Have some fun with Archie in this jumbo-size digest! With a blend of modern and classic stories, puzzles, games, and more special features, you’ll be entertained for days!

The Summer, 1998 issue of WEIRD TALES presents 9 great fantasy & horror stories, plus the usual features and poems. A strong issue, with the following stories: FLOWER WATER, by Tanith Lee THE RENFIELDS, by Christopher Lee Walters THE GAME, by Melanie Tem ON THE LAST NIGHT OF THE FESTIVAL OF THE DEAD, by Darrell Schweitzer BEDDY-BYE, by F. Gwynplaine MacIntyre TO FAST IN FIRES, by Charles D. Edkert RING RING! by Seth Hill STEPMOTHER, by Valerie J. Friereich THE BIBLE IN BLOOD, by Ian Watson

TWO BRAND NEW STORIES! First, in “Dr. Zardox’s Revenge,” Dr. Zardox is a villainous old man with a robot that does his bidding, and he’s got his sights set on Riverdale (let’s be real here: who doesn’t?!). The Crusaders and Superteens will have to team up once more to take him down! Then, in “On the Web,” Veronica Lodge’s new designer bag is gone! Stolen! Will horrors never cease?! Thankfully Wyatt Raymond, aka the Web, is here with his tech and sleuthing skills to reunite Veronica with her prized possession!

"CULT OF OMEGA," Conclusion The FINAL confrontation: SPAWN vs. OMEGA SPAWN to the death! If this villain cannot be defeated, then the fabric of time will begin to tear and out will pour the savage warriors of Heaven and Hell upon Earth. TODD McFARLANE and CARLO BARBERI conclude their gut-wrenching story of SPAWN vs. OMEGA SPAWN.

The bigger they are… When Skye Fargo foils a band of pirates from bushwhacking a cargo boat in east Texas, he’s rewarded with a fortune in trouble. There are two rival logging companies fighting for the big trees—and the big profits. But Red Mike McShane and his bayou brigands are only attacking lumber deliveries on one side. Now, the Trailsman has to locate the swamp snake’s lair—and do some clear-cutting of his own…