If you like that, Veronica -- you're gonna LOVE this costume!

More from... THIS person (whoever he or she is). There's just something about (his/her) drawings that are just so cute and sweet.

Betty loves WILBUR!!   

Yeah, I'm so far behind on so many titles now that I was going to hold out for the heapin' helpin' print version if I could wait that long. Good to know it's not that far off.

Quote from: daren on May 01, 2016, 03:44:23 AM



one of my favorites from DA

NICE!  Although my preference is for Veronica as Powerteen over Miss Vanity, the artist actually made that costume look good here (hard to do, as IMO the original design was terrible). I mean, Powerteen's costume is hardly the greatest design either, but still much superior (kind of ironic that of all of the superhero versions of the Archie gang, Veronica should have the most ghastly superhero fashion sense!) I guess I could just be thankful that Superteen's brief bell-bottomed costume design came and went as quickly as it did.

Who's the artist here? Can't make out the signature.

Some additional notes on reprinted (and one original, otherwise unreprinted) Archie superhero stories. Dates listed here are those of the original publication of the story listed.

ARCHIE GIANT SERIES (AROUND THE WORLD WITH ARCHIE) #141   September-66   (cover only?) --- new story unlikely; reprint(s) possible

Captain Hero in "Hero To Go!!" (5 pages) was originally published in ARCHIE GIANT SERIES (ARCHIE'S SUPER HERO SPECIAL) #142 (reprinted in ARCHIE'S SUPERTEENS #1)
Captain Hero in "The Sorcerer" (11 pages) was originally published in ARCHIE GIANT SERIES (WORLD OF JUGHEAD) #143 (unreprinted)

Evilheart in "The Tarantula's Trap" (11 pages) was originally published in REGGIE AND ME #23 (reprinted in ARCHIE'S SUPER HERO SPECIAL COMICS DIGEST #2). I am still unable to locate the original publication of Evilheart in "Chaos in a Common Cane", so that may indeed have been an unpublished story until it appeared in ARCHIE & FRIENDS DOUBLE DIGEST #16, unless it first appeared in AGS #141 (that issue remains un-indexed).

Pureheart makes a cameo appearance in both stories in LIFE WITH ARCHIE magazine #18 (May 2012):
Archie Marries Veronica: "Progress's Price Part Six: A Trip Down Memory Lane"
Archie Marries Betty: "Sacrifice and Salvation Part 6: Fancy Meeting You Here!"
(Both stories are reprinted in ARCHIE: THE MARRIED LIFE - BOOK 3 TPB.)

Super-Teen (or a version of Super-Teen, unnamed, with the slight costume alteration of the letters BC replacing ST in the heart of her uniform symbol) appears  in the Betty story "The Wish" (6 pages) by George Gladir and Jeff Shultz, in BETTY AND VERONICA #270 (Apr. 2014).

The prototype for Captain Hero ("Superdroop") appears in "Strangest Adventure" (18 pages) by George Gladir and Dan DeCarlo, in ARCHIE GIANT SERIES (THE WORLD OF JUGHEAD) #19, Dec. 1962 (and is reprinted in ARCHIE DOUBLE DIGEST #45, Mar. 1990).

The story that you're probably thinking of ("Son of Hercules") appears in JUGHEAD'S FANTASY #3 (Dec. 1960), not #1. It's otherwise unrelated as a superhero story. In it, Jughead concocts a potion that gives him super strength, but doesn't put on a costume or pursue a career as a supehero. Instead, he joins the football team. It's more in line with one of the more 'out-there' Jughead stories with a sci-fi premise.

Reprints:

ARCHIE'S SUPER HERO SPECIAL (Comics Digest) #1 (1978)    February-66    "The PH Factor"    (from LIFE WITH ARCHIE #46)
ARCHIE'S SUPER HERO SPECIAL (Comics Digest) #1 (1978)    August-66    "It All Began"    (from BETTY AND ME #3) SUPERTEEN
ARCHIE'S SUPER HERO SPECIAL (Comics Digest) #1 (1978)    October-66    "The Plight of the Bumblebee!"    (from REGGIE AND ME #20) EVILHEART
ARCHIE'S SUPER HERO SPECIAL (Comics Digest) #1 (1978)    February-67    "Terror in the Center Ring"    (from ARCHIE AS PUREHEART THE POWERFUL #3)
ARCHIE'S SUPER HERO SPECIAL (Comics Digest) #1 (1978)    August-67    "The Decidedly Decent Demon"    (from JUGHEAD AS CAPTAIN HERO #6)
ARCHIE'S SUPER HERO SPECIAL (Comics Digest) #1 (1978)    October-66    "Maid of Mischief"    (from BETTY AND ME #4) SUPERTEEN
ARCHIE'S SUPER HERO SPECIAL (Comics Digest) #1 (1978)    April-66    "Mad Doctor Doom's Dupe!"    (from LIFE WITH ARCHIE #48)

ARCHIE'S SUPER HERO SPECIAL COMICS DIGEST #2 (1979)    August-66    "Superteen Strikes Again"    (from BETTY AND ME #3) SUPERTEEN
ARCHIE'S SUPER HERO SPECIAL COMICS DIGEST #2 (1979)    April-67    "The Tarantula's Trap"    (11 pages) (from REGGIE AND ME #23) EVILHEART
           
CAPTAIN HERO COMICS DIGEST #1 (1981)    June-67    "The Silencer Strikes!"    (from JUGHEAD AS CAPTAIN HERO #5)
CAPTAIN HERO COMICS DIGEST #1 (1981)    December-66    "Attack of the Monster Machines!"    (from JUGHEAD AS CAPTAIN HERO #2)
CAPTAIN HERO COMICS DIGEST #1 (1981)    February-67    "Terror in the Center Ring"    (from ARCHIE AS PUREHEART THE POWERFUL #3)
CAPTAIN HERO COMICS DIGEST #1 (1981)    April-67    "Ghastly Ghoul of Greymoor"    (from JUGHEAD AS CAPTAIN HERO #4)
CAPTAIN HERO COMICS DIGEST #1 (1981)    October-66    "The Plight of the Bumblebee!"    (from REGGIE AND ME #20)
CAPTAIN HERO COMICS DIGEST #1 (1981)    October-66    "The Collector"    (from JUGHEAD AS CAPTAIN HERO #1)
CAPTAIN HERO COMICS DIGEST #1 (1981)    April-66    "Evilheart's Revenge"    (from LIFE WITH ARCHIE #48)
CAPTAIN HERO COMICS DIGEST #1 (1981)    November-67    "The Bomb Master"    (from JUGHEAD AS CAPTAIN HERO #7)
CAPTAIN HERO COMICS DIGEST #1 (1981)    April-66    "Mad Doctor Doom's Dupe!"    (from LIFE WITH ARCHIE #48)
CAPTAIN HERO COMICS DIGEST #1 (1981)    February-67    "False Scent"    (from JUGHEAD AS CAPTAIN HERO #3)
CAPTAIN HERO COMICS DIGEST #1 (1981)    April-67    "Dial 'M' For Monster!"    (from JUGHEAD AS CAPTAIN HERO #4)

ARCHIE AS PUREHEART THE POWERFUL TP (IDW, 2010)    October-65    "Cold Cash"    (from LIFE WITH ARCHIE #42)
ARCHIE AS PUREHEART THE POWERFUL TP (IDW, 2010)    February-66    "The PH Factor"    (from LIFE WITH ARCHIE #46)
ARCHIE AS PUREHEART THE POWERFUL TP (IDW, 2010)    March-66    "The Looker"    (from LIFE WITH ARCHIE #47)
ARCHIE AS PUREHEART THE POWERFUL TP (IDW, 2010)    December-66    "The Attack of the Monster Machines"    (from JUGHEAD AS CAPTAIN HERO #2)
ARCHIE AS PUREHEART THE POWERFUL TP (IDW, 2010)    December-66    "Multiple Madness"    (from JUGHEAD AS CAPTAIN HERO #2)
ARCHIE AS PUREHEART THE POWERFUL TP (IDW, 2010)    February-67    "The Vanishing Villain"    (from ARCHIE AS PUREHEART THE POWERFUL #3)
ARCHIE AS PUREHEART THE POWERFUL TP (IDW, 2010)    February-67    "Terror in the Center Ring"    (from ARCHIE AS PUREHEART THE POWERFUL #3)
ARCHIE AS PUREHEART THE POWERFUL TP (IDW, 2010)    May-67    "Knack of Time"    (from ARCHIE AS CAPTAIN PUREHEART #4)
ARCHIE AS PUREHEART THE POWERFUL TP (IDW, 2010)    May-67    "The Rattle of the Reptile"     (from ARCHIE AS CAPTAIN PUREHEART #4)
ARCHIE AS PUREHEART THE POWERFUL TP (IDW, 2010)    August-67    "The Quest of Dr. Detest"    (from ARCHIE AS CAPTAIN PUREHEART #5)
ARCHIE AS PUREHEART THE POWERFUL TP (IDW, 2010)    August-67    "The Devilish Disguiser"    (from ARCHIE AS CAPTAIN PUREHEART #5)
ARCHIE AS PUREHEART THE POWERFUL TP (IDW, 2010)    November-67    "The Dirty Demon"    (from JUGHEAD AS CAPTAIN HERO #7)
ARCHIE AS PUREHEART THE POWERFUL TP (IDW, 2010)    November-67    "The Bomb Master"    (from JUGHEAD AS CAPTAIN HERO #7)
           
ARCHIE'S SUPER TEENS (ARCHIE DIGITAL EXCLUSIVE)    May-67    "The Rattle of the Reptile"     (from ARCHIE AS CAPTAIN PUREHEART #4)
ARCHIE'S SUPER TEENS (ARCHIE DIGITAL EXCLUSIVE)    November-67    "The Bomb Master"    (from JUGHEAD AS CAPTAIN HERO #7)
ARCHIE'S SUPER TEENS (ARCHIE DIGITAL EXCLUSIVE)    February-67    "Terror in the Center Ring"    (from ARCHIE AS PUREHEART THE POWERFUL #3)
ARCHIE'S SUPER TEENS (ARCHIE DIGITAL EXCLUSIVE)    November-65    "Dinner for One"    (from Archie's Girls BETTY AND VERONICA #119)
ARCHIE'S SUPER TEENS (ARCHIE DIGITAL EXCLUSIVE)    February-67    "Food Demon"      (from BETTY AND ME #6)
ARCHIE'S SUPER TEENS (ARCHIE DIGITAL EXCLUSIVE)    October-65    "Cold Cash"    (from LIFE WITH ARCHIE #42)
ARCHIE'S SUPER TEENS (ARCHIE DIGITAL EXCLUSIVE)    April-66    "Evilheart's Revenge"    (from LIFE WITH ARCHIE #48)
ARCHIE'S SUPER TEENS (ARCHIE DIGITAL EXCLUSIVE)    January-12    "The Rampaging Rebound"     (from JUGHEAD'S DOUBLE DIGEST #175)

Who's Hargrove?

Far, far too many to list here, even if I'm only considering the ones currently being published (but stuff that is currently being reprinted in hardcover and trade paperbacks does make up a significant percentage of that). I usually list what comics I get every week over on the "What comics are you reading?" thread.

That is frickin' hilarious!!

I caught up on a few things that have been piling up in the last month or two (but nowhere near enough).


THE THREE STOOGES #1 (American Mythology Productions) - There's an 8 page story leading off this issue, drawn by Bill Galvan. Funny, with an Archie-like feel to it. I actually liked the second story better (in terms of the writing; it had more of the feel of a real Stooges short). Not a bad first issue. I hope there will be more Bill Galvan art in future issues, as I generally preferred the look of his story to the artwork in the second one, but maybe it wouldn't have worked for that particular story as well. There were a couple of text pages in the back with some interesting fun Stooge facts that I was unaware of, such as: 1) the famous Stooge eye-poke was the invention of Shemp, who first did it to Larry during a real argument over a card game; 2) Curly's signature bit where he runs in little circles was actually an ad-lib while filming when he forgot his lines; 3) the Stooges were once nominated for an Oscar! (for the 1934 short Men In Black - they didn't win). Closing out the issue is a short story reprinted from Dell Four-Color #1170 (1961, erroneously credited as 1942).

BRUCE LEE: THE DRAGON RISES #1 (Darby Pop Publishing) - This was a bit of a disappointment. It's an all-ages comic, and normally I'd applaud that, as there never really seem to be enough of those, but in this case, that particular choice didn't really make sense. While both the writing and the artwork here are serviceable and tell the story, the whole effect is pretty underwhelming. I've read a number of martial arts genre comics (and it's a pretty small genre to begin with), and this didn't really cut it. It would have made more sense to aim this comic at the same audience that enjoys Bruce Lee's films, and dispense with the kid-friendly elements (like the kid sidekicks), and treat the whole thing on a more adult level. Bruce Lee's film fans are bound to be disappointed. The main part where this comic really drops the ball is the art in no way is good enough at displaying the martial arts action sequences. Those need to be cinematic, and convincing to look at, to persuade us that this really is Bruce Lee we're reading about here (at least a fictionalized version of Bruce Lee). They should have hired someone like Paul Gulacy to draw this, or someone of equal ability, but I guess they couldn't afford someone like that. The whole thing just feels like it's too heavily dependent on the Bruce Lee name alone to sell the comic. A certain amount of that is expected, but the follow-through here in terms of the way the story gets visually presented is lacking.

ALL-NEW CLASSIC CAPTAIN CANUCK #1 (Chapterhouse Comics) - Here's something you don't see every day. They already rebooted Captain Canuck in a series from last year which updated the character and costume, giving the identity to a new man. Now they're doing a direct follow-up to the original Captain Canuck series from the 1980s (using the original artist, George Freeman - astounding!), picking up on some unresolved plot threads that were left when that series ended. Unfortunately, it's been a while, and I didn't do my homework and re-read the old series again before getting into this, so I was a little lost on a few background points of information (memory of 1980s comics being a bit fuzzy after all this time), but nevertheless, it felt like a good read. The story picks up with the original Captain (Tom Evans) lost in time, and trying to find his way home (to the original time period where his series left off) by using an alien time-travel device that he doesn't really understand, so he has to resort to trial-and-error (the control markings aren't clear to him). It's a good looking book at any rate, and the writing and art is clear and straightforward (in the old-school style). I'll be wanting to go back and re-read it again, after I find the time to re-read the original series.

IRWIN ALLEN'S LOST IN SPACE: THE LOST ADVENTURES #1-2 (American Gothic Press) - They actually located a couple of unfilmed scripts left over when the TV series was cancelled, written by one of the show's regular scripters, Carey Wilber. The result is good, and this has the exact feel of any of the better television episodes. As I was reading the first two issues (Parts 1 & 2 of the story "The Curious Galactics"), I could easily hear the original cast's voices in my head while reading the dialogue. This would have been one of the more serious (as opposed to the sometimes silly) episodes, where John Robinson, Will, Don and the Robot are off in the Chariot, setting up some radar stations far away from the Jupiter II, and find themselves caught in an alien experiment. They don't know they're part of an experiment, and they haven't seen the aliens, but strange things are happening, and their every effort to find their way back to camp at the Jupiter II is being thwarted somehow. They need to reason out what's going on with very little in the way of clues to go on. Interesting premise, and a good story in the telling.

BATMAN '66 MEETS THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. #5 (of 6) (DC Comics) - I wasn't sure the premise of this would work, as the tone of the original shows was so different, but somehow writer Jeff Parker has made it work. He manages to work pretty much all of the major TV series villains into the story, as well as T.H.R.U.S.H. (U.N.C.L.E.'s evil opposite in the world of international espionage) and even a few bat-villains that never appeared on the TV series (including Professor Hugo Strange, who turns out to be the mysterious puppeteer manipulating both the assembed bat-villains and the forces of T.H.R.U.S.H.). The artwork is very pleasing as well. Just a really good job all around, despite my initial trepidations that it wasn't going to work, while keeping all the characters firmly in-character relative to their television counterparts.

WONDER WOMAN '77 SPECIAL #3 (DC Comics) - There are four stories in this squarebound, $8 comic book. The first two were pretty good, both in terms of story and artwork. The latter two, not so much. On average, this issue was much weaker than the first two of these specials. I'm always hoping to find a DC Comic that I can enjoy, but finding very little apart from Batman '66 and Scooby-Doo Team-Up, both of which have been consistently entertaining. This one was definitely more of a mixed bag. I'd probably enjoy this TV WW adaptation more if there was a consistent writer and artist (or at least a consistent writer).

Quote from: Baar Baar Jinx on April 30, 2016, 11:56:24 AM
2. Does it include the back-up classic stories?

You make me laugh, Baar Baar! 

PS: Look for this comic on Free Comic Book Day 2016 in May!

BILL GALVAN

Wow, what are the odds? Last week I mentioned the (probably overlooked by most Archie fans) work of George Gladir and Stan Goldberg on Papercutz two original Three Stooges graphic novels in 2012. So what are the chances that the next sighting I'd make of an ex-Archie creator's work would also be in another THREE STOOGES comic book? I mean, let's consider that apart from the aforementioned graphic novels, there have only been a bare few original (non-reprint) Three Stooges comic books produced since 1972, when Whitman published #55 of a fairly long series which originally began with comics published by Dell and later Gold Key (which is really the same company as Whitman in all but name).

American Mythology Productions (www.AmericanMythology.net) now has the license and recently released a new THREE STOOGES #1 that contains an 8 page story with artwork by Bill Galvan. I'm not sure if Bill's work will be a regular feature in that comic, but American Mythology Productions is apparently expanding its comic line with lots of new licensed titles like Edgar Rice Burroughs' THE LAND THAT TIME FORGOT, STARGATE ATLANTIS, and (getting back to Bill Galvan again) THE PINK PANTHER, which will also be a FCBD 2016 offering.



Interesting footnote: When I headed over to American Mythology's website to see what info I could find on their comics, they also list our old friend HOLLY GOLIGHTLY among their list of creators contributing to their titles. Frustratingly though, after a brief profile of Holly's previous work, they never actually mentioned which title she's slated to be working on! A mystery for another day... stay tuned.

Quote"...well, they can't replace Fernando and Dan. They can't replace Gisele and-"

Well, they can and have tried to replace them with "plenty of nice kids"... and while those nice kids have to make a living too, that doesn't mean I'll necessarily want to read whatever comic book they produce for Archie Comics. But I'm sure they're still nice kids and all.

Quote from: kassandralove on April 30, 2016, 04:44:06 AM

Quote from: DeCarlo Rules on April 30, 2016, 02:14:24 AM

Some great issues from the 1970s there! I see an issue of DC's GHOSTS in that basket, but what's the other DC comic in back next to it? Can't quite make it out.

Other comic was Batman!!

Cool! That was really a fun DC comic back in the day. Maybe I just get too jaded from reading so many comics, but it doesn't seem like there are as many fun comics published today as there used to be overall, despite the huge number of titles out there. You can still find some ones you missed out on in the back issue bins, I guess!