Archie & Friends All Stars #8 - The Archies & Josie and the Pussycats
(2010)

Archie, 2009 Series
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Volume
8
Price
9.95 USD; 10.95 CAD
Pages
116
On-sale Date
2011-01-19
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Brand
A
ISBN
978-1-879794-61-0 Search at WorldCat
Barcode
9781879794610 50995
Editing
Victor Gorelick (editor in chief)

Issue Notes

Archie Double Digest #214 lists on-sale date as 12/14/2010.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Archie; Valerie / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; romance; teen

It Starts with a Kiss! (Table of Contents: 1)

Archie / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Dan Parent
Pencils
Bill Galvan
Inks
Rich Koslowski
Colors
Glenn Whitmore
Letters
Jack Morelli

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Josie McCoy; Melody Valentine; Valerie Brown; Alexander Cabot III; Alexandra Cabot; Marcy (Veronica's cousin)
Synopsis
The Archies and Josie and the Pussycats are co-billed on a tour of both bands, despite Alexander trying to get top billing for the Pussycats. The two groups then decide to write a couple of songs to play together for the tour. While the other players call it a night, Archie and Valerie continue working on a romantic ballad. The two finish the song, eat the remaining pizza from dinner and watch the sun rise. They then share a quick kiss that blooms into a deeper one.
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Indexer Notes

First Archie comic to feature an interracial kiss.

More Than Words (Table of Contents: 2)

Archie / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Dan Parent
Pencils
Bill Galvan
Inks
Rich Koslowski
Colors
Glenn Whitmore
Letters
Jack Morelli

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
the Archies [Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge]; Josie and the Pussycats [Josie McCoy; Melody Valentine; Valerie Brown]; Alexander Cabot III; Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Marcy (Veronica's cousin)
Synopsis
Over the course of the tour, everyone but Veronica figures out that Archie and Valerie are an item. Their relationship gets publically revealed during their last concert, when the two sing a romantic ballad they co-wrote. When the Pussycats are offered a six month tour overseas, Valerie initially says no, but Archie talks her into it, convincing her that they could stay in contact via texting and email.
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Indexer Notes

Story continues from last issue.

Love Smackdown (Part 1) (Table of Contents: 3)

Archie / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Script
Dan Parent
Pencils
Bill Galvan
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
Jack Morelli

Genre
humor; romance; teen
Characters
Archie; Josie and the Pussycats

Indexer Notes

continues from last story

Love Smackdown (Part 2) (Table of Contents: 4)

Archie / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Script
Dan Parent
Pencils
Bill Galvan
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
Jack Morelli

Genre
humor; romance; teen
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Archie; Valerie
  2. 1. It Starts with a Kiss!
    Archie
  3. 2. More Than Words
    Archie
  4. 3. Love Smackdown (Part 1)
    Archie
  5. 4. Love Smackdown (Part 2)
    Archie
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