A&A: The Adventures of Archer & Armstrong Vol 1 5

## Solicitation

ALL-NEW JUMPING-ON POINT! A VALIANT TALE FOR THE AGES! This ain’t no ordinary team-up… It’s Archer & Faith’s first date!

A&A’s whirlwind ongoing series is hitting the town with the one and only FAITH! With Armstrong on the road, Archer is taking some much-needed personal time…and bringing his long-distance Romance with Los Angeles’s number-one superhero off of FaceTime and into the real world! As these friends take their relationship to the next level, will romance conquer all? Or will they still find the time to brawl with some loan sharks? When a teenaged martial arts expert and high-flying psiot get together, anything goes!

Come on board here with the swooning standalone adventure of the summer as paramour extraordinaire Rafer Roberts and Eisner Award-winning artist Mike Norton bring you THE ADVENTURES OF ARCHER & FAITH! More crossbows than Sleepless in Seattle! More fistfights than The Notebook!

## The Date

### Appearances

**Featured Characters:**

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

**Supporting Characters:**

* Faith

**Villains:**

* The Loan Sharks ***(First appearance)***
	+ Joe
	+ Sal
	+ Simon
* Toyo Harada ***(Mentioned only)***

**Other Characters:**

* Andromeda ***(Armstrong's ex-wife)*** ***(Mentioned only)***
* Animalia ***(Mentioned only)***
* Murial Devlin
* Psiots ***(Mentioned only)***
* Harbinger Renegades ***(Mentioned only)***
	+ Charlene Dupre ***(Mentioned only)***
	+ Kris Hathaway ***(Mentioned only)***
	+ Peter Stanchek ***(Mentioned only)***
	+ Torque ***(Mentioned only)***
* Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD)
* Neville Alcott ***(Mentioned only)***
* Restaurant guests and cosplayers ***(at Garbonzo)***
	+ Angel
	+ Astronaut
	+ Bunny
	+ The Catman ***(from Kiss)***
	+ Edward Scissorhands
	+ Elvis Presley
	+ He-Man & She-Ra
	+ Miss El Segundo
	+ Princess Leia & Luke Skywalker
	+ Vito Corleone ***(as waiter)***
		- Blofeld’s Cat
* The Sect ***(Mentioned only)***
* Unity ***(Mentioned only)***
* X-O Manowar ***(Mentioned only)***
* Waiter dressed as Vito Corleone with Ernst Stavro Blofeld's white cat

**Locations:**

* Los Angeles
	+ Garbonzo ***(Italian restaurant)***
	+ Movie theater
* New York
	+ The Dozing Motorist Inn
* X-O Manowar's wedding ***(Mentioned only)***

**Items:**

* Archer's skills
	+ Kirk-Fu
	+ Kissing
	+ The spinning hook kick
* Tasers

**Vehicles:**

* Jet Airliner / Boeing 747
* Lone $hark$ van
* Muriel's station wagon
* Red convertible

### Credits

* **Writers:** Rafer Roberts
* **Pencilers:** Mike Norton
* **Inkers:** Mike Norton
* **Colorists:** Allen Passalaqua
* **Letterers:** Dave Sharpe
* **Cover Artists**: Kano (A / 2nd), David Lafuente (B), Darick Robertson (C), Joe Eisma & Pete Pantazis (D), Swyft Media (Emoji), Pere Perez (1:10), Diego Latorre (1:20), David Lafuente (1:50)
* **Editors:** Danny Khazem
* **Editor-in-Chief:** Warren Simons

### Synopsis

Armstrong leaves Archer for a few days in order to help Murial track down his wife. Archer phones Faith and asks her out on a date.

Faith and Archer prepare for their date. The pair go to dinner and discuss the films that Faith recommended to Archer.

After dinner, the pair go to the cinema to watch The Princess Bride. After the film, the pair are attacked by The Loan Sharks. After defeating them, Faith flies the Archer to a roof. The pair kiss.

When Archer meets Armstrong again, they leave to find Armstrong's wife.

## Notes

* Kano's regular cover is a homage to the movie poster of The Princess Bride.
* During their date, Faith and Archer make the following references to movies and TV series; obviously most references are from Faith except for the really weird ones:
	+ A Thief in the Night ***(A Christian end times movie)***
	+ Avengers
	+ Back to the Future
		- Marty McFly
	+ Batman and Robin
	+ Battlestar Galactica
	+ Doctor Who
	+ Firefly (TV series) ***("...two gorram seconds?!")***
	+ Left Behind: The Movie ***(A religious sci-fi movie)***
	+ Lost (TV series)
	+ Power Man & Iron Fist
	+ Star Trek
		- Captain Kirk
		- Captain Picard
		- Spock
	+ The Matrix
	+ The Princess Bride
	+ The Time Machine
		- Guy Pearce
	+ Viggo Mortenson

## Quotes

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## Gallery

### Cover Art

**Cover A** *by Kano***Cover B** *by David Lafuente***Cover C** *by Darick Robertson***Cover D** *by Joe Eisma & Pete Pantazis***Emoji Variant** *by Swyft Media***1:10 Retailer Incentive Interlocking Cover** *by Pere Perez***1:20 Retailer Incentive Cover** *by Diego Latorre***1:50 Retailer Incentive B&W Sketch Cover** *by David Lafuente***Second Printing Cover** *by Kano*
### Textless Cover Art

**Cover B Textless** *by David Lafuente***Cover C Textless** *by Darick Robertson***Cover D Textless** *by Joe Eisma***1:10 Retailer Incentive Interlocking Cover Textless** *by Pere Perez***1:20 Retailer Incentive Cover Textless** *by Diego Latorre***1:50 Retailer Incentive B&W Sketch Cover Textless** *by David Lafuente*

### Promotional Art

**Archer & Faith's "First Date!" Teaser** (June 2016) *by Kano*

## Related

* Archer & Armstrong
	+ *Archer & Armstrong* (Volume 1)
	+ *Eternal Warriors* (Volume 1)
	+ *Archer & Armstrong* (Volume 2)
	+ *The Delinquents* (Volume 1)
	+ *A&A: The Adventures of Archer & Armstrong* (Volume 1)
	+ *Armstrong and the Vault of Spirits* #1
	+ *Archer & Armstrong Forever* (Volume 1)

## References

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## External links

* Archer & Armstrong at Wikipedia.org
* Archer & Armstrong at TV Tropes