Archie & Friends #97
In "Can a Sled Be Smarter Than Archie?", Tomoko puts her classmates under the microscope—well, almost—after Miss Grundy suggests writing from real life. But when her fictionalized take on Riverdale’s crew lands her uncle in stitches, even the most ordinary high school antics start to feel like a cartoon. Written by George Gladir and brought to life with Stan Goldberg’s vibrant art and John Lowe’s crisp inks, this 2006 gem captures the charm of small-town school life with a dash of surreal humor—plus a cover by Goldberg and Bob Smith that’s as playful as the story inside.
Tomoko tries writing a story about her classmates, using real people as inspiration—though she swaps their names to keep things private. When her uncle, a book publisher, reads it, he’s stunned by how wild and implausible the characters seem, even though they’re based on people she knows.
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Reprinted in Archie & Friends Double Digest Magazine #2 (2011), B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine #219 (2012), B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine #266 (2019), Archie and Me Comics Digest #15 (2019)
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