Archie Comics November Solicits & September Previews
BOB PHANTOM (ONE SHOT)
By day, he’s Walter Whitney, a fledgling theater columnist, but by night he’s Bob Phantom, the “Scourge of the Underworld” — or is he? Using his power to become immaterial, Walt beats up criminals and then breaks the news of his exploits in his newspaper column . . . but New York City is not as it once was, and with less crime that means less news. So, if there’s no crime left to fight, there’s only one thing to do: create enemies. Is Bob Phantom really the Scourge of the Underworld, or its leader? Or something else entirely?
- Script: James III
- Art: Richard Ortiz, Matt Herms, Jack Morelli
- Cover: Tim Seeley, Matt Herms
- Variant Cover: Jamal Igle
- On Sale Date: 11/16
32-page, full color comic
$3.99 U.S.
ARCHIE JUMBO COMICS DIGEST #335
BRAND NEW STORY! In “Adventures in Christmas Babysitting,” Archie, Jughead, Betty, and Veronica have taken Jellybean, Leroy, and Souphead to the mall at Christmastime. While Betty and Veronica take Jellybean to shop at a “boring” clothing store, Archie and Jughead volunteer to take the kids to see Santa. But as soon as Souphead and Leroy are out of Betty and Veronica’s view, they unexpectedly dart off! Can Archie and Jughead find the kids and keep them from getting into hijinks?
- Script: Francis Bonnet
- Art: Holly G, Glenn Whitmore, Jack Morelli
- Cover: Francis Bonnet, Jeff Shultz, Rosario “Tito” Peña
- On Sale Date: 11/16
- 192-page, full color comic
- $8.99 U.S
ARCHIE MILESTONES JUMBO COMICS DIGEST #17: BEST OF THE 1980s
BRAND NEW STORY! In “Back to the Past,” After being bombarded by texts and group chats about parties and events, Betty and Veronica talk about how things in the “olden days” must have been so much simpler. That gives them an idea: throw a retro ’80s style party! But can they have fun without smartphones? Lace up your roller skates and find out!
- Script: Tania Del Rio
- Art: Rex Lindsey, Glenn Whitmore
- Cover: Dan DeCarlo
- On Sale Date: 11/2
- 192-page, full color comic
- $8.99 U.S.
ARCHIE’S ULTRA DIGEST PACK (NT)
Archie Comics is getting into the holiday spirit by giving back to the fans! This year, the whole town of Riverdale is proud to present a specialty 4-pack of their popular comics digests for one low price. At over 750 pages of content, ’tis the season for the antics and adventures only the lovable Archie Andrews can provide!
- Script: Various
- Art: Various
- Cover: Dan Parent
- 978-1-64576-903-3
- $10.99 US / $19.99 CAN
- 4-7/8 x 6-9/16”
- 768 pp, Full Color
- Direct Market On-Sale Date: 11/16
BETTY & VERONICA FRIENDS FOREVER: CHRISTMAS PARTY #1
Betty & Veronica are inviting you to a festive fun party, and they’re kicking off the celebration with a BRAND NEW story! In “Klosetz 4 Kids,” Eliza Han’s thrown a successful holiday party for her new business, along with the help of Betty and Veronica! Everything’s a hit, so what’s got Eliza so upset? Can Harper help her get back into the holiday spirit?
- Script: Tee FranklinArt: Dan Parent, Bob Smith, Glenn Whitmore, Jack Morelli
- Cover: Bill Golliher, Dan Parent
- On Sale Date: 11/9
- 32-page, full color comic
- $2.99 U.S.
BETTY & VERONICA JUMBO COMICS DIGEST #309
BRAND NEW STORY! “ALL WRAPPED UP” – Up to her eyes in credit card bills, Veronica is forced to take on a department store job wrapping gifts. She’s so bad at it that she recruits Betty to help her. But when Betty can’t make it, she receives some magical help in the form of Jingles, the Elf. But when Sugarplum and Noelle from the North Pole join in to help, it becomes a calamity of TOO MUCH holiday help!
- Script: Dan Parent
- Art: Dan Parent, Bob Smith, Glenn Whitmore, Jack Morelli
- Cover: Bill Galvan, Ben Galvan, Rosario “Tito” Peña
- On Sale Date: 11/23
- 192-page, full color comic
- $8.99 U.S.
WORLD OF ARCHIE JUMBO COMICS DIGEST #125
BRAND NEW STORY! Santa sends his favorite elf and fairy on a mission to Riverdale to stir up as much Christmas spirit as possible. It’s girls vs. guys in the quest to show off the most Christmas spirit. Sugarplum heads up the girls’ team and Jingles heads up the boys’ one. A rivalry that winds up sending Riverdale into a jolly overload.
- Script: Bill Golliher
- Art: Bill Golliher, Jim Amash, Glenn Whitmore, Jack Morelli
- Cover: Bill Golliher, Rosario “Tito” Peña
- On Sale Date: 11/30
- 192-page, full color comic
- $8.99 U.S.
WORLD OF BETTY & VERONICA JUMBO COMICS DIGEST #20
BRAND NEW STORY! “Merry JINXmas!“ – The holiday season has everyone in the festive spirit—that is, until human bad luck charm Jinx Molloy comes to town! Can everyone manage to avoid Jinx’s wave of unfortunate events, or will they all end up on the naughty list?
- Script: Dan Parent
- Art: Dan Parent, Bob Smith, Glenn Whitmore, Jack Morelli
- Cover: Bill Golliher, Rosario “Tito” Peña
- On Sale Date: 11/9
- 192-page, full color comic
- $8.99 U.S.
