Tales from Riverdale Digest #19 [Direct Edition]

(May 2007)

[Archie & Friends Jewelry] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Pugster / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Red Carpet Romance (Table of Contents: 2)

Archie / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Fernando Ruiz (credited)

Pencils

Fernando Ruiz (credited)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Colors

Carlos Antunes (credited)

Letters

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Jughead Jones; Irma Starmaker; Ashlee Simpleton

Synopsis

Archie wins a date with music star Ashlee Simpleton.

Reprints

• in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #27 (May 2013)
• in World of Archie Digest, Free Comic Book Day Edition (Archie, 2013 series) #1 (June / July 2013)
• in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #88 (June 2019)

Learn to Draw Archie (Table of Contents: 3)

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Letters

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[TMNT Video Game] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Ubisoft / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[The 2006 Collectors Sets] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Board with It All (Table of Contents: 6)

Frankie Valdez / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Dick Malmgren

Pencils

Stan Goldberg

Inks

Jon D'Agostino

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen; humor

Characters

Frankie Valdez; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Weatherbee; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper

Synopsis

Enraged that Frankie is seen as the better trick skateboard artist, Reggie challenges him to a skateboard duel.

Reprints

• from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #348 (April 1979)

Keywords

skateboard; skateboarding

Indexer Notes

Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.

[Sonic Archives Offer] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[The Class of 2006] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

The Clean Scene (Table of Contents: 9)

Ethel / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Dick Malmgren

Pencils

Dick Malmgren

Inks

Dick Malmgren

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen

Characters

Ethel Muggs; Veronica Lodge; Dilton Doily; Moose Mason

Synopsis

People keep spoiling Ethel's good mood.

Reprints

• from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #324 (April 1977)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.

Faith, Hope, and Cheryl Part 1 and 2 (Table of Contents: 10)

Cheryl Blossom / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Golliher

Pencils

Bill Golliher

Inks

Rudy Lapick

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Cheryl Blossom; Jason Blossom; Mr. Goodfellow; Cedric; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Madge; Clara

Synopsis

The Blossoms' teacher offers them some extra credit if they do volunteer work. Cheryl and Jason babysit some kids for the day.

Reprints

• from Cheryl Blossom Special (Archie, 1995 series) #2 (1995)
which is reprinted
• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #326 (November 1983)

Keywords

car; charity; polka dots

Indexer Notes

Spoofs the Smashing Pumpkins as Smashing Tomatoes.

Most of part 1 is a reprint of the story "Color Coded" which is integrated into this larger story.

Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.

[Sabrina for Everyone] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[Archie Combo Bag Offer] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[Archie's Collectors Sets] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[Look at the Time!] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Match Mis-taker (Table of Contents: 15)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Arche Andrews; Dilton Doiley; Abigail; Betty Cooper (cameo); Pop Tate (cameo)

Synopsis

Archie sets Dilton up on a blind date with an aggressive feminist.

Reprints

• from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #46 (April 1976)

Keywords

feminism; Women's Lib

[Archie Americana Series] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Hello Baby (Table of Contents: 17)

Betty / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Craig Boldman

Pencils

Stan Goldberg

Inks

John Lowe

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Mr. Terra; Mrs. Terra; Teddy Terra; Tammy Terra; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews

Synopsis

Betty is babysitting the Terra Twins, the worst kids in town, but when Archie stops by he ends up being more trouble than the kids.

Reprints

• from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #109 (April 2002)

Keywords

babysitting

Indexer Notes

Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.

[Archie's Collectors Sets] (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19)

Sabrina / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

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Colors

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Characters

Sabrina Spellman

Indexer Notes

Illustration used as the title page for the next section featuring Sabrina reprints.

I Go to Trio (Table of Contents: 20)

Sabrina / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

Mike Gallagher

Pencils

Dave Manak

Inks

Jon D'Agostino

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Vickie Williams

Characters

Sabrina Spellman; Harvey; Gem; Mr. Jackson; Salem; Aunt Hilda Spellman; Aunt Zelda Spellman; Uncle Quigley

Synopsis

Gem has signed Sabrina up for multiple duties at the school dance.

Reprints

• from Sabrina (Archie, 2000 series) #5 (May 2000)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.

[Love Showdown] (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Fantasy Time (Table of Contents: 22)

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

Script

George Gladir

Pencils

Jeff Shultz

Inks

Henry Scarpelli

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Miss Grundy; Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge

Synopsis

Betty discusses some of her fantasies with Veronica.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #172 (April 2002)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.

[Graphic Novels Offer] (Table of Contents: 23) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Pie in Your Eye (Table of Contents: 24)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Kathleen Webb

Pencils

Stan Goldberg

Inks

Bob Smith

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie; Betty; Jughead

Synopsis

Archie asks Betty to help him make a vinegar and green tomato pie. After exhaustive research, intensive shopping, and laborious baking, they succeed. But when Betty learns that Archie wants the pie in order to impress Veronica's father, she shoves it into his face.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #516 (January 2002)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.

[Archie's Subscription Offer] (Table of Contents: 25) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Lost Chance (Table of Contents: 26)

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

Script

Michael Pellowski

Pencils

Holly Golightly

Inks

John Costanza

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle

Synopsis

While watching a reality show named "Lost Chance" (a combination of "Survivor" and "The Great Race"), the gang imagine how they would fare if they were contestants on the show.

Reprints

• from Archie & Friends (Archie, 1992 series) #54 (March 2002)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.

[Archie's Digest Subscription Offer] (Table of Contents: 27) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

It's All in the Game! (Table of Contents: 28)

Chuck / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Fernando Ruiz (credited)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Colors

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Letters

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Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Chuck Clayton; Nancy Woods; Betty Cooper; Ethel Muggs; The Shield (cameo)

Synopsis

Chuck decides to break into the market of video games and asks Nancy for ideas for a girl-oriented game.

Reprints

• in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #27 (May 2013)
• in World of Archie Digest, Free Comic Book Day Edition (Archie, 2013 series) #1 (June / July 2013)
• in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #98 (June 2020)

[For Sale] (Table of Contents: 29) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[Betty & Veronica Double Digest #151] (Table of Contents: 30) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 31) (Expand) /

Hubba Bubba / advertisement / 1 page (report information)