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Issue: Archie Comics Spectacular: Rock On! #[nn]
Publication Date: January 2015
 
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Issues: #[nn] of 1 Issue
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Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
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Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications, Inc.
On Sale Date: 05/20/2015
Volume:
Pages: 132
ISBN: 9781627389471
UPC/EAN: 978162738947150599
Price: $6.99 CAD
$5.99 USD
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Content Items: 26 (20 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: digest
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Binding: squarebound
Publishing Format: one-shot
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Dan Parent (signed)
Inker(s): Dan Parent (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): The Archies [Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge]
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Pages: 1
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We All Shine On

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Craig Boldman (credited)
Penciller(s): Rex Lindsey (credited)
Inker(s): Rich Koslowski (credited)
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman (credited)
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Jughead
Character(s): The Archies [Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper]; Waldo Weatherbee; Dilton Doiley; Midge Klump; Moose Mason
Synopsis: Reggie rigged the lighting at the Archies show so that it was always on him. Jughead retaliates by using a powerful flashlight to prank Reggie of the course of the next two days.
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Pages: 6
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Sync or Swim

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Doyle (credited)
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Inker(s): Jimmy DeCarlo (credited)
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman (credited)
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): The Archies
Character(s): The Archies [Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle]; Gene Keller
Synopsis: Reggie skips practice so the band plays a show without him.
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Pages: 5
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Karaoke Night

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): George Gladir (credited)
Penciller(s): Al Bigley (credited)
Inker(s): Al Bigley (credited)
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman (credited)
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Jughead
Character(s): Pop Tate; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Ethel Muggs; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Chuck Clayton; Nancy Woods; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Geraldine Grundy; Professor Flutesnoot; Waldo Weatherbee; Ms. Beazly; Carl Svenson
Synopsis: Pop starts a Karaoke Night.
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Pages: 6
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Superfan

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Hal Smith (credited)
Penciller(s): Stan Goldberg (credited)
Inker(s): Mike Esposito (credited)
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman (credited)
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Jughead
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Forsythe P. Jones, Jr.; Gladys Jones; Becky Bigelow
Synopsis: Jughead has become obsessed with singing star Becky Bigelow.
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Pages: 5
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Sounds of the Future

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): George Gladir (credited)
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo Jr. (credited)
Inker(s): Rudy Lapick (credited)
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman (credited)
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): The Archies
Character(s): Dilton Doiley; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis: Dilton writes a song for The Archies but nobody likes it.
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Pages: 5
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When Words Fail

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): George Gladir (credited)
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo Jr. (credited)
Inker(s): Jim DeCarlo (credited)
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman (credited)
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): The Archies
Character(s): The Archies [Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge]; Leroy Lodge; Hubert Smithers; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis: Leroy destroys The Archies' instruments.
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Cricket's Good Scents

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): George Gladir (credited)
Penciller(s): Stan Goldberg (credited)
Inker(s): Mike Esposito (credited)
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman (credited)
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie & Friends
Character(s): The Archies [Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews]; Cricket O'Dell; Uncle Ed; Frankie Valdez; Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge
Synopsis: While on tour out of town the Archies run into Cricket O'Dell and Frankie Valdez.
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Pages: 11
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Blame That Tune!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Dan Parent (credited)
Penciller(s): Dan Parent (signed)
Inker(s): Rudy Lapick (credited)
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman (credited)
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Betty and Veronica
Character(s): The Archies [Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones]; Brigitte Reilly; Todd; Geraldine Grundy;
Synopsis: When The Archies won't let Betty or Veronica perform solos of songs written by Brigitte, the girls quit the band and form a trio with Brigitte.
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Pages: 11
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Down Memory Lane

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): George Gladir (credited)
Penciller(s): Bob Bolling (credited)
Inker(s): Mike Esposito (credited)
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman (credited)
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Betty's Diary
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Caramel; Hal Cooper; Alice Cooper
Synopsis: Betty is becoming obsessed with singer Rick Melody, and her parents tell her about Alice's crush on the Blimeys, the British pop stars of an earlier era.
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Pages: 5
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Go West, Young Dudes

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): George Gladir (credited)
Penciller(s): Doug Crane (credited)
Inker(s): Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman (credited)
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): The Archies
Character(s): The Archies [Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones];
Synopsis: The Archies travel to California and play a beach prom.
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Band Together

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bill Golliher (credited); Dan Parent (credited)
Penciller(s): Dan Parent (credited)
Inker(s): Rudy Lapick (credited)
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman (credited)
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie & Friends
Character(s): The Archies [Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge]; Mr. Steadman
Synopsis: Inspired by a local group, Archie and the gang reform the band under the name "Pearl Jelly." They then score a gig where a record producer will be at, but Reggie sabotages the group in order to get a solo contract.
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Pages: 11
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That's the Ticket

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Mike Pellowski (credited)
Penciller(s): Tim Kennedy (credited)
Inker(s): Rudy Lapick (credited)
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman (credited)
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate; Mary Andrews; Hubert Smithers; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Archie wants to surprise Veronica when she returns from a big trip with tickets to her favorite band.
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Pages: 6
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A Rain Vein

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): George Gladir (credited)
Penciller(s): Stan Goldberg (credited)
Inker(s): Rudy Lapick (credited)
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman (credited)
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): The Archies
Character(s): The Archies [Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge]; Mr. Clancy; Moose Mason; Midge Klump
Synopsis: When the van has a flat tire on the way to a gig, Archie goes on ahead and the owner makes him play on his own. Eventually the other members of The Archies arrive, one at a time, and join him.
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Country Calamity

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): George Gladir (credited)
Penciller(s): Stan Goldberg (credited)
Inker(s): Stan Goldberg ?
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman (credited)
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Coach Kleats; Archie Andrews; Chuck Clayton; Floyd Clayton; Moose Mason; Geraldine Grundy; Waldo Weatherbee
Synopsis: Coach Kleats wants to be a country music star.
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Memories Are Made of This!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): George Gladir (credited)
Penciller(s): Doug Crane (credited)
Inker(s): Mike Esposito (credited)
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman (credited)
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): The Archies
Character(s): The Archies [Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews];
Synopsis: Betty's charm bracelet contains various charms commemorating different events that happened to The Archies.
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[untitled]

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Michael Allred; Ellen Leonforte
Penciller(s): Dan Parent
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
First Line: The first time I remember...
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Mike Allred writes about how he used to read Archie Comics in his piano teacher's waiting room. Ellen Leonforte introduces the story "Riverdale Rock".
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Costume Clash

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Doyle (credited)
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo Jr. (credited)
Inker(s): Jim DeCarlo (credited)
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman (credited)
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): The Archies
Character(s): The Archies [Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle]; Mr. Benson
Synopsis: The Archies try to re-make their image but the club owner doesn't like their new costumes.
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Pages: 6
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The Alternative Whirl

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bob Bolling (credited)
Penciller(s): Doug Crane (credited)
Inker(s): Rudy Lapick (credited)
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman (credited)
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Betty
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Ben Gamble
Synopsis: At the "Persistent Pain" concert, Betty and Veronica compete for the title of "Miss Alternative Girl".
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Pages: 5
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Riverdale Rock

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo Jr. (credited)
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Veronica
Character(s): Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate; Geraldine Grundy (cameo); LeeLee
Synopsis: Veronica tries to get a date with LeeLee, a famous rock star, but he is more interested in Betty.
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[untitled]

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jamie Rotante
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Character(s): Melody Valentine; Josie McCoy; Valerie Smith
First Line: Growing up, nothing made me happier than...
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Disclose Notes: Jamie Rotante writes about her experience with Archie Comics, specifically Josie and the Pussycats.
This page also includes credits for the next two stories.
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Pussy Footing

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Dick Malmgren
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Inker(s): Rudy Lapick
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy, humorous, teen
Feature(s): Josie and the Pussycats
Character(s): Josie McCoy; Valerie Smith; Melody Valentine; Alexandra Cabot; Alexander Cabot III
Synopsis: Josie, Melody, and Valerie play their first concert in their new Pussycats costumes. Alexandra tries to magically ruin the concert by taking away their singing voices and making them meow like real cats.
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Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: Only credit listed in this volume is for Dan DeCarlo, the rest of the credits come from Josie and the Pussycats #45.
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Roll 'Em in the Isles

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Doyle
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Inker(s): Rudy Lapick (credited)
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Josie and the Pussycats
Character(s): Valerie Smith; Josie McCoy; Melody Valentine; Hugo; Bobby Presco
Synopsis: Josie and the Pussycats get shipwrecked on the wrong island and play for a reclusive resident who they recognize as a criminal.
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: This reprint credits Rudy Lapick as the inker and Bill Yoshida as the letterer. The index for the original printing credits Jim DeCarlo as the inker and Rod Ollerenshaw as the letterer.
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Josie #34

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Josie
Character(s): Josie McCoy; Albert
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Pages: 1
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Josie and the Pussycats #73

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo
Inker(s): Dan DeCarlo
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Josie and the Pussycats
Character(s): Josie McCoy; Melody Valentine; Valerie Smith
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Pages: 1
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Archie Graphic Novel Checklist

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Checklist of Archie trade paperbacks. Also includes the indicia information for this trade.

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