Dates
- Cover date
- January 2014
- On sale
- 2013
- In stores
- December 4, 2013
- Pages
- 52
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Editions and covers (3)
Copies of #650 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.
- Newsstand edition
Newsstand
A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.
Barcode 07189646747550
Source ↗ - Variant Edition - Battle of the Bands 'World Tour' - Fiona Staples Cover
Barcode 76281646747665021
This edition’s page - Direct edition
Direct Edition
No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.
Barcode 76281646747665011
This edition’s page
Story arc: The Archie's Rockin' World Tour!
This is part 1 of 4. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.
- Archie #650
- Archie #651
- Archie #652
- Archie #653
Creators
Stories
- The Archies Rockin' World Tour Part One: Bollywood Love! · 20 pages
The Archies, Josie and the Pussycats, the Bingos, and the Madhouse Glads kick off their world tour in India, where Archie's affection for Bollywood actress Amisha Mehta stirs up jealousy in Betty, Veronica, and Valerie.
- Get Ready to Rock @ Rockomixpalooza! · 2 pages
A look into the publishing history of the four bands on the Archies World Tour.
- Decisions Decisions · 6 pages
Alexandra refuses to join Josie and Melody's new band, the Pussycats, unless they change the name to "Alexandra's Cool Time Cats." Alex introduces a new girl to take Alexandra's place in the group: Valerie Smith.
- Music Soothes · 6 pages
The Archies can't find a place to practice because adults can't abide their noisy music. Finally they come up with a way to practice at the Cooper house without bothering Mrs. Cooper.
- See Saw · 6 pages
Bingo and his friends go to the Smythe house to play their music for Samantha; Teddy tries to do something "dastardly" to break up Bingo and Samantha, and only Rebel can stop him.
- Fran the Fan Meets the Madhouse Ma-ads · 6 pages
Fran the Fan attempts to get the autograph of every member of the Madhouse Ma-ads.
- Everything's Archie · 1 pages
Publisher’s description
"The Archies World Tour," Part One: "Bollywood Love!" Celebrate the 650th issue of Archie with this star-studded 4-part series, featuring all of your favorite faces from the Archie universe! Raj Patel films the event of the year - The Archies on world tour! Joining the tour are Josie and the Pussycats, the Bingoes, and the Madhouse Glads! But Archie is thrown for a loop on the first leg of the tour in India, where he romances Bollywood superstar Amisha Mehta! Archie's going to have some explaining to do to Valerie... and Betty... and Veronica...! Features variant cover art by the amazingly talented Fiona Staples (Saga)!
Characters
Reprinted in
Archie Comics Super Special (2012), Archie Rockin' the World (2014), Archie Showcase Digest (2020), Archies in India (2023)