EXCLUSIVE! Archie’s TV Laugh-Out #79 gets a release, along with an 85th anniversary movies special…
Two Jaws movies had come and gone by 1980, but comics companies still couldn’t get enough of shark gags. Case in point: 1980’s Archie’s TV Laugh-Out #79, which is getting a Facsimile Edition release at the start of beach season in May.
Not just that, you can also expect Archie Comics 85th Anniversary Presents: Archie’s Movie Mania, a one-shot devoted to send-ups of blockbusters present and past.
Dig the solicitation info, which will be officially released by Archie on Friday:
ARCHIE’S TV LAUGH-OUT #79: FACSIMILE EDITION
Summer might just be starting, but this book will make you never want to go back in the water again! This issue from 1980 with a JAWS-inspired cover is loaded with hilarious stories of mirth, music, and mayhem! From pizza parties to animal antics, this collector’s item is a can’t miss! You’re gonna need a bigger boat to fit all the fun found in ARCHIE’S TV LAUGH-OUT #79, faithfully reprinted in a full-facsimile edition!
Script: Frank Doyle
Art: Stan Goldberg, Dexter Taylor, Jon D’Agostino
Main Cover: Stan Goldberg
Variant Covers: Stan Goldberg, Dan Parent, Harry Lucey & Rosario “Tito” Peña
On Sale Date: 5/27
32-page, full color comic
$4.99 U.S.
Harry Lucey and Dan Parent variant
Stan Goldberg variant
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Main cover by Parent
ARCHIE COMICS 85TH ANNIVERSARY PRESENTS: ARCHIE’S MOVIE MANIA (ONE-SHOT)
Summertime is here and blockbuster movies are already starting to heat up movie theater screens all over the globe! Of course, Archie and his extended group of friends are going to get in on the action! First, the Superteens and the Power Pets take on some souped up zoo animals in an all-out brawl! But who’s the evil mastermind behind all the chaos? Then, Veronica Lodge and Ginger Lopez battle it out to be the next best fashion critic! Inspired by upcoming movies like : Masters of the Universe, The Mandalorian and Grogu, and The Devil Wears Prada 2, plus plenty more homages to notable movies throughout Archie’s history, you’ll want to make sure you’ve got extra popcorn before diving into this fun-filled issue!
Script: Jamie L. Rotante
Pencils: Steven Butler, Bill Galvan
Inks: Lily Butler, Ben Galvan
Letters: Jack Morelli
Colors: Glenn Whitmore
Main Cover: Dan Parent
Variant Covers: Holly G!, Adrian Ropp
On Sale Date: 5/13
32-page, full color comic
$4.99 U.S.
Holly G! variant
Adrian Ropp variant
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