(May 2010)

Archie, 2010 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
0.00 FREE
Pages
36
On-sale Date
2010-05-01
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Brand
A archiecomics.com
Barcode
762816201018 00111
Editing
Victor Gorelick (editor / editor-in-chief); Mike Pellerito (managing editor)
Color
Color
Dimensions
Standard Modern Age U. S.
Paper Stock
Glossy cover; Newsprint interior
Binding
Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format
One-Shot

Issue Notes

Released for Free Comic Book Day, 2010. Cover title is "Archie's Summer Splash!"

Archie's Summer Splash! (Table of Contents)

Archie / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dan Parent (signed)
Inks
Dan Parent (signed)
Colors
Rosario Peña ?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Nancy Woods; Chuck Clayton; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper

[Despicable Me The Books!] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Whose Beach Is It, Anyway? Part One (Table of Contents: 2)

Archie / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Dan Parent (credited)
Pencils
Dan Parent (credited)
Inks
Rich Koslowski (credited)
Colors
Glenn Whitmore (credited)
Letters
Jack Morelli (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Summer's here!! Three months of nothing but fun in the sun!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; George (Cheryl's boyfriend); Jason Blossom; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Nancy Woods; Chuck Clayton; Ethel Muggs; Ginger Lopez; Blossom (a new girl singing group) [Cheryl Blossom; Priscilla; Becky]
Synopsis
When Cheryl's private beach is closed for the summer to an oil spill, Cheryl and George invade Riverdale's public beaches. When she learns of a singing contest called Zowie-Palooza that the Archies are singing in, she calls a few friends and creates the new group "Blossom". But the girl band's horrible singing brings more heckles than accolades.

[The Archie Wedding] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[Archie New Look Series - Book 4] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[Sonic Graphic Novels] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Archie's Summer Splash Quiz (Table of Contents: 7)

activity / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dan Parent
Inks
Dan Parent
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
1. Which of these was never an Archie Comics title?
Characters
Archie Andrews; Cheryl Blossom; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Synopsis
Quiz on summer activities and history.

Whose Beach Is It, Anyway? Part Two (Table of Contents: 8)

Archie / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Dan Parent (credited)
Pencils
Dan Parent (credited)
Inks
Rich Koslowski (credited)
Colors
Glenn Whitmore (credited)
Letters
Jack Morelli (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Bay-bee-e
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; George (Cheryl's boyfriend); Jason Blossom; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Blossom (a new girl singing group) [Cheryl Blossom; Priscilla; Becky]
Synopsis
Trying to get rid of Cheryl's horrible singing group, the promoters decide to change the venue for Zowie-Palooza to Harbor Island, not letting her know. And Cheryl discovers the change and makes sure her group is there first. Except that it was just a trick by Archie and Jason to get rid of Cheryl for the event.

Summer Splash Fashions for the Girls! (Table of Contents: 9)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dan Parent (signed)
Inks
Dan Parent (signed)
Colors
?

Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Cheryl Blossom; Nancy Woods; Ginger Lopez
Synopsis
Pin-up of the girls' summer fashions.

Indexer Notes

Appears between pages 17 and 18 of sequence 3.

Summer Splash Fashions for the Guys! (Table of Contents: 10)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dan Parent (signed)
Inks
Dan Parent (signed)
Colors
?

Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Chuck Clayton; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
Pinup of summer fashions for the guys.

Indexer Notes

Appears between pages 17 and 18 of Sequence 3.

[The Best of Betty's Diary] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[Betty & Veronica's Beach Party] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[Ben 10 Alien Force] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[Generator Rex] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Archie's Summer Splash!
    Archie
  2. 1. [Despicable Me The Books!]
  3. 2. Whose Beach Is It, Anyway? Part One
    Archie
  4. 3. [The Archie Wedding]
  5. 4. ["...Hate that hedgehog..."]
  6. 5. [Archie New Look Series - Book 4]
  7. 6. [Sonic Graphic Novels]
  8. 7. Archie's Summer Splash Quiz
  9. 8. Whose Beach Is It, Anyway? Part Two
    Archie
  10. 9. Summer Splash Fashions for the Girls!
  11. 10. Summer Splash Fashions for the Guys!
  12. 11. [The Best of Betty's Diary]
  13. 12. [Betty & Veronica's Beach Party]
  14. 13. [Ben 10 Alien Force]
  15. 14. [Generator Rex]
This issue was modified by
  • Katie
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Per Sandell
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Gregg Whitmore