Archie comic books issue 254

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Cover pencils by Dan DeCarlo. Stories by Frank Doyle, Tom DeFalco, George Gladir, Joe Edwards and Bob Montana. Art by Harry Lucey, Chic Stone, Joe Edwards, Bob Montana and Jon D'Agostino. Mr. Lodge reluctantly agrees to let Archie write his biography in "Writer Wrong" (this was the last new Harry Lucey story to appear in Archie). Plus: Li'l Jinx in the half-pager "He-Saw" by Joe Edwards; two daily newspaper strips with color added as the half-pager "Archie's Gag Bag" by Bob Montana; the story of a typically bad day for Archie, told entirely in rhyme, in "Poetry In Motion" (story by Tom DeFalco); feeling unwanted and disrespected, Archie announces his intention to leave town in "The Go-Go Boy"; and a computer mix-up causes Archie to be classified as a gifted student in "I.Q. Miscue"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.30.

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Cover pencils by Dan DeCarlo. Good Taste Treat, script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Betty's sewing class plans to make and display an entire line, but Veronica argues that they don't have enough taste to make it in the fashion world. Hostess ad with Josie, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick. Just Forget It, script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo; Betty claims to have a special kind of amnesia that causes her to forget Archie (and only Archie). On The Job Training, script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; To prepare for her babysitting job, Betty plays a tape of bedtime stories in her car, which causes her to fall asleep and drive her car into the lake. 36 pgs. $0.30. Cover price $0.30.

(W) Craig Boldman (A) Jeff Shultz Two parties on the same day! In 'Party Smarties,' a lack of communication between Veronica and Mr. Lodge causes both to schedules two parties on the same date and in the same place! How will high society mix with the common teenager? Then in 'Disinterested Parties,' Dilton 'scientifically' tells Betty the reason Veronica likes Archie so much! So why does this information cause Betty to ignore Archie? Cover price $2.99.

Cover by Ben Bates (W) Ian Flynn (A) John Workman & Various Countdown to Chaos,' Part 2. The long-awaited debut of the new Freedom Fighters continues! The mysteries deepen as Sonic and Tails find their long lost pal Antoine! But what is the state of our formerly fallen fellow freedom fighter? What has Uncle Chuck's research uncovered about the nature of the dark power they've found seeping from the earth? And an unlikely return of a character you won't expect alongside Uncle Chuck! Plus, Eggman versus G.U.N. and the prize is Eggman's life! Cover price $2.99.

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Sega Variant Cover by Vincent Lovallo (W) Ian Flynn (A) John Workman & Various Countdown to Chaos,' Part 2. The long-awaited debut of the new Freedom Fighters continues! The mysteries deepen as Sonic and Tails find their long lost pal Antoine! But what is the state of our formerly fallen fellow freedom fighter? What has Uncle Chuck's research uncovered about the nature of the dark power they've found seeping from the earth? And an unlikely return of a character you won't expect alongside Uncle Chuck! Plus, Eggman versus G.U.N. and the prize is Eggman's life! Cover price $2.99.

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Cover art by Dan DeCarlo. "The Exchange Program," script by George Gladir, art by Samm Schwartz; Veronica organizes the girls to mount a visible protest march on the school to get her demands met. "D Is For Dilton," art by Al Hartley; Definitions of words beginning with "d", accompanied by humorous illustrations of the words. "The Impossible Dream," script by Frank Doyle, art by Samm Schwartz; Reggie uses Moose's concussion symptoms as a means of making time with Midge. "Power Failure," script and art by Joe Edwards; When the batteries in her record player die, Jinx replaces them with the batteries from some of Hap's household appliances. "Welcome Stranger," script by Frank Doyle, art by Al Hartley; Reggie feigns an injury to escape a beating at the hands of a wrestler from another school that he heckled at a match. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.15.

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First 20-cent cover price issue. Cover pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick. "Bed Dread," script by Dick Malmgren, pencils by Stan Goldberg; Archie buys a discount water mattress as a gift for his parents, but the mattress proves to be more than he can handle. "Door Score," script by George Gladir; Fred is tired of people slamming the front door. "U Is for Hang Ups!", script by George Gladir, art by Al Hartley; Words beginning with the letter "u" which describe the brittle relationship between adults and teens. "In Arch We Trust," script by Dick Malmgren, pencils by Stan Goldberg; Archie would rather stay behind when Fred plans a family trip, but Fred and Mary are reluctant to leave Archie by himself. "Gift Lift," script and art by Joe Edwards; The gang pool their money to buy a sympathy gift for Greg; But they leave the decision on what gift to Charley. "Polite Plight," script and pencils by Bob Bolling; To get Moose fighting mad for his hockey match, Reggie asks Midge to sit next to the opposing team's bench and flirt with them. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.20.

Written by Dan Parent, Kathleen Webb, Frank Doyle and Various. Art by Dan Parent, Jeff Shultz, Dan DeCarlo, Bob Smith, Henry Scarpelli, Rudy Lapick and Various. Cover by Dan Parent. Summer Fun Month continues with 'Vacation Vexation'! The Coopers are taking an RV across the country. Betty invites Veronica, but camping isn't Veronica's thing. But when Veronica gets so lonely without her BFF, she helicopters her way to their location! 160 pages, full color. Cover price $4.99.

Written by George Gladier, and Mike Pellowski. Art by Tim Kennedy, and Bob Bolling. 'The Last Day of School' has arrived, and the teens may be surprised to find that the faculty is looking forward to their 'vacation' as much as the kids are! Archie, Reggie and Jughead reminisce about 'Swing Time' when they used to swing from and through the trees as little kids, but when they attempt to try it again, they learn just to 'leaf' some memories alone! Plus, other new and classic tales, puzzles, pin-ups, and games! Cover price $2.69.

Written by Dan Parent, Mike Pellowski and Various. Art by Dan Parent, Dan DeCarlo, Jim Amash, Rich Koslowski and Various. Cover by Dan Parent. Summer Fun Month! In the new lead story 'What A Break!' Veronica attempts to water ski, and breaks her leg in the process. When the girls get a look at the hot and hunky physical therapist that's helping her, they all come up with maladies of their own! 256 pages, full color. Cover price $6.99.

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Stories by Mike Pellowski and Fernando Ruiz. Art by Fernando Ruiz, Jim Amash and Al Nickerson. Cover by Fernando Ruiz and Bob Smith. Our favorite Riverdale guys, Archie, Jughead and Chuck are beating the end-of-summer blues! Chuck makes a plan to fit in as much drawing as he can in his spare time - and you won't believe what happens to him at the art supply store! Find out in 'Class Timing,' the lead story in this back-to-school digest! 160 pages, full color. Cover price $4.99.