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Issue Details

Issue #196
Published December 1969
Cover Price 0.15 USD
Pages 36
Editing Richard Goldwater

Cover Details - "Archie, have you ever been so uptight you'd want to go into outer space?"

Characters Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Genre humor
Pencils Stan Goldberg ?

6 page Archie story "Scent of Success"

Characters Archie Andrews; Dilton Doily; Cricket O'Dell
Synopsis Archie discovers that Cricket O'Dell doesn't only have the power to smell money, but to trace the scent of anyone who is rich. He asks Cricket to lead him to Veronica, over the objections of Dilton, who wants to make a scientific study of Cricket's powers instead of using them for cheap romantic gain.
Genre humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Harry Lucey
Letters Bill Yoshida

5 page Archie story "The Image"

Characters Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis Fearing that Reggie will spread the rumor that he's a "klutz," Archie tries to improve his relationship with Reggie, but his attempts to make amends just cause Reggie serious pain.
Genre humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Harry Lucey
Letters Bill Yoshida

5 page Archie story "Cruel World"

Characters Archie Andrews; un-named kids
Synopsis Archie rails against the untrustworthy world after he loses his library card.
Genre humor
Pencils Harry Lucey
Letters Bill Yoshida

6 page Archie story "The Magic Garden"

Characters Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Mr. Lodge; Smithers
Synopsis Veronica won't invite Jughead to her garden party, so Archie sneaks him in disguised as the entertainer "Mysto, the Magnificent Master of Mystery and Magic."
Genre humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Harry Lucey
Letters Bill Yoshida
Notes As in most stories drawn by Lucey, the name plate on the Lodge estate reads "J.P. Lodge." He was not officially re-named "Hiram" until several years later.