(June 2006)

Archie, 2005 Series
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Price
2.49 USD; 2.99 CAD
Pages
100
Indicia Frequency
9 times a year in Jan., Mar., Apr., June, July, Aug., Sept., Nov., and Dec.
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Brand
The Archie Digest Library
Barcode
009128468525 10
Editing
Nelson Ribeiro; Victor Gorelick; Richard Goldwater (editor-in-chief)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Tales from Riverdale / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Fernando Ruiz
Inks
Jon D'Agostino
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
It’s a new love showdown!

Double “W” Vision (Table of Contents: 1)

Archie & Friends / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
Fernando Ruiz
Pencils
Fernando Ruiz
Inks
Al Nickerson
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Jack Morelli

Genre
humor; teen

Indexer Notes

Listed on cover.

What a Nice Trip! (Table of Contents: 2)

Cheryl Blossom / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dan Parent ?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Cheryl Blossom; Jason Blossom; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Clifford Blossom
Synopsis
Cheryl embarrasses herself to get attention on a morning news TV show.
Reprints
Keywords
fall; lawsuit; trip; TV show

Indexer Notes

Spoofs include: The Today Show as AM Today, Al Roker as Mr. Roper, and Katie Couric as Katie Coorich.

Frankie's Back! (Table of Contents: 3)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Dan Parent (credited)
Pencils
Dan Parent (credited)
Inks
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Bill Yoshida (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hey, Brigitte! Slow down! Come over to Pop's with us!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Brigitte Reilly; Maria Rodriguez; Frankie Valdez; Dilton Doiley; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Frankie Valdez has moved back to town but Betty and Veronica think he's seeing Brigitte.
Reprints

Frankie and Maria's Romantic Summer Fashions (Table of Contents: 4)

Frankie and Maria / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
teen
Characters
Maria Rodriguez; Frankie Valdez
Reprints

The Beat Goes On (Table of Contents: 5)

Archie & Friends / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Golliher
Pencils
Rex Lindsey
Inks
Rich Koslowski
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Pop Tate; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Pop is forced to replace his juke box because no one in the city knows how to repair the antique.
Reprints

The Write Stuff (Table of Contents: 6)

Sabrina / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Michael Gallagher
Pencils
Dave Manak
Inks
Jon D'Agostino
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Vickie Williams ?

Genre
humor; fantasy-supernatural; teen
Characters
Sabrina; Harvey; Chloe; Aunt Zelda; Salem
Synopsis
Sabrina was caught passing a note and has to write 100 times.
Reprints

What A Pickle! (Table of Contents: 7)

Hilda And Zelda / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Michael Gallagher
Pencils
Dave Manak
Inks
Jon D'Agostino
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Vickie Williams ?

Genre
humor; children; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Hilda; Zelda; Spookie
Reprints

Mirror, Mirror On the Wall... (Table of Contents: 8)

Reggie / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir (credited)
Pencils
Fernando Ruiz (credited)
Inks
Al Nickerson (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
teen
Characters
Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
Reggie has a nightmare where his reflection talks back to him.
Reprints
Keywords
mirror

Using His Head (Table of Contents: 9)

Josie and the Pussycats / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Dick Malmgren
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
humor
Characters
Josie; Melody; Valerie Smith; Alexander Cabot III; Alexandra Cabot
Synopsis
Alexandra tries to keep the Pussycats from getting to their latest engagement, first by tying up Alex and locking him in a closet, then by using her witchcraft to sabotage his car. After Alexandra's magic powers leave the Pussycats stranded, they have no choice but to accept a ride from her -- and let her be the star of the show.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Melody Pinup / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
What do you say, Mel...
Genre
teen
Characters
Melody; Alex
Synopsis
Alex asks Melody to dance.
Reprints
Keywords
dance

Country Fresh (Table of Contents: 11)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor
Characters
J. Desmond
Synopsis
A country music band is so authentic that it includes farm animals.
Reprints

Car Toons (Table of Contents: 12)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; satire-parody
Reprints

Snowboy (Table of Contents: 13)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
?
Letters
Vincent DeCarlo

Genre
humor; fantasy-supernatural; teen
Characters
Hilda the Witch (host); Art Tick; Abe Ominable; Dagmar
Synopsis
A living snowman gets the cold shoulder from all the other teens until he falls in love with a warm-blooded girl.
Reprints

Cycle Saga (Table of Contents: 14)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor
Synopsis
The Red Lemon is looking for a musical group.
Reprints

Boat Gloat (Table of Contents: 15)

Mad House / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
humor
Characters
Marcello
Synopsis
Marcello shares the secret to being Venice's best gondolier.
Reprints

Surprise Prize (Table of Contents: 16)

A Mad House Maddy / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
humor
Synopsis
The artist gets an Out-A-Site Prize.
Reprints

If Teen-Agers Ran Parents..! (Table of Contents: 17)

Archie Says / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Joe Edwards
Inks
Joe Edwards
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Edwards

Genre
humor
Characters
Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Betty Cooper; Mrs. Cooper; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
How things would be different if teen-agers ran parents, including changes to newspaper articles, new merit awards, and new parent report cards.
Reprints

Do You Approach the Problems of Life... (Table of Contents: 18)

Chester Square and Lester Cool / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Joe Edwards
Inks
Joe Edwards
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Edwards

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Chester Square; Lester Cool
Synopsis
A look at how Chester and Lester approach the problems of life from different angles.
Reprints
Keywords
flat tires; kissing; movie theater; red carpet; television

Game Boy (Table of Contents: 19)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)
Pencils
? [as Kennedy] (credited)
Inks
Jim Amash (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Lex; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
Synopsis
Archie tries out for the game show "You Ask the Questions".
Reprints
Keywords
game show

Indexer Notes

The game show is a parody of the game show Jeopardy.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["It’s a new love showdown!"]
    Tales from Riverdale
  2. 1. Double “W” Vision
    Archie & Friends
  3. 2. What a Nice Trip!
    Cheryl Blossom
  4. 3. Frankie's Back!
    Betty and Veronica
  5. 4. Frankie and Maria's Romantic Summer Fashions
    Frankie and Maria
  6. 5. The Beat Goes On
    Archie & Friends
  7. 6. The Write Stuff
    Sabrina
  8. 7. What A Pickle!
    Hilda And Zelda
  9. 8. Mirror, Mirror On the Wall...
    Reggie
  10. 9. Using His Head
    Josie and the Pussycats
  11. 10. ["What do you say, Mel..."]
    Melody Pinup
  12. 11. Country Fresh
  13. 12. Car Toons
  14. 13. Snowboy
  15. 14. Cycle Saga
  16. 15. Boat Gloat
    Mad House
  17. 16. Surprise Prize
    A Mad House Maddy
  18. 17. If Teen-Agers Ran Parents..!
    Archie Says
  19. 18. Do You Approach the Problems of Life...
    Chester Square and Lester Cool
  20. 19. Game Boy
    Archie
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Peter Croome
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Thomas Johnson
  • Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)