Jughead with Archie Digest #12 for Sale - First Appearance of Midge - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Jughead with Archie Digest (Archie, 1974 series)
Issue: #12
Publication date: January 1976
Key date: 1976-01-00
On-sale date: 1975-11-18
Indicia publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Price: $0.60
Pages: 164
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Midge - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Dan DeCarlo	Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
1	-	blank page(s)	1
2	Safe Unsound!	comic story	6	script: Frank Doyle; pencils: Samm Schwartz; inks: Samm Schwartz; letters: Samm Schwartz	Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Mr. Norton; Mr. Weatherbee; Mary Andrews
3	Rumor Has It	comic story	6	script: Frank Doyle; pencils: Harry Lucey; inks: Mario Acquaviva; letters: Mario Acquaviva	Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
4	Comparison Value	comic story	5	script: Frank Doyle; pencils: Dan DeCarlo; inks: Rudy Lapick; letters: Victor Gorelick	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
5	-	comic story	1	pencils: Bob Montana	Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Miss Grundy
6	Hero to Go	comic story	6		Archie Andrews, Coach Kleats, Betty Cooper, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle, Moose Mason, Midge First, Mr. Weatherbee, Martha Roberts
7	Fun Page	activity	0.67	letters: typeset	Jughead Jones
8	No Parking	comic story	0.33		Archie Andrews, Veronica Lodge
9	Color-full	comic story	1	script: Joe Edwards; pencils: Joe Edwards; inks: Joe Edwards; letters: Joe Edwards	Hap Holliday, Li'l Jinx
10	Habit Rabbit!	comic story	5	pencils: Samm Schwartz; inks: Samm Schwartz	Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Dilton Doiley, Miss Grundy, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge, Moose Mason, Mr. Weatherbee, Pop Tate
11	-	comic story	1	script: Bob Montana; pencils: Bob Montana; inks: Bob Montana	Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Mr. Flutesnoot
12	High Fashion	comic story	6	pencils: Dan DeCarlo	Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Susan; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy
13	The Challenge	comic story	6	script: Frank Doyle; pencils: Bill Vigoda; inks: Mario Acquaviva, Jon D'Agostino; letters: Mario Acquaviva, Jon D'Agostino	Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle, Ethel Muggs, Pop Tate
14	Vive la France!	comic story	8	script: Sy Reit; pencils: Bob White; inks: Bob White; letters: Marty Epp	Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Miss Grundy; Reggie Mantle; Dilton Doily; Moose Mason
15	The Plot Thickens	comic story	6	script: Sy Reit; pencils: Bob White; inks: Bob White; letters: Marty Epp	Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Miss Grundy; Moose Mason; Agent 318 (Jaques); Pierre
16	The Chase is on!	comic story	4	script: Sy Reit; pencils: Bob White; inks: Bob White; letters: Marty Epp	Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Agent 982 (Etienne); Pierre; Antoine; Miss Grundy; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Moose Mason
17	Trouble in the Tower!	comic story	5	script: Sy Reit; pencils: Bob White; inks: Bob White; letters: Marty Epp	Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Pierre; Antoine; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Miss Grundy; Dilton Doily; Moose Mason; Agent 318 (Jaques); Agent 982 (Etienne)
18	-	comic story	1	pencils: Bob Montana	Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Jughead Jones
19	Fun Page	activity	0.5	letters: typeset
20	Fun Page	activity	0.5	letters: typeset	Betty Cooper
21	Changing Times	comic story	1	script: Joe Edwards; pencils: Joe Edwards; inks: Joe Edwards; letters: Joe Edwards	Hap Holliday, Li'l Jinx
22	Jingle Jangle	comic story	6	pencils: Bill Vigoda	Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee; Betty Cooper; Miss Grundy; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Moose Mason
23	Present-ly Yours!	comic story	3		Archie Andrews, Fred Andrews, Mary Andrews, Jughead Jones
24	It's a Fact!	text article	2	letters: typeset
25	-	comic story	1	pencils: Bob Montana	Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Beazly
26	The Persistent One!	comic story	6	script: Frank Doyle	Archie Andrews, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle, Hiram Lodge, Smithers
27	Finger Fantasy	comic story	6	pencils: Dan DeCarlo	Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate
28	Quiet Pleads	comic story	5	script: Frank Doyle; pencils: Samm Schwartz; inks: Samm Schwartz; letters: Samm Schwartz	Jughead Jones; Miss Overdew; Mr. Weatherbee
29	-	comic story	1	pencils: Bob Montana	Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
30	Even Steven	comic story	0.5		Archie Andrews, Veronica Lodge
31	Don't let it puzzle you!	activity	0.5	letters: typeset
32	See Saw	comic story	1	script: Joe Edwards; pencils: Joe Edwards; inks: Joe Edwards; letters: Joe Edwards	Hap Holliday, Li'l Jinx
33	Trouble with Tessie!	comic story	6		Archie Andrews, Fred Andrews, Mary Andrews, Betty Cooper, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge
34	Clothing Dummy	comic story	10	script: George Gladir; pencils: Gus Lemoine; inks: Jon D'Agostino; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Bill Yoshida	Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle
35	Backfield in Emotion	comic story	4.67		Archie Andrews, Coach Kleats, Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle, Moose Mason, Mr. Weatherbee
36	Venice He Going to Learn?	comic story	0.33		Archie Andrews, Miss Grundy, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge
37	Missile Madness	comic story	2		Archie Andrews, Miss Grundy, Mr. Weatherbee
38	Bad Break	comic story	0.5		Archie Andrews, Miss Grundy, Jughead Jones, Moose Mason
39	Jughead's Daffy-nitions	cartoon	0.5
40	Image Schimage	comic story	6		Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge, Pop Tate
41	Hat's Enough	comic story	0.5		Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge
42	Fun Page	comic story	0.5	letters: typeset	Betty Cooper
43	Hold the Phone!	comic story	2		Archie Andrews, Mr. Weatherbee
44	Money Problems	comic story	1	script: Joe Edwards; pencils: Joe Edwards; inks: Joe Edwards; letters: Joe Edwards	Li'l Jinx
45	Out to Launch	comic story	5	script: George Gladir; pencils: Bill Vigoda	Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Miss Grundy, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle, Moose Mason
46	-	comic story	1	pencils: Bob Montana	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
47	Star Gazers	comic story	6	script: Frank Doyle; pencils: Dan DeCarlo; inks: Rudy Lapick; letters: Victor Gorelick	Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
48	The Lecture	comic story	5	script: Frank Doyle; pencils: Harry Lucey	June July; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
49	Footballitis	comic story	1	pencils: Harry Lucey; inks: Marty Epp; letters: Marty Epp	Coach Kleats
50	Tired Blood	comic story	5		Coach Kleats, Miss Grundy, Jughead Jones, Mr. Weatherbee
51	It's a brand new Archie Annual jam packed with 160 pages in full color	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	letters: typeset	Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
52	-	blank page(s)	1
53	160 pages of stories and fun in Archie's full color comics digest	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	letters: typeset	Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Dilton Doily; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Big Ethel; Reggie Mantle; Midge; Moose Mason; Li'l Jinx

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Jughead with Archie Digest #64	1984	On eBay ›

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Before you buy

Check the price box: Marvel ran 30-cent and 35-cent test-market price variants in 1976-77.
Canadian and Whitman editions exist for many bronze books; match the barcode area to the plate.
Look for Mark Jewelers inserts and date stamps - they affect collector preference, not authenticity.

Series context

‹ #1110 of 198#13 ›

Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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