Archie Comics has released their solicitations information for titles scheduled to ship in August 2021. This month includes a quartet of classic-style digests, as well as a trade paperback collection of eighty stories in celebration of the publisher‘s 80th anniversary.

Check out the full Archie Comics solicitations for August 2021 below.

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Archie Classic

ARCHIE JUMBO COMICS DIGEST #322
BRAND NEW STORY: “No Teen is an Island!” Archie, Betty and Veronica’s lazy day in the sun turns out to be anything but! When the three doze off on an oversized air mattress, they accidentally end up at sea! Without their phones to save them, what will they do?

Script: Bill Golliher
Art: Pat and Tim Kennedy, Jim Amash, Glenn Whitmore, Jack Morelli
Cover: Bill Golliher, Jeff Shultz, Rosario “Tito” Peña, Jack Morelli
On Sale Date: 8/11
192-page, full color comic
$7.99 U.S.

THE BEST OF ARCHIE COMICS: 80 YEARS, 80 STORIES (TR)
Celebrate 80 years of Archie and the Riverdale Gang with this fun, full-color commemorative collection of high school hijinks! Contains over 700 pages of classic, much-loved comic book stories—one from each of the 80 illustrious years of Archie Comics publishing. Featuring special behind-the-scenes anecdotes that shed light on decades of mirth, this is a must-have for all comic book fans everywhere!

Script: Various
Art: Various
Cover: Harry Lucey
978-1-64576-923-1
$14.99 US / $17.99 CAN
  x 7½”
TR
704 pp, Full Color
Direct Market On-Sale Date: 8/25

BETTY & VERONICA JUMBO COMICS DIGEST #296
BRAND NEW STORY: “Cheers to You!
” A national cheerleading reality show has set their sights on Riverdale High! Betty’s already been putting in 110% effort at practice—but now that TV stardom is on the horizon, Veronica wants to get in on the action too… there’s only one problem—can she actually cheer?!

Script: Dan Parent
Art: Dan Parent, Bob Smith, Glenn Whitmore, Jack Morelli
Cover: Bill Golliher, Bill Galvan, Ben Galvan, Rosario “Tito” Peña, Jack Morelli
On Sale Date: 8/18
192-page, full color comic
$7.99 U.S.

WORLD OF ARCHIE JUMBO COMICS DIGEST #112
BRAND NEW STORY: “Jughead’s Greatest Nemesis!” Riverdale High is back in session and that means all the students have returned… including some surprises! When Trula Twyst, Jughead’s ultimate nemesis, returns from Europe, Betty and Veronica are determined to keep her out of Jughead’s path!

Script: Bill Golliher
Art: Bill Golliher, Jim Amash, Glenn Whitmore, Jack Morelli
Cover: Bill Golliher, Rosario “Tito” Peña
On Sale Date: 8/25
192-page, full color comic
$7.99 U.S.

WORLD OF BETTY & VERONICA JUMBO COMICS DIGEST #7
BRAND NEW STORY: “What if Betty and Veronica Were Mad Scientists?” Betty and Veronica have gone mad! Harnessing the power of science, the pair of BFFs build Frankenstein-esque B&Vs 2.0 who wreak havoc on the town of Riverdale! Can anyone stop them?

Script: Ron Robbins
Art: Dan Parent, Bob Smith, Glenn Whitmore, Jack Morelli
Cover: Bill Golliher, Dan Parent
On Sale Date: 8/4
192-page, full color comic
$7.99 U.S.