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Issue Details

Issue #166
Published January 1965
Cover Price 0.12 USD
Pages 36
Editing Richard Goldwater

Cover Details - "The Beatles"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge
Synopsis Betty and Veronica are thinking about the Beatles while listening to one of their records. The same record reminds Mr. Lodge of actual Beetles.
Genre teen; humor
Pencils Harry Lucey
Inks Mario Acquaviva
Notes The Beatles are caricatured as they appeared when this comic hit the newsstands (late 1964) with the famous identical suits and mop-tops. The Beatles shown are, from left to right, John Lennon, George Harrison, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr.

6 page Archie story "Mad Plaid"

Characters Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis Betty gives Archie's torn plaid coat to a friend to be repaired. After getting it fixed, Betty's friend wears the coat home and causes Veronica to have an accident, causing her to vow revenge on whoever owns that coat.
Genre teen; humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Harry Lucey
Inks Mario Acquaviva
Letters Mario Acquaviva

2 page Betty and Veronica cartoon "Fashions"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis "Betty's New Look in Fashions" and "Fall Fashions for Veronica."
Genre fashion
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick

6 page Betty and Veronica story "Disc-Gusted"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis Betty and Veronica tie up the phone line all night trying to get a request in to a disc jockey.
Genre teen; humor
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick
Letters Vincent DeCarlo

5 page Li'l Jinx story "Snow Joke!"

Characters Li'l Jinx; Hap Holliday; Greg
Synopsis Li'l Jinx and Greg build a snowman.
Genre children; humor
Script Joe Edwards
Pencils Joe Edwards
Inks Joe Edwards
Letters Joe Edwards

5 page Archie story "Crack Up"

Characters Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Waldo Weatherbee
Synopsis Moose is planning to beat Archie up after school, so Archie tries to get detention.
Genre teen; humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Harry Lucey
Inks Mario Acquaviva
Letters Mario Acquaviva