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Archie, Batman, Spider-Man, and Venom in Archie Comics Previews for This Week

Published Mon, 13 Aug 2018 19:00:48 -0500

Archie has released previews of all of their comics hitting stores this week, featuring such characters as Batman, Robin, Batgirl, Spider-Man, Venom… wait a minute, what? Yes, you heard it right. Archie Meets Batman '66 #2 hits stores this week, along with Marvel Comics Digest #8: Spider-Man & Venom. Also hitting stores is The Best of Archie Americana Vol. 3 Bronze Age and Archie & Friends Digital Digest #7. Check out previews of three of these below.

ARCHIE MEETS BATMAN '66 #2
The historic crossover mini-series continues! Batman's received a panicked call from Riverdale and he sends Robin and Batgirl with one caveat—they must disguise themselves as high school transfer students!
Script: Jeff Parker, Michael Moreci
Art: Dan Parent, J. Bone, Kelly Fitzpatrick, Jack Morelli
Cover: Michael Allred, Laura Allred
Variant Covers: Rick Burchett and Rosario "Tito" Peña, Matthew Dow Smith, Robert Hack, Wilfredo Torres and Kelly Fitzpatrick, Michael Walsh
On Sale Date: 8/15
32-page, full color comic
$3.99 U.S.

THE BEST OF ARCHIE AMERICANA VOL. 3: BRONZE AGE
The Awesome Eighties: Experience the punk movement as it shakes up Riverdale! Behold the rise of MTV! The Nifty Nineties: Rock out to the sensational sounds of boy bands, and hook up your satellite dish so you can enjoy teens from Beverly Hills and more! It's all here and then some in this edition chock-full of comedy classics from the Bronze Age of Archie!
Script: Various
Art: Various
Cover: Dan DeCarlo
978-1-68255-855-3
$9.99 US/$11.99 CAN
5 1/4 x 7 1/2"
TR
416 pp, Full Color
Direct Market On-Sale Date: 8/15

MARVEL COMICS DIGEST #8: SPIDER-MAN & VENOM
Marvel Comics' best-selling heroes are back in the ever-popular digest format! This issue spotlights SPIDER-MAN and VENOM! This is a can't-miss collector's item that will only be printed once!
Includes stories from:
Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #51, 52, 252, and 258
Web of Spider-Man (1985) #1
Marvel Adventures Spider-Man (2005) #21, 24, and 35
Marvel Universe Ultimate Spider-Man (2012) #2-3
Script: Various
Art: Various
Cover: Provided by Marvel
On Sale Date: 8/15
224-page, full color comic
$6.99 U.S.

ARCHIE & FRIENDS DIGITAL DIGEST #7
It's time for some fun in the sun in this brand new ARCHIE & FRIENDS DIGITAL DIGEST, featuring two entertaining, all-new, classic-style stories at one low price! First, in "Lost & Confounded," Archie, Betty, and Kevin have jobs as counselors at summer camp. When a little girl loses her teddy bear, it becomes a mad dash to find it. What lengths will the counselors go to save the day for a homesick kid?
Then, in "We Can Work it Out" Pop Tate opens a snack bar on the beach and hires Archie and Betty to work there. But when Betty gets sick, Jughead fills in and things go awry—especially when they run out of food and have to improvise!
Script: Dan Parent
Art: Bill Golliher, Jeff Shultz, Bob Smith, Jim Amash, Glenn Whitmore, Jack Morelli
Cover: Jeff Shultz
On Sale Date: 8/15
10-page, full color comic
$.99 U.S.

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