143ksk Posted January 22, 2004 Author Share Posted January 22, 2004 (edited) Today's first cover. This is one of the bizarrest Archie covers: Edited January 22, 2004 by 143ksk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tth2 Posted January 22, 2004 Share Posted January 22, 2004 Great thread, I really love seeing all of those old Archies. Jughead rools okay! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiverbones Posted January 22, 2004 Share Posted January 22, 2004 i always loved that fish cover! that and the flower cover, i love when they get a little kooky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonds25 Posted January 22, 2004 Share Posted January 22, 2004 I actually won it from a Heritage auction for straight guide price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
143ksk Posted January 22, 2004 Author Share Posted January 22, 2004 Sounds like a good deal to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
143ksk Posted January 22, 2004 Author Share Posted January 22, 2004 (edited) Another aquatic themed cover: Edited January 22, 2004 by 143ksk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
143ksk Posted January 22, 2004 Author Share Posted January 22, 2004 (edited) And some rock n roll covers for LucyBop: Edited January 22, 2004 by 143ksk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
143ksk Posted January 22, 2004 Author Share Posted January 22, 2004 (edited) Edited January 22, 2004 by 143ksk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonds25 Posted January 23, 2004 Share Posted January 23, 2004 Great stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicwiz Posted January 23, 2004 Share Posted January 23, 2004 Somebody say aliens? One of my all-time favourite alien covers: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicwiz Posted January 23, 2004 Share Posted January 23, 2004 Hey 143ksk I have the Archie 114 "variant" cover; yeah!?!? This one has the cop with a mustache, arresting Archie, while somehow managing to remain conscious with an arrow through his head, and Fred Flinstones Pebbles as seen through the eyes of Goggles Paisano, making off with the SWAT truck. Pretty action packed for an Archie cover! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shield Posted January 23, 2004 Share Posted January 23, 2004 (edited) Hey 143ksk I have the Archie 114 "variant" cover; yeah!?!? This one has the cop with a mustache, arresting Archie, while somehow managing to remain conscious with an arrow through his head, and Fred Flinstones Pebbles as seen through the eyes of Goggles Paisano, making off with the SWAT truck. Pretty action packed for an Archie cover! Edited January 23, 2004 by Shield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
143ksk Posted January 23, 2004 Author Share Posted January 23, 2004 Yeah, I have some of those variants, too. They usually seem to revolve around mustaches although I had a Thor 126 with blood added to the Thor/Hercules battle--very realistic. My favorite find was an Archie issue that someone had added some detail to the Betty and Veronica images. If you get my drift... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
143ksk Posted January 23, 2004 Author Share Posted January 23, 2004 (edited) More aliens This is also the Betty and Veronica sell their souls to the Devil issue. A classic! Edited January 23, 2004 by 143ksk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
143ksk Posted January 23, 2004 Author Share Posted January 23, 2004 (edited) And, even better than Aliens, ELVIS! Edited January 23, 2004 by 143ksk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicwiz Posted January 23, 2004 Share Posted January 23, 2004 This thread (big thanks to 143ksk, Shield, LucyBop, et. all contributors) made me realize how much I REALLY enjoyed Archie comics growing up as a kid, and the hours of fun and laughter from reading them and sharing the stories with friends and family. Although these covers are truly fantastic to see again, and some for the first time, its the stories, the artwork, the humor and classic situational comedy that IMO really seals these books as instant classics. It goes without saying that this thread has also given me resurging interest in continuing my goals to collect them all once again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
143ksk Posted January 23, 2004 Author Share Posted January 23, 2004 (edited) Edited January 23, 2004 by 143ksk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucyBop Posted January 23, 2004 Share Posted January 23, 2004 They were a huge part of my childhood, they helped me learn to read and have better English...... I like all Comics, I have Superheros, I do prefer DC, but, Iove em all, however, the Archie series is very special and dear to my Heart!!!! More ARCHIES for me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
143ksk Posted January 23, 2004 Author Share Posted January 23, 2004 I agree. Completely! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garthgantu Posted January 23, 2004 Share Posted January 23, 2004 I had/have five cousins. As a kid, the older three cousins seemed basically 'grown up' to me, as they were 3, 4 and 5 years older, respectively. They generally didn't let the younger cousins participate in their activities...but the youngest of the three, 'Fritzie,' had a stash of several hundred Archie books under her bed. She let my brother and I not only enter her bedroom, but paw through the Archies at our leisure. This would have been when I was 6-8 years old, in the very early '70s. Needless to say, she was by far the favorite cousin She deserves much of the credit (blame?) for getting me hooked on funnybooks in the first place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
