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Issue Details

Issue #27
Published 1975-76
Frequency Once A Year
Cover Price 0.60 USD
Pages 164
Editing none listed
Notes First digest size issue

Cover Details

Characters Jughead; Archie
Synopsis movie prices have gone up to the shocking $5.
Genre teen; humor
Pencils Dan DeCarlo

1 page filler

Notes blank page

6 page Archie story "Brute Farce"

Characters Archie; Veronica; Reggie; Betty; Egbert
Synopsis Archie the tiger, carries off Veronica on his shoulder.
Genre teen; humor
Script Frank Doyle ?
Pencils Harry Lucey

6 page Archie story "Footsore and Weary"

Characters Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Weatherbee
Synopsis Archie decides to make a plaster mold of his foot for a speech. But Reggie substitutes cement for the plaster, unbeknowst to Archie
Genre teen; humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Harry Lucey
Inks Marty Epp
Letters Marty Epp
Reprinted From Archie (Archie, 1962 series) #148 (August 1964)

10 page Little Archie and the Good Ol' Gang story "The Shrimp From Outer Space"

Characters Little Archie Andrews; Ambrose Pipps; Little Betty Cooper; Little Veronica Lodge; Little Moose Mason; Little Jughead Jones; Little Reggie Mantle; Loreli; Sheldon Broadbeam; Ludwig La Stanza
Synopsis Little Archie and the Good Ol' Gang build a rocket out of a barrel and a giant slingshot, but can't find anyone who'll volunteer to go to the moon in it. When Ambrose comes by, trying to get into the Good Ol' Gang, the kids promise him that he can be part of the gang if he goes up in the rocket -- and if he comes back alive.
Genre children; humor
Script Bob Bolling (signed)
Pencils Bob Bolling
Inks Bob Bolling
Letters Bob Bolling
Reprinted from Little Archie (Archie, 1956 series) #11

1 page activity "Go On a Word Safari With Archie"

1 page Archie story "Archie Gag Bag"

Synopsis to lunch and to the library.
Pencils Bob Montana
Notes reprints an Archie daily comic strip.

6 page Archie story "Archie The Archer"

Characters Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge
Synopsis Archie takes up archery, but Mr. Lodge is reading a book on controlling his temper and is determined not to let Archie's arrows get on his nerves.
Genre teen; humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Harry Lucey
Inks Terry Szenics
Letters Terry Szenics
Notes reprinted from a series that we don't have correct in the database yet. Pep (Archie, 1962?) #150
Reprinted from

8 page Archie story "Cave Happy!"

Characters Archie; Betty; Veronica; Reggie; Jughead
Synopsis The gang goes spelunking.
Genre teen; humor; adventure
Pencils Bob White
Notes 24 page stories broken into chapters. Each chapter has it's own page numbering, thus indexing it as several stories.
Reprinted from Life With Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #12

6 page Archie story "The Rock People"

Characters Archie; Reggie; Jughead; Betty; Veronica
Synopsis meets the rock people
Genre teen; humor; adventure
Pencils Bob White
Inks Bob White
Notes 2nd part of a 24 page story.

5 page Archie story "Archie to the Rescue"

Characters Archie; Reggie; Jughead; Betty; Veronica
Genre teen; humor
Pencils Bob White
Reprinted from Life With Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #12

5 page Archie story "Up For Air"

Characters Reggie; Archie; Jughead; Betty; Veronica
Synopsis back to ground level.
Genre teen; humor; adventure
Pencils Bob White
Notes last part of story.
Reprinted from Life With Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #11

activity "Archie-doodles"

1 page Archie story "Archie's Gag Bag!"

Synopsis "Mind if I use my fingers?"
Pencils Bob Montana
Notes reprint of an Archie daily newspaper strip.

6 page Archie story "Help Wanted"

Characters Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge; Franklin
Synopsis With Smithers on vacation, Mr. Lodge hires a hideous-looking temporary replacement to scare Archie away.
Genre teen; humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Harry Lucey
Letters Marty Epp
Reprinted from Archie (Archie, 1962 series) #125

5 page Archie story "Jaded Jest"

Characters Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis Betty asks Archie if he'll love her when she's "old, worn and jaded," and is offended when he jokingly implies that she already is.
Genre teen; humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Harry Lucey
Inks Mario Acquaviva
Letters Mario Acquaviva
Reprinted from Archie (Archie, 1962 series) #159

1 page Archie story "Archie Gag Bag"

Synopsis New basketball player found in room 8.
Genre teen; humor
Pencils Bob Montana
Notes reprinted from the Archie newspaper strip.

6 page Little Archie story "The Big Show"

Characters Little Archie; Little Reggie; Little Betty; Spotty
Synopsis A flea circus comes to town.
Genre children; humor
Script Dexter Taylor
Pencils Dexter Taylor
Inks Dexter Taylor
Letters Dexter Taylor
Reprinted from adventures of Little Archie (Archie, 1957 series) #27

5 page Archie story "Takes Two To Tangle"

Characters Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy
Synopsis In a fight between Archie and Reggie, the teachers get differing impressions of who punched out who.
Genre teen; humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Harry Lucey
Inks Terry Szenics
Letters Terry Szenics
Reprinted from Archie (Archie, 1962 series) #125

2 page activity "Capturing Archie's Heart"

Pencils G. Lemoine
Reprinted In Archie... Archie Andrews Where Are You? Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1977 series) #35

1 page Archie story "Archie's Gag Bag"

Synopsis Bird flew into Mr. Weatherbee's office.
Genre teen; humor
Pencils Bob Montana
Notes reprinted from the Archie newspaper strip.

8 page Archie story "Pizza Panic"

Characters Pop Tate; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mr. Grimaldi
Synopsis No one wants a soda, they want pizza.
Genre teen; humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Harry Lucey
Reprinted from Archie (Archie, 1962 series) #117

5 page Archie story "Inspiration"

Characters Archie Andrews; Mr. Lodge; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis How Mr. Lodge became rich.
Genre teen; humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Harry Lucey
Inks Mario Acquaviva
Reprinted from Archie (Archie, 1962 series) #159

2 page Archie story "Summer Foto Fun Album"

Synopsis photos from an album
Genre teen; humor
Pencils Dan DeCarlo

1 page Archie story "Archie Gag Bag"

Characters Veronica; Archie; Jughead
Synopsis threw three darts in kitchen.
Genre teen; humor
Pencils Bob Montana
Notes reprinted from Archie daily newspaper strip.

8 page Pureheart the Powerful story "The PH Factor"

Characters Pureheart the Powerful [Archie Andrews]; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis Archie can become Pureheart, by calling on his PH Factor.
Genre teen; humor; superhero
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Bob White
Inks Marty Epp
Letters Marty Epp
Reprinted from Life With Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #56

6 page Archie story "Heads Up"

Characters Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Geraldine Grundy; Waldo Weatherbee
Synopsis A combination of a strange chemical solution and radiation from a machine causes Archie's hand to become invisible.
Genre teen; humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Harry Lucey
Inks Marty Epp
Letters Marty Epp
Reprinted from Archie (Archie, 1962 series) #125

6 page Archie story "The Gang's All Here"

Characters Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis Fred is infuriated when the peace and quiet of his home is invaded by Archie's friends.
Genre teen; humor
Pencils Harry Lucey
Inks Terry Szenics
Reprinted from Archie (Archie, 1962 series) #115

9 page Little Archie story "A Matter of Time"

Characters Little Archie Andrews; Spotty; Mary Andrews; Fred Andrews; Little Reggie Mantle; Geraldine Grundy
Synopsis Little Archie has to chain Spotty up outside the school. Chasing a rabbit, Spotty pulls the chain out of the ground and escapes, but then gets chained to the train track
Genre children; humor; adventure
Script Dexter Taylor
Pencils Dexter Taylor
Inks Dexter Taylor
Letters Dexter Taylor
Reprinted from Adventures of Little Archie (Archie, 1957 series) #27

2 page Little Archie text story "Puzzle Story"

1 page Archie Presents activity "Hi-Diddle-Riddle"

6 page Archie story "Mission Accomplished!"

Characters Archie Andrews; Mr. Andrews; Mrs. Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Mrs. Jones
Synopsis Mrs. Andrews asks Archie to return something Mrs. Jones left at the Andrews' house earlier -- her purse! Now Archie has to return the purse without being seen.
Genre teen; humor
Pencils Harry Lucey
Reprinted from Archie (Archie, 1962 series) #146

5 page Archie story "Dullsville"

Characters Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Geraldine Grundy; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis Archie tells us that "nothing ever happens in Riverdale," not noticing either the massive damage he causes or the rampaging gorilla who has escaped from the circus.
Genre teen; humor
Pencils Harry Lucey
Inks Marty Epp
Letters Marty Epp

1 page Archie story "Archie Gag Bag"

Synopsis fire? Let's go....
Genre teen; humor
Pencils Bob Montana
Notes reprinted from an Archie daily newspaper strip.

5 page Archie story "The Helmet"

Characters Archie; Veronica; Reggie
Synopsis Archie wears a pith helmet.
Genre teen; humor
Script Frank Doyle ?
Pencils Harry Lucey

1 page Archie story "Quick Delivery"

Characters Jughead; Archie
Synopsis fast ball
Genre teen; humor

6 page Archie story "Litter Perfect!"

Characters Archie Andrews; Mr. Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis Mr. Andrews sends Archie to the store to buy a new garbage can. But when Reggie teases Archie about his car, Archie throws the new trashcan over Reggie.
Genre teen; humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Harry Lucey
Reprinted from Archie (Archie, 1962 series) #148

5 page Archie story "Call of the Wild"

Characters Archie; Mr. Lodge; Smithers; Veronica
Synopsis Archie has a voice that can break glass.
Genre teen; humor
Pencils Harry Lucey

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "You Don't Have To Be Mad..."

Synopsis ad for Madhouse Comics Digest #1

1 page filler

Notes blank page

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Fantastic!"

Pencils ?; Stan Goldberg
Inks ?; Jon d'Agostino
Notes 4 reprinted spot illustrations on ad for Archie Comics Digest #13 and Jughead With Archie Digest #10.