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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