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Issue Details

Issue #538
Published September 2003
Cover Price 2.19 USD
Pages 36

Cover Details

Synopsis Archie and Chuck at the San Diego Comic Con International
Genre Teen Humor
Pencils Stan Goldberg
Inks Bob Smith
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

6 page Archie story "A Con To Remember"

Characters Nancy; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Chuck Clayton; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; David Glaner; Gary Sassaman; Stan Goldberg; Craig Boldman; Bill Liebowitz; Sharon Liebowitz; Mark Evanier (uncredited cameo); Martin Jaquish; Jackie Estrada (cameo); Batton Lash (cameo)
Genre Teen Humor
Script George Gladir
Pencils Stan Goldberg
Inks Bob Smith
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida
Notes Archie, Chuck, Betty, and Nancy meet Veronica and Mr Lodge, and various comics folks, at the San Diego Con

1 page A-Files letters page "A-Files"

Script Lee Baumgardner, Jeremy Elkins
Pencils EL
Inks EL
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters EL, typeset

6 page Archie story "The Big Shake-Up"

Characters Pop Tate; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Chuck Clayton; Nancy;
Genre Teen Humor
Script George Gladir
Pencils Stan Goldberg
Inks Bob Smith
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida
Notes one joke based on the "Got Milk" advertising campaign

1 page Archie story "Neat Feat"

Characters Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Synopsis juggling
Genre Teen Humor
Script George Gladir
Pencils Stan Goldberg
Inks Rudy Lapick
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

2 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Archie Comics' Riverdale Stars Talent Search Application"

Letters typeset

5 page Archie story "What the Market Will Bear"

Characters Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
Synopsis Lobster sells for the market price
Genre Teen Humor
Script Kathleen Webb
Pencils Stan Goldberg
Inks Bob Smith
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

Half page Editor's Notebook text article "Editor's Notebook"

Script Victor Gorelick
Notes with cover stat of Archie #538

1 page Moose story "Getting The Bird"

Characters Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
Synopsis "this is woodpecker country"
Genre Teen Humor
Script George Gladir
Pencils Pat Kennedy
Inks Rudy Lapick
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

6 page Archie story "No Place Like Gnome"

Synopsis Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Tad Barney
Genre Teen Humor
Script Craig Boldman
Pencils Stan Goldberg
Inks Bob Smith
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida