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Issue Details

Issue #168
Published March 1965
Cover Price 0.12 USD
Pages 36
Editing Richard Goldwater

Cover Details - "Hamburger-flavored lipstick"

Characters Ethel Muggs; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Genre teen; humor
Pencils Bob White

6 page Archie story "Pirate Prose"

Characters Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis Arrr! Archie, aka Captain Kidd, tries to be the scurviest swine on the high seas with the help of a book that teaches him how to talk pirate. Meanwhile, Betty, the booty, shoots the cap'n in the behind with a pistol.
Genre teen; humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Bob Bolling
Inks Mario Acquaviva
Letters Mario Acquaviva

1 page Moose story "Mean Teen!"

Characters Moose Mason; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis Moose is in a bad mood and is beating everybody up.
Genre teen; humor
Pencils Bob White

1 page Betty and Veronica's pin-up cartoon "You're going out on the ski slopes dressed like that?"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis Veronica displays her form-fitting ski outfit.
Genre teen; humor
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick
Letters Vincent DeCarlo

6 page Betty story "Up To Date"

Characters Betty Cooper; Mrs. Cooper; Veronica Lodge; George
Synopsis Betty's mom alters her skimpy new dress into an old-fashioned gown with bustles and a high neckline, which Betty finds humiliating but which attracts a cute guy who loves the "old-fashioned girl."
Genre teen; humor
Script George Gladir
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick
Letters Vincent DeCarlo

5 page Li'l Jinx story "A Good Skate"

Characters Li'l Jinx; Hap Holliday
Synopsis Li'l Jinx learns skateboarding.
Genre children; humor
Script Joe Edwards
Pencils Joe Edwards
Inks Joe Edwards
Letters Joe Edwards

5 page Josie story "Sale Tale"

Characters Josie; Mr. Jones; Melody; Pepper
Synopsis Josie and Pepper have violently fought off legions of other shoppers to get great dresses in a bargain sale at Bramble's department store. But Melody, who isn't nearly as smart a shopper as Josie and Pepper, gets more male attention by ending up with the wrong outfit.
Genre teen; humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick
Letters Vincent DeCarlo
Notes Dan DeCarlo caricatures himself as the first boy from the left in the final panel.