Archie Comics heads to New York Comic Con

If you catch the New York Comic Con this month, you can catch the Archie Comics gang, who will have a booth all about Archie. And on Sunday, February 25, there'll be a special presentation, "65 Years of Growing up with Archie," at 2 p.m. in Room 1E04 at the con.

The creative staff will share inside perspectives on the creation of Archie, how it has evolved, why it dominates the newsstands and the supermarkets in comic sales. Panelists include Michael Silberkleit, chairman / co-publisher; Victor Gorelick, VP managing editor (for more than 40 years); Fred Mausser, VP of sales; Mike Pellerito, editor of the Sonic, Katy Keene and Sabrina the Teenage Witch titles; Nelson Ribeiro, editor of the digest line; Rik Offenberger, public relations coordinator; Dan Parent, artist and writer; Fernando Ruiz, artist and writer, and Tanya Del Rio, atist and writer.

The New York Comic Con will take place February 23-25 in New York City at the Jacob Javits Center. Go to http://www.nycomiccon.com/ for more details.

Elsewhere in Archie Comics ...

ARCHIE DIGEST #232
The adventures of America's favorite teen continue with new stories and classic tales. SCRIPT AND ART: Various talents. BONUS: Puzzles, games and your chance to "Find Your Name in Print!"
On sale newsstand February 13, 2007
Full-color digest format
$2.49

JUGHEAD #179
"Picture Perfect": When a local magazine does a photo feature on Pop Tate's burgers, Pop hires a "food stylist" to make sure the pictures look good enough to eat! "Word-Play": Jughead comes up with the sound effect to end all sound effects; now he just needs to figure out what makes that sound! "Sweets to the Sweet": Jughead figures out a new way to get eats: remind all the girls he knows how tough it is to keep their figures so they give their food to him! SCRIPTS: Craig Boldman. ART: Rex Lindsey.
On sale newsstand February 13, 2007
32-page, full-color comic
$2.25

JUGHEAD & FRIENDS DIGEST #18
"Cousin Calamity!": Look out guys, Reggie's cousin Regina is in town, and she's a knockout. Every guy in town is looking to get a date with her, but being as devious and mischievous as Reggie, she soon makes fools of them with one practical joke after another! All except one: Jughead. Can Regina fool Jughead with one of her patented gags? Can their respect for each other’s skills lead to a possible romance for the crowned one?!
SCRIPT, ART & COVER: Fernando Ruiz
On sale newsstand March 13, 2007
Full-color digest format
$2.49

SABRINA THE TEENAGE WITCH #83
"Batty Bartholomew": Sabrina decides to return to magic, and just to make sure she does, her aunts find an ancient wizard to tutor her. The only problem is, he's beyond rusty and seems more than a little wacky. Or is he? Meanwhile, Llandra has no interest in reconciling with Sabrina, but Shinji is hoping he and Sabrina can put their differences aside so Sabrina will rejoin the Four Blades. On the human side of things, Sabrina laments the fact that her new relationship with Harvey can't be as "normal" as she hoped - once again, she has to hide her magic abilities!
SCRIPT, ART & COVER: Tania del Rio.
On sale newsstand March 20, 2007
32-page, full-color comic
$2.25

BETTY & VERONICA SPECTACULAR #77
“The Great Outdoors: Betty Style!”: Camping in the wilderness has its disadvantages for Veronica – namely, no malls, no electricity and no plumbing. But before she can bail, Veronica spots hunky Donald on the trail… and suddenly, the lack of luxuries become irrelevant! “The Great Outdoors: Veronica Style”: In a flip of the previous story, Veronica hosts a camping trip – and no convenience is left behind! But even high energy power lines aren’t infallible, so Betty may get her wish of “roughing it” yet! SCRIPTS AND ART: Dan Parent.
On sale newsstand February 27, 2007
32-page, full-color comic
$2.25

VERONICA #178
“It’s a Small World”: When Ginger is assigned an article on the “best place in the world” for Glitz Magazine, she immediately turns to famous world-traveler Veronica for help! You know what that means – Ginger and Veronica are about to travel the world in 30 days! Their whirlwind tour covers all the most exciting and exotic spots, but will they be able to narrow it down to one in time to meet Ginger’s deadline… and will their final selection surprise even themselves?! SCRIPT AND ART: Dan Parent.
On sale newsstand March 6, 2007
32-page, full-color comic
$2.25