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Issue Details

Issue #287
Published April 1979
Cover Price 0.40 USD
Pages 36
Editing Richard Goldwater

Cover Details - "Make a game of your work"

Characters Jughead Jones; Mrs. Jones
Genre teen; humor
Pencils Stan Goldberg
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

6 page Jughead story "In Search of Sanity"

Characters Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mrs. Cooper
Synopsis Jughead, strumming a guitar and wearing a Steve Martin-style arrow through his head, is a "wild and crazy troubadour searching for the bluebird of happiness."
Genre teen; humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Samm Schwartz
Inks Samm Schwartz
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Samm Schwartz

Half page Li'l Jinx filler "Feelings"

Characters Li'l Jinx; Charley Hawse
Genre children; humor
Script Joe Edwards
Pencils Joe Edwards
Inks Joe Edwards
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Joe Edwards

Half page Jughead filler "Jughead's Gag Bag"

Characters Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Genre teen; humor
Script Bob Montana
Pencils Bob Montana
Inks Bob Montana
Colors Barry Grossman
Notes An Archie daily newspaper strip with color added.

5 page Jughead story "The Lid's Off"

Characters Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Waldo Weatherbee
Synopsis Jughead loses his hat, and writes messages all over town asking for its return.
Genre teen; humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Samm Schwartz
Inks Samm Schwartz
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Samm Schwartz

1 page Jughead story "The Price Is Right"

Characters Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews
Synopsis Jughead finds a way to convince Fred to give Archie $12 for a new skateboard.
Genre teen; humor
Pencils Samm Schwartz
Inks Samm Schwartz
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida
Notes Names mentioned in this story include "Victor," referring to Archie art director Victor Gorelick, and "Barry," referring to colorist Barry Grossman.

5 page Jughead story "Final Report"

Characters Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Floyd Clayton; Coach Kleats
Synopsis While Coach Kleats worries about an upcoming report from his doctor, Jughead takes a motor over to "Doc Fixit's" for an evaluation. When Jughead returns with "the Doc's report," Kleats thinks it's about his health.
Genre teen; humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Samm Schwartz
Inks Samm Schwartz
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Samm Schwartz

5 page Jughead story "Film Fun"

Characters Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis School photographer Jughead is forced to take photos of football star Reggie, but the photos he prints show Reggie in some compromising positions.
Genre teen; humor
Script Claire Doyle
Pencils Samm Schwartz
Inks Samm Schwartz
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Samm Schwartz