B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine #226 [Direct]

(August 2012)

["Hot Summer Reads"] (Table of Contents)

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Indexer Notes

House ad for five Archie collections.

The Job (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils:

Jeff Schultz (credited)

Inks:

Al Milgrom (credited)

Colors:

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters:

Vickie Williams (credited)

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Betty Cooper; Nancy Woods; Josh; Hermione Lodge

Synopsis:

Betty gets a job promoting Lodge's new surfing line and Veronica gets a job teaching surfing to young girls.

Keywords:

surfing

Trying Not To Get Burned! (Table of Contents)

Betty / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Kathleen Webb (credited)

Pencils:

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks:

John Lowe (credited)

Colors:

Barry Grossman

Letters:

Jack Morelli

Content Information

Genre:

teen; humor

Characters:

Betty Cooper; Midge Klump; Dilton Doiley; Brandy; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Nancy Woods; Chuck Clayton; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews

Synopsis:

Betty is at the beach but has forgetten her sunblock. She asks all of her friends for some but no one has any, or they have some that won't work for her... except Archie.

Reprints:

• from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #165 (July 2007)

Looks Shnooks (Table of Contents)

Veronica / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Craig Boldman (credited)

Pencils:

Dan Parent (credited)

Inks:

Jim Amash (credited)

Colors:

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Letters:

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Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Nancy Woods; Hiram Lodge; Pop Tate

Synopsis:

Veronica tries to prove that Archie likes her no matter what she looks like.

Time Lapse (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils:

Dan DeCarlo (credited)

Inks:

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors:

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters:

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones

Synopsis:

Archie and Jughead think Betty and Veronica are strange for shopping for winter coats in the middle of the summer.

Barking Up the Wrong Tree! (Table of Contents)

Veronica / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Dan Parent (credited)

Pencils:

Dan Parent (credited)

Inks:

Jim Amash (credited)

Colors:

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters:

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Veronica Lodge; Cousin Leroy; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Hiram Lodge

Synopsis:

Veronica decides to renovate the old tree house.

The Ring (Table of Contents)

Betty / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Kathleen Webb (credited)

Pencils:

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks:

John Lowe (credited)

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Letters:

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Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Betty Cooper; Polly Cooper; Jughead Jones; Midge Klump; Brandy; Moose Mason; Dilton Doiley; Nancy Woods

Synopsis:

Every time Betty saves enough money for the ring she wants some emergency comes up and eats up all her money.

["Archie the Married Life"] (Table of Contents)

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Indexer Notes

House ad for both Archie the Married Life collections.

Attention Getter (Table of Contents)

Ethel / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils:

Jeff Schultz (credited)

Inks:

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Colors:

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Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Ethel; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis:

Ethel hopes her new shirt will attract Jughead's attention.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Josie and the Pussycats / illustration / 1 page (report information)

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Pencils:

Fernando Ruiz (signed)

Inks:

Bob Smith (signed)

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Indexer Notes

Illustration used as the title page of the next section featuring Josie reprints.

Word to the Wise (Table of Contents)

Josie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils:

Dan DeCarlo (credited)

Inks:

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors:

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters:

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Josie; Melody; Valerie; Alan M

Synopsis:

Josie, Valerie and Alan make fun of Melody for getting her sayings all mixed up.

They're Off (Table of Contents)

Josie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils:

Dan DeCarlo (credited)

Inks:

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors:

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters:

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Josie; Alan M; Alex Cabot; Alexandra Cabot

Synopsis:

Alan's new pastime is racing turtles.

I'll Bite (Table of Contents)

Josie And The Pussycats / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

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Pencils:

Stan Goldberg

Inks:

Jon D'Agostino ?

Colors:

Barry Grossman ?

Letters:

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Content Information

Genre:

Teen

Characters:

Josie McCoy; Melody Valentine

Synopsis:

Melody is nervous about seeing the dentist.

Reprints:

• from Josie and the Pussycats (Archie, 1969 series) #68 (April 1973)

Indexer Notes

No credits listed in this digest, credits here come from the index of the original printing.

["Archie Meets KISS"] (Table of Contents)

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House ad for the Archie Meets Kiss collection.

Poor Fish (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Mike Pellowski (credited)

Pencils:

Dan DeCarlo (credited)

Inks:

Henry Scarpelli (credited)

Colors:

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters:

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones

Synopsis:

When Archie snubs both Betty and Veronica and selects Jughead has his partner in a fishing derby the girls decide to create their own team, even though neither know how to fish.

Keywords:

fishing

Mall Mutterings (Table of Contents)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

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Pencils:

Jeff Shultz ?

Inks:

Al Milgrom ?

Colors:

Barry Grossman

Letters:

Jack Morelli

Content Information

Genre:

teen; humor

Characters:

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Midge Klump; Pop Tate

Synopsis:

Betty models a new outfit for Veronica who's less than impressed.

Reprints:

• from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #228 (August 2007)

Indexer Notes

No credits in this digest, credits come from the index of the original printing of this story.

["I've figured out why Archie brings that guitar along!"] (Table of Contents)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Craig Boldman (signed)

Pencils:

Henry Scarpelli (signed)

Inks:

Henry Scarpelli (signed)

Colors:

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Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Smithers

Synopsis:

Archie annoys Mr. Lodge with his guitar.

Keywords:

electric guitar

Four Is A Crowd (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils:

Dan DeCarlo (credited)

Inks:

Jim DeCarlo (credited)

Colors:

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters:

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Content Information

Genre:

teen

Characters:

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Cheryl Blossom

Synopsis:

Betty and Veronica spend their afternoon at the beach trying to keep Archie away from Cheryl.

Reprints:

• from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #91 (September 1995)

["Kevin Keller in Hardcover"] (Table of Contents)

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House ad for the Kevin Keller collection.

Hit the Beach Fashion (Table of Contents)

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Content Information

Characters:

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Indexer Notes

Reader submitted fashions.

["Archie Meets KISS"] (Table of Contents)

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House ad for Life With Archie magazine and back issues.

Classick TeeVee (Table of Contents)

Veronica / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Script:

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Pencils:

Rex Lindsey (signed)

Inks:

Rex Lindsey (signed)

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Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Veronica Lodge

Synopsis:

Veronica spoofs classic TV shows.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Sabrina / illustration / 1 page (report information)

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Characters:

Sabrina

Indexer Notes

Illustration used as the title page for the next section featuring Sabrina reprints.

Sabrina's Camp Diary (Table of Contents)

Sabrina / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Angelo Decesare (credited)

Pencils:

Dave Manak (credited)

Inks:

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Sabrina; Chloe; Gem Stone

Synopsis:

Sabrina and Chloe discover a sea monster while practicing for a canoe race at summer camp.

Keywords:

canoe; sea monster; summer camp

Shirt Tale (Table of Contents)

Salem / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Angelo Decesare (credited)

Pencils:

Dave Manak (credited)

Inks:

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Colors:

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters:

Vickie Williams (credited)

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Sabrina; Salem; Harvey

Synopsis:

Salem stops an alien invasion.

Keywords:

flying saucer

["Sabrina the Animated Series Graphic Novel"] (Table of Contents)

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Indexer Notes

House ad for Sabrina the Animated Series collection.

Summer Ode to Softball (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Mike Pellowski (credited)

Pencils:

? [as Bender] (credited)

Inks:

? [as Bender] (credited)

Colors:

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters:

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Midge Klump; Melanie

Synopsis:

Archie is the umpire of a softball game and Betty and Veronica are both on the Riverdale team.

Keywords:

softball

["Veronica's doing the cooking at her house tonight!"] (Table of Contents)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Craig Boldman (signed)

Pencils:

Henry Scarpelli (signed)

Inks:

Henry Scarpelli (signed)

Colors:

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Letters:

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Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis:

Veronica makes a meal for Archie and Jughead.

The Big Countdown (Table of Contents)

Betty / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils:

Doug Crane (credited)

Inks:

Mike Esposito (credited)

Colors:

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters:

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Content Information

Genre:

Teen

Characters:

Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Coach Kleats; Miss Grundy

Synopsis:

Betty's heavily anticipated summer vacation from school proves to be more stressful than school.

Reprints:

• from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #40 (August 1996)

Flower Power (Table of Contents)

Veronica / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Dan Parent (credited)

Pencils:

Dan Parent (credited)

Inks:

Jim Amash (credited)

Colors:

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters:

Jack Morelli (credited)

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Midge Klump; Ethel; Jughead Jones

Synopsis:

Veronica sets a new trend by sending flowers to Archie and Reggie.

["Betty and Veronica: Best Friends Forever"] (Table of Contents)

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Indexer Notes

House ad for the Betty and Veronica Best Friends Forever collection.

Frankie & Maria's Romantic Summer Fashions (Table of Contents)

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Credits

Pencils:

Dan Parent (signed)

Inks:

Dan Parent (signed)

Colors:

?

Content Information

Characters:

Frankie Valdez; Maria Rodriquez

Indexer Notes

Fashion page.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Li'l Jinx / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Fernando Ruiz (signed)

Inks:

Jon D'Agostino (signed)

Colors:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Indexer Notes

Illustration used as the title page for the next section featuring Li'l Jinx reprints.

Prize Catch (Table of Contents)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Joe Edwards (signed)

Pencils:

Joe Edwards (signed)

Inks:

Joe Edwards (signed)

Colors:

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Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Li'l Jinx; Greg; Gigi

Synopsis:

Jinx and Greg catch a fish and Greg puts it in Gigi's fish tank.

Keywords:

fishing

You're Out (Table of Contents)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Joe Edwards (signed)

Pencils:

Joe Edwards (signed)

Inks:

Joe Edwards (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Li'l Jinx; Mort

Synopsis:

The rest of the guys don't want Li'l Jinx on the baseball team because she hits more home runs than they do.

Keywords:

baseball

A Mind Joggler (Table of Contents)

Charley / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Joe Edwards (signed)

Pencils:

Joe Edwards (signed)

Inks:

Joe Edwards (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Li'l Jinx; Charley Hawse

Synopsis:

Jinx tries to get Charley to jog around the block.

Indexer Notes

This story was also reprinted in the previous issue of B&V Friends Double Digest.

On the Grow (Table of Contents)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Joe Edwards (signed)

Pencils:

Joe Edwards (signed)

Inks:

Joe Edwards (signed)

Colors:

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Letters:

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Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Li'l Jinx; Hap Halliday

Synopsis:

Li'l Jinx makes her plant grow by talking to it.

Let's Face It! (Table of Contents)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Joe Edwards (signed)

Pencils:

Joe Edwards (signed)

Inks:

Joe Edwards (signed)

Colors:

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Letters:

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Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Li'l Jinx

Synopsis:

Li'l Jinx makes funny faces.

Indexer Notes

Possibly from Mad House Glads #82 but needs confirmation.

["Jinx"] (Table of Contents)

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Indexer Notes

House ad for the Jinx collection.

The Private Beach (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Mike Pellowski (credited)

Pencils:

Dan DeCarlo (credited)

Inks:

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors:

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters:

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Chuck Clayton; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Dilton Doiley

Synopsis:

Betty and Veronica fix up one of Mr. Lodge's properties so they can have their own private beach.

Date Fate (Table of Contents)

Veronica / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils:

Tim Kennedy (credited)

Inks:

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors:

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters:

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Midge Klump; Mel Gifford

Synopsis:

Veronica has a date with the movie star Mel Gifford but it doesn't turn out as she hoped.

Doll Dance (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils:

Dan DeCarlo (credited)

Inks:

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors:

Victor Gorelick (credited)

Letters:

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Content Information

Genre:

Teen

Characters:

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Maria Rodriguez; Frankie Valdez; Jughead Jones

Synopsis:

Veronica and Betty give Maria a glamorous makeover so Frankie's attention won't drift at the dance. But the girls do their work too well.

Reprints:

• from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #276 (December 1978)

["Get your Archie swag!"] (Table of Contents)

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Indexer Notes

House ad for the Archie website.

Double Trouble (Table of Contents)

Betty / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils:

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks:

John Lowe (credited)

Colors:

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Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Adam; Nancy

Synopsis:

Betty wins a surfing contest no thanks to Archie and Adam.

Keywords:

surfing

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Cheryl Blossom / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Paul Oswald (signed)

Inks:

Paul Oswald (signed)

Colors:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Indexer Notes

Illustration used as the title page for the next section featuring Cheryl Blossom reprints.

Helping Hand (Table of Contents)

Cheryl Blossom / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Dan Parent (credited)

Pencils:

Dan DeCarlo (credited)

Inks:

Jim Amash (credited)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Cheryl Blossom; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Madge Reynolds; Estelle

Synopsis:

Cheryl rushes to help volunteer at a local nursing home just to get on TV.

The Reel World (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Holly Golightly [as Holly G!] (credited)

Pencils:

? [as Costanza] (credited)

Inks:

? [as Costanza] (credited)

Colors:

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters:

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Cheryl Blossom; Sandy; Monica; Lesley; Candy

Synopsis:

Cheryl is selected to be on the reality show The Reel World.

Indexer Notes

The Reel World is a spoof of the MTV show The Real World.

["Subscribe Today"] (Table of Contents)

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typeset

Indexer Notes

House ad with subscription information on various Archie titles.

Summer Or Later (Table of Contents)

Veronica / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Dan Parent (credited)

Pencils:

Dan Parent (credited)

Inks:

Jim Amash (credited)

Colors:

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters:

Teresa Davidson (credited)

Content Information

Genre:

teen; humor

Characters:

Veronica Lodge; Hermione Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Geraldine Grundy; Waldo Weatherbee; Maria Rodrigeuz; Superintendant Hassle

Synopsis:

Veronica bemoans going to summer school, but makes the best of it by convincing Ms. Grundy to hold classes outside.

Reprints:

• from Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #172 (September 2006)

["Archie: Clash of the New Kids"] (Table of Contents)

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Indexer Notes

House ad for the Archie: The New Kids collection.

New Kids Off the Wall Part One (Table of Contents)

New Kids Off The Wall / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Alex Simmons

Pencils:

Dan Parent

Inks:

Rich Koslowski

Colors:

Digikore Studios

Letters:

Jack Morelli

Content Information

Genre:

humor; teen

Reprints:

• from Archie & Friends (Archie, 1992 series) #148 (December 2010) [5 page excerpt]

["Archie: Clash of the New Kids"] (Table of Contents)

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Indexer Notes

House ad for the Archie: The New Kids collection.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Everything's Archie / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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Script:

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["The Voyage Home"] (Table of Contents)

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Indexer Notes

House ad for Sonic the Hedgehog Archive #18.

["New Crusaders - Rise of the Heroes"] (Table of Contents)

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Indexer Notes

House ad for the New Crusaders comics.