Auctions: comic books in 'Archie', graded by CGC

Archie (1943 Archie Comics) 28 CGC 2.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4300538006

Cover art by Al Fagaly. "The Lifeguard," art by Bill Vigoda; Archie fills in for Reggie as a lifeguard and gets into his typical antics. Archie's Hollywood Quiz Page by Herbert "Red" Holmdale. "The Glamour Boy," art by Bill Vigoda; When Archie takes a bunch of papers from Miss Grundy's desk (instead of just his essay) to escape the Riverdale Glamour Girl Society, Reggie discovers that test answers are among the papers and steals them from Archie. Hollywood Tattle Tales article. "A Cozy Date," art by Bill Vigoda; Archie tries to get some time alone with Veronica, but people keep ringing the doorbell. Katy Keene ad. Untitled Betty and Veronica story, art by Irving Novick; Betty and Veronica take the advice of a radio show host and decide to live among nature to lose weight. Super Duck ad. "Service With a Snicker," art by Bill Vigoda; When Archie and Veronica cause the cook and maid to quit, Veronica has Archie dress up as a French maid to serve dinner to the Lodges and their guests--who turn out to be Archie's parents. "Midsummer's Nightmare," art by Bill Vigoda; Archie gets a summer job at Hopntakadip Camp and causes the usual chaos. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Archie Giant Series (1954 Archie) 550 CGC 9.0

Paper: White

Newsstand Edition

Label #4650887005

Betty and Veronica Summer Fun. Cover by Dan DeCarlo. Missing children public service announcement with the Archie gang. "Let's Pretend," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by James DeCarlo; Veronica tries to convince it's better to keep your opponent fooled in the game of romance. Betty and Veronica's Summer Fashions ad, inks by Dan DeCarlo. "Where the Boys Are," script by George Gladir, pencils by Dan DeCarlo Jr., inks by James DeCarlo; Betty and Veronica are camp counselors at a girls' summer camp and try in vain to meet the boys across the lake. "Delightful Dilemma," script by George Gladir, pencils by Dan DeCarlo Jr., inks by James DeCarlo; Veronica wins a contest to spend a week in England with her favorite rock star. "Darkroom Disaster," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo Jr., inks by James DeCarlo; Betty meets a photographer on the beach who wants to take her picture for a calendar. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.65.

Pep Comics (1940-1987 Archie) 52 CGC 9.2

Paper: White

Label #4537349002

Cover art by Bob Vigoda. The Beast That Was a Huntsman starring Shield, art by Irv Novick. Carnival Chuckles starring Archie. Captain Commando story, art by Clem Gretter. Marco Loco story, art by Harry Sahle. Suzie story. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Punisher Meets Archie (1994) 1 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4630917005

Die-cut cover, pencils by John Buscema and Stan Goldberg. "Introduction: Archie Meets The Punisher" article by Victor Gorelick. "Introduction: The Punisher Meets Archie" article by Tom DeFalco, art by Rick Parker. "When Worlds Collide," script by Batton Lash, pencils by John Buscema (Punisher art) and Stan Goldberg (Archie art), inks by Tom Palmer; The Punisher chases a criminal to Riverdale who bears an uncanny resemblance to Archie. Archie/Punisher illustration by Stan Goldberg. Archie/Punisher illustration, pencils by John Buscema. Same contents as "Archie Meets the Punisher." 56 pgs., full color. Cover price $3.95.

Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1971 Archie 1st Series) 77 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4392282011

Last IssueHarveys Christmas gift is a little too on-the-nose; Sabrina realizes a department store Santa is really a witch; another Christmas-themed story is fittingly titled Its a Wrap. Final issue of the series. Stories and art by Frank Doyle, George Gladir, Stan Goldberg, and Dick Malmgren, plus Lil Jinx by Joe Edwards. 32 pages. Cover by Dan DeCarlo. Cover price $0.60. Cover price $0.60.