Archie #542

(January 2004)

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Command Performance (Table of Contents: 2)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Craig Boldman (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Bob Smith (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited); Vickie Williams (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie; Jughead; Veronica; genie

Synopsis

Archie unwittingly releases a genie in the form of a cute teenage girl, ready to fulfill his every wish. Not realizing she's a genie, and having been coached by Jughead to be more considerate of girls, Archie refuses to make any wishes. Frustrated, she leaves, but not before granting Jughead's wish for piles of hamburgers.

Reprints

• in Archie Giant Comics 75th Anniversary (Archie, 2016 series) (2016)
• in Jughead and Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #23 (December 2016)

Keywords

Genie

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A-Files / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Mike Pellerito (signed)

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?; typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Another excellent A-files page submitted by readers like you.

Characters

Elephant; frogs; butterfly

Indexer Notes

Reports from fans Brooke Bellica and Krista Kibler

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Cleaning Agent (Table of Contents: 7)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Kathleen Webb (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Bob Smith (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mary Andrews; Gladys Jones

Synopsis

Jughead coaches Archie on how to avoid cleaning his room, but their mothers know all the tricks.

Reprints

• in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #249 (January 2009)
• in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #283 (December 2017)

Keywords

Mother

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Fan Art / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

?

Inks

Heather Nagy; Kayla Hume

Colors

Heather Nagy; Kayla Hume

Letters

?

Characters

Archie

Keywords

Fan art

Indexer Notes

Reader submitted artwork by Heather Nagy and Kayla Hume.

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Moose Presents "D-uh! Really Dumb Questions!" (Table of Contents: 13)

Moose / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Michael Pellowski (credited as Pellowski)

Pencils

Fernando Ruiz (credited as Ruiz)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited as Lapick)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Moose; Dolly; guy; kid; clerk

Synopsis

Moose asks dumb questions in various settings.

Reprints

• in Tales from Riverdale Digest (Archie, 2005 series) #31 (February 2009)
• in Archie's Funhouse Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #4 (June 2014)

Indexer Notes

First question is how much items in the dollar store are.

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The Riverdale Rap (Table of Contents: 16)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Bob Smith (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie; Chuck; Li'l Kaytee; Jughead; Reggie; Mr. Weatherbee

Synopsis

Chuck's cousin, a famous rapper, visit Riverdale and performs a rap about the kids in town.

Reprints

• in Archie and Me Comics Digest (Archie, 2017 series) #20 (October 2019)

Keywords

Rap music

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Matter Over Mind (Table of Contents: 18)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited as Gladir)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited as Goldberg)

Inks

Bob Smith (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Miss Grundy [Ms. Grundy]; Archie; pretty girls

Synopsis

Archie is stumped by Miss Grundy's question, until inspired by the sight of some girls.

Reprints

• in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #249 (January 2009)
• in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #46 (February 2015)

Keywords

High school

The Ol' Pigskin Ploy (Table of Contents: 19)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Kathleen Webb (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Bob Smith (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie; Betty; Veronica; Mr. Lodge; Charlie Brown (cameo); Lucy (cameo)

Synopsis

Archie gets the girls to help him practice kicking the football, but never manages to connect. Betty suggests that he should go into comic strips.

Reprints

• in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #232 (October 2012), #312 (October 2020)

Keywords

Football

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