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Issue Details

Issue #179
Published February 1966
Cover Price 0.12 USD
Pages 36
Editing Richard Goldwater

Cover Details - "Extra salt in the popcorn"

Characters Archie; Jughead; Veronica
Genre teen; humor
Pencils Dan DeCarlo

1 page advertisement "Do You Need Extra Money?"

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Notes Inside front cover; black and white; Illustrated ad for selling All-Occasion cards for Cheerful Card Company, White Plains, N.Y.

6 page Betty and Veronica story "Sisterly Love"

Characters Betty; Veronica; Archie
Synopsis Betty and Veronica use snowballs to scare off girls seen with Archie.
Genre teen; humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick
Letters Vincent DeCarlo

1 page advertisement "Exclusive Fun Products by Mail"

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Notes Illustrated ad for novelties (x-ray specs, silent dog whistle, pepper gum, etc.) from Elbarr Distributing, Northridge, Calif.

1 page Betty illustration Fashions for the "Sweater Set"

Characters Betty
Synopsis Betty models five styles of sweaters.
Genre fashion
Pencils Dan DeCarlo?
Inks Dan DeCarlo?

1 page Veronica's Fashions illustration "'The Leg Warmers'"

Characters Veronica
Synopsis Veronica models five styles of knee-high socks.
Genre fashion
Pencils Dan DeCarlo?
Inks Dan DeCarlo?

1 page advertisement "Draw Any Person in One Minute!"

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Notes Illustrated ad for "Magic Art Reproducer" for $1.98 from Norton Products, New York, N.Y.

5 page Archie story "I Should Have Said"

Characters Archie; Reggie; Big Moose; Betty
Synopsis Archie decides to be more assertive, but the first person he tries this with is Big Moose.
Genre teen; humor
Pencils John Rosenberger

1 page [Big Ethel] illustration "Big Ethel's Pin-Up"

Characters Big Ethel; Archie; Veronica
Synopsis Big Ethel complains about short skirts.
Genre teen humor

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Get This Raincoat Free!"

Characters Archie (cameo); Veronica (cameo)
Pencils Harry Lucey
Notes Promo for subscriptions to various Archie titles. Premium is plastic all-weather raincoat. Ten issues for $1.00.

5 page Li'l Jinx story "That's the Ticket"

Characters Li'l Jinx; her father
Synopsis Jinx's father has a drawerful of old non-winning raffle tickets, but Jinx persuades him to buy one more.
Genre children
Script Joe Edwards
Pencils Joe Edwards
Inks Joe Edwards
Notes Bottom 2/3 of last page is "Li'L Jinx Pen Pals." 48 names are listed, ages 7 1/2 to 15 1/2. Foreign countries include Canada, England, Australia, The Philippines, and West Pakistan.

1 page advertisement "Grow 7 Monsters"

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Notes Illustrated ad for seven "monster" containers that grow plant "hair". Cost is $1.00 from Elbarr Distributors. Northridge, Calif.

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

Characters Archie (cameo)
Script ?; David Navrath
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Notes Full page promo detailing heavy positive response to the first story of Archie as "Pureheart the Poweful" in Life With Archie. The next four appearances of Pureheart are listed (Life With Archie #42, Pep #187; Life With Archie #44, and Life With Archie #46.) Top half of second page is Archie Club winner David Navrath, Denver, Colo., writing about Colorado floods. Bottom half is promo for Archie Club. Cost is 15 cents.

1 page advertisement 100 Little Dolls/"X-Ray" Vision

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Notes Two half-page ads. Top half is illustrated ad for 100 dolls made of Styrene plastic and hard synthetic rubber. Cost is $1.00 from The 100 Doll Co., Newark, N.J. Bottom half is for "X-Ray Specs" $1.00 from Slimline Co., Newark, N. J.

5 page Archie story "Model Mayhem"

Characters Archie; Reggie; Betty; Veronica
Synopsis Archie spends the day building a model "P.T." boat, but a little word play by Reggie sends Betty and Veronica after a girl named Pat Tompkins.
Genre teen; humor
Pencils John Rosenberger

1 page advertisement "Your Own Mongrammed Ring/Play Guitar in 7 Days"

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Notes Two half-page illustrated ads. Top half is ad for monogrammed chain-link ring for $1.00 from Ring - Merchandise Sales, Newark, N.J. Bottom half is ad for radio guitarist Ed Sales 66 page "Secret System" for learning the guitar. $2.98 from Ed Sale Studio, Avon By The Sea, N.J.

1 page advertisement "Beautiful Hairpieces"

Pencils ? (photo)
Inks ? (photo)
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Notes Inside back cover; black and white; Ad for synthetic pin-on hairpieces for women illustrated with photos. $4.99 each from Guild, New York, N.Y.

1 page advertisement "Everybody Needs a Cadet Bike Speedometer!"

Characters Santa Claus
Notes Back cover; color; Ad for Cadet bicycle speedometers featuring large illustration of Santa Claus riding a bicycle. Stewart-Warner Instrument Division, Chicago, Ill.