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Issue Details

Issue #244
Published September 1975
Cover Price $0.25
Pages 36
Editing ?
Notes No credits given for cover or entire issue. Most of the interior art is clearly identified as Samm (Sam) Schwartz's by his distinctive style. No editor credit given. The "Fawcett" logo appears on the cover. Cover art credit based on the artists' distinctive style although it could be Dan DeCarlo as he and Stan Goldberg were almost identical in the 1970's.

Cover Details - "Hot Dog, Why Can't You Just Beg For Food Like Other Dogs ?"

Characters Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hot Dog
Genre Teen
Pencils Stan Goldberg [Stan G.] (?)
Inks Stan Goldberg [Stan G.] (?)
Notes No credits given for cover or entire issue. Most of the interior art is clearly identified as Samm (Sam) Schwartz's by his distinctive style. No editor credit given. The "Fawcett" logo appears on the cover. Cover art credit based on the artists' distinctive style although it could be Dan DeCarlo as he and Stan Goldberg were almost identical in the 1970's.

6 page Jughead story "Snack Pack"

Characters Jughead Jones; Geraldine Grundy [Miss Grundy]; Ethel Muggs; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Waldo Weatherbee [Mr. Weatherbee]; Miss Beazly; Unnamed female teen; Andy; Unnamed Riteway Supplies driver; Samm Schwartz [Sam Schwartz] (Cameo; On "Vote For Sam" sign)
Synopsis To get Jughead to stop eating, the faculty uses reverse Psychology on him and allows him to eat as much as he wants in the cafeteria to stuff himself until he won't be to stand the sight of food.
Genre Teen
Pencils Samm Schwartz [Sam Schwartz]
Inks Samm Schwartz [Sam Schwartz]
Notes No credits given for story. Art is easily identified as Samm (Sam) Schwartz's by his distinctive style. Samm Schwartz cameos in this story on the "Vote For Sam" sign, a gag he used frequently in some of his stories.

Half page Li'l Jinx filler "A Dust Must !"

Characters Li'l Jinx; Charley Hawse
Synopsis When Li'l Jinx is umpire, no dust is safe from her broom.
Genre Gags
Script Joe Edwards ?
Pencils Joe Edwards ?
Inks Joe Edwards ?
Notes Top half page textless gag shared with Archie's Gag bag.

Half page Archie's Gag Bag filler "Archie's Gag Bag"

Characters Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Unnamed Chef; Waldo Weatherbee [Mr. Weatherbee]
Synopsis Two gags featuring Jughead eating an apple at a buffet table and hiding donuts under a typewriter cover.
Genre Gags
Notes No credits given for gag. Bottom half of page shared with Li'l Jinx gag.

5 page Jughead story "The Balancing Bungler"

Characters Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Samm Schwartz [Sam Schwartz] (Cameo; Holding "Vote For Sam" sign); Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Moose Mason (Appears on tiny picture on Jughead's wall)
Synopsis Jughead seems to be able to balance pies on his nose and then aim them at Veronica and Reggie.
Genre Teen
Pencils Samm Schwartz [Sam Schwartz]
Inks Samm Schwartz [Sam Schwartz]
Notes No credits given for story. Art is easily identified as Samm (Sam) Schwartz's by his distinctive style. Samm Schwartz cameos in this story holding the "Vote For Sam" sign, a gag he used frequently in some of his stories.
Reprinted in Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #487

5 page Jughead story "Childhood Daze"

Characters Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Tiga (Jughead's stuffed tiger); Elphy (Reggie's stuffed elephant)
Synopsis Jughead sees his old childhood tiger in the garbage and tries to hide him from Reggie.
Genre Teen
Pencils Samm Schwartz [Sam Schwartz]
Inks Samm Schwartz [Sam Schwartz]
Notes No credits given for story. Art is easily identified as Samm (Sam) Schwartz's by his distinctive style.

1 page Archie Club News letters page "Archie Club News"

Characters Hot Dog; Archie Andrews (Head shot in title header)
Synopsis Archie Club news page featuring news reports by Dana Berry (Horseback riding), Faye Rapopart (Being cool) & Janice Azukas (Archie poem).
Genre Teen
Script Dana Berry; Faye Rapopart; Janice Azukas
Notes Dana Berry recieved $6.00 for her article, Faye Rapopart recieved $4.00 and Janice Azukas recieved $3.00. Archie Club Membership order form on bottom of page.

5 page Jughead story "Science Saga"

Characters Jughead Jones; Dilton Doiley [Dilton Doily]; Dilton's robot; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Moose Mason; Geraldine Grundy [Miss Grundy]; Waldo Weatherbee [Mr. Weatherbee]; Pop Tate
Synopsis Jughead borrows Dilton's robot and uses it to do everything for him.
Genre Teen
Pencils Samm Schwartz [Sam Schwartz]
Inks Samm Schwartz [Sam Schwartz]
Notes No credits given for story. Art is easily identified as Samm (Sam) Schwartz's by his distinctive style.