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Issue Details

Issue #581
Published March 2008
Cover Price 2.25 USD
Pages 36
Editing Mike Pellerito; Victor Gorelick (editor-in-chief)

Cover Details - "Dollar Store Shopping"

Characters Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Genre teen; humor
Pencils Stan Goldberg (signed)
Inks Bob Smith (signed)

6 page Archie story "Forget Me Not"

Characters Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate (cameo); Veronica Lodge; Moose Mason
Synopsis Archie remembers the anniversary of his first date with Veronica and buys her a gift to commemorate the occasion-- a lamp shaped like a turtle.
Genre teen; humor
Script Craig Boldman
Pencils Stan Goldberg
Inks Bob Smith
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Jack Morelli

6 page Archie story "Messterpiece"

Characters Archie Andrews; Noodnick (an artist); Hiram Lodge; Smithers; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis Mr. Lodge invites a well-repected artist to show his latest paintings. But the artist has spoiled each of the paintings by throwing paint over the pictures in an artistic inspiration. Mr. Lodge sees the marred paintings and assumes Archie is to blame.
Genre teen; humor
Script Craig Boldman
Pencils Stan Goldberg
Inks Bob Smith
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Jack Morelli

1 page Archie story "Fan Art / Statement of Ownership"

Genre teen; humor
Script (fan art)
Pencils (fan art)
Inks (fan art)
Letters typeset
Notes The first 2/3 of the page is an Archie art page and the remainder is the Statement of Ownership.

5 page Archie story "Just Plain Wrong"

Characters Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Jughead Jones; Mr. Boswick (a client of Mr. Lodge's); Chris Boswick; Betty Cooper
Synopsis Veronica cancels a date with Archie when her father asks her to entertain a client's son. When Archie goes to Veronica's to dispute the matter, everyone finds out that Chris is actually a lovely girl. So Archie ends up going out with her -- all paid for by Mr. Lodge -- and Veronica stays home.
Genre teen; humor
Script Craig Boldman
Pencils Stan Goldberg
Inks Bob Smith
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Jack Morelli

6 page Archie story "Surprise"

Characters Archie Andrews; Pop Tate; Dilton Doiley; Nancy Woods; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
Synopsis Dilton tells Archie about kleptomania at the same time that Betty reads an article about leaving anonymous gifts for a guy as a romantic gesture. So Betty buys small gifts from Archie and manages to sneak them into his pocket. Archie finds the gifts and thinks he's become a kleptomaniac.
Genre teen; humor
Script Craig Boldman
Pencils Stan Goldberg
Inks Bob Smith
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Jack Morelli