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Issue Details

Issue #197
Published February 1970
Cover Price 0.15 USD
Pages 36
Editing Richard Goldwater

Cover Details - "Dad, can I borrow one of your ties?"

Characters Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
Genre humor
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick
Letters Bill Yoshida

6 page Archie story "A Fair Shake"

Characters Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
Synopsis Betty is feeling sad because everyone thinks her tambourine playing is useless in the Archies' numbers. Moose tells Archie to make Betty feel useful -- or else.
Genre humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Harry Lucey
Letters Bill Yoshida

6 page Archie story "The Yule Fool"

Characters Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis Archie wants to cut down a real tree for Christmas, while Reggie and Veronica prefer the greater convenience of store-bought artificial trees.
Genre humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Harry Lucey
Letters Bill Yoshida

5 page Archie I story "Student Rebellion"

Characters Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy
Synopsis In Prehistoric Riverdale, the dissident students decide to stage a sit-in and set up their own school.
Genre humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Harry Lucey
Letters Bill Yoshida

1 page Li'l Jinx filler "Gift Rap"

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

6 page Archie story "Latecomer"

Characters Archie Andrews; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy
Synopsis Mr. Weatherbee castigates Archie for being late as usual, only to realize that Archie was actually early for school. The principal is horrified at the prospect of having to apologize to Archie.
Genre humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Harry Lucey
Letters Bill Yoshida