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TITLES SHIPPING OCTOBER 2004

ADVENTURES OF THE FLY,
ships 10/6. 96-page, full color trade paperback, $12.95 US. The latest entry in the RED CIRCLE reprint series! This historic edition highlights one of the pioneering superhero titles of the silver age: THE FLY! Tommy Troy is a young boy whose world is turned upside down when he meets an emissary of the Fly World and is given a special ring that magically transforms him into the superhuman FLY! Considered an early prototype for Spider-Man, the fly's earliest adventures were charted by some of the most legendary creative talent in comics: Jack Kirby, Joe Simon, Jack Davis, Al Williamson! All of these artists, and more, are featured in this special edition that collects titanic tales from 1959 and 1960. Features a cover by fan-favorite, Joe Staton, painstaking restorations of all stories, faithful recoloring and a foreword by Joe Simon. SCRIPT AND ART: Joe Simon, Jack Kirby, Jack Davis, AI Williamson and various talents.

ARCHIE #552,
ships 10/5. 32-page, full color comic, $2.19 US. "Plaidness Madness": It's a fashion faux pas when Archie advises Mr. Lodge on which style jacket would make the perfect gift for Veronica! SCRIPT: Craig Boldman. ART: Stan Goldberg. "Big City Blues": Is that laugh track just in Archie's head or are all of his cousin Albert’s friends renegades from a sitcom?! SCRIPT: Mike Pellowski. ART: Stan Goldberg.

ARCHIE'S DOUBLE DIGEST # 156,
ships 10/12. Full color digest format, $3.59 US. 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 talent.

BETTY # 142,
ships 10/20. 32-page, full color comic, $2.19 US. "The Big Breakup": Word gets out that Betty is writing a "Dear John" letter, and every one of her friends is paranoid that it might be for them! SCRIPT: Kathleen Webb. ART: Stan Goldberg. "The Big Parade": It's Thanksgiving, and the one giving thanks is Pansky's costume shop, who'd be out of business if the gang didn't need costumes for a parade! SCRIPT: George Gladir. ART: Stan Goldberg.

BETTY & VERONICA SPECTACULAR #68,
ships 10/21. 32-page, full color comic, $2.19 US. "What a Doll": Archie feels like he's lost control when Betty and Veronica give each other remote control dolls of Archie for Christmas! SCRIPT AND ART: Dan Parent.

BETTY &VERONICA DIGEST # 152,
ships 10/21. Full color digest format, $2.39 US. Bright and brassy, bold and beautiful, blonde and brunetteteen dream queens Betty & Veronica romp through this collection of new stories and classic tales! SCRIPT AND ART: Various talent.

HOLIDAY FUN DIGEST #9,
ships 10/6. Full color digest format, $2.39 US. '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 this 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! SCRIPT AND ART: Various.

JUGHEAD # 161,
ships 10/6. 32-page, full color comic, $2.19 US. "Drummed Out": We all know Jughead is an "offbeat" character, but now his drumming is off beat, too! Can he get his rhythm back or will the Archies have to carry on to the beat of another drummer?! SCRIPT: Craig Boldman. ART: Rex Lindsey.

JUGHEAD WITH ARCHIE DIGEST # 197,
ships 10/20. 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 # 108,
ships 10/21. 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 # 197,
ships 10/6. Full color digest format, $2.39 US. The timeless high school hijinx of the entire Riverdale gang is 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 #89,
ships 10/20. 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 #62,
ships 10/21. 32-page, full color comic, $2.19 US. It's another thrilling issue in the manga style, filled with romance, magic and intrigue! Sabrina decides to take the high road by inviting the new girl, Gwen, to her slumber party, but Llandra .isn't sure Gwen can be trusted with all of their magic secrets. The conversation soon shifts to the boys they like, and who they hope asks them to the upcoming winter dance. The answers will surprise everyone, and in the process, Sabrina will learn valuable lessons about friendship and making decisions. SCRIPT AND ART: Tania del Rio.

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG # 142,
ships 10/20. 32-page, full color comic, $2.19 US. "The Original Freedom Fighters" Part I of 2: Not only does the tyranny of Dr. Robotnik go back as far as anyone on Mobius can remember... but there have always been heroes to fight that evil. This is the story of those heroes... Sonic's heroes... who gave rise to Sonic and the Freedom Fighters as we know them today. SCRIPT: Romy Chacon ART: Art Mawhinney (pencils) and Jim Amash (ink). "Moment of Truth": the latest installment of the popular "Mobius 25 Years Later" series-within-a-series. Lobar and Rotor, the greatest scientific minds of the future, present King Sonic and The Guardian Knuckles their solution to save Mobius: they must return to the past! There's a catch, however: in order for Mobius to be saved, there's no guarantee that the lives they have led will unfold the same as before! SCRIPT: Ken Penders. ART: Steven Butler (pencils) and Jim Amash (inks).

VERONICA # 156,
ships 10/13. 32-page, full color comic, $2.19 US. "The First Girlfriend!": This issue is sure to get everyone's "vote" for most topical Archie comic during this fall's elections! Veronica's new boyfriend is more guarded than most- literally- because his father has just won the election, and now every date they go on is chaperoned by Secret Service men! SCRIPT AND ART: Dan Parent.