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Issue Details

Issue #236
Published April 1983
Cover Price .60
Pages 36
Editing Rich Goldwater

Cover Details

Genre Teen

6 page Archie story "The Sinking Fund - Part I"

Characters Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis Archie is trapped in quicksand, escapes, then he & Jughead scheme to find whatever's at the bottom of the pit.
Genre Teen
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Stan Goldberg [as Stan G]
Inks Stan Goldberg [as Stan G]
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

1 page advertisement

Notes Ad for Bubble Yum bubble gum.

Half page Moose filler "Write In Size"

Characters Moose Mason; Geraldine Grundy; Archie Andrews
Synopsis Moose is given advice that is a little beyond him.
Genre Teen

Half page Miss Beazly filler "Miss Beazly's Gag Bag"

Characters Miss Beazly
Synopsis Miss Beazly gives a teacher some sage advice.
Genre Teen
Notes This is on the same page as Moose in Write In Size.

1 page Archie activity "Archie's Puzzle Page"

Characters Archie Andrews
Notes Rhyme Time; Word-Voyage; Answers

1 page advertisement "100 Little Dolls"

Notes Add for 100 Dolls for $5.00

5 page Archie story "The Sinking Fund Part II"

Characters Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Hiram Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis Archie finds a car, and Mr. Lodge must have it!
Genre Teen
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Stan Goldberg [as Stan G]
Inks Stan Goldberg [as Stan G]
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

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

Characters Archie Andrews
Notes Archie Fan Club News, Membership info, etc.

1 page Archie advertisement "Archie Double Digest Quarterly subscriptions"

Characters Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Genre teen; humor
Notes Promo for Archie Double Digest Quarterly Magazine subscriptions.

5 page Archie story "The Sinking Fund - Part 3"

Characters Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Jeeves
Synopsis Archie finds out "The price of being rich is too high..."
Genre Teen
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Stan Goldberg [as Stan G]
Inks Stan Goldberg [as Stan G]
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

1 page advertisement "Dominate Others With Fantastic Brute Strength!"

Notes Ad for "Tonometric" Exercise Program

1 page Sabrina filler "Picture Perfect"

Characters Sabrina Spellman; Aunt Hilda
Synopsis Sabrina's Aunt gets a surprise from her Enchanted camera.
Genre Teen

1 page Archie promo (ad from the publisher) "Promos for Archie Digests"

Characters Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Genre teen; humor
Notes Promo for "Jughead with Archie Comics Digest #56" and "Archie... Archie Andrews, Where Are You?Digest #26".

1 page advertisement "Reward $3,000.00 For This Penny!"

Notes Ad for Rare Coins catalogue (Best Values Co.)

5 page Archie story "The Sinking Fund - Part 4"

Characters Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Dilton Doiley; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
Synopsis Dilton helps Veronica discover how to spend Archie's money.
Genre Teen
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Stan Goldberg [as Stan G]
Inks Stan Goldberg [as Stan G]
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

1 page advertisement "Ad for Olympic Sales Club"

Notes Ad for Olympic Sales Club.