In 1941, Pep Comics introduced Archie Andrews, starring in outrageous tales of dating woes, high-school hi-jinx and slapstick mayhem. Since then, Archie and his teenage friends have entertained young and old alike with their hilarious misadventures. Now, experience unforgettable comics moments from the 1940s to the 1970s in this box set collecting four volumes of the Archie's Americana series.
Various (w) Dan DeCarlo, Harry Lucey and more (a) Andrew Pepoy (c) The "50s are a fondly remembered decade for many-for both those who lived through it, and those who know it only from nostalgic movies and TV shows. Now journey back to the days of drive-ins and hula-hoops and join Archie and his teenage friends as they frolic through the frantic Fifties! Read about Archie's Scottish ancestors! See the girls in cassimere sweaters, plaid skirts, and bobbysox! Experience the time Archie and Jughead became beatniks! Behold an Elvis look-alike mesmerizing Riverdale! Witness as Moose takes apart Archie, literally! Follow Archie's lead as the group hoots it up at the sock hop! Glide with the gang as they rollerskate through the magical world of Riverdale and laugh again at the antics of American's #1 Teenagers!
Various (w) " Various (a) " Andrew Pepoy (c) The sensational sixties, a time of dreams, hopes, revolution, and social change! At the forefront of the decade were the nation's youth, enjoying the latest fads, speaking their minds, and defining a generation. Ever timeless, Archie and his friends came along for the ride, exploring both the fun and mores of the times with their unique brand of humor, as only they could! But Archie Comics was also around to remind everyone "the more things change, the more they stay the same!" Whether getting tangled up in the eternal love triangle or incurring the wrath of the principal and Veronica's father, Archie scaled new heights of hilarity!
The Archie Best of the Decades series continues with the 1970s. Experience the women's movement as it spreads through Riverdale! Relive the Bicentennial! Witness the emergence of patches, pet rocks, and CBs! Play along with Pong! Boogie with Archie and the gang at the disco and laugh again at the antics of America's #1 teenagers! [(CA) Andrew Pepoy]
Archie's Joke Book was a wonderful showcase for the great Bob Montana to share his incredible comedic talents with readers. Each issue contained literally dozens of half-page and one-page stories, each featuring one or more of your favorite Riverdale characters: Archie, Betty, Veronica, Jughead, Reggie, Moose and many more. This is a veritable cornucopia of delectable Archie goodness, featuring over 300 stories!
Continuing the Eisner Award-winning series of the rare Archie newspaper strips by Bob Montana, we turn our attention to his remarkable full-color Sunday pages. Archie's Sunday Best is the first-ever collection of the late 1940s and early 1950s color Sunday strips. Montana is approaching the peak of his creative of his juices in these pages, which feature classic Archie themes and characters. [(W/A/CA) Bob Montana]
The fascinating history, decade by decade, of the major comics company Archie. A behind the scenes look at the creation of Archie, his sexy girlfriends and his pals, Jughead to Reggie. Plus everything you wanted to know about the Golden Age superheroes, and more. Artist and writer bios and tons of rare and unpublished art by masters like Bob Montana, Dan DeCarlo, Samm Schwartz, Bob Bolling, and many more.
Beginning his career at Archie in the mid 1950s, Dan DeCarlo soon became the main artist on Betty and Veronica, and drew every Archie character at one time or another in his nearly 50-year career with Archie. The stories in this collection are from what is generally regarded as DeCarlo's best period-the mid 1950s to the early 1970s. [(W/A/CA) Dan DeCarlo]
The great Samm Schwartz is profiled once again in a beautiful, oversized hardcover. Schwartz superlative work has treasured fans throughout the country and this book picks out some of his most popular stories. Whether you are a new comer to the magic of Samm Schwartz, or have followed him for 50 years, this is one collection that is sure to bring you and your children and your children's children hours of entertainment. [(W) Various (A/CA) Samm Schwartz]
Long before Archie Andrews had to finally choose between Betty and Veronica, cartoonist and Archie co-creator Bob Montana guided Archie and his gang into a series of outlandish antics and gags on a daily basis for nearly 30 years. Starting with these very first strips from 1946-1948, Montana's brilliant storytelling and animated flair for humor comes to life in strips that have never been reprinted before. Fans can marvel at the laughable love triangle, sexy women, bumbling sidekicks and overbearing educators, and rediscover, or discover for the first time, the genius of Bob Montana.
(W/A) Dan DeCarlo Beginning his career at Archie in the mid 1950s, Dan DeCarlo soon became the main artist on Betty and Veronica, and drew every Archie character at one time or another in his nearly 50-year career with Archie. Reproduced from the original art and recolored to ensure the highest possible quality reproduction, the stories in this collection are from what is generally regarded as DeCarlo's best period-the mid 1950s to the early 1970s. [(w) Dan Decarlo (a) Dan Decarlo (ca) Dan Decarlo]
Featuring more than 20 stories by the man who was the face of Archie Comics for the last half of the 20th century. Dan DeCarlo continues to be revered and enjoyed by millions of fans across the globe. This collection presents a sampling especially picked for this volume, and with completely digitally re-mastered art, based on the original colors from the comics where they were first published! [(A/CA) Dan DeCarlo]
Continuing our Eisner Award-winning series collecting the Archie newspaper strip-by far the rarest of all Archie comics collectibles. We jump ahead to 1960, when Bob Montana hits his stride. As the country entered what would become the Swingin' Sixties, Montana entered his 14th year writing and drawing the series. The amazing cast is well established: Archie, Jughead, Betty, Veronica, Fred and Mary Andrews (Archie's mom and pop), Reggie, the Lodges and at school, Principal Weatherbee, Miss Grundy, Mr. Flutesnoot, Miss Shapely, Miss Beazly the cafeteria cook, Svensen de Yanitor, and Coach Kleats. Includes 800 comic strips from September 1960-when the school year begins-to April 1963. [(W/A/CA) Bob Montana]
Continuing the Eisner Award-winning series collecting the Archie newspaper strip, we reach the mid-1960s when the now-famous cast of Archie, Jughead, Betty, Veronica, and Reggie are part of a rich ensemble presented by cartoonist Bob Montana. As Bart Beaty notes, The strip is not so much about Archie as it is about the interaction of all those characters who exist in his orbit. The relatively large cast is particularly suited to the gag-a-day format. [(W/A/CA) Bob Montana]
Brilliantly combine satire magazines, super-hero send-ups, monster magazines, sexy teenage girls a la Betty and Veronica, surrealism, beatniks and hippies and wackiness and you've got the inimitable Mad House. Mad House was the birthplace of the bewitching Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Captain Sprocket and the comic host with the most, Clyde Didit. Archie's best artists, Dan "Betty and Veronica" DeCarlo, Sam "Jughead" Schwartz and even cartoonists like Wally Wood-yes!-filled Mad House's pages with laughs and lunacy and nutty fun-and hot teenage chicks. Craig Yoe collects the best of the best stories and features, and introduces Mad House with rare art and behind the scenes secrets.
