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From Pep Talk by Paul Castiglia

ARCHIE #540, ships 8/27. 32-page, full color comic, $2.19 US. "The Butler Did It": When Archie shows up at Veronica's house the same day Mr. Lodge is hosting an important ambassador, faithful butler Smithers learns his job description includes running interference and being a diplomat, too! "The Man of Mystery": Archie puts on the girls by putting on a "mysterious" act-never realizing Veronica would actually hire investigators to uncover his "deep, dark secret!" SCRIPTS: Craig Boldman. ART: Stan Goldberg.

ARCHIE & FRIENDS #74, ships 8/6. 32-page, full color comic, $2.19 US. "A Dog with Byte": When a series of thefts plague Lodge Mansion, Dilton reprograms Veronica's cute, cuddly pet robot-dog into a fearsome guard dog! Can this super-dog "collar" the crooks? SCRIPT: George Gladir. ART: Rex Lindsey.

ARCHIE DIGEST #201, ships 8/13. Full color digest format, $2.39 US. The adventures of America's favorite teen continue with new stories and classic tales. SCRIPT AND ART: Various talent including Stan Goldberg, Henry Scarpelli, Jon D'Agostino, etc.

BETTY #129, ships 8/6. 32-page, full color comic, $2.19 US. "The Mystery of History": Betty takes her cousin on a "magical history tour" when she relates the tales of the brave female Coopers who played a part in history! SCRIPT:
George Gladir. ART: Stan Goldberg. "Clothes Call": The clothes make the gal, but will Veronica's hand-me-downs make Betty as picky as Veronica?! SCRIPT: Kathleen Webb. ART: Stan Goldberg.

BETTY & VERONICA #192, ships 8/20. 32-page, full color comic, $2.19 US. "A Change of Clothes": When her car breaks down in the rain and she's forced to borrow clothes from Betty, Veronica ends up all wet-in more ways than one! SCRIPT: Kathleen Webb. ART: Jeff Shultz. "Slow Talker": Gossip can get old fast-especially if there are speed bumps preventing you from spreading it! SCRIPT: Mike Pellowski. ART: Jeff Shultz.

BETTY & VERONICA SPECTACULAR #62, ships 8/20. Full color digest format, $2.39 US. "Hail to the Chiefs": It's a homework assignment of presidential proportions when Ms. Grundy asks the class to write about how they'd run the
country! Needless to say, Betty and Veronica have very different ideas on how to be a commander in chief! Can Betty's fair, benevolent platform compete with Veronica's decisive, forceful and opinionated style? The White House will never be the same! SCRIPT AND ART: Dan Parent.

BETTY & VERONICA DIGEST #141, ships 8/6. 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 #118, ships 8/20. 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'S DOUBLE DIGEST #97, ships 8/6. 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 #187, ships 8/27. 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.

SABRINA THE TEENAGE WITCH #49, ships 8/13. 32-page, full color comic, $2.19 US. SCRIPT: "Zap Happy!": When Sabrina overuses her powers for even the most mundane tasks, she sprains her "zap" muscle and can't zap anymore! Will this be a long-term problem or simply a momentary magical malfunction? Will Sabrina get her "zap" back before the Charm School finals or will her Aunts have to resort to a "Witch Dr.?!" SCRIPT: Abby Denson. ART: Holly Golightly.

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #127, ships 8/20. 32-page, full color comic, $2.19 US. Sonic's space odyssey continues as he crash-lands on a strange planet... a planet that evolves faster than Sonic can even run! What can Sonic do while whole civilizations rise and fall around him!? More importantly, what do the inhabitants of the planet think of our trespassing hedgehog? It's sci-fi with a Sonic spin! SCRIPT: Benny Lee. ART: Ron Lim (pencils), Conor Tomas & Andrew Pepoy (INKS). PLUS: "Sonicspy vs. Knucklespy": It's "humor in a jugular vein" that will drive you "mad" with laughter as we skewer one of our favorite cartoon strips! SCRIPT: Michael Gallagher. ART: Dave Manak.

VERONICA #144, ships 8/27. 32-page, full color comic, $2.19 US. "Let the Games Begin": When the gang compete on a TV game show where contestants must answer questions about their friends, Veronica learns she might just be a teeny, tiny, bit self-centered! Can Veronica learn enough about her friends before getting voted off the show... and will it be more than she wants to know?! SCRIPT AND ART: Dan Parent.