Archie (1943 Archie Comics) comic books

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Last $1.50 cover priced issue. Cover by Stan Goldberg & Henry Scarpelli. Stories by George Gladir, Angelo Decesare, Hal Smith and Joe Edwards. Art by Stan Goldberg, Pat Kennedy, Henry Scarpelli and Jon D'Agostino. An 'ill' wind blows when Archie gets a cold and Betty, Veronica and Cheryl compete for pampering rights in "Not So Quiet on the Cold Front"! Plus: A team of psychologists name Riverdale High 'The Most Normal High School in the Country' -- wait until they show up to present the award in "Just Bee Yourself"; Archie has a ball -- literally -- when Veronica gives him a gift certificate to the local sporting goods store in "A Gift for Trouble"; and when Archie finds a penny, Betty convinces him to keep it for 'good luck' -- but he has anything but in "Penny Saver"! Also: "Wait To Go"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.50.

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First $1.75 cover priced issue. Cover by Rex W. Lindsey. Stories by Kathleen Webb, George Gladir and Angelo Decesare. Art by Stan Goldberg, Henry Scarpelli, Rudy Lapick and Mike Esposito. The school uniform debate unravels in parts 3 and 4 of "A Storm Over Uniforms"! (Continued from Jughead (1987- 2nd Series) #100; concludes in Betty (1992) #57.) Plus, in "The Last Resort," the 'Giggling Gertie' doll craze hits Riverdale just in time for Christmas, but Archie and Reggie aren't playing when they compete neck and neck to get one for Veronica! Also: "Nifty Gifty" and "Process of Illumination"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.50.

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Cover by Stan Goldberg & Henry Scarpelli. Stories by Mike Pellowski, Hal Smith and Bill Golliher. Art by Stan Goldberg, Henry Scarpelli and Rich Koslowski. Archie learns the key to a successful date is not losing your car keys in "Keyed Up"! Plus: It's a 'hairy' scene when Mr. Weatherbee confuses Professor Flutesnoot's new plant food formula for hair tonic in "Gone Today, Hair Tomorrow"; who says being a couch potato isn't healthy -- when Archie loses the remote control, he gets the exercise of a lifetime, getting up and down to manually change channels in "Remote Chance"; and music may soothe the savage beast, but there's no beast more savage than Mr. Andrews when Archie orders his parents the wrong concert tickets in "That's the Ticket!" Also: "Chatting with Chatham" and "Pulling the Plug"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.75.

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Cover by Stan Goldberg & Henry Scarpelli. Stories by Angelo Decesare, Mike Pellowski, Hal Smith and George Gladir. Art by Stan Goldberg, Pat Kennedy, Henry Scarpelli, Rich Koslowski and Ken Selig. The entire class is at attention when Archie gets the (mistaken) notion that the substitute principal is an ex-Marine in "A Sense of Rumor"! Plus: Archie hosts a "Chill Out" -- a party designed to 'thaw' the 'frosty' grip of the winter blahs; Archie has a ball when he tries out Mr. Lodge's posture-pedic chair shaped like...you guessed it...a ball in "Dropping the Ball"; and sore from shoveling, the Riverdale teens are fed up with snow -- until visions of carefree winter days past dance through their heads in "Snowball Effect"! Also: "There's More Than One Way to Bowl" and "Study Buddies"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.75.

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Stories by Angelo Decesare and Hal Smith. Art and Cover by Stan Goldberg & Henry Scarpelli. Archie scores points with his boss at the supermarket when he markets asparagus prune juice as 'The World's Grossest Drink' in "What's the Store"! Plus: Mr. Lodge outfits Archie with a homing watch so he can tell whenever Archie is near in "Watching Out for Archie"; Archie's pop hires a hypnotist to make Archie neat, but it backfires when Archie bugs him to clean up his own act in "Fit to be Tidy"; and Mr. Weatherbee asks Chuck to draw his portrait, but with Archie around, you can be assured this 'masterpiece' in the making will turn into a 'monsterpiece' in "Changing His Toon!" 32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.75.

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Stories by Angelo Decesare, Hal Smith and Kathleen Webb. Art and Cover by Stan Goldberg & Henry Scarpelli. After walking in on one of her facials, Veronica forbids Archie to visit without calling first! Of course, just when he needs a phone, there's none available in "Close Call"! Plus, Mr. Weatherbee hits upon a bright idea: not only do the students have to get passing grades to get through school, they have to get pass-cards to get through the school building. But as with all the best laid plans, things go terribly awry when -- you guessed it -- he puts Archie in charge of the pass-cards in "A Passing Phase"! Also: "That Certain Uncertainty" and "I Forgot to Remember to Forget"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.75.

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Cover by Stan Goldberg & Henry Scarpelli. Stories by Angelo Decesare, Mike Pellowski and Hal Smith. Art by Stan Goldberg, Fernando Ruiz, Henry Scarpelli and Rudy Lapick. As part of a special school program, Mr. Lodge gets to take Archie to work with him in "Risky Business"! Plus, Archie tries to keep his poor report a secret from his dad until after they go to the ballgame! Will he hit a home run, or strike out again? Find out in "Fake Me Out to the Ball Game"! And Late night TV gets a little stranger when Archie is chosen to conduct the 'Silly Street Interview' on the 'David Alphabet' show in "Star Struck"! Also: "A Really Tough Question!" and "Fish Tale!" 32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.75.

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Cover by Stan Goldberg. Stories by Angelo Decesare and Mike Pellowski. Art by Stan Goldberg & Henry Scarpelli. In "Block Heads," Reggie bets Jughead he can't skateboard along the block in five minutes -- of course, it's a block filled with eateries! Plus, Archie's new job as a movie usher turns out to be more action-packed than the movies themselves in "Job Action"! And by the time Archie's done buying mountain bike accessories, his bike will be too heavy to climb the curb in "Wheelie Big Deal!" Also: "Trees Company!" 32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.75.

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Cover by Dan DeCarlo & Henry Scarpelli. Stories by George Gladir, Mike Pellowski and Angelo Decesare. Art by Stan Goldberg, Bob Smith, Mike Esposito, Jim Amash and Rudy Lapick. In "The Warning," a boardwalk fortune telling machine warns Archie to stay away from the opposite sex -- but how can he, when he's heading for the beach? Plus, Archie is a 'bear' for punishment -- literally, when he tries to win the girls a teddy bear at the circus in "Circus Atmosphere"! And a 'manly' fishing trip ends up with Archie, Jughead and Reggie getting the wind knocked out of their sails -- literally, when the girls must rescue them from the strong currents in "Current Events"! Also: "The Catch"; "Surf Turf"; and "Laptop Lament"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.75.

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Cover by Dan DeCarlo & Henry Scarpelli. Stories by Angelo Decesare, Mike Pellowski, Barbara Slate and Hal Smith. Art by Stan Goldberg & Bob Smith. When Archie is asked to be an usher at a wedding, the newlyweds wind up with a blooper tape instead of a wedding video in "Matri-Moan-Y!" Plus, Archie trades in babe watching for babysitting when he gets a job as a lifeguard at a kiddie pool in "Kiddie Pool Cue!" And Archie's family reunion becomes a four star -- and four figure -- affair when swank Veronica decides to attend in "All in the Family"! Also: "Desperately Seeking Jughead"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.75.

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Cover by Stan Goldberg & Henry Scarpelli. Stories by George Gladir and Angelo Decesare. Art by Stan Goldberg, Fernando Ruiz, Bob Smith and Rich Koslowski. Jughead's headed for cancellation when he decides to 'fine-tune' Mr. Andrews' expensive new TV set in "Hocus Pocus"! Plus, it's music to no one's ears when Archie takes up tuba playing in "Tuba or Not Tuba"! And Archie's 'lucky hat' turns out to be anything but when he wears it to the soccer game and it keeps blowing off his head! Running after the hat isn't a good way to stop goals in "At the Drop of a Hat"! Also: "A Chance to Dance" and "Late Fate"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.75.

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Cover by Stan Goldberg & Rich Koslowski. Stories by George Gladir, Joe Edwards and Mike Pellowski. Art by Stan Goldberg & Bob Smith. The kids get the faculty to teach them fifties dances for a charity oldies contest, but when Weatherbee and Grundy start cutting the rug, it's a case of 'trip, fall and lie' instead of 'flip, flop and fly' in "Faculty Frolic"! Plus: Archie makes a real 'dummy' of himself when he loses the school play's prop scarecrow -- three guesses who the scarecrow's 'understudy' is in "The Last Straw"; stricken with insomnia at a sleepover, Archie tires himself out trying to fall asleep -- and wakes up Jughead in the process in "The Big Sleep"; and when muscular Mick Strong moves to town, the guys think he'll outshine them on the sports fields...so they're relieved to find out he's a cheerleader...until all the girls start paying attention to him instead of them in "What! Me Worry?" 32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.75.

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Cover by Stan Goldberg & Henry Scarpelli. Stories by Angelo Decesare, Barbara Slate, George Gladir and Hal Smith. Pencils by Stan Goldberg. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, but for Archie, it may just spell trouble when he literally puts words in Mr. Lodge's mouth in "For Better or Voice"! Plus: If Archie thought juggling Betty, Veronica and Cheryl was tough, wait 'til he has to deal with all the girls falling for his 'new look' in "Guy Magnet"; it's the revenge of the remote, as Archie dreams the remote control is ordering him around in "The Big Switch"; and Archie throws an anniversary party for Veronica to show he hasn't forgotten -- the only problem is, he's a month early in "Soiree About That"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.75.

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Cover by Stan Goldberg & Henry Scarpelli. Stories by Angelo Decesare and Hal Smith. Pencils by Stan Goldberg. The kids think Mr. Weatherbee's sanity is on the 'rocks' when they find out he's a member of the Sons of the American Cavemen Society in "The Prehysterical Man"! Plus: "Book Returns," the story about the gang's childhood library memories, is one for the books; Veronica gets jealous when she hears that Archie's spending more time with 'models' than with her in "A Model Project"; and Archie's determined to clean his room and get rid of his old, useless junk...but what if he replaces it with new, useless junk in "Acquisition Prohibition"? 32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.75.

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Last $1.75 cover priced issue. Cover by Stan Goldberg & Henry Scarpelli. Stories by Angelo Decesare and Various. Art by Stan Goldberg and Various. In an effort to improve Archie's grades, Mr. Weatherbee has Dilton tutor him -- but will Archie's bad study habits rub off on Dilton in "Axe of Friendship"? Plus, in "Don't Look Now," when hot actress Voltina Shockly comes to Riverdale, Archie promises Veronica he won't lay eyes on her -- and we all know how long that will last! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.75.

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First $1.79 cover priced issue. Cover by Stan Goldberg & Henry Scarpelli. Stories by George Gladir, Hal Smith and Mike Pellowski. Pencils by Stan Goldberg. Talk about 'extreme' sports -- Archie takes stunt snowboarding to unintentional heights in "Losers Can Be Winners"! Plus, Archie proves the mouth is mightier than the keyboard when he gets a voice-activated typewriter in "Too Many Characters"! And 'chaos' is the latest dish on the menu when Archie gets a job as a waiter in "Waiting to Exhale"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.79.

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Cover by Stan Goldberg & Henry Scarpelli. Stories by Angelo Decesare and Various. Pencils by Stan Goldberg. In "Pup-ularity Contest," Archie must contend with Mr. Lodge's new guard dog: a Chihuahua whose bite is worse than its' bark! Plus, you'll balk at 'talk' when Archie becomes an intern at the Derry Stinger show in "A 'Hit' TV Show"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.79.

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Cover by Stan Goldberg & Henry Scarpelli. Stories by Angelo Decesare and George Gladir. Pencils by Stan Goldberg. The Riverdale Comic Convention is beyond comical when Archie is hired to wear the Hamsterman costume in "Super Dupe-er"! Plus, Archie's decided to turn over a whole new leaf -- for the umpteenth time -- in "The Big Switch"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.79.

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by Gladir Pellowski, & Goldberg In "Taking The Plunge!" by Mike Pellowski & Stan Goldberg, the gang takes action when they discover the old creek they used to swim in as kids is polluted. Then, Reggie's in more 'hot water' than usual when he challenges Archie to a jet ski race in "The Big Psyche" by George Gladir & Stan Goldberg. And in "Let's All Scream For Ice Cream," by Gladir & Goldberg, Archie finds out being an ice cream man isn't as "cool" as he thought it was when he fills in for the regular guy! Finally, getting your Christmas cards out early is one thing ? but July is ridiculous! "It's In The Cards" by Gladir & Goldberg. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.79.

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by Angelo DeCesare & Stan Goldberg "A Grand Adventure": Archie's grandpa has a big dilemma: he's been a member of the Senior Nature Scouts for years, but until he gets a photo of himself with a wild animal, he'll only be a third class Scout! He takes the gang on a trip to the zoo to make his dreams come true ? but don't forget, Archie's genes had to come from somewhere! It's animal antics as Archie's goofy grandpa puts the "oo!" back in zoo! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.79.

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by Golliher & H. Smith, & Goldberg Its Ap-Parent by Bill Golliher & Stan Goldberg: Archie is totally embarrassed when his mom fills in as substitute teacher. Rest assured, Mary Andrewshas some cute stories to tell about her little boy! Then, Veronica lets Archie know she is tired of being seen in his landfill of a car! Can he give it the sheen of a dream machine? Find out in Its Not Easy Staying Clean, by Hal Smith and Stan Goldberg! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.79.

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Stories by George Gladir, Vic Lockman, Bill Golliher and Angelo Decesare. Art and Cover by Stan Goldberg & Bob Smith. Archie wears a jitterbug costume to a Halloween party and all the girls expect him to do "lifts" on the dance floor! When it's all over, will anyone be around to "lift" poor Archie off the floor? Find out in "Lift Tift"! Plus Archie in: "Fan Elan"; "Leaf Me Alone"; "Sofa So Good"; and the 2-pager "Countdown to 500! 10"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.79.

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Cover pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Henry Scarpelli. "Just Watch It!", script by Bill Golliher, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Bob Smith; Archie loses a watch that Veronica gave him as a gift. "The Game," script by George Gladir, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Bob Smith; Archie's father warns about the consequence of missing out on life if he spends too much time playing video games. "Don't Be Alarmed," script by Marisa Noce, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Caryn Wimbert; Sabrina's aunts tell her about the self-alarm system that witches have to wake up in the morning. "Fuel Fool," script by Vic Lockman, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Bob Smith; Dilton develops a Gas-Stretcher to allow Archie to save gas while driving. "Countdown to 500"; Miss Grundy recalls an incident at school involving Archie and his pet mice. "Elephant Boy," script by Vic Lockman, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Bob Smith; Archie reads a book on how to improve his memory and uses the technique to remember the grocery list. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $1.79.

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Cover pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Henry Scarpelli. "Big Bucks for Your Thoughts," script by George Gladir, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Bob Smith; Mr. Weatherbee can't think of any ways to raise money for the school so he asks Archie for help. "It's a Shoe-In," script by George Gladir, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Bob Smith; Archie goes snowshoeing and meets lots of girls on the trail. "Miss Place!", script by Bob Smith, pencils by Fernando Ruiz, inks by Rudy Lapick; Archie is looking for a CD he lost in his messy room. "Snow Daze," script by Mike Pellowski, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Bob Smith; Archie's dad reminisces about how much harder winter was in his day. "Silent Signal," script by George Gladir, pencils by Kennedy, inks by Bob Smith; Jughead knows it's time to go home when he can smell his mother's cooking. "Countdown to 500!"; Archie's trumpet blow Mr. Weatherbee's toupee off. "Family Matters," script by Bill Golliher, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Bob Smith; When a blinding snowstorm cancels Ms. Grundy's plans to visit her sister for the holiday's, she prepares for a lonely cab ride home; Instead of taking a cab, however, she runs into Archie, who not only offers her a ride from the airport, but invites her over for Christmas dinner, too!; It's a heartwarming holiday tale in the true Archie tradition! 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $1.79.

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Last $1.79 cover price. Cover pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Henry Scarpelli. "Super Spy Shenanigans," script by Bill Golliher, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Bob Smith; After watching the latest James Bland film Archie and Dilton are inspired to create spy gadgets for their science project. "Yo for It," script by George Gladir, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Bob Smith; Archie takes up yo-yos to impress girls. "Chez Fleur," script by George Gladir, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Bob Smith; Archie and Reggie take Betty and Veronica to a French restaurant for Valentine's Day. "Countdown to 500!"; Archie characters interviewed in countdown to Archie's 500th issue. "Estimated Value," script by Mike Pellowski, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Bob Smith; Archie and his father visit the 'On the Road Antiques Show' to get an appraisal on an old watch and it makes Fred feel old because a lot of the things on the show were things that he grew up with. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $1.79.

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First $1.99 cover price. "Clock Crock," script by Bill Golliher, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Bob Smith; Archie tries to ingratiate himself with Mr. Lodge by fixing an old clock but it ends badly. "Hard Day's Knights," script by Mike Pellowski, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Bob Smith; Archie and his father both have a bad day that starts out with pouring rain then not being able to find parking spots. "Career Daze," script by Bill Golliher, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Bob Smith; Archie tries to find someone to mentor him for career day. "Countdown to 500!"; Interview with Mr. Lodge. "Let's Hear It for Veggies," script by George Gladir, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Bob Smith; The school cafeteria gets renovated but has to adhere to new nutritional standards so Mr. Weatherbee enlists Archie's help on how to attract more students to the vegetables. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $1.99.

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Cover by Stan Goldberg & Henry Scarpelli. Stories by Angelo Decesare and George Gladir. Pencils by Stan Goldberg. Archie finds selling refreshments on the bus is for the birds -- literally -- when a flock of pigeons invade the bus in pursuit of Archie's popcorn in "Bus Boy"! Plus, an auto dealer lets Archie test drive their futuristic, talking car as a publicity stunt -- but the stunt backfires when the 'car' turns out to be arrogant and insulting in "Yakmobile"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.99.

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Cover by Stan Goldberg. Stories by George Gladir, Mike Pellowski, Angelo Decesare and unknown. Art by Stan Goldberg & Bob Smith and unknown. Archie tries to school Dilton in the ways of winning women...with less than "lovely" results! Will Dilton's days as a Casanova end before they start? Find out in "Ploy Plight"! Plus: A wrestler helps Archie and Reggie when Reggie's car breaks down in "Wrestle Maniacs"; Ohvah asks Jughead for a good story about Archie in the 1-pager "Countdown to 500! 4"; when Archie tells Mr. Weatherbee that fishing relieves stress, Mr. Weatherbee takes the entire faculty on a fishing trip in "Hook, Line, and Sunk"; Archie finds a note to clean up his room while looking for something in his room in the 1-pager "List and Found"; and Archie is put in charge of Mr. Glover's window display in "Window Dummy"! Also: 1-page "I Love Archie Photo Contest"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.99.

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Cover pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Bob Smith. "Barking up the Right Tree," script by George Gladir, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Bob Smith; Mr. Lodge get a robotic dog for Veronica and trains it to keep away Archie. "Remotely Interested," script by Bill Golliher, pencils by Jeff Shultz, inks by Caryn Wimbert; Archie's mother doesn't like seeing him with a remote control in his hand all the time. "The Great Indoors," script by Bill Golliher, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Bob Smith; Archie and his father go out camping against the advice of Mary. "Stuck with You!", script by Dan Parent, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Bob Smith; Archie is driving a moving truck to help Veronica take antiques to the auction. "Countdown to 500!"; Betty gets interviewed for the countdown to the 500th issue. "The Cutout Cutup," script by George Gladir, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Bob Smith; After seeing Veronica with a lot of guys around her it makes Archie jealous and makes him want Veronica more. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $1.99.

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Cover pencils by Stan Goldberg. "Final Daze," script by Mike Pellowski, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Bob Smith; It's the last day of school and everyone is eager to go home but Mr. Weatherbee has to meet with Superintendent Hassle. "If It's Saturday I Must Be in Trouble!", script by Bob Rozakis, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Bob Smith; Reggie tries to con his way into a date with Veronica. "The New Dilton," script by George Gladir, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Bob Smith; Dilton decides to relax and spend a day at the beach with the guys. "Countdown to 500!"; Veronica gets interviewed for the countdown to the 500th issue. "Paradise Is in Your Own Backyard," script by George Gladir, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Bob Smith; Archie gets an internship for a swimsuit photographer named Lenz Klicker. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $1.99.

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*by Angelo DeCesare & Stan Goldberg. It's bigger than the millennium ? it's Archie's 500th issue anniversary! Yes, Archie's flagship title has reached a mega-milestone! A mere year after Archie's debut in Pep Comics #22 (December 1941), the red-headed wonder was awarded his own title with Archie Comics #1 (Winter 1942). Nearly 60 years later, Archie remains one of the longest-running titles of all time! Now comes issue #500, and it's one for the books ? the history books, that is! "The Big Five-Oh-Oh!": This special issue kicks off with Archie on his way to a taping of the "Ohver Weeply" talk show, where his family and friends have gathered to celebrate his anniversary. The only problem is, the longer they wait, the more they start remembering all the times he messed up! Can Archie end this show on a happy note? "Happy Anni-Worse-ary": It's another typical day in the life of America's favorite teen ? 500 fold! Witness Archie thrown out of Mr. Lodge's house for the 500th time... making a date with both Betty and Veronica on the same night for the 500th time... getting detention for the 500th time... getting tricked by Reggie for the 500th time... getting misunderstood by Moose for the 500th time... and more! It's 500 times the laughs, too! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.99.