Archie Comics First Looks: ARCHIE & FRIENDS #140 BETTY & VERONICA DOUBLE DIGEST #178 and JUGHEAD & FRIENDS DIGEST #36
ARCHIE & FRIENDS #140“Freshmen Year – The Missing Chapters: Jughead”: For years, fans of Archie Comics have wondered what happened in the years before the fabled teens of Riverdale entered high school. How did everyone meet? Were the teachers always at the high school? Did all of Archie’s friends always live in Riverdale? Just when did the
“eternal love triangle” first start? In the
“Freshman Year” saga, originally presented in the pages of ARCHIE #587-591, readers finally learned the back-story behind Riverdale’s fabled cast of characters. But that wasn’t the whole story! Starting with this issue and running through four consecutive issues, writer Batton Lash fills in the blanks, giving readers an even bigger glimpse of what went on with Jughead, Betty & Veronica, Reggie, Chuck, and Pencilneck G. In this issue, we follow Jughead as his family moves out of Riverdale. What is life like in his new town? Can he make a friend as loyal as Archie? Who is Sadie – just a friend, or something more? You won’t want to miss the thrilling answers - reserve your copy today!
SCRIPT: Batton Lash
ART: Bill Galvan
Shipping Date: February 3rd, 2010
On Sale at Comic Shops: February 10th, 2010
Newsstands: February 24th, 2010
32-page, full color comic
$2.50 US
BETTY & VERONICA DOUBLE DIGEST #178“Plant One on Me!”: Pop Tate’s Chok’lit Shoppe turns into a little shop of horticulture when Betty & Veronica give him a plant... and it just so happens to be a hungry one!
SCRIPT: Bill Golliher
ART: Dan Parent
“Production Meeting”: Betty and Veronica relive their first steps… via Betty’s parents’ handheld video and Veronica’s parents’ professionally produced video!
SCRIPT: Mike Pellowski
ART: Pat Kennedy
“My Lucky Boyfriend/Worse for Wear”: it’s two stories in one, as both Veronica and Archie offer up accounts of the same event, each from their unique points of view!
SCRIPT: Tim Kennedy
ART: Pat Kennedy (pencils) and Terry Austin (inks)
PLUS: Other new and classic tales!
SCRIPT AND ART: Various talents
BONUS: Puzzles, games and pin-ups!
Shipping Date: February 3rd, 2010
On Sale at Comic Shops: February 10th, 2010
Newsstands: February 24th, 2010
176-page, full color digest
$3.99 US
JUGHEAD & FRIENDS DIGEST #36“Tagger’s Delight”: Jughead must clear his name when graffiti artists start painting images of his crown all over Riverdale. When the trail leads to an art gallery, Jughead realizes he’s not the only one who’s being
“framed!”SCRIPT: George Gladir
PENCILS: Bill Galvan
PLUS: Other new and classic tales!
SCRIPT AND ART: Various talents
BONUS: Puzzles, games and pin-ups!
Shipping Date: February 3rd, 2010
On Sale at Comic Shops: February 10th, 2010
Newsstands: February 24th, 2010
88-page, full color digest
$2.69 US
February 19, 2007, 06:45:59 AM
