Bonus 2nd Story

JUGHEAD & FRIENDS DIGEST #29
"Action Hero Figures": When marketing research shows teens are overscheduled and overstressed, Mr. Lodge decides what his company needs is an IN-action figure... and what better model for it than Jughead?!
SCRIPT: George Gladir.
ART: Bill Galvan.
"A Turn in Fortune": Jughead's reached the bottom of his pockets... and even his pockets' holes have holes! But good fortune is around the corner, in the form of a comic shop giving away cash prizes! Guest-stars the owners and employees of Hi De Ho Comics!
SCRIPT: George Gladir.
ART: Fernando Ruiz.
PLUS: Other new and classic tales!
SCRIPT AND ART: Various talents.
BONUS: Puzzles, games and pin-ups!
Shipping Date: August 6th, 2008
On Sale at Comic Specialty Shops: August 13th, 2008
On Sale on Newsstands: August 26th, 2008
Full color digest format
$2.49 US.

JUGHEAD & FRIENDS DIGEST #28
“Riverdale Jones and the Temple of Food”: While rummaging through Jughead’s attic searching for sleeping bags, Archie finds something else instead: the hat, jacket and journal of Jughead’s archeologist-adventurer ancestor Riverdale Jones! Food was his specialty, so when the boys also find a map to the legendary “Temple of Food,” the quest is on to find this fabled land of food and fortune!
SCRIPT AND ART: Fernando Ruiz.
PLUS: Other new and classic tales! SCRIPT AND ART: Various talents.
BONUS: Puzzles, games and pin-ups!
Shipping Date: May 21st, 2008
On Sale at Comic Specialty Shops: May 28th, 2008
On Sale on Newsstands: June 10th, 2008
Full color digest format
$2.49 US

Archie: When did you first discover Jughead?

Bill Galvan: When I was about 8 years old I used to draw pics of Little Jughead and Little Archie. Then I used to read Archie after that, along with my usual comics.

Archie: How did you decide you wanted to be an artist at Archie Comics?

Bill Galvan: I always liked the characters. I used to draw Archie characters on my t-shirts when I was a teenager. So I always liked drawing them- and could always draw Jughead and Archie from memory.

Archie: What is it about Jughead that you connect with?

Bill Galvan: He's just cool. He does everything different, and goes his own way. He also has that cool hat, which is so different and iconic. He also doesn't get really upset about anything- except the possibility of missing a meal!

Archie: What are the elements necessary to go from a good drawing of Jughead to a funny story with Jughead?

Bill Galvan: The best stories are ones that place Jug out of his element- where he can't eat or he has to go on a date.

Archie: You have written some stories and illustrated stories by other writers, which do you prefer?

Bill Galvan: I really like writing stories, because I get to put my own stamp on the character and do the stories that I as a fan, would like to read. I also love the stories that George Gladir comes up with- a couple of them have come about because of a sketch and idea I had that I passed along to him.

Archie: What inspires a funny story for Jughead?

Bill Galvan: Seeing things in the news or current events. Like the story I wrote where Jughead gets sprayed with the new girl-attracting body sprays that teenagers wear. I saw a commercial for it and thought, what if Jughead got sprayed with one of those? What would happen? Then with the cover image of him being chased by fifty girls- it all came together!

Archie: Do you ever use events from your personal life in Jughead stories?

Bill Galvan: I have a teenage son, and look to him a lot for inspiration on clothing, what’s new and popular.

Archie: You travel a lot to promote literacy, in trade show, libraries and public appearances. What type of feedback have you been getting from the fans?

Bill Galvan: It’s been great. Whenever I mention that I am an Archie artist, people always respond with great memories of reading Archie comics growing up. Also, the all ages book that I draw, The Scrapyard Detectives, goes along really well with Archie.

Archie: What stories do you have coming up?

Bill Galvan: There’s a couple of fun Jughead stories coming up by George Gladir. One has to do with sign twirlers- those guys that dance on the corner and advertise for a business. Another story has to do with Jughead as an “Inaction Figure”. Then of course, there’s “Archie: Freshman Year”, which details the gangs first year in high school.