ARCHIE COMICS FOR JULY

Following are Archie Comics' solicitations for July, with information coming from the publisher.

ARCHIE #559

Written by John Albano, George Gladir and Kathleen Webb, art by Stan Goldberg.

"Hello and Goodbye": When a red-headed beauty moves next door, Archie's self-composure moves out the door-along with the rest of him!. "The Job": Archie learns selling ice cream is tough when the customers are "frigid." "Risky Summer": Clutsy-ness doesn't take a summer break-in fact, it only increases for Archie, who canıt avert his eyes from bikini-clad lovelies!

32 pages, $2.25, in stores on July 20.

ARCHIE & FRIENDS #93

Written by Scott Cunningham, art by Stan Goldberg.

"Seeing Things": The Archies are back and theyıre singing the blues! What can be worse than driving back from a bad gig in the sweltering summer heat with a broken air conditioner? Running out of radiator fluid and having to spend the night at an allegedly haunted lake, thatıs what!

32 pages, $2.25, in stores on July 6.

ARCHIE DIGEST #218

By various.

Reprints and new stories.

Digest format, $2.39, in stores on July 6.

ARCHIE'S DOUBLE DIGEST #163

By various.

Reprints and new stories.

Digest format, $3.59, in stores on July 6.

BETTY #149

Written by Kathleen Webb and George Gladir, art by Stan Goldberg.

"Flattery Will Get You": Rule #1: Never flatter a girl so you can borrow her tandem bike -- to take her rival, Veronica on a date. "Fan Flair": Betty gets caught between a "rock" and a hard place when she interviews two girls who each claim to be the biggest fan of "The Jammers"! "Picture Perfect": When a favorite portrait of Archie is accidentally tossed, it gives Betty the perfect opportunity to spend a day with Archie, snapping away.

32 pages, $2.25, in stores on July 20.

BETTY & VERONICA #211

Written by Barbara Slate and Kathleen Webb, art by Jeff Shultz.

"Soooo Superficial": Betty chastises Veronica for deciding to take snappy dresser Reggie to the country club dance instead of Archie -- and it's one chastisement she may soon regret"A Tale of Two Diaries": Is the world ready for "Bettyıs Diary: the Movie"? Maybe, but is Betty ready for Archie to be played by Hollywood heartthrob Bo Hunk?

32 pages, $2.25, in stores on July 27.

BETTY & VERONICA DOUBLE DIGEST #135

By various.

Reprints and new stories.

Digest format, $3.59, in stores on July 6.

JUGHEAD #167

Written by Craig Boldman, art by Rex Lindsey.

"The Mark of Jughead!": Lock up the kitchens! Somebody is swiping frosting samples from cakes all over Riverdale... and the swipes are in the shape of the letter "J". Who could the culprit possibly be?

32 pages, $2.5, in stores on July 13.

JUGHEAD & FRIENDS DIGEST #4

Written and art by Fernando Ruiz.

"Get Lost!": Jughead's just been assigned counselor for a bunch of unlucky campers -- theyıre known to lose, but with Jughead "leading" them through the woods, will they literally get lost?

Digest format, $2.39, in stores on July 27.

PALS-N-GALS DOUBLE DIGEST #96

By various.

Reprints and new stories.

Digest format, $3.59, in stores on July 27.

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #152

Written by Ken Penders, art by Jon Gray, Jim Amash and Penders.

"Sonic's Angels": After all the trouble Sonic has had the last few issues, things just got worse! All the girls on the Freedom Fighters team are furious at the blue blunder head... just when their teamwork is needed the most! With all their squabbling, they barely have time to notice that The Eggman Empire is expanding and destroying all in its path. Can they curb the dissent long enough to prevent Dr. Robotnik's Nanites from taking over the planet? "More Than Meets the Eye": A thrilling Freedom Fighters tale featuring Tails, Rotor, Tommy and more! Things get deadly when a disagreement among the brain trust of the Freedom Fighters erupts. Will this latest technology bring the team new life... or a death sentence?

32 pages, $2.25, in stores on July 27.

TALES FROM RIVERDALE DIGEST #4

Written and art by Fernando Ruiz.

"Renaissance Mantle": Riverdale's resident rabble-rouser takes center stage in this all-new tale. The Renaissance Fair is back in town, and Reggie is upset that Archie has been chosen to play the knight in shining armor, while he's relegating to court jester! Reggie decides that if he's considered nothing more than a practical joker, then he'll be the best practical joker ever... but who will have the last laugh? Don't miss all the medieval mayhem,

32 pages, $2.39, in stores on July 13.

VERONICA #163

Written and art by Dan Parent.

With Style": When Ginger;s latest fashions are accidentally shredded in transit, all is not "lost": with help from Veronica, she builds a fashion show around her favorite TV show, "Stranded"! "To Marcy With Love": Move over Cyrano, Veronicaıs giving Marcy dating guidance from the sidelines as long as Veronica doesnıt get sidelined!

32 pages, $2.25, in stores on July 6.