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Issue Details

Issue #136
Published December 1959
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
Editing Richard Goldwater

Cover Details - "What did your stupid mutt learn at obedience school today?"

Characters Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Genre teen; humor
Pencils Harry Lucey
Inks Terry Szenics

6 page Archie story "Watch Your Step"

Characters Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Fred Andrews; Smithers; Moose Mason; Midge Klump
Synopsis Archie is conducting an experiment to find the shortest route to school. Jughead suggests that the shortest way is a "bee-line hike": go in a straight line, no matter what obstacles he has to go over, under and through.
Genre teen; humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Harry Lucey
Inks Terry Szenics

2 page Archie story "A Chip Off the Old Block Head"

Characters Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Fred Andrews; Geraldine Grundy
Synopsis Archie is in despair because Miss Grundy is coming to his house to talk to his father about his bad grades. But when she gets there, she remembers that Fred used to be an even worse student.
Genre teen; humor
Pencils Samm Schwartz
Inks Samm Schwartz
Letters Samm Schwartz
Notes This idea was later remade as a "Little Archie" story.

6 page Katy Keene story "Katy Keene Bags a Bird"

Characters Katy Keene; Randy
Synopsis Katy goes hunting with Randy.
Genre fashion; humor
Script Bill Woggon
Pencils Bill Woggon
Inks Bill Woggon

4 page Li'l Jinx story "The Little Helper"

Characters Li'l Jinx; Hap Holliday; Merry Holliday
Synopsis Li'l Jinx tries to help her parents with their chores.
Genre children; humor
Script Joe Edwards
Pencils Joe Edwards
Inks Joe Edwards
Letters Joe Edwards

6 page Wilbur story "The Wrong End"

Characters Wilbur Wilkins; Linda Moore; Mr. Moore; Mr. Mudge
Synopsis A potential advertising client of Linda's father tries to test his miracle hair oil on Wilbur's head, but nothing can flatten Wilbur's hair no matter how much of the goo is rubbed into it.
Genre teen; humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick
Letters Vincent DeCarlo