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Issue Details

Issue #239
Published November 1974
Cover Price 0.25 USD
Pages 36
Editing Richard Goldwater

Cover Details - "Why don't you go outside and patch your tent?"

Characters Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Waldo Weatherbee
Genre teen; humor
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick
Colors Barry Grossman

6 page Archie story "Sandman"

Characters Archie Andrews
Synopsis The pain of walking on a hot beach with bare feet leads Archie into even worse disasters as he tries to get some relief for his aching tootsies.
Genre teen; humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Harry Lucey
Inks Chic Stone
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

6 page Archie story "Attractive Nuisance"

Characters Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis Archie brings a big magnet to the beach, and while he's arguing with Jughead about who the "they" are in the term "they say," everyone's metal possessions are attracted to the magnet.
Genre teen; humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Harry Lucey
Inks Chic Stone
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

5 page Archie story "Cool Cookie"

Characters Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge; Smithers
Synopsis Archie has to attend an outdoor party at the Lodges' on a "hot, muggy and steaming" night, and finds that all the guests except Veronica are just as miserable in the heat as he is.
Genre teen; humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Harry Lucey
Inks Chic Stone
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

5 page Archie story "Hat Trick"

Characters Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis On a hot day at the beach, Archie wears a huge sombrero to get some shade, and demonstrates that the hat can also be used to fight crime.
Genre teen; humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Harry Lucey
Inks Chic Stone
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida