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T e Adventures of Arc le and HIs Friends

Meet Archie, Jughead, Veronica and the whole gangl Thetre all here in Spire Comicsl

Plenty of fun ... oodles of laughs •.. and a very special message. Archie is greater than ever-and Archie's got something no other comic has! You'll love his comic book adventures with all his old-and new-buddies. Read all of 'em-Archie is really something else!

Kids, you'll love my Comic Books!

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THE CROSS A D THE SWITCHBLADE. C,..pyr;~hl co Iq 1. Flcm;"t H. Revell Com",,"!,. 0",,,.1 nn the boc ,1<. THE CROSS AND THE SWITCHBLAnE. by David Wj'I~t:r:w~n \\'i1h JI\hn and Ehznbeth Sh\·rrm. Ct~ryri[.!:hl v IlJhJ t.y na\ iJ \\'tIL"'bt\n.

NOWONDE.R THOSE BOYS ENDED IN JAIL.'

. MY MONEY 16 RUNNING OUT.I I , CAN'T STAY MUCH .

LONGER.' THERE MUST I3ESOME WAY TO SEE THOSE BoYS"

'YEAH. THIS IS THE ORA60N GANGTRIAL.." Bur THE JUOGEJuSr CAU .. EO FOR ADJOURNMENT ,I

LORD, YOUV~ PRoMISED THAT EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS TO US WilL WORK our RIGHT WHEN WE REAllY TRUST YOU -~- BUT 1

DON'T UNDERSTAND THIS ,~~

YOU'RE THE PREACHER TH,EY KICKED OUrOF THED~ON GANG TRIAl. ,I

WHY DID I EVER G:UEST'ION THE WAY THE LORD WORKS ~ HE KNEW WHAT HE WAS DOING/

WHEN THE LORD PlANS' THINGS, HE DOESN'T MISS A SINGLE DETAIL ./

THIS IS THE PREACHER "THEY KI eKeD OUT OF THE DRAGON GANG TRIAL../

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AND HE KNOWS WAAT YOU'RE: LOOKING FOR WITH YOURDR.UGS

AND DRINKING AND SEX·_·

AND HE WANTS

, 'YOU TO HAVE WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR,/

MEDICAL EXPERTS SAY IT'S REAl.LY IMPOSSIBLE TO CURE A HEROIN AOOICT---

GOD SAYS A01)VINGIS IMPOSSIBLE TO HIM I

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IT'S LONESOMENESS THAT CPLISES THIS,DAVIE ./

YOU'VE NEVER GIVEN HIM A CHANCE.I"

WHOYOU·VE. BEEN L.AYtNG AROUND WITH---

THAT'S WHY HE SENT HIS SON---

FOR GOD 50 LOVED··,

NICKY CRUZ HAS KNIFED SIXTEEN PEOPLE./

YOU'LL NEVER SEe THAT KIND OF A MIRACLE.I

MAN SAYS, ~ SEEING IS BEll EVING '!..

WE'VE BEEN PRAYING FOR 'tOU /

WE SAW YOUR PICTURE IN TI-IE PAPER/

we HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO SHARE GOD'S lOVE WITH THE YOUNG PEOPLE/

you WILL STAY WITH U5,DAVIO/

YOU REALIZE I DA~LING I THE RALLY IS PLANNED JUST" WHE.N OUR BABY IS DUE .'

WE'VE. HIRED eUSES TO BRING GANGS FROM ALLOVER THE CITY/'

WHY ARE 'YOU TRYING TO BREAK UP MY SANG WITH YOUR RALlY~

l'LLSTICK MYSELF LIKE A PI6ANO yOUIRE GOING

TOWATCH.I

I'M FINE DAVID:' THE DOCTOR SAYS THE BABY COULD COME ANYTIME NOW.!

AND I'D' .MISS YOU eVEN

IF"fOU WERE INTHE NEXT

ROOM/

BABIES HAVE seEN BORN BEFORE WITHOUT THEIR FATHER'S ASSISTANCE .'

YOU'LL HEAR HaN CHRIST CAN TAKE AWAY ALL THE OLD THINGS AND MAt<E EVERYTHING NEW I

6S CHURCHES ,ARE WORKING

WITH US 'BUT NOT MANY YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE RESPONDED_I

I'MAFRAIO THEY'VE -COME MOSTLY FOR KICKS..'

"""'YYOUNG FRieNDS. I'M Gl,AO YOU'VE COME-·-

RALL"

DAVIC -

WILKERSON

I'VE GOT TO MAKE COMTACT SOMEHOW,!

NICKY, I WANTrO TALK TO YOU/

WELL .1 DON'TWANT TO TALI(

TO YOU , ,PREACHER.'

I MOVE DOWN TO MY surra IN THE SUBWAY.'

LOOt< . RIcH MAN, IT'S AU RIGHT FOR YOU TO TALK 61G ,ABOUT GOD CHANGING LlVES·--

IF60D IS FOR .REAL WHY DOESN'T HE 00 SOMETHIN ' - FOf< US? .

TRY1N I TO PROVE YOU'VE GOT HEART OR SOMETHIN' ~

THERE'S A lOT MORE AVAILABLE IF WE LOOK IN THE RIGHT DI,RECTION. /

AFRAID MA'YBE.

YOUR WORLO CAN 'T STAND uP AGAINST MINE ~

WE'RE GLAD TO HAVE YOU WITH US.

NICKY.!

SO WE THANK 'fOU FORAJLYOU PROVIDE FOR US··' IN JESUS'NAME I AMEN .'

WIUYOU COME iO THE RALLY WITH US TONI.GHT I NICKY .~

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DON'T BE OISCOU~AGEO.

DAVIO.!

AND 1 DON1T EXPECT TO FEEL NOTHIN r BITHER.'

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'fOU GOT A KID COMING.

RIGHrr

ANOYOUSAY THERE'S po. GOO WHO LOVES ME ,RIGHT ~

NICKY, THERE'S A LOT MORe TO PAAY~R---

l'M GONNA PRAY FOR'IA PREACH.'"

'YOU'VE GOT A, BIG. STRAPPING, TENPOUND SON, DAVIO/

WHAT D'YA KNOW ABOUr THAT~

L.ORD, THANK YOU FOR MY HEALTHY SON,I

AND I'M TRUSTING GOD FOR MORE MIRACLES, NICKY:'

I'M GOING TO SAVE THE TWO FRONT ROWS AT THE RALLY TONIGHT FORYOU AND THE MAU MAU5,1

BUT THEY'RE THE WORST GANG IN THEClrt/

'THERE.AAE RIVAL GANGS OUT THERe/

WE'RE GOING TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT

TONIGHT/

THAT'S ONE WAY TO GETTHEJR ATTENTION.'

WELL.,WHAT ARE WE WAITING FOR, NICKY·~

1 WANTTO TALKABOur A MAN ANO~OV£./

JESUS SAIOWE SHOULD LOVE ONE ANOTHER AS HE LOVES US.'

KNOCI<

IT OFF, PREACHER.'

YOU WANT ME 10 lOVE THEMSP1CS ?

JUST AS'THE HEAVENS ARE HIGHER THAN

THE EARrH'"

AND love ISN'TWHAT 'YOuFHt .. ··

GOD WANTS 'YOU TO GET DOWN ON YOUR KNEES .

AND LET HIM TAKE OVER 'YOUR

LlF~/

ARE'fOU WILLING TO ADMIT THATTHERE'S GOTTO BE

MORE TO LIFE THAN THE GRUBBY PART 'YOU'VE SEEN so FAR ~

I'M GIVING MY HEART TO 600, DAVIE.'

I WANT WHAT YOU'VE BEEN TALKIN r ABOUTl

DE.A.R GOD, I'M THE DIRT!EST SINNER IN NEW 'tORI< .I

1 WANT 'fOU TO TAKE THIS BIBLE ANOREAO IT.'

,(OU'LL I.EARN ABOUT GOO-··

I<IDSUSED TO RUNAWAY F'R.OM M.E .1

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THEY SAY YA OON'T CARRY A BLAOI:

ANYMO~E I NICKY I

WELL. THEN WE CAN SETTL.E SOME THINGS!,

'YOU KNOW HOW EASY IT WOULD Be FOR ME rOUSE THIS Bl.ADE I

1 WANfTO 8ETHATGOOD FORuESUS .. '

I WANT TO

BE A PRE.ACHER. DAVIE r

THE WORLO IS FULlOF TOUGH GUYS, F~IGI1T!;;NED, ALONE, FILLED WJTH HATE INSTEAD OF LOVe~-uUST AS I WAS.'

YOU AND I SHARE A SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP THROUGH SPI RE COMla;.~ WE ENJOY ,ALL. 11-IE THIMGG THAT MAKE COMICS EXCITING ••• PLUS THE EXTRAS THAT FILL THE SPIRE SER.1E5···PRAVER, FAITH AND A REAl. DESIRE TO SEEK GOD'S BEST FOR OUR LIVES .'

WE. TAKE A SLICE OF LIFE IN EACH ISSUE AND PUT IT ,ALONGSIDE GOD'S WORD, AND WE SEE HOW PERFECTLY THE BIBLE FITS OUR LI\lES .'

GOD LOVES YOU! HE WANTS THE BEST FOR YOU!

• GOD CREA1'ED 'IOU AND GAVE YOU FREeDOM OF CHOICE .'

• YOU'RE FREE TO ACCEPT GOD'S LOVE, OR REvECr IT.'

• ACCEPTI~G GOD'S LOVE BRINGS JOY, PEACE AND ETERNAL LIFE !

• REJECTING GOD'S LOVE BRINGS TROUBLE AND CONFLlCT.f

• 60D KNOWS ALL ABOUT YOuR LIFE STYLE AND YOUR MISTAKES.'

• 60D SENT JESUS TO FORGIVE YOU AND TAKE AWAY YOUR GUILT.'

• JESUS MAKES you THE KIND OF PERSON GOO KNOWS YOU CAN BE "

GOO'S PROMISE :

" WHEN JESUS COMES INTO YOUR LIFE J YOU BECOME A BRAND-NEW PERsoN.' EVERYTHING CHANGES FOR THE BETTER.' A NEW LIFE BEGINS.f·'

SEE 2 CORINTHIANS 5: 17

YOU CAN PRAY

THIS PRA"IER RIGHT NOW··· AND KNOW HOW MUCH

GOD WANTS TO BLESS )'OU.'

GOD, I WANT YOUR LOVE AND FORGIVENESS.' (CONFESS 'YOUR SINS TO GOD) PLEASE HELP ME TO LET 0ESUS BE.COME MY LORD AND SAVIOUR.' I WANT '(OUR BEST FOR MY

LIFE. AMEN

YOU'LL FIND IT HELPFUL TO READ THE BIBLE EVERY DAY.I* WHEN YOU PRAY, GIVE GOD A CHANCE TO 5 PEAK TO YOU ~ ATTEND CHURCH AND JOIN A B1BLESTUDY GROUP. THE MORE YOU KNOW ABOUT GOD'S PROMISES, TJ..lE MORE YOU'LL KNOW HIS BEST FOR 'louR LIFE.'

'* START BY READING TI4E GOSPEL OF JOHN

ENJOY 'THEM AI ~ r

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