Archie & Friends All Stars #18 - Archie: Love Showdown

(2012)

Love Showdown, Part 1 Chapter 1 (Table of Contents: 1)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Dan Parent

Pencils

Stan Goldberg

Inks

Henry Scarpelli

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Fred Andrews

Synopsis

Archie is entranced by a mysterious letter and Betty and Veronica assume it's another girl.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #429 (November 1994)

Love Showdown, Part 1 Chapter 2 (Table of Contents: 2)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Dan Parent

Pencils

Stan Goldberg

Inks

Henry Scarpelli

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Hot Dog; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle

Synopsis

Reggie hears about the mystery letter of Archie's. Playing a prank, he tells Betty and Veronica separately that the other wrote the letter. However, the prank erupts in an all-out war between the girls for Archie's affections.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #429 (November 1994)

Indexer Notes

Part 1 of the four part, inter-title crossover story "Love Showdown". Storyline continues in Betty #19.

Love Showdown, Part II (Table of Contents: 3)

Betty / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Golliher

Pencils

Doug Crane

Inks

Ken Selig

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper; Hal Cooper; Smithers the butler; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones

Synopsis

In round two of their battle over Archie, Veronica plants tickets to the Lodge Charity Ball with the wrong date on them in Betty's possession, so Betty will ask Archie on the wrong date and leave him free to take Veronica.

Reprints

• from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #19 (November 1994)

Indexer Notes

Story continues from Archie (Archie, 1962 series) #429. Story continues in Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #82.

Love Showdown, Part III (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script

Dan Parent

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; Hiram Lodge

Synopsis

In order to get Archie's attention away from the love note he received, Betty decides to change tactics. When she shows up at a party trying to out-glamor Veronica, and succeeds, Veronica tries to out-domestic Betty to compete.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #82 (December 1994)

Indexer Notes

This storyline is continued from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #19. It continues in Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #39.

Love Showdown Chapter 4 Part 1 (Table of Contents: 5)

Veronica / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Golliher

Pencils

Stan Goldberg

Inks

Henry Scarpelli

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate

Synopsis

Fresh from her badness training with Reggie, Veronica lures Betty away from Archie at Pops, then shows off a great dress and some killer dance moves. At the end of their ropes, the girls decide to get fresh makeovers and their best clothes for a final showdown the next day-- super soakers at High Noon, winner take all.

Reprints

• from Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #39 (December 1994)

Indexer Notes

Story continued from Betty and Veronica #82.

Love Showdown Chapter 4 Part 2 (Table of Contents: 6)

Veronica / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Golliher

Pencils

Stan Goldberg

Inks

Henry Scarpelli

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Cheryl Blossom

Synopsis

The girls are decked out and have their soakers ready. Reggie counts them down to fire, which they do simultaneously and accidentally catch Archie and Cheryl in the crossfire and drenching them. The original love letter was from Cheryl, and Archie decides to start dating her instead of the feuding girls.

Reprints

• from Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #39 (December 1994)

Love & War (Part 1) (Table of Contents: 7)

Archie's Love Showdown / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Dan Parent

Pencils

Dan Parent

Inks

Mike Esposito

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Ethel Muggs; Midge Klump; Hermione Lodge; Hiram Lodge

Synopsis

Betty and Veronica bring Ethel and Midge up to date on the Archie/Cheryl romance. Then Ethel goes undercover to find out more, but ends up making matters worse.

Reprints

• from Archie's Love Showdown Special (Archie, 1994 series) #1 (1994)

Indexer Notes

The reprint in the next sequence appears between pages 3 and 10 of this story.

Love & War (Part 2) (Table of Contents: 8)

Archie's Love Showdown / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

Dan Parent

Pencils

Dan Parent

Inks

Mike Esposito

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Cheryl Blossom; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Jason Blossom

Synopsis

In order to break Cheryl and Archie up, Veronica invites them, Jughead, Betty, and Reggie to the Lodges' ski lodge for the weekend. But when Veronica and Reggie fail to get Archie jealous, Jughead plays a trump card: Jason Blossom, Cheryl's brother who has a crush on Betty. This causes Archie to see red, exactly the reaction the girls were hoping for.

Reprints

• from Archie's Love Showdown Special (Archie, 1994 series) #1 (1994)

Keywords

skiing

Indexer Notes

The reprint in the next sequence appears between pages 15 and 21 of this story.

Love and War (Part 3) (Table of Contents: 9)

Archie's Love Showdown / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Golliher

Pencils

Bill Golliher

Inks

Mike Esposito

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jason Blossom; Reggie Mantle; Cheryl Blossom; Moose Mason (cameo-flashback); Midge Klump (cameo-flashback); Jughead Jones

Synopsis

After Archie makes a fool of himself, Betty goes off with Jason, Cheryl goes off with Reggie, and Veronica tells Archie to call her when he grows up.

Reprints

• from Archie's Love Showdown Special (Archie, 1994 series) #1 (1994)

Love and War (Part Four) (Table of Contents: 10)

Archie's Love Showdown / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Golliher

Pencils

Bill Golliher

Inks

Mike Esposito

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Ethel Muggs (Jones); Jughead Jones; Cheryl Blossom (Mantle); Reggie Mantle; Queen Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper (Blossom); Jason Blossom (all in a dream sequence); Mary Andrews; Savannah Smythe

Synopsis

Archie has a dream where all of his friends are older and married, and he ended up all alone. He wakes up to find there's still time for him to be with someone. Betty and Jason have broken up, and just as Archie is about to ask Betty something, he is captivated by Savannah Smythe, a new student.

Reprints

• from Archie's Love Showdown Special (Archie, 1994 series) #1 (1994)

Indexer Notes

In the character appearances for this story, Ethel is married to Jughead, Cheryl is married to Reggie, and Betty is married to Jason. Hence, the names in the parentheses.

"She's Ba-a-ack!" Love Showdown II (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script

Dan Parent

Pencils

Dan Parent

Inks

Jon D'Agostino

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Jon D'Agostino

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Cheryl Blossom; Archie Andrews; Midge Klump; Pop Tate; Michelle Williams

Synopsis

Cheryl returns to Riverdale after having sold the story of the Betty/Veronica/Archie love triangle to a movie studio who wants to film right in Riverdale.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica Spectacular (Archie, 1992 series) #64 (2004)

Indexer Notes

Story continues in Archie & Friends #79.

Lights, Camera, Action! Love Showdown 2 (Table of Contents: 12)

Archie & Friends / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

Dan Parent

Pencils

Dan Parent

Inks

Jon D'Agostino

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Vickie Williams

Genre

teen

Characters

Cheryl Blossom; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Brigitte; Miss Grundy; Hiram Lodge

Synopsis

Brigitte discovers that the "movie" that is being shot in Riverdale is really a reality TV show starring Cheryl.

Reprints

• from Archie & Friends (Archie, 1992 series) #79 (March 2004)

Keywords

reality tv

Indexer Notes

Page one is a recap. Story is in two parts.
Continued from Betty and Veronica Spectacular #64.

The Trophy (Table of Contents: 13)

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

Script

George Gladir

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo

Inks

Dan DeCarlo

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Cheryl Blossom; Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge

Synopsis

Cheryl continues to beat Betty and Veronica's time with Archie at the ski lodge.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #110 (April 1997)

Keywords

snowboarding