Life with Archie #1
In "Rise and Shine," Betty and Veronica take on new roles as nurse's aides at the local hospital, where a mysterious patient known only as "Patient X" begins to stir from a coma. The first words he speaks—“Must protect Carezzo”—sparks curiosity in Archie and the gang, especially when Betty spots a strange man with a red mustache watching the room. With the help of writer George Gladir and artist Bob White, this 2018 issue unfolds a quiet but intriguing mystery, its eerie tone underscored by cover art by Bob White and Marty Epp.
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Betty and Veronica become nurse's aides at the hospital, where one of the new patients is a comatose man known only as "Patient X." Betty notices a mysterious man with a red mustache peeking into "Patient X"'s room. When "Patient X" starts to come out of his coma, his only words are "Must protect Carezzo." Archie and the gang take it upon themselves to solve the mystery of who "Patient X" is, what he's trying to protect, and what the man with the red mustache has to do with all this.
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