(August 1983)
Archie,
1977 Series
- Price
- 1.00 USD
- Pages
- 128
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly in Feb., April, June, Aug., Oct. and Dec.
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
The Archie Digest Library
- Barcode
- 0271000695827
- Editing
- ?
[no title indexed]
Archie / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo (signed)
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Archie, do you need help with the problems?
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge (picture)
Indexer Notes
Redrawn from the cover of Archie #262.
Comparisons
Archie / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Smithers the butler
- Synopsis
- Veronica tells Archie about the evening she had with Reggie, hoping to make Archie jealous enough to match Reggie's efforts.
- Reprints
-
from Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #12 (May 1972)
-
Oil-Foil
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Midge Klump; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- Archie sets up a beachfront business, rubbing suntan oil on women's backs for a nominal fee.
- Reprints
- from Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #9 (September 1971)
-
Buy Buy
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Hap Holiday
- Synopsis
- Hap starts to go out to buy a paper, but reconsiders when he gets a wish list from Jinx.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #21 (June 1969)
-
Doom Buggy
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Reprints
- from Reggie and Me (Archie, 1966 series) #58 (October 1972)
-
Indexer Notes
formerly a Reggie and Me story.
The Line Back
Archie / activity / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Decode the word balloons to find out what Archie said.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #387 (December 1982)
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[no title indexed]
Archie's Pop's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Fred! What are you doing?
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- in Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #84 (June 2004)
- in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #27 (May 2013)
- from Archie newspaper strip (XX-XX-19XX)
-
Too Many Cooks
Mr. Weatherbee / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hey, Mr. Weatherbee! Doing a little shopping?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Waldo Weatherbee; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Mr. Weatherbee is shopping for a steak when the gang decides to help him find the right sauce.
- Reprints
- from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #58 (August 1973)
-
Indexer Notes
formerly an Archie and Me story.
Proxy Moxie
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Look! Isn't he a doll?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Reggie has two girls and takes advantage of Archie by telling him he's telling the girls about Archie's good qualities.
- Reprints
- from Reggie and Me (Archie, 1966 series) #57 (September 1972)
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- Keywords
- beach; swimsuits
Indexer Notes
Art identification by artist, as listed on joesinnott.com.
Formerly a Reggie and Me story.
Some Changes Made
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Betty tries to get attention by cooking food like Veronica.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #54 (October 1969)
-
Indexer Notes
Art credits from http://joesinnott.com
Summer Jobs
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Each teen has a glamorous idea for a summer job but reality is much different.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #102 (September 1998) which is reprinted
- in Archie's Giant Kids' Joke Book (Archie, 2012 series) (2012) [Reprints one/fourth of the original, the two panels featuring Jughead.], (2012) [Reprints one/fourth of the original, the two panels featuring Reggie.], (2012) [Reprints one/fourth of the original, the two panels featuring Moose.], (2012) [Reprints one/fourth of the original, the two panels featuring Archie]
-
[no title indexed]
Archie's Mom's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- How'd you and Dad meet, Mom?
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- in Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #48 (May 2000)
- in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #161 (July 2005)
- in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #10 (October 2011), #62 (October 2016)
- in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #282 (October 2017)
- from Archie newspaper strip (King Features Syndicate, XX-XX-19XX)
-
Window Pain
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mr. Gurnie
- Synopsis
- Archie's parents expect him to help out with household chores but his clumsiness soon convinces them they were wrong.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #211 (November 1967)
-
The Eyes Have It
Archie / comic story / 4 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Archie Andrews! Will you come over here and sit down?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica is fed up with Archie's roving eye at the beach.
- Reprints
- from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #36 (October 1974)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from reprint.
Cruel Rule
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Archie disappoints a couple of kids concerning their future.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #185 (June 1973)
-
Nervous Service
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Archie is nervous before a boxing match.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #185 (June 1973)
-
Sleepy Time Gal!
Betty / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hi, Veronica, I'm babysitting tonight! Why don't you and the gang come over in about an hour and we'll have a ball!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- The boy Betty is baby-sitting gets the better of her.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #24 (May 1956)
-
Indexer Notes
The television program the child is watching is Dragnet. The show is also in color, which is impossible since Dragnet episodes in the fifties were shot in black and white.
The Dark Horse
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- How's that for speed, fellows? Ol' Betsy got me here as fast as she could go!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Reggie bets he can outrun Archie's car.
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #226 (January 1970)
-
The French Connection
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hey, Reggie! Who's that new girl in our French class...wow!!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Waldo Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Archie and Reggie have the hots for Mr. Weatherbee's niece who arrived from France.
- Reprints
- from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #37 (December 1974)
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Tennis Anyone?
Archie / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie convinces Betty to go to the beach instead of playing tennis.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #39 (November 1958)
-
Indexer Notes
formerly a Betty and Veronica story.
Baited and Dated
Betty / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I'll bet you a million dollars I can trick Archie into dating me tonight!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Betty tricks Archie into a date.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #24 (May 1956)
-
[no title indexed]
Mr. Lodge Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Daddy, look!
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Archie newspaper strip (King Features Syndicate, XX-XX-19XX)
Beach or Bust
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Trouble starts when Archie and Veronica are relaxing on the beach and 2 youth run past them throwing sand. Things go downhill from there.
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #247 (October 1971)
-
This Side Up!
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Hap Holiday
- Synopsis
- Jinx learns a lesson about opening a box carefully.
- Reprints
- from Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #12 (May 1972)
-
The Dummies
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Miss Grundy
- Synopsis
- Archie and Jughead take a first aid class with the girls.
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #242 (May 1971)
-
[no title indexed]
Archie's Pop's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Mary, it's incredible!
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #45 (March 1990)
- from Archie newspaper strip (King Features Syndicate, XX-XX-19XX)
-
Heat Treat
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Due to the school being painted, Mr. Weatherbee conducts summer school on the beach.
- Reprints
- from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #69 (October 1974)
-
Yelp for Help
Reggie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews
- Reprints
- from Reggie and Me (Archie, 1966 series) #58 (October 1972)
-
Hood Winked
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
- from Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #14 (September 1972)
-
Weigh Out
Li'l Jinx's Pal Fat Charley / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Charley Hawse
- Reprints
- from Little Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #111 (October 1976)
-
Family Affair
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
- Synopsis
- A newspaper reporter interviews the Andrews family when Archie is voted Riverdale's athlete of the year. Archie's father says his ability runs in the family and asks his mother to show the reporter her medals.
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #76 (August 1956)
-
- Keywords
- medals; newspaper; reporter
The Trainer
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Hot Dog; Fred Andrews
- Synopsis
- Hot Dog keeps jumping on Veronica and ruining her new dress.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #156 (December 1968)
-
Indexer Notes
One of the early Hot Dog appearances where he is Archie's dog, not Jughead's.
Hand to Mouth!
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Maurice; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Veronica is smitten by the continental manners of her new French boyfriend Maurice.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #53 (May 1960)
-
Canoe Conniver
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
- from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #70 (December 1974)
-
Indexer Notes
formerly an Archie and Me story.
Hue Don't Say
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Here's a drawing I made of the world, Daddy!
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Hap Holiday
- Synopsis
- Jinx shows her dad a psychedelic picture she drew.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #20 (April 1969)
-
On the Run
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Reggie mocks Archie for not having enough money to take the girls to a new restaurant.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #215 (November 1973)
-
Indexer Notes
formerly a Betty and Veronica story.
Sandy Dandy
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Donald; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #125 (June 1968)
-
Parched Archie
Archie / activity / 1 page
- Reprints
- from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #222 (April 1981)
-
Double Takes
Archie / cartoon / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper
- Reprints
- from Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #13 (August 1972)
-
- Keywords
- fishing; roller coasters
Indexer Notes
three two-panel gag cartoons
When Safety Is Your Bag
Archie / comic story / 8 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Eeeek! Archie Andrews! You get me down from here this very minute!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie installs an air bag system in his car using military surplus parts.
- Reprints
- from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #36 (October 1974)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from reprint.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["Archie, do you need help with the problems?"]
Archie -
1.
Comparisons
Archie -
2.
Oil-Foil
Archie -
3.
Buy Buy
Li'l Jinx -
4.
Doom Buggy
Archie -
5.
The Line Back
Archie -
6.
["Fred! What are you doing?"]
Archie's Pop's Gag Bag -
7.
Too Many Cooks
Mr. Weatherbee -
8.
Proxy Moxie
Archie -
9.
Some Changes Made
Betty and Veronica -
10.
Summer Jobs
Archie -
11.
["How'd you and Dad meet, Mom?"]
Archie's Mom's Gag Bag -
12.
Window Pain
Archie -
13.
The Eyes Have It
Archie -
14.
Cruel Rule
Archie -
15.
Nervous Service
Archie -
16.
Sleepy Time Gal!
Betty -
17.
The Dark Horse
Archie -
18.
The French Connection
Archie -
19.
Tennis Anyone?
Archie -
20.
Baited and Dated
Betty -
21.
["Daddy, look!"]
Mr. Lodge Gag Bag -
22.
Beach or Bust
Archie -
23.
This Side Up!
Li'l Jinx -
24.
The Dummies
Archie -
25.
["Mary, it's incredible!"]
Archie's Pop's Gag Bag -
26.
Heat Treat
Archie -
27.
Yelp for Help
Reggie -
28.
Hood Winked
Archie -
29.
Weigh Out
Li'l Jinx's Pal Fat Charley -
30.
Family Affair
Archie -
31.
The Trainer
Betty and Veronica -
32.
Hand to Mouth!
Archie -
33.
Canoe Conniver
Archie -
34.
Hue Don't Say
Li'l Jinx -
35.
On the Run
Archie -
36.
Sandy Dandy
Archie -
37.
Parched Archie
Archie -
38.
Double Takes
Archie -
39.
When Safety Is Your Bag
Archie -
40.
["Hi, Arch! Hi, Jug!"]
Archie's Gag Bag
This issue was modified by, among others
- Ray Bottorff Jr
- Katy Hayhurst
- Thomas Johnson
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
- Mike Nielsen
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