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Spirit Slayers in Love
Spirit Slayers in Love
Archie and the Gang
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cover /
1
page
Archie and the Gang
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cover /
1
page
| Pencils: | Dan Parent (credited) (signed as Dan Parent [stacked]  ) |
| Inks: | Dan Parent (credited) (signed as Dan Parent [stacked] ) |
| Colors: | Dan Parent (credited) (signed as Dan Parent [stacked] ) |
| Letters: | ? |
- Genre:teen
This issue has 2 variants
Issue Data
- Publisher's Brand:
Archie 85 Years
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
- Publisher's Age Guidelines: All-Ages
- Printer: Printed in USA
- Barcode: 762816287265 00111
- Keywords:Valentine's Day
Series Data
- Color: color
- Dimensions: standard Modern Age US
- Paper Stock: glossy cover; glossy interiors
- Binding: saddle-stitched
- Publishing Format: one-shot
- Publication Type: magazine
Indexer Notes
"Archie Valentine's Spectacular" is the indicia title. The cover title is "Archie's Valentine's Spectacular".
Spirit Slayers in Love
Spirit Slayers in Love
Archie and the Gang
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comic story /
5
pages
Archie and the Gang
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comic story /
5
pages
| Script: | Holly Golightly (credited as Holly G!) |
| Pencils: | Steven Butler (credited) |
| Inks: | Lily Butler (credited) |
| Colors: | Glenn Whitmore (credited) |
| Letters: | Jack Morelli (credited) |
- Genre:teen
- First Line of Dialogue or Text:In the world of A-Pop, where music regins supreme...
Special Delivery
Special Delivery
Betty and Veronica
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comic story /
6
pages
Betty and Veronica
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comic story /
6
pages
| Script: | Frank Doyle (credited) |
| Pencils: | Dan DeCarlo (credited) |
| Inks: | Alison Flood (credited) |
| Colors: | Barry Grossman (credited) |
| Letters: | Bill Yoshida (credited) |
- Genre:teen; humor
- First Line of Dialogue or Text:Faint heart never won man nor maid!
- Keywords:Valentine's Day
Characters:
- Synopsis:
- Veronica is determined to get Archie to be her valentine, so she inundates him with expensive gifts.
Reprints (1)
from Indexer Notes
Continued in the next story
The Chocolate Drop
The Chocolate Drop
Betty and Veronica
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comic story /
6
pages
Betty and Veronica
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comic story /
6
pages
- Genre:teen; humor
- First Line of Dialogue or Text:Well, Miss Smarty Pants, your little scheme of sending all the expensive Valentine gifts to Archie blee up in your face, didn't it?
- Keywords:Valentine's Day
Characters:
- Synopsis:
- Betty makes a play for Archie's heart by making boxes of her homemade chocolates appear in his locker at school.
Reprints (1)
Indexer Notes
Continued from the previous story
Love & Hisses
Love & Hisses
Betty and Veronica
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comic story /
6
pages
Betty and Veronica
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comic story /
6
pages
| Script: | Frank Doyle (credited) |
| Pencils: | Dan DeCarlo (credited) |
| Inks: | Alison Flood (credited) |
| Colors: | |
| Letters: | Bill Yoshida (credited) |
- Genre:teen; humor
- Keywords:Valentine's
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Smithers the butler; Cheryl Blossom
- Synopsis:
- Cheryl delivers vicious Valentine's Day notes to Archie, Betty and Veronica in the names of the others, hoping to break them up so she can move in on Archie.
Reprints (1)
Queen of Hearts
Queen of Hearts
Betty's Diary
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comic story /
5
pages
Betty's Diary
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comic story /
5
pages
| Script: | Kathleen Webb (credited) |
| Pencils: | Bob Bolling (credited) |
| Inks: | Mike Esposito (credited) |
| Colors: | |
| Letters: | Bill Yoshida (credited) |
- Genre:drama; teen
- Feature Logo:Betty's Diary
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate; Hal Cooper; Alice Cooper
- Synopsis:
- Betty dreams of what Valentine's Day might be like if Archie showered her with tokens of affection instead of Veronica.
Reprints (1)
Hearts and Foulers
Hearts and Foulers
Betty and Veronica
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comic story /
3
pages
Betty and Veronica
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comic story /
3
pages
| Script: | ? |
| Pencils: | George Frese (credited) |
| Inks: | George Frese (credited) |
| Colors: | ? |
| Letters: | ? |
- Genre:humor; teen
- Feature Logo:Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica
- First Line of Dialogue or Text:Now class we will have a discussion period on the economic history of medieval Europe!
- Keywords:valentine; Valentine's Day; Valentines day
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Geraldine Grundy; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Jenkins; Pop Tate
- Synopsis:
- Veronica gets jealous when Archie sends Betty a valentine in class. Archie's plan was to give Veronica a $5 box of chocolates, but she breaks it over his head thinking he's trying to apologize.
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Issue was modified by
- Shad Z. Daly
- John Monagle
- Jeff Thompson
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