Life with Archie #178
In "Panic Beneath the City," a simple errand to retrieve a lost ball plunges a little boy into the flooded sewers of Riverdale, turning a quiet afternoon into a race against rising water. As rainstorm floods the tunnels, Betty ventures in after him, and Archie follows—just as the underground maze becomes a treacherous maze of danger. Written by Frank Doyle and illustrated by Bob Bolling, with inks by Rudy Lapick, colors by Barry Grossman, and letters by Bill Yoshida, this 1977 classic features a cover by Stan Goldberg and Rudy Lapick, capturing the tension of a town on edge.
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A little boy goes down into the sewer to find his ball. Betty goes to look for him, and Archie goes to look for both of them -- just as a rainstorm hits and turns the sewer into a death trap.
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