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Issue Details

Issue #136
Published August 1973
Cover Price 0.20 USD
Pages 36
Editing Richard Goldwater

Cover Details - "Come To the Fair"

Characters Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle
Genre teen; humor
Pencils Stan Goldberg
Inks Jon D'Agostino
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Jon D'Agostino

10 page Life With Archie story "Come To the Fair"

Characters Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis When a carnival barker announces that the Riverdale bankers will be coming to judge the beauty contest at the fair, Archie and Jughead suspect that it may be a plot to empty out the bank so it can be robbed. Betty, Veronica and Reggie think they've seen too many movies and TV shows, but Archie and Jughead go into town and find out that they were right.
Genre teen; humor; adventure
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Harry Lucey
Inks Chic Stone
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

8 page Archie story "Archie's Restaurant"

Characters Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Mr. Lodge
Synopsis Archie and his friends go to the grand opening of the first Archie's Restaurant in Joliet, Illinois, where they enlist the help of the Mayor to keep Jughead out of the way.
Genre teen; humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Harry Lucey
Inks Chic Stone
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida
Notes This is a promotional story for the actual Archie's Restaurant in Joliet. The company hoped that this would become a chain, but it didn't.

1 page Li'l Jinx filler "Heavy Problem"

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

4 page Archie story "The Message"

Characters Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
Synopsis Archie gets a lecture from his dad after saying he's "too tired" to clean his room.
Genre teen; humor
Script Dick Malmgren ?
Pencils Harry Lucey
Inks Chic Stone
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida