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Issue Details

Issue #231
Published December 1973
Cover Price 0.20 USD
Pages 36
Editing Richard Goldwater
Notes With this issue, Harry Lucey returns as primary artist after being replaced by Dan DeCarlo for most of the two previous issues.

Cover Details - "Dilton has a head for figures!"

Characters Archie Andrews; Dilton Doily; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy
Genre teen; humor
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

6 page Archie story "Age Before Duty"

Characters Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy; Betty Lou Clutchgrapple
Synopsis All the boys are crazy for the new substitute teacher, Miss Betty Lou Clutchgrapple, a gorgeous miniskirted young blonde who prefers to tell funny stories instead of teaching anything.
Genre teen; humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Harry Lucey
Inks Chic Stone
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

1 page Li'l Jinx filler "Ecology Logic?"

Characters Li'l Jinx; Hap Holliday
Synopsis Li'l Jinx says it's her environmental duty not to take a bath.
Genre children; humor
Script Joe Edwards
Pencils Joe Edwards
Inks Joe Edwards
Letters Joe Edwards

6 page Archie story "When the Red, Red Robin Comes Jog, Jog, Joggin' Along"

Characters Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Hot Dog; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
Synopsis Archie and Jughead take up jogging.
Genre teen; humor
Pencils Harry Lucey
Inks Chic Stone
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

5 page Archie story "Apple of My Eye"

Characters Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis Veronica bakes Archie an apple pie, and when it turns out to be good, he infuriates Veronica by asking her what she did wrong.
Genre teen; humor
Pencils Harry Lucey
Inks Chic Stone
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

5 page Archie story "Miss Beazley Gets the Bird"

Characters Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Miss Beazley; Waldo Weatherbee; Colonel Sturdley; Professor Flutesnoot
Synopsis Archie brings a bucket of moldy fried chicken into the school, leading Mr. Weatherbee to complain to the founder of Colonel Sturdley's Southern Fried Chicken.
Genre teen; humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Harry Lucey
Inks Chic Stone
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida