(March 2018)

Archie, 2017 Series
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Price
6.99 USD
Pages
132
On-sale Date
2018-01-17
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Brand
The Archie Library
Barcode
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Issue Notes

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Riverdale / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
? (photo)
Inks
? (photo)
Colors
? (photo)

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper (photo of Lili Reinhart)

[How to Get Your Free Comic In 3 Easy Steps] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

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

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

Script
?
Letters
typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Summer Nights (Table of Contents: 4)

Betty; Riverdale / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Britta Lundin
Pencils
Jim Towe
Inks
Jim Towe
Colors
Glenn Whitmore
Letters
Janice Chiang

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Polly Cooper; Brad; Alice Cooper (cameo); Archie Andrews (cameo); Toni Morrison (cameo)
Synopsis
Betty went away for a summer internship in Los Angeles, and she doesn't understand the things that happened while she was gone.
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Keywords
Hollywood; Hollywood Sign

[Subscribe Today!] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

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

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

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

[Archie #23] (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Pencils
Thomas Pitilli (signed)
Inks
Thomas Pitilli
Colors
Thomas Pitilli ?

Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews
Reprints

Chapter One: Bruising (Table of Contents: 8)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Mark Waid
Pencils
Audrey Mok
Inks
Audrey Mok
Colors
Kelly Fitzpatrick
Letters
Jack Morelli

Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper; Hal Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Kevin Keller; Toni Topaz
Synopsis
Betty's parents get bad news from her doctor, and Archie tries to rally his friends in Betty's support, but he doesn't know what to do.
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Chapter Two: Like E-Mails (Table of Contents: 9)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Mark Waid
Pencils
Audrey Mok
Inks
Audrey Mok
Colors
Kelly Fitzpatrick
Letters
Jack Morelli

Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Toni Topaz; Sheila Wu; Raj Patel; Pop Tate
Synopsis
Betty's friends pitch in to take on her various volunteering jobs, but Archie is incapable of helping with any of them.
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[Unite the League] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Diamond Select; Justice League / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Chapter Three: Hurry (Table of Contents: 11)

Archie / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Mark Waid
Pencils
Audrey Mok
Inks
Audrey Mok
Colors
Kelly Fitzpatrick
Letters
Jack Morelli

Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper; Hal Cooper
Synopsis
Betty gets bad news but she's determined to fight.
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Chapter Four: Dilton & Moose (Table of Contents: 12)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Mark Waid
Pencils
Audrey Mok
Inks
Audrey Mok
Colors
Kelly Fitzpatrick
Letters
Jack Morelli

Genre
teen
Characters
Dilton Doiley; Moose Mason
Synopsis
Dilton is depressed about Betty's condition and Moose shows up to support him.
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Indexer Notes

No dialogue in this chapter; chapter title is the only lettering.

Chapter Five: The Heart of Riverdale (Table of Contents: 13)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Mark Waid
Pencils
Audrey Mok
Inks
Audrey Mok
Colors
Kelly Fitzpatrick
Letters
Jack Morelli

Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Archie loses all the flyers announcing a candlelight vigil in support of Betty, but somehow everyone shows up anyway.
Reprints

[Archie Volume 4] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

[Betty and Veronica #3] (Table of Contents: 16)

Betty and Veronica / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Adam Hughes
Inks
Adam Hughes
Colors
?

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper
Reprints

The Battle of Riverdale (Table of Contents: 17)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Adam Hughes
Pencils
Adam Hughes
Inks
Adam Hughes
Colors
José Villarrubia
Letters
Jack Morelli

Genre
teen
Characters
Hot Dog; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate; Hiram Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Toni Topaz
Synopsis
The Choc'lit shop is saved at the last second by the devious team of Betty and Veronica.
Reprints

[Read it all on the Archie App.] (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

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

[Archie Comics] (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

A Model Date (Table of Contents: 21)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
George Frese (credited)
Inks
George Frese (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead's cousin
Synopsis
Veronica persuades Archie to take Betty to a dance so she can go with Jughead's visiting cousin, who works as a model.
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Coat of Alms (Table of Contents: 22)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
George Frese (credited)
Inks
George Frese (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Betty talks Jughead into going on a quiz show to win her a mink cape.
Reprints
Keywords
fur coat; quiz show

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

Betty Pin-Up / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
It's easy for me!
Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Betty with two hula hoops.

[The Best of Archie Comics Betty and Veronica Volume 2] (Table of Contents: 24) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 25)

Betty and Me / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir (credited)
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Inks
Jim DeCarlo (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Bill Yoshida (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Riverdale High School Flash Dance Contest
Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee; Mr. Flutesnoot; Floyd Clayton; Mrs. Beazley; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Chuck Clayton
Synopsis
Veronica spares no expense to produce a "Flash Dance" video that will win the school competition. But Betty, Archie and Chuck put a video together on the fly using nothing more than Chuck's camera and Betty's charisma, and they beat Veronica's video out.
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[Subscribe Today!] (Table of Contents: 26) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 27)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Not-So-Private Eye (Table of Contents: 28)

Betty / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir (credited)
Pencils
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Inks
John Lowe (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre
detective-mystery; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Dilton Doily; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
Betty imagines herself as a hard-bitten noir detective.
Reprints

Super Sleuther (Table of Contents: 29)

Betty / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Bolling (credited)
Pencils
Doug Crane (credited)
Inks
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Police Detective Parker; Pop Tate; Veronica Lodge; Smithers the butler; Hiram Lodge; Count Claude DeWitt DeFourth; Colonel Pittstop; Madam Monica Megabucks
Synopsis
Using her skills learned from every criminology book in the Riverdale library, Betty masquerades as a maid at Veronica's posh party to catch a jewel thief working Riverdale high society.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 30) (Expand) /

Heritage Auctions / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[20% off all Archie Comics] (Table of Contents: 31) (Expand) /

Midtown Comics / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Past Will Catch Up With You! (Table of Contents: 32)

Betty & Veronica / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
Dan Parent (credited)
Pencils
Dan Parent (credited)
Inks
Rich Koslowski (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Jack Morelli (credited)

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Mr. Lodge; Dilton Doiley; Evelyn Evernever; Sue Stringly
Synopsis
Archie is rescued from Evelyn Evernever twice by a mystery secret agent. Betty and Veronica find out the identity of that secret agent.
Reprints
Keywords
fair; Ferris Wheel; invisibility

[Build Your Own Comics Double Digests Subscription!] (Table of Contents: 33) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 34)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

The Case of the Sorrel Roan (Table of Contents: 35)

Riverdale / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Will Ewing (credited)
Pencils
Thomas Pitilli (credited)
Inks
Thomas Pitilli (credited)
Colors
Andre Szymanowicz (credited)
Letters
John Workman (credited)

Genre
teen
Characters
Cheryl Blossom; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Mayor McCoy; Clifford Blossom; Ellen
Synopsis
Cheryl asks Jughead and Betty to look into her father's movements, thinking he is having an affair.
Reprints

[Subscribe Today!] (Table of Contents: 36) (Expand) /

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

[See What Happens Next] (Table of Contents: 37) (Expand) /

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

[Riverdale] (Table of Contents: 38) (Expand) /

CW / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[Wings of Fire] (Table of Contents: 39) (Expand) /

Scholastic Books / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Riverdale
  2. 1. [How to Get Your Free Comic In 3 Easy Steps]
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
  5. 4. Summer Nights
    Betty; Riverdale
  6. 5. [Subscribe Today!]
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
  8. 7. [Archie #23]
    Archie
  9. 8. Chapter One: Bruising
    Archie
  10. 9. Chapter Two: Like E-Mails
    Archie
  11. 10. [Unite the League]
    Diamond Select; Justice League
  12. 11. Chapter Three: Hurry
    Archie
  13. 12. Chapter Four: Dilton & Moose
    Archie
  14. 13. Chapter Five: The Heart of Riverdale
    Archie
  15. 14. [Archie Volume 4]
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
  17. 16. [Betty and Veronica #3]
    Betty and Veronica
  18. 17. The Battle of Riverdale
    Betty and Veronica
  19. 18. [Read it all on the Archie App.]
  20. 19. [Archie Comics]
  21. 20. [no title indexed]
  22. 21. A Model Date
    Betty and Veronica
  23. 22. Coat of Alms
    Betty and Veronica
  24. 23. ["It's easy for me!"]
    Betty Pin-Up
  25. 24. [The Best of Archie Comics Betty and Veronica Volume 2]
  26. 25. ["Riverdale High School Flash Dance Contest"]
    Betty and Me
  27. 26. [Subscribe Today!]
  28. 27. [no title indexed]
  29. 28. Not-So-Private Eye
    Betty
  30. 29. Super Sleuther
    Betty
  31. 30. [no title indexed]
    Heritage Auctions
  32. 31. [20% off all Archie Comics]
    Midtown Comics
  33. 32. The Past Will Catch Up With You!
    Betty & Veronica
  34. 33. [Build Your Own Comics Double Digests Subscription!]
  35. 34. [no title indexed]
  36. 35. The Case of the Sorrel Roan
    Riverdale
  37. 36. [Subscribe Today!]
  38. 37. [See What Happens Next]
  39. 38. [Riverdale]
    CW
  40. 39. [Wings of Fire]
    Scholastic Books
This issue was modified by
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Mike Nielsen