Archie & Friends All Stars
#18 - Archie: Love Showdown
(2012)
Archie,
2009 Series
- Price
- 9.99 USD; 10.99 CAD
- Pages
- 132
- On-sale Date
- 2012-10
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications, Inc.
- ISBN
-
978-1-936975-21-1
- Barcode
- 9781936975211 50999
- Editing
- Victor Gorelick (editor-in-chief)
[no title indexed]
Archie / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Scarpelli (signed); ? (alterations)
- Colors
- Rosario Peña (signed)
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica engage in an actual tug-of-war with Archie.
- Reprints
-
from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #429 (November 1994) [While a large amount of alterations have been made, beneath it this is still the same art from the cover of Archie #429.] - in Archie Spotlight Digest: Archie 75th Anniversary Digest (Archie, 2016 series) #9 (June 2017)
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Love Showdown, Part 1 Chapter 1
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- 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)
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Love Showdown, Part 1 Chapter 2
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- 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)
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Indexer Notes
Part 1 of the four part, inter-title crossover story "Love Showdown". Storyline continues in Betty #19.
Love Showdown, Part II
Betty / comic story / 11 pages
- 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)
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Indexer Notes
Story continues from Archie (Archie, 1962 series) #429. Story continues in Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #82.
Love Showdown, Part III
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 11 pages
- 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)
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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
Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- 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)
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Indexer Notes
Story continued from Betty and Veronica #82.
Love Showdown Chapter 4 Part 2
Veronica / comic story / 4 pages
- 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)
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Love & War (Part 1)
Archie's Love Showdown / comic story / 7 pages
- 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
Indexer Notes
The reprint in the next sequence appears between pages 3 and 10 of this story.
Love & War (Part 2)
Archie's Love Showdown / comic story / 9 pages
- 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
- Keywords
- skiing
Indexer Notes
The reprint in the next sequence appears between pages 15 and 21 of this story.
Love and War (Part 3)
Archie's Love Showdown / comic story / 5 pages
- 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
Love and War (Part Four)
Archie's Love Showdown / comic story / 6 pages
- 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
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
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 11 pages
- 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
Indexer Notes
Story continues in Archie & Friends #79.
Lights, Camera, Action! Love Showdown 2
Archie & Friends / comic story / 11 pages
- 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)
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- Keywords
- reality tv
Indexer Notes
Page one is a recap. Story is in two parts.
Continued from Betty and Veronica Spectacular #64.
The Trophy
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- 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)
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- Keywords
- snowboarding
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
Archie -
1.
Love Showdown, Part 1 Chapter 1
Archie -
2.
Love Showdown, Part 1 Chapter 2
Archie -
3.
Love Showdown, Part II
Betty -
4.
Love Showdown, Part III
Betty and Veronica -
5.
Love Showdown Chapter 4 Part 1
Veronica -
6.
Love Showdown Chapter 4 Part 2
Veronica -
7.
Love & War (Part 1)
Archie's Love Showdown -
8.
Love & War (Part 2)
Archie's Love Showdown -
9.
Love and War (Part 3)
Archie's Love Showdown -
10.
Love and War (Part Four)
Archie's Love Showdown -
11.
"She's Ba-a-ack!" Love Showdown II
Betty and Veronica -
12.
Lights, Camera, Action! Love Showdown 2
Archie & Friends -
13.
The Trophy
Betty and Veronica
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