Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine #78
In "Hi-Tech Solution," Archie tries jogging through Pickins' Park and encounters a mysterious, solemn girl who warns him about the perilous "Coffin Curve" on Thrill Hill. When Mr. Meeks reveals she's Jill Johnson, a girl who died there a decade prior, Archie is stunned—until she reappears that night to save him from a fate she once faced. Written and illustrated by Bob Bolling, with inks by Chic Stone, colors by Barry Grossman, and letters by Bill Yoshida, this eerie tale blends small-town charm with a touch of the supernatural. The cover by Stan Goldberg and Bob Smith captures the story's mix of nostalgia and suspense.
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Archie takes up jogging through Pickins' Park, and meets a beautiful but unsmiling girl who warns him to be careful at the dangerous "Coffin Curve" at the bottom of Thrill Hill. Mr. Meeks tells Archie that this was Jill Johnson, a girl who was killed at Coffin Curve a decade earlier when a drunk driver couldn't make the curve and ran into her. Archie can't believe that he talked to a ghost, but when he's running past Coffin Curve that night, Jill reappears to save him from sharing her fate.
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