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<\/a><\/a><\/a>\"\"[ENGLISH] Archie Comics says:<\/strong> 2008 will surely go down as the year Archie Comics pulled out all the stops with one intriguing storyline after another. From Alex Simmon\u2019s thrilling mysteries in the pages of ARCHIE & FRIENDS, to Jughead\u2019s and Moose & Midge\u2019s forays into the \u201cDynamic New Look\u201d in JUGHEAD\u2019S DOUBLE DIGEST and PALS-N-GALS DOUBLE DIGEST respectively, to the readers voting for Cheryl\u2019s new boyfriend in BETTY & VERONICA DOUBLE DIGEST, we\u2019ve been\u00a0keeping our readers busy with stories that play up the classic personalities and relationships of everyone\u2019s favorite comic book teens!<\/p>\n

This October, the excitement continues as fan-favorite writer Batton Lash delivers another installment of the popular \u201cFreshman Year\u201d saga in ARCHIE #590, and popular \u201cWJHC\u201d writer Jane Smith Fisher comes on board ARCHIE & FRIENDS for a two-part storyline that may well be the ultimate Archies band story! And speaking of the Archies, they\u2019re about to trade the garage for the drama club over in the pages of ARCHIE\u2019S DOUBLE DIGEST. Don\u2019t miss these awesome issues!<\/p>\n

ARCHIE #590
\n\"\"THE THRILLING \u00ab\u00a0FRESHMAN YEAR SAGA\u00a0\u00bb CONTINUES!
\nThe first year of high school has been an eventful one for Archie and his friends, and it’s all leading towards a whirlwind finale! But the teens still have some time to go yet. In this latest installment, they are evaluated by their teachers who report their progress to their folks on \u00ab\u00a0parent-teacher\u00a0\u00bb night. How will they fare once their parents learn how they’re doing? Meanwhile, in social life, love triangles abound, and so do pranks \u2013 some playful, some nasty. But none nastier than the bikers who have been bedeviling the town. All this, plus a surprise or two! It’s the greatest \u00ab\u00a0first year\u00a0\u00bb of high school ever, courtesy of fan-favorite writer Batton Lash of \u00ab\u00a0Wolff & Byrd\u00a0\u00bb and \u00ab\u00a0Archie Meets the Punisher\u00a0\u00bb fame, along with \u00ab\u00a0Scrapyard Detectives\u00a0\u00bb creator and popular Archie artist\/writer Bill Galvan.
\nSCRIPT: Batton Lash.
\nART: Bill Galvan.
\nShipping Date: October 22nd, 2008
\nOn Sale at Comic Specialty Shops: October 29th, 2008
\nOn Sale on Newsstands: November 11th, 2008
\n32-recycled page, full color comic
\n$2.25 US.<\/p>\n

ARCHIE & FRIENDS #124
\n\"\"<\/a>THE FIRST PART OF A TWO-PART TALE BY POPULAR \u201cWJHC\u201d WRITER JANE SMITH FISHER!
\n\u201cBattle of the Bands, Part One\u201d: The greatest comic book band in the world is out to prove its supremacy in the most decisive fashion possible: by winning a \u201cBattle of the Bands\u201d competition. This isn\u2019t just any contest \u2013 at stake is a first prize Tropical Island vacation! But two sour notes threaten their presumed victory: Veronica\u2019s selfishness and Reggie\u2019s mysterious disappearances. Can the band recover and end on a high note? A longtime advocate for kid\u2019s comics, writer Jane Smith Fisher has devoted her career to telling age-appropriate stories in series such as \u201cCybernauts\u201d and the highly popular \u201cWJHC,\u201d about a group of teens who start their own high school radio station. Jane has been embraced by librarians and schools across the nation. Now she brings her special voice for both young and female characters to Archie Comics in this rock \u2018n\u2019 rollin\u2019 storyline.
\nSCRIPT: Jane Smith Fisher.
\nART: Stan Goldberg.
\nShipping Date: October 1st, 2008
\nOn Sale at Comic Specialty Shops: October 8th, 2008
\nOn Sale on Newsstands: October 21st, 2008
\n32-page, full color comic
\n$2.25 US.<\/p>\n

ARCHIE\u2019S DOUBLE DIGEST #193
\n\"\"<\/a>\u201cTo Play or Not to Play\u201d: Feeling the stress of studies, extracurricular activities and college applications, the gang decides to put the Archies on hiatus \u2013 until Jughead convinces his band mates to appear in a high school musical he\u2019s written about a teen rock band stressed out by their studies, extracurricular activities and college applications!
\nSCRIPT AND ART: Bill Galvan.
\n\u201cToy Story\u201d: A short time ago, in a town called Riverdale not too far away\u2026 Jughead has dragged Archie to a toy store at midnight so he can be among the first to purchase the new \u201cStar Lores\u201d action figures!
\nSCRIPT: George Gladir.
\nART: Bill Galvan.
\n\u201cPre-Exam Insurance\u201d: Archie\u2019s convinced that petting Betty\u2019s cat Carmel is good luck before an exam\u2026 but the only thing between Archie and a passing grade is the tree Carmel\u2019s stuck in!
\nSCRIPT: George Gladir.
\nART: Henry Scarpelli.
\nPLUS: Other new and classic tales!
\nSCRIPT AND ART: Various talents.
\nBONUS: Puzzles, games and pin-ups!
\nShipping Date: October 22nd, 2008
\nOn Sale at Comic Specialty Shops: October 29th, 2008
\nOn Sale on Newsstands: November 11th, 2008
\n176-page, full color digest
\n$3.69 US.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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