| Issue | #283 |
| Published | September 1978 |
| Cover Price | 0.35 USD |
| Pages | 36 |
| Editing | Richard Goldwater |
| Notes | This issue introduces one of the most unusual continuing storylines in Archie comics history: an unseen, mysterious force finally makes Jughead attracted to girls, and gives him a new, supernatural pin on his hat. The storyline was strung through stories in "Jughead," "Archie" and "Betty and Veronica" around this time. After reader reaction was not positive, the story was dropped without explanation. However, Jughead's attraction to girls, as well as his magic pin, were briefly brought back in 1982 during another attempt to make Jughead more of a ladies' man. The stories in this issue also try out a new design for Jughead, more conventionally handsome and with a square jawline. It was dropped along with the storyline. |
| Characters | Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Pop Tate |
| Genre | teen; humor |
| Pencils | Dan DeCarlo |
| Inks | Rudy Lapick |
| Colors | Barry Grossman |
| Letters | Bill Yoshida |
| Characters | Jughead Jones; Cheryl; Lori; Reggie Mantle |
| Synopsis | Two pretty girls, Cheryl and Lori, admit to each other that Jughead's beanie turns them on, and decide to admit their feelings to him. Jughead is turned off by the new female attention, but when he falls asleep while watching a science fiction movie, some strange power expands beyond the TV set and changes Jughead. When he wakes up, he has a new, mysterious pin on his beanie, and is suffused with the desire to see, to talk to, and even to touch a girl. |
| Genre | teen; humor |
| Script | Frank Doyle |
| Pencils | Samm Schwartz |
| Inks | Samm Schwartz |
| Colors | Barry Grossman |
| Letters | Samm Schwartz |
| Notes | Cheryl and Lori were introduced in this story as possible components of a Betty-and-Veronica style triangle for Jughead. They didn't last beyond this issue plus one story in "Betty and Veronica," but the concept eventually resurfaced in 1987 with the characters of Joani and Debbie. The end of the story asks readers to write into the Archie offices, under the heading "Jughead Genesis," to express their opinion of Jughead's transformation. |
| Characters | Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Lori |
| Synopsis | Now that Jughead likes girls, he's confidently prepared to "play the field," but Archie and Reggie warn him about his lack of experience in dealing with the opposite sex. |
| Genre | teen; humor |
| Script | Frank Doyle |
| Pencils | Samm Schwartz |
| Inks | Samm Schwartz |
| Colors | Barry Grossman |
| Letters | Samm Schwartz |
| Notes | Betty refers to Veronica finding the new Jughead attractive, though the story where this happens, "Was It the Impossible Dream," did not appear until January 1979 (in Betty and Veronica # 277). |
| Characters | Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Cheryl |
| Synopsis | Jughead buys cool new threads to go with his new ladykiller image, but admits to Archie that despite his show of confidence, he's got a lot to learn about girls and dating. Archie encourages Jughead to take the plunge and talk to Cheryl. |
| Genre | teen; humor |
| Script | Frank Doyle |
| Pencils | Samm Schwartz |
| Inks | Samm Schwartz |
| Colors | Barry Grossman |
| Letters | Samm Schwartz |
| Characters | Li'l Jinx; Hap Holliday |
| Genre | children; humor |
| Script | Joe Edwards |
| Pencils | Joe Edwards |
| Inks | Joe Edwards |
| Letters | Joe Edwards |
| Characters | Jughead Jones |
| Genre | teen; humor |
| Script | Bob Montana |
| Pencils | Bob Montana |
| Inks | Bob Montana |
| Characters | Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate; Lori |
| Synopsis | Archie tells Reggie that despite Jughead's new interest in girls, he still has the same appetite. After hearing Lori tell Jughead that she's on a diet, Reggie decides to force Jughead to choose between Pop's burgers and his date. |
| Genre | teen; humor |
| Script | Frank Doyle |
| Pencils | Samm Schwartz |
| Inks | Samm Schwartz |
| Colors | Barry Grossman |
| Letters | Samm Schwartz |