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Issue Details

Issue #238
Published September 1974
Cover Price 0.25 USD
Pages 36
Editing Richard Goldwater

Cover Details - "Do you girls need a lifeguard?"

Characters Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Genre teen; humor
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick
Colors Barry Grossman

6 page Archie story "Robinson Gruesome"

Characters Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis In a parody of "Robinson Crusoe," Archie is the shipwreck survivor stranded on a desert island and Jughead is the only other human being on the island. Except things don't go quite the way they did in the book.
Genre teen; humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Harry Lucey
Inks Chic Stone
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

1 page Li'l Jinx filler "Think or Swim"

Characters Li'l Jinx; Charley Hawse
Genre children; humor
Script Joe Edwards
Pencils Joe Edwards
Inks Joe Edwards
Letters Joe Edwards

5 page Archie story "Memories"

Characters Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis After he forgets about a date with Veronica and stands her up, Archie tries to save his hide by pretending he has amnesia.
Genre teen; humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Harry Lucey
Inks Chic Stone
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

5 page Archie story "Growing Pains"

Characters Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Fred Andrews
Synopsis Fred and Archie both tell Mary to back off when she's constantly reminding her son of things she might have forgotten. So when Archie forgets his wallet at home, he has to get it from his room without letting Mary know she was right.
Genre teen; humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Harry Lucey
Inks Chic Stone
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

6 page Archie story "An Archiefable"

Characters Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Midge Klump; Moose Mason
Synopsis A narrator tells us the fable of Orangelocks and the three birds: Orangelocks, aka Archie Andrews, found that Bettybird was too warm, Ronniebird was too cold, and Midgebird was just right. Except for the little matter of Midgebird's jealous boyfriend.
Genre teen; humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Harry Lucey
Inks Chic Stone
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida