Archie's Pals 'n' Gals #217

(August 1990)

I'm On My Way (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Dick Tracy movie / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Draw a Blank! (Table of Contents: 2)

Chuck / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Rod Ollerenshaw (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (as Stan G.)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Veronica Lodge; Chuck Clayton; Stan Goldberg; Dan DeCarlo; Berke Reginalds

Synopsis

While attending a comic convention, Veronica is critical of Chuck's admiration of cartoonists. Later Chuck and Veronica each recruit a pair of artists for a TV game show called "Spin, Lose, or Draw!", with Chuck picking up Stan Goldberg and Dan DeCarlo. Chuck's Archie cartoonists easily defeat Veronica's French Fine Artists in the rebus-like contest.

Reprints

• in Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #130 (June 2009)

Keywords

artists; comic con; game show; TV broadcast

Indexer Notes

Signs in the background say "Fred Greenber.. Comic Convention", apparently a reference to New York con promoter Fred Greenberg. Also there's a "Meet Victor" background sign, which is probably an in-joke reference to editor Victor Gorelick.

The Ultimate Game Club (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

The Ultimate Game Club / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

To Riverdale and Back Again / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Phone Fun (Table of Contents: 5)

Sabrina / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited as Gladir)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited as Goldberg)

Inks

Rod Ollerenshaw ?

Colors

?

Letters

Rod Ollerenshaw ?

Genre

humor; fantasy-supernatural; teen

Characters

Sabrina; Aunt Hilda

Synopsis

Aunt Hilda installs a phone on her broom.

Keywords

broom; telephone

Indexer Notes

Credits read "Gladir, Goldberg, & Ollerenshaw."

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

Archie Club News / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Ellen Leonforte (signed as EL)

Inks

Ellen Leonforte (signed as EL)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

First prize of $10.00 to Valory Banister (Glendora, Calif.) for article on redwood trees. Second prize of $5.00 to Dominick Becker (Bolton, Canada) for an article on army ants.

Over $8,000 in Prizes Awarded Monthly (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Art Instruction School / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Great Expectations (Table of Contents: 8)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Tim Kennedy (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews

Synopsis

Betty, Veronica, Jughead, and Reggie try to impress Archie, who they think is director of the school play.

Reprints

• in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #232 (May 2013)

Keywords

director; Elvis; school play; Shakespeare

Indexer Notes

Reggie dresses as an Elvis impersonator.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Archie Annual Digest / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

New Kids on the Block T-Shirts (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Bop City Comics / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Discount 32 Page Comic Subscriptions (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Archie Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Double Your Fun! (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Archie Double Digests / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

It's a Nerd's World (Table of Contents: 13)

Dilton / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (as Stan G.)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Chuck Clayton; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Dilton Doiley; Jay Sliderrule; Mr. Weatherbee; Betty Cooper (cameo)

Synopsis

Dilton isn't offended by being called a nerd. Later Riverdale High has an assembly for graduate Jay Sliderrule, a self-made tech millionaire who says he was called a nerd in high school.

Keywords

millionaire; nerd; technology

3 Issues for $2.00 (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Archie's Checklist / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

At Last, My Own Double Digest! (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Jughead's Double Digest / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Subscribe and Save $2.50 (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

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

Record Time (Table of Contents: 17)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Jim Ruth (credited)

Pencils

Bob Bolling (credited)

Inks

Mike Esposito (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Coach Kleats; Mr. Weatherbee

Synopsis

According to Jughead's stopwatch, Archie has world-record speed in the sprints. At track practice, Coach Kleats finds that Jughead's watch is not working properly.

Reprints

• in Archie 1000 Page Comics Extravaganza (Archie, 2013 series) (2013)
• in Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #196 (November 2013) [with Jughead logo]
• in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #312 (October 2020)

Keywords

sprints; stopwatch; track

Indexer Notes

Plot hole here is that Archie still wins the practice race, even though his time isn't as fast as was predicted.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Archie Fan Club / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Check Out Archie's Special Subscription Offer! (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

Archie comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Editor's Notebook / in-house column / 0.5 page (report information)

Prizes or Cash! (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

Sales Leadership Club / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Taste of Adventure (Part 1) (Table of Contents: 22) (Expand) /

Archie and his Friends; Capri Sun Fruit Drinks / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Cool Rule #73 (Table of Contents: 23) (Expand) /

Chester Cheetah's Cool Rules; Chee-tos / advertisement / 1 page (report information)