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Archie's Vacation Special #4 cover
Cover: Stan Goldberg & Henry Scarpelli

Archie's Vacation Special #4

Jul 1996 · Archie · 2.00 USD; 2.50 CAD
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In "Picture Perfect part 1 and 2," Archie trades Riverdale for a sun-drenched summer internship with swimsuit photographer Danny Dee, jetting off to Naruba for a high-stakes photo shoot. When rival photographer Sly Sludge sabotages the film, Archie must think fast—turning to Betty and Veronica to save the day as last-minute models. Written by George Gladir and illustrated by Jeff Shultz, with inks by Rudy Lapick and colors by Barry Grossman, this 1996 adventure brings the usual teen chaos to a tropical backdrop, all under Stan Goldberg’s vibrant cover and Henry Scarpelli’s dynamic inks.

Contains 8 stories
Picture Perfect part 1 and 2
11 pp · Teen
Danny Dee (photographer)Clarissa (Danny's assistant)Sly Sludge (rival photographer)

Archie’s summer plans take a wild turn when he lands a photo internship with the flashy swimsuit photographer Danny Dee. Off to Naruba for a shoot, he’s thrown into a rivalry with the slick Sly Sludge—then disaster strikes when the film is ruined. With the shoot in jeopardy, Archie calls in Betty and Veronica to save the day.

Surf Turf
1 pp · Teen
The Book
5 pp · Teen
Nightmare Alley!
5 pp · Teen
Camp Scamp
1 pp · Teen
Huckleberry Fink
6 pp · Teen
Changing Times
5 pp · Teen
Extra Credit
6 pp · Teen

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Raw (NM) $5
CGC 9.6 · 1 in census $52*
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Cast · 15 characters

Full credits

letterer Bill Yoshida
cover pencils Stan Goldberg
cover inks Henry Scarpelli

Reprints

↩ Reprints Jughead's Jokes #70 (1980), Archie #392 (1991)

Reprinted in Laugh Comics Digest / Laugh Comics Digest Magazine / Laugh Digest Magazine #177 (2002), Archie's Double Digest Magazine #200 (2009), Jughead's Double Digest #183 (2012), Archie Giant Comics Treat #[nn] (2017), Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #280 (2017), Archie Milestones Jumbo Comics Digest #3 (2019), Archie and Me Comics Digest #19 (2019)

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