Six two-panel gags.

Tricky Triumph
(Table of Contents: 36)

Archie / comic story / 1 page

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?
  • Genre:teen
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Triangle Angle
(Table of Contents: 37)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. Archie Goodbye Forever
    Archie
  2. [no title indexed]
    Archie
  3. Archie Goodbye Forever Part 4
    Archie
  4. Forward Pass
    Archie
  5. Byte the Dust
    Reggie
  6. ["Which soda flavor should I choose?"]
    Archie
  7. The People's Choice
    Archie
  8. Fall Guy
    Archie
  9. Fleet Meet
    Archie
  10. Woe Foreknow
    Archie
  11. Wheels of Fortune
    Archie
  12. The Grand Opening
    Archie
  13. Man with a Horn
    Archie
  14. Someone You Can Count On
    Archie
  15. What's the Story
    Archie
  16. Revolutionized Chemistry
    Archie
  17. Archie's Greetings Puzzle!
  18. The Resistance Movement
    Archie
  19. Saving Time
    Archie
  20. Sorry, Coach
    Archie
  21. The Grim Creeper
    Archie
  22. An Interest in Business
    Little Archie
  23. The Fortune
    Little Archie
  24. A Home Grown Gal
    Little Archie
  25. A Sorry Affair
    Little Archie
  26. Trance Stance
    Archie
  27. The Big Thinker
    Archie
  28. The Cookie Conspiracy!
    Archie & Friends
  29. Time After Time
    Archie
  30. The Nose Knows
    Archie
  31. Heaven Scent
    Archie
  32. Carsick
    Archie
  33. The Error of His Ways
    Archie
  34. Sporting Goods Search!!
    Archie's Sports Page!!
  35. ["Here's the information you wanted, sir!"]
    Archie's Gag Bag
  36. You Know It's Not Your Day When...
    Archie Says
  37. Tricky Triumph
    Archie
  38. Triangle Angle
    Archie
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