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Above artwork: an original drawing by legendary Archie Comics artist Dan DeCarlo, tucked into his mailing to Billie Rae Bates in 1999. See the feature on him and his special note to Billie Rae on Issue No. 34 of the Cheryl Blossom comic, on the Other Work page.