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Issue Details

Issue #168
Published April 1976
Cover Price 0.30 USD
Pages 36
Editing Richard Goldwater

Cover Details - "The Man Who Never Was?"

Characters Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge
Genre teen; adventure; humor
Pencils Stan Goldberg

11 page Life With Archie story "The Man Who Never Was!"

Characters Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge; Smithers; Hawkins
Synopsis Mr. Lodge is kidnapped by the general manager of his corporation and replaced with a robotic double, who fools everyone, including Mr. Lodge's own daughter. But the robot can't fool Archie, who suspects that the real Mr. Lodge could never be so nice to him.
Genre teen; adventure; humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Stan Goldberg
Inks Jon D'Agostino
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida
Reprinted in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #208

1 page Archie activity "Bi-Centennial Quiz"

Characters Archie Andrews
Synopsis Questions about American history.

6 page Life With Archie story "Wheels of Fortune"

Characters Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Mrs. Trimble; Orson Wales
Synopsis An old woman is being kicked out of her home by her landlord, Orson Wales. Archie manages to turn the table on Wales when it turns out that one of her few possessions is his beloved childhood wagon, "Thunderbolt."
Genre teen; adventure; humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Stan Goldberg
Inks Jon D'Agostino
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida
Notes A take-off on the movie "Citizen Kane."

5 page Life With Archie story "Book of Secrets"

Characters Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; un-named spy
Synopsis Archie takes out a very obscure book, "The History of Shoelaces." It turns out a spy stashed his microfilm in that book, figuring no one would ever take it out.
Genre teen; adventure; humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Stan Goldberg
Inks Mario Acquaviva
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida