Archie comic books issue 281

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Cover by Dan DeCarlo, Jr. & Jim DeCarlo. Stories by Frank Doyle, Joe Edwards, Bob Montana and unknown. Art by Dan DeCarlo, Jr., Joe Edwards, Jim DeCarlo and unknown. Fred is transferred to another city and the Andrews family must sell their home. Not wanting to move, Archie tries to sabotage the sale in "The Sellout"! Plus: Li'l Jinx gets a first hand lesson in supply and demand in the half-pager "Down and Up"; two Archie newspaper strips; Archie's obsessive observance of various superstitions bring him nothing but bad luck in "Luck Struck"; Archie starts bringing Jughead along with him to the Lodge Mansion with the sole mission of catching every priceless object Archie accidentally knocks over in "Teamwork"; and females are encroaching into every one of Archie's all-male interests and he doesn't know how to handle it in "Girl Whirl"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.40.

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Cover art by Dan DeCarlo. The Searcher, script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Still in search of his roots, Adam the alien beams back down to Earth; Veronica invites him to stay over at the Lodge mansion for a while. Mental Image, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Betty's physical tics when she's concentrating are getting fantastic results for her, but they're annoying everyone around her. Know Your Enemy, script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo; Betty and Veronica get ambushed by Archie and Jughead throwing snowballs; So later Veronica arranges it so that Moose thinks Archie and Jughead ambushed him. Hostess Fruit Pies ad with Josie, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick. Heat Rave, script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo; Veronica is impervious to the bitter cold because her clothing is wired for heat. 36 pgs. $0.40. Cover price $0.40.

Written by Ian Flynn. Art by Jamal Peppers, Terry Austin and Gabriel Cassata. Cover by Tyson Hesse. Sonic is speeding down the Dragon Road in 'Wings of Fire,' Part One: Sonic and the Freedom Fighters travel to city-state of Chun-nan in search of more Gaia Keys! Dulcy the dragon is bringing all her might to help, but is her fledging team ready for end-of-the-world stakes? Could anyone really be? Then in 'Homesick,' Bunnie and Tails come to the aid of a Key Guardian in a time of crisis! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Written by Ian Flynn. Art by Jamal Peppers, Terry Austin and Gabriel Cassata. Cover by Diana Skelly. SONIC is SPEEDING down the Dragon Road in 'Wings of Fire' Part One: Sonic and the Freedom Fighters travel to city-state of Chun-nan in search of more Gaia Keys! Dulcy the dragon is bringing all her might to help, but is her fledging team ready for end-of-the-world stakes? Could anyone really be? Then in 'Homesick,' Bunnie and Tails come to the aid of a Key Guardian in a time of crisis! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

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Cover pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Jon D'Agostino. "Ham On Wry," script by Frank Doyle, art by Samm Schwartz; Jughead is annoying everybody pretending to be different television characters and dousing them with his squirt gun. Hostess ad with Josie. "Take It Easy" half-page Li'l Jinx story by Joe Edwards. Jug's Eating Out Puzzle activity page by Joe Edwards. "Cents Of Value," script by Frank Doyle, art by Samm Schwartz; Jughead cons Pop into lowering the price of his favorite ice cream treat. "Hunger For History," script by Frank Doyle, art by Samm Schwartz; Miss Grundy invites Mr. Weatherbee to sit in on Jughead's recitation of The Battle Of Waterloo, to see how it will inevitably come around to talking about food. "Devil Disc," script by Frank Doyle, art by Samm Schwartz; Jughead and Reggie toss a frisbee around on the beach. But whenever Jughead throws it, the frisbee inevitably lands on or near a gorgeous girl. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.35.

"Hold the Wire Please," art by Samm Schwartz; Archie and Jug are testing out an intercom but Mr. Weatherbee thinks Coach Kleats is just talking to himself. "Confuse Ruse" one-page story; Jughead gets rid of Reggie by warning him about sharks. "You Know You're In Trouble When"; Hot Dog describes various things that can go wrong when you're a dog. "Help Wanted," art by Samm Schwartz; Jughead tries to show Archie that there are still things to do when the girls aren't around. "A Feeling for Art," script and art by Joe Edwards; Jinx pesters Roz mercilessly when Roz is trying to paint. Archie Club News. "Net Regret," pencils by Stan Goldberg; Betty and Veronica secretly compete to see which will get to be Archie's tennis partner. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.20.

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"The Delivery Dumbbell"; Archie is supposed to deliver a surprise birthday cake to Veronica's house for her dad, but keeps losing the cake and has to return to buy another, and another, and another. "Volley Dolly"; Veronica watches a videotape recording her tennis coach made, but instead of watching her performance, she only cares about seeing Archie and Betty together on the tape. Archie Club News. "Baby Face"; When Mr. Weatherbee lectures Big Moose in the school hallway, Archie makes fun of how Moose whimpers and acts like a little baby when he's caught doing something wrong, only to find himself behaving the same way when Moose confronts him. "In the Bag!", script and art by Joe Edwards; Li'l Jinx and Gigi decide to camp out in the backyard. "Stick With It"; Archie invents a superglue that can only be dissolved with mayonnaise. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.20.

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Cover pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Rudy Lapick. "Futurama!", script by George Gladir, pencils nu Tim Kennedy, inks by Mike Esposito; Reggie takes a trip 40 years in to the future in the year 2030 and sees the effects of pollution and Carbon Dioxide emissions. "New Kid in Town," script by Joe Edwards, pencils by Tim Kennedy, inks by Rod Ollerenshaw; The new kid in town, Hank, makes up stories to impress Archie and the gang. Archie's Club News. "Best by Test," script by Joe Edwards, pencils by Tim Kennedy, inks by Rudy Lapick; Archie and Reggie compete in the gym to see which one will take out Veronica. "The Taste of Adventure" Capri Sun ad with Archie. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $1.00.

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Written by Bill Golliher, Craig Boldman, Dick Malmgren, Kathleen Webb, Frank Doyle, George Gladir and Various. Art by Dan Parent, Jeff Shultz, Dick Malmgren, Dan DeCarlo, Stan Goldberg, Bob Bolling, Jim Amash, Al Milgrom, Jon D'Agostino, Alison Flood, Jimmy DeCarlo, John Lowe and Various. Cover by Dan Parent. BRAND NEW STORY: "By the Book!" by Bill Golliher, Dan Parent and Jim Amash - Betty and Veronica volunteer for the kids' reading program -- and Veronica's got an interesting choice of reading material for them! Also in this volume: "Slip-Up!" by Craig Boldman, Jeff Shultz and Al Milgrom; "Over and Out" by Dick Malmgren and Jon D'Agostino; "A Real Basket Case" by Kathleen Webb, Dan DeCarlo and Alison Flood; "Feet First" by Frank Doyle, Dan DeCarlo and Jimmy DeCarlo; "A Foxxy Tale" by George Gladir, Stan Goldberg and John Lowe; "The Best of the Worst" by Webb, Bob Bolling and Amash; and more! 192 pages, full color. Cover price $7.99.

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Written by Dan Parent, George Gladir, Hal Smith, Kathleen Webb and Various. Art by Pat Kennedy, Tim Kennedy, Stan Goldberg, Bob Bolling, Bob Smith, Jim Amash and Various. Cover by Pat Kennedy, Tim Kennedy and Bob Smith. It's back to school for our double digests! In the brand-new story 'It's All Relative,' Archie's Uncle Roy is a business success story-despite never finishing high school! He decides to go back and get his diploma at Riverdale High, and puts a cramp in Archie's style! 160 pages, full color. Cover price $4.99.

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Written by Bill Golliher, George Gladir, Mike Pellowski and Various. Art by Dan Parent, Jeff Shultz, Dan DeCarlo, Bob Bolling, Stan Goldberg, Jim Amash, Henry Scarpelli, Jon D'Agostino, Rudy Lapick, John Lowe, Rich Koslowski and Various. Cover pencils by Bill Galvan. BRAND NEW STORY: "Veronicchio!" by Bill Golliher, Dan Parent and Jim Amash - We present another Archified storybook classic! This time, Veronica is the wooden girl to Betty's Blue Fairy -- and Jughead makes a laid back Juggy Cricket! Also in this volume: "The Big Surprise" by George Gladir, Jeff Shultz and Henry Scarpelli; "Coaching Problem" by Mike Pellowski, Dan DeCarlo and Jon D'Agostino; Betty's Diary tale "Queen of Diamonds" by Mike Pellowski, Bob Bolling and Rudy Lapick; "The Exercists" by George Gladir, Stan Goldberg and Rudy Lapick; "Virtual Frivolity" by George Gladir, Stan Goldberg and John Lowe; "Class Action" by Mike Pellowski, Jeff Shultz and Rich Koslowski; and more! 192 pages, full color. Cover price $7.99.