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Issue: Archie Comics Digest #161
Publication Date: March 1999
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Issues: #161 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: 100
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 07189646850261
Price: $2.19 CAD
$1.95 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 32 (11 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Nelson Ribeiro; 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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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Stan Goldberg (signed)
Inker(s): Henry Scarpelli (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
First Line: Guess who they picked to be "principal for a day"!
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Pages: 1
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (photographs)
Inker(s): ? (photographs)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Twizzlers
First Line: Twizzlers puts you in the major leagues
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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Can't Bear It

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Joe Edwards (credited)
Penciller(s): Fernando Ruiz (credited)
Inker(s): Rudy Lapick (credited)
Colorist(s): Frank Gagliardo (credited)
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate
Synopsis: Pop Tate loans the boys the use of his cabin in the woods for a weekend.
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Pages: 6
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The Origin of the Web

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Paul Castiglia (credited)
Inker(s): Andrew Pepoy (credited)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Know Your Heroes!
Character(s): The Web
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: The origin of the Archie superhero The Web, with one PSA panel at the end reminding children to learn emergency phone numbers.
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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Digest-ions!
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Pages: 2
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The Survivors

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Svenson
Synopsis: Jughead and Archie go to school, not knowing that school had been cancelled due to the snowstorm. Luckily they help rescue a busload of girls who were headed to a dance.
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Pages: 5
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Letterer(s): typeset
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First Line: Here's your chance to save!!!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: House ad for Archies [sic] subscription offer.
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Look Who's Talking

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Dilton Doiley; Chuck Clayton; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Weatherbee; Svenson
Synopsis: Archie claims that boys don't gossip so Betty and Veronica prove him wrong.
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Pages: 5
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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First Line: Order your 6-issue subscription today & $ave $3.00!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: House ad for Cheryl Blossom items.
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Hair Affair

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): George Gladir
Penciller(s): Stan Goldberg
Inker(s): Rudy Lapick
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate
Synopsis: Reggie sabotages Archie during a talent contest by pouring feathers on his bees-wax covered hair.
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Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: Credits from the reprint in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #276, no credits listed in this digest.
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Letterer(s): typeset
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First Line: It would be a cat-astrophe to miss any of these great Sabrina comic books!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Subscription and back issue information for Sabrina comics.
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Promises Promises

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): George Gladir
Penciller(s): Stan Goldberg
Inker(s): Mike Esposito
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Archie decides the only way to raise his grades is to stop dating.
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In Content Item: FlagJughead's Double Digest #189 [Direct Edition] published March 2013
as Promises Promises [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: Credits from the printing in Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #189.
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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: 2 mini-series!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: House ad for the Nights Into Dreams mini-series.
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Victor Gorelick
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Editor's Notebook
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Pages: 1
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Gag Me!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Dan Parent
Penciller(s): Rex W. Lindsey
Inker(s): Rudy Lapick
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Archie and the Gang
Character(s): Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Dilton Doiley; Cousin Edie
Synopsis: Reggie's practical jokes make everyone want to get back at him, until they hear he's been in an accident and is in the hospital -- but that's just another prank that his cousin, a nurse, helped him pull off.
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From Content Item: FlagReggie's Revenge! #1 [Newsstand] published January 1994
was Gag Me! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Feature logo changed from Reggie's Revenge to Archie and the Gang in this printing.

Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits are listed in this digest.
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[untitled]

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Penciller(s): ?
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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First Line: Make this a real fun holiday!
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Disclose Notes: House ad for Archie's Holiday Fun Digest #3.
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Easy Come, Easy Go, Easy Come, Easy Go...

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Hal Smith (credited)
Penciller(s): Tim Kennedy (credited)
Inker(s): Rudy Lapick (credited)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Fred Andrews; Betty Cooper
Synopsis: First Archie doesn't have money to take Veronica out so he tells her he will be out of town, then he wins money in a radio contest so he tells her his plans changed. Then Fred wants the money Archie owes him so the date is back off until Archie runs into another windfall. Unfortunately expenses cost him that windfall but Veronica is done with his excuses.
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Letters credit from original printing.
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The Old Bawl Game

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Doyle
Penciller(s): Harry Lucey
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Archie learns that Veronica is sick and races to her side, barreling into Betty in the process. Betty and Reggie decide to get back at the two lovebirds by putting onion juice in Veronica's vaporizer, which causes both Veronica and Archie to bawl uncontrollably.
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From Content Item: FlagArchie Comics #92 published May 1958
was The Old Bawl Game [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Credits taken from the index for the reprint in Reggie's Revenge! (Archie, 1994 series) #1. No credits listed in this digest.
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Ski Bums and Bumettes

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: sports, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Various images of the Archie crowd skiing.
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Inker(s): ?
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Letterer(s): typeset
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First Line: Sonic Super Special #8
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Disclose Notes: House ad for Sonic Super Special #8.
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Toss and Turn

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Doyle
Penciller(s): Bill Vigoda
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): ?
Editor(s): Richard Goldwater (original story)
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Reggie's Revenge
Character(s): Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Reggie's efforts to take Archie's place on a date with Veronica backfire, resulting in her being angry with both boys.
Reprinting
From Issue: FlagPep #163 published June 1963
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Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: Credits from the index of Reggie's Revenge! (Archie, 1994 series) #1, no credits are printed in this digest.
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Letterer(s): typeset
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First Line: T-riffic t-shirt offer!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: House ad for Archie themed T-Shirts.
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Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Explorers of the Unknown
Character(s): Explorers of the Unknown [Red; Angel; Nitro; Squint; Wheels]
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Illustration used as the title page of the next section featuring Explorers of the Unknown reprints.
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Mummy Madness!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Rich Margopoulos
Penciller(s): Rex W. Lindsey
Inker(s): Jon D'Agostino
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Jon D'Agostino
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, teen
Feature(s): Explorers of The Unknown
Character(s): Explorers of the Unknown [Red [Archie Andrews]; Angel [Veronica Lodge]; Nitro [Reggie Mantle]; Squint [Jughead Jones]; Wheels [Betty Cooper]; Gizmo [Dilton Doiley]; Spike [Moose Mason]]; Blaze [Cheryl Blossom]; Harvey Toot; Honey Jones
Synopsis: When two CIA agents go missing in a newly discovered pyramid in Egypt, Blaze calls in the Explorers to help find them.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagExplorers of the Unknown #2 published August 1990
was Mummy Madness! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 21
Disclose Notes: This story is told in 4 Chapters: Chapter One (6 pages), Chapter Two (5 pages), Chapter Three (5 pages), Chapter Four (5 pages)
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[untitled]

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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: Archie's Christmas Stocking No. 6
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: House ad for Archie's Christmas Stocking #6.
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Sonic Checklist

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Checklist of Sonic back issues available from Archie Comics.
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Inker(s): ?
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: Surf on over to our site!
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Disclose Notes: House ad for the Archie website.
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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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First Line: Decades of great Archie comics!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: House ad for the Archie Americana series.
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Snack Flak

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): George Gladir (credited)
Penciller(s): Fernando Ruiz (credited)
Inker(s): Rich Koslowski (credited)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Jughead with Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate; Ethel
Synopsis: Jughead and Archie go to a movie and spend the whole time avoiding the manager because Jughead snuck in his own snacks.
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Pages: 6
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First Line: Subscribe to these digests today, and $ave!!!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: House ad for Archie's digest subscriptions offer.
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Inker(s): ? (photographs)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Archway Paperbacks
First Line: Sabrina, the teenage witch books will cast a spell on you!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: House ad for Sabrina prose books.
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Flintstones; Fruity Pebbles; Post Cereal
First Line: It's the Bedrock blizzard!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for Fruity and Cocoa Pebbles cereals.

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