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Book worm

A little bit curious that these two pieces, going with the same premise and basic page set up across two pages, flip the sequence -- construction sight and sewer manhole.

Somewhat different is where Archie is forced to reposition Jughead as he obliviously proceeds engrossed in a book.

And prepare weak rim shot for the two which have book premise as big reveal.

#Archie Comics #Archie Andrews #Jughead #Tippy Teen #Tommy #Construction sight #high beams #Manhole coverings #Freight elevator #Book #Reading #Bill Vigoda #1949 #Samm Schwartz #1965 #Henry Scarpelli #1999

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the rappers

"Now I've seen everything" refers to. Walkmen. Massively sized tape decks by anyone's standards. Which the kids are calling "rappers", apparently.

#Archie Comics #Hiram Lodge #Smithers #Punctuation #Hyphen #Dash #“Kids today” #Electronics #Dan Decarlo #1981 #“Now I've seen everything”

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"Vacation Vexation"

Forced perspective. And I guess he swings it around between panels.

#Archie Comics #Mr. Weatherbee #Refrigerator #Sausages #Picnic basket #Summer break #Gluttony #Stan Goldberg #1971 #Indicia filler #Hawaiian shirt

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Thrill Thrall

"Thrill seeker" is where Reggie should be reaching. Whatever the problems with "blast chick" (is that a phrase used by anyone at any point in time?), it does better fit the narrative premise than "a blast".

The Flash?

#Archie Comics #Reggie Mantle #Denise #Tommy #Archie Andrews #Surfboard #Beach #Amusement park #“Chick” #Dan Decarlo #1976 #Indicia filler

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cheep shot

Something off with the thick line marking Betty's cleavage in this opening splash panel. It has the off kilter effect of something added or adjusted, like the off kilter indicia filler seen here for Veronica's.

Curious matter on re-coloring. Dropping the yellow for Gaston's skull thought a consciously arrived at decision?

#Archie Comics #Betty Cooper #Veronica Lodge #Hiram Lodge #Smithers #Gaston #Multilingual cursing #Skull #Swimming pool #Bird #Anatomy #Indicia filler #Motion lines #Dan Decarlo #1991

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January White Sale

The one weird effect on this change in the Aunts' witch outfits to Gray is that in further digest reprints they get reprinted alongside stories that were not re-colored. This may make a narrative sense -- Aunt Hilda has different colored outfits, she wore the gray one in this one and in our new altered universe the blue one in the story left unchanged.

#Archie Comics #Sabrina Spellman #Aunt Hilda #Harvey Kinkle #Witch outfits #Attic #Yard sale #Cold weather #Hues #Dick Malmgren #1977 #Moosehead #Bird cage

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Everything's Duckie

It is always a little strange when they take the out of fashion loud pants design and just wash it all out in blue, with the line designs remaining.

And where are we with Al Hartley's Archie flat pompadour? I always found it especially off-putting. But from whence did it come to Hartley, I wonder.

A few more scribbles for Mr. Lodge.

#Archie Comics #Archie Andrews #Veronica Lodge #Hiram Lodge #Ducks #Swimming pool #Hairstyle #Pants #Cartoon effects #Al Hartley #1970 #Quack

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to flee or not to flee

#Archie Comics #Archie Andrews #Mary Andrews #Fred Andrews #Cigar #Smoking #Chores #Tasks #Harry Lucey(?) #1956

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whappy ending

I think old married couples can relate to this experience. Funnily enough, it was common television sitcom practice in the 1950s for couples to sleep in separate beds, so I don't know what Betty and Veronica are doing here.

#Archie Comics #Betty Cooper #Veronica Lodge #Night time #Mystery novel #Dan Decarlo #1956

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clear, clear waters

The two panels that have two lines to denote Veronica's cleavage are the two panels they adjust.

#Archie Comics #Betty Cooper #Veronica Lodge #Archie Andrews #Jughead #Swimming pool #Doctor #Mud #Approaches #Anatomy #Dan Parent #1992 #Lean #Indicia filler

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"In the Mood!!"

Her pants are not far off from what she was wearing during that time period. On the shirt, during this seventies period while it is interesting some of the things that appeared on t-shirts (Mickey Mouse to Mickey Rat?) no one was ever going to wear that one. It is a little amusing to see Robert Crumb did see an appearance in Archie Comics, ads selling iron on decals with the "Keep on Truckin'" image (C7), and another for Mr. Natural (D3). Though I am more curious on how the Budweiser and the "Master" and "Slave" ones pass code standards.

In keeping with a Crumb response page on the growing popularity of his "Keep on Truckin' ", ("keep on [blank]in' " with comical number of copyright notices splashed about) -- decal J6 has "Keep on Bikin' ". Curious too that later ads see a copyright Crumb note, pointing to the state the issue was in the court system.

#Archie Comics #Betty Cooper #Veronica Lodge #Archie Andrews #Retro fashion #Keep on Truckin' #T-shirt iron ons #Patches #Advertisement #1974 #Bill Golliher #1990s #Robert Crumb #Felix the Car #Tweety Bird #Mr. Natural #Bud. Weis. Er. #In 2002 Robert Crumb drew a Super Duck story. Probably should not be considered canon.

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No Peace

Peace has fallen by the wayside, in favor of space.

The new room is one without a window. It was causing a problem -- Archie and Betty routinely getting distracted watching the pretty girls walk by. The second one throws three questions. What accounts for Veronica's expression? Where is Archie looking toward? What happened to the globe?

#Archie Comics #Archie Andrews #Betty Cooper #Miss Grundy #Veronica Lodge #Reggie Mantle #Moose Mason #Maslow Hierarchy of Needs #Contemporary World Problems #Globe #Window #Dan Decarlo #1974 #1980 #Hair color

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"Nothing but a Hound-Dog"

Right around Dilton's hands. I guess it changes it -- in the former, the book was stationary while his head bobbed forward and back. Now he's moving the book along with his head.

#Archie Comics #Dilton Doiley #Library #New book smell #Olfactory senses #Rejection #Dick Malmgren #1979 #wriggle motion #Relatable

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On a roll

The woman on the left gets her neck drawn in.

Oil valve leak. One of the problems plaguing Riverdale in the indicia filler universe.

Singing owl. Bob Bolling likes his owl narration. Might be better described as filling the role of the old Greek Chorus.

#Archie Comics #Betty Cooper #Archie Andrews #Drive in restaurant #Customer service #Owl #Bob Bolling #1997 #Indicia filler #motor oil

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It's Not Easy

#Archie Comics #Veronica Lodge #Hiram Lodge #tennis #Kool Aid #Kool Aid Man #pitcher #product placement #1987 #Bob Bolling

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"nervous with a smile"

Can someone explain the mechanics of this toy?

#Archie Comics #Hiram Lodge #Betty Cooper #Veronica Lodge #Flying saucer #1955

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Bully for You

Printing error and now Archie and Moose are wrestling shirtless. Or, I guess, with mesh shirts.

A tad notable they kept the next panels in tact.

#Archie Comics #Archie Andrews #Coach Kleats #Moose Mason #Wrestling #Practice #Gurk #Harry Lucey #1965 #Shirt