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Issue Details

Issue #218
Published June 1972
Cover Price 0.20 USD
Pages 36
Editing Richard Goldwater
Notes With this issue, the price of the title was raised from 15 to 20 cents.

Cover Details - "What blew up?"

Characters Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Dilton Doily; Professor Flutesnoot
Genre teen; humor
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

11 page Archie story "Turning Over a New Leaf?"

Characters Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy; Chuck Clayton
Synopsis Archie vows to win Mr. Weatherbee over and do nothing but good things for him. But Mr. Weatherbee is driven crazy waiting for Archie to screw up.
Genre teen; humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Harry Lucey
Letters Bill Yoshida
Notes The opening narration ("The rockies may tumble, Gibraltar may crumble") quotes from the Gershwin song "Love Is Here To Stay."

1 page Li'l Jinx filler "Stinging Words"

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

6 page Archie story "Show And Tell"

Characters Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate
Synopsis When Archie is hired to deliver an expensive car, he hatches a scheme to use the car to impress Veronica's snobbish friends.
Genre teen; humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Harry Lucey
Letters Bill Yoshida

1 page Archie Pin Up cartoon "I like you in the long dress!"

Characters Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis Veronica wears a long dress to dance with Archie.
Genre teen; humor
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick
Letters Bill Yoshida

5 page Archie story "The Dating Game"

Characters Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Smithers
Synopsis Archie gets two tickets to a taping of the hit show "You Bet Your Buddy," and inevitably winds up making a date with both Betty and Veronica for the show.
Genre teen; humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Harry Lucey
Inks Chic Stone
Letters Bill Yoshida