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July 17, 2006 - 11:09
Archie Comics Shipping
October
2006
Archie #570
“The City Library”: Archie and his friends visit the famous Salt
Lake City library, and the popular “Night Flight” comic book store inside!
Along the way, they meet comic shop owner Mimi Cruz, library director Nancy
Tessman and other real life folks who teach them the importance of literature
and all the arts in their state-of-the-art, multimedia facility!
“To Act or Not to Act”: When the lead actor
in the school play falls ill, both Reggie and Archie claim to be the best actor
for the part.
To determine who the best
actor really is, the drama teacher gives them a tough acting assignment: each
must act like the other!
Will the
curtain fall before our hams even reach the stage?
SCRIPTS: George Gladir.
ART: Stan Goldberg.
Ships October 4,
2006
On sale DCD
October 18, 2006
On sale newsstand
October 24, 2006
32-page, full color comic
$2.25 US
UPC
#: 62816-46747-57011
Archie’s
Double
Digest #174
Double your
pages, double your Archie and double your fun in this double digest full of new
stories and classic tales! SCRIPT AND ART: Various talents.
BONUS: Puzzles, games and your
chance to “Find Your Name in Print!”
Ships October 11, 2006
On sale DCD October 25, 2006
On sale newsstand October 31, 2006
Full color digest format
$3.69 US
UPC
#: 62816-46951-17411
Betty
#160
“Spreading the Word”: In an effort to improve attendance for their
girl’s basketball team games, Betty and her teammates appeal to their
girl-crazy and snack-crazy boyfriends to show up!
SCRIPT: George Gladir.
ART: Stan Goldberg.
“Construction Dysfunction”: Determined not to be upstaged by the
neighbor, Betty’s dad decides to do some home improvement repairs himself… even
if he’ll need to hire a real handyman to fix his work later!
SCRIPT: Bill Golliher.
ART: Stan Goldberg.
“Out of Sight, Out of Mind”: Betty is
determined not to obsess over “what’s his name,” no matter how many things
remind her of him!
SCRIPT: George
Gladir.
ART: Stan Goldberg.
Ships October 18, 2006
On sale DCD November 1, 2006
On sale newsstand November 7, 2006
Full color digest format
$2.49 US
UPC
#: 62816-46753-16011
Betty & Veronica Spectacular #76
“Jingle’s Jangled!”: Betty and Veronica are smitten by the new
hunk at school… just wait until they find out it’s really Jingles, Santa’s now
ex-elf in disguise!
Jingles hopes to
get a taste of Archie’s life, but soon realizes the snow isn’t always whiter on
the other side of the sleigh!
SCRIPT
AND ART: Dan Parent.
“Present Tense”:
When Betty and Veronica spot Archie picking up a giant self-portrait at the
photo shop, each thinks it’s their Christmas gift!
SCRIPT: Mike Pellowski. ART: Stan Goldberg.
Ships October 25,
2006
On sale DCD
November 8, 2006
On sale newsstand
November 14, 2006
32-page, full color comic
$2.25 US
UPC
#: 62816-46963-07611
Betty & Veronica
Digest
#170
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 talents.
BONUS: Puzzles, games
and your chance to “Find Your Name in Print!”
Ships October 25, 2006
On sale DCD November 8, 2006
On sale newsstand November 14, 2006
Full color digest format
$2.49 US
UPC
#: 62816-46855-17011
Holiday Fun Digest #11
Tis the season to
be jolly as Archie and his friends celebrate in true holiday style! Archie and
crew have long displayed their holiday spirit, and now through the magic of the
digest series, many of the Christmas classics of old are re-presented along
with new yuletide tales. It’s a stocking-full of good holiday cheer you won’t
want to miss! “Holiday Rush”: Betty and Veronica lament the fact that the
stores seem to rush the holiday months before it hits…until Mr. Lodge gives
them some early Christmas gifts!
“Gift
Horse Laugh”: Reggie gets a nice holiday bonus at his job and the gang suspects
he’s going to spend it all on himself. Or will the holiday spirit dictate
otherwise? “Gift Exchange”: Chuck and Moose are having a hard time figuring out
what to get their girlfriends for Christmas, until they make suggestions for
each other’s girls! SCRIPTS: Mike Pellowski.
ART: Tim Kennedy. PLUS: Class yuletide tales!
SCRIPT AND ART: Various talents.
Ships October 25,
2006
On sale DCD
November 8, 2006
On sale newsstand
November 14, 2006
Full color digest
format
$2.49 US
UPC
#: 62816-46866-01111
Jughead #177
“The Yes Man”: Tired of giving Archie good advice only to have
Archie ignore it, Jughead starts to blindly agree with his pal’s harebrained
schemes.
Before the night is through,
‘ol carrot top will face the wrath of both Veronica and a mighty Moose
clone!
“Judge Jughead”: In trouble for
eating in class one too many times, Mr. Weatherbee decides Jughead needs to
learn a real lesson about grievances… and appoints him as judge of his new
grievance court!
“The Beat Goes On”:
Jughead and a pair of drumsticks make for quite a rhythm, but the faculty isn’t
tapping their toes!
SCRIPTS: Craig
Boldman.
ART: Rex Lindsey.
Ships October 4,
2006
On sale DCD
October 18, 2006
On sale newsstand
October 24, 2006
32-page, full color comic
$2.25 US
UPC
#: 62816-46755-17711
Jughead & Friends Digest
#15
"Souphead
Du Jour": Jughead usually has all the answers, but when the question is
how to keep his cousin Souphead from being bored, desperate measures are called
for… like introducing Souphead to the even brattier kid-next-door!
SCRIPT AND ART: Fernando Ruiz.
BONUS: Puzzles, games and your chance to
“Find Your Name in Print!”
Ships October 18, 2006
On sale DCD November 1, 2006
On sale newsstand November 7, 2006
Full color digest format
$2.49 US
UPC
#: 62816-46851-01511
Jughead’s Double
Digest #126
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 talents.
BONUS:
Puzzles, games and your chance to “Find Your Name in Print!”
Ships October 18, 2006
On sale DCD November 1, 2006
On sale newsstand November 7, 2006
Full color digest format
$3.69 US
UPC
#: 62816-46952-12611
Pals-N-Gal’s
Double Digest #107
The spotlight is on the wonderful cast of Archie supporting
characters, in this double digest featuring new stories and classic tales.
SCRIPT & ART: Various talents.
BONUS: Puzzles, games and your chance to
“Find Your Name in Print!”
Ships October 18, 2006
On sale DCD November 1, 2006
On sale newsstand November 7, 2006
Full color digest format
$3.69 US
UPC
#: 62816-46953-10711
Sabrina The
Teenage Witch: The Magic Revisited
Relive the first four issues of Sabrina the Teenage Witch’s “manga
makeover” in this special 5 x 7 ½ inch edition printed on superior stock!
Fan-favorite writer-artist Tania del Rio
presents these tales of magical flights of fancy and romantic intrigue… sprinkled
with a dash of patented Archie Comics humor of course!
The continuing tales of Sabrina’s awakening
powers and the various love triangle combinations that have formed
keep readers coming back for more, and now
you can relive how it all began.
Stories include “Spellfreeze” (issue #58), “Blue Ribbon Blues” (issue
#59), “Councils & Concerts” (issue #60) and “The Magic Within” (issue
#61).
SCRIPTS AND ART: Tania del Rio.
Ships October 18, 2006
On sale DCD November 1, 2006
On sale newsstand November 7, 2006
112-page, full color paperback
$7.49 US
ISBN
#: 1-879794-19-5
Sabrina The Teenage Witch #80
"Hidden
Powers": Fed up with constantly having to come up with a water-breathing
spell so Llandra can visit merman Narayan, Sabrina works up a spell that will
give Narayan legs instead! The only thing is… the spell doesn't exist and
there are no new spells, so where did the amazing power to create a brand new
spell come from?! Her timing couldn't be worse as back in the Magic
Realm, it's time for the year-end "magical review." Sabrina's teacher
is concerned that she has tapped into some secret, advanced magic that could
have unforeseen ramifications. The council agrees and even imprisons
Sabrina, keeping her under surveillance! Only the Queen knows the secret
behind Sabrina's powers… but will she reveal them?!
SCRIPT
AND ART:
Tania del Rio.
Ships October 25,
2006
On sale DCD
November 8, 2006
On sale newsstand
November 14, 2006
32-page, full color comic
$2.25 US
UPC
#: 62816-47040-08011
Sonic X #13
“Hare 'em, Scare
'em": Just in time for Halloween, this issue is full of tricks but not
many treats for our heroes.
After his
best friend Tails is tricked and blamed for unleashing the devastating power of
an alien space craft upon Station Square city, Sonic races to his aid, but both
of them end up apprehended by a shadowy government agency.
Trapped in jail alongside the villainous Dr.
Eggman, our heroes remain helpless as the spookiest ghosts of all time, King
Boom Boo and his creepy cohorts, threaten their friends' peaceful
existence! Can they bust out… and bust the ghosts… before it's too late?
Featuring action-packed manga art from
fan favorite David Hutchison (Antarctic Press’s “Wizard of Oz”)!
SCRIPT: Joe Edkin. ART: David
Hutchison. CREEPY-COOL COVER BY SPAZ!
Ships October 4, 2006
On sale DCD October 18, 2006
On sale newsstand October 24, 2006
32-page, full color comic
$2.25 US
UPC
#: 62816-46971-01311
Sonic The
Hedgehog #168
“Order and Chaos:
the Gathering Part 1 of 2”: A new and deadly evil lurks in the darkness,
prepared to strike Sonic and destroy the entire planet. This latest
menace proves to be one of Sonic's deadliest villains ever, and this time we
might just mean it when we say the combined forces of Sonic and the Freedom Fighters
may be no match for this fiend! Especially since Sonic may have to put a
friend or two's life in danger just to stop him! PLUS: With Antoine
and Bunnie finally back together and love in full bloom again what can Sonic
have to say that could put this relationship in jeopardy? Find out in
this intriguing back-up tale. SCRIPT: Ian Flynn. INTERIOR ART &
COVER: Tracy Yardley.
Ships October 18, 2006
On sale DCD November 1, 2006
On sale newsstand November 7, 2006
32-page, full color comic
$2.25 US
UPC #:
62816-46977-16811
Tales From Riverdale Digest
#15
“Shock ‘n Roll”: The Archies are back, and determined to win the
“American Icon” talent contest.
Unfortunately, their rivals Ray and the Ray-vons are determined to stop
them using any dirty tricks necessary.
But could their scheme backfire and cause the Archies to unintentionally
create a brand-new dance craze?!
Check
out the musical mayhem for yourself!
SCRIPT AND ART: Tim Kennedy.
BONUS: Puzzles, games and your chance to “Find Your Name in Print!”
Ships October 4, 2006
On sale DCD October 18, 2006
On sale newsstand October 24, 2006
Full color digest format
$2.49 US
UPC
#: 62816-46852-01511
Veronica #175
"The
Doghouse": It’s no longer enough to keep up with the Jones’s… now the rich
have to keep up with their doghouses, too, as Veronica’s rival flaunts her
dog’s designer doghouse!
Can Veronica
outdo her rival with her own custom-made canine castle?
SCRIPT AND ART: Dan Parent.
“Face in the Crowd”: Veronica does such a
good job on her essay that the teacher insists she read it at the big class
assembly.
To keep from freezing with
fright, Veronica decides to focus on a friendly face in the crowd, but what if
the owner of that face (Archie) doesn’t show up?
SCRIPT: Mike Pellowski.
ART: Dan Parent.
Ships October 11,
2006
On sale DCD
October 25, 2006
On sale newsstand
October 31, 2006
32-page, full color comic
$2.25 US
UPC
#: 62816-4675817511
Backlist
This Holiday
Season, Get Visited By The Ghost Of Holiday Fun Digests
Past!
Archie and his friends have a stocking full of holiday cheer for
you in these 96-page digests!
Holiday Fun
Digest #8
Ships October 4, 2006
On sale DCD October 18, 2006
On sale newsstand October 24, 2006
96-page Full color digest format
$2.39 US
UPC
#: 62816-46866-00811
Holiday Fun
Digest #9
Ships October 4, 2006
On sale DCD October 18, 2006
On sale newsstand October 24, 2006
96-page Full color digest format
$2.39 US
UPC
#: 62816-46866-00911
Holiday Fun
Digest #10
Ships October 4, 2006
On sale DCD October 18, 2006
On sale newsstand October 24, 2006
96-page Full color digest format
$2.39 US
UPC
#: 62816-46866-01011