Thursday, April 10, 2014

ARCHIE COMICS #32
May/June 1948 

(from Archie Comics #32 May/June 1948 - art by Al Fagaly)

Bill Vigoda was hitting his stride and really playing up the gags, in Archie Comics. Even though we don't know who the writers were for these stories, Vigoda's brand of slapstick always kept things lively...

(from Archie Comics #32 May/June 1948 - art by Bill Vigoda)


And of course, with Veronica and Betty around to spice things up (and occasionally spice Archie up), it was a one two punch that no one could seem to compete with.

(from Archie Comics #32 May/June 1948 - art by Bill Vigoda)


Archie of course, always had situations where he'd have to dress up in female clothes, and someone was usually there to give him the business about it...

(from Archie Comics #32 May/June 1948 - art by Bill Vigoda)


And sometimes he'd even get an earful from Betty and Veronica!

(from Archie Comics #32 May/June 1948 - art by Bill Vigoda)


Sometimes the ads were a bit bizarre....

 (from Archie Comics #32 May/June 1948)


And sometimes... the stories themselves had some weird moments....

(from Archie Comics #32 May/June 1948 - art by Bill Vigoda)

According to ACRHIE ARCHIVES #10 published by Dark Horse Comics, the following two panels are from the FIRST Archie story done by Harry Lucey:

But once again, Betty and Veronica were there to show Archie the way!


(from Archie Comics #32 May/June 1948 - art by Harry Lucey)


Uh... yeah.

(from Archie Comics #32 May/June 1948 - art by Harry Lucey)




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