Issue Details

Issue	#35
Published	December 1984
Frequency	bi-monthly in Feb., April, June, Aug., Oct. and Dec.
Cover Price	1.00 USD
Pages	132
Editing	?

Cover Details

Characters	Archie Andrews; Jughead; Betty Cooper; Moose
Genre	humor; teen
Pencils	Dan Decarlo (signed)
Inks	Dan Decarlo (signed)

1 page filler "Blank Page"

Notes

Inside front cover.

6 page Archie story "Who's Pushing?"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge; Tom Bennet
Synopsis	Veronica falls for Tom Bennet, an efficiency expert at her father's company, until he plans to tell her father how much he can save if he cuts off some of Veronica's extravagant ways.
Genre	humor; teen

5 page Archie story "A Fine Mess"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Jughead; Mr. Andrews
Synopsis	Archie gets a parking ticket and has to tell his father.
Genre	humor; teen

1 page Li'l Jinx filler "Way Out"

Characters	Li'l Jinx
Synopsis	Li'l Jinx doesn't want to go to the doctor.
Genre	children; humor
Script	Joe Edwards
Pencils	Joe Edwards
Inks	Joe Edwards
Letters	Joe Edwards

6 page Betty story "A Wig and a Wiggle"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Reggie; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis	Betty buys a black wig and Archie mistakes her for Veronica.
Genre	humor; teen

1 page activity "Less is Best!"

Synopsis

A cryptography section and a dot-to-dot puzzle.

1 page Reggie filler "Classy Lassie"

Characters	Reggie; Archie Andrews; Gladys
Synopsis	Archie asks Reggie if he'd ever date Gladys.
Genre	gags

6 page Archie story "That Guilty Feeling"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Geraldine Grundy; Waldo Weatherbee
Synopsis	After Miss Grundy accidentally drops a potted plant that Betty gave her, circumstances keep making it look to everyone else like Archie is trying to destroy the plant.
Genre	humor; teen
Script	Frank Doyle
Pencils	Harry Lucey
Colors	Barry Grossman ?
Letters	Bill Yoshida
Reprinted	From Archie (Archie, 1962 series) #182

6 page Archie story "Cover Up"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Betty Cooper; Professor Flutesnoot; Veronica Lodge; Reggie
Synopsis	Mr. Weatherbee is almost conned into buying bad top soil for the school's lawn.
Genre	humor; teen

1 page activity "Archie and Blowouts!"

Synopsis

How many words can be made with the letters of "blowout"?

1 page Mr. Weatherbee Gag Bag filler "It's a Washington Rocker!"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Reggie; Mr. Weatherbee
Genre	gag

6 page Mr. Lodge story "The Destroyer"

Characters	Mr. Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Smithers
Synopsis	Veronica wants her father to apologize to Archie but he refuses.
Genre	humor; teen

6 page Archie story "The Inferior Decorators"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge; Jughead; Betty Cooper
Synopsis	Archie convinces Mr. Lodge to let them paint graffitti on the walls since the walls are going to be repainted the next day anyway.
Genre	humor; teen

1 page Li'l Jinx filler "Hot 'n' Cold"

Characters	Li'l Jinx
Synopsis	Li'l Jinx is running away from home, until she hears the ice cream truck.
Genre	gag
Script	Joe Edwards
Pencils	Joe Edwards
Inks	Joe Edwards
Letters	Joe Edwards

2 page activity "Capturing Archie's Heart"

Pencils	G. Lemoine
Notes	A game with dice and markers allowing the players to chase Archie to the end of the game.
Reprinted	From Archie Annual Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #27

1 page Archie filler "Money Happy Returns"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Mr. Andrews
Synopsis	Archie gets a check for $100 for his birthday.
Genre	gag

5 page Archie story "It's a Ball"

Characters	Archie; Slim; Coach Kleats
Synopsis	Coach Kleats makes Archie try to get the new 7 foot tall student, Slim, to try out for the basketball team.
Genre	humor; teen

2 page Dilton story "It's a Bet!"

Characters	Dilton Doiley; Archie Andrews; Pop Tate
Synopsis	Dilton and Archie make some bets and Dilton comes out ahead.
Genre	humor; teen
Reprinted	From Pep Comics (Archie, 1940 series) #128

1 page Miss Grundy filler "Know How"

Characters	Miss Grundy
Synopsis	Miss Grundy explains her teaching technique to a new teacher.
Genre	gag

8 page Archie story "Pay-Off"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Jughead; Archie's dad; Archie's mom; Mrs. Grover; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate
Synopsis	Archie finds $80 while cleaning his yard. Does he return the money to it's rightful owner or does he take Veronica on a date?
Genre	humor; teen

1 page text story "Careers for Teens Medical Technologists"

Letters	typeset
Notes	Illustration on the top 1/3 of the page is not done in the Archie style, but more of a regular comic book style.

1 page Archie's Gag Bag filler

Characters	Archie Andrews; Miss Haggly; Jughead
Synopsis	Archie and Jughead don't like parsnips.
Genre	gag

5 page Archie story "Uneasy Rider"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis	Mr. Lodge is thinking of manufacturing ATV's and wants to ride passenger in one while Archie drives.
Genre	humor; teen
Script	Frank Doyle
Pencils	Harry Lucey
Inks	Mario Acquaviva
Letters	Bill Yoshida
Reprinted	From Archie (Archie, 1962 series) #207

1 page Reggie filler "Another Way to Go"

Characters	Reggie; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Synopsis	Reggie has a new foreign sports car and Archie is jealous.
Genre	gag
Notes	Probably reprinted from Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes #5 but needs confirmation.

6 page Archie story "Pest Control"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee
Synopsis	While trying to swat a fly, Archie accidentally hits Veronica again.
Genre	humor; teen

1 page Li'l Jinx filler "Just Add Water..."

Characters	Li'l Jinx
Synopsis	Li'l Jinx invents instant mud pies.
Genre	gag
Script	Joe Edwards
Pencils	Joe Edwards
Inks	Joe Edwards
Letters	Joe Edwards

Half page Jughead filler "Paper Caper"

Characters	Jughead; Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy
Synopsis	Jughead and Archie get their tests back from Miss Grundy.
Genre	gag

11 page The Archies story "Raceway Rhythm"

Characters	The Archies [Archie Andrews; Jughead; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie]; Spike Hanlon; Gil Joyce
Synopsis	The Archies stop over in a town to see a local car race. They help injured racer Gil Joyce rebuild his car and Reggie drives it in the race.
Genre	humor; teen

1 page Miss Beazly's Gag Bag filler "Miss Beazly, don't you know how to cook a three-minute egg?"

Characters	Miss Beazly; Mr. Weatherbee
Synopsis	Mr. Weatherbee tries to have Miss Beazly make a three-minute egg.
Genre	gag

1 page Reggie filler "Fight Fright"

Characters	Reggie; Moose
Synopsis	Reggie doesn't want to box Moose.
Genre	gag
Notes	This may be a reprinted from Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes #5 but needs confirmation.

6 page Archie story "Romance Trance"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Archie's Parents; Betty Cooper; Jughead; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee
Synopsis	Archie is in a daze over his love for Veronica which leads him to mix up a love letter and his class composition.
Genre	humor; teen

1 page Archie Pin Up filler "Oh, Archie!"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Synopsis	Archie takes Betty to see a romantic view.
Genre	gag

1 page Jughead's Gag Bag filler "We've been requesting a raise for years and no one paid any attention!"

Characters	Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Haggly
Synopsis	Some teachers want a raise, but Miss Haggly wants a pay cut.
Genre	gag

5 page Betty and Veronica story "Solo Flight"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis	Veronica is suspicious when Betty claims she's going out on a date alone and sends Archie to stick as close as possible to her.
Genre	humor; teen
Script	Frank Doyle
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Rudy Lapick
Letters	Vincent DeCarlo
Reprinted	From Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #34

1 page Reggie filler "The Smile"

Characters	Reggie; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Synopsis	Reggie asks Archie to take his picture, but Archie has no intention of doing so.
Genre	gag
Notes	Could be reprinted from Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes (Archie, 1968 series) #5 but needs confirmation.

6 page Archie story "Truce Talks"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Reggie; Miss Grundy
Synopsis	Mr. Weatherbee tries to be the mediator between Archie and Reggie.
Genre	teen; humor

1 page activity "The Lodge's Status Symbol Word Puzzle"

Synopsis

Word search puzzle.

1 page Li'l Jinx filler "The Right Notes"

Characters	Li'l Jinx
Synopsis	Li'l Jinx's father calls her but she never comes until he uses the chimes from the ice cream truck.
Genre	gag
Script	Joe Edwards
Pencils	Joe Edwards
Inks	Joe Edwards
Letters	Joe Edwards

6 page Archie story "Dog Tagged"

Characters	Reggie; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Mr. Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis	Archie keeps accidentally letting Veronica's new puppy out of the house.
Genre	humor; teen

1 page Archie filler "Flip Slip"

Characters	Archie Andrews
Synopsis	While laughing at Archie, the best player on the other football team accidentally knocks himself out.
Genre	gag

1 page Archie's Gag Bag filler "Veronica always gets cold at the football games!"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Jughead; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis	Jughead and Archie come up with a plan to keep Veronica warm during the football game.
Genre	gag