Archie Comics Digest
Series: Archie Comics Digest #21
Publisher: The Archie Digest Library
Published: December 1976
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 160
Copyright date: 1976
Description: How to Write Comics

Synopsis: The narrator of the story guides the reader thru how to write a comic story.


Archie's Gag Bag

Synopsis; Betty and Veronica get Archie and Jughead out of detention.

Lamb Stew

Synopsis: Betty wins a baby goat in a raffle and brings him to school to keep from getting lonely.

Muscle Bound

Synopsis: Archie and Reggie believe men are superior to women so Miss Grundy tricks them into moving all the heavy items into her classroom.

You're the Judge!

Synopsis: The kids organize a flower show with Hap as the judge.

Superstition

Synopsis: A page about superstition.

The Believer

Synopsis: A visit to a gypsy fortune-teller leaves Archie completely convinced that fortune-telling is real, and when he accurately predicts that Betty and Veronica will beat him up, he decides he must have psychic powers himself.


Foxy Proxy

Synopsis: Reggie gets the coach to send Archie to a meeting as a proxy for him, so Reggie can take Archie's place with Veronica at a dance. But Veronica is sick, so Jughead chooses Midge to be her proxy for the dance. A terrified Reggie tries to explain to Moose that he's really just dating Midge as a proxy for Archie, and when that doesn't seem to work, he pays Jughead to be his proxy when Moose gets back.

Archie Crossword Fun

Synopsis: Archie crossword. First clue across is "Advertisement (abbr)".


Archie's Gag Bag

Synopsis: Mr. Weatherbee questions the name "burning zeal" used for Miss Beazly's newest creation.

The Grand Tour

Synopsis: Mr Weatherbee needs someone to show someone around the school.


A Mouthful

Synopsis: Hap tries to tell Jinx she has egg and jam around her mouth.


Archie's Gag Bag 

Synopsis: Archie printed calendars with "Miss Riverdale" on the cover.

Water On the Brain

Synopsis: Archie receives an African rain god totem as a gift, and suddenly he can't avoid getting wet.

Tee Time

Synopsis: Jughead has to carry Reggie's golf bag around school, which gets him in trouble with Mr. Weatherbee.
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.

Rain

Synopsis: Mr. Weatherbee can't figure out why Betty and Veronica are walking through the school halls with raised umbrellas.

Archie's Gag Bag 

Synopsis: Archie misses class after football practice.

Second Time Around

Synopsis: Veronica abandons Archie to go riding in Reggie's new convertible, until Betty shows interest in Archie.


The Scent of Forgetfulness!

Synopsis: An unnamed villain uses specially-scented flowers that cause amnesia to get Mr. Lodge to sign over his empire to him. Archie, as Captain Pureheart, steps in to save the day, in his typical bumbling manner, using a perfume similar to the one used by the villain, and gets the villain to sign the empire back over to him.


Archie's Gag Bag

Synopsis: Mr. Weatherbee wants Miss Grundy to arrive on time.

The Advisor

Synopsis: Betty is crying, but Miss Grundy tells her how to get a man.

A Game Kid

Synopsis: All Li’l Jinx wants to do all day is play games.


Badger

Synopsis: Has a page full of facts about badger facts.

Art for Art's Ache

Synopsis: Reggie is collecting items for a bonfire, Archie donates an old painting, not knowing Fred was secretly stashing cash in the frame.

On the Ball

Synopsis: Jughead tells the guys the story of the invention of basketball.

Archie's Gag Bag

Synopsis: Archie messes up a chemistry experiment.

The Folk Singers!

Synopsis: Betty, Veronica and Archie are suddenly obsessed with folk music and their practicing is driving Mr. Lodge up the wall.

Archie for President

Synopsis: Mr. Weatherbee pits Archie and Reggie against each other in the school presidential election.

Archie's Gag Bag

Synopsis: Fred sneaks off to the golf course.

The Little Helper

Synopsis: Li'l Jinx tries to help her parents with their chores.


Archie's Notebook Doodles

Synopsis: Guess what the pictures are of.


Archie's Road Map Puzzle Puns

Synopsis: Guess the directions based on the visual puns.


The First Dance

Synopsis: Ronnie wants Little Archie to take her to a masquerade dance. Little Archie thinks dancing is "sissy stuff" and prefers to spend his time playing with a pigeon he caught. Mary, who wants Little Archie to get interested in girls, encourages Ronnie to take an interest in Little Archie's hobbies, so Ronnie gets her father to buy her a very expensive pigeon.


Archie's Gag Bag
 
Synopsis: Miss Grundy forgets to buy chalk.

Brain Gain

Synopsis: Jughead doesn't want to flunk his business course so he enlists the help of Dilton. Together they build a machine, that for a quarter, will help students with their home work. Intrigued, Mr. Weatherbee takes a closer look and finds out that it's Dilton who is the brains inside the machine.

Change Of Tune

Synopsis:Archie gets jealous when Veronica stands him up for a new, handsome baritone in the choral group.

Tired Laughing

Synopsis:Reggie steals the tires off Archie's jalopy and uses them to prank Archie and Jughead.

Mr. Weatherbee Puzzle
Synopsis: A maze puzzle.