Archie Annual Digest #30
In "Love-In," Little Archie is whisked back in time by a mysterious gas from an old man's invention, landing aboard Blackbeard's pirate ship where he's made a cabin boy. Forced to navigate treacherous waters and a plot to sink Captain Morgan's vessel, he must outwit the pirates before he’s trapped in the past forever. Written and illustrated by Bob Bolling, with a cover by Dan DeCarlo, this 1977 Archie Annual Digest #30 blends time-travel hijinks with swashbuckling adventure in a classic, lighthearted tale.
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When gas escapes from a mysterious old man's "invention," it transports Little Archie hundreds of years back in time, where he is captured by pirates and forced to be a cabin boy on Blackbeard's ship. On the pirate ship, Little Archie overhears Blackbeard's plan to destroy the ship of the king's favorite, Captain Morgan. Can he stop the pirates, and will he ever get back to his own time?
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