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Art by (See Credits Below)
Cover Art by Henry Scarpelli
SUMMARY:
Published by Archie Comics for September 1988, this TV cartoon series tie-in features mullet-wearing tween Archie and his childhood pals. This issue offers the following stories:
“Very Fishy Story” (5 pages). Script by Mike Pellowski, with art by Stan Goldberg; Henry Scarpelli; Bill Yoshida; & Barry Grossman. At Riverdale’s annual Jr. Fishing Derby, Archie & Jughead stay busy baiting Reggie in an effort to win the first-prize canoe.
“Star Bright” (1 page). Script & Penciling by Joe Edwards, with inks by Hy Eisman. Young astronomer Eugene confounds Moose.
“A Medieval Knightmare” (11 pages). Script by Mike Pellowski, with art by Doug Crane & Henry Scarpelli. At a medieval fair, Archie inadvertently ends with a magical book. The book transports him into a dreamy medieval world where his family and friends need him to play knight against a fire-breathing dragon.
“Forest Nuts” (5 pages). The script and artwork aren’t credited. The boys (Archie, Jughead, Eugene, & Reggie) ineptly go camping, not realizing the rejected girls (Betty, Amani, & Veronica) have their own camping plans.
REVIEW:
Sporting middling artwork, these tepid stories struggle to justify a single read. Of them, the fishing tale wins, but it’s hardly saying much. Hazarding a guess, even first graders will likely be bored with this comic.
ADDITIONAL CONTENT:
The inside front cover is a black-and-white public service message re: AIDS research. Moose offers a page of unscramble-the-riddles. The back inside cover is an “Archie Club News” column where two winning letters earned small cash prizes.
BRIAN’S ODD MOON RATING: 3 Stars
