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Issue: The Best of Archie Comics #4
Publication Date: August 2014
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Issues: #4 of 4 Issues
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Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
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Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications, Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume:
Pages: 420
ISBN: 9781619889422
UPC/EAN: 978161988942250999
Price: $9.99 USD
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Content Items: 18 (16 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Trade Paperback
Color: Color
Dimensions: 7.5" x 5.5"
Paper Stock: Newsprint
Binding: Perfect Bound
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Over 400 Pages of the Best Archie Stories Ever!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Bob Montana (signed)
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
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Pages: 1
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Veronica Makes the Scene

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bob Montana (signed)
Penciller(s): Bob Montana (signed)
Inker(s): Bob Montana (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge (introduction); Jughead Jones; Fred Andrews; Penny Reems; Betty Cooper (cameo)
Synopsis: Archie meets Veronica and asks her out, not knowing that she's a rich girl with expensive tastes. He gets a job at the El Crocadero to get money for the date, but that is where Veronica ends up wanting to go. Since Archie wore his work uniform for the date, he has to juggle working and dating Veronica.
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Pages: 5.5
Disclose Notes: First appearance of Veronica Lodge.
First view of Riverdale High School exterior.
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Trip to Bear Mountain

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Weatherbee; Veronica Lodge; Scotty; Streaky Shore
Synopsis: Archie gets initiated into the Philomathian club but hurts Mr. Weatherbee in the process. As a result, Archie is banned from the class boat ride. Jughead persuades Archie to go because Mr. Weatherbee never goes on the boat rides. However, he does and Archie has to avoid him.
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Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Gives setting of New York tri-state area, with references to the Hudson River and Bear Mountain.
First appearance of Reggie Mantle and Mr. Weatherbee.
Reggie Mantle shown to be wealthy.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Ed Goggin
Penciller(s): Janice Valleau [as Ginger] (credited)
Inker(s): Janice Valleau [as Ginger] (credited)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Fred Andrews; Craig (country club president, introduction)
First Line: With his fangs, what does he need us for?
Synopsis: Archie and Jughead use Archie's new pet beavers to chop down trees to build a log dam at the country club. Unfortunately, the boys build the dam in the wrong place and flood the course.
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Pages: 6
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Double Date

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Ed Goggin
Penciller(s): Harry Sahle
Inker(s): Janice Valleau
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones (cameo)
Synopsis: Archie accidentally ends up with two dates on the same night and he tries to keep them both.
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Pages: 11
Disclose Notes: Betty and Veronica are definitely rivals for Archie now!
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Puppy Love

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Bill Vigoda (signed)
Inker(s): Bill Vigoda (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
Synopsis: When Archie brings a stray dog home, it causes trouble for the whole house, including the house itself!
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Pages: 11
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Photo-Finish

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Bill Vigoda ?
Inker(s): Bill Vigoda ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Synopsis: A dog gets in the way of Archie's entries in the newspaper beauty contest.
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Pages: 3.67
Disclose Notes: Other Vigoda are signed. Jim Ludwig does not think this story is Vigoda 10/08
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[untitled]

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Bob Montana
Inker(s): Bob Montana
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Steel Sterling, Black Hood, Mr. Justice, Sergeant Boyle, Archie
Character(s): Steel Sterling [John Sterling] (also inset); Black Hood [Kip Burland] (also inset); Mr. Justice [Prince James] (inset); Sergeant Boyle [Henry Boyle] (inset); Archie [Archie Andrews] (inset)
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: The first appearance of Archie on a comic book cover.
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Rag Mop

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Samm Schwartz
Inker(s): Samm Schwartz
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie's Pal Jughead
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Herman Jones; Forsythe Jones; Gladys Jones
Synopsis: Jughead's uncle installs a moving floor into the house.
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Credits from the reprint in Archie Spotlight Digest: Archie 75th Anniversary Digest (Archie, 2016 series) #12.
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Policed to Meet You!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Doyle
Penciller(s): Samm Schwartz
Inker(s): Samm Schwartz
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Samm Schwartz
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate; Hermione Lodge
Synopsis: Veronica asks Archie to drive her father home from the train station as a means of occupying Mr. Lodge so they can prepare his surprise birthday party.
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: When reprinted in Archie Spotlight Digest: Archie 75th Anniversary Digest (Archie, 2016 series) #12, writing and art are credited to George Frese.
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Say It With Flour

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Dan Decarlo
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Jughead
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Jughead and Archie try to make donuts for a baking contest.
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Pages: 4
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Flip Flopped

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Doyle
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo
Inker(s): Rudy Lapick
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Vincent DeCarlo
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Betty and Veronica
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Midge Klump; Coach Kleats
Synopsis: After hearing that the boys like cheerleaders, Veronica joins the inept squad and uses her acrobatic skills to get herself promoted to head cheerleader.
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Pages: 6
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SSsh!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Doyle
Penciller(s): Harry Lucey
Inker(s): Harry Lucey
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Harry Lucey
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Archie tries to get some eggs home from the store without dropping them.
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: This story has no dialogue until the final page.

Writer credit from the reprint in Archie's Funhouse Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #5. In that same reprint the letters are credited to Harry Lucey.
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A New Twist

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Doyle
Penciller(s): Harry Lucey
Inker(s): Terry Szenics
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Midge Klump; Big Moose Mason
Synopsis: Archie tries yoga and gets himself stuck. After freeing himself, he then attempts to show Midge the same pose when he loses his balance. She catches him and Moose catches them! Then Archie finds himself in a huge human knot.
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Pages: 6
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Foul Bawl

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Doyle
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo
Inker(s): Rudy Lapick
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Vincent DeCarlo
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Betty and Veronica
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Bert Cook
Synopsis: A crying, inconsolable Veronica sees Archie off at the train station, then immediately goes to the beach with a handsome new boy. When the train breaks down, Archie comes back and goes looking for Ronnie, worried that she's heartbroken over his departure.
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Pages: 10
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Two Little Words

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Doyle
Penciller(s): Harry Lucey
Inker(s): Terry Szenics
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Terry Szenics
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis: The story of Archie and Veronica's breakup, Betty and Reggie's attempt to move in on them, and their reconciliation, all told using only two words of dialogue: "Archie" and "Veronica."
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Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: This story seems to be partly inspired by Stan Freberg's popular comedy record "John and Marsha," which also used the idea of a complete story told with only two first names as dialogue.
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Lawbreaker

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bob Bolling (credited)
Penciller(s): Bob Bolling (credited)
Inker(s): Bob Bolling (credited)
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman (credited)
Letterer(s): Victor Gorelick (credited)
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Little Archie
Character(s): Little Archie Andrews; Little Betty Cooper; Little Veronica Lodge; Little Reggie Mantle; Little Jughead Jones; Ambrose Pipps; Little Dilton Doiley
Synopsis: Little Archie plays traffic cop, and starts making up all kinds of arbitrary new laws to put his friends in "jail." Then he transforms the jail into a police vehicle to chase after a speeding go-kart driven by Ambrose.
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Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Credits listed as "Bolling/Gorelick/Grossman". While Bolling and Grossman are easy enough to place, it is unclear what Victor Gorelick may have done on this story.
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Mr. Inferno

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Doyle
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; the Devil [Mr. Inferno]
Synopsis: Betty sells her soul to the Devil to gain Archie's affections, but it is revealed that Veronica did the same some time ago. The two-timing Devil releases both from their contracts and disappears.
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Pages: 6

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