Archie (1943 Archie Comics) comic books 1998

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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.

Stories by Angelo Decesare, Barbara Slate and Hal Smith. Art and Cover by Stan Goldberg & Henry Scarpelli. In "Club Hopping," most kids are so lazy they think their job is a Country Club, but only Archie actually gets to work in one -- and it's owned by Mr. Lodge! Plus, Archie's delusions of grandeur are soon "sunk" when he realizes he bought a leaky boat in "Lucky Day"! And a large tax refund prompts Mr. Andrews to remodel his basement -- but with Archie's 'help,' he'll need the refund to cover the repairs in "Wreck Room"! Also: "Post Haste"! 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.