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Issue: Archie Comics Digest #87
Publication Date: December 1987
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Issues: #87 of 267 Issues (338 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
Brand: The Archie Digest LibraryView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications, Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 132
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 02710006994287
Price: $1.50 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 37 (36 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Victor Gorelick
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: Digest size
Paper Stock: Cardstock cover; Newsprint interior
Binding: Perfect Bound
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Inker(s): Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrew; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
First Line: Gosh, Betty, where'd you develop your blocking technique?
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Disclose Notes: Redrawn from the cover of Everything's Archie #37
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Lesson to Be Learned

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): George Gladir
Penciller(s): Stan Goldberg
Inker(s): Rudy Lapick
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman; Nanci Dakesian; Ginny Sykora
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Chuck Clayton; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Coach Clayton; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Coach Clayton teaches the boys the importance of working together as a team.
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Pages: 5
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Wrap Up

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Jughead
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Synopsis: Jughead tries to wrap a birthday present for Archie.
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You Gotta Be a Big, Big Optimist If...

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie and the Gang
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee; Dilton Doiley
Synopsis: Archie and the gang ponder optimistic stiuations.
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Spook to Me of Love

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Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Chuck Clayton; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Archie and Chuck use Veronica to convince a new kid to stay in Riverdale.
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Nobedience School

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): George Gladir ?
Penciller(s): Samm Schwartz
Inker(s): Samm Schwartz
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Samm Schwartz
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Jughead
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Hot Dog; Gladys Jones; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee
Synopsis: Hot Dog leads Jughead a merry chase through the neighborhood, clutching Jughead's bag lunch in his mouth.
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Kick Shtick

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Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Coach Kleats
Synopsis: Archie is kicked off the football team for missing another extra point.
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Hot and Cold

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Li'l Jinx's Chum Charley
Character(s): Li'l Jinx; Charley Hawse
Synopsis: Li'l Jinx and Charley do science homework together.
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Rumored Room

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Doyle
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo
Inker(s): Jim DeCarlo
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Betty and Veronica
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: With college looming, Mr. Lodge gives Veronica permission to get a roommate so she can practice adapting to dorm life. Then Jughead plants the seed in everyone's mind that Veronica will pick a male roommate.
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Pages: 6
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Culture Kick

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Doyle
Penciller(s): Stan Goldberg
Inker(s): Jim DeCarlo ?
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Chuck
Character(s): Chuck Clayton; Nancy Woods; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Nancy badgers Chuck into taking up art in order to give him "culture".
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No Greater Love

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Betty and Veronica compare Reggie and Archie's love for them.
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Basket Magic

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
Synopsis: Reggie and Archie discuss a 95% free throw shooter.
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Uneven Steven

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Veronica
Character(s): Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis: Veronica is perfectly willing to admit she's right if Archie will admit he's wrong.
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Oak by Me

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Betty swoons over movie star Hab Tunter.
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Sabotage

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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Chuck Clayton; Betty Cooper
Synopsis: Visiting Riverdale on a "good will" mission, a foreign dignitary's life is threatened by a rash of mysterious "accidents!" Fearing an international incident, Mr. Lodge enlists Archie's aid in protecting the ambassador from sabotage!
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The Girl Next Door

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Bob Bolling
Inker(s): Rudy Lapick
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Betty and Veronica
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Pop Tate
Synopsis: When the house next door to Archie's goes up for sale, Veronica and Betty are worried about a family with a pretty girl moving in next door to Archie.
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Disclose Notes: Credits from the reprinting in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #238, no credits are listed in this issue. The credits there list Kathleen Webb as the scripter but her first Archie work is not until 1985 and thus that information must be incorrect.
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Sounds of the Future

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): George Gladir (credited)
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo Jr. (credited)
Inker(s): Rudy Lapick (credited)
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman (credited)
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): The Archies
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Dilton Doiley; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis: Dilton writes a song for The Archies but nobody likes it.
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The Truth Hurts

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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Li'l Jinx's Pal Charley
Character(s): Li'l Jinx; Charley Hawse
Synopsis: Charley wonders why he can't get along with people.
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The Reputation

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: An attractive girl gets turned down by Archie, so she tries to give him a bad reputation.
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Wots the Dif?

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Colorist(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Pop Tate
Synopsis: Archie considers the difference between: 1. Archie and Reggie 2. Jughead and a pig 3. Moose and 16 ounces of jelly beans
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Shake-Down!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Joe Edwards
Penciller(s): Joe Edwards
Inker(s): Joe Edwards
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Joe Edwards
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Li'l Jinx
Character(s): Li'l Jinx; Greg
Synopsis: When Greg's kite is stuck in a tree, Jinx gives the tree a good shaking. That brings down all the leaves, but the kite is still up there.
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The Bake Off

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Miss Beazly
Character(s): Miss Beazly; Mr. Weatherbee
Synopsis: Mr. Weatherbee and Miss Beazly fight over pie.
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…And Who’s Who…

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Doyle
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo
Inker(s): Dan DeCarlo
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Professor Flutesnoot; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Synopsis: Professor Flutesnoot keeps telling Archie he doesn't know what's what.
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Pages: 6
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Say Cheese

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Betty is teaching Veronica how to make spaghetti and meatballs. When she discovers that they are out of Parmesan cheese, Veronica calls Archie over to go get them more.
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Signing Off!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Dick Malmgren
Penciller(s): Dick Malmgren
Inker(s): Jon D'Agostino
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Big Moose
Character(s): Moose Mason; Dilton Doiley
Synopsis: Moose gets a job erecting road signs.
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Tuff Turf

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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Coach Kleats; Dilton Doiley; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Miss Beazly; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: While Archie was sidelined from the football team due to injury, he decides to join the school newspaper as a photographer.
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Sign of the Future

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Joe Edwards
Penciller(s): Joe Edwards
Inker(s): Joe Edwards
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Joe Edwards
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Li'l Jinx's Pal Russ
Character(s): Russ; Li'l Jinx
Synopsis: Seeing the neighborhood plastered with election signs inspires Russ.
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No Sense of Direction

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Doyle
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo
Inker(s): Rudy Lapick
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Josie
Character(s): Josie; Valerie
Synopsis: While raking leaves, Josie and Valerie hear on the radio that a movie director is in town scouting local talent.
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Theory Leery

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): George Gladir
Penciller(s): Samm Schwartz
Inker(s): Samm Schwartz
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Samm Schwartz
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Reggie
Character(s): Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
Synopsis: Archie believes he can tell a locker's owner by its contents.
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Meal Zeal

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): George Gladir
Penciller(s): Samm Schwartz
Inker(s): Samm Schwartz
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Samm Schwartz
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Reggie
Character(s): Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
Synopsis: Reggie doesn't like Midge's cooking.
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Breeze Tease

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): George Gladir
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): Jon D'Agostino
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Archie and the town battle strong winds.
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Play Ploy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): George Gladir
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): Jon D'Agostino
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Dilton
Character(s): Dilton Doiley; Reggie Mantle; Coach Kleats
Synopsis: Dilton delivers a play.
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Sundae School

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Inker(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy
Synopsis: Archie gets in trouble for talking in class.
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Pages: 1
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Dig the Details

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Doyle
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo
Inker(s): Jim DeCarlo
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Betty and Veronica
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Hiram Lodge; Smithers (the butler)
Synopsis: When Veronica gets angry with Archie for not noticing her new nail polish, Archie becomes determined to notice and compliment everything about her the next time he sees her.
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The Cure

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Doyle
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo Jr.
Inker(s): Jim DeCarlo
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: When Archie can't get to school on time, Mr. Weatherbee assigns Jughead to make sure Archie comes to school on time.
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Archie's Summer Sports Photos

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Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Samm Schwartz
Inker(s): Samm Schwartz
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Samm Schwartz
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Coach Kleats
Synopsis: Archie shares his photos of his sports memories from over the summer.
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Drummer Boy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo Jr.
Inker(s): Jim DeCarlo
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): The Archies
Character(s): The Archies [Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper]
Synopsis: While picnicking before a gig, the band hears a kitten in distress on an island surrounded by snake-infested waters.
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