To Riverdale and Back Again [Newsstand]

(1990)

[Credit Page] (Table of Contents: 1)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Gene Colan ?

Inks

Gene Colan ?

Letters

typeset

Characters

Pop Tate

Synopsis

Pop Tate watches the Concorde descending.

Indexer Notes

This appears on the inside front cover.

Chapter 1: Home Town Boy (Table of Contents: 2)

Archie / comic story / 21 pages (report information)

Script

Robert Loren Fleming

Pencils

Gene Colan (pages 3-19); Stan Goldberg (flashbacks, pages 1-2, 21)

Inks

Gene Colan (pages 3-19); Mike Esposito (flashbacks, pages 1-2, 21)

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

drama; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews (a lawyer); Betty Cooper (a school teacher and writer); Veronica Lodge (a jet-setter); Dr. Forsythe P. Jones [Jughead Jones] (a psychiatrist); Reggie Mantle (a local business owner); Pop Tate; Mr. and Mrs. Argyle; Pam (Archie's fiancee); Waldo Weatherbee; Moose and Midge Mason (chiropractors); Charles (Veronica's butler); Robert (Betty's fiancee); Wallace (a client of Archie's); Jordan Jones; Hiram Lodge's chauffeur; Hiram Lodge

Synopsis

Riverdale is getting ready for a class reunion, and its alumni gather from all parts of the globe.

Keywords

soap opera

Indexer Notes

Three flashback pages in this chapter: pages 1-2 and page 21.

Chapter 2: The Eternal Triangle (Table of Contents: 3)

Archie / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Robert Loren Fleming

Pencils

Gene Colan (pages 22-32); Stan Goldberg (flashbacks, page 33)

Inks

Gene Colan (pages 22-32); Mike Esposito (flashbacks, page 33)

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

drama; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jordan Jones; Veronica Lodge; Robert; Moose Mason; Midge Mason; Reggie Mantle; Waldo Weatherbee; Jughead Jones

Synopsis

Archie, Betty, Reggie, Jughead and Veronica renew their friendships at a reunion picnic, and Archie learns that Reggie is preparing to evict Pop Tate and tear down the Chocklit Shoppe.

Keywords

soap opera

Indexer Notes

One flashback page (page 32).

Chapter 3: The Straight and Narrow (Table of Contents: 4)

Archie / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Robert Loren Fleming

Pencils

Gene Colan (pages 34-39); Stan Goldberg (flashback, page 40)

Inks

Gene Colan (pages 34-39); Mike Esposito (flashback, page 40)

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

drama; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Mr. Lodge's chauffeur; Jordan Jones; Jughead Jones; Waldo Weatherbee; Betty Cooper

Synopsis

Archie shoos Veronica away in order to remain faithful to Pam, and he and Betty look in the local library for a legal loophole to stop Reggie. Also, Mr. Lodge's chauffeur sabotages Archie's car brakes.

Keywords

soap opera

Indexer Notes

One flashback page (page 40).

Chapter 4: Their Day in Court (Table of Contents: 5)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Robert Loren Fleming

Pencils

Gene Colan (pages 41-45); Stan Goldberg (flashback, page 46)

Inks

Gene Colan (pages 41-45); Mike Esposito (flashback, page 46)

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

drama; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Schwartz; Judge Brown; Jordan Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Smithers (flashback only)

Synopsis

Archie and Reggie meet in court as a judge decides what to do about Pop's eviction notice.

Keywords

soap opera

Indexer Notes

One flashback page (page 46).

Chapter 5: All's Fair (Table of Contents: 6)

Archie / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Robert Loren Fleming

Pencils

Gene Colan (pages 47-53); Stan Goldberg (flashback, page 54)

Inks

Gene Colan (pages 47-53); Mike Esposito (flashback, page 54)

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

drama; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Veronica Lodge; Judge Brown; Jordan Jones; Reggie Mantle; Robert; Midge Mason; Waldo Weatherbee; Pam

Synopsis

The court decides in favor of Reggie, Betty breaks up with Robert, and Betty, Veronica and Pam all come to see Archie at the same time.

Keywords

soap opera

Indexer Notes

One flashback page (page 54).

Chapter 6: The Moment of Truth (Table of Contents: 7)

Archie / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Robert Loren Fleming

Pencils

Gene Colan

Inks

Gene Colan

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

drama; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Pam; Jughead Jones; Jordan Jones; Waldo Weatherbee; Ethel Muggs (an international fashion model); Hiram Lodge; Pop Tate; Mr. Lodge's chauffeur; Robert; Reggie Mantle

Synopsis

As the gang meets for their reunion, Pop Tate stands up to the bulldozers and is soon joined by Archie, Betty, Veronica and Jughead. Archie breaks up with Pam, and Veronica tells off her father, who then uses his controlling influence to stop the bulldozers. Unfortunately, his chauffeur has placed a bomb at the site, and it takes Archie and Reggie working together to get rid of it. Finally, despite all their changes, the gang decides to stay in Riverdale.

Keywords

soap opera

Indexer Notes

No flashback pages in this chapter. The final picture of the gang on the last page is laid out the same as the first page of this book.

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