Tales from Riverdale Digest #4

(September 2005)

Renaissance Mantle (Table of Contents: 1)

Reggie / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Fernando Ruiz

Pencils

Fernando Ruiz (credited)

Inks

Al Nickerson (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Vickie Williams

Genre

teen

Characters

Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Dilton Doiley; Chuck Clayton; Waldo Weatherbee

Synopsis

Reggie pranks his friends at the renaissance fair.

Reprints

• in Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #144 (October 2010)
• in Archie's Funhouse Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #27 (September 2017)

Keywords

practical joke; renaissance fair

The Challenge (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script

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Pencils

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Inks

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Colors

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Letters

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Genre

humor; teen

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #152 (October 2000)

Eye, Yi, Yi... (Table of Contents: 3)

Archie & Friends / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Dan Parent (credited)

Pencils

Dan Parent (credited)

Inks

John Lowe (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper

Synopsis

Reggie gets his eyes dilated and mistakes two strangers for Betty and Veronica.

Reprints

• from Archie & Friends (Archie, 1992 series) #43 (October 2000)

Bad Hair Day (Table of Contents: 4)

Betty / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Kathleen Webb

Pencils

Stan Goldberg

Inks

John Lowe

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper; Hal Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones

Synopsis

No matter what she does, Betty's hair keeps getting hit with dirt, debris or other contaminants.

Reprints

• from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #90 (October 2000)

In Your Dreams (Table of Contents: 5)

Cheryl Blossom / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Holly G!

Inks

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Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Cheryl Blossom; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Dilton Doiley; Sugar; Marie, Cheryl's maid

Synopsis

Cheryl has recurring dreams where she is kissing Jughead.

Reprints

• from Cheryl Blossom (Archie, 1997 series) #31 (May 2000)

Keywords

dancing; dream; jungle; kiss; nightmare; rollerblading; tropical island

Indexer Notes

Spoofs Indiana Jones and Star Wars.

Sand Dollar$ (Table of Contents: 6)

Sabrina / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Angelo Decesare (credited)

Pencils

Dave Manak (credited)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Vickie Williams (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Sabrina Spellman; Harvey; Gem Stone; Hilda; Zelda; Salem; Pablo Paloma

Synopsis

Sabrina and Gem both enter a sand castle building contest.

Reprints

• from Sabrina (Archie, 2000 series) #9 (September 2000)

I Squid You Not (Table of Contents: 7)

Sabrina / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Mike Gallagher

Pencils

Dave Manak

Inks

Dave Manak

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor

Characters

Sabrina; Salem

Synopsis

Salem goes fishing and helps an old sea captain save his boat.

Reprints

• from Sabrina (Archie, 2000 series) #8 (August 2000)

Now Being Served (Table of Contents: 8)

Betty / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Kathleen Webb

Pencils

Stan Goldberg

Inks

John Lowe

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge; Smithers the butler; Fifi the maid; Gaston the chef; Celeste the maid

Synopsis

House-sitting the Lodge Mansion while the Lodges are vacationing in Paris, Betty throws a pool party for all the mansion servants.

Reprints

• from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #90 (October 2000)

The Umpire Strikes Back (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Joe Edwards ?

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo Jr. ?

Inks

Rudy Lapick ?

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

science fiction

Synopsis

Satirical science fiction story about the inhabitants of the planet "Bazeball".

Reprints

• from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #397 (November 1984)

The Romances of Marcia the Mermaid (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo

Inks

Rudy Lapick

Colors

?

Letters

Vincent DeCarlo

Genre

humor; fantasy-supernatural; teen

Characters

Marcia Mermaid; Mark the Shark; Father Neptune; Max the Lifeguard; Scuba Dooba

Synopsis

The tale of Marcia, a mermaid who constantly falls in love with human teenage boys.

Reprints

• from Archie's Madhouse (Archie, 1959 series) #22 (October 1962)

Got Your Goat (Table of Contents: 11)

Cheryl Blossom / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Holly Golightly

Pencils

Holly Golightly

Inks

Holly Golightly

Colors

?

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Jason Blossom; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Cheryl Blossom; Clifford Blossom

Synopsis

Betty calls Jason immature because of the pranks he pulls. Jason gets a goatee to appear more mature like his dad.

Reprints

• from Cheryl Blossom (Archie, 1997 series) #35 (October 2000)

Keywords

goat; goatee; pet farm; prank

Indexer Notes

Cheryl's outfit idea from: Bernadette Green (Quincy, FL).

Credits from the reprint in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #254.

Fashions out to Pasture (Table of Contents: 12)

Ginger Lopez / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

Dan Parent (credited)

Pencils

Dan Parent (credited)

Inks

Al Milgrom (credited)

Colors

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Letters

?

Genre

teen

Characters

Ginger Lopez; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mrs. Lopez; Don (Ginger's uncle); Anna (Ginger's aunt); Jake; Sophie

Synopsis

Ginger spends time on the farm.

Reprints

• in Archie 1000 Page Comics Digest (Archie, 2013 series) (2013), (2013)
• in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #232 (May 2013)
• in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #265 (September 2018)
• in Archie Giant Comics Bash (Archie, 2018 series) (2018)