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Issue Details

Issue #158
Published May 1964
Cover Price 0.12 USD
Pages 36
Editing Richard Goldwater

Cover Details - "Can't he be man's best friend some other time?"

Characters Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Genre teen; humor
Pencils Bob White
Inks Bob White

6 page Archie story "Double Or Nothing!"

Characters Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Rachel Jones
Synopsis Betty and Veronica have both dumped Archie for his usual crime of dating both of them on the same night. But jealousy makes them change their tune when they see him out with Jughead's pretty cousin.
Genre teen; humor
Pencils Bob White
Inks Marty Epp
Letters Marty Epp

1 page Archie story "Doll Daffy"

Characters Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Uncle Frank
Synopsis Archie's uncle gives him a little black book to write in.
Genre teen; humor
Pencils Bill Vigoda
Inks Bill Vigoda

1 page Moose story "Super Stupe"

Characters Moose Mason
Synopsis Three two-panel gags about Moose's stupidity.
Genre teen; humor
Pencils Bill Vigoda
Inks Bill Vigoda

6 page Archie story "All in the Stars!"

Characters Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Moose Mason; Midge; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis Betty and Veronica won't get near Archie because his horoscope foretells disaster and they don't want to be responsible for it.
Genre teen; humor
Pencils Bob White
Inks Marty Epp
Letters Marty Epp
Notes Midge's last name is given as "Taylor" in this story.

5 page Li'l Jinx story "Dolly Folly!"

Characters Li'l Jinx; Hap Holliday
Synopsis Li'l Jinx gets a new "Janie" doll and spends all her money buying clothes for it.
Genre children; humor
Script Joe Edwards
Pencils Joe Edwards
Inks Joe Edwards
Letters Joe Edwards
Notes Janie is a takeoff on Barbie, who had been introduced by Mattel in 1959. "Ben," Janie's boyfriend, is a takeoff on Ken, introduced in 1961.

6 page Josie story "Smooth Delivery"

Characters Josie; Melody; Pepper; Alexander Cabot III
Synopsis Josie is feuding with Pepper. She writes a nasty note to Pepper and asks Melody to deliver it, but Melody meets Alex and forgets all about the note.
Genre teen; humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick
Letters Victor Gorelick