Archie Comics Super Special #3
In "The Battle for Riverdale Cove," Archie stumbles into a mystery during a jog through Pickins' Park when he encounters a mysterious girl named Jill Johnson, who warns him about the perilous "Coffin Curve" at the bottom of Thrill Hill. Written and illustrated by Bob Bolling, with inks by Chic Stone, colors by Barry Grossman, and letters by Bill Yoshida, this 2013 Archie Comics Super Special blends small-town charm with a haunting twist—when Archie learns Jill was killed at the curve a decade prior, he begins to question whether she’s truly gone. The cover by Bob Bolling captures the eerie stillness of Riverdale Cove, hinting at secrets buried beneath the surface.
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Archie takes up jogging through Pickins' Park, and meets a beautiful but unsmiling girl who warns him to be careful at the dangerous "Coffin Curve" at the bottom of Thrill Hill. Mr. Meeks tells Archie that this was Jill Johnson, a girl who was killed at Coffin Curve a decade earlier when a drunk driver couldn't make the curve and ran into her. Archie can't believe that he talked to a ghost, but when he's running past Coffin Curve that night, Jill reappears to save him from sharing her fate.
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