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Issue Details

Issue #141
Published January 1974
Cover Price 0.20 USD
Pages 36
Editing Richard Goldwater

Cover Details - "The Blackmoor Emerald"

Characters Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Genre teen; humor; adventure
Pencils Stan Goldberg
Inks Jon D'Agostino
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Jon D'Agostino

11 page Life With Archie story "The Blackmoor Emerald"

Characters Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge; Smithers; Sir Winthrop Throgbottom
Synopsis Mr. Lodge's dying friend Sir Winthorp Throgbottom leaves him the Blackmoor Emerald, a magnificent jewel that is cursed to bring disaster to anyone who possesses it.
Genre teen; humor; adventure
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Stan Goldberg
Inks Jon D'Agostino
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida
Notes An unusually high death count for an Archie story: both Sir Winthorp and a jewel thief are killed due to possessing the emerald.

1 page Li'l Jinx filler "Penny Wise"

Characters Li'l Jinx
Genre children; humor
Script Joe Edwards
Pencils Joe Edwards
Inks Joe Edwards
Letters Joe Edwards

10 page Life With Archie story "Run For Your Life!"

Characters Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Dilton Doily; Pop Tate
Synopsis The gang plays "Missing Person," a game where Reggie loses himself in the city and they try to find him. After Reggie leaves, they realize that he ate a spoiled cheese danish that will give him food poisoning, and the need to find him is deadly serious.
Genre teen; humor; adventure
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Stan Goldberg
Inks Mario Acquaviva
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida