Archer & Armstrong Vol 1 20

Kid, you want to run around in a silly hat doin' good, that's your prerogative. But don't try to suck me into your nonsense. Christmas is just an excuse for rampant sentimentality. Permit me to endure the holiday season with as much dignity as I can muster. I loathe Dickens.

-- Armstrong

Yule Be Sorry[]

Appearances[]

Featured Characters:

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

Supporting Characters:

Amy Seton Longwood Smith IV
Jamaladeen (Single appearance)
Night Angels (First appearance)
- Rosie (First appearance)
Pamela Trice (Cameo)

Villains:

Dexter Street Treys (gang)
- Gloria (Single appearance)
Diddly (robber on skates) (Single appearance)
Drive-by shooting thugs (Single appearance)
Neo-Nazis
Touch / Kerry (First appearance)

Other Characters:

Charles Dickens (Mentioned only)
Crazy neighbor who was shot by another crazy neighbor (Mentioned only)
Glen (Night Angel) (Single appearance)
Lyle (Mentioned only)
Macrobiotic Cult (Mentioned only)
Michelle (Single appearance)
The Salvation Army (Mentioned only)
Tanya (Jamaladeen's sister) (Mentioned only)
Unnamed architect (Single appearance)
Unnamed lady who gets robbed (Single appearance)
Unnamed mother of Jamaladeen (Mentioned only)
Unnamed prostitute (Single appearance)
- Unnamed grandmother (Mentioned only)
- Unnamed stepfather (Mentioned only)

Locations:

California
- Los Angeles
  - Benedict Canyon
  - Hollywood
    - Chateau Marmont
China (Mentioned only)
Salt Lake City (Mentioned only)
Tibet (Mentioned only)

Items:

Archer's Crossbow
Donation pot

Vehicles:

Credits[]

Writers: Mike Baron
Pencilers: Mike Vosburg, Paul Hewitt (art assistant)
Inkers: Mike Vosburg, Paul Hewitt (art assistant)
Colorists: CJ
Letterers: Rob Johnson, Joe Albelo
Cover Artists: Mike Vosburg, CJ
Editors: Kevin VanHook
Editor-in-Chief: Bob Layton

Synopsis[]

Armstrong is interviewing an architect, when he is approached by the pool crasher, Amy who is looking for Archer. Armstrong informs Amy that Archer has joined a vigilante group.

Archer is ambushed by a gang, which he quickly dispatches. After speaking to Jamaladeen, Archer rejoins the Night Angels as they return to their base. As he speaks to Kerry, following his initiation, he is made a Lieutenant of the Night Angels.

As Archer waits for his bus, he and Rosie deter a group of Neo-Nazis as Jamaladeen posts a card to Santa, on behalf of his sister, Tina.

Back at their home, Archer asks Armstrong to play Santa for the kids in Jamaladeens area. The pair make a deal as Armstrong returns Archers crossbow, which Amy gave to him.

On Christmas Eve, Armstrong stop a purse snatcher that Rosie and Archer are pursuing. He speaks to Jamaladeen who he catches stealing from the Salvation Army charity box. The pair stop a gang of thugs. When the thugs return, Armstrong takes them out with the charity pot.

Later in the evening, Archer funds a young prostitute and gets her food. The prostitute warns Archer about a man named Touch. Archer returns to the Night Angels and confronts Kerry, A.K.A. Touch. After defeating Kerry, Archer leaves the Night Angels.

Six days later, the pair celebrates New Years Eve with Amy and Pamela Trice.

Notes[]

The "Chateau Marmont" building is apparently named after the Chateau Marmont Hotel but it doesn't look anything like it.
The Night Angels are patterned after the NYC Guardian Angels organization, particularly the uniform of berets (albeit a different color).

Quotes[]

Kid, you want to run around in a silly hat doin' good, that's your prerogative. But don't try to suck me into your nonsense. Christmas is just an excuse for rampant sentimentality. Permit me to endure the holiday season with as much dignity as I can muster. I loathe Dickens.

-- Armstrong

I want a tec-nine and 'bout 200 rounds...or a uzi...and clothes washer and dryer for my momma.

-- Jamaladeen

I had a nine, I might be able to watch your big butt.