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Issue Details

Issue	#587
Published	October 1988
Cover Price	.75 USD
Pages	36
Editing	Victor Gorelick; Richard Goldwater (editor-in-chief)
Notes	First appearence of the Explorers of the Unknown.

Cover Details - "Explorers of the Unknown!"

Characters	Explorers of the Unknown [Red [Archie Andrews]; Angel [Veronica Lodge]; Nitro [Reggie Mantle]; Squint [Jughead Jones]; Wheels [Betty Cooper]; Gizmo [Dilton Doiley]; Spike [Moose Mason]]
Genre	teen; adventure
Pencils	Rex W. Lindsey (signed)
Inks	Rex W. Lindsey (signed)
Notes	First appearence of the Explorers of the Unknown.

1 page Archie public service announcement "AIDS Health Education"

Characters	Waldo Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Chuck Clayton; Jughead Jones
Genre	teen
Notes	A public service announcement about AIDS located on the inside front cover.

6 page The World of Archie story "Explorers of the Unknown! Part One"

Characters	Red [Archie Andrews]; Nitro [Reggie Mantle]; Squint [Jughead Jones]; Wheels [Betty Cooper]; Gizmo [Dilton Doiley]; Spike [Moose Mason]; Dr. Zarkon; Johnny Carson (cameo); Ed MacMahon (cameo); Loch Ness Monster (cameo-flashback); Abominable Snowman (cameo-flashback); Bigfoot (cameo-flashback)
Synopsis	As Red Andrews recounts some of his adventures to a live TV audience, he gets an emergency call from the Explorers. Spike, Nitro, Wheels, Squint, and Gizmo all get the same call. Meanwhile, Dr. Zarkon plots against the Explorers.
Genre	teen; adventure
Script	Rich Margopoulos
Pencils	Rex Lindsey
Inks	Jon D'Agostino
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Bill Yoshida

1 page Archie and his Friends advertisement "Surprise Ending!"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Synopsis	Archie and Jughead find Betty and Veronica in the Sunkist Fun Fruits Jungle.
Genre	teen; humor; ad
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo ?
Inks	Dan DeCarlo ?
Notes	Ad for Sunkist Fun Fruits.

1 page Archie activity "Archie Bug A-Boo"

Characters	Archie Andrews
Genre	Teen; Humor
Script	Rod G. Ollerenshaw (signed)
Pencils	Rod G. Ollerenshaw (signed)
Inks	Rod G. Ollerenshaw (signed)
Letters	Rod G. Ollerenshaw (signed)
Notes	Insect word find.

5 page The World of Archie story "Explorers of the Unknown! Part Two"

Characters	Red [Archie Andrews]; Angel [Veronica Lodge]; Nitro [Reggie Mantle]; Squint [Jughead Jones]; Wheels [Betty Cooper]; Gizmo [Dilton Doiley]; Spike [Moose Mason]; Hiram Lodge; Dr. Zarkon
Synopsis	Brought together by Angel and her father, Hiram Lodge tells the team of a disgruntled scientific genius who's now threatening his corporation and Riverdale. The team splits up: Red, Angel and Gizmo go to stop Dr. Zarkon, while Spike, Nitro, Wheels and Squint travel to Riverdale to stop Dr. Zarkon's monsters.
Genre	teen; adventure
Script	Rich Margopoulos
Pencils	Rex Lindsey
Inks	Jon D'Agostino
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Bill Yoshida

5 page World of Archie story "Explorers of the Unknown! Part Three"

Characters	Red [Archie Andrews]; Angel [Veronica Lodge]; Nitro [Reggie Mantle]; Squint [Jughead Jones]; Wheels [Betty Cooper]; Gizmo [Dilton Doiley]; Spike [Moose Mason]
Synopsis	As Red, Angel and Gizmo recover from being shot down, Nitro, Squint, Wheels and Spike all find unique ways to take down all 4 of Zarkon's monsters.
Genre	teen; adventure
Script	Rich Margopoulos
Pencils	Rex Lindsey
Inks	Jon D'Agostino
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Bill Yoshida

1 page the Archies advertisement "Let's Do The Fruitslush Mush!"

Characters	the Archies [Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle]; Smithers
Synopsis	A party at Veronica's house includes Wyler's real Fruit Fruitslush Snacks.
Genre	teen; humor; ad

1 page Sabrina story "Bottle Battle"

Characters	Sabrina Spellman
Synopsis	Sabrina knocks over several bottles at a carnival game without using a ball.
Genre	teen; humor
Letters	?

5 page The World of Archie story "Explorers of the Unknown! Part Four"

Characters	Red [Archie Andrews]; Angel [Veronica Lodge]; Nitro [Reggie Mantle]; Squint [Jughead Jones]; Wheels [Betty Cooper]; Gizmo [Dilton Doiley]; Spike [Moose Mason]; Dr. Zarkon
Synopsis	Red, Angel and Gizmo work together to escape Dr. Zarkon's death traps and defeat him.
Genre	teen; adventure
Script	Rich Margopoulos
Pencils	Rex Lindsey
Inks	Jon D'Agostino
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Bill Yoshida

1 page Archie's Club News text article "Archie's Club News"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Letters	typeset
Notes	2 Articles from Archie fan club members. Located on the inside back cover.

1 page Fred Flintstone (backcovers) do not use / please fix "Bredrockin' Shakedown"

Characters	Fred Flintstone; Barney Rubble; Dino
Synopsis	Barney disguises himself and Dino as rock stars and invites Fred to join the band. While Fred is distracted, Barney takes Fred's Fruity Pebbles cereal.
Genre	humor; children; ad