Life with Archie #183
In "Dissolve and Destroy," Dilton undergoes a startling transformation, turning careless, gloomy, and irritable overnight. Archie sets out to uncover the truth when he learns someone has altered Dilton's medical report, making him believe his mind is deteriorating. Written by Frank Doyle and illustrated by Stan Goldberg, with inks by Jon D'Agostino and colors by Barry Grossman, this 1977 issue features a cover by Stan Goldberg and Rudy Lapick.
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Dilton undergoes a complete change of character, becoming sloppy, depressed, lazy and nasty. Archie does some investigating and discovers that someone has tampered with Dilton's medical report to make him think his brain is "dissolving" and that he's going insane.
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