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Issue Details

Issue #280
Published July 1974
Cover Price 0.25 USD
Pages 36
Editing ?
Notes Veronica appears in a vignette at the top of the page. Copyright by Close-Up, Inc.

Cover Details - "Not Speaking"

Characters Moose Mason; Archie Andrews; Valerie Brown; Jughead Jones; Melody Valentine; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Midge Klump
Synopsis Moose is passing a blank note to Midge in class because they're not speaking to each other.
Genre teen; humor
Notes Veronica appears in a vignette at the top of the page. Copyright by Close-Up, Inc.

6 page Archie story "The Observer"

Characters Archie Andrews; Mrs. Andrews; Betty Cooper; Mrs. Cooper
Synopsis Both mothers accuse Archie of not noticing Betty properly, but he manages to convince everyone by bluffing his way.
Genre teen; humor

2 page filler "missing sequences"

Notes My copy was missing 2 pages here, not certain if it was ads or one or more story or activity pages.

6 page Reggie story "The Invaders"

Characters Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Pop Tate; Marvin; Charlie; other children
Synopsis Reggie scoffs at the gang for even thinking about believing in alien ufo landings, but Jughead dreams up a scheme that soon has him believing.
Genre teen; humor
Notes Bottom of first page has a short text advertisement: "Come to Archie's Restaurant. Casual dining for the entire family. Serving good food and ice cream! West Jefferson and Hammes, Joliet, Illinois."

4 page Li'l Jinx story "Rough Enough"

Characters Li'L Jinx; Hap Holiday (Li'l Jinx's father)
Synopsis Li'l Jinx becomes concerned about using too many resources and decides to rough it in a tent in the back yard, but takes her television and a long extension cord.
Genre humor
Script Joe Edwards
Pencils Joe Edwards
Inks Joe Edwards
Letters Joe Edwards

Half page Li'l Jinx activity "Li'l Jinx Pen Pals Club"

Characters Li'l Jinx; Charley Hawse; other friends of Li'l Jinx
Pencils Joe Edwards
Inks Joe Edwards
Letters Joe Edwards; typeset
Notes Addresses of club and members you can write to.

1 page Archie letters page "Archie Club News"

Characters Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Hot Dog
Script Lynn Jacobson; Sandra Street
Letters typeset
Notes News articles from readers, along with the prizes they won and a solicitation for the club.

1 page Archie promo (ad from the publisher) "Archie Calendar!"

Characters Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Notes Advertisement for Archie Annual #26, which includes a 1974-1975 calendar.

5 page Chuck Clayton story "Pig Headed"

Characters Chuck Clayton; Archie Andrews; Liza; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Synopsis Chuck makes all the wrong moves with Liza while she espouses the women's lib lines and shows him a judo move, so he has to go to the costume party as a pig.
Genre teen; humor