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Issue Details

Issue #238
Published September 1983
Cover Price $0.60
Pages 36
Editing Victor Gorelick (Editor) ; Richard Goldwater (Editor-In-Chief)
Notes 25th Anniversary Issue.

Cover Details - It's "Off With The Old And On With The New" When Archie Gets His New Car !

Characters Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
Genre Teen
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Dan DeCarlo
Notes 25th Anniversary Issue.

6 page Life With Archie story "Off With The Old"

Characters Jason Blossom; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Dilton Doiley
Synopsis After getting smoked in a drag race by Jason Blossom, Archie gets Dilton to rocket power Ol' Betsy.
Genre Teen
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Stan Goldberg [As Stan G.]
Inks Rudy Lapick
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida
Notes Part one of a full length 4 part story.

1 page Reggie filler "Sound Bound"

Characters Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
Synopsis Moose has an interesting way for Reggie to read Midge's letter to him.
Genre gags
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida
Notes No credits given for gag. One half page for gag, other half is an order form for Little Archie Digest.

5 page Life With Archie story "On With The New Part II"

Characters Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Unnamed Raffle vendor
Synopsis Ol' Betsy bites the dust but the gang secretly buy Archie raffle tickets on a new car and he wins.
Genre teen
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Stan Goldberg [As Stan G.]
Inks Rudy Lapick
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida
Notes Part two of a full length 4 part story.

6 page Life With Archie story "The Afterglow Part III"

Characters Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews;
Synopsis Archie pampers his new car.
Genre teen
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Stan Goldberg [As Stan G.]
Inks Rudy Lapick
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida
Notes Part three of a full length 4 part story.

5 page Life With Archie story "The Discard Part IV"

Characters Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate
Synopsis Veronica overhears Archie talking about Ol' Betsy and thinks he's talking about her.
Genre teen
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Stan Goldberg [As Stan G.]
Inks Rudy Lapick
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida
Notes Part four of a full length 4 part story.