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Issue Details

Issue #301
Published April 1976
Cover Price 0.30 USD
Pages 36
Editing Richard Goldwater

Cover Details - "There's the bully"

Characters Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Genre teen; humor
Pencils Stan Goldberg
Inks Rudy Lapick
Colors Barry Grossman

6 page Dilton story "Measure Up"

Characters Dilton Doily
Synopsis Dilton is despondent because he can't find a girlfriend due to his lack of height -- even his plastic inflatable girlfriend is too big for him. His luck seems to change when he meets a girl who's even tinier than he is, but she finds him a crashing bore.
Genre teen; humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida
Notes The infamous story where we learn that Dilton has a life-size female blow-up doll which he calls "My plastic passion flower."

1 page Josie advertisement "Josie and the Cup Cakes"

Characters Josie; Alan M.; Alexander Cabot III; Brenda
Synopsis A sexy girl auditions for Josie's new group, The Cup Cakes, but Josie uses the deliciousness of Hostess Cup Cakes to keep the new girl from joining the group.
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

Half page Jughead filler "Repent Lament"

Characters Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Synopsis Jughead realizes he's spent a fortune on burgers.
Genre teen; humor
Script George Gladir
Pencils Dan DeCarlo Jr.
Inks Jim DeCarlo
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

Half page Archie filler "Archie's Gag Bag"

Characters Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Genre teen; humor
Script Bob Montana
Pencils Bob Montana
Inks Bob Montana

3 page Betty and Veronica story "Gift of Gab"

Characters Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis The girls tell Archie he can pick out his own birthday present.
Genre teen; humor
Script Dick Malmgren
Pencils Dick Malmgren
Inks Rudy Lapick
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

3 page Reggie story "Deep Thinking"

Characters Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Synopsis Reggie announces that today's the day he jumps the gap at the Riverdale cliffs.
Genre teen; humor
Pencils Dick Malmgren
Inks Rudy Lapick
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

5 page Li'l Jinx story "Mort the Worry Wart"

Characters Li'l Jinx; Greg; Charley Hawse; Mort
Synopsis Li'l Jinx's new classmate, Mort, constantly worries about everything and just makes things worse for himself and everyone.
Genre children; humor
Script Joe Edwards
Pencils Joe Edwards
Inks Joe Edwards
Letters Joe Edwards
Notes First appearance of Mort, who would star in his own series of stories in "Pep" and "Laugh."

5 page Archie story "Compulsion"

Characters Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge; Smithers
Synopsis In an attempt to cure Archie's compulsive destructiveness, Mr. Lodge brings home a vase that is completely indestructible and orders Archie to try and break it.
Genre teen; humor
Pencils Bob Bolling
Inks Jon D'Agostino
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida