Archie #5 [Cover B Thomas Pitilli]
(February 2016)

Archie, 2015 Series
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Volume
2
Price
3.99 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
2016-01-06
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Rated Teen
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Brand
Archie Comics
Barcode
762816467476 00521
Editing
Victor Gorelick (editor-in-chief); Mike Pellerito (editor)

Issue Notes

UPC and rating on back cover.
This issue is a variant of Archie (Archie, 2015 series) #5 [Cover A Veronica Fish]. There exist further variants:

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cover / 1 page (report information)

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Chapter One: Guy Walks Into a Pet Shop (Table of Contents: 1)

Archie / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Mark Waid
Pencils
Veronica Fish
Inks
Veronica Fish
Colors
Andre Szymanowicz; Jen Vaughn
Letters
Jack Morelli
Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Sheila Wu
Synopsis
Veronica convinces Archie to help her set up for her big party. Sheila Wu is secretly taking pictures of Archie, and Reggie catches her.
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Chapter Two: So Is a Head of Lettuce (Table of Contents: 2)

Archie / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Mark Waid
Pencils
Veronica Fish
Inks
Veronica Fish
Colors
Andre Szymanowicz; Jen Vaughn
Letters
Jack Morelli
Genre
teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews (flashback); Sheila Wu (flashback); Veronica Lodge (flashback)
Synopsis
Betty and Jughead enlist Reggie in their plan to break up Archie and Veronica.
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Chapter Three: This Could Get Messy (Table of Contents: 3)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Mark Waid
Pencils
Veronica Fish
Inks
Veronica Fish
Colors
Andre Szymanowicz; Jen Vaughn
Letters
Jack Morelli
Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Sheila Wu; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Reggie's plan to make Veronica jealous of Sheila's interest in Archie backfires.
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Chapter Four: Don't (Table of Contents: 4)

Archie / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Mark Waid
Pencils
Veronica Fish
Inks
Veronica Fish
Colors
Andre Szymanowicz; Jen Vaughn
Letters
Jack Morelli
Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
Archie doesn't like what Betty and Jughead have done and asks them to leave Veronica's party.
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Epilogue: 18 (Table of Contents: 5)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Mark Waid
Pencils
Veronica Fish
Inks
Veronica Fish
Colors
Andre Szymanowicz; Jen Vaughn
Letters
Jack Morelli
Genre
teen
Characters
Reggie Mantle; Gillian
Synopsis
Archie has the last laugh.
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If We Don't Find That Ball, Veronica Will Have Kittens (Table of Contents: 6)

An Introduction to Classic Archie / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Mark Waid
Pencils
Bob Montana (illustration)
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Bob Montana ? (illustration)
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? (illustration)
Letters
typeset
Genre
non-fiction

All Balled Up (Table of Contents: 7)

Archie / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script
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Pencils
Bill Vigoda (signed)
Inks
Bill Vigoda
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee
Synopsis
Veronica's bowling ball causes problems all across Riverdale when it rolls away.
Reprints
Keywords
bowling
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. Chapter One: Guy Walks Into a Pet Shop
    Archie
  3. 2. Chapter Two: So Is a Head of Lettuce
    Archie
  4. 3. Chapter Three: This Could Get Messy
    Archie
  5. 4. Chapter Four: Don't
    Archie
  6. 5. Epilogue: 18
    Archie
  7. 6. If We Don't Find That Ball, Veronica Will Have Kittens
    An Introduction to Classic Archie
  8. 7. All Balled Up
    Archie
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