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Issue Details

Issue #172
Published August 1976
Cover Price 0.30 USD
Pages 36
Editing Richard Goldwater

Cover Details - "The Birth of a Nation"

Characters Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Genre teen; humor; adventure
Pencils Stan Goldberg
Notes This issue was Archie Comics' contribution to the bicentennial craze of 1976.

21 page Archie story "The Birth of a Nation"

Characters Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; George Washington; Benjamin Franklin; un-named guard
Synopsis The gang goes to Washington D.C. for the bicentennial celebrations. While looking at the original Declaration of Independence, Archie's sense of patriotism becomes so strong that he finds himself being transported back in time to live out the entire history of the American Revolution.
Genre teen; humor; adventure
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Stan Goldberg
Inks Jon D'Agostino
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

1 page Li'l Jinx filler "The Bicentennial Spell"

Characters Li'l Jinx; Hap Holliday
Synopsis Li'l Jinx notices that everyone is trying to make money off the bicentennial.
Genre children; humor
Script Joe Edwards
Pencils Joe Edwards
Inks Joe Edwards
Letters Joe Edwards

1 page Archie activity "Bicentennial Name Game"

Characters Archie Andrews
Synopsis The reader is asked to unscramble the names of important American history figures.
Pencils Joe Edwards
Inks Joe Edwards
Letters Joe Edwards