Life with Archie #145
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "Bench Warmer," Archie tries a strange new technique to calm his nerves before a big speech—only to accidentally unleash a calming aura that leaves everyone else in a frenzy. Written by Frank Doyle and brought to life with Dan DeCarlo’s signature style, this 1974 classic captures the chaos of teenage nerves with a twist, all rendered in vibrant colors by Barry Grossman and lettered by Bill Yoshida. The cover by Stan Goldberg and Rudy Lapick perfectly captures the absurd tension of the moment.
When Mr. Lodge hides the priceless Rubin Ruby inside a football and gives it to Archie to keep safe, the teen suddenly finds himself at the center of a high-stakes game of cat and mouse—especially when a decoy case leads his enemies straight to the wrong target. With the ruby's fate tied to a single play, Archie must keep his cool and his wits sharper than the competition.
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Reprinted in Archie Annual Digest #34 (1979), Archie Comics Digest #36 (1979)
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