Issue Details

Issue	#287
Published	April 1979
Cover Price	0.40 USD
Pages	36
Editing	Richard Goldwater

Cover Details - "Make a game of your work"

Characters	Jughead Jones; Mrs. Jones
Genre	teen; humor
Pencils	Stan Goldberg
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Bill Yoshida

6 page Jughead story "In Search of Sanity"

Characters	Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mrs. Cooper
Synopsis	Jughead, strumming a guitar and wearing a Steve Martin-style arrow through his head, is a "wild and crazy troubadour searching for the bluebird of happiness."
Genre	teen; humor
Script	Frank Doyle
Pencils	Samm Schwartz
Inks	Samm Schwartz
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Samm Schwartz

Half page Li'l Jinx filler "Feelings"

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

Half page Jughead filler "Jughead's Gag Bag"

Characters	Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Genre	teen; humor
Script	Bob Montana
Pencils	Bob Montana
Inks	Bob Montana
Colors	Barry Grossman
Notes	An Archie daily newspaper strip with color added.

5 page Jughead story "The Lid's Off"

Characters	Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Waldo Weatherbee
Synopsis	Jughead loses his hat, and writes messages all over town asking for its return.
Genre	teen; humor
Script	Frank Doyle
Pencils	Samm Schwartz
Inks	Samm Schwartz
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Samm Schwartz

1 page Jughead story "The Price Is Right"

Characters	Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews
Synopsis	Jughead finds a way to convince Fred to give Archie $12 for a new skateboard.
Genre	teen; humor
Pencils	Samm Schwartz
Inks	Samm Schwartz
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Bill Yoshida
Notes	Names mentioned in this story include "Victor," referring to Archie art director Victor Gorelick, and "Barry," referring to colorist Barry Grossman.

5 page Jughead story "Final Report"

Characters	Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Floyd Clayton; Coach Kleats
Synopsis	While Coach Kleats worries about an upcoming report from his doctor, Jughead takes a motor over to "Doc Fixit's" for an evaluation. When Jughead returns with "the Doc's report," Kleats thinks it's about his health.
Genre	teen; humor
Script	Frank Doyle
Pencils	Samm Schwartz
Inks	Samm Schwartz
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Samm Schwartz

5 page Jughead story "Film Fun"

Characters	Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis	School photographer Jughead is forced to take photos of football star Reggie, but the photos he prints show Reggie in some compromising positions.
Genre	teen; humor
Script	Claire Doyle
Pencils	Samm Schwartz
Inks	Samm Schwartz
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Samm Schwartz