One thousand pages of bad jokes, weak puns, and silly "plots" yet these little comics continue to be a pop phenomenon. Maybe it's the innocent naïveté or the bright primary colours or perhaps it's the fact that even as the technology around them changes (they have computers!) the gang just never grows old.

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NurseBob | Jan 5, 2024 |

World of Archie Vol. 1 (Archie Comics Presents) af Archie Superstars

It's surprising that this ancient comic strip is still being published, 80 years after its debut. This particular collection is of comics first published in the early 1990s, and was reprinted in 2019. The cover reflects a traditional theme: as an ordinary goofy teenage male, Archie has two gorgeous teenage "girls" (Betty and Veronica) passionately interested in him, though in a G-rated manner. That the females are built like supermodels (with spectacular, Barbie- doll proportions) may not have occurred to readers in the 1950s and '60s, but it's hard to believe that modern readers don't notice. At least the storylines in this collection extend beyond the boy- girl stuff of the comic's distant forerunners.

Despite a lifetime appreciation of comic strips, I experienced no enjoyment from this collection. I found the story lines juvenile, contrived, trivial, boring, and dumb.… (mere)

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danielx | Jul 2, 2022 |

Archie 80th Anniversary Digest #2 af Archie Superstars

Blast from past

A blast from past reading ,quite noisteligic to read bringing back the memories of the 60s times reading Archie back then

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DanJlaf | Aug 20, 2021 |

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Associated Authors

John L. Goldwater Editor

Victor Gorelick Managing Editor, Editor

Dan DeCarlo Cover artist, Illustrator

Ken Penders Cover artist, Writer - "The Forgotten Tribe, Part Three: Journey's End", Writer - "Fathers & Sons", Inker - "Parallel Paradigm", Writer - "Parallel Paradigm", Penciler - "Sonic Shot", Writer - "Sonic Shot", Penciler - "The Big Picture!", Writer - "The Big Picture!", Penciler - "Prisoners!", Writer - "Prisoners!", Writer - "Rites of Passage, Part Three", Writer - "Rites of Passage, Part One", Writer - "Rites of Passage, Part Two", Writer - "The Chaotix Caper, Part One: The Unsuspecting", Writer - "The Forgotten Tribe, Part Two: Covenant", Writer - "For Whom the Bell Tolls", Inker - "The Last Game Cartridge Hero", Penciler - "The Last Game Cartridge Hero", Writer - "The Last Game Cartridge Hero", Contributor, Writer - "Deep Cover, Part One: The Guardian Who Failed!!!", Writer - "Reunions", Writer - "The Chaotix Caper, Part Two: A Tenuous Grip on Reality", Penciler - "Fathers & Sons"

Richard Goldwater Editor-in-Chief

Patrick Spaziante Cover artist, Penciler - "Knuckles Quest 2", Colorist - "Knuckles Quest 2", Penciler - "For Whom the Bell Tolls", Frontspiece Artist, Colorist - "Parallel Paradigm", Penciler - "Rage Against the Machine", Penciler - "Go Ahead... Mecha My Day!"

Harvey Mercadoocasio Cover artist, Inker - "Zoneward Bound", Inker - "For Whom the Bell Tolls", Inker - "Rites of Passage, Part One", Inker - "Rites of Passage, Part Two", Inker - "Rites of Passage, Part Three", Inker - "Growing Pains, Part Two", Inker - "Prisoners!", Inker - "Let's Get Small!", Inker - "The Big Picture!", Frontspiece Artist, Inker - "Go Ahead... Mecha My Day!", Inker - "Fathers & Sons"

Barry Grossman Colorist - "The Forgotten Tribe, Part Three: Journey's End", Colorist - "Tundra Road, Part Two", Colorist - "Crash of the Titans", Colorist - "Go Ahead... Mecha My Day!", Colorist - "Rage Against the Machine", Colorist - "Sonic Shot", Colorist - "The Big Picture!", Colorist - "Let's Get Small!", Colorist - "Court-Martial", Colorist - "Bunnie's Worst Nightmare!", Colorist - "The Day Robotropolis Fell", Colorist - "Prisoners!", Colorist - "The Chaotix Caper, Part Two: A Tenuous Grip on Reality", Colorist - "Blast From the Past", Colorist - "Growing Pains, Part Two", Colorist - "Steel-Belted Sally", Colorist - "The Chaotix Caper, Part One: The Unsuspecting", Colorist - "The Forgotten Tribe, Part Two: Covenant", Colorist - "Eve of Destruction", Contributor, Colorist - "Deep Cover, Part One: The Guardian Who Failed!!!", Colorist - "Reunions", Colorist - "Fathers & Sons"

Dan De Carlo Cover artist

Mindy Eisman Letterer - "The Substitute Freedom Fighters", Letterer - "Bunnie's Worst Nightmare!", Letterer - "Crash of the Titans", Letterer - "Go Ahead... Mecha My Day!", Letterer - "Sonic Shot", Letterer - "The Big Picture!", Letterer - "Let's Get Small!", Letterer - "Court-Martial", Letterer - "Tundra Road, Part Two", Letterer - "Rites of Passage, Part One", Letterer - "Prisoners!", Letter - "Blast From the Past", Letterer - "Growing Pains, Part Two", Letterer - "Steel-Belted Sally", Letterer - "Rites of Passage, Part Three", Letterer - "Rites of Passage, Part Two", Letterer - "Fathers & Sons"

Stan Goldberg Cover artist, Illustrator

Vickie Williams Letterer - "The Forgotten Tribe, Part Three: Journey's End", Letterer - "The Chaotix Caper, Part Two: A Tenuous Grip on Reality", Letterer - "Reunions", Letterer - "Deep Cover, Part One: The Guardian Who Failed!!!", Letterer - "The Last Game Cartridge Hero", Letterer - "Zoneward Bound", Letterer - "My Secret Guardian", Letterer - "Eve of Destruction", Letterer - "For Whom the Bell Tolls", Letterer - "The Forgotten Tribe, Part Two: Covenant", Letterer - "The Chaotix Caper, Part One: The Unsuspecting", Letterer - "Rage Against the Machine"

Rich Koslowski Writer - "The Substitute Freedom Fighters", Inker - "The Substitute Freedom Fighters", Inker - "Eve of Destruction", Inker - "For Whom the Bell Tolls", Inker - "Steel-Belted Sally", Inker - "Blast From the Past", Inker - "Tundra Road, Part Two", Writer - "Bunnie's Worst Nightmare!", Penciler - "Bunnie's Worst Nightmare!", Inker - "Bunnie's Worst Nightmare!", Inker - "Court-Martial", Inker - "Crash of the Titans"

Andrew Pepoy Inker - "The Forgotten Tribe, Part Three: Journey's End", Inker - "The Chaotix Caper, Part Two: A Tenuous Grip on Reality", Inker - "Reunions", Inker - "Deep Cover, Part One: The Guardian Who Failed!!!", Inker - "Knuckles Quest 2", Inker - "For Whom the Bell Tolls", Inker - "The Forgotten Tribe, Part Two: Covenant", Inker - "The Chaotix Caper, Part One: The Unsuspecting", Illustrator

Joshua D. Ray Cover artist, Contributor, Colorist - "Zoneward Bound", , Colorist - "My Secret Guardian"

Manny Galan Penciler - "The Forgotten Tribe, Part Three: Journey's End", Penciler - "The Chaotix Caper, Part Two: A Tenuous Grip on Reality", Penciler - "Reunions", Penciler - "Deep Cover, Part One: The Guardian Who Failed!!!", Cover artist, Penciler - "My Secret Guardian", Penciler - "For Whom the Bell Tolls", Penciler - "The Forgotten Tribe, Part Two: Covenant", Penciler - "The Chaotix Caper, Part One: The Unsuspecting", Penciler - "The Age of Aquaria, Part One: Just a Big Crab!"

Mike Gallagher Contributor, Writer - "Zoneward Bound", Writer - "My Secret Guardian", Writer - "Eve of Destruction", Writer - "Growing Pains, Part Two", Writer - "Tundra Road, Part Two", Writer - "Rage Against the Machine", Writer - "Go Ahead... Mecha My Day!", Writer - "Crash of the Titans", Author

Dan Parent Cover artist, Author, Illustrator

Art Mawhinney Penciler - "The Substitute Freedom Fighters", Penciler - "Eve of Destruction", Penciler - "For Whom the Bell Tolls", Penciler - "Rites of Passage, Part One", Penciler - "Rites of Passage, Part Two", Penciler - "Rites of Passage, Part Three", Penciler - "Steel-Belted Sally", Penciler - "Blast From the Past", Penciler - "Tundra Road, Part Two", Penciler - "Crash of the Titans"

Nelson Ortega Cover artist, Penciler - "For Whom the Bell Tolls", Penciler - "The Age of Aquaria, Part Two, Heavy Water", Penciler - "The Age of Aquaria, Part Three, Smoke on the Water", Penciler - "The Age of Aquaria, Part One: Just a Big Crab!", Penciler - "Sharkstorm", Penciler - "Sharkbait"

John Goldwater Publisher

Kyle Hunter Colorist - "Rites of Passage, Part One", Colorist - "Rites of Passage, Part Two", Colorist - "Rites of Passage, Part Three", Colorist - "The Age of Aquaria, Part Two, Heavy Water", Colorist - "The Age of Aquaria, Part Three, Smoke on the Water", Colorist - "The Age of Aquaria, Part One: Just a Big Crab!", Colorist - "Sharkstorm", Colorist - "Sharkbait"

Jay Oliveras Cover artist, Inker - "The Age of Aquaria, Part Two, Heavy Water", Inker - "The Age of Aquaria, Part Three, Smoke on the Water", Inker - "The Age of Aquaria, Part One: Just a Big Crab!", Inker - "Sharkstorm", Inker - "Sharkbait"

Bob Smith Cover artist, Illustrator

Freddy Mendez-Gabrie Editor

Mike Pellowski

Mike Kanterovich Contributor, Writer - "Rites of Passage, Part One", Writer - "Rites of Passage, Part Two", Writer - "Rites of Passage, Part Three", Writer - "Prisoners!", Writer - "The Big Picture!", Writer - "Fathers & Sons"

Jeff Powell Letterer - "Knuckles Quest 2", Letterer - "For Whom the Bell Tolls", Letterer - "The Age of Aquaria, Part Two, Heavy Water", Letterer - "The Age of Aquaria, Part Three, Smoke on the Water", Letterer - "Parallel Paradigm", Letterer - "The Age of Aquaria, Part One: Just a Big Crab!"

J. Freddy Gabrie Editor

Dave Manak Illustrator, Penciler - "For Whom the Bell Tolls", Penciler - "Growing Pains, Part Two", Penciler - "Court-Martial", Penciler - "Let's Get Small!"

Brian Thomas Inker - "For Whom the Bell Tolls", Inker - "The Day Robotropolis Fell", Penciler - "The Day Robotropolis Fell", Cover artist, Inker - "Rage Against the Machine"

Frank Doyle Author

Alison Flood Cover artist

George Gladir Author

Evan Skolnick Writer - "The Age of Aquaria, Part Two, Heavy Water", Writer - "The Age of Aquaria, Part Three, Smoke on the Water", Writer - "The Age of Aquaria, Part One: Just a Big Crab!", Writer (Adaption) - "Sharkstorm", Writer (Adaption) - "Sharkbait"

Scott Fulop Editor

Karl Bollers Colorist - "The Last Game Cartridge Hero", Colorist - "The Substitute Freedom Fighters", Writer - "For Whom the Bell Tolls", , Colorist - "For Whom the Bell Tolls"

Angelo DeCesare Writer - "Steel-Belted Sally", Writer - "Blast From the Past", Writer - "The Day Robotropolis Fell", , Author

Jim DeCarlo Cover artist

Smith Hal

Michael Gallagher Writer - "For Whom the Bell Tolls", Writer - "Court-Martial", Writer - "Let's Get Small!"

Justin Gabrie Editor

Henry Scarpelli Cover artist, Illustrator

Luke Merlin Letterer - "The Day Robotropolis Fell", Letterer - "Sharkstorm", Letterer - "Sharkbait"

Fred Mendez Editor

Jim Valentino Penciler - "Parallel Paradigm", Cover artist

Nelson Ribeiro Editor

Sam Maxwell Penciler - "Zoneward Bound", Penciler - "For Whom the Bell Tolls"

Kent Taylor Writer - "Knuckles Quest 2", Writer - "For Whom the Bell Tolls"