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PRESS RELEASE
From Pep
Talk by Paul Castiglia
ARCHIE #546, ships 2/11. 32-page, full color
comic, $2.19 US. "The Trade-off": Archie and Reggie have time
on their hands-- 15 minutes a pop, in fact-- when they take Veronica on a date
in "alternating shifts!" SCRIPT: Craig Boldman. ART: Stan
Goldberg. "A Knight To Remember": A look back at teens in
Medeival Times-- and even if Archie doesn't slay the dragon, this story will
certainly "slay" you! SCRIPT: George Gladir. ART: Stan
Goldberg.
ARCHIE & FRIENDS #81, ships 2/18. 32-page,
full color comic, $2.19 US. "A Class Act": In this poignant
tale, Dilton scores so high on a state test that he's awarded the opportunity
to skip from Junior year straight to college! But will he be able to
leave all his friends and their special needs behind?!
SCRIPT: Bill Golliher. ART: Dan Parent.
ARCHIE'S DOUBLE DIGEST #150, ships 2/18. Full
color digest format, $3.29 US. "Flower Power": Celebrate the
150th anniversary issue of ARCHIE'S DOUBLE DIGEST with this tale depicting how
Archie Comic stories practically... and literally... write themselves! SCRIPT:
George Gladir. ART: Fernando Ruiz. PLUS: Classic tales by various
talents!
BETTY #136, ships 2/18. 32-page, full color comic,
$2.19 US. "The Moo Awards": In this "udderly"
charming tale, Betty and her friends compete in a cow sculpture painting
contest for the school fair. Can they "milk" their creativity
for all its worth? SCRIPT: Barbara Slate. ART: Stan Goldberg.
BETTY & VERONICA #198, ships 2/4. 32-page,
full color comic, $2.19 US. "Box Score": When it comes to
setting trends, Veronica usually "thinks out of the box"-- but this
time she's wearing the box! SCRIPT: Craig Boldman. ART: Jeff Shultz.
"War of Words": Veronica is the very definition of livid when
Jughead starts using big words to insult her! Will she extrapoloate some
entomology of her own to reciprocate?! SCRIPT: Kathleen Webb. ART:
Jeff Shultz.
BETTY & VERONICA SPECTACULAR #65, ships 2/11.
32-page, full color comic, $2.19 US. SCRIPT: Bill Golliher. ART:
Jeff Shultz. "May We Have This Dance?": When Betty, Veronica
and Cheryl try out for a television dance show and fight over Archie as their
dance partner, the producers think they have a new "reality TV" hit
on their hands! SCRIPT AND ART: Dan Parent.
BETTY & VERONICA DOUBLE DIGEST #122, ships 2/4.
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 WITH ARCHIE DIGEST #191, ships 2/25. 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.
LAUGH DIGEST #191, ships 2/11. 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 #83, ships 2/25. 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 #56, ships 2/25.
32-page, full color comic, $2.19 US. "Beware the Banshee":
It's a mystery of magical proportions when Sabrina and her family are summoned
to spend the night in the ancestral family castle! Before the night is
over, one of them might kick the cauldron! SCRIPT: Bill Golliher.
ART: Holly Golightly.
SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #133, ships 2/4. 32-page, full
color comic, $2.19 US. "Home Part 4: Finale": The final
chapter of Sonic's eventful return home! His family and friends thought
he was dead but now he's back-- and in the fight of his life with Robotnik's
mysterious henchman, uh, woman, Mecha! Are the Mobians in danger losing
Sonic again?! Meanwhile, Knuckles and the Freedom Fighters make their
final stand against the Warbots on the wasteland in front of Robotropolis!
SCRIPT: Karl Bollers. ART: Steven Butler (pencils) and Jim Amash (inks).
ALSO: "Mobius, 25 Years Later" continues with future Knuckles and
Rotor having a serious summit over developments on the planet! SCRIPT:
Ken Penders. ART: Steven Butler (pencils) and Ken Penders (inks).
VERONICA #150, ships 2/11. 32-page, full color
comic, $2.19 US. SPECIAL 150th ISSUE CELEBRATION! "World
Party": Veronica's parents give her the perfect birthday gift: the chance
to travel anywhere in the world for her birthday party! Will Veronica
scout the perfect location in time, and could it be closer than she thinks?!
SCRIPT AND ART: Dan Parent.
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