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Issue Details

Issue	#252
Published	April 1971
Cover Price	0.15 USD
Pages	36
Editing	?

Cover Details - "Daddy likes to collect rare things!"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Genre	teen

5 page Archie story "Dirty Ol' Man River"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis	Betty and Veronica try to get some kids to stop polluting the river with dirty snow.
Genre	teen

1 page Reggie Pin Up illustration "Wow! I'd never go in the cage with that lion!!"

Characters	Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
Genre	gags

1 page Lee Rider; Lee Jeabs advertisement "A Starring Role"

Characters	Lee Rider
Synopsis	Ad in comics form for Lee jeans.

2 page Archie story Teach-In In "the Old Daze"

Characters	Miss Grundy; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Moose Mason; Dilton Doiley; Mr. Weatherbee
Synopsis	Miss Grundy teaches her class about paleontology.
Genre	teen

6 page Mr. Weatherbee story "Guest Shot"

Characters	Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Miss Grundy; Betty Cooper; Professor Flutesnoot; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis	The gang fools Mr. Weatherbee into thinking that they're throwing a birthday party for Professor Flutesnoot, when they're really throwing it in honor of Mr. Weatherbee.
Genre	teen

1 page Betty and Veronica promo (ad from the publisher) "Watch Us Do Our Thing!"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Synopsis	Ad with an order form for Betty And Veronica Spectacular #184.

4 page Li'l Jinx story "Grin and Bear It!"

Characters	Li'l Jinx; Hap Holliday; Greg; Gigi
Synopsis	Li'l Jinx's friends come over to cheer her up while she's at home with an injured foot.
Genre	children; humor
Script	Joe Edwards
Pencils	Joe Edwards
Inks	Joe Edwards
Letters	Joe Edwards ?

1 page Li'l Jinx Pen Pals letters page "Li'l Jinx Pen Pals"

Characters	Li'l Jinx
Synopsis	A listing of names and address of various fans wishing to communicate with each other.
Pencils	Joe Edwards ?
Inks	Joe Edwards ?
Letters	typeset

2 page Archie Club News letters page "Archie Club News"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Sabrina the Teen-Aged Witch
Letters	typeset
Notes	These pages contain letters from George Smith, Chris Bradley, Donna Fulton and Nancy Serafini with accompanying illustrations and information on how to join the Archie Club.

5 page Pop Tate story "The Soft Sell"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate
Synopsis	Pop tries to sell ice cream to Archie and Reggie.
Genre	teen
Reprinted	In Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #48 (June 1976).

1 page International Correspondence Schools advertisement "Out Cold!"

Characters	Jack Lewis; Nancy
Synopsis	Ad in comic strip form for International Correspondence Schools.