Archie's Superteens

(May 2019)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

table of contents / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

[Archie's Superteens versus Crusaders #1 Connecting Cover] (Table of Contents: 2)

The Mighty Crusaders; SuperTeens / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

David Williams

Inks

Gary Martin

Colors

Kelsey Shannon

Genre

superhero; teen

Characters

Pureheart the Powerful; Superteen; Inferno; Comet [Silver Age]; Captain Commando; Web; Mr. Justice; Comet [Golden Age]; Blackjack; Captain Flag

Reprints

• from Archie's Superteens versus Crusaders (Archie, 2018 series) #1 [Cover A Kelsey Shannon Connecting Cover 1] (August 2018)

[Archie's Superteens versus Crusaders #2 Connecting Cover] (Table of Contents: 3)

The Mighty Crusaders; SuperTeens / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

David Williams

Inks

Gary Martin

Colors

Kelsey Shannon

Genre

superhero; teen

Characters

Captain Hero; Miss Vanity; Shield; Black Hood; Fox; Steel Sterling; Jaguar; Hangman; Inferno

Reprints

• from Archie's Superteens versus Crusaders (Archie, 2018 series) #2 [Cover A David Williams] (September 2018)

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

The Mighty Crusaders; SuperTeens / comic story / 19 pages (report information)

Script

Ian Flynn (credited)

Pencils

David Williams (credited)

Inks

Gary Martin (credited)

Colors

Kelsey Shannon (credited)

Letters

Jack Morelli (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Why do we have to take Abbey Road to school every day?

Genre

superhero; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews [Pureheart the Powerful]; Veronica Lodge [Miss Vanity]; Betty Cooper [Superteen]; Jughead Jones [Captain Hero]; Black Hood; Mr. Weatherbee; Doctor Zardox; Eliminators [Lodestone; Rogue Star; Dream Demon; Bronto]

Synopsis

Dr. Zardox, Riverdale's new substitute teacher, loses his temper during class and unleashes a giant robot to wreck the building. Archie and his friends change into their superhero identities and meet the Black Hood, who also calls on his fellow Crusaders to join the fight against Zardox.

Reprints

• from Archie's Superteens versus Crusaders (Archie, 2018 series) #1 (August 2018)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

The Mighty Crusaders; SuperTeens / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script

Ian Flynn (credited)

Pencils

David Williams (credited)

Inks

Gary Martin (credited)

Colors

Kelsey Shannon (credited)

Letters

Jack Morelli (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Black Hood is down!

Genre

superhero; teen

Characters

Pureheart the Powerful [Archie Andrews]; Superteen [Betty Cooper]; Captain Hero [Jughead Jones]; Miss Vanity [Veronica Lodge]; Steel Sterling; Shield; Comet; Fox; Bob Phantom; Black Jack; Captain Commando; Inferno; Mr. Justice; Firefly; Web; Captain Flag; Doctor Zardox; Eliminators [Dream Demon; Bronto; Lodestone; Rogue Star] (cameo)

Synopsis

Crusaders arrive to fight Zardox and his giant robot, but it's Captain Hero who takes the bad guy down in the end. Or does he? Jughead wakes up in the hospital thinking he's had a nightmare -- but Steel Sterling is in the next bed.

Reprints

• from Archie's Superteens versus Crusaders (Archie, 2018 series) #2 (September 2018)

Keywords

robots

An Eye for an Eye! (Table of Contents: 6)

Archie / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Bob White (credited)

Inks

Marty Epp (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Marty Epp (credited)

Feature Logo

Archie

Genre

humor; superhero; teen

Characters

Pureheart the Powerful [Archie Andrews]; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; The Bloodshot Eye

Synopsis

Pureheart battles The Bloodshot Eye.

Reprints

• from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #44 (December 1965)

Indexer Notes

Credits taken from index of Archie's Super Teens (Archie, 1994 Series) #2. Story in two parts (5 pp. each).

The Bomb Master (Table of Contents: 7)

Captain Hero / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Bill Vigoda (credited)

Inks

Mario Acquaviva (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Mario Acquaviva (credited)

Feature Logo

Captain Hero

Genre

humor; superhero; teen

Characters

Captain Hero [Jughead Jones]; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; The Bomb Master; Pop Tate; Mr. Lodge

Synopsis

The Bomb Master has a truth bomb and uses it to get the combination to the Lodge safe.

Reprints

• from Jughead as Captain Hero (Archie, 1966 series) #7 (November 1967)

Terror in the Center Ring (Table of Contents: 8)

Pureheart the Powerful / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Bill Vigoda (credited)

Inks

Mario Acquaviva (credited)

Colors

Sal Contrera (credited)

Letters

Mario Acquaviva (credited)

Feature Logo

Archie as Pureheart the Powerful

Genre

humor; superhero; teen

Characters

Pureheart [Archie Andrews]; Evilheart [Reggie Mantle]; Veronica Lodge; The Mad Clown; Lungwort; Hypno the Great (The Mad Clown in disguise)

Synopsis

While at a circus, a mad clown with murder on his mind kidnaps Veronica because she looks like his ex-wife. When Archie and Reggie can't find Veronica, they become Pureheart and Evilheart to save the young socialite.

Reprints

• from Archie as Pureheart the Powerful (Archie, 1966 series) #3 (February 1967)

Keywords

circus; hypnotism; tiger; trapeze

Indexer Notes

This story is told in 2 parts: Part I (8 pages) and Part II (5 pages).

Dinner for One (Table of Contents: 9)

Superteen / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Vincent DeCarlo (credited as Vince DeCarlo)

Feature Logo

Betty as Superteen

Genre

humor; superhero; teen

Characters

Superteen [Betty Cooper]; Waldo Weatherbee; The Consumer; Archie Andrews; Elmer Flutesnoot; Geraldine Grundy; Jughead Jones

Synopsis

Superteen battles the Consumer, an alien monster who can eat anything and anyone. She has to back down when the Consumer threatens to devour Archie, but luckily Jughead's eating power is greater than any alien's.

Reprints

• from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #119 (November 1965)

Keywords

alien

Indexer Notes

The first Superteen story that isn't a dream sequence.

A note in the splash page establishes the rule that the source of Superteen's power is her ponytail.

Food Demon (Table of Contents: 10)

Superteen / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Vincent DeCarlo (credited as Vince DeCarlo)

Feature Logo

Superteen

Genre

humor; superhero; teen

Characters

Superteen [Betty Cooper]; The Consumer; Pureheart the Powerful [Archie Andrews]

Synopsis

When the Consumer returns to Riverdale, Superteen is there to stop him.

Reprints

• from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #6 (February 1967)

Cold Cash! (Table of Contents: 11)

Pureheart the Powerful / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Bob White (credited)

Inks

Mario Acquaviva (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Mario Acquaviva (credited)

Genre

humor; superhero; teen

Characters

Pureheart [Archie Andrews]; Ice Cube; Witch Doctor; The Head; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

Pureheart battles Ice Cube, who is after Lodge's millions!

Reprints

• from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #42 (October 1965)

Indexer Notes

This story is told in two parts (8 pp. & 5 pp.).

Evilheart's Revenge! (Table of Contents: 12)

Pureheart the Powerful / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Bill Vigoda (credited)

Inks

Mario Acquaviva (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Mario Acquaviva (credited)

Feature Logo

Pureheart the Powerful

Genre

adventure; humor; superhero; teen

Characters

Pureheart the Powerful [Archie Andrews]; Evilheart [Reggie Mantle]; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

Reggie discovers that just as Archie can transform into Pureheart the Powerful by calling on his inner goodness, he can use his inner rottenness to turn into that caped fink, Evilheart.

Reprints

• from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #48 (April 1966)

Indexer Notes

First appearance of Evilheart. Story in two parts (8 pp. & 5 pp.).

[Life with Archie #26 Variant Cover] (Table of Contents: 13)

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

Pencils

Jamal Igle (signed as Igle)

Inks

Jamal Igle (signed as Igle)

Colors

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superteen; Pureheart the Powerful; Captain Hero; Evilheart

Reprints

• from Life with Archie (Archie, 2010 series) #26 [Variant Edition]

[Jughead #6 Variant Cover] (Table of Contents: 14)

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

Pencils

Ramón K. Pérez (signed as PeREZ)

Inks

Ramón K. Pérez (signed as PeREZ)

Colors

?

Genre

teen

Characters

Superteen; Pureheart the Powerful; Evilheart; Captain Hero; Veronica Lodge

Reprints

• from Jughead (Archie, 2015 series) #6 [Cover C Ramon K. Perez] (July 2016)

[Archie as Pureheart the Powerful #1] (Table of Contents: 15)

Pureheart the Powerful / cover reprint (on interior page) / 0.25 page (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle

Pencils

Paul Reinman

Inks

Paul Reinman ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero; teen; humor

Characters

Pureheart the Powerful

Reprints

• from Archie as Pureheart the Powerful (Archie, 1966 series) #1 (September 1966)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.

[Archie as Pureheart the Powerful #2] (Table of Contents: 16)

Pureheart the Powerful / cover reprint (on interior page) / 0.25 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bill Vigoda

Inks

Mario Acquaviva

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero; teen; humor

Characters

Pureheart the Powerful [Archie Andrews]; Evilheart [Reggie Mantle]; Tar-man the Terrible

Reprints

• from Archie as Pureheart the Powerful (Archie, 1966 series) #2 (November 1966)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.

[Archie as Pureheart the Powerful #3] (Table of Contents: 17)

Pureheart the Powerful / cover reprint (on interior page) / 0.25 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bob White

Inks

Bob White

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; superhero; teen

Characters

Pureheart [Archie Andrews]; Evilheart [Reggie Mantle]; Ice Cube; Veronica Lodge

Reprints

• from Archie as Pureheart the Powerful (Archie, 1966 series) #3 (February 1967)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.

[Archie as Capt. Pureheart #4] (Table of Contents: 18)

Pureheart the Powerful / cover reprint (on interior page) / 0.25 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bill Vigoda

Inks

Mario Acquaviva

Colors

Sal Contrera

Letters

Mario Acquaviva

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Don't dare miss this double-action, double-daring double feature

Genre

humor; superhero; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews [as Captain Pureheart]; Veronica Lodge

Reprints

• from Archie as Capt. Pureheart (Archie, 1967 series) #4 (May 1967)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.