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Issue Details

Issue #131
Published September 1962
Cover Price 0.12 USD
Pages 36
Editing Richard Goldwater

Cover Details - "Oh, if only Dr. Kildare or Ben Casey could help me!"

Characters Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
Genre teen; humor
Pencils Samm Schwartz
Inks Samm Schwartz
Letters Samm Schwartz

6 page Archie story "The Lazy Ones"

Characters Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Lodge
Synopsis Archie does push-ups to try and obey President Kennedy's call for the youth of America to exercise more, but it turns out that the gang actually gets more exercise when they're just having fun.
Genre teen; humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Harry Lucey
Inks Terry Szenics
Letters Terry Szenics
Notes One of several stories in Archie comics that reference JFK's then-recent push for physical fitness.

1 page Li'l Jinx filler "A Jet Bet"

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

1 page Archie story "Wayward Whirl"

Characters Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Synopsis Archie tries to throw an iron ball attached to a chain.
Genre teen; humor
Pencils Dan DeCarlo

6 page Archie story "The Avenger"

Characters Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis Archie makes up an elaborate scenario to argue that when he brought a baseball glove to a date with Veronica, it was actually for her own protection.
Genre teen; humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Harry Lucey
Inks Terry Szenics
Letters Terry Szenics

5 page Archie story "Start To Finish"

Characters Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
Synopsis Jughead and Betty discuss the fact that whenever Archie starts well, he finishes badly. Then Jughead points out to Betty that the reverse is also true.
Genre teen; humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Harry Lucey
Inks Terry Szenics
Letters Terry Szenics

5 page Archie story "Prisoner of Love"

Characters Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis Archie dreams he's on a planet where robots are terrorized by gorgeous Amazon "monster" women. He's captured and taken to meet their Queen, who prepares to give Archie her kiss of death.
Genre teen; humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Harry Lucey
Inks Terry Szenics
Letters Terry Szenics