Price: 10.95 USD
Pages: 100
Editing: Paul Castiglia (editor)
Cover Thumbnail for Archie Americana Series (Archie, 1991 series) #5 - Best of the Eighties Edit Cover
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Archie / cover / 1 page

Pencils:
Rex Lindsey (signed)
Inks:
Rex Lindsey (signed)
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  • Genre:humor; teen

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second printing priced at 11.95 USD.

Boogie Buggy
(Table of Contents: 1)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Sandra; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones (cameo); Pop Tate; Raul; Wilma
Synopsis:
Archie wants to compete in a roller disco contest. Sandra asks him to be her partner, but he finds that she controls his life for the two weeks of training before the contest.
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Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprint in Archie Spotlight Digest: Archie 75th Anniversary Digest (Archie, 2016 series) #3.

In the Swing
(Table of Contents: 2)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:teen; humor
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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Miss Grundy
Synopsis:
Veronica wows the school with her "new look" - - which happens to be a retread of the '70s "Preppy Look".
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Indexer Notes

When reprinted in The Best of Archie Comics (Archie, 2011 series) #2, the inks are credited to Rudy Lapick.

Bo Woe
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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Dexter Van Daun; Archie Andrews
Synopsis:
Veronica gets a beaded braid hairstyle, much like the one Bo Derek had in the movie "10", but finds it more trouble than it's worth.
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Fleeting Meeting
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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages

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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; John Revolta; Linda Revolta
Synopsis:
Mr. Lodge arranges for Veronica to meet her favorite movie star, but Betty gets a better gift through a simple act of kindness.
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Indexer Notes

John Revolta is a parody of actor John Travolta.

Buckaroo Fever
(Table of Contents: 5)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:teen
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Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Moose Mason; Chuck Clayton; Midge Klump; Nancy Woods; Jughead Jones
Synopsis:
At Veronica's western-style birthday party, Mr. Lodge segregates the girls into a cook-off and the boys into a mechanical bull riding contest. However, he soon learns the modern teen refuses to be pigeon-holed.
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The Punk
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Jughead / comic story / 8 pages

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Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Synopsis:
Archie and Betty are alarmed when Jughead goes punk (complete with mohawk). They try to save him from falling into a bad crowd, but it turns out he's just researching a story for a local newspaper. Ahh, the 80's.
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E.T. Travesty
(Table of Contents: 7)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mr. Rinko; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis:
Archie and Jughead meet an alien.
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An homage to the movie E.T.

[no title indexed]
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Betty / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Riverdale High School Flash Dance Contest
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Betty Cooper; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee; Mr. Flutesnoot; Floyd Clayton; Mrs. Beazley; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Chuck Clayton
Synopsis:
Veronica spares no expense to produce a "Flash Dance" video that will win the school competition. But Betty, Archie and Chuck put a video together on the fly using nothing more than Chuck's camera and Betty's charisma, and they beat Veronica's video out.
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Vidiocy
(Table of Contents: 9)

Jughead / comic story / 1 page

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Jughead Jones
Synopsis:
Jughead dreams he's in a video game.
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The Breakdancing Break
(Table of Contents: 10)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Wow! These breakdancers are something else!
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis:
The Archies enlist the help of breakdancers for their music video.
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The Fame Game
(Table of Contents: 11)

The Archies / comic story / 6 pages

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Barry Grossman (original publication)
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  • Genre:teen
Characters:
The Archies [Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper]
Synopsis:
Stuck for an idea for their next music video, Archie consults with a fellow recording artist Michael Jackstone for ideas.
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Indexer Notes

"Michael Jackstone" is a thinly veiled reference to Michael Jackson.

Trivia Travesty
(Table of Contents: 12)

Archie and the Gang / comic story / 5 pages

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Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate
Synopsis:
During a game of Trivial Trivia, the answers keep pointing out Archie's failings to Veronica.
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Lookalike Loony
(Table of Contents: 13)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
Synopsis:
Archie enters a look-alike contest to win a 10 minute shopping spree in a record store.
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Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprint in The Best of Archie Comics (Archie, 2011 series) #2.

The Celebrity
(Table of Contents: 14)

Betty's Diary / comic story / 6 pages

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Betty Cooper; Hal Cooper; Alice Cooper; Bruce Bingstone
Synopsis:
Betty meets rock star Bruce Bingstone, who gives her a pass to his concert and a chance to get to know him, which turns out to be a disappointment.
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Wheel of Loot
(Table of Contents: 15)

Betty and Me / comic story / 5 pages

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Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis:
Archie is the host and Betty is the letter-turner on the show Wheel of Loot, until Veronica is a contestant and wins Archie for her prize.
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We, the Jury
(Table of Contents: 16)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:teen; humor
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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
Synopsis:
In a mock trial, Betty accuses Veronica of trying to steal Archie's affections. The jury of girls decides in favor of neither girl because they all want their own chance with Archie.
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A Passion for Fashion
(Table of Contents: 17)

Veronica / comic story / 1 page

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Characters:
Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis:
Mr. Lodge is astonished at Archie and Veronica's clothes.
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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. [no title indexed]
    Archie
  2. Boogie Buggy
    Archie
  3. In the Swing
    Betty and Veronica
  4. Bo Woe
    Betty and Veronica
  5. Fleeting Meeting
    Betty and Veronica
  6. Buckaroo Fever
    Archie
  7. The Punk
    Jughead
  8. E.T. Travesty
    Archie
  9. ["Riverdale High School Flash Dance Contest"]
    Betty
  10. Vidiocy
    Jughead
  11. The Breakdancing Break
    Archie
  12. The Fame Game
    The Archies
  13. Trivia Travesty
    Archie and the Gang
  14. Lookalike Loony
    Archie
  15. The Celebrity
    Betty's Diary
  16. Wheel of Loot
    Betty and Me
  17. We, the Jury
    Betty and Veronica
  18. A Passion for Fashion
    Veronica
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