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Issue Details

Issue #572
Published March 2007
Cover Price 2.25 USD
Pages 44
Editing Victor Gorelick; Richard Goldwater (editor-in-chief)

Cover Details - "Fast Track To Success!"

Characters Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Genre teen
Pencils Fernando Ruiz (signed)
Inks Bob Smith (signed)

Cover Details - "Alternate Cover"

Characters Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Chuck Clayton; Jughead Jones
Genre teen; adventure
Pencils Stan Goldberg (signed)
Inks Bob Smith (signed)
Editing Victor Gorelick; Richard Goldwater (editor-in-chief)
Notes An alternate cover for this issue is shown at www.archiecomics.com. It is unknown if it was used or released in any fashion.

21 page Archie story "Fast Track To Success!"

Characters Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Chuck Clayton; Dilton Doiley; Dale Jonas; C.C. Carp; Sammy Stevens [Spinout] (a former race car driver)
Synopsis Two months before the Riverdale 500, top racer Dale Jonas and his pit crew leave Hiram Lodge's racing team to join Hiram's arch rival C.C. Carp's race team. Betty offers to drive Hiram's race car in the 500, as she's being taught by "Spinout" Stevens, a former race car driver. Hiram then hires "Spinout" as the new pit boss and "Spinout" suggests a new pit crew: Archie, Moose, Reggie, Dilton, Jughead and Chuck. The new pit crew and the new driver then come together in a short time and are ready for the big race.
Genre teen; adventure
Script Mike Pellowski
Pencils Stan Goldberg
Inks Bob Smith
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Jack Morelli
Notes This story is told in four parts: Part 1 (6 pages), Part 2 (5 pages), Part 3 (5 pages) and Part 4 (5 pages).

2 page Archie & Friends letters page "Fan Art"

Characters Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Genre teen
Pencils (fan art)
Inks (fan art)
Colors (fan art)
Notes 2 pages of fan art by various fans.

8 page Goldfish story "The Adventures of Finn & Friends"

Genre funny animal; humor
Notes An 8-page, glossy page, story insert for Goldfish snacks. Published by DC Comics, the story is uncredited.