Subject Matter
Genres:
adventure, teen
Character(s):
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Reggie Mantle; King Koala; Jughead Jones (cameo); Betty Cooper (cameo); Chuck Clayton (cameo); Dilton Doiley (cameo); Moose Mason (cameo); Pop Tate (cameo); Clark Kent (cameo)
First Line:
Gee, Mr. Lodge! Do you think the legend of King Koala is real?
Synopsis:
Archie and the Lodges travel to a remote island to find King Koala, a giant koala bear. They bring the creature back to Riverdale, where it escapes and goes on a rampage, grabbing Veronica and climbing Lodge Towers, the tallest building in town.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:
Miscellaneous
Pages:
11
Notes:
Parody of the movie King Kong, including the battle between King Koala and a dinosaur and also the koala taking Veronica and climbing a skyscraper.
Clark Kent is seen walking away from a phone booth as Archie approaches.
No colorist is credited on the story. Presumably, original colorist Barry Grossman's colors could not be reproduced.
The credits page (inside front cover) lists Glen Whitmore and Dan Parent as the colorists for this issue. So one of them probably colored this reprint.