Archie's Vacation Special
#1
[Direct Edition]
(Summer 1994)
Archie,
1994 Series
- Price
- 2.00 USD; 2.50 CAD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- once a year
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Archie Comics
- Barcode
- 762816469890 00111
- Editing
- Victor Gorelick; Richard Goldwater (Editor-in-Chief)
Issue Notes
This issue has variants:
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Have a Nice Trip! Part 1
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Mr. Lodge goes on a road trip with Archie and his friends. Stops include a waterpark, beach, spa, and Dinglesville.
Have a Nice Trip Part 2
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- The road trip continues and Betty brings everyone to a park where they meet more bad luck. Jughead chooses a theme park. And finally the gang heads to a beach in Riverdale.
Prize Problem
Betty / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- George Gladir
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg [as Stan G.]
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie's body language embarrasses Betty on the beach.
Making Waves
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Ethel Muggs; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Pop Tate (cameo)
- Synopsis
- Archie's dreams of being a photographer are dashed after submitting bathing suit photos of Betty and Veronica to Keen Teen magazine. But his amateur modeling career has just begun.
A Dog Day Afternoon
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Rocky (dog)
- Synopsis
- Betty, Veronica, and Archie work as camp counselors at summer camp. Veronica loses the camp dog.
What's So Funny?
Chuck Clayton / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Chuck Clayton; Alice Clayton (Chuck's mother); Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Dilton Doiley; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Chuck walks around Riverdale looking for inspiration for a cartoon.
Archie's Club News
text article / 0.5 page
- Synopsis
- Fans send in their reports to Archie Club News.
Indexer Notes
Nadine Haalboom (Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada) sends in a report on yo-yos.
The Personal Touch
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie sings along with his guitar on the beach. Reggie keeps a list of songs he never wants to hear again.
Defense Zone
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Veronica is confused by all the baseball slang. Betty challenges the boys to a baseball game of boys versus girls.
- Reprints
-
from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #371 (October 1989)
-
Slang Harangue
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- George Gladir
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg
- Inks
- Henry Scarpelli
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley
- Synopsis
- Archie teaches Dilton the new surfer slang.
Sand Castle Captive
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Tara Thomas (the prettiest girl on the beach); Sara (Tara's little cousin)
- Synopsis
- Archie helps a little girl Sara to build a sandcastle on the beach to win Tara Thomas's affection.
Vacation with Archie & Friends
Archie / insert or dust jacket / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley
- Synopsis
- Archie and his friends horse around on a lake with a tire swing.
Indexer Notes
Poster stapled in at the center of the comic. Blank back.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[Scary Stories]
Archie -
1.
Have a Nice Trip! Part 1
Archie -
2.
Have a Nice Trip Part 2
Archie -
3.
Prize Problem
Betty -
4.
Making Waves
Betty and Veronica -
5.
A Dog Day Afternoon
Betty and Veronica -
6.
Dire Fate
Betty -
7.
Nice Advice
Veronica -
8.
What's So Funny?
Chuck Clayton -
9.
Archie's Club News
-
10.
The Personal Touch
Archie -
11.
Defense Zone
Archie -
12.
Editor's Notebook
-
13.
Slang Harangue
Archie -
14.
Sand Castle Captive
Archie -
15.
Vacation with Archie & Friends
Archie
This issue was modified by, among others
- Peter Croome
- Thomas Johnson
- Kristin Kavanagh
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
- Ramon Schenk
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