Tales from Riverdale Digest #18 [Direct Edition]

(April 2007)

The Class of 2027 (Table of Contents: 1)

Mr. Weatherbee / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Fernando Ruiz (credited)

Pencils

Fernando Ruiz (credited)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Colors

Carlos Antunes (credited)

Letters

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy; Archie Andrews; Madame Noetall; Dilton Doiley

Synopsis

At the annual Riverdale High Carnival, Mr. Weatherbee and Miss Grundy learn about the future of Riverdale High and its students from a fortune teller.

Reprints

• in Archie's Super Comics Digest (Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., 2012 series) #[nn] (2012)
• in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #17 (June 2012)
• in Archie's Favorite High School Comics (Archie, 2015 series) (2015)
• in Archie Spotlight Digest: Archie 75th Anniversary Digest (Archie, 2016 series) #7 (April 2017)

Keywords

carnival; crystal ball; fortune teller; gypsy; juggling

Daffy Inventions (Table of Contents: 2)

Dilton / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Michael Pellowski

Pencils

Fernando Ruiz

Inks

Rudy Lapick

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen

Characters

Dilton Doiley

Synopsis

Dilton daydreams of some of the revolutionary inventions he plans to come up with.

Reprints

• from Archie & Friends (Archie, 1992 series) #55 (April 2002)

Comic Conned (Table of Contents: 3)

Chuck & Nancy / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Dan Parent (credited)

Pencils

Dan Parent (credited)

Inks

Rich Koslowski (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

John Workman (credited)

Genre

humor

Characters

Chuck Clayton; Nancy Woods; Ryan

Synopsis

Nancy attends the Riverdale Comic Convention to help Chuck with his table.

Reprints

• in Archie's Super Comics Digest (Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., 2012 series) #[nn] (2012)
• in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #224 (June 2012)

Keywords

comic convention

Don't Rain On My Parade! (Table of Contents: 4)

Cheryl Blossom / comic story / 21 pages (report information)

Script

Dan Parent (credited); Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Cheryl Blossom; Jason Blossom; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Fred Andrews; Birdie Birdwell; The Governor; Miss Brown

Synopsis

Cheryl and her brother Jason plan to upstage the Archies at a local parade, and think back to the last time they tried a similar plan.

Reprints

• from Cheryl Blossom Special (Archie, 1995 series) #4 (1996)

Indexer Notes

This appears to be two stories combined into one. Pages 5 thru 15 are titled "The Governor's Gig" and may come from a stand-alone story of that name with the rest of this story a new sequence added before and after.

Chow Choice (Table of Contents: 5)

Miss Beazly / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Bill Golliher

Pencils

Tim Kennedy

Inks

Rudy Lapick

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Miss Beazly; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Moose Mason

Synopsis

Reggie petitions Miss Beazly for wider choice in the cafeteria menu.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #172 (April 2002)

The Apple Knockers (Table of Contents: 6)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo Jr.

Inks

Jim DeCarlo

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee

Synopsis

The boys make fun of a freshman bringing an apple to school for his teacher but Miss Grundy tells them that it's a sign of respect and appreciation which teachers really like.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #277 (February 1979)

Keywords

apple

Money Matters (Table of Contents: 7)

Mr. Lodge / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor

Reprints

• from Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #117 (October 2001)

Tooth or Consequences (Table of Contents: 8)

Sabrina / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

Michael Gallagher (credited as Mike Gallagher)

Pencils

Dave Manak (credited)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Vickie Williams (credited)

Genre

humor; children; fantasy-supernatural; teen

Characters

Sabrina Spellman; Salem; Hilda Spellman; Tooth Fairy; Slugloaf

Synopsis

Sabrina becomes a tooth fairy for a night.

Reprints

• from Sabrina (Archie, 2000 series) #4 (April 2000)

Moose's Oddball Sports Facts (Table of Contents: 9)

Moose / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Michael Pellowski

Pencils

Rex Lindsey

Inks

Rex Lindsey

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

humor

Characters

Moose Mason

Synopsis

Moose relates a series of humorous one-panel sports related facts and oddities.

Reprints

• from Archie & Friends (Archie, 1992 series) #55 (April 2002)

Design For Danger (Table of Contents: 10)

Archie / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle

Pencils

Stan Goldberg

Inks

Jon D'Agostino

Colors

?

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

adventure; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; "Dandy" Carlo (a fashion designer); Mario (a thug); Jughead Jones

Synopsis

Archie tries to interview Dandy Carlo, a fashion designer the girls love. But Dandy is being forced to sell his designs against his will. Archie then disguises himself as Dandy to lead the villains away.

Reprints

• from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #171 (July 1976)

Keywords

fashion design; kidnapping

Indexer Notes

The character "Dandy" Carlo is named after Archie artist Dan DeCarlo. This story is told in two parts: part 1 (6 pages) and part 2 (5 pages).

What Are You Complaining About? (Table of Contents: 11)

Miss Grundy / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Dan Parent (credited)

Pencils

Dan Parent (credited)

Inks

Al Milgrom (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Jack Morelli (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Miss Grundy; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee

Synopsis

When the students start complaining about school, Miss Grundy starts a suggestion box.

Reprints

• in Archie's Super Comics Digest (Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., 2012 series) #[nn] (2012)
• in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #16 (May 2012), #78 (June 2018)

A Coined Phrase (Table of Contents: 12)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

? Smith (credited) [as Smith]

Pencils

Fernando Ruiz (credited) ([as Ruiz])

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited) ([as Lapick])

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie; Jughead; Reggie

Synopsis

Archie and Jughead try to borrow money from Reggie.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #516 (January 2002)

Late But Great (Table of Contents: 13)

Dilton / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)

Pencils

Fernando Ruiz (credited)

Inks

Al Nickerson (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Jack Morelli (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Reggie Mantle; Chuck Clayton; Mr. Weatherbee; Dilton Doiley; Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy

Synopsis

Dilton tries to get detention after he hears Reggie and Chuck talk about it being part of the school experience.

Reprints

• in Archie & Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #14 (May 2012)
• in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #97 (April 2020)