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Issue Details

Issue #139
Published February 1998
Cover Price $1.95
Pages 100
Editing Nanci Dakesian; Victor Gorelick; Richard Goldwater (editor-in-chief)
Notes ISSN 1059 1907

Cover Details - "untitled"

Characters Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle
Genre teen; humor
Pencils Stan Goldberg (signed)
Inks Henry Scarpelli (signed)
Notes ISSN 1059 1907

1 page Kit Kat advertisement "Take A Break With A Kit Kat Bar"

Characters harried family of four
Synopsis Family is stressed-out at an amusement park.
Pencils Jack Davis
Inks Jack Davis
Notes Constructed like a MAD Magazine Fold-In. Printed on inside front cover.

6 page Archie story "Ram Jam"

Characters Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; a ram (Central High mascott); Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Jughead's Aunt Sylvia; Mrs. Jones?
Synopsis Archie steals the Central High ram, but it runs off with Jughead holding the rope after crashing Archie's mom's party.
Genre teen; humor
Script Bill Golliher
Pencils Bill Golliher
Inks Rudy Lapick
Colors Frank Gagliardo
Letters Bill Yoshida

1 page Jughead story "Jughead's Gag Bag"

Characters Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Rex (a dog)
Synopsis Archie and Jughead discuss finding a job.
Genre teen; humor

6 page Archie story "A Natural Talent"

Characters Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; talent show representative
Synopsis Archie and Reggie make a bet on who can win a talent show, and Archie wins with a pratfall comedy act.
Genre teen; humor
Script Hal Smith
Pencils Fernando Ruiz
Inks Rudy Lapick

6 page Betty and Veronica story "Call of The Wild"

Characters Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Ann; Sally
Synopsis Betty and Jughead help Archie escape the tyranny of cell phone monitoring by Veronica.
Genre teen; humor

5 page Archie story "Change of Heart"

Characters Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Hubert Von Wartendyke; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis Archie is worried about Veronica's houseguest stealing her heart, but he is a health nut causing Veronica to ask for a resuce from him.
Genre teen; humor

5 page Mr. Weatherbee story "Reform Storm"

Characters Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; science teacher
Synopsis Archie promises to turn over a new leaf, but his good intentions cause so much havoc that Mr. Weatherbee askes him to just go back to normal.
Genre teen; humor

1 page Miss Beazly story "Miss Beazly's Gag Bag"

Characters Miss Beazly; former student of Miss Beazly
Synopsis Miss Beazly meets a former student who is a cook at a diner.
Genre teen; humor

6 page Archie story "[Piney] Chapter 1, Return of The Tree "

Characters Piney (pine tree); Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Jughead Jones; Smithers; Archie Andrews; postal service employees; Mrs. Lodge; Betty Cooper; Mrs. Donaldson; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis Christmas season stress and mishaps for Archie and the gang as seen by Piney at the Lodge house.
Genre teen; humor
Notes This chapter is followed by "Chapter 2, Tree's Company", "Chapter 3, Simply Tree-Mendous", and "Chapter 4, A Tree For All Seasons."

5 page Archie story "[Piney] Chapter 2, Tree's Company"

Characters Piney (pine tree); Archie Andrews; postal service employees (Ben; Ralph); Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Pop Tate; Big Ethel Muggs (cameo); Moose Mason (cameo); Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Chuck Clayton
Synopsis Archie's holiday job at the post office is to answer letters to Santa and he enlists the rest of the gang to help.
Genre teen; humor
Notes This chapter is preceeded by "Chapter 1, Return of The Tree", and followed by "Chapter 3, Simply Tree-Mendous", and "Chapter 4, A Tree For All Seasons."

5 page Archie story "[Piney] Chapter 3, Simply Tree-Mendous"

Characters Dilton Doily; Mr. Svenson; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Hiram Lodge; Mrs. Lodge; Big Ethel Muggs (cameo); Moose Mason (cameo); Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Chuck Clayton; Pop Tate (cameo); Midge Klump (cameo); Piney (a pine tree)
Synopsis Archie and the gang set to planning a big Christmas event for all the people who wrote letters to Santa.
Genre teen; humor
Notes This chapter is preceeded by "Chapter 1, Return of The Tree", and "Chapter 2, Tree's Company", and followed by "Chapter 4, A Tree For All Seasons."

5 page Archie story "[Piney] Chapter 4, A Tree For All Seasons"

Characters Archie Andrews; Chuck Clayton; Mr. Weatherbee; Veronica Lodge; Big Ethel Muggs; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Dilton Doily; Piney (a pine tree); Christmas party attendees
Synopsis The big Christmas event comes together even better than anyone had anticipated.
Genre teen; humor
Notes This chapter is preceeded by "Chapter 1, Return of The Tree", "Chapter 2, Tree's Company", and "Chapter 3, Simply Tree-Mendous."

6 page Archie story "That Way Out Sound"

Characters The Archies (Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones); Hiram Lodge
Synopsis Mr. Lodge is showing off a special safe he had installed and is accidentally locked in with the only tuning fork that produces the sound to unlock the safe. But The Archies play until they recreate the right sound to free him.
Genre teen; humor

1 page Betty illustration "Betty's Pin Up"

Characters Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Synopsis Betty gets Archie alone at the top row of the football stadium.
Genre teen; humor

1 page Sabrina The Teenage Witch story "Wishful Thinking"

Characters Sabrina; Mr. Weatherbee; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Archie Andrews
Synopsis Sabrina grants a few wishes to celebrate her birthday.
Genre teen; humor

5 page Archie story "Fan Fare"

Characters Archie Andrews; Pop Tate; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Joe Kuddly (on posters and TV)
Synopsis Betty is so engrossed with football star Joe Kuddly that Archie joins an anti-football club for company.
Genre teen; humor

2 page The Mighty Crusaders illustration "Earth's Last Line of Defense..."

Characters The Shield; Jaguar; Steel Sterling; The Fly; Fly Girl; Captain Flag; The Comet; Firefly; The Fox; Bob Phantom; The Black Hood; The Wizard; The Hangman; The Web; Fireball; Black Jack; Mr. Justice; Inferno
Genre superhero
Notes Each character merely says "Hi" and gives their name.

1 page Editor's Notebook letters page "Editor's Notebook"

Script Victor Gorelick
Pencils Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Inks Henry Scarpelli (signed)
Letters typeset
Notes A question and answer forum with a background illustration.

6 page Betty and Veronica story "Up For Grabs"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Pop Tate (cameo)
Synopsis Betty and Veronica both scheme to get Archie to invite one of them to a dance, but he finally tells them he'll be out of town that day.
Genre teen; humor

6 page Archie story "Gimmie Shelter"

Characters Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; a group of orphans; Smithers; Gaston
Synopsis On his way to Veronica's, Archie comes across a broken-down bus from the Riverdale Boy's Home, so he takes the kids to Veronica's. Mr. Lodge just wants the get rid of the kids, so he buys them a new bus and fixes up the Boy's Home.
Genre teen; humor

1 page Archie story "Brassie Lassy"

Characters Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis Archie proves to be too clumsy as a ski instructor.
Genre teen; humor

5 page Archie story "Just Imagine"

Characters Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Geraldine Grundy
Synopsis Archie get caught up acting out his various school lessons in history, literature, etc. until Veronica slugs him after he delivers a "Rhett Butler" line.
Genre teen; humor