Archie comic books issue 42

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Cover by Bob Montana. Stories by unknown. Art by Ray Gill, Sam Schwartz and unknown. Featuring Archie in: "The Good Rumor Man"; "Ignorance Is Bliss"; "Fortune's Folly"; "Through the Looking Glass"; and "The Handwriting On the Wall"! Plus: Jughead in "Cupid's Boy"! Also: 2-page text piece "Hollywood Tattle Tales"! Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Pat Spaziante [as Spaz], inks by Harvey Mercadoocasio [as HARVO]. In Every Kingdom There Must Exist A Little Chaos, script by Kent Taylor, pencils by Art Mawhinney, inks by Phil Sheehy; Sonic, Tails and Sally try to assemble as many Chaos Emeralds and Magic Rings as possible to use the energy to cure an afflicted King Acorn. Knuckles' Quest, script by Ken Penders and Kent Taylor, pencils by Art Mawhinney, inks by Brian Thomas; Knuckles and Tails travel to Downunda seeking King Acorn's enchanted sword. 36 pgs. $1.50. Cover price $1.50.

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"Trunk with Power"; After Reggie plays yet another prank on Archie and Jughead he is warned by Betty and Veronica that one day he'll push them too far. "Mother Jughead's Words of Wisdom"; "Helpful" words of wisdom. "Psycho-Logic!"; After reading a book on psychology Veronica convinces herself that Betty only wants Archie because Veronica has Archie so she tells Archie to take Betty to the dance in the hopes that Betty will grow tired of him. "You're the Tops!"; Veronica keeps topping Betty in everything from clothes to vacations. "Slowburn"; Veronica burned Archie's steak so she applied Vaseline to it. "Camera Drama!" starring Li'l Jinx. "The Heritage of Man"; Article on the origins of man. "Brushed Off"; Reggie uses a fake bug as a way to get attention from girls. "Dog Tagged"; Archie keeps accidentally letting Veronica's new puppy out of the house. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover pencils by Bob White. Cold Cash!, script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Bob White, inks by Mario Acquaviva; Pureheart battles Ice Cube, who is after Lodge's millions! Dessert Special, script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Bob White; When Pop Tate injures himself doing a new dance, Archie volunteers to keep the shop running; Reggie then replaces all the vanilla ice cream with instant potatoes. The taste is so bad that all the customers desert the Choklit Shop. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Cover pencils by Harry Lucey. "Exercise Caution!"; Reggie and Archie try to set up Midge and Jughead in the same room with Moose on the way. "The Good Book," script and art by Joe Edwards; Leroy tells Li'l Jinx that he is protected from his babysitter by a book. "Miner Disturbance," art by Samm Schwartz; Jughead tries to carry real prospector's tools on the float in the parade; He drops one on Reggie's foot and another hits Archie in the face. "Charm Harm"; Jughead gets a job as a door-to-door salesman; As he makes his rounds, everything bad happens to him and he comes in completely disheveled. "On Your Mark!", pencils by Bill Vigoda; Jughead tricks Reggie by giving him copies of all Reggie's old tests to study for the mid-term exam, complete with Reggie's wrong answers. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Alison Flood. "Stop the Presses," script by George Gladir, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Veronica tries out as an investigative reporter for the school newspaper. Public service announcement encouraging readers to clean up their trash on the beach featuring the Archie gang. "Field of Dreams," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Alison Flood; Veronica hires her lawnscapers to redo the lawn at school. Veronica's Summer Things fashion page. "Rough Times," script by George Gladir, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rod Ollerenshaw; Veronica's Aunt Joanie pampers the girls for a day. "Foiled Again," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Alison Flood; Betty and Veronica get in trouble for practicing their fencing in the hallways. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $1.00.

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52-page giant. Cover pencils by Dan DeCarlo. "Vamp 'Till Ready," pencils by Al Hartley; Betty and Ethel do some research on the famous courtesans of history so that they can find some new techniques to attract Archie and Jughead. "Who Did It?", pencils by Al Hartley; Everyone at Riverdale High is receiving small gifts and no one knows who's giving them out. "Fiery Diary"; Betty recounts an afternoon with Archie which typically ends up with him being distracted by Veronica. "Take a Guess!", script and art by Joe Edwards; Jinx guesses where Greg has been on vacation. "One Way," script and pencils by Al Hartley; Betty and Archie take a strange car trip on the Road of Life. "Write On!", script and art by Joe Edwards; Li'l Jinx works on her penmanship. "A Young Man's Fancy!", script and pencils by Al Hartley, inks by Jon D'Agostino; It is springtime, and Betty hopes it will turn Archie's head her way. Betty answers letters submitted by Archie readers. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

Cover art by Bob Montana. Shield G-Man Club ad. "Diamonds of Death" starring The Original Shield and Dusty The Boy Detective, art by Irv Novick; A millionaire is dead, robbery the apparent motive; The suspected killer bought a doll on the day of the death. Untitled The Hangman story, art by Bob Fujitani (as B. Fuje); Abner Thrisk has been on the lam for five years for a murder that he claims he didn't commit. Untitled Li'l Chief Bugaboo story, pencils by Dave Higgins, inks by Terry Woik Szenics; Attempts are made to discover if Fido is a dog or a mountain lion. "Archie the Jockey," script and pencils by Harry Sahle, inks by Janice Valleau (as Ginger); Archie and Reggie fight over horseback riding; Veronica believes that Archie can ride and she invites him to the Lodge estate for the weekend. Untitled Catfish Joe story, script and art by Larry Harris; Killer elephant beaks out of the train and heads into the swamp. Untitled Marco Loco Adventurer story, script and art by Carl Hubbell (as Hubbello); Marco Loco (introduction, origin) versus Christopher Flopp. Untitled Captain Commando And The Boy Soldiers story starring Adolf Hitler, Captain Herman, Nazis, Abraham Lincoln (in a dream, cameo), art by Irv Novick. 60 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Bob Montana. "The Gift of Gabby"; Archie accidentally picks up a gift box at Veronica's and Betty thinks it's a gift for her. "The Eyes Have It"; To raise money to buy seeing-eye dogs for blind kids, the faculty puts on a production of Uncle Tom's Cabin. "Use Your Head"; Jughead is bored and confined to the house so Uncle Herman teaches him to use some creativity and make things. Laugh Fun Page by Dave Berg. Untitled Katy Keene story, script and art by Bill Woggon; K. O. and Randy bet which is the better horse rider. Hollywood Gossip article. "No Sail"; Ferdie has to figure out how to compete with a yacht club. Untitled story, script and art by Bill Woggon; Debby's dad is upset at how messy the house is. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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"The Wheeler Dealer"; Reggie tries to figure out what Archie has that he doesn't. "Gym Nasty" one-page Li'l Jinx story by Joe Edwards. "It's a Snap"; Archie tries to hypnotize Veronica, but it seems to work on Ethel instead. Archie Club News. "Captured on Canvas"; Veronica is taking up painting and wants Archie to be her model. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

"The Patient"; Veronica takes her obsession with nursing too far. "The Lucky Peace"; Moose has bad luck since he's been without his lucky Spanish doubloon. "Too Hot to Handle," script by Al Hartley, pencils by Al Hartley, inks by Jon D'Agostino; Archie is elected as honorary Jr. Fire Chief during fire prevention week. "Nightmare or Dreaming is Believing"; Archie has a nightmare that he's blindfolded and about to be shot by Mr. Lodge. Archie Club News. "Sweet & Sour"; Li'l Jinx gets a lollipop from a new neighbor and Greg wants one too. "Big Daddy"; Archie takes the place of Mr. Lodge in the school's father-daughter dance. "Beautiful Schemer"; Ethel takes a correspondence course in ballet and modern dance because it gives her poise. "This Is a Recording"; Reggie secretly records the girls' slumber party but they find his recorder and leave a special message on it for him. "The Coaxer"; Archie takes his neighbor's dog to the beach but he doesn't want to go in the water. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Henry Scarpelli. "The Me-ning of Life," script by Angelo DeCesare, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Henry Scarpelli; When her father refuses to bow to her selfish wishes, Veronica throws a tantrum, falls asleep and dreams that she is the absolute ruler of Veronicaville... I mean, Riverdale. "Watch Out," script by Mike Pellowski, pencils by Tim Kennedy, inks by Alison Flood; Archie is chronically late for his dates with Veronica so her father gives him a new watch to help keep him on schedule. Veronica's Sunspecs illustration by Rex Lindsey. "Ordinary People," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Tim Kennedy, inks by Rudy Lapick; Veronica decides to stop being a posh princess and start a new life as an average, ordinary girl. 36 pgs., full color. $1.25. Cover price $1.50.

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Written by unknown. Art by unknown. Archie is very discouraged and Mr. Weatherbee tries to cheer him up in "I Am Feeling Mighty Low!" Plus: A school rabble rouser tries to organize a protest against Mr. Weatherbee for canceling the school dance in "Come On Over"; Archie's erratic driving costs the school a safety award in "Driving Me Crazy!"; the school nurse makes Archie's pulse race in a pin-up; and Greg thinks Gigi is lucky because she has money in the Li'l Jinx 1-pager "Horror Scoop"! Characters in this issue: Archie Andrews, Mr. Weatherbee, Veronica Lodge, Jughead Jones, Miss Grundy, Betty Cooper, Moose Mason, Coach Kleats, Miss Shapely, Li'l Jinx, Greg and Gigi. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

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The gang forms their own band, the Little Archies; Little Archie turns into superhero Little Captain Pureheart to battle The Attack of the Mole Men. Stories and art by Dexter Taylor. Plus Lil Jinx by Joe Edwards. 64 pages. Cover by Bob Bolling. Cover price $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

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Written by Bob Bolling, Mike Pellowski, and Kathleen Webb. Art by Doug Crane, Mike Esposito, and Rudy Lapick. Cover by Dan Decarlo. Betty is on the case of a missing professor at the Riverdale Museum. Betty foils Harpo De Hoofer's second attempt to steal the pirate's treasure. Betty babysits Marty The Menace. Betty is tired of her look and wants a drastic change. Betty Cooper fan art. Wheelchair ramp public service announcement with the Archie gang, art by Dan Decarlo. 36 pages, full color. $1.50. Cover price $1.50.

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Sabrina assists a stage magician at the beach; she tries to convince Aunt Hilda to be nicer; Della the Head Witch teaches Sabrina how to use magic discreetly. Stories and art by Frank Doyle, Dick Malmgren, Dan DeCarlo Jr., Bob Bolling, and George Gladir, plus Lil Jinx by Joe Edwards. 32 pages. Cover by DeCarlo. Cover price $0.35. Cover price $0.35.

Written by Ian Flynn. Art by Gary Martin and POWREE. Cover by Patrick Spaz Spaziante. The battle rages on! Based on the legendary game Mega Man 3 comes 'Legends of the Blue Bomber,' Part Two. We've seen Mega Man battle Robot Masters before, but now see the fight unfold from the perspectives of the villainous robot adversaries themselves! Shadow Man recalls his humble beginnings and how they brought him to his deadly duel with Mega Man! Gemini Man is ready to ambush our hero with his hologram copies! But while the battle rages on, Break Man is behind the scenes on a mission of his own - why is he hunting down Dr. Wily's first set of Robot Masters? 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Written by Ian Flynn. Art by Gary Martin and POWREE. Cover by Rafa Knight. The battle RAGES ON! Based on the legendary game Mega Man 3 comes 'Legends of the Blue Bomber' Part Two: We've seen Mega Man battle Robot Masters before, but now see the fight unfold from the perspectives of the villainous robot adversaries themselves! Shadow Man recalls his humble beginnings and how they brought him to his deadly duel with Mega Man! Gemini Man is ready to ambush our hero with his hologram copies! But while the battle rages on, Break Man is behind the scenes on a mission of his own-why is he hunting down Dr. Wily's first set of Robot Masters?! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

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Gold, pencils by Stan Goldberg; One of Reggie's pranks leads to a mini-Gold Rush in Riverdale and a history lesson from Archie. We All Scream For Ice Cream; Betty's new job as an ice cream vendor is attracting a lot of male attention and that's got Veronica bugged. Brawn Is Beautiful, script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Sick of watching Josie stare at Alan on road trips for the band, Alexander fires him. A Club Flub; Harvey bets Hilda five dollars he can beat her at golf. Cover price $0.30.

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ARCHIE & FRIENDS #42 by Bill Golliher "Archie Goes To College": Have they finally graduated high school? Not quite ? Archie and his friends enroll in a special program that lets them take college courses in the summer. But Archie and Jughead may not be quite ready for the big leagues ? Archie's jealous of the attention the college guys pay to Betty and Veronica, and Jughead has cafeteria issues! Maybe they need a class in class. "Let's Play Ball": It's the annual students-versus-faculty softball game, and the gang is convinced it will be a fast one again. Wrong! The faculty has something special up their baseball jersey's this year, and Archie and his pals just might strike out! Cover price $1.99.

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Cover pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Mike Esposito. "In the Spirit," script by Al Hartley, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Mike Esposito; Riverdale High's students are eager to start their Christmas holiday; Jughead's pals go on a sleigh ride, and he's surprised by how much he enjoys a kiss from Ethel. "Food Mood," script by Al Hartley, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Mike Esposito; Jughead and Hot Dog eat their breakfast, but Jughead overeats. "Fitting Knitting," script by Al Hartley, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Mike Esposito; Reggie laughs when he overhears that Ethel is knitting socks for Jughead, but Ethel definitely knows her man. Archie's Club News. "Sweet Feet," script by Al Hartley, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Mike Esposito; Jughead discusses the Christmas spirit with his friends. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $1.25.

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Cover pencils by Stan Goldberg. "Nature Boy"; Betty, Archie and Jughead want to set up a nature trail; Unfortunately, part of the land they want to use belongs to the biggest miser in town. "Garage Sale" one-page Fat Charley story, script and art by Joe Edwards. "Riverdale Rogue," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Jon D'Agostino; Archie and the gang try to undermine a new student who is constantly mean to everyone. "The Litter Word"; Archie cleans up litter around town, which ruins his date with Veronica but gets him on TV. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.30.

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"Godfrey Gooch Space Hunter"; The Earth Space Zoo director wants Godfrey to get the zoo something new. "Space Patrol"; In 2065 A.D., space patrolmen Dolan of Earth and Moo Goo of Mars chase a speeder and end up in a strange galaxy; They are captured by giant aliens and put in jail. Ads for Archie's Jokes, Around the World with Archie, Archie's Madhouse Annual. "The Mad Ad Monster"; Scientists create a product that will cure bad breath, dandruff, and B.O. However, after their announcer drinks the product on a live TV commercial, he gains strange powers and decides to ruin all TV commercials. "Zalula the Love Sick Space Monster"; An astronaut lands on a planet and encounters a giant alien who has fallen for him. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

by Bill Golliher & Holly Golightly "Zelda's Secret!": A bit of house-cleaning leads to the discovery of a pre-nuptial agreement-and Zelda's admission that she was once married to an ancient wizard currently known as aging rocker Metal Melbourne! Worse than her memories of the minute-marriage are a clause she discovers: if she's not married 500 years after the agreement, she'll lose all her powers ? and 500 years is only a year away! Are wedding bells in Zelda's future or is she destined only to sweep with brooms?! FC, 32pg $2.19 Cover price $2.19.

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By Dan Parent. Because the fan's demanded it - the return of Frankie Valdez! "Frankie's Back!": It's been three years since Frankie Valdez's last major appearance (in Archie & Friends #24). Now, he and his family have returned from Puerto Rico, and he's agreed to see Maria again. But what's this? Betty and Veronica have spotted him with Brigitte! Is Frankie pulling an Archie?! "That's Pretty Fishy": Betty and Brigitte invite Veronica to fish with them - provided her yakking doesn't scare the fish away! With her expensive, high tech equipment, you'd think she's fishing for whales! "Look Into My Eyes": Veronica's not chicken to be on television - until a hypnotist convinces her she's a chicken on national TV! Cover price $1.99.

Stories by Dan Parent and George Gladir. Art by Dan Parent, Stan Goldberg, Jim Amash and Jimmy DeCarlo. Cover by Dan Parent and Bob Smith. Pack your bags with Veronica, she's tagging along on her father's business trip to Paris! When a family friend introduces her to a handsome young French filmmaker who just so happens to share a name with Veronica's favorite redhead back home, Veronica finds herself falling for him! When the Archie back in Riverdale hears what happened, he's ready to take drastic action! Take an international ride with a new love triangle in 'Archie or Archie?!', the lead story in this exciting digest! 160 pages, full color. Cover price $4.99.

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Canadian Price Variant. $1.20 cover price. Cover pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Alison Flood. "Stop the Presses," script by George Gladir, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Veronica tries out as an investigative reporter for the school newspaper. Public service announcement encouraging readers to clean up their trash on the beach featuring the Archie gang. "Field of Dreams," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Alison Flood; Veronica hires her lawnscapers to redo the lawn at school. Veronica's Summer Things fashion page. "Rough Times," script by George Gladir, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rod Ollerenshaw; Veronica's Aunt Joanie pampers the girls for a day. "Foiled Again," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Alison Flood; Betty and Veronica get in trouble for practicing their fencing in the hallways. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $1.20.

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