Archie Giant Series Magazine #560
In "A Gliding Tour," Little Archie proudly shares his handmade tour guide to Riverdale’s most beloved spots—Hockomock Swamp, Carson's Creek, and more—only to learn from Ronnie that tourism could ruin them. With quiet determination, each revelation leads him to tear out a page and send it soaring as a paper airplane, one hopeful flight at a time. Written and illustrated by Bob Bolling, with inks by Chic Stone, colors by Barry Grossman, and letters by Bill Yoshida, this heartfelt 1986 tale captures a moment of youthful wonder and quiet resilience. The cover, by Dexter Taylor, captures the whimsy of the journey.
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Little Archie has written a tour guide to his favorite places in Riverdale, like the Hockomock Swamp and Carson's Creek. Ronnie explains to him that each of these sites will be ruined or destroyed if tourists come. And each time she does, Little Archie takes out one of the pages of his tour guide and turns it into a paper airplane.
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