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Issue Details

Issue #293
Published October 1979
Frequency monthly
Cover Price 0.40 USD
Pages 36
Editing ?

Cover Details - "Jughead! How do you get your burger paintings to look so realistic?"

Characters Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
Genre teen

1 page Josie; Hostess advertisement "Goes to the Beach"

Characters Valerie Brown; Josie McCoy; Melody Valentine
Synopsis Josie is going to the beach with Valerie and Melody, and has three things that she needs to compete with Melody - a new bikini, fancy sunglasses, and a bag full of Hostess Fruit Pies.
Genre teen
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida
Notes Ad for Hostess Fruit Pies. Inside front cover.

6 page Jughead story "Just Pooling Around"

Characters Jughead Jones
Synopsis Jughead spends some time in a kiddie pool.
Genre teen

Half page Li'l Jinx story "Coming Clean!"

Characters Li'l Jinx
Synopsis Li'l Jinx gets ready for her grandma's visit.
Script Joe Edwards
Pencils Joe Edwards
Inks Joe Edwards
Letters Joe Edwards

Half page Jughead's Gag Bag story "Having trouble, eh, Jughead?"

Characters Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis Reggie helps Jughead with a crossword puzzle.
Genre teen
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Half page Jughead's Gag Bag story "Jughead is going to live on the lake bottom..."

Characters Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis Jughead chickens out from living at the bottom of the lake.
Genre teen

1 page activity "Jug's 'What' Riddles"

6 page Jughead story "Cool Customer"

Characters Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate
Synopsis Jughead works in the heat.
Genre teen

5 page Jughead story "Sam has Moved to Miami"

Characters Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Pop Tate; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis Jughead's friend Sam has moved to Miami and now Jughead doesn't have anyone to mooch off of.
Genre teen

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Archie Club News"

Letters typeset

5 page Jughead story "Go-Go Guy"

Characters Jughead Jones; Mr. Lodge
Synopsis Jughead tells a travel agent that he'll get Mr. Lodge to buy him out.
Genre teen