The New Archies #2
In "Talent Nightmare," Archie finds himself unexpectedly thrust into the spotlight when his role as a clueless school paper reporter leads to a bizarre incident involving a stink bomb and two fleeing vandals. With Henry Scarpelli handling both the interior art and the cover pencils, and Rudy Lapick inking the pages, this 1988 issue captures a classic Archie-style mix of chaos and humor—where even the most accidental heroics can make headlines.
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Eugene is the editor of the school newspaper and sends Archie out to find a story. As usual, Archie is oblivious to everything happening around him, but he collides with two vandals trying to flee after lighting a stink bomb, causing them to be captured and him to be called a hero.
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