Archer & Armstrong Vol 1 18

Archer is dead! It's my fault! No! I refuse to accept it!

-- Armstrong

Dead Again[]

Appearances[]

Featured Characters:

Archer & Armstrong
- Aram "Armstrong" Anni-Padda
- Obadiah "Obie" Archer

Supporting Characters:

Naomi Atkins (animal rights activist)
Ras-I

Villains:

Adolf Hitler (Mentioned only)
The Contessa (Single appearance)
Harbinger Foundation
- Eggbreakers
  - Waterboy (First appearance)
- Toyo Harada
The Sect
- Macrobiotic Cult (First appearance) (Behind the scenes)
  - Panduit
  - Wilson Haverford Duerst

Other Characters:

Beautiful maidens (vision)
Gilad Anni-Padda (Mentioned only)
Fats Navarro (Mentioned only)
Gilbert (Mentioned only)
God (talking to Archer) (vision)
Ivar Anni-Padda (Mentioned only)
Jackson Pollock (Mentioned only)
Mother Superior (Mentioned only)
Obadiah Archer's parents (Mentioned only)
- Joe Earl Archer
- Thelma Archer
Pablo Picasso (Mentioned only)
Shemite (Mentioned only)
Thelonious Monk (Mentioned only)

Locations:

Black Hawk (nightclub) (Mentioned only)
Caribbean Sea
- Antigua
  - St. John's Hospital
- Duerst's underwater base (evacuated)
Florida
- Biscayne Bay
- Miami
  - Miami Beach

Items:

Archer's Journal (narrative)
Bowling trophy
The Creation of Adam (Only appears on cover)
Drugs
The "thing" (6th Century Mayan gold)

Vehicles:

Harbinger Foundation boat
Ras-I's boat
Ras-I's taxi
Submarine
Volkswagen Beetle (convertible)

Credits[]

Writers: Mike Baron
Pencilers: Mike Vosburg
Inkers: Mike Vosburg
Colorists: CJ
Letterers: Bethanne Niedz
Cover Artists: Mike Vosburg as "MichelVazelo" after Michelangelo
Editors: Kevin VanHook
Editor-in-Chief: Bob Layton

Synopsis[]

Archer is dead -- drowned while trying to retrieve Armstrong's stolen paintings. While clinically dead, Archer sees a vision of his true mission on Earth. Returning once again from the dead, Archer has a renewed sense of purpose to fight evil and injustice. Shortly thereafter, Archer and Armstrong encounter a girl named Naomi Atkins, and all three are taken prisoner by the madman Duerst.^[1]

Notes[]

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Quotes[]

Archer is dead! It's my fault! No! I refuse to accept it!

-- Armstrong

Did you know the United States has contributed only two original art forms to the world, comic books and jazz? -- Both bastards! Both rejected by their parents!

-- Wilson Haverford Duerst

Good attitude. I have given you special skills...you must redouble your efforts to fight evil, especially the evil of those who claim to speak for me.

-- God

It occurs to me that our search for immortality may be misdirected. There are three brothers who live the dream... I've long since given up seeking the cooperation of Ivar and Gilad... but Aram marches to a different drummer...

-- Toyo Harada

Excellent! We were right to buy this restaurant! Did I tell you Hitler was a vegetarian?

-- Wilson Haverford Duerst