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Issue Details

Issue #177
Published November 1967
Cover Price 0.12 USD
Pages 36
Editing Richard Goldwater

Cover Details - "I'm missing some of my buttons!"

Characters Archie Andrews; Mr. Lodge; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Genre teen; humor
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick

5 page Archie story "Messenger Service"

Characters Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
Synopsis Archie tries to get revenge on Reggie by asking Moose to deliver a "message" to him.
Genre teen; humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Harry Lucey
Inks Marty Epp
Letters Marty Epp

1 page Archie illustration "Archie Pin Up"

Characters Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Synopsis Archie and Betty are at a beach party for two.
Genre teen; humor
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick
Letters Bill Yoshida

6 page Archie story "Destruct"

Characters Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge; Smithers
Synopsis Mr. Lodge and Smithers celebrate the fact that Archie is away on vacation, until they become gripped by the fear that he could return any minute and break everything.
Genre teen; humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Harry Lucey
Inks Mario Acquaviva
Letters Bill Yoshida

6 page Archie story "Poetic License"

Characters Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis When Veronica accuses him of lacking poetry and romance, Archie brushes up on poetry and starts talking in flowery language all the time.
Genre teen; humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Harry Lucey
Inks Mario Acquaviva
Letters Bill Yoshida
Notes Poems referred to in the story include Longfellow's "A Psalm of Life" ("Footprints on the sands of time"), Kipling's "The Female of The Species" and Kipling's "The Vampire" ("A rag and a bone and a hank of hair").

1 page Li'l Jinx filler "All Wet!"

Characters Li'l Jinx; Hap Holliday
Genre children; humor
Script Joe Edwards
Pencils Joe Edwards
Inks Joe Edwards
Letters Joe Edwards

5 page Archie story "Range Finder"

Characters Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis After Betty replaces Veronica as the model for Archie's photography, Veronica uses violent techniques to teach Betty how to pose.
Genre teen; humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Harry Lucey
Inks Mario Acquaviva
Letters Bill Yoshida