(2014)
Archie,
2014 Series
Published in English
(United States)
- Price
- 5.99 USD; 6.99 CAD
- Pages
- 132
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications Inc.
- ISBN
-
978-1-936975-84-6
- Barcode
- 9781936975846 50599
- Editing
- Victor Gorelick
- Color
- color
- Dimensions
- digest
- Binding
- squarebound
- Publishing Format
- one-shot
[no title indexed]
Archie & Friends / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Fernando Ruiz (signed)
- Inks
- Rich Koslowski (signed)
- Colors
- Rosario Peña (signed)
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Who thought being tackled could be such a good thing!
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Toni Topaz
- Reprints
Fame Game
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)
- Pencils
- Pat Kennedy (credited)
- Inks
- Rich Koslowski (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Coach Kleats; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- After being the hero at a football game where Riverdale was the visiting team, Archie is bummed because nobody knows his name.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #194 (February 2009)
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- Keywords
- football
Winner Takes All
Archie and the Gang / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Veronica has two tickets to a rock concert and decides to take either Archie or Reggie, whomever impresses her the most during a hockey game.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #366 (April 1989)
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- Keywords
- hockey
Teeming Up
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Angelo De Cesare
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg
- Inks
- Henry Scarpelli
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Coach Kleats; Chuck Clayton; Midge Klump
- Synopsis
- Archie comes up with a system for the masses that want to use the gym.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #465 (November 1997)
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- Keywords
- basketball; hockey; track; volleyball
Indexer Notes
When reprinted in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #248, writing is credited to Mike Pellowski and inks are credited to Bob Smith.
Line Plunge
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Frank Doyle
- Pencils
- Harry Lucey
- Inks
- Mario Acquaviva
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Mario Acquaviva
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Coach Kleats; Mr. Weatherbee; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- Coach Kleats tries to motivate Archie by planting a taped distress call from Veronica in his football helmet.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #163 (April 1966)
-
- Keywords
- football; goal posts; phone booth
The Fault Finder
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Coach Kleats; Big Moose Mason; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Archie points out to the gang how they can improve their games, but they end up injuring themselves following his advice.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #128 (June 1962)
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Indexer Notes
Script credit from the reprint in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #248.
A Little Light Exercise
Archie / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Mr. Weatherbee's spine locks during baseball practice, forcing Archie to mount him on a skateboard and wheel him to the hospital.
- Reprints
- from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #88 (December 1976)
-
Indexer Notes
formerly an Archie and Me story.
Ice Follies
Archie and Friends / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- George Gladir
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg
- Inks
- Henry Scarpelli
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Now, dummy! Now! Don't hang onto it all day! Pass! Pass!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Coach Kleats
- Synopsis
- After all Reggie's grandstanding, Coach Kleats makes Archie the hockey team captain.
- Reprints
- from Archie at Riverdale High (Archie, 1972 series) #24 (April 1975)
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- Keywords
- hockey
Indexer Notes
Credits from reprint.
Formerly an Archie story.
The Lesson
Chuck Clayton / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- George Gladir
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg
- Inks
- Rod Ollerenshaw
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Chuck Clayton; Floyd Clayton; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Lester (Chuck's cousin); Coach Kleats; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- Coach Clayton tries to explain to his son that an education is more important than his dreams of playing professional basketball.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #215 (June 1990)
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- Keywords
- basketball
Let's Hear One for the Bee
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Jim Ruth
- Pencils
- Bob Bolling (credited)
- Inks
- Mike Esposito
- Colors
- Barry Grossman; Nanci Dakesian; Ginny Sykora
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Waldo Weatherbee; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Coach Kleats; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- While trying to cheer the football team on, Mr. Weatherbee accidentally sends play calls to the team, causing them to win the game.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- cheerleader; football
Indexer Notes
In this reprint, script is credited to Mike Pellowski.
Formerly an Archie and Mr. Weatherbee story.
The Joiner
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You're quitting the football team?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Coach Kleats; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Archie quits the football team so he can join the women's softball team.
- Reprints
- from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #80 (December 1979)
-
- Keywords
- football; softball
Practice Makes Perfect!
Reggie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- George Gladir (credited)
- Pencils
- Rex Lindsey (credited)
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Coach Kleats; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Coach Kleats tells Archie and Jughead to get some soccer tips from Reggie.
- Reprints
- from World of Archie (Archie, 1992 series) #15 (June 1995)
-
- Keywords
- soccer
Flip Flop!
Dilton / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski
- Pencils
- Pat Kennedy (credited)
- Inks
- Ken Selig (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Vickie Williams (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Dilton Doiley; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- Dilton takes Reggie to his martial arts class.
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #182 (May 2003)
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- Keywords
- martial arts
Cheer Up!
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Midge Klump; Ethel Muggs; Nancy Woods; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Veronica and the other cheerleaders are amused when Archie proclaims that guys need to be tough to play sports.
- Reprints
- from Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #146 (December 2006)
-
A Real Basket Case
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Coach Goodbody
- Synopsis
- Veronica has suddenly dedicated herself to basketball because she's decided she's going to join the WNBA and score a huge endorsement deal.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #121 (March 1998)
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Number One Guy
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Chuck Clayton; Floyd Clayton
- Synopsis
- Chuck's recent football success has gone to his head and the girls decide to introduce him to a little humility.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #313 (January 1982)
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Camera Angle
Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg (credited)
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What's wrong Archie? You look depressed!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Coach Clayton; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- Veronica offers to video tape Archie's basketball game so he can figure out why he misses so many shots.
- Reprints
- from Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #52 (June 1996)
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Role Model
Betty / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Ethel Muggs
- Synopsis
- Betty asks Ethel to help coach her youth basketball team for a specific reason.
- Reprints
- from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #132 (January 2004)
-
Team Esteem
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- George Gladir ?
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo
- Inks
- Henry Scarpelli
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Coach Grapple; Coach Kleats; Mr. Weatherbee; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica's skills at softball aren't enough to let her make the Riverdale girls' team. But her skills at negotiating benefits for the team under Title IX are.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #137 (July 1999)
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The Delicate Disaster
Archie at Riverdale / comic story / 11 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Chuck Clayton; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Dilton Doiley
- Reprints
- from Archie at Riverdale High (Archie, 1972 series) #59 (December 1978)
-
Team Steam
Coach Kleats and Patti Pacer / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Coach Kleats; Patti Pacer; Betty Cooper; Ethel; Nancy; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Josie
- Synopsis
- Patti Pacer challenges Coach Kleats to a baseball team vs. softball team game. The baseball team wins, but Coach Kleats learns a lesson in character and invites both teams to a picnic.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #208 (August 1989)
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The Dating Game
Archie and the Gang / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Ethel; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- When Ethel threatens to quit the field hockey team if she doesn't get a date soon, Miss Grundy and Mr. Weatherbee convince Archie to ask her out.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Story & Game Digest Magazine (Archie, 1986 series) #9 (November 1988)
-
- Keywords
- field hockey
Spoil Sport
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Uh, oh! The ol' ball and chain is objecting to your baseball practice again, eh?
- Genre
- humor; sports; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Coach Kleats
- Synopsis
- Overhearing that the boys see her as "one of the boys", Betty decides to embrace her tomboy nature and joins the baseball team, outplaying Archie.
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #83 (October 1957)
-
- Keywords
- baseball
Sports Reports
Moose / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)
- Pencils
- Fernando Ruiz (credited)
- Inks
- Bob Smith (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- sports
- Characters
- Moose Mason; President William Howard Taft; Elizabeth Robinson (sprinter); James Corbett (boxer); John L. Sullivan (boxer)
- Synopsis
- Moose relates various sports facts.
- Reprints
- from Archie & Friends (Archie, 1992 series) #69 (June 2003)
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- Keywords
- 100 yard dash; auto racing; baseball; basketball; boxing; football; hockey; motorcycle racing; Olympics
Problem Players
Coach Kleats / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Coach Kleats; Archie Andrews; Moose [Malcolm Mason]; Randolph
- Synopsis
- Coach talks to a couple of his players about their grades.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #60 (February 1962)
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Table of Contents
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0.
["Who thought being tackled could be such a good thing!"]
Archie & Friends -
1.
Fame Game
Archie -
2.
Winner Takes All
Archie and the Gang -
3.
Teeming Up
Archie -
4.
Line Plunge
Archie -
5.
The Fault Finder
Archie -
6.
A Little Light Exercise
Archie -
7.
Ice Follies
Archie and Friends -
8.
The Lesson
Chuck Clayton -
9.
Let's Hear One for the Bee
Archie -
10.
The Joiner
Archie -
11.
Practice Makes Perfect!
Reggie -
12.
Flip Flop!
Dilton -
13.
Cheer Up!
Betty and Veronica -
14.
A Real Basket Case
Betty and Veronica -
15.
Number One Guy
Betty and Veronica -
16.
Camera Angle
Veronica -
17.
Role Model
Betty -
18.
Team Esteem
Betty and Veronica -
19.
The Delicate Disaster
Archie at Riverdale -
20.
Team Steam
Coach Kleats and Patti Pacer -
21.
The Dating Game
Archie and the Gang -
22.
Spoil Sport
Archie -
23.
Sports Reports
Moose -
24.
Problem Players
Coach Kleats
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- Katy Hayhurst
- Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
- Mike Nielsen
- Dan Stevenson
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