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Issue Details

Issue	#217
Published	April 1972
Cover Price	0.15 USD
Pages	36
Editing	?

Cover Details - "It's Dilton's invention for getting Archie to school on time!"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
Genre	Teen
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Rudy Lapick
Letters	Bill Yoshida

6 page Archie story "The Gay Blades"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Chuck Clayton; Jughead Jones; Miss Beazley; Mr. Svensen; Principal Waldo Weatherbee; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis	Mr. Svensen is furious because the kids keep ruining his freshly-cleaned floors.
Genre	Teen
Script	Frank Doyle
Pencils	Harry Lucey
Inks	Chic Stone
Letters	Bill Yoshida

1 page Li'l Jinx story "Getting Ahead!"

Characters	Li'l Jinx
Genre	Humor
Script	Joe Edwards
Pencils	Joe Edwards
Inks	Joe Edwards
Letters	Joe Edwards

1 page Archie story "Late Fate"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Principal Waldo Weatherbee
Synopsis	Archie and Jughead try to trick Mr. Weatherbee into thinking they're not late.
Genre	Teen
Script	George Gladir
Pencils	Kurt Schaffenberger ?
Inks	Jon D'Agostino
Letters	Bill Yoshida

6 page Archie story "It's a Gift"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Mr. Purdy; Reggie Mantle; Smithers; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis	Archie braves a blizzard to deliver a package to Veronica.
Genre	Teen
Script	Frank Doyle
Pencils	Harry Lucey
Inks	Chic Stone
Letters	Bill Yoshida

1 page Betty and Veronica promo (ad from the publisher) "Betty and Veronica Spectacular #197"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge
Genre	Teen

5 page Archie story "Freezer Plan"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Fred Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mary Andrews; Pop Tate; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis	Jughead proves that there are multiple uses for melted ice cream.
Genre	Teen
Script	Frank Doyle
Pencils	Harry Lucey
Inks	Chic Stone
Letters	Bill Yoshida

2 page Archie Club News text article "Archie Club News"

Letters	typeset
Notes	Archie news reports from Jeffrey Gold, Mark Shimizu, Stanley Larmer and Ronald Gatza.

5 page Archie story "The Late Archie Andrews"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Geraldine Grundy; Principal Waldo Weatherbee; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis	Mr. Weatherbee tries an experiment: seeing if Archie can be on time for school if he sleeps overnight in the faculty lounge.
Genre	Teen
Script	Frank Doyle
Pencils	Harry Lucey
Inks	Chic Stone
Letters	Bill Yoshida