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Jughead with Archie Plus Betty & Veronica & Reggie, Too #2

May 1974 · Archie · 0.60 USD
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This issue is one of the earliest entries in what became Archie Comics' long-running digest format experiment of 1974, a publishing pivot that would define how the Archie line was consumed for the next three decades. By packing 160 full-color pages into a compact, magazine-sized format, Archie tested whether the digest could serve as a newsstand staple alongside traditional comic books — and the answer proved overwhelmingly yes, with the series running continuously until 2005. The inclusion of Li'l Jinx backup material by Joe Edwards is also notable: her one-page strips, a staple of Archie anthologies since her 1947 debut, demonstrate how the digest format was designed to preserve and circulate the company's deep library of humor characters alongside its flagship Riverdale cast.

Contains 42 stories
A Private Affair
6 pp · Teen
Archie AndrewsJughead JonesVeronica LodgeBetty CooperSally

In "A Private Affair," Archie confides in Jughead that his feelings for Veronica have become too hard to hide, prompting Jughead to suggest discretion. Taken by the idea, Archie then proposes to Veronica that their romance remain a secret between them—just a private affair.

The Claw
6 pp · Teen
Archie AndrewsJughead JonesVeronica LodgeMr. Lodge
What's Buzzin'?
6 pp · Teen
Veronica LodgeBetty CooperArchie Andrews
The Old Bawl Game
6 pp · Teen
Archie AndrewsReggie MantleBetty CooperVeronica Lodge

In "The Old Bawl Game," Archie’s aversion to crying women sets off a mischievous plan when Reggie and Betty sneak onions into Veronica’s humidifier, hoping to test just how far their antics will go. With Jo caught in the middle of the prank and the air thick with tears and laughter, the line between joke and chaos starts to blur.

Physically Speaking
1 pp · Teen
Miss GrundyJughead Jones
Low-Cut!
0.5 pp · Teen
Caroline
Finders Creepers
0.5 pp · Humor, Teen
Flower Power
8 pp · Teen
Jughead JonesArchie AndrewsBetty CooperReggie MantleVeronica LodgeMr. Weatherbee

In "Flower Power," the gang rallies to cheer up Mr. Weatherbee after his hospitalization, pooling their money to buy him flowers. Sent to deliver the gift, Jughead’s well-meaning but famously clumsy delivery takes a turn that leaves the group convinced the principal has tragically passed — all while the real story unfolds in the hospital room.

Fortune's Fool
6 pp · Teen
Archie AndrewsMary AndrewsJughead JonesReggie MantleMidge KlumpMoose MasonBetty CooperVeronica LodgePop TateLady Luck
The Fugitive
6 pp · Teen
Veronica LodgeBetty CooperJughead JonesArchie Andrews
Get Well!
5 pp · Teen
Mr. LodgeArchie AndrewsReggie Mantle
Take a Chance
6 pp · Teen

In "Take a Chance," Archie’s heartache over love leaves him unable to sell raffle tickets, but when Betty and Reggie enlist Veronica to give him a pep talk, things start to turn around—only to shift when the other boys suddenly find themselves drawn to Veronica instead.

Nature Boy
6 pp · Teen
Jughead JonesArchie AndrewsVeronica LodgeBetty Cooper
Small Change!
1 pp · Children
The Unkindest Cut
6 pp · Teen
Betty CooperVeronica LodgeMr. LodgeArchie AndrewsReggie MantleJughead Jones

In "The Unkindest Cut," Veronica’s well-intentioned attempt to hem Betty’s skirt goes hilariously awry, leaving the hem uneven and the fabric askew. Now, Betty must walk home with a comical, backward tilt just to keep her skirt from dragging—her posture a testament to the absurdity of teenage fashion mishaps.

Imagination
6 pp · Teen
Archie AndrewsReggie MantleJughead JonesCousin AlbertMelvin
Desk Jockey's
3.67 pp · Teen

When Archie’s latest prank accidentally knocks over a laundry cart, Mr. Weatherbee is left without pants just as the school board arrives for an inspection—leaving him to scramble for a solution while Jo, the ever-practical desk jockey, steps in to help manage the chaos.

Pun My Word
0.33 pp · Teen
Brain Food
8 pp · Teen
Pop TateJughead JonesBetty CooperArchie AndrewsVeronica LodgeMooseMiss GrundyMr. Weatherbee

In "Brain Food," Jughead’s attempt to go on a diet backfires when his mind starts to fade—proving that his legendary appetite isn’t just about hunger, but about fueling his brain. When his intelligence begins to slip, Miss Grundy uncovers the surprising truth: Jughead’s body turns food into brain power, not fat.

Speed Spree
0.5 pp · Humor, Teen
Catty Caddy
0.5 pp · Humor, Teen
Sized-Up Right!
0.5 pp · Humor, Teen
Foot Brawl
0.5 pp · Humor, Teen
Hardly Working
0.5 pp · Teen
Prize Buy
1 pp · Teen
Well Placed Point
6 pp · Teen
Archie AndrewsReggie MantleJughead JonesAlice FleebleVeronica Lodge

In "Well Placed Point," Archie confidently claims he can win over any girl, prompting Jughead to randomly select a name from the phone book as a challenge. Archie sets off to court the girl, determined to prove his charm—though whether he’ll succeed or end up in a laughably awkward situation remains to be seen.

Click Cluck
6 pp · Teen
Reggie MantleArchie AndrewsJughead Jones
Directions Please
5 pp · Humor, Teen

In "Directions Please," Betty and Veronica go head-to-head in a classic rivalry showdown, each trying to win Archie’s attention with their own signature style—Betty with homemade cookies and a sweet, old-fashioned charm, Veronica with a glamorous dress and a dash of perfume. When their plans collide at Archie’s doorstep, chaos unfolds as one’s baking meets the other’s glamour in a messy, hilarious collision of intentions.

The Big Ape
5 pp · Humor, Teen
Finders Creepers
0.5 pp · Teen
Wheat's Cookin'?
0.5 pp · Teen
T.N.T. Hee
6 pp · Teen
Mr. WeatherbeeJughead JonesProfessor FlutesnootBetty CooperVeronica LodgeArchie AndrewsReggie Mantle
Daddy's Little Girl
5 pp · Humor, Teen
Alan Brady
Out of Bounds
0.5 pp · Humor, Teen
Behind the Hate Ball
0.5 pp · Humor, Teen
Jack of All Trades!
5 pp · Humor, Teen

In "Jack of All Trades!", Archie finds himself in a clever game of sabotage when Reggie rigs his car to fail—only to discover Archie had already outsmarted him by secretly rigging it first. With both boys trying to outwit each other over a single day’s use of the car, the prank escalates into a high-stakes test of who can truly claim the title of jack of all trades.

Hard to Get
1 pp · Teen
Veronica LodgeBetty CooperMidge
Poise Will Be Poise
6 pp · Humor, Teen

In "Poise Will Be Poise," Veronica's admiration for men with poise sets off a playful scheme when Reggie and Betty attempt to sabotage her relationship with Archie by engineering a series of increasingly awkward mishaps for him. The story unfolds with classic teen chaos as the pranksters’ antics threaten to unravel Archie’s cool — but will their plan actually work?

The Nerve of Him
5 pp · Teen
Jughead JonesReggie MantleArchie AndrewsVeronica LodgeBetty Cooper
Forget Me Not!
1 pp · Humor, Children
Prisoner's Song
5 pp · Teen
Veronica LodgeBetty CooperMr. LodgePop TateArchie Andrews

In "Prisoner's Song," Veronica tricks Betty into playing prisoner for a day so she can slip out and meet Archie—only for Mr. Lodge to catch on and throw a wrench into her plans. With the mansion’s walls closing in, the girls must navigate a web of deception, each trying to outwit the other while staying one step ahead of the elder Lodge.

Bowl Game
6 pp · Teen
Archie AndrewsJughead JonesMr. WeatherbeeMiss GrundyVeronica LodgeReggie MantleProfessor Flutesnoot

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History

The series launched in March 1974 with issue #1 and this second issue followed in May 1974, both published by Archie Comic Publications under the wordy banner title 'Jughead With Archie Plus Betty and Veronica and Reggie, Too!' — a title that was shortened to simply 'Jughead With Archie' beginning with issue #3 in the indicia. The digest format itself was a conscious strategic choice: after roughly thirty years of standard comic books, Archie's editorial team repackaged the gang's adventures in a smaller but far thicker format, and issue #2 drew on the studio's established creative stable — writers Frank Doyle and Sy Reit, and artists including Samm Schwartz, Harry Lucey, Dan DeCarlo, and Joe Edwards — recycling strong material from prior Archie and Jughead solo titles.

Trivia · 8 facts

  • Published May 1974 by Archie Comic Publications; cover-dated the second issue of the short-lived 'Jughead With Archie Plus Betty & Veronica & Reggie, Too' banner before the series renumbered under a shortened title from issue #3 onward.
  • 160 full-color pages in the compact digest trim size (approximately 4⅞ × 6⅞ inches), representing one of the earliest issues in what became the 'Jughead With Archie Digest' run that continued to issue #200 in 2005.
  • Li'l Jinx appears in the one-page story 'Small Change!' — written, penciled, and inked by her creator Joe Edwards — continuing the tradition of including the character (who first debuted in Pep Comics #62, July 1947) as a backup feature in Archie digests.
  • Li'l Jinx's father Hap Holliday appears in 'Small Change!' alongside her; Hap is one of the character's core supporting cast members, established as her long-suffering father since the strip's earliest years.
  • Key creative contributors indexed to this issue include Frank Doyle (script), Samm Schwartz (pencils/inks/letters), Harry Lucey (pencils), Dan DeCarlo (pencils), Rudy Lapick (inks), and Joe Edwards (full art on Jinx strips).
  • The issue features an unusually large ensemble cast — Archie, Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge, Jughead Jones, Reggie Mantle, Mr. Lodge, Mr. Weatherbee, Miss Grundy, Pop Tate, Moose Mason, Midge Klump, and Li'l Jinx — making it a comprehensive showcase of the Riverdale universe as it existed in the early Bronze Age.
  • Stories in this issue include 'Brain Food' (Samm Schwartz, 8 pages), in which Jughead's attempt to eat normally makes him less clever, and 'Flower Power' (Frank Doyle/Samm Schwartz, 8 pages), as well as shorter gag strips featuring the full cast.
  • The series' numbering was directly continued by the long-running 'Jughead With Archie Digest' title, confirming that these first two issues functioned as a pilot run for what became one of Archie's most enduring digest franchises.

Cast · 14 characters

Reprints

↩ Reprints Archie's Joke Book Magazine #22 (1956), Archie's Pal Jughead #36 (1956), Archie's Joke Book Magazine #24 (1956), Archie's Joke Book Magazine #29 (1957), Archie's Joke Book Magazine #30 (1957), Archie Comics #92 (1958), Archie Comics #93 (1958), Archie Comics #98 (1959), Archie #106 (1959), Archie #107 (1960), Archie's Pal Jughead #58 (1960), Archie's Pal Jughead #62 (1960), Archie #112 (1960), Archie's Pal Jughead #65 (1960), Archie's Pal Jughead #67 (1960), Archie #119 (1961), Archie #121 (1961), Archie #128 (1962), Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica #88 (1963), Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica #91 (1963), Reggie #18 (1965), Reggie and Me #21 (1966), Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica #139 (1967), Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica #141 (1967)

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