Cover: Stan Goldberg & Rudy Lapick

Life with Archie #145

May 1974 · Archie · 0.25 USD

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“Bench Warmer”

In "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.

writer Frank Doyle · artist Dan DeCarlo · inker Rudy Lapick · colorist Barry Grossman · letterer Bill Yoshida · cover Stan Goldberg, Rudy Lapick

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Full credits

writer Frank Doyle

artist Dan DeCarlo

inker Rudy Lapick

colorist Barry Grossman

letterer Bill Yoshida

cover pencils Stan Goldberg

cover inks Rudy Lapick

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To prepare for a speech, Archie comes up with a secret method of expelling all anxiety and negative energy from his body. This causes him to emit an aura that makes everyone around him incredibly agitated, while Archie remains incredibly calm.

Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).

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