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Issue: Archie Americana Series #12
Publication Date: January 2011
 
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Title: Best of the Nineties Book 2
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Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
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Pages: 100
ISBN: 9781879794665
UPC/EAN: 978187979466551195
Price: $12.95 CAD
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Content Items: 19 (18 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Paul Castiglia
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Publication Type: Trade Paperback
Color: Color
Dimensions: 17.5cm x 25.5cm
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Binding: Perfect Bound
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Cover, Front
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Title Page
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Rex Lindsey
Rex Lindsey ?
Rosario Pena
Subject Matter
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Chuck Clayton
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Ratman

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir
Stan Goldberg [as Stan G.]
Rudy Lapick
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
humorous
The Mighty Archie Art Players
Betty Cooper [Libby the Librarian]; Archie Andrews [Ashly Ashford and Ratman]; Reggie Mantle [The Punster]; Jughead Jones [His Faithful Manservant Godfrey]
Ashley Ashford takes on the identity of Ratman and stops the Punster.
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Ratman is a parody of Batman, including Batman's origin.
Duggy Wuggy, M.D.

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir
Stan Goldberg [as Stan G.]
Mike Esposito
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
The Mighty Archie Art Players
Archie Andrews [as Duggy Wuggy]; Betty Cooper [as Bettina]; Veronica Lodge [as Cobina]; Mr. Weatherbee [as Mr. Honcho]; Cousin Leroy [as Dr. Skippy]
Parody of the TV series "Doogie Howser, M.D."; a sixteen-year-old medical prodigy balances the rigors of a surgeon's practice with the interests of a typical teen.
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Skate Date!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Mike Pellowski
Stan Goldberg
Henry Scarpelli
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Archie and Reggie decide to meet girls while rollerblading. Reggie is the better skater but Archie is better with the girls.
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When reprinted in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #253, writing is credited to George Gladir and inks are credited to Rudy Lapick.
Generation Gasp

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Doyle
Dan DeCarlo
Alison Flood
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hal Cooper; Alice Cooper; Archie Andrews
Betty comes down in old, worn clothing as part of her new "grunge" look. However, her parents assume that she's dressed to help paint the living room and hand her a paintbrush.
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Simulation Stimulation

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Mike Esposito (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Jughead
Jughead Jones; Dilton Doiley; Ethel Muggs
Jughead tests out Dilton's new virtual reality headset.
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Love & Learn

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Hal Lifson
Rex Lindsey
Rex Lindsey
Rex Lindsey
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
teen
World of Archie
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Phil Dynamo; Veronica Lodge; Samantha Sutcliff; Mary Andrews; Betty Cooper
On the Phil Dynamo show Veronica tells Phil how Archie never pays attention to her and other things she wishes he would change. Archie decides to try the things Veronica suggests when he takes out new student Samantha Sutcliff.
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6
P.C. Pal

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Mike Pellowski
Sean Murphey [as Murphey]
Rudy Lapick
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley
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1
Interactive Comics

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir
Stan Goldberg
Henry Scarpelli
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Midge Klump; Moose Mason; Ethel Muggs
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Miscellaneous
5
Crime Daze

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dan Parent
Dan Parent
Rudy Lapick
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Betty and Veronica
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Miscellaneous
6
Wish Upon a Star!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bill Golliher
Bill Golliher
Rudy Lapick
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Ethel
Betty Cooper; Ethel Muggs; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Archie Andrews
Ethel sends a letter to a famous movie star asking him to be her prom date.
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Novel Job

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Mike Pellowski
Stan Goldberg
Mike Esposito
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
teen
Betty
Betty Cooper; Mr. Barney; Howie Severe
Betty's quiet weekend job at a mall bookstore is turned upside down by a book signing by national shock jock Howie Severe.
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6
Howie Severe is based on radio personality Howard Stern. One of the crazed fans at the book signing is a caricature of Archie editor Victor Gorelick.
Changing His Toon!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Angelo Decesare
Stan Goldberg
Henry Scarpelli
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Chuck Clayton; Dilton Doiley; Waldo Weatherbee
Mr. Weatherbee wants Chuck to do a drawing that can be used to paint Mr. Weatherbee's portrait.
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That Certain Ring

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bill Golliher (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Mike Esposito (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous
Betty
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Nancy Woods; Waldo Weatherbee; Miss Phlips; Superintendent Herkimer Hassle; Ms. Oliver
Whoa, Betty! Nice look!
Betty wears a nose ring to school that's held in place by a magnet. Mr. Weatherbee confiscates it and then tries it on and forgets that he's wearing it.
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Laptop Lament

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir
Stan Goldberg
Bob Smith
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
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6
Virtual Virtuoso

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Hal Smith
Fernando Ruiz
Rich Koslowski
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate
Everybody's virtual pet has died, except for Veronica's.
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1
The Big Obsession

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir
Dan DeCarlo
Henry Scarpelli
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Ethel Muggs; Renaldo DiHatrio
Veronica's money sets up an exclusive book-signing with the current cinema heart-throb, but it's Betty who gets to spend the afternoon hiding in a theater with him when the signing erupts into a riot.
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Whatever

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Kathleen Webb (credited)
Jeff Shultz (credited)
Rich Koslowski (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Veronica
Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Midge Klump; Miss Grundy; Jughead Jones; Nancy Woods; Dilton Doiley; Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate
Veronica is answering every question with "whatever".
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Miscellaneous
5
The Big Ride

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir
Stan Goldberg
Bob Smith
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Archie & Friends
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Midge Klump; Moose Mason
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Miscellaneous
6

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