Archie The Man from R.I.V.E.R.D.A.L.E.

(March 2019)

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A.r.c.h.i.e. as the Man from R.I.V.E.R.D.A.L.E.

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A.r.c.h.i.e. as the Man from R.I.V.E.R.D.A.L.E. (Table of Contents: 4)

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The Man from R.I.V.E.R.D.A.L.E. was a subseries of Archie stories in an alternate universe that ran from 1966-1967, spanning a number of titles that include Life with Archie and the Archie Giant Series.

Deadly Delivery! (Table of Contents: 5)

The Man from R.I.V.E.R.D.A.L.E. / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

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Frank Doyle (credited)

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Bob White (credited)

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Marty Epp (credited)

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Marty Epp (credited)

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Thump! Crunch!

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The Man from R.I.V.E.R.D.A.L.E.

Genre

spy; teen; humor

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle

Synopsis

C.R.U.S.H. agents R.E.G.G.I.E. and V.E.R.O.N.I.C.A. booby-trap the dry-cleaning establishment that serves as P.O.P. headquarters, hoping to stop agents A.R.C.H.I.E. and J.U.G.H.E.A.D. from getting their top-secret microfilm to their London office. The good guys decide to give the film to Betty, their innocent, inept clerk.

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• from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #47 (March 1966)

Planetary Peril! (Table of Contents: 6)

The Man from R.I.V.E.R.D.A.L.E. / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

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Frank Doyle (credited)

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Bob White (credited)

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Marty Epp (credited)

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Marty Epp (credited)

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Hey, kid! Stop soaping my window!

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The Man from R.I.V.E.R.D.A.L.E.

Genre

humor; satire-parody; spy; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate

Synopsis

P.O.P.'s agents A.R.C.H.I.E. and J.U.G.H.E.A.D. battle a C.R.U.S.H. plot to brainwash an entire planet of creatures into becoming agents of evil.

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• from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #49 (May 1966)

Treachery at the Top! (Table of Contents: 7)

The Man from R.I.V.E.R.D.A.L.E. / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

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Frank Doyle (credited)

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Bob White (credited)

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This is a tale of diabolical deviltry as the shadow of evil falls like a malignant mask over a great and powerful defense plant, and the vast resources of the Lodge Enterprises are threatened by the insidious agents of C.R.U.S.H.!

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The Man from R.I.V.E.R.D.A.L.E.

Genre

humor; satire-parody; spy; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Lodge; Mr. Condor

Synopsis

V.E.R.O.N.I.C.A. alerts her fellow P.O.P. agents to a C.R.U.S.H. conspiracy to take over her father's corporation.

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• from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #49 (May 1966)

Indexer Notes

GCD record at Life With Archie (1958 series) # 49 credits pencils to Bill Vigoda.

The Nose Knows! (Table of Contents: 8)

The Man from R.I.V.E.R.D.A.L.E. / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

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Frank Doyle (credited)

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Bob White (credited)

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You put up a nice front, Pops!

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The Man from R.I.V.E.R.D.A.L.E.

Genre

humor; satire-parody; spy; teen

Characters

P.O.P. Agents [A.R.C.H.I.E. [Archie Andrews]; V.E.R.O.N.I.C.A. [Veronica Lodge]; J.U.G.H.E.A.D. [Jughead Jones]; R.E.G.G.I.E. [Reggie Mantle]]; Hiram Lodge; Pop Tate; Dr. Nose

Synopsis

Dr. Nose tries to kidnap Hiram Lodge, but hasn't counted on the resourcefulness of the P.O.P. agents.

Reprints

• from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #51 (July 1966)

Indexer Notes

GCD record at Life with Archie (1958 series) # 51 credits Sal Conrera with colors.

Enter Dr. Demon (Table of Contents: 9)

The Man from R.I.V.E.R.D.A.L.E. / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

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Frank Doyle (credited)

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Bob White (credited)

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Mario Acquaviva (credited)

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Mario Acquaviva (credited)

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Outside of the Lodge Enterprises plant lurk two sinister figures!

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The Man from R.I.V.E.R.D.A.L.E.

Genre

humor; satire-parody; spy; teen

Characters

P.O.P. Agents [A.R.C.H.I.E. [Archie Andrews]; V.E.R.O.N.I.C.A. [Veronica Lodge]; B.E.T.T.Y. [Betty Cooper]; J.U.G.H.E.A.D. [Jughead Jones]; R.E.G.G.I.E. [Reggie Mantle]]; Hiram Lodge; Dr. Demon; Li'l Devill

Synopsis

Dr. Demon and L'il Devill are after Lodge Enterprises' newest weapon: an invisible bomb!

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• from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #51 (July 1966)

Indexer Notes

GCD record at Life with Archie (1958 series) # 51 credits Sal Contrera with colors.

Whistler vs. the Man from R.I.V.E.R.D.A.L.E. (Table of Contents: 10)

The Man from R.I.V.E.R.D.A.L.E. / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

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Frank Doyle (credited)

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Bob White (credited)

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Bob White (credited)

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Victor Gorelick (credited)

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A shrill, ear-shattering whistle resounds through P.O.P. headquarters piercing with needle-like intensity that offers a challenge from that slime-infested secret society... C.R.U.S.H. International!

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The Man from R.I.V.E.R.D.A.L.E.

Genre

humor; satire-parody; spy; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Lodge; Pop Tate; The Whistler

Synopsis

P.O.P. faces the newest and most deadly C.R.U.S.H. agent, The Whistler, whose permanent pucker allows him to whistle so loudly that it can shatter eardrums, bust safes, and annoy dogs.

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• from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #52 (August 1966)

Smoke! Gets in Your Eyes! (Table of Contents: 11)

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Frank Doyle (credited)

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Bill Vigoda (credited)

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Through the dusty corridors of the Riverdale Museum seeps the vaporous villainy, the malevolent mist, the fiendish fumes of Smoke Man!

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The Man from R.I.V.E.R.D.A.L.E.

Genre

humor; satire-parody; spy; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mr. Lodge

Synopsis

Mr. Lodge's magnificent diamond is protected by state-of-the art booby traps, but they're no match for the C.R.U.S.H. agent Smoke Man, who can vaporize in and out of keyholes. It's up to A.R.C.H.I.E. and J.U.G.H.E.A.D. to stop this condensed C.R.U.S.H. creep.

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• from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #52 (August 1966)

Indexer Notes

GCD record at Life with Archie (1959 series) # 52 credits credits Bob White with inks and pencils.

P.O.P. Plays Post Office (Table of Contents: 12)

The Man from R.I.V.E.R.D.A.L.E. / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

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Frank Doyle (credited)

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Holy inferno!

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The Man from R.I.V.E.R.D.A.L.E.

Genre

humor; satire-parody; spy; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate; The Mailman; Atom Man

Synopsis

C.R.U.S.H. agent The Mailman fails in his mail-related attempts to destroy P.O.P., so his supervisor, the tiny but loud-voiced Atom Man, tries a scheme to control the mind of V.E.R.O.N.I.C.A. and lead the other good guys to their doom.

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• from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #53 (September 1966)

The Image Maker! (Table of Contents: 13)

The Man from R.I.V.E.R.D.A.L.E. / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

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Frank Doyle (credited)

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The wealthy ruler of the Lodge industrial empire becomes an unwitting accomplice of evil in this tale of terror when he falls victim to the clever chicanery of --- the Sandman and his image maker!

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The Man from R.I.V.E.R.D.A.L.E.

Genre

humor; satire-parody; spy; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mr. Lodge; Mr. Hopkins; Sandman

Synopsis

Sandman, a portly but deadly C.R.U.S.H. agent, kidnaps Mr. Lodge and creates an evil duplicate of the tycoon, programmed to annihilate the top P.O.P. agents.

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• from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #53 (September 1966)

Undercurrent! (Table of Contents: 14)

The Man from R.I.V.E.R.D.A.L.E. / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

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Frank Doyle (credited)

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Bob White (credited)

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Spinning a demoniacal disc of dough, a secret C.R.U.S.H. agent lets out the clutch on a fast-paced tale of terror and treachery as that exclusive group of evildoers attempts to pick the brains of a pair of persistent P.O.P. agents...!

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The Man from R.I.V.E.R.D.A.L.E.

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humor; satire-parody; spy; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Super Spy

Synopsis

A.R.C.H.I.E. and V.E.R.O.N.I.C.A. are knocked out in a C.R.U.S.H. hideout disguised as a pizza parlor and loaded into the truck of Super Spy, a C.R.U.S.H. kingpin with a love of "pop art at its campiest," who has a plan to dump piranhas into the Riverdale river.

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• from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #54 (October 1966)

Who Screams Last... Screams Best! (Table of Contents: 15)

The Girl from R.I.V.E.R.D.A.L.E. / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

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Frank Doyle (credited)

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Bob White (credited)

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Watch it, B.E.T.T.Y!

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B.E.T.T.Y. as The Girl from R.I.V.E.R.D.A.L.E.

Genre

humor; satire-parody; spy; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Super Spy

Synopsis

Super Spy returns and kidnaps B.E.T.T.Y., who manages to defeat C.R.U.S.H. and save her fellow P.O.P. agents by using her power of supersonic screaming.

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• from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #54 (October 1966)

Play Deadly (Table of Contents: 16)

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Frank Doyle (credited)

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Bill Vigoda (credited)

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Do my little toys amuse you, my clever little couriers?

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A.R.C.H.I.E. as The Man from R.I.V.E.R.D.A.L.E.

Genre

humor; satire-parody; spy; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Toymaker; Pop Tate; Hiram Lodge; Leroy

Synopsis

The good guys from P.O.P. battle the dastardly destructive toys of C.R.U.S.H. agent The Toymaker. But Toymaker's toys are no match for V.E.R.O.N.I.C.A.'s cousin Leroy, who can break any toy within seconds.

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• from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #55 (November 1966)

Whistle Bait (Table of Contents: 17)

The Girl from R.I.V.E.R.D.A.L.E. / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

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Frank Doyle (credited)

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In which we meet again, that musical monster with the perilous pucker, in another rampage of revenge against the organization dedicated to Protecting Our Planet!

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B.E.T.T.Y. as The Girl from R.I.V.E.R.D.A.L.E.

Genre

humor; satire-parody; spy; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; The Whistler; Pop Tate; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; George

Synopsis

The latest C.R.U.S.H. villain is The Whistler, a permanently puckered baddie whose whistles can control minds and shatter eardrums.

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• from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #55 (November 1966)

Indexer Notes

GCD record at Life with Archie (1958 series) # 55 credits pencils to Bill Vigoda.

The Thought Control Caper! (Table of Contents: 18)

The Man from R.I.V.E.R.D.A.L.E. / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

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Frank Doyle (credited)

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Bob White (credited)

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Take over section two, V.E.R.O.N.I.C.A.!

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A.R.C.H.I.E. as The Man from R.I.V.E.R.D.A.L.E.

Genre

humor; satire-parody; spy; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; The Controller

Synopsis

The P.O.P. agents are captured by the Controller, who can control anyone's mind by attaching a tiny device called a "brain-tap."

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• from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #56 (December 1966)

Flame of Fear! (Table of Contents: 19)

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Frank Doyle (credited)

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Ha, ha! You P.O.P. pests don't stand a chance against my super-torch!

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B.E.T.T.Y. as The Girl from R.I.V.E.R.D.A.L.E.

Genre

humor; satire-parody; spy; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Pop Tate; Mr. Lodge; The Flamethrower

Synopsis

The Flamethrower, a C.R.U.S.H. agent who can shoot fire from his fingers, tries to put the burn on P.O.P.

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• from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #56 (December 1966)

Shock! (Table of Contents: 20)

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Frank Doyle (credited)

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Striking a stab of lightning at the headquarters of the "Protect Our Planet" organization, the latest C.R.U.S.H. villain, vicious and vindictive Voltman, sparks this shocking story!

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A.R.C.H.I.E. as The Man from R.I.V.E.R.D.A.L.E.

Genre

spy; humor

Characters

Archie Andrews (as Man From R.I.V.E.R.D.A.L.E.); the Voltman (villain; intro); Reggie Mantle; Midge Klump; Pop Tate; Moose Mason; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge

Synopsis

Voltman's plan is to incapacitate Mr. Lodge, making him useless to Lodge Enterprises.

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• from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #58 (February 1967)

The Sands of Doom! (Table of Contents: 21)

The Girl from R.I.V.E.R.D.A.L.E. / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

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Frank Doyle (credited)

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Bob White (credited)

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Captured by the cruel C.R.U.S.H. team of Doctor Doom and the Sandman, our two female P.O.P. agents fearlessly face their final finish unless they fink on their fellows!

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B.E.T.T.Y. as The Girl from R.I.V.E.R.D.A.L.E.

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humor; satire-parody; spy; teen

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Dr. Doom (not the Marvel character or Mad Dr. Doom; intro; villain); Sandman (not the DC or Marvel characters; intro; villain); Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate

Synopsis

Betty and Veronica are captured by Dr. Doom and Sandman, but they escape and stop them from capturing the rest of the R.I.V.E.R.D.A.L.E. group.

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• from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #58 (February 1967)

Indexer Notes

The Doctor Doom in this story bears no resemblance to the earlier Little Archie character Mad Doctor Doom, nor to the contemporary Marvel Comics Dr. Doom.

The Radiant Rogue (Table of Contents: 22)

The Girl from R.I.V.E.R.D.A.L.E. / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

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Frank Doyle (credited)

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Vincent DeCarlo (credited as Vince DeCarlo)

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C.R.U.S.H. lights its way to larceny when it unveils the blinding brilliance of it's latest bright boy!

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The Girl from R.I.V.E.R.D.A.L.E.

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humor; satire-parody; spy; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Hiram Lodge; Smithers; C.R.U.S.H. agents

Synopsis

Betty stops a C.R.U.S.H. agent from stealing secret plans from Mr. Lodge and exposes their new hideout.

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

Indexer Notes

The first line has a grammatical/spelling error in the original... it's for its.

The Beastly Bowman (Table of Contents: 23)

The Man from R.I.V.E.R.D.A.L.E. / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

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Frank Doyle (credited)

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Bob White (credited)

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Standing straight and tall, and yet crooked as a ram's horn, the latest crusading C.R.U.S.H. creep, the Bowman, brings new excitement and terror into the lives of the "Protect Our Planet" organization...!

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A.R.C.H.I.E. as The Man from R.I.V.E.R.D.A.L.E.

Genre

spy; humor

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge; the Bowman

Synopsis

C.R.U.S.H. agent The Bowman shoots V.E.R.O.N.I.C.A. with one of his mind-controlling arrows and forces her to help him steal the reorganization plans for her father's plant.

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• from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #59 (March 1967)

Meet Special Agent Archie Andrews (Table of Contents: 24) (Expand) /

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