Comments on: Archie Gets Drafted http://comicsworthreading.com/2008/04/15/archie-gets-drafted/ Independent Opinions on Comics of All Kinds Sat, 26 May 2012 02:34:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Archie Gets Political With Occupy Riverdale » Comics Worth Reading http://comicsworthreading.com/2008/04/15/archie-gets-drafted/comment-page-1/#comment-125282 Archie Gets Political With Occupy Riverdale » Comics Worth Reading Sun, 26 Feb 2012 16:31:32 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/2008/04/15/archie-gets-drafted/#comment-125282 [...] follow through on it. Archie’s got a long history of tackling political debates, as with this 1971 story about draft-dodging or this sillier piece about shorts not being appropriate for being seen in public. It’s nice [...]

[...] follow through on it. Archie’s got a long history of tackling political debates, as with this 1971 story about draft-dodging or this sillier piece about shorts not being appropriate for being seen in public. It’s nice [...]

]]> By: Archie: The Best of Dan DeCarlo Volume 2 » Comics Worth Reading http://comicsworthreading.com/2008/04/15/archie-gets-drafted/comment-page-1/#comment-119204 Archie: The Best of Dan DeCarlo Volume 2 » Comics Worth Reading Mon, 25 Apr 2011 11:43:11 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/2008/04/15/archie-gets-drafted/#comment-119204 [...] includes one of the very rare early Archie non-continuity (aka: What-If?-type) stories — “A Summer Prayer for Peace”. It’s not only a topical anti-war story; it’s also a link to one of the popular songs from [...]

[...] includes one of the very rare early Archie non-continuity (aka: What-If?-type) stories — “A Summer Prayer for Peace”. It’s not only a topical anti-war story; it’s also a link to one of the popular songs from [...]

]]> By: Archie’s Christian Comics » Comics Worth Reading http://comicsworthreading.com/2008/04/15/archie-gets-drafted/comment-page-1/#comment-111584 Archie’s Christian Comics » Comics Worth Reading Fri, 14 May 2010 11:55:10 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/2008/04/15/archie-gets-drafted/#comment-111584 [...] to the times; I’ve read other Archie stories from the era where story premises involved the military draft and free speech. I don’t think many other comics were as open about teens being tempted by [...]

[...] to the times; I’ve read other Archie stories from the era where story premises involved the military draft and free speech. I don’t think many other comics were as open about teens being tempted by [...]

]]> By: Archies Greatest Hits Collection Coming » Comics Worth Reading http://comicsworthreading.com/2008/04/15/archie-gets-drafted/comment-page-1/#comment-99029 Archies Greatest Hits Collection Coming » Comics Worth Reading Mon, 29 Sep 2008 12:22:20 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/2008/04/15/archie-gets-drafted/#comment-99029 [...] more on the Archies music, check out this post on How to Buy the Archies on CD. I’ve posted a sample song, too. [...]

[...] more on the Archies music, check out this post on How to Buy the Archies on CD. I’ve posted a sample song, too. [...]

]]> By: jetfx http://comicsworthreading.com/2008/04/15/archie-gets-drafted/comment-page-1/#comment-90836 jetfx Mon, 05 May 2008 20:47:59 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/2008/04/15/archie-gets-drafted/#comment-90836 Archie seems to miss an important point, that alot of the guys drafted were right out of highschool, too young to have voted those in who wanted to send them overseas. Archie seems to miss an important point, that alot of the guys drafted were right out of highschool, too young to have voted those in who wanted to send them overseas.

]]> By: How to Buy The Archies on CD » Comics Worth Reading http://comicsworthreading.com/2008/04/15/archie-gets-drafted/comment-page-1/#comment-90492 How to Buy The Archies on CD » Comics Worth Reading Wed, 16 Apr 2008 22:22:16 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/2008/04/15/archie-gets-drafted/#comment-90492 [...] the mention of Archies music in the post about Archie getting drafted, I thought I'd offer a quick little guide to your best bets, just in case anybody wants to track [...]

[...] the mention of Archies music in the post about Archie getting drafted, I thought I’d offer a quick little guide to your best bets, just in case anybody wants to track [...]

]]> By: Bill D. http://comicsworthreading.com/2008/04/15/archie-gets-drafted/comment-page-1/#comment-90458 Bill D. Tue, 15 Apr 2008 21:36:13 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/2008/04/15/archie-gets-drafted/#comment-90458 That song... Jingle Jangle it's not. And apropos of nothing, the girl in the flag-themed shirt on the second story page you scanned is one of the prettiest I've ever seen DeCarlo (or one of his style imitators) draw. Let's leave the scraggly guy behind and follow her story a while! That song… Jingle Jangle it’s not.

And apropos of nothing, the girl in the flag-themed shirt on the second story page you scanned is one of the prettiest I’ve ever seen DeCarlo (or one of his style imitators) draw. Let’s leave the scraggly guy behind and follow her story a while!

]]> By: James Schee http://comicsworthreading.com/2008/04/15/archie-gets-drafted/comment-page-1/#comment-90453 James Schee Tue, 15 Apr 2008 16:18:46 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/2008/04/15/archie-gets-drafted/#comment-90453 I find it pretty intersting that Archie and Co. keep talking about it being a senseless war. I guess I've always thought of Archie as being fairly "apple pie" etc., so seeing him go against the government's direction was strange for me. I find it pretty intersting that Archie and Co. keep talking about it being a senseless war. I guess I’ve always thought of Archie as being fairly “apple pie” etc., so seeing him go against the government’s direction was strange for me.

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