Archie's Riverdale High
#8
[Direct]
(October 1991)
Archie,
1991 Series
- Price
- 1.00 USD; 1.20 CAD; 0.75 GBP
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- Published 6 times a year in Feb., April, June, Aug., Oct., and Dec.
- On-sale Date
- 1991-08-06
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Archie Series
- Editing
- Barry Grossman (credited) (editor); Victor Gorelick (credited) (managing editor); Richard H. Goldwater (credited as Richard Goldwater) (editor-in-chief)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from Archie Annual Digest Magazine #59.
This issue has variants:
This issue has variants:
The Secret Date!
Archie at Riverdale High / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Ethel Muggs; Cousin Brucie (photograph)
Indexer Notes
J.N. Thorp Elementary School in Chicago, Ill. is the "School of the Month" as seen on the cover.
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Hey, Cousin!
Archie at Riverdale High / comic story / 11 pages
- Script
- Barry Grossman (credited); John Wilcox (credited)
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg (credited)
- Inks
- Henry Scarpelli (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Cousin Brucie [Bruce Morrow]; Fred Andrews; Moose Mason; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Nancy Woods (cameo); Chuck Clayton (cameo); Midge Klump (cameo); Mary Andrews (cameo); Waldo Weatherbee (cameo); Geraldine Grundy (cameo); Dilton Doiley (cameo); Pop Tate (cameo); Miss Haggly (cameo); Coach Kleats (cameo); Svenson the Janitor (cameo); Ms. Beazly (cameo); Professor Flutesnoot (cameo); Hiram Lodge (cameo); Hermione Lodge (cameo); Barry Grossman (cameo)
- Synopsis
- Archie's father calls in a favor for a popular DJ to come host the 50th anniversary of Riverdale High. In addition, the kids chip in to by Mr. Weatherbee a class ring, celebrating his 25th year as principal.
Indexer Notes
Cousin Brucie worked on WCBS FM 101 on a show called "Cruisin' America with Cousin Brucie." This issue is dedicated to J.N. Thorp Elementary School in Chicago, Ill. This story is told in 2 parts: Part 1 (6 pages) and Part 2 (5 pages)
Archie's Club News
Archie Club News / letters page / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Ellen Leonforte (signed as EL)
- Inks
- Ellen Leonforte (signed as EL)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Reports by Anwar Morris on Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. and by Sarah Robertson on the violin.
Appears between pages 6 and 7 of the previous story.
The Blue and the Gold, vol. 1, #8
Cousin Brucie / text article / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Rex Lindsey ? (illustrations)
- Inks
- Rex Lindsey ? (illustrations)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman ? (illustrations)
- Letters
- typeset
- Characters
- Cousin Brucie; The Archies [Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle]
- Synopsis
- A brief biography on Cousin Brucie.
Cousin Brucie and the Beatles
Cousin Brucie / text article / 1 page
- Characters
- Cousin Brucie; The Beatles [John Lennon; Paul McCartney; Ringo Starr; George Harrison]
- Synopsis
- A look at music, the Beatles and Cousin Brucie.
Chuck Clayton Presents Smart Art from Riverdale High Fans!
letters page / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- ? (logo illustration)
- Inks
- ? (logo illustration)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman ? (illustrations)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Sabrina Spellman; Ethel Muggs; Dilton Doiley; Chuck Clayton; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Midge Klump; Moose Mason; Hot Dog
Indexer Notes
Fan art by Adam Niles, Charles Diggs, Jr., Danny Mermel, Michael Jenness, Helen Vasa, Shehryar Ejaz Qureshi, Meghan Mutch, and Shawn Jennings.
Happy Birthday to Riverdale High Fans!
text article / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (illustrations)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Indexer Notes
A list of celebrity birthdays, Archie staff birthdays, and fan birthdays for July and August.
Includes caracatures of Archie staff.
School of the Month
text article / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Rex Lindsey ? (illustrations)
- Inks
- Rex Lindsey ? (illustrations)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (illustrations)
- Letters
- typeset
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Principal Sheldon Rosen (of J.N. Thorp Elementary School)
Indexer Notes
Article about this issue's school of the month: J.N. Thorp Elementary School in Chicago, Ill.
Letters to The Editor
letters page / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Letters submitted by Jennifer Binkley, Laura Da Silva, Jason Guo, Emily Ogawa-Doyle, Jason Camp, and Class M-2 from P.S. 163K in Brooklyn NY.
[Riverdale High Writing Contest]
text article / 1 page
- Script
- Sarah Triano
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg (credited)
- Inks
- Mike Esposito ?
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- typeset; ?
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Betty Cooper
Indexer Notes
The winner of the cartoon writing contest.
The Secret Date
Archie at Riverdale High / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- John Wilcox (credited)
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg (credited as Stan G.)
- Inks
- Mike Esposito (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Pop Tate; Ethel Muggs
- Synopsis
- Archie and Ethel go on a very special date.
- Reprints
-
in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #62 (October 2016) - in Archie 1000 Page Comics Spree (Archie, 2016 series) (2016)
-
- Keywords
- comedy club; toy train
Jukebox Puzzle
activity / 1 page
- Script
- Rod Ollerenshaw (signed as RGO)
- Pencils
- Rod Ollerenshaw (signed as RGO)
- Inks
- Rod Ollerenshaw (signed as RGO)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman ?
- Letters
- Rod Ollerenshaw (signed as RGO)
Indexer Notes
Help Cousin Brucie match the music stars to their songs.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
The Secret Date!
Archie at Riverdale High -
1.
Hey, Cousin!
Archie at Riverdale High -
2.
Archie's Club News
Archie Club News -
3.
The Blue and the Gold, vol. 1, #8
Cousin Brucie -
4.
Cousin Brucie and the Beatles
Cousin Brucie -
5.
Chuck Clayton Presents Smart Art from Riverdale High Fans!
-
6.
Happy Birthday to Riverdale High Fans!
-
7.
School of the Month
-
8.
Letters to The Editor
-
9.
[Riverdale High Writing Contest]
-
10.
The Secret Date
Archie at Riverdale High -
11.
Jukebox Puzzle
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- Dwayne Best
- Merlin Haas
- Katy Hayhurst
- Thomas Johnson
- Mike Nielsen
- Derek Reinhard
- Gregg Whitmore
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