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Issue: Archie... Archie Andrews, Where Are You? Comics Digest Magazine #83
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Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications, Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 100
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 07189646853383
Price: $1.50 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 27 (20 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Nanci Tsetsekas; Victor Gorelick; Richard Goldwater (editor-in-chief)
Disclose Notes: ISSN 07472668
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: Digest size
Paper Stock: Cardstock cover; Newsprint interior
Binding: Squarebound
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
Format Notes:  
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
 
 
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
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Stan Goldberg (signed)
Henry Scarpelli (signed)
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Oh, good! Archie must be awake!
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Pass It On

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Doyle
Dan Parent
Rudy Lapick
Barry Grossman; Nanci Tsetsekas; Caryn Antoniuk
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Tony; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; two unnamed acquaintances of Jughead's
Several people have had bad experiences with Jughead and they pass on messages physically to Archie for his friend.
Reprinting
FlagArchie's Double Digest Magazine #95 published October 1997
as Pass It On [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
5
Tricky Triumph

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; magician
A magician get Archie to volunteer for a disappearing act, and makes Archie's clothes disappear.
Reprinting
FlagArchie's Double Digest Magazine #95 published October 1997
as Tricky Triumph [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagBetty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine #27 published November 1987
was Tricky Triumph [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
1
Tool Fool

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Big Moose
Moose Mason; Dilton Doily; Archie Andrews (cameo)
Moose fixes a broken toy for someone using Dilton's new book.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Sky High

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Sabrina The Teenage Witch
Sabrina Spellman; Aunt Hilda
Aunt Hilda takes Sabrina to a witches-only diner.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
0.5
Limelight Lament

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Josie and The Pussycats
Josie McCoy; Valerie Brown
Josie laments that The Pussycats are not as successful as The Go-Go's.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
0.5
Kidded Kidders

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Doyle
Samm Schwartz
Samm Schwartz
Barry Grossman
Samm Schwartz
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Jughead
Jughead Jones; Sophie Himmeldimmel; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
Reggie and Archie try to play a practical joke on Jughead but he turns the tables.
Reprinting
FlagJughead's Double Digest #195 [Direct Edition] published October 2013
as Kidded Kidders [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
5
Credits from the reprinting in Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #195. No credits are listed in this digest.
A Gymnastic Twist

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir
Dan DeCarlo Jr.
Jim DeCarlo
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Sylvia; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Moose Mason
Betty aces out Veronica for the last spot on the football cheerleading squad, so Veronica talks her into joining the gymnastic squad instead, to get her out of Archie's sight. But Archie injures himself and has to substitute gymnastic squad scorekeeping instead of playing football, so he still ends up spending time with Betty.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
5
Credits from the reprint in Betty and Veronica Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #226, no credits listed in this digest.
This Year...Take Home a Club Med Vacation!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
Archie and The Gang
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Zach
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Ad for Club Med as a family vacation destination.
The Perfect Fool

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Doyle
Harry Lucey
Mario Acquaviva
?
Victor Gorelick
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Moose Mason
Reggie claims to be perfect, but Archie and Jughead find ways to show him the error of his ways.
Reprinting
FlagArchie #166 published August 1966
was The Perfect Fool [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
6
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
Duck Luck

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Archie and Reggie get positions on the girls hockey team...as mascots.
Reprinting
FlagArchie & Friends Double Digest Magazine #33 [Direct Edition] published January 2014
as Duck Luck [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
1
Bottom of page has 2-line text ad for Archie Digest books at Waldenbooks and other locations.
In Trance Form

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
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?
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Jughead
Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee; Pop Tate
Reggie and Archie try to convince Jughead that he can actually hypnotize people, but lose a bet to Jughead when he turns the tables.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
6
Joke of the Month Club

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
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?
Subject Matter
humorous
Archie Presents
Archie Andrews
Reprinting
FlagArchie's Joke Book Magazine #211 published August 1975
was Joke of the Month Club [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
1
Twelve gags.
Twister: Part I

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
?
?
?
Subject Matter
informational
Archie
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
Archie and friends are cought in a tornado, which hurls the car containing Jughead into the air.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
5
Continued in Part II.
Twister: Part II

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
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?
Subject Matter
informational
Archie
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; radio announcer
Archie, Betty, and Jughead are left okay by the tornado and survey the cleanup work to be done.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
5
Concluded from Part I.
Have You Seen The New & Improved Archie Newspaper Comic Strip?

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Dan DeCarlo (signed)
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?
?
Subject Matter
Archie
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Midge Klump
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Ad for the Archie newspaper comic strip with instructions on how to ask your local paper's editor to carry it.
Dancing Boy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; female gym instructor; female gym students
Archie joins the dance class on a dare and so many girls swoon over his dancing that the whole football team joins to better meet the girls.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
6
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
Outgoing

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
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?
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Sabrina The Teenage Witch
Aunt Hilda; Sabrina Spellman; Harvey (cameo); nephew of Aunt Hilda's; Wanda; purse-snatcher
Aunt Hilda is lonely when everyone else appears to be out on a date, so she zaps up a man but he is a bust. She then captures a purse-snatcher and keeps him for awhile to enjoy the afternoon with.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
5
Just A Simple Melody

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
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?
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Josie
Josie McCoy; Melody Valentine; Valerie Brown; Alexandra Cabot; Mr. Cabot; thieves; Bruno (a dog); police officer
The Cabots are lured away from home by a scam, but the rest of the Pussycats are house-sitting, and Melody captures the thieves using Bruno.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
5
Picture Road Signs For Teens

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
?
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous
Reggie Presents
Reggie Mantle
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
2
Phony highway-type signs with gag messages.
Editor's Notebook

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Victor Gorelick
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Subject Matter
opinion
Editor's Notebook
Promos for various Archie Publications comic books.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Includes small illustrations.
Sweet Tooth

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
?
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Jughead
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Dr. Wilson; Dr. Wilson's nurse
Jughead gets a toothache from eating hard candy, so Archie rushes him to a dentist. Instead of getting the tooth repaired Jughead merely wants novocaine so he can continue eating, but the novocaine makes everything taste like cardboard.
Reprinting
FlagJughead #232 published September 1974
was Sweet Tooth [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
6
Go For It

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir
Dan DeCarlo Jr.
Jim DeCarlo
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Coach Kleats; student trying out for football team
A new student tries out for kicking on the football team and does better than Reggie, though small in stature.
Reprinting
FlagArchie Double Digest #243 [Direct Edition] published October 2013
as Go For It [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
5
Credits from the reprint in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #243.
Laugh-In

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Joe Edwards
Joe Edwards
Joe Edwards
?
Joe Edwards
Subject Matter
childrens, humorous
Li'l Jinx
Li'l Jinx; Hap Holliday (Li'l Jinx's father)
Li'l Jinx is watching the weather and laughing at the inaccurate forecast.
Reprinting
FlagArchie's Double Digest Magazine #95 published October 1997
as Laugh-In [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
1
Credits from interview with Jim Amash.
Pin-Up Page

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
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?
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Veronica is testing lipstick and Archie is enjoying the kissing.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Recycling With Veronica

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
?
?
?
Subject Matter
informational
Veronica
Veronica Lodge; Pre-Consumer Recycling Fairy; Post-Consumer Recycling Fairy; Archie Andrews (cameo on cover of comic only)
Veronica gets a lesson in recycling after noticing that Archie comics use recycled paper.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Cooking Up a Story

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir
Dan DeCarlo Jr.
Jim DeCarlo
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Archie Andrews; Chef Gratin (on TV); Betty Cooper
Fred is confused when Archie takes up cooking and Betty fixes his car, reversing the roles Fred has been used to.
Reprinting
FlagArchie #349 published July 1987
was Cooking Up a Story [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
6
Credits from original printing.

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