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Issue Details

Issue #288
Published March 1975
Frequency monthly
Cover Price 0.25 USD
Pages 36
Editing Richard Goldwater ?

Cover Details

Characters Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Genre teen
Pencils Dan DeCarlo ?
Letters Bill Yoshida ?

5 page Archie story "Cheer Weary"

Characters The Archies [Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge]; Miss Grundy
Synopsis Archie doesn't want the guys playing sports because they might get injured and miss an upcoming gig, so they decide to join the cheerleading squad, thinking it will be safe and simple. It's not.
Genre teen
Script George Gladir ?
Pencils Samm Schwartz ?
Inks Samm Schwartz ?
Colors Barry Grossman ?
Letters Bill Yoshida ?

1 page Jughead story "Victual Vision"

Characters Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Synopsis Nothing can keep Jughead's mind off food.
Genre teen
Colors Barry Grossman ?
Letters Bill Yoshida ?

1 page Archie Club News letters page

Pencils ? (illustrations)
Inks ? (illustrations)
Letters typeset
Notes Letters submitted by Eric Bonaparte; Robin Cooney. Page also includes membership application for the Archie Club.

6 page Coach Kleats story "Football Daze"

Characters Coach Kleats; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis When Betty and Veronica insist on joining the Riverdale High football team, Coach Kleats keeps trying to come up with impossible physical tests for them, but they pass them all.
Genre teen
Pencils Samm Schwartz ?
Inks Samm Schwartz ?
Colors Barry Grossman ?
Letters Bill Yoshida ?

5 page Randy story "Laugh, Clown, Laugh!"

Characters Randy; Immy; Marla
Synopsis Immy is the life of the party but making everyone laugh doesn't necessarily make him popular with girls.
Genre teen
Script Joe Edwards
Pencils Joe Edwards
Inks Joe Edwards
Colors Barry Grossman ?
Letters Joe Edwards

5 page The Andrews Family story "Apple Knocker"

Characters Mary Andrews; Fred Andrews; Archie Andrews
Synopsis When Mary claims that "the apple doesn't fall far from the tree," Fred sets out to prove that he's not to blame for how Archie turned out.
Genre teen
Pencils Samm Schwartz ?
Inks Samm Schwartz ?
Colors Barry Grossman ?