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Issue Details

Issue #230
Published November 1973
Cover Price 0.20 USD
Pages 36
Editing Richard Goldwater

Cover Details - "The five footers are pretty cute too"

Characters Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Genre teen; humor
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

6 page Archie story "The All-Time Champ"

Characters Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Vance
Synopsis The girls ignore Archie because they are obsessed with the handsome new lifeguard at the beach.
Genre teen; humor
Script Dick Malmgren
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Jim DeCarlo
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

1 page Li'l Jinx filler "The Little Helper!"

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

5 page Archie story "Tennis Nut"

Characters Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis Claiming that he's become a tennis expert, Archie asks to team with Veronica against Reggie and Betty in a game of mixed doubles.
Genre teen; humor
Script Dick Malmgren
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Jim DeCarlo
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

5 page Archie story "One Coat Covers"

Characters Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
Synopsis Archie offers to help Jughead paint his church. Fred realizes that painting your friend's church is a more important test of charity than painting your own.
Genre teen; humor; drama
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Jim DeCarlo
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

5 page Archie story "Play It Cool"

Characters Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
Synopsis Archie and Veronica see a little boy cooling off with a fire hydrant, and decide to take pity on him and treat him to some luxury.
Genre teen; humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida