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Issue Details

Issue #138
Published July 1963
Cover Price 0.12
Pages 36
Editing Richard Goldwater

Cover Details - "Are you still using that greasy kid stuff?"

Characters Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Genre teen; humor
Pencils Samm Schwartz
Inks Samm Schwartz
Letters Samm Schwartz

6 page Archie story "The House That Lodge Built"

Characters Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge
Synopsis In a story mostly told in narrative captions, Archie gets a chance to redeem himself in Mr. Lodge's eyes when he notices a fire in the Lodge mansion.
Genre teen; humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Harry Lucey

1 page Li'l Jinx filler "Stop, Book and Listen!"

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

1 page Archie story "Double-Takes"

Characters Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Moose Mason; Dilton Doily
Synopsis Two-panel gags with Archie and the gang.
Genre teen; humor
Pencils Bill Vigoda

6 page Archie story "Card Caper!"

Characters Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Geraldine Grundy
Synopsis On their latest report cards, Archie and Veronica have better grades in Latin but worse in math. Miss Grundy explains the dating shenanigans behind the grades.
Genre teen; humor
Script Sy Reit
Pencils Bob White
Inks Bob White

2 page Archie story "Muscle Tussle"

Characters Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
Synopsis Reggie can beat anyone at finger-wrestling, except Moose.
Genre teen; humor
Script George Gladir ?
Pencils Bill Vigoda

1 page Archie story "It's Later Than You Think"

Characters Archie Andrews; Geraldine Grundy
Synopsis Miss Grundy explains that mankind is a relative latecomer in the history of the world. Archie uses this as an excuse for being late for class.
Genre teen; humor
Pencils Bill Vigoda

2 page Archie story "Oodles of Charoodles"

Characters Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge
Synopsis Archie and Veronica play a charades game called "Charoodles."
Genre teen; humor
Pencils Bob White
Inks Bob White

5 page Archie story "The Hard Sell"

Characters Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
Synopsis When Archie wants to convince the girls to give him the lead part in the school play, he asks Jughead to be his agent.
Genre teen; humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Harry Lucey