Archie #429 [Direct Edition]

(November 1994)

Archie, 1959 Series

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Price: 1.50 USD
Pages: 36
Indicia Frequency: monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher: Archie Comic Publications, Inc.
Brand: Archie Comics
Barcode: 762816467476 42911

Editing: Victor Gorelick (editor); Richard Goldwater (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

This issue has variants:

Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #429 [Newsstand]

Archie / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script: Dan Parent ?
Pencils: Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Inks: Henry Scarpelli (signed)
Colors: ?
Letters: ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

This is it, Veronica!

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

Betty and Veronica engage in an actual tug-of-war with Archie.

Reprints

in Love Showdown Collection (Archie, 1994 series) (1994), (1994)
in Archie (Editions Héritage, 1971 series) #270
in Archie & Friends All Stars (Archie, 2009 series) #18 - Archie: Love Showdown (2012) [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)

in Archie Spotlight Digest: Archie 75th Anniversary Digest (Archie, 2016 series) #9 (June 2017)

Cover Thumbnail for Archie (1959 series) #429 [Newsstand]

Cover gallery

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script: Dan Parent
Pencils: Stan Goldberg
Inks: Henry Scarpelli
Colors: Barry Grossman
Letters: Bill Yoshida

Genre

humor; 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

in Love Showdown Collection (Archie, 1994 series) (1994)
in The Best of Archie Comics (Archie, 2011 series) #[1] (August 2011)
in Archie & Friends All Stars (Archie, 2009 series) #18 - Archie: Love Showdown (2012)
in Archie & Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #20 (November 2012) [First 5 pages only]
in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #233 (November 2012) [First 5 pages only]
in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #229 (November 2012) [First 5 pages only]
in Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #185 (November 2012) [First 5 pages only]
in Best of Archie Comics (Archie, 2016 series) #1 (2016)
in Archie Spotlight Digest: Archie 75th Anniversary Digest (Archie, 2016 series) #9 (June 2017)

Punchy / advertisement / 4 pages (report information)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script: Dan Parent
Pencils: Stan Goldberg
Inks: Henry Scarpelli
Colors: Barry Grossman
Letters: Bill Yoshida

Genre

humor; 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

in Love Showdown Collection (Archie, 1994 series) (1994)
in The Best of Archie Comics (Archie, 2011 series) #[1] (August 2011)
in Archie & Friends All Stars (Archie, 2009 series) #18 - Archie: Love Showdown (2012)
in Best of Archie Comics (Archie, 2016 series) #1 (2016)
in Archie Spotlight Digest: Archie 75th Anniversary Digest (Archie, 2016 series) #9 (June 2017)

Indexer Notes

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

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script: Frank Doyle
Pencils: Stan Goldberg
Inks: Henry Scarpelli
Colors: ?
Letters: ?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Dilton Doily; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate; Veronica Lodge; Fred Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy

Synopsis

Veronica inspires the gang to go running in the rain in their swimwear to end summer vacation with a bang.

Reprints

in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #183 (October 2001)
in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #263 (September 2015)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Editor's Notebook / text article / 0.5 page (report information)

Script: Victor Gorelick
Letters: typeset

Indexer Notes

Editorial by Victor Gorelick promoting the "Love Showdown" crossover.

Archie's Club News / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script: Ellen Leonforte
Pencils: Ellen Leonforte
Inks: Ellen Leonforte
Colors: ?
Letters: ?

Indexer Notes

Essay from Jaime Mejia on the "Corythosaurus", illustrated by the editor.

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script: Michael Pellowski
Pencils: Stan Goldberg
Inks: Henry Scarpelli
Colors: ?
Letters: ?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Dr. Dobson

Synopsis

Archie is experiencing neck pains after a day at the beach.

Reprints

in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #162 (August 2005)
in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #59 (July 2016)

Keywords

beach volleyball; surfing

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Editing

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Series Information

Table of Contents

0. Love Showdown, Part 1 of 4
Archie
1. Love Showdown, Part 1 Chapter 1
Archie
2. Bus Fuss
Punchy
3. Love Showdown, Part 1 Chapter 2
Archie
4. ["Catch Supersonic Fun"]
5. Singin' in the Rain
Archie
6. ["Summer Supplies"]
7. ["Special Giant Offer"]
8. [no title indexed]
Editor's Notebook
9. [no title indexed]
Archie's Club News
10. Pain in the Neck
Archie
11. ["Archie's Super Savers"]

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Archie #429 [Direct Edition]

(November 1994)

Issue Notes

Love Showdown, Part 1 of 4 (Table of Contents)

Archie / cover / 1 page (report information)

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

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Bus Fuss (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Punchy / advertisement / 4 pages (report information)

Love Showdown, Part 1 Chapter 2 (Table of Contents: 3)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Indexer Notes

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Singin' in the Rain (Table of Contents: 5)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Editor's Notebook / text article / 0.5 page (report information)

Indexer Notes

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Archie's Club News / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Indexer Notes

Pain in the Neck (Table of Contents: 10)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Archie #429 [Direct Edition] (November 1994)

Issue Notes

Love Showdown, Part 1 of 4 (Table of Contents)

Archie / cover / 1 page (report information)

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

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Bus Fuss (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Punchy / advertisement / 4 pages (report information)

Love Showdown, Part 1 Chapter 2 (Table of Contents: 3)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Indexer Notes

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Singin' in the Rain (Table of Contents: 5)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Editor's Notebook / text article / 0.5 page (report information)

Indexer Notes

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Archie's Club News / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Indexer Notes

Pain in the Neck (Table of Contents: 10)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Archie #429 [Direct Edition]

(November 1994)