Issue Details

Issue	#286
Published	February 1974
Cover Price	0.20 USD
Pages	36
Editing	Victor Gorelick?

Cover Details - "Buttercup, I Hate To Say Good Night!"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
Genre	Teen Humor
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo

8 page Archie story "Help Wanted"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Jingles the Brownie
Synopsis	When Jingles the Brownie quits working for Santa Claus, Archie tries to convince him he's doing the wrong thing.
Genre	teen humor
Script	Frank Doyle?
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo

6 page Archie story "Time To Sack In"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis	While sleeping over one night at Archie's house, Jughead keeps sending Archie off for a midnight snack.
Genre	teen humor
Pencils	Dick Malmgren?
Inks	Henry Scarpelli?

4 page Li'l Jinx story "Winter Sports"

Characters	Li'l Jinx; Gigi; Greg
Synopsis	The kids try to engage in their favorite winter passtimes, only to find that they can't do the things they want to do.
Genre	children; humor
Script	Joe Edwards
Pencils	Joe Edwards
Inks	Joe Edwards
Letters	Joe Edwards

1 page letters page "Li'l Jinx Pen Pals Club"

Characters	Li'l Jinx; Greg
Synopsis	A list of names and addresses of readers so that they can send letters to each other, with an accompanying illustration.
Letters	typeset

1 page letters page "Archie Club News"

Letters	typeset
Notes	Two prize-winning letters from Archie Club members Nola Schnidman and Helene B. Madonick plus information on how to become an Archie Club member.

5 page Betty & Veronica story "Holiday Surprise"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Big Ethel; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis	Betty and Ethel discuss how Archie has "finally" given up on dating Veronica.
Genre	teen humor
Pencils	Harry Lucey