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Archie Comics July Solicitations

Posted: Wednesday, March 26
By: Markisan Naso

ARCHIE #539
Ships 7/30
32-page, full color comic
$2.19 US

"It's All Downhill": Archie demonstrates what happens when an immovable object of art meets an accident-prone force... and Mr. Lodge's backyard sculpture garden will never be the same!
SCRIPT: Craig Boldman. ART: Stan Goldberg.


ARCHIE & FRIENDS #73
Ships 7/9
32-page, full color comic
$2.19 US

"At Your Service": Archie is inspired by the spirit of volunteerism, but his klutziness makes the worst of his good intentions-until he's forced into a situation that requires him to be a hero and makes his path ever clearer!
SCRIPT: Mike Pellowski. ART: Rex Lindsey.


ARCHIE'S MYSTERIES #30
Ships 7/23
32-page, full color comic
$2.19 US.

"No Day at the Beach": A trip to the beach becomes an experience in terror-or at least an intriguing mystery for the TSI team as they try to uncover the secret behind sightings of an alleged sea creature!
SCRIPT: Paul Castiglia and Barbara Jarvie. ART: Fernando Ruiz.


ARCHIE DIGEST #200
Ships 7/16
Full color digest format
$2.39 US

SPECIAL 200th ISSUE ANNIVERSARY EDITION! "The New Concept": "Tune in" to this all-new story as Archie attempts to shoot a "video yearbook" for Riverdale High. Will Archie create a new form of "reality TV," or will his broadcast be met with a "bad reception?!"
SCRIPT: George Gladir. ART: Fernando Ruiz. PLUS: A collection of classic tales!


BETTY #128
Ships 7/8.
32-page, full color comic
$2.19 US

"Cultivating Affection": Archie is disappointed when Betty turns down a boating expedition to tend to her garden... until he comes up with a way for them to be together after all! See love "grow" in this sweet story!
SCRIPT: Kathleen Webb. ART: Stan Goldberg.


BETTY & VERONICA BOOK 1: SUMMER FUN
Ships 7/2
96-page, full color squarebound paperback
$10.95; $15.95 CANADA.

Blondes, brunettes, beach balls and bikinis-now you can cherish the innocence of summer days gone by with this paperback edition collecting the earliest, Silver Age stories from the BETTY & VERONICA SUMMER FUN editions of the ARCHIE GIANT SERIES! Whether chasing after hunky new lifeguards, modeling the latest swimwear or putting up with Archie and Reggie's goofy rivalry for their affections, Betty and Veronica are truly the queens of Riverdale Beach-and now they can be queens of your summer reading list. Grab your towel, sunglasses and sunscreen and hit the beach with Betty & Veronica!
SCRIPT AND ART: Various.


BETTY & VERONICA #191
Ships 7/23
32-page, full color comic
$2.19 US.

"Ditched": Veronica wants to hit the beach, but ends up hitting the road when Archie's car gets stuck in a ditch. Luckily Betty comes along and picks up the debutante in distress-but what will become of klutzy Archie?
SCRIPT: Kathleen Webb. ART: Jeff Shultz.


BETTY & VERONICA DIGEST #140
Ships 7/9
Full color digest format
$2.39 US.

Bright and brassy, bold and beautiful, blonde and brunette -- teen dream queens Betty & Veronica romp through this collection of new stories and classic tales!
SCRIPT AND ART: Various talent.


BETTY & VERONICA DOUBLE DIGEST #117
Ships 7/23
Full color digest format, $3.29 US

What's better than a digest full of those teen dream queens Betty & Veronica? A double digest full of them! Featuring new stories and classic tales.
SCRIPT AND ART: Various talents.


JUGHEAD #153
Ships 7/23. 32-page
full color comic
$2.19 US
"The Trula Trap!": Jughead is bound and gagging when an unfortunate encounter with finger cuffs leaves him stuck to Trula Twyst! Will this commingled condition confound Jughead all summer?! "Pop! Goes Jughead":
SCRIPT: Craig Boldman. ART: Rex Lindsey.


JUGHEAD WITH ARCHIE DIGEST #185
Ships 7/2
Full color digest format
$2.39 US
If you think Archie gets into trouble on his own, check out the action when he teams up with Jughead! Featuring new stories and classic tales!
SCRIPT AND ART: Various talent.


JUGHEAD'S DOUBLE DIGEST #96
Ships 7/9
Full color digest format
$3.59 US

It's double-decker sandwiches and double-trouble as the irrepressible Jughead tilts the laugh-o-meter in this uproarious collection of new stories and classic tales!
SCRIPT AND ART: Various talent.


LAUGH DIGEST #186
Ships 7/30
Full color digest format
$2.39 US

The timeless high school hijinx of the entire Riverdale gang are highlighted in this hilarious collection of new stories and classic tales!
SCRIPT AND ART: Various talent including Henry Scarpelli, Stan Goldberg, Jon D'Agostino, etc.


PALS-N-GALS DOUBLE DIGEST #77
Ships 7/2
Full color digest format
$3.59 US

The spotlight is on the wonderful cast of Archie supporting characters, in this double digest featuring new stories and classic tales.
SCRIPT & ART: Various talent.


SABRINA THE TEENAGE WITCH #48
Ships 7/16
32-page, full color comic
$2.19 US.

"Salem's Reward": When Salem saves her daughter, Lilith, head witch Enchantra must swallow her pride and grant Salem his wish to be human again... but will it only be a passing spell?
SCRIPT: Bill Golliher. ART: Holly Golightly.


SONIC THE HEDGEHOG: THE BEGINNINGS
Ships 7/2
96-page, full color squarebound paperback
$10.95 US; $15.95 CANADA.

In 1993, Sonic the Hedgehog sped his way from video games to comic books. Hundreds of issues later, "the blue blur" can lay claim to having the most successful comic book career of all video game heroes! Now you can enjoy his earliest comic book adventures with this special edition that reprints his first, difficult-to-find mini-series, Sonic #0 through #3. Collected together for the first time are the first appearance of Tails, Princess Sally, Antoine, Rotor, Uncle Chuck and Muttski. Put on your favorite pair of sneakers, grab a chilidog and see where the legend began!
SCRIPTS: Michael Gallagher. ART: Scott Shaw! and Dave Manak.


SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #126
Ships 7/23
32-page, full color comic
$2.19 US.

"Tossed in Space, Part 1": After last issue's pulse-pounding events, Sonic finds himself on a strange planet on the other side of the universe. While seeking a way home is his initial priority, his heroic instincts soon take over as he helps defend an alien race from their aggressors. By issue's end, Sonic will be forced to fight the last person he ever expected to face! You'll have to read it to believe it!
SCRIPT: Benny Lee. ART: Steven Butler (pencils), Jim Amash (inks).

ALSO!: the Off-Panel strip graduates from the letters page to become its own five-page story in "Better Read Than Dead": Read in awe as Sonic and The Editor face the evil of... Deadline! Can they get the issue done on time before Sonic is erased from existence?
SCRIPT: Mike Gallagher. ART: Dave Manak (pencils) and Josh and Aimee Ray (inks).


VERONICA #142
Ships 7/2
32-page, full color comic
$2.19 US.

"Ron Across America!": Veronica gets the urge to purge and starts offering her possessions in Internet auctions. She clears the clutter and makes a bundle-until she spends all her newfound cash traveling across the country to visit all the folks who bought her goods!
SCRIPT AND ART: Dan Parent.


VERONICA #143
Ships 7/2
32-page, full color comic
$2.19 US.

"I'm Going to Super-Duper Land": The gang are the first to check out all the rides at Mr. Lodge's new amusement park-and they may be the last, as the park is sabotaged! Who's the "thrilljoy" behind it all?!
SCRIPT AND ART: Dan Parent.