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Issue: Archie Americana Series #5
Publication Date: January 2001
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Issues: #5 of 12 Issues
Title: Best of the Eighties
Variant: unnamed
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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: 100
ISBN: 9781879794061
UPC/EAN: 978187979406151195
Price: $10.95 USD
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Content Items: 17 (16 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Paul Castiglia
Disclose Notes: second printing priced at 11.95 USD.
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Publication Type: Trade Paperback
Color: Color
Dimensions: 17.5cm x 25.5cm
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Binding: Perfect Bound
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Rex W. Lindsey (signed)
Inker(s): Rex W. Lindsey (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
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Pages: 1
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Boogie Buggy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): George Gladir
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo Jr.
Inker(s): Jim DeCarlo
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Sandra; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones (cameo); Pop Tate; Raul; Wilma
Synopsis: Archie wants to compete in a roller disco contest. Sandra asks him to be her partner, but he finds that she controls his life for the two weeks of training before the contest.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Credits from the reprint in Archie Spotlight Digest: Archie 75th Anniversary Digest (Archie, 2016 series) #3.
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In the Swing

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Doyle
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo
Inker(s): Jim DeCarlo
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida [as Saburo Y.]
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Betty and Veronica
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Miss Grundy
Synopsis: Veronica wows the school with her "new look" - - which happens to be a retread of the '70s "Preppy Look".
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Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: When reprinted in The Best of Archie Comics (Archie, 2011 series) #2, the inks are credited to Rudy Lapick.
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Bo Woe

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): George Gladir
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo Jr.
Inker(s): Jim DeCarlo
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida [as Bill Y.]
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Betty and Veronica
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Dexter Van Daun; Archie Andrews
Synopsis: Veronica gets a beaded braid hairstyle, much like the one Bo Derek had in the movie "10", but finds it more trouble than it's worth.
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Pages: 5
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Fleeting Meeting

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Doyle
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo
Inker(s): Rudy Lapick
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Betty and Veronica
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; John Revolta; Linda Revolta
Synopsis: Mr. Lodge arranges for Veronica to meet her favorite movie star, but Betty gets a better gift through a simple act of kindness.
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Buckaroo Fever

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): George Gladir ?
Penciller(s): Stan Goldberg
Inker(s): Rudy Lapick
Colorist(s): Eric Lee
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Moose Mason; Chuck Clayton; Midge Klump; Nancy Woods; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: At Veronica's western-style birthday party, Mr. Lodge segregates the girls into a cook-off and the boys into a mechanical bull riding contest. However, he soon learns the modern teen refuses to be pigeon-holed.
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The Punk

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): George Gladir
Penciller(s): Stan Goldberg
Inker(s): Rudy Lapick
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Jughead
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Synopsis: Archie and Betty are alarmed when Jughead goes punk (complete with mohawk). They try to save him from falling into a bad crowd, but it turns out he's just researching a story for a local newspaper. Ahh, the 80's.
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E.T. Travesty

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): George Gladir
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo
Inker(s): Jim DeCarlo
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mr. Rinko; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Archie and Jughead meet an alien.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): George Gladir
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo
Inker(s): Jim DeCarlo
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Betty
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee; Mr. Flutesnoot; Floyd Clayton; Mrs. Beazley; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Chuck Clayton
First Line: Riverdale High School Flash Dance Contest
Synopsis: Veronica spares no expense to produce a "Flash Dance" video that will win the school competition. But Betty, Archie and Chuck put a video together on the fly using nothing more than Chuck's camera and Betty's charisma, and they beat Veronica's video out.
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Vidiocy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): George Gladir
Penciller(s): Stan Goldberg [as Stan G.]
Inker(s): Stan Goldberg [as Stan G.]
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Jughead
Character(s): Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Jughead dreams he's in a video game.
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The Breakdancing Break

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
First Line: Wow! These breakdancers are something else!
Synopsis: The Archies enlist the help of breakdancers for their music video.
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Pages: 6
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Trivia Travesty

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): George Gladir
Penciller(s): Hy Eisman
Inker(s): Hy Eisman ?
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Archie and the Gang
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate
Synopsis: During a game of Trivial Trivia, the answers keep pointing out Archie's failings to Veronica.
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Pages: 5
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Lookalike Loony

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): George Gladir
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo, Jr.
Inker(s): Jim DeCarlo
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
Synopsis: Archie enters a look-alike contest to win a 10 minute shopping spree in a record store.
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Credits from the reprint in The Best of Archie Comics (Archie, 2011 series) #2.
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The Celebrity

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): George Gladir
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo, Jr.
Inker(s): Jim DeCarlo
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Betty's Diary
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Hal Cooper; Alice Cooper; Bruce Bingstone
Synopsis: Betty meets rock star Bruce Bingstone, who gives her a pass to his concert and a chance to get to know him, which turns out to be a disappointment.
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Pages: 6
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Wheel of Loot

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): George Gladir
Penciller(s): Stan Goldberg
Inker(s): Rudy Lapick
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Betty and Me
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Archie is the host and Betty is the letter-turner on the show Wheel of Loot, until Veronica is a contestant and wins Archie for her prize.
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We, the Jury

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): George Gladir
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo
Inker(s): Jim DeCarlo
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Betty and Veronica
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: In a mock trial, Betty accuses Veronica of trying to steal Archie's affections. The jury of girls decides in favor of neither girl because they all want their own chance with Archie.
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A Passion for Fashion

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Nate Butler
Penciller(s): Nate Butler
Inker(s): Nate Butler ?
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Veronica
Character(s): Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis: Mr. Lodge is astonished at Archie and Veronica's clothes.
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