Archie Americana Series #12 - Best of the Nineties Book 2

(2011)

Ratman (Table of Contents: 1)

The Mighty Archie Art Players / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir

Pencils

Stan Goldberg [as Stan G.]

Inks

Rudy Lapick

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

humor; satire-parody

Characters

Betty Cooper [Libby the Librarian]; Archie Andrews [Ashly Ashford and Ratman]; Reggie Mantle [The Punster]; Jughead Jones [His Faithful Manservant Godfrey]

Synopsis

Ashley Ashford takes on the identity of Ratman and stops the Punster.

Reprints

• from Laugh (Archie, 1987 series) #19 (February 1990)

Keywords

bank robber; batman; cheese; clown; mouse; rat; superhero

Indexer Notes

Ratman is a parody of Batman, including Batman's origin.

Duggy Wuggy, M.D. (Table of Contents: 2)

The Mighty Archie Art Players / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir

Pencils

Stan Goldberg [as Stan G.]

Inks

Mike Esposito

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

satire-parody; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews [as Duggy Wuggy]; Betty Cooper [as Bettina]; Veronica Lodge [as Cobina]; Mr. Weatherbee [as Mr. Honcho]; Cousin Leroy [as Dr. Skippy]

Synopsis

Parody of the TV series "Doogie Howser, M.D."; a sixteen-year-old medical prodigy balances the rigors of a surgeon's practice with the interests of a typical teen.

Reprints

• from Laugh (Archie, 1987 series) #27 (April 1991)

Skate Date! (Table of Contents: 3)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Mike Pellowski

Pencils

Stan Goldberg

Inks

Henry Scarpelli

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle

Synopsis

Archie and Reggie decide to meet girls while rollerblading. Reggie is the better skater but Archie is better with the girls.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #404 (October 1992)

Keywords

rollerblading

Indexer Notes

When reprinted in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #253, writing is credited to George Gladir and inks are credited to Rudy Lapick.

Generation Gasp (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script

Frank Doyle

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo

Inks

Alison Flood

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hal Cooper; Alice Cooper; Archie Andrews

Synopsis

Betty comes down in old, worn clothing as part of her new "grunge" look. However, her parents assume that she's dressed to help paint the living room and hand her a paintbrush.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #69 (November 1993)

Simulation Stimulation (Table of Contents: 5)

Jughead / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Mike Esposito (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Jughead Jones; Dilton Doiley; Ethel Muggs

Synopsis

Jughead tests out Dilton's new virtual reality headset.

Reprints

• from Archie's Pal Jughead Comics (Archie, 1993 series) #58 (July 1994)

Keywords

virtual reality

Love & Learn (Table of Contents: 6)

World of Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Hal Lifson

Pencils

Rex Lindsey

Inks

Rex Lindsey

Colors

Rex Lindsey

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Phil Dynamo; Veronica Lodge; Samantha Sutcliff; Mary Andrews; Betty Cooper

Synopsis

On the Phil Dynamo show Veronica tells Phil how Archie never pays attention to her and other things she wishes he would change. Archie decides to try the things Veronica suggests when he takes out new student Samantha Sutcliff.

Reprints

• from World of Archie (Archie, 1992 series) #22 (March 1997)

P.C. Pal (Table of Contents: 7)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Mike Pellowski

Pencils

Sean Murphey [as Murphey]

Inks

Rudy Lapick

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #454 (December 1996)

Interactive Comics (Table of Contents: 8)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir

Pencils

Stan Goldberg

Inks

Henry Scarpelli

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Midge Klump; Moose Mason; Ethel Muggs

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #457 (March 1997)

Crime Daze (Table of Contents: 9)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Dan Parent

Pencils

Dan Parent

Inks

Rudy Lapick

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica Spectacular (Archie, 1992 series) #24 (July 1997)

Wish Upon a Star! (Table of Contents: 10)

Ethel / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Golliher

Pencils

Bill Golliher

Inks

Rudy Lapick

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Ethel Muggs; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Archie Andrews

Synopsis

Ethel sends a letter to a famous movie star asking him to be her prom date.

Reprints

• from Archie & Friends (Archie, 1992 series) #24 (August 1997)

Novel Job (Table of Contents: 11)

Betty / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Mike Pellowski

Pencils

Stan Goldberg

Inks

Mike Esposito

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Mr. Barney; Howie Severe

Synopsis

Betty's quiet weekend job at a mall bookstore is turned upside down by a book signing by national shock jock Howie Severe.

Reprints

• from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #56 (December 1997)

Indexer Notes

Howie Severe is based on radio personality Howard Stern. One of the crazed fans at the book signing is a caricature of Archie editor Victor Gorelick.

Changing His Toon! (Table of Contents: 12)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Angelo Decesare

Pencils

Stan Goldberg

Inks

Henry Scarpelli

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Chuck Clayton; Dilton Doiley; Waldo Weatherbee

Synopsis

Mr. Weatherbee wants Chuck to do a drawing that can be used to paint Mr. Weatherbee's portrait.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #470 (April 1998)

That Certain Ring (Table of Contents: 13)

Betty / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Golliher (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Mike Esposito (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Whoa, Betty! Nice look!

Genre

humor

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Nancy Woods; Waldo Weatherbee; Miss Phlips; Superintendent Herkimer Hassle; Ms. Oliver

Synopsis

Betty wears a nose ring to school that's held in place by a magnet. Mr. Weatherbee confiscates it and then tries it on and forgets that he's wearing it.

Reprints

• from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #62 (June 1998)

Laptop Lament (Table of Contents: 14)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir

Pencils

Stan Goldberg

Inks

Bob Smith

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; teen

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #475 (September 1998)

Virtual Virtuoso (Table of Contents: 15)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Hal Smith

Pencils

Fernando Ruiz

Inks

Rich Koslowski

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate

Synopsis

Everybody's virtual pet has died, except for Veronica's.

Reprints

• from Archie's Pal Jughead Comics (Archie, 1993 series) #110 (November 1998)

Keywords

Tamagotchi; toy; virtual pet

The Big Obsession (Table of Contents: 16)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo

Inks

Henry Scarpelli

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Ethel Muggs; Renaldo DiHatrio

Synopsis

Veronica's money sets up an exclusive book-signing with the current cinema heart-throb, but it's Betty who gets to spend the afternoon hiding in a theater with him when the signing erupts into a riot.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #129 (November 1998)

Whatever (Table of Contents: 17)

Veronica / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Kathleen Webb (credited)

Pencils

Jeff Shultz (credited)

Inks

Rich Koslowski (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Midge Klump; Miss Grundy; Jughead Jones; Nancy Woods; Dilton Doiley; Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate

Synopsis

Veronica is answering every question with "whatever".

Reprints

• from Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #84 (February 1999)

The Big Ride (Table of Contents: 18)

Archie & Friends / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir

Pencils

Stan Goldberg

Inks

Bob Smith

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Characters

Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Midge Klump; Moose Mason

Reprints

• from Archie & Friends (Archie, 1992 series) #38 (December 1999)