Archie (1959) #285

Archie 1959–2015 series Cover date Oct 1979

Fair market value

Grade	CGC slab	Raw
9.8 NM/M	$480 $408–$552	$210 $179–$242
9.6 NM+	$374 $318–$431	$168 $143–$193
9.4 NM	$292 $248–$336	$134 $114–$155
9.2 NM-	$228 $194–$262	$108 $91.39–$124
9.0 VF/NM	$178 $151–$204	$86.02 $73.12–$98.92
8.5 VF+	$139 $118–$159	$68.81 $58.49–$79.13
8.0 VF	$108 $91.89–$124	$55.05 $46.79–$63.31
7.0 FN/VF	$84.31 $71.66–$96.96	$44.04 $37.43–$50.65
6.0 FN	$65.77 $55.90–$75.64	$35.23 $29.95–$40.51
5.0 VG/FN	$51.30 $43.61–$58.99	$28.19 $23.96–$32.42
4.0 VG	$40.01 $34.01–$46.01	$22.55 $19.17–$25.93
2.0 GD	$31.21 $26.53–$35.89	$18.04 $15.33–$20.75
Raw, ungraded	—	$65.00 $55.25–$74.75

Value history

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About this issue

Archie #285 (1959) is issue #285 of Archie's Archie (1959–2015), with a cover date of October 1979. Written by Frank Doyle, Joe Edwards and George Gladir and drawn by Dan DeCarlo Jr. and Joe Edwards.

Creators

Writers: Frank Doyle, Joe Edwards, George Gladir
Pencillers: Dan DeCarlo Jr., Joe Edwards
Inkers: Jim DeCarlo, Joe Edwards
Colorist: Barry Grossman
Letterers: Joe Edwards, Bill Yoshida
Cover artists: Dan DeCarlo, Rudy Lapick

The stories

“Super Secret”

Roger, a new kid in town, goes on a double date with Archie but doesn't want to reveal to the girls that he has super powers.

“Show Me!”

“Sea Jet Set”

Archie, Betty and Jughead build their own sea jet.

“Garden of Despair”

The guys have to weed their gardens.

Credits, characters and story details from the Grand Comics Database, CC BY-SA 4.0.