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Issue Details

Issue #123
Published November 1961
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
Editing Richard Goldwater

Cover Details - "Do you know where I can find a good dentist?"

Characters Archie Andrews
Genre teen; humor; science fiction
Pencils Harry Lucey

6 page Archie story "Invasion"

Characters Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Sasu; General
Synopsis A three-inch-tall alien woman from the planet Asterosia lands on Earth to determine if the planet is worth invading. She meets Archie, who is trying to fix up Reggie with a date and can't find anyone. So that night, Reggie dates a girl who fits in the palm of his hand.
Genre teen; humor; science fiction
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Harry Lucey
Inks Marty Epp
Letters Marty Epp

1 page Reggie story "Jealous Jumper"

Characters Reggie Mantle; Midge Klump; Moose Mason
Synopsis Reggie tries to hit on Midge while Moose is out water-skiing.
Genre teen; humor
Pencils Harry Lucey

1 page Li'l Jinx filler "The Tiptoe Tip-Off!"

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

6 page Archie story "Over-Joyed"

Characters Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Moose Mason; Midge Klump
Synopsis Archie finds a pair of roller skates and puts them on, leading to a disastrously painful chain of events.
Genre teen; humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Harry Lucey
Inks Marty Epp
Letters Marty Epp
Notes This story, a showcase for Harry Lucey's gift for silent comedy, has no dialogue until the final page.

5 page Archie story "String Along"

Characters Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis Jughead, who collects string, ties it to Reggie's belt so Archie can follow him. Archie follows, not knowing that Reggie has found the string and tied it to a dog instead.
Genre teen; humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Harry Lucey

5 page Archie story "Man's Best Fiend"

Characters Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Vampire
Synopsis Archie and Jughead go to a cemetary at midnight and meets a vampire who takes them to his castle on the hill, but no matter what he does, he can't scare these idiots.
Genre teen; humor; horror
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Harry Lucey
Inks Marty Epp
Letters Marty Epp
Notes One clue to the identity of the inker, apart from the style, is that the tombstone in the splash panel reads "R.I.P. Martin," referring to Martin "Marty" Epp.