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Archie X Army of Darkness #1 Francesco Francavilla Cover V Ash Williams Meets the Riverdale Gang in this 2026 Horror Mashup!

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The Deadites have finally come for the Chok'lit Shoppe! In this explosive first chapter of the 2026 crossover event, Ash Williams—the "Chosen One" with a chainsaw for a hand—wanders into the town of Riverdale on the trail of a particularly nasty Necronomicon leak. What he finds is a town filled with teenagers who are way too wholesome for their own good. When an ancient spell turns the local pep rally into a bloodbath, Archie, Betty, and Veronica must put aside their love triangles to help Ash send the Kandarian demons back to hell. Master of horror Francesco Francavilla provides the haunting Cover V, perfectly capturing the atmospheric dread of this ultimate pop-culture collision.

• Cover Artist: Francesco Francavilla

• Interior Artist: Dan Parent (Classic Style) / Various

• Writer: Ian Flynn

• Variant Information: Cover V Variant

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