(1998)

Archie, 1996 Series
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Price
2.25 USD; 2.50 CAD
Pages
48
Indicia Frequency
?
On-sale Date
1998-06
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Brand
Archie Comics
Barcode
762816469975 00311
Editing
Victor Gorelick

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Archie / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Inks
Alison Flood (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
You'll never guess where I spent my spring vacation!
Genre
teen
Characters
Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper

Tokyo Trauma! Parts 1 and 2 (Table of Contents: 1)

Archie / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Golliher
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Hermione Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Veronica and Archie miss each other while Veronica is on spring break vacation in Tokyo, Japan. Jughead sends Archie to Japan to deliver a package. At the same time, Veronica is flying home to see Archie.

Indexer Notes

two part story

Softball Smirks (Table of Contents: 2)

Archie and the Gang / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Michael Pellowski
Pencils
Fernando Ruiz
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
teen
Characters
Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Hot Dog; Miss Beazley; Dilton Doiley; Reggie Mantle; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Cheryl Blossom; Nancy; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Mr. Svenson; Chuck Clayton
Synopsis
Two page pictorial spread of the gang playing softball.

Obedience Training (Table of Contents: 3)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Alison Flood
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Veronica attempts to demonstrate to Betty that with the proper incentive, teenage boys can be as obedient as dogs.
Reprints

I Love Archie Photo Contest (Table of Contents: 4)

Archie / photo story / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Indexer Notes

Fans send in pictures of themselves with their Archie comic book collection. Features Brooke Branch (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia), Jenny Lausmann (Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada), Christine Garrison (Villa D'Este, Singapore).

Good Neighbor (Table of Contents: 5)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Michael Pellowski
Pencils
Fernando Ruiz
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Ginger Hanson; Lars Hanson (Ginger's father); Gretta Hanson (Ginger's mother)
Synopsis
A girl from Sweden named Ginger Hanson moves into Archie's neighborhood and woos Archie to help her move in and mow her lawn.

Body Shopper (Table of Contents: 6)

Jughead / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Michael Pellowski
Pencils
Sean Murphey
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle (cameo)
Synopsis
Reggie gives Moose a shirt but he neglects to read the back.

Plane Foolish (Table of Contents: 7)

Archie / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Michael Pellowski
Pencils
Mike Worley
Inks
Jon D'Agostino
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Synopsis
Veronica doesn't want to see Archie after an argument so she sends an aerial banner plane to tell him to leave.

Love Quiz (Table of Contents: 8)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Golliher
Pencils
Fernando Ruiz
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Miss Beazley
Synopsis
Betty and Veronica take a quiz from a "Cosmo" magazine to see who's truly made for Archie.

Editor's Notebook (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

in-house column / 0.5 page (report information)

Fair Play (Table of Contents: 10)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Michael Pellowski
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Alison Flood
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Charlene
Synopsis
Archie has a free evening from his job working at the county fair, and both Betty and Veronica are determined to occupy every moment of that free evening, at the other’s expense.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

On page 2, panel one, where both Betty and Veronica speak the same line of dialogue, the word balloon now points to both Betty and Veronica.

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["You'll never guess where I spent my spring vacation!"]
    Archie
  2. 1. Tokyo Trauma! Parts 1 and 2
    Archie
  3. 2. Softball Smirks
    Archie and the Gang
  4. 3. Obedience Training
    Betty and Veronica
  5. 4. I Love Archie Photo Contest
    Archie
  6. 5. Good Neighbor
    Archie
  7. 6. Body Shopper
    Jughead
  8. 7. Plane Foolish
    Archie
  9. 8. Love Quiz
    Betty and Veronica
  10. 9. Editor's Notebook
  11. 10. Fair Play
    Betty and Veronica
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Thomas Johnson
  • Kristin Kavanagh
  • Cheryl Mc
  • Mike Nielsen