Data courtesy of the Grand Comics Database under Creative Commons license.

Issue Details

Issue #6
Published July 2000
Cover Price 1.99 USD
Pages 36
Editing Victor Gorelick; Richard Goldwater (editor-in chief)
Notes This issue is a parody of Hanna-Barbera's Scooby Doo cartoon.

Cover Details - "ZOIKS!"

Characters Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Hot Dog; Frankenstein's Monster
Genre teen; humor; suspense
Pencils Fernando Ruiz (signed)
Inks Rich Koslowski (signed)
Notes This issue is a parody of Hanna-Barbera's Scooby Doo cartoon.

1 page Archie's Weird Mysteries foreword, introduction, preface, afterword "We're Counting On You, Archie Andrews To Stop That Strange Phenomena!"

Characters Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Hot Dog
Genre teen; humor; suspense
Script Paul Castiglia
Pencils Fernando Ruiz
Inks Rich Koslowski
Colors Rick Taylor
Letters Vickie Williams
Notes The Archie gang are dressed as the Scooby Doo gang on this page. They are: Archie (dressed as Freddie), Veronica (dressed as Daphne), Betty (dressed as Velma), and Jughead (dressed as Shaggy). This title is also similar to the lyrics in the Scooby Doo cartoon opening theme.

5 page Archie's Weird Mysteries story "A Familiar Old Haunt (Chapter I)"

Characters Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Hot Dog; Bo and Gus; Casey
Synopsis Archie decides to enroll in "Bo and Gus's Paranormal Investigation Camp." In order to get the group rate, he convinces Jughead, Betty and Veronica to go with him. The gang borrows a "Mystery Mobile" van from Jughead's uncle, and Hot Dog tags along. They arrive at the camp and are getting settled in when a shadow threatening Betty scares Jughead and Hot Dog.
Genre teen; humor; suspense
Script Paul Castiglia
Pencils Fernando Ruiz
Inks Rich Koslowski
Colors Rick Taylor
Letters Vickie Williams

2 page letters page "Sightings"

Letters typeset
Notes Letters on Archie's Weird Mysteries #3, guest-starring the Mighty Crusaders.

6 page Archie's Weird Mysteries story "A Familiar Old Haunt (Chapter II)"

Characters Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Hot Dog; a hermit; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; the local sheriff; the Leaf Monster
Synopsis The shadow belongs to an old hermit that warns Jughead and Betty of the leaf monster. As Archie and Veronica are having some private time, Archie sees the Leaf Monster out the window. As he and Veronica give chase, the sheriff shows up and warns the teens about the crazy monsters that have shown up since the school's opening. The hermit disappears, and the gang develops some odd, new phrases like "Jinkies!" and "Zoinks!". Even Hot Dog starts to talk, saying phrases like "RUH-ROH!"
Genre teen; humor; suspense
Script Paul Castiglia
Pencils Fernando Ruiz
Inks Rich Koslowski
Colors Rick Taylor
Letters Vickie Williams

5 page Archie's Weird Mysteries story "A Familiar Old Haunt (Chapter III)"

Characters Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Hot Dog; Bo and Gus; the Leaf Monster
Synopsis The monster gives the kids the slip and they start to attend the camp's seminars. Jughead gets hungry and decides to raid the kitchen, with Hot Dog's help. While there, they find nothing to eat but boxes of leaves and "Gooby Snax" -- a type of dog biscuit. That's when the leaf monster finds them and chases them to the lecture hall.
Genre teen; humor; suspense
Script Paul Castiglia
Pencils Fernando Ruiz
Inks Rich Koslowski
Colors Rick Taylor
Letters Vickie Williams

1 page Jaguar story "Know Your Heroes!"

Characters Jaguar [Ralph Hardy]
Genre superhero
Script Paul Castiglia
Pencils Ken Penders
Inks Ken Penders
Notes One page origin of the Jaguar.

6 page Archie's Weird Mysteries story "A Familiar Old Haunt (Chapter IV)"

Characters Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Hot Dog; Bo and Gus; the Leaf Monster; Casey; Sheriff Merrick
Synopsis Veronica escapes the Leaf Monster and the kids race outside only to find 3 more leaf monsters. However, the real Sheriff shows up with a leaf blower, and the disguises of the hermit, Gus, Casey, and the fake sheriff are revealed. It was Betty who solved the mystery by putting together the clues and calling the real Sheriff.
Genre teen; humor; suspense
Script Paul Castiglia
Pencils Fernando Ruiz
Inks Rich Koslowski
Colors Rick Taylor
Letters Vickie Williams