Issue Details

Issue	#538
Published	September 2003
Cover Price	2.19 USD
Pages	36

Cover Details

Synopsis	Archie and Chuck at the San Diego Comic Con International
Genre	Teen Humor
Pencils	Stan Goldberg
Inks	Bob Smith
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Bill Yoshida

6 page Archie story "A Con To Remember"

Characters	Nancy; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Chuck Clayton; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; David Glaner; Gary Sassaman; Stan Goldberg; Craig Boldman; Bill Liebowitz; Sharon Liebowitz; Mark Evanier (uncredited cameo); Martin Jaquish; Jackie Estrada (cameo); Batton Lash (cameo)
Genre	Teen Humor
Script	George Gladir
Pencils	Stan Goldberg
Inks	Bob Smith
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Bill Yoshida
Notes	Archie, Chuck, Betty, and Nancy meet Veronica and Mr Lodge, and various comics folks, at the San Diego Con

1 page A-Files letters page "A-Files"

Script	Lee Baumgardner, Jeremy Elkins
Pencils	EL
Inks	EL
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	EL, typeset

6 page Archie story "The Big Shake-Up"

Characters	Pop Tate; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Chuck Clayton; Nancy;
Genre	Teen Humor
Script	George Gladir
Pencils	Stan Goldberg
Inks	Bob Smith
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Bill Yoshida
Notes	one joke based on the "Got Milk" advertising campaign

1 page Archie story "Neat Feat"

Characters	Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Synopsis	juggling
Genre	Teen Humor
Script	George Gladir
Pencils	Stan Goldberg
Inks	Rudy Lapick
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Bill Yoshida

2 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Archie Comics' Riverdale Stars Talent Search Application"

Letters

typeset

5 page Archie story "What the Market Will Bear"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
Synopsis	Lobster sells for the market price
Genre	Teen Humor
Script	Kathleen Webb
Pencils	Stan Goldberg
Inks	Bob Smith
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Bill Yoshida

Half page Editor's Notebook text article "Editor's Notebook"

Script	Victor Gorelick
Notes	with cover stat of Archie #538

1 page Moose story "Getting The Bird"

Characters	Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
Synopsis	"this is woodpecker country"
Genre	Teen Humor
Script	George Gladir
Pencils	Pat Kennedy
Inks	Rudy Lapick
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Bill Yoshida

6 page Archie story "No Place Like Gnome"

Synopsis	Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Tad Barney
Genre	Teen Humor
Script	Craig Boldman
Pencils	Stan Goldberg
Inks	Bob Smith
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Bill Yoshida