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Issue Details

Issue #173
Published September 1964
Cover Price 0.12 USD
Pages 36
Editing Richard Goldwater

Cover Details - "I have to go now, Archie"

Characters Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Genre teen; humor
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick

6 page Archie story "Sonny Boy"

Characters Archie Andrews; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis After Jughead suggests that Mr. Weatherbee considers Archie the son he never had, Archie first starts treating Mr. Weatherbee like a dad, and then becomes outraged when others suggest he'll get special treatment from his honorary father.
Genre teen; humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Harry Lucey
Inks Marty Epp
Letters Marty Epp

Half page Archie story "Cheap Heap"

Characters Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis Archie shows Jughead the car he's planning to buy.
Genre teen; humor
Pencils Samm Schwartz
Inks Samm Schwartz
Letters Samm Schwartz

1 page Archie Pin-Up cartoon "Playing the guitar sure gets me my kicks!"

Characters Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge
Synopsis Archie sings and plays folk songs.
Genre teen; humor
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick
Letters Vincent DeCarlo

6 page Archie story "Mop Up"

Characters Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy; Mr. Johnson
Synopsis Mr. Weatherbee forces all the students to return their overdue books to the library by the end of the day, and in the rush to get their books, students keep slipping on the janitor's freshly-scrubbed floor.
Genre teen; humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Harry Lucey
Inks Marty Epp
Letters Marty Epp

5 page Li'l Jinx story "The List!"

Characters Li'l Jinx; Greg; Hap Holliday
Synopsis Li'l Jinx makes a list of people to invite to her birthday party.
Genre children; humor
Script Joe Edwards
Pencils Joe Edwards
Inks Joe Edwards
Letters Joe Edwards

5 page Josie story "All Unstrung"

Characters Josie; Melody; Albert; Mr. Jones; Alexander Cabot III
Synopsis Albert's obsession with his guitar puts an even bigger crimp in Josie's love life when Josie's dad gets his old banjo and joins Albert in a duet.
Genre teen; humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick
Letters Vincent DeCarlo