Issue Details

Issue	#260
Published	December 1971
Cover Price	0.15 USD
Pages	36
Editing	?
Notes	Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge, and Reggie Mantle appear only at top of page in logo.

Cover Details - "Buried In Books"

Characters	Dilton Doiley; Moose Mason; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis	Dilton advises Moose on study habits.
Genre	teen; humor
Notes	Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge, and Reggie Mantle appear only at top of page in logo.

6 page Archie story "Fly In The Ointment"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Dilton Doiley; Moose Mason; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Midge Klump; Big Ethel Muggs; Crash Carter; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis	Archie takes flying lessons and crash lands on the Lodges' property.
Genre	teen; humor

1 page Betty illustration "untitled"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis	Betty avoids a date with Reggie.
Genre	teen; humor

1 page The Dingo Kid advertisement "Trips A Thief"

Characters	The Dingo Kid; friends of The Dingo Kid; a thief; Joe Namath; police officer
Synopsis	The Dingo Kid stops someone from stealing Joe Namath's car.
Genre	adventure
Notes	Ad in comic format for Dingo boots; Acme Boot Company subsidiary of Northwest Industries, Inc.

1 page SSP Racers advertisement "Kenner's Smash*Up Derby"

Characters	three boys
Notes	Ad for Kenner's Smash*Up Derby SSP Racers, in comic form.

8 page Archie story "Noble Experiment"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley; Professor Flutesnoot; Waldo Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Miss Haggly; unamed bystanders; Jughead Jones
Synopsis	Archie tries to make his mark by helping, but no one trusts him and he ends up running from everyone.
Genre	teen; humor

2 page Dilton Doiley's Teach In story "Weary Query"

Characters	Dilton Doiley; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews (image on TV)
Synopsis	Dilton describes how television works, but Betty is still stumped.
Genre	humor; fact

2 page Archie Club News letters page "Archie Club News"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy; Waldo Weatherbee; Sabrina; Hiram Lodge
Script	Methousala Sullivan; Sharlene Barton; Elizabeth Beaty; Tim Robbins
Letters	typeset
Notes	Letters and poems from readers, with a solicitation to join the Archie Club, and illustrations.

4 page Li'l Jinx story "Leaf It To Her"

Characters	Li'l Jinx; Li'l Jinx's father
Synopsis	Li'l Jinx tries to find the perfect leaf for a school assignment, but ruins it and tries an apple for the teacher instead.
Genre	humor; children
Script	Joe Edwards
Pencils	Joe Edwards
Inks	Joe Edwards
Letters	Joe Edwards

1 page Li'l Jinx promo (ad from the publisher) "untitled"

Characters	Li'l Jinx
Pencils	Joe Edwards
Inks	Joe Edwards
Letters	typeset
Notes	Names and addresses of Li'l Jinx's Pen Pals.