Archie 80th Anniversary: Everything's Archie #1 [Dan Parent Cover]

(August 2021)

Gigonometry! (Table of Contents: 1)

Archie / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Fred Van Lente (credited)

Pencils

Dan Parent (credited)

Inks

Bob Smith (credited)

Colors

Glenn Whitmore (credited)

Letters

Jack Morelli (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper

Synopsis

Archie needs money for a new guitar, so Betty tells him about a new app called Chor, where people looking for work can connect with people offering work.

Reprints

• in Archie: Past, Present & Future Fun!, FCBD Edition (Archie, 2021 series) (August 2021)

Keywords

apps; guitars

Indexer Notes

Continued in the next story.

Spoiler Sport! (Table of Contents: 2)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Fred Van Lente (credited)

Pencils

Dan Parent (credited)

Inks

Bob Smith (credited)

Colors

Glenn Whitmore (credited)

Letters

Jack Morelli (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Smithers

Synopsis

Veronica hires Archie to take possession of a computer drive which contains spoilers for her favorite television show, "Centerville" because she doesn't want to be tempted to look at them.

Indexer Notes

Continued from the previous story. Continued in the next story.
Centerville is a satire on the real-world Archie television series Riverdale. Archie describes it in this story as an "hourlong drama that takes beloved comic book characters from eras past and updates them in a hip, slick, and sexy new fashion."

Catch 'Em if You Can! (Table of Contents: 3)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Fred Van Lente (credited)

Pencils

Dan Parent (credited)

Inks

Bob Smith (credited)

Colors

Glenn Whitmore (credited)

Letters

Jack Morelli (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Pop Tate

Synopsis

Jughead's task for Archie is to catch as many characters in the Pokey-Crossing game.

Indexer Notes

Continued from the previous story. Continued in the next story.
Pokey-Crossing is a satire on the Pokémon Go mobile game.

Sweet Smell of Success! (Table of Contents: 4)

Archie / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Fred Van Lente (credited)

Pencils

Dan Parent

Inks

Bob Smith (credited)

Colors

Glenn Whitmore (credited)

Letters

Jack Morelli (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Hiram Lodge; Nancy Woods (cameo); Kevin Keller (cameo)

Synopsis

By the end of summer, Archie has made enough money on Chor to buy the guitar he wants, but he finds out that the store is out of business because Mr. Lodge has bought the mall and turned it into an entertainment center. Archie uses his earnings to rent out the space for a concert by The Archies.

Keywords

The Archies

Indexer Notes

Continued from the previous story.

High School 2021 A.D. (Table of Contents: 5)

Betty / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Mike Esposito (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Alice Cooper; Hal Cooper; Miss Grundy

Synopsis

Betty is a student in 2021, where learning is conducted by computer, at home. She and Veronica reminisce about "the good old days" of 1997.

Reprints

• from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #46 (February 1997)