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Issue Details

Issue #236
Published July 1974
Cover Price 0.25 USD
Pages 36
Editing Richard Goldwater

Cover Details - "Blondes, brunettes and redheads"

Characters Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle
Genre teen; humor
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

6 page Archie story "The Final Curtain"

Characters Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Geraldine Grundy; Waldo Weatherbee; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
Synopsis When Archie is cast as a turn-of-the-century song-and-dance man in the school musical, he keeps his costume, straw hat and cane with him at all times, and his obsessive dancing leads to a lot of people getting hurt.
Genre teen; humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Harry Lucey
Inks Chic Stone
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

1 page Li'l Jinx filler "Cutting Remarks"

Genre children; humor
Script Joe Edwards
Pencils Joe Edwards
Inks Joe Edwards
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Joe Edwards

6 page Archie story "Mission Impossible (Absolutely)"

Characters Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
Synopsis Any time Archie tells his parents that he's going to the store, they give him a dozen errands to run while he's on his way.
Genre teen; humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Harry Lucey
Inks Chic Stone
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

5 page Archie story "Mental Block"

Characters Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
Synopsis Going through an intellectually-superior stage, Archie scoffs at his parents for watching detective shows and sitcoms on TV every night, and tries to get them to turn off the TV and try more "worthwhile" forms of entertainment.
Genre teen; humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Harry Lucey
Inks Chic Stone
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida
Notes The shows Fred and Mary are watching are "Cannon" ("Cannon's the name") and "Barnaby Jones" ("Barnaby who?").

5 page Archie story "The Outcast"

Characters Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Chuck Clayton
Synopsis Archie is convinced that everyone at school hates him when no one will talk in front of him.
Genre teen; humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Harry Lucey
Inks Chic Stone
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida