The High School Chronicles: Archie Freshman Year - Book 1 (The Highschool Chronicles Series) [Paperback]

Batton Lash (Author), Bill Galvan (Author)

Book Description

Series: The Highschool Chronicles Series | Publication Date: May 31, 2009

Archie and his friends have forever been stuck in the latter portion of high school, but now, after many long years, the story of how "the gang" all met up is finally being told in this, the first edition of The High School Chronicles! This pioneering storyline, captured in issues #587-591 of Archie and now again in this graphic novel reprint, brings us the beginning of the "eternal love triangle," the introduction of Mr. Weatherbee as principal of Riverdale High, the formation of Moose and Midge's relationship (and Reggie's subsequent schemes to split them up), and other Archie staples! So get your Homecoming dress, pack your brand-new backpack, and pick up your school map to find your way to the biggest Archie story of the year!

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About the Author

Cartoonist Batton Lash studied cartooning and graphic arts at the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan, where his instructors included Will Eisner and Harvey Kurtzman. After graduating he took on various art-related jobs, including doing pasteups for an ad agency and being comic book artist Howard Chaykin's first assistant. He also wrote the notorious Archie Meets The Punisher, the 1994 crossover between Archie Comics and Marvel Comics.

Product Details

• Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: Archie Comics (May 31, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1879794403
• ISBN-13: 978-1879794405
• Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.2 x 9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #207,329 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A good read, August 11, 2010

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This review is from: The High School Chronicles: Archie Freshman Year - Book 1 (The Highschool Chronicles Series) (Paperback)

I grew up with Archie comics, and I still collect comics, but had not picked up Archie in a little while. With the recent Archie Wedding storyline (a terrific story), I got back into the characters and have enjoyed reading up on Archie again. I got a copy of this book at a convention, and have enjoyed it tremendously. This is a good "year one" type of story for the high school Archie and the gang that we know and love from the comics. We have a good backstory not only to Archie and his friends, but also the start of Principal Weatherbee and his career at Riverdale. We are treated to some nice fun moments of Archie's charming bumbling, the usual love triangle with Betty and Veronica, and some nice character moments with Jughead as well. All in all a very good purchase for any Archie fan.