Jughead with Archie Digest #37
In "The Acid Test," Jughead with Archie Digest #37 (1980), Archie’s chemistry class takes a disastrous turn when a dropped beaker of acid melts through the lab floor—leading to a ban from the lab and an unexpected cleanup job for Mr. Weatherbee. Written by Frank Doyle and illustrated by Harry Lucey, with inks and letters by Mario Acquaviva, this classic mishap comedy sees Archie’s well-intentioned efforts to polish the principal’s desk backfire spectacularly when a splash of acid in the varnish causes even more chaos. Cover by Mario Acquaviva.
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Archie accidentally drops a beaker of acid that eats through the chemistry floor. Banned from the chemistry lab, Mr. Weatherbee asks Archie to polish his chair and desk. But Archie accidentally adds a small test tube of acid into the varnish, which eats away the varnish brushes as well as the legs of Mr. Weatherbee's desk.
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