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Issue Details

Issue #117
Published March 1961
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
Editing Richard Goldwater

Cover Details - "What more could a guy ask for in a gal?"

Characters Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Genre teen; humor
Pencils Harry Lucey
Inks Terry Szenics
Notes This was the last "Archie" cover for many years to be directly related to the subject of a story inside the comic. The title would go back to stand-alone gag covers after this.

6 page Archie story "I Should've Been Twins"

Characters Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis In a mixture of poetry and prose, Archie explains to us why he can't choose between Betty and Veronica.
Genre teen; humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Harry Lucey
Inks Terry Szenics

1 page Li'l Jinx filler "Walking the Dog!"

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

1 page Big Moose story "Brain Strain"

Characters Moose Mason; Geraldine Grundy
Synopsis Moose is driven crazy by a sign in Miss Grundy's classroom.
Genre teen; humor
Pencils Harry Lucey
Inks Terry Szenics

8 page Archie story "Pizza Panic"

Characters Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Grimaldi
Synopsis Pop's soda shop is being driven out of business by the new teenage craze for pizza parlors. Archie convinces Pop to sell pizzas at the Chok'lit Shoppe, but Pop is completely inept at spinning pizzas.
Genre teen; humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Harry Lucey

3 page Archie story "A Bout Face"

Characters Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis Archie prepares to fight Reggie in a boxing match, claiming that he has a secret punch that will lay Reggie low.
Genre teen; humor
Pencils Harry Lucey
Inks Samm Schwartz ?

6 page Archie story "Stolen Sweets"

Characters Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis Archie is on his way to Veronica's house with a box of chocolates, but all his friends help themselves to some of them.
Genre teen; humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Harry Lucey
Inks Terry Szenics