Friday, July 13, 2018

Archie's Rival REGGIE #1
(On Newsstands Feb. 1st, 1950)



Archie was so popular at the time that they even made a comic book for his arch-rival Reggie!
And Archie gets a clear indication of what's ahead on the very first cover!
(from Archie's Rival REGGIE #1 - Feb. 1950, artwork by George Frese)



You can always count on some good old-fashioned trash talk between the two...
(from Archie's Rival REGGIE #1 - Feb. 1950, artwork by George Frese)


Weatherbee seems a little more excited by news of a 'girl' football game than he should be...
(from Archie's Rival REGGIE #1 - Feb. 1950, artwork by George Frese)


Then again... with Reggie running the team, and George Frese drawing it, is it any wonder we get images like these!
(from Archie's Rival REGGIE #1 - Feb. 1950, artwork by George Frese)


But football is a violent sport and so...
(from Archie's Rival REGGIE #1 - Feb. 1950, artwork by George Frese)


Of course, in the end, it all backfires! 
(from Archie's Rival REGGIE #1 - Feb. 1950, artwork by George Frese)









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