Archie and Me #19
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join free"Explo '68" kicks off with Mr. Weatherbee hosting a spoof of "Alfred Hitchcock Presents," setting the stage for Archie's detective quest in a high school mystery. Written, drawn, and inked by Joe Edwards—showcasing his full creative hand—this 1968 issue captures the era’s playful satire, with Archie trying to uncover who’s leaking the Riverdale football team’s signals to Tilden High. The cover by Joe Edwards, complete with his signature style, perfectly captures the episode’s twisty, suspenseful tone.
In "Explo '68," Jughead and Archie's plan to prank chemistry class with a wild ice cream soda experiment hits a snag when Mr. Weatherbee intervenes. But when Archie accidentally drinks a mysterious chemical, he suddenly becomes a walking, ticking time bomb—no one’s quite sure what happens next.
In "A Mystery By the Numbers," Archie’s quest to uncover the secret leak of Riverdale High’s football signals takes a twisty turn in this 1968 humor tale, framed as a spoof of "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" by Mr. Weatherbee. With playful suspense and a dash of teenage chaos, Archie sets out to solve the mystery—only to find the clues are more baffling than the answer.
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Reprinted in Archi #354 (1969), Archie and Me #46 (1971), Archie Giant Series Magazine #195 (1972), Archie and Me #47 (1972), Jughead with Archie Digest #18 (1977), Archie Comics Digest #29 (1978), Archie Comics Digest #52 (1982), Archie's Double Digest Magazine #26 (1987), Archie and Me Comics Digest #14 (2019)
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