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Issue Details

Issue #221
Published March 1981
Frequency 9 times a year
Cover Price 0.50 USD
Pages 36
Editing Richard Goldwater ?

Cover Details

Characters Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Genre teen
Pencils Stan Goldberg (signed)
Inks Stan Goldberg ?

6 page Life with Archie story "My Son My Son Part I"

Characters Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Hiram Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate
Synopsis Mr. Lodge asks Archie and Jughead to pretend to be his sons so that he can close a business deal with two conservative foreign businessmen who only respect men with sons.
Genre teen
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Stan Goldberg
Inks Jon D'Agostino
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

1 page Li'l Jinx's Chum Charlie story "Trying"

Characters Charley Hawse; Li'l Jinx
Genre children
Script Joe Edwards
Pencils Joe Edwards
Inks Joe Edwards
Colors Barry Grossman ?
Letters Joe Edwards

1 page Archie activity "Archie -- You Do Say?"

Characters Archie Andrews
Synopsis word puzzle
Genre teen
Script Joe Edwards ?
Pencils Joe Edwards
Inks Joe Edwards
Colors Barry Grossman ?
Letters Joe Edwards

5 page Life with Archie story "My Son My Son Part II"

Characters Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Smithers
Synopsis Archie and Jughead start to take advantage of being the pretend Lodge sons, but redeem themselves in the end.
Genre teen
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Stan Goldberg
Inks Jon D'Agostino
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

1 page Archie Club News letters page

Synopsis Announcement of a letter-writing contest.
Pencils ? (illustrations)
Inks ? (illustrations)
Colors Barry Grossman ? (illustrations)
Letters Bill Yoshida ?; typeset

6 page Life with Archie story "Rejection Dejection"

Characters Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Betty Cooper
Synopsis Archie is accidentally enlisted to help test lipstick on girls - by kissing them.
Genre teen
Script George Gladir
Pencils Stan Goldberg
Inks Stan Goldberg ?
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

1 page Archie story "Seat Treat"

Characters Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis Reggie gives Archie a seat next to Veronica - but there's a catch.
Genre teen
Script George Gladir ?
Pencils Stan Goldberg ?
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

5 page Life with Archie story "Head's Up"

Characters Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Smithers
Synopsis When Veronica contracts a rare disease from a souvenir sculpture she brought back from vacation, Archie tries to track down the twin of the sculpture, which was stolen from her at the airport, before it causes an epidemic.
Genre teen
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Stan Goldberg
Inks Stan Goldberg ?
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida [as Willie Y]

1 page Josie; Hostess advertisement "What Good Taste"

Characters Josie McCoy; Alan Mayberry; Valerie Brown; the Great Paintini
Synopsis Alan M. impresses his uncle, the famous artist, with a painting of Hostess Twinkies.
Genre teen
Notes Back cover advertisement for Hostess Twinkies. Copyright © 1980 Continental Baking Company.