Archie Spotlight Digest: Archie 75th Anniversary Digest #11

(August 2017)

[Read it all on the Archie App.] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Archie / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

teen

[Archie #600] (Table of Contents: 3)

Archie / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (signed)

Inks

Bob Smith (signed)

Colors

Rosario "Tito" Pena

Letters

?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #600 (October 2009)

Keywords

engagement rings; marriage proposals

Archie Marries Veronica: "The Proposal" (Part 1 of 6) (Table of Contents: 4)

Archie / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script

Michael Uslan

Pencils

Stan Goldberg

Inks

Bob Smith

Colors

Glenn Whitmore

Letters

Jack Morelli

Genre

drama; humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Chuck Clayton; Nancy Woods; Dilton Doiley; Mr. Andrews; Mrs. Andrews; Mr. Lodge; Smithers; Cameos: Mrs. Jones; Mr. Cooper; Mrs. Cooper; Mr. Doiley; Ethel Muggs; Josie and the Pussycats [Josie McCoy; Valerie Smith; Melody Valentine]; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee; Cheryl Blossom; Pop Tate

Synopsis

On the evening of graduating college, Archie uses money given to him by his parents to buy an enagagement ring for Veronica, who immediately accepts his proposal.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #600 (October 2009)

[Marvel Comics Digest] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

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

[Archie #601] (Table of Contents: 6)

Archie / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (signed)

Inks

Bob Smith (signed)

Colors

Rosario "Tito" Pena

Letters

?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Midge Klump; Ethel Muggs; Nancy Woods; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Dilton Doiley

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #601 (November 2009)

Keywords

formal attire; wedding gowns; weddings

Archie Marries Veronica: The Wedding Part 2 of 6 (Table of Contents: 7)

Archie / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Script

Michael Uslan (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Bob Smith (credited)

Colors

Glenn Whitmore (credited)

Letters

Jack Morelli (credited)

Genre

drama; humor

Characters

Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge (becomes Mrs. Archie Andrews in this story); Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Dilton Doiley; Midge Klump; Ethel Muggs; Nancy Woods; Betty Cooper; Mrs. Lodge; Mr. Lodge; Smithers; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee; Professor Flutesnoot; Mrs. Beazley; Coach Clayton; Coach Kleets; Svenson the Janitor; Miss Haggley; Pop Tate; Mr. Andrews; Mrs. Andrews; Chuck Clayton; Cheryl Blossom; Ginger Lopez; Bridgette Reilly; Josie and the Pussycats [Josie McCoy; Valerie Brown; Melody Valentine]

Synopsis

It is the wedding of the century as Archie Andrews and Veronica Lodge are finally married! After the wedding and the honeymoon, Archie begins to work for Lodge Industries. And after a year of marriage, Veronica announces another surprise for Archie -- she's pregnant!

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #601 (November 2009)

[Archie's Coloring Book] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

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

[Archie's 75th Anniversary Digest #12] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

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

[Archie #602] (Table of Contents: 10)

Archie / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (signed)

Inks

Bob Smith (signed)

Colors

Rosario "Tito" Pena

Letters

?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Veronica Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Mrs. Lodge; Little Archie; Little Veronica

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #602 [Direct Edition] (December 2009)

Keywords

Christmas; Christmas trees; Christmas wreathes; gifts; twins

Archie Marries Veronica: "It's Twins" Part 3 of 6 (Table of Contents: 11)

Archie / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script

Michael Uslan (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Bob Smith (credited)

Colors

Glenn Whitmore (credited)

Letters

Jack Morelli (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Veronica Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Hiram Lodge; Mrs. Lodge; Smithers; Betty Cooper; Little Archie; Little Veronica

Synopsis

Archie and Veronica become the parents of twins named Little Archie and Little Veronica. Betty is asked to be their godmother, Archie's friends offer to teach the kids the ropes, and the grandparents spoil the grandchildren. Archie and Veronica find true love and happiness with each other. But when Archie goes for a walk down Memory Lane, he decides to take the path he didn't choose those many years ago.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #602 (December 2009)

Indexer Notes

Pages 23 and 24 contain passages from Robert Frost's poem "The Road Not Taken."

[Betty and Veronica by Rachel Antonoff] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Rachel Antonoff / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[20% off all Archie Comics] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Midtown Comics / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[Archie #603] (Table of Contents: 14)

Archie / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (signed)

Inks

Bob Smith (signed)

Colors

Rosario "Tito" Pena

Letters

?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #603 (January 2010)

Keywords

engagement rings; ice cream sodas; marriage proposals; Pop's Choklit Shoppe

Archie Marries Betty: "Will You Marry Me?" (Part 4 of 6) (Table of Contents: 15)

Archie / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script

Michael Uslan (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Bob Smith (credited)

Colors

Glenn Whitmore (credited)

Letters

Jack Morelli (credited)

Genre

drama; humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Mr. Andrews; Mrs. Andrews; Dilton Doiley; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Chuck Clayton; Nancy Woods; Midge Klump; Pop Tate; Mr. Lodge; Mr. Cooper; Mrs. Cooper; Smithers

Synopsis

Coming back from Memory Lane, Archie is again graduating college with the gang. The graduates all meet at Pops for one last fling together, including an impromptu session of "the Archies" playing together for the last time. Veronica is excited about traveling to Europe and running one of her dad's businesses in Paris. Archie accepts that he'll never be in her class and procedes with his life plan: he proposes to Betty in front of everyone. A stunned and hurt Veronica leaves the Chocklit Shop as Betty readily agrees. Then the two inform their respective parents of the impending wedding.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #603 (January 2010)

Indexer Notes

Production Team: Ellen Leonforte, Joe Pepitone, Tito Pena, Carlos Antunes, Stephen Oswald, Paul Kaminski, Joe Morciglio, Suzannah Rowntree

[Graphic Novel Super Store] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

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

[Archie #604] (Table of Contents: 17)

Archie / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (signed)

Inks

Bob Smith (signed)

Colors

Rosario "Tito" Pena

Letters

?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Mr. Cooper; Mrs. Cooper; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Pop Tate; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Ginger Lopez; Nancy Woods; Ethel Muggs; Midge Klump; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Dilton Doiley; Chuck Clayton

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #604 (February 2010)

Keywords

Pop's Chocklit Shoppe; wedding cakes; weddings

Archie Marries Betty: "The Wedding" (Part 5 of 6) (Table of Contents: 18)

Archie / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script

Michael Uslan (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Bob Smith (credited)

Colors

Glenn Whitmore (credited)

Letters

Jack Morelli (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Betty Cooper; Pop Tate; Jughead Jones; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Smithers; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Svenson the Janitor; Mrs. Beazley; Ethel Muggs; Amy; Sarah; Mrs. Cooper; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Dilton Doiley; Mr. Cooper; Chuck Clayton; Nancy Woods; Midge Klump; Cheryl Blossom; Mighty Minstral (cameo); Cassie (Betty's boss); Mr. Hugo (Cassie's boss)

Synopsis

It's a wedding not to be missed as Archie and Betty get married and immediately move to New York, where Betty has a job waiting. But after a year of trying to fit in, the Andrews are homesick and move back to Riverdale. They both land teaching jobs at Riverdale High. On their first wedding anniversary, Archie and Betty are sharing a malt at Pop's when she tells him she's pregnant.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #604 (February 2010)

[Archie #605] (Table of Contents: 19)

Archie / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (signed)

Inks

Bob Smith (signed)

Colors

Rosario "Tito" Pena

Letters

?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper Andrews; Little Archie; Little Betty

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #605 (March 2010)

Keywords

nurses; physicians; twins

Archie Marries Betty: "Happily Ever After" (Part 6 of 6) (Table of Contents: 20)

Archie / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script

Michael Uslan (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Bob Smith (credited)

Colors

Glenn Whitmore (credited)

Letters

Jack Morelli (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper Andrews; Jughead Jones; Midge Klump Jones; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee; Ms. Grundy; the twins [Little Archie; Little Betty]; Mr. Cooper; Mrs. Cooper; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Ilana (Moose's girlfriend); Cameos: Dilton Doiley; Cheryl Blossom; Nancy Woods; Chuck Clayton; Ethel Muggs; Frankie Valdez ; Maria Rodriguez; Coach Kleats; Professor Flutesnoot; Ms. Beazley; Pop Tate; Svenson the Janitor; Smithers; Hiram Lodge; Mrs. Lodge

Synopsis

Betty and Archie return to Riverdale only to discover many changes, including that Jughead and Midge are married. Nine months later, they are blessed with beautiful twins and their love has a powerful affect on the town: Reggie and Veronica get married, Mr. Weatherbee and Ms. Grundy begin dating, even Svenson and Ms. Beazley begin to date. It is the perfect life Archie's always dreamed about.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #605 (March 2010)

Indexer Notes

The story ends with the final stanza from Robert Frost's poem "The Road Not Taken".

[Archie #606] (Table of Contents: 21)

Archie / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Dan Parent (signed)

Inks

Dan Parent (signed)

Colors

?

Genre

drama; humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #606 (April 2010)

Archie Gets Married Epilogue: Yesterday Today Tomorrow (Table of Contents: 22)

Archie / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Michael Uslan (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Bob Smith (credited)

Colors

Glenn Whitmore (credited)

Letters

Jack Morelli (credited)

Genre

drama; humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Ethel Muggs; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Miss Grundy; Veronica Lodge; Dilton Doiley; Nancy Woods; Hubert Smithers; Hiram Lodge; Pop Tate; Moose Mason; Midge Klump

Synopsis

Archie accidentally makes a date with Veronica and Betty both for the same night.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #606 (April 2010)

Indexer Notes

The epilogue places the gang back in high school before the Archie Wedding storyline.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 23)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script

Michael Uslan

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Afterword for the stories reprinted here from Archie 600-605.

[The Muppets] (Table of Contents: 24) (Expand) /

Diamond Select; Muppets / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[Double Digest Bundle Pack] (Table of Contents: 25) (Expand) /

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

[Life With Archie #1] (Table of Contents: 26)

Life with Archie / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Norm Breyfogle (signed)

Inks

Norm Breyfogle (signed)

Colors

Rosario "Tito" Pena (signed)

Letters

?

Genre

drama; humor

Characters

Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge

Reprints

• from Life with Archie (Archie, 2010 series) #1 (September 2010)

Indexer Notes

Only reprints the image from the right side of the cover.

Lodge -- A Complaint! (Table of Contents: 27)

Archie Loves Veronica / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script

Michael Uslan

Pencils

Norm Breyfogle; Stan Goldberg (flashback, 3 panels on page 2)

Inks

Joe Rubinstein; Bob Smith (flashback, 3 panels on page 2)

Colors

Glenn Whitmore

Letters

Jack Morelli

Genre

drama; humor

Characters

Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge-Andrews; Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper; Cheryl Blossom; Chuck Clayton; Nancy Woods; Jughead Jones; Midge Klump; Hiram Lodge; Pop Tate; Marmaduke Merton Mason [Big Moose]; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Mary Andrews; Fred Andrews; Ilana Gurman (a blind yoga instructor); Jackie [Mr. Lodge's secretary]; Fred Mirth (Ethel's fiancee); Ethel Muggs

Synopsis

Mr. Lodge buys up all the restaurants on the same block with Pop Tate, and decides that Archie and Veronica should make Pop a small offer on his malt shop before he has to declare bankrupcy. Midge and Moose break up and each finds someone else. Tempers flare during a Riverdale High reunion at the malt shop over Mr. Lodge's business tactics. When things look bleak, Moose announces his true first name and that's he's running for mayor of Riverdale.

Reprints

• from Life with Archie (Archie, 2010 series) #1 (September 2010)

Indexer Notes

On page 4, Betty talks about other boys she's dated since Archie got married, each an Archie clone: Henry Aldrich, Andy Hardy, Richie Cunningham, Zach Morris and Troy Bolton. On page 13, Cheryl takes about her current love life with a talent agent, a baseball player and a famous playwright, all aping the loves of Marilyn Monroe. Fred Mirth is a homage to Fred Mertz, Ethel Mertz' husband from the TV show "I Love Lucy."

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 28)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script

Paul Kupperberg

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Introduction to the Archie Marries Veronica/Betty stories from Life with Archie magazine.

[Life With Archie #1] (Table of Contents: 29)

Life with Archie / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Norm Breyfogle (signed)

Inks

Norm Breyfogle (signed)

Colors

Rosario "Tito" Pena (signed)

Letters

?

Genre

drama; humor

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Andrews

Reprints

• from Life with Archie (Archie, 2010 series) #1 (September 2010)

Indexer Notes

Reprints only the left hand side of the cover.

Love Finds Archie Andrews (Table of Contents: 30)

Archie Loves Betty / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script

Michael Uslan

Pencils

Norm Breyfogle; Flashback sequences: Stan Goldberg (pages 1, 5); Bob Bolling (pages 5, 22) ; Bob White (page 5); Steven Butler (page 5); Fernando Ruiz (page 5)

Inks

Andrew Pepoy; Flashback sequences: Bob Smith (pages 1, 5); Al Milgrom (page 5); various (page 5)

Colors

Glenn Whitmore

Letters

Janice Chiang

Genre

drama; humor

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Andrews; the Andrews' neighbors [Shira; May Lears; Alexis Click; Ian Duncaan; Ariel St. Clair; "Big" Mike Singer]; Mr. Adams (Archie's landlord); Withers (the Andrews' doorman); Dilton Doiley: Betty's co-workers [Rex; Jeff; Maren]; Paul (Archie's agent); Hiram Lodge; Jughead Jones; Hal Cooper; Alice Cooper; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Pop Tate; Mr. Weatherbee; Ms. Grundy; Ambrose Pipps; Big Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle

Flashback cameos: Tomako Yoshida; Chuck Clayton; Ginger Lopez; Brigette Reilly; Hot Dog; Raj Patel; Dr. Demon; Sandman; Little Archie; Little Ambrose; Man from R.I.V.E.R.D.A.L.E.; new look Betty and Veronica; both of the Archie Weddings

cameo: Mr. Justice (an image on a shirt)

Synopsis

Betty gets a pay reduction at work and has her workload increased. Mr. Lodge offers to make Archie a superstar if the boy leaves Betty to go back to Veronica. Angered by the proposal, Archie throws Lodge out of the bar he's singing at. Feeling dejected and with few prospects, Archie stops at a dive, only to meet his childhood friend Ambrose. He then meets Betty and kisses her, feeling better about his life. Watching the Andrews from the street is Dilton -- a scientist who supposedly disappeared after publishing his work on alternate universes.

Reprints

• from Life with Archie (Archie, 2010 series) #1 (September 2010)

Indexer Notes

Mr. Weatherbee proposes to Ms. Grundy in this story after she tells him she's very sick and may not live much longer.

The majority of the cameos take place on page 5, where Dilton Doiley is seen driving through various "alternate Archie" realities.

[Welcome to the new Archie Comics] (Table of Contents: 31) (Expand) /

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

[Subscribe to all your favorite comics double digests...] (Table of Contents: 32) (Expand) /

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

[Try these new Archie comics digests!] (Table of Contents: 33) (Expand) /

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

[Riverdale] (Table of Contents: 34) (Expand) /

CW / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[Squirrel Attack!] (Table of Contents: 35) (Expand) /

Hamstersaurus Rex / advertisement / 1 page (report information)