A huge new shopping mall has opened in Centerville. It is causing Mr. Lodge problems because the new mall is taking business away from the Riverdale Mall, where he is on the board of directors.; Archie gets a mysterious package from Russia and two men follow him and Chuck in a round-about fashion to Archie's house.; The disco where the Archies were going to perform burns down. They meet old friends, Claude and Raul, and they all perform in the parking lot of the Riverdale mall, bringing in a crowd that convinces Mr. Lodge that he has to change his business strategy to attract younger shoppers.; Archie gets the book "How to Write for Comic Books" and is so engrossed in reading it that he misses all the story situations that are happening around him.