Archie and Me Comics Digest #9
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "Hot or Not!", Archie and Valerie find themselves at the center of a reality TV storm as The Archies audition for Simon Cowell's X Factor finale and Josie and the Pussycats hit the stage for American Idol's crowning episode. The media fixates on their budding romance, turning it into the unlikely heart of the new show The Bingoes, which follows Bingo Wilkins' band. With the spotlight on their relationship, the drama unfolds across the competition—though not always in the ways anyone expects. Written by Dan Parent and illustrated by Fernando Ruiz, with inks by Rich Koslowski and colors by Digikore Studios, the issue's cover by Bill Golliher and Bob Smith captures the electric buzz of the moment.
Archie and his friends flee the sweltering beach heat for the cool refuge of the Lodge Mansion, where air conditioning and an indoor pool promise relief—though the real test might be whether they can keep their cool when the place turns into a full-blown summer showdown.
In "Banded Together!", Jo and the Pussycats face off against The Archies in a hilarious cross-competition showdown, as both bands vie for fame on separate reality TV stages. The spotlight shifts to the growing buzz between Archie and Valerie, whose real-life connection becomes the unexpected heart of the hit show *The Bingoes*, even though neither of them ever makes it to the final episode.
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↩ Reprints Archie's Joke Book Magazine #80 (1964), Everything's Archie #4 (1969), Everything's Archie #5 (1969), Archie's Joke Book Magazine #227 (1976), Archie's Joke Book Magazine #237 (1977), Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes #55 (1980), Archie Annual Digest #61 (1992), Archie Comics Digest #117 (1992), Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine #70 (1994), Archie & Friends #11 (1994), World of Archie #16 (1995), Archie & Friends #31 (1998), Archie's Double Digest Magazine #111 (1999), Archie's Pal Jughead Comics #122 (1999), Archie's Pal Jughead Comics #130 (2000), Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine #85 (2004), Jughead & Friends Digest Magazine #28 (2008), Archie #623 (2011)
Reprinted in Archie Modern Classics #1 (2019), Archie & Friends #11 (2021)
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