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Issue Details

Issue #355
Published October 1980
Frequency monthly
Cover Price 0.50 USD
Pages 36
Editing Richard Goldwater ?

Cover Details

Characters Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Genre teen
Pencils Stan Goldberg (signed)
Letters Bill Yoshida

1 page Josie; Hostess advertisement "Unfair Competition"

Characters Josie McCoy; Valerie Brown; Melody Valentine
Synopsis Josie and Melody are selling lemonade at competing stands and Josie wins by offering free Twinkies with every purchase.
Genre teen
Pencils Dan DeCarlo ?
Notes Inside front cover; advertisement for Hostess Twinkies. Copyright © 1980 Continental Baking Company.

6 page Archie story "Switch Hitch"

Characters Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley; Miss Grundy; Betty Cooper; Midge Klump; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee; Superintendent Hassle
Synopsis The new computer system makes registration much easier, except now Miss Grundy has to keep up with all the changes the kids want to make so they can be in the same classes.
Genre teen
Script George Gladir
Pencils Stan Goldberg
Inks Jon D'Agostino
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

Half page Archie filler "Archie Gag Bag"

Characters Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Fred Andrews
Genre teen
Colors Barry Grossman
Notes two strips from the Archie daily syndicated comic

1 page Veronica activity "Veronica - Top News"

Synopsis word puzzle and maze
Script Joe Edwards
Pencils Joe Edwards
Inks Joe Edwards
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Joe Edwards

5 page Mr. Lodge story "Volley Folly"

Characters Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis Somehow, Mr. Lodge plays volleyball better when Archie is around.
Genre teen
Script George Gladir
Pencils Dan DeCarlo, Jr.
Inks Rudy Lapick
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

5 page Li'l Jinx's Chum Gigi story "The Missing Touch!"

Characters Gigi; Li'l Jinx; Charley Hawse
Synopsis Gigi needs some experience playing baseball so that she will look natural in a commercial she's filming, so she gets Jinx and Charley to play with her by promising them free sundaes.
Genre children
Script Joe Edwards
Pencils Joe Edwards
Inks Joe Edwards
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Joe Edwards

1 page Archie Club News letters page

Pencils ? (illustrations)
Inks ? (illustrations)
Letters typeset
Notes Letters submitted by Susan MacDonald; Michael Lord, Jr. Page also includes membership application for the Archie Club.

5 page That Wilkin Boy story "Woman's Work"

Characters Bingo Wilkin; Samantha Smythe
Synopsis Bingo and Samantha come up with a system to handle other guys hitting on her at the beach.
Genre teen
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Stan Goldberg
Inks Stan Goldberg ?
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida