Issue Details

Issue	#72
Published	February 1979
Cover Price	$0.35
Pages	36
Editing	?

Cover Details - "Blonde Ice Cream"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Pop Tate; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
Genre	teen; humor

1 page Josie advertisement "Leaving Town"

Characters	Josie McCoy; Valerie Brown; Melody Valentine; Alan M. Mayberry
Synopsis	Alan is moving away from Midvale, so the girls throw him a party with Twinkies.
Genre	teen; humor
Notes	An ad for Hostess Twinkies.

6 page Archie story "Past-Present And Future"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Pop Tate; Veronica Lodge; Dream versions: Mary Andrews; Fred Andrews
Synopsis	Archie decides not to exchange gifts with anyone this year, then has a nightmare about his decision.
Genre	teen; humor

Half page Fat Charley filler "Study Time"

Characters	Fat Charley; Li'l Jinx
Genre	humor; gags
Script	Joe Edwards
Pencils	Joe Edwards
Inks	Joe Edwards
Letters	Joe Edwards

Half page Archie filler "Archie's Gag Bag"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Jughead Jones; Geraldine Grundy
Genre	teen; humor; gags
Notes	Two sets of 4 panel gag strips.

5 page Archie story "The Sleeping Pill"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis	Jughead can't sleep so Archie offers his "can't fail" sleep remedies.
Genre	teen; humor

1 page Archie activity "The Key To The Problem"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews
Notes	An alphabet code with a secret message.

5 page Archie story "What Hoppened?"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Waldo Weatherbee; Svenson; Jughead (cameo)
Synopsis	Archie and Reggie use a pogo stick in the school's hallways.
Genre	teen; humor

5 page Archie story "A Christmas Story"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Santa Claus [Waldo Weatherbee]; Keeper of the Reindeer [Veronica Lodge]; The Cook [Jughead Jones]; The Cook's Elf Assistant [Moose Mason]; The elf's girlfriend [Midge Klump]; The elf's rival [Reggie Mantle]
Synopsis	Archie arrives at the North Pole only to find the reindeer are on strike. Archie carefully traces the problem back to its original source-- selfishness from many people working at the North Pole.
Genre	teen; humor; fantasy
Notes	The other Archie characters play parts in this story but are not identified by their actual names.