Pep #394

May 1984 · Archie · 0.60 USD

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In "Vidiocy," Wanda Wunderbuss, the glamorous anchor of NIT Nightly News, finds herself questioning her role when she realizes she’s always sent on risky foreign assignments while her co-anchor, Gary Grimlove, gets all the easy gigs. Written and illustrated by Bob Bolling, with colors by Barry Grossman and letters by Bolling, the story takes a sharp turn when Wanda discovers Gary isn’t human—revealing he’s a robot designed to be the perfect, bland on-air presence. The cover by Dan DeCarlo and Jim DeCarlo captures the moment’s tension, setting up a showdown between Wanda and the network she’s been broadcasting for.

Contains 5 stories

Vidiocy

6 pp · Humor, Teen

The Archies [Archie AndrewsJughead JonesBetty CooperVeronica LodgeReggie Mantle]Dilton Doily

Rain Refrain

1 pp · Humor, Teen

Jughead JonesArchie AndrewsPop Tate

Episode 16: Wards a Whammy, or "When Diplomacy Fails, Fire Works"

6 pp · Adventure, Humor, Science Fiction

Marvelous MaureenWonder BlunderClarissaCecilyRepticus

Lover's Lament

5 pp · Humor, Teen

Jughead JonesArchie AndrewsHot DogDelilah

The Noose Behind the Nightly News, or It Was a Real Hang Up

5 pp · Humor

Wanda WunderbussGary GrimloveP.R. Picker

In "The Noose Behind the Nightly News, or It Was a Real Hang Up," Wanda Wunderbuss, the sharp-witted anchor of the NIT Nightly News, starts to suspect something’s off when her charming but dim co-anchor, Gary Grimlove, keeps getting all the easy gigs while she’s sent on perilous assignments abroad. When she finally snaps and hits him—only for him to self-destruct as a robot built by NIT to be the perfect bland frontman—Wanda seizes the moment, using the truth to demand control over her career and her next co-anchor.