Archie 3000 #8 [Newsstand]

(May 1990)

The Taste of Adventure Part I (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Archie and his Friends; Capri Sun 100% Natural / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

The Party Crasher (Table of Contents: 2)

Archie 3000 / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Robert Loren Fleming (credited)

Pencils

Rex Lindsey (credited)

Inks

Pat Kennedy (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

science fiction; teen; humor

Characters

Archie 3000; Jughead 3000; Hiram Lodge 3000; Reggie 3000; Veronica 3000

Synopsis

When Veronica invites Reggie instead of Archie to her dinner party, Archie disguises himself in an armored suit to pretend to be a serving robot. Unfortunately he choses a combat robot outfit and causes his usual chaos.

Reprints

• in Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #126 (April 1996)
• in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #169 (June 2006)
• in Archie & Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #5 (July 2011)

Keywords

anti-gravity; daydreams; jewels; potatoes; robots

Drugs Are Uncool! (Table of Contents: 3)

Archie / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo (signed)

Inks

Dan DeCarlo (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews

Synopsis

Large single panel of Archie giving the thumbs-down sign with a brick wall background.

Keywords

drugs

Indexer Notes

Part of Archie anti-drug campaign.

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

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

Script

?

Pencils

Ellen Leonforte (signed as EL)

Inks

Ellen Leonforte (signed as EL)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Feature Logo

Archie's Club News

Indexer Notes

First prize of $10.00 to Elizabeth Fenzel (Ithaca, N.Y.) for article about solar homes. Second prize of $5.00 to Michelle Ritterbusch (Bethel, Conn.) for article on color.

Room Without a Viewer (Table of Contents: 5)

Archie 3000 / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Kathleen Webb (credited)

Pencils

Dan Parent (credited)

Inks

Scott McRae (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; science fiction; teen

Characters

Archie 3000; Betty 3000; Hiram Lodge 3000; Veronica 3000; Dexter 3000 (Archie's cousin)

Synopsis

Veronica is upset because her videophone shows her when she doesn't look her best. Her father suggests using an old-fashioned audio-only telephone to solve the problem.

Reprints

• in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #139 (March 1996)
• in Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #56 (April 2001), #146 (January 2011)

Keywords

flu; telephone; viewphone

Indexer Notes

The antique telephone is a rotary-dial model. Characters do Tex Avery-ish eye-stretching "takes" in several panels.

Dream Date (Table of Contents: 6)

Archie 3000 / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script

Regina Currow (credited as Regina Curro)

Pencils

Hy Eisman (credited)

Inks

Hy Eisman (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; science fiction; teen

Characters

Archie 3000; Betty 3000

Synopsis

Find six words in a letter grid that describe activities on a date.

Reprints

• in Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #55 (March 2001)
• in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #179 (June 2007)
• in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #81 (October 2018)

Are You Out of Your Mind? (Table of Contents: 7)

Archie 3000 / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Rich Margopoulos (credited)

Pencils

Rex Lindsey (credited)

Inks

Rex Lindsey (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; science fiction; teen

Characters

Archie 3000; Betty 3000; Dilton 3000; Hot Dog 3000; Jughead 3000; Veronica 3000

Synopsis

An accident with a personality-analyzing machine scrambles the gang's personalities, so that Dilton acts like Archie and Betty acts like Veronica, etc.

Reprints

• in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #76 (April 2018)

Keywords

personalities

Archie's Looks for 3000! (Table of Contents: 8)

Archie 3000 / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

fashion; science fiction; teen; humor

Characters

Archie 3000; Archie 3000

Synopsis

Futuristic fashions modeled by Archie 3000.

Reprints

• in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #179 (June 2007)
• in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #75 (March 2018)
• in Archie Milestones Jumbo Comics Digest (Archie, 2019 series) #10 (October 2020)

Indexer Notes

Fashions by Miranda Larson (Edmonton, Calif.), Deborah Solnik (Plainview, N.Y.), April Nefferdorf (Berlin, Md.), Annaly Babb, and Shira Koffman (Lincolnwood, Ill.)

Every Dog Has His Day! (Table of Contents: 9)

Archie 3000 / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Dan Parent (credited)

Pencils

Dan Parent (credited)

Inks

Dan Parent (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; science fiction; teen

Characters

Archie 3000 (cameo); Hot Dog 3000; Jughead 3000; Reggie 3000; Denise de la Taboret; Monique St. Bouffant

Synopsis

Two rival art teachers try to make art stars of Reggie and Jughead, when in reality Hot Dog is doing the art.

Reprints

• in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #65 (February 2017)

Keywords

art show