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Issue Details

Issue #129
Published July 1962
Cover Price .12 USD
Pages 36

Cover Details - "How Are We Supposed To Butter Up These TV Teachers?"

Characters Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge
Genre teen; humor
Pencils Samm Schwartz
Inks Samm Schwartz
Letters Samm Schwartz

6 page Archie story "Money Talks (Too Much)"

Characters Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge [Hiram]; Betty Cooper
Synopsis Archie shows off his new jacket to Jughead at Pop's. Reggie comes in doing the same thing, but his jacket is obviously more expensive. Archie buys some flowers for Veronica, and Reggie does too, only bigger and better ones. Feeling outclassed, Archie gives up. But Reggie's ego gets the better of him at Veronica's house.
Genre teen; humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Harry Lucey
Inks Terry Szenics

Half page Veronica story "My Unfair Lady"

Characters Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis Veronica asks Archie to go to a fashion show with her, and needs a Yes or Yes answer from him.
Genre teen; humor; gags
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Notes Appears on the same page as the next 2 sequences.

Half page Archie story "Ladies Man"

Characters Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis Archie discusses his first memory of girls.
Genre teen; humor; gags
Pencils Samm Schwartz
Inks Samm Schwartz
Letters Samm Schwartz
Notes Appears on the same page as the previous sequence and the next sequence.

Half page Moose story "Quiz Quazy"

Characters Big Moose Mason; Miss Grundy [Geraldine]
Synopsis Moose takes a first aid quiz.
Genre teen; humor; gags
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Notes Appears on the same page as the previous two sequences.

Half page Shrimpy story "Read and Right"

Characters Shrimpy
Synopsis One of Shrimpy's friends learns two words that helps him finish reading any book.
Genre children; humor; gags
Script Joe Harold
Pencils Joe Harold

6 page Archie story "Killjoy"

Characters Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee [Waldo; the Bee]; Miss Grundy [Geraldine]; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis Mr. Weatherbee decides that passive-resistance is the best way to handle the boys breaking the school rules. Since getting the Bee upset was 1/2 the fun, the boys give up their antics and attend class.
Genre teen; humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Harry Lucey
Inks Terry Szenics

5 page Archie story "Push-Button Peace"

Characters Archie Andrews; Mrs. Andrews [Mary]; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Big Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis Jughead has a spray that kills anything that bugs him. He tests it on Reggie with spectacular results. Archie decides to test it on Moose by hugging Midge. Again it works well, but Archie forgets to use it on a jealous Veronica, who catches Archie and Midge kissing.
Genre teen; humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Harry Lucey
Inks Terry Szenics
Notes A few of Midge's faces in this story appear to be redrawn by Dan DeCarlo.

2 page Archie Club News letters page

Characters Archie Andrews
Pencils Bob Montana ? (Archie images on a club press card and a club button)
Notes No letters on these pages, just a request for articles on cycling.

6 page Archie story "The Little Black Book"

Characters Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Coach Kleats; Mr. Weatherbee [Waldo]
Synopsis Everyone thinks that Archie is writing about them in his little black book, and conspire to get it from him.
Genre teen; humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Harry Lucey
Inks Terry Szenics