Issue Details

Issue	#76
Published	September-October 1955
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	36

Cover Details

Characters	Archie; Veronica
Genre	teen

4 page Archie story "To Have and Too Bold!"

Characters	Archie; Jughead; Miss Grundy; Betty; Veronica; Archie's father;
Synopsis	Betty is supposed to be tutoring Archie in English, but is more interested in romance.
Genre	teen

3 page Archie story "Caddy-Baddy!"

Characters	Archie; Veronica; Mr. Lodge
Synopsis	Archie caddies for a golf match between Mr. Lodge and a weathly client.
Genre	teen

Half page activity "Fun Page"

Notes

Puzzles and riddles.

2 page Archie story "Fall Guy"

Characters	Archie; Veronica (cameo)
Synopsis	Archie baby-sits "Little Asphalt" the town terror.
Genre	teen

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Our Ogligation to Parents"

Letters	typeset
Notes	Similar to "Dell's Pledge to Parents" indicating that Archie comics will contain "wholesome teenage entertainment."

Half page advertisement "Fearless Fosdick"

Characters	Fearless Fosdick
Synopsis	Fosdick captures escaped cons.
Genre	parody; detective
Notes	A four panel comic strip ad for Wildroot Cream Oil Hair Tonic, featuring Fearless Fosdick from the "Li'l Abner" comic strip. Has an "Al Capp" byline, but is likely ghosted.

1 page Archie filler "A Thousand Words"

Characters	Archie; Pop Tate; Veronica (cameo)
Synopsis	Archie gets a post card from Veronica, who's spending a vacation at a summer resort.
Genre	teen

3 page Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica story "Mine Detector"

Characters	Archie; Reggie; Betty; Veronica
Synopsis	Betty and Veronica fight over their belongings while at the beach with Archie and Reggie.
Genre	teen
Notes	Bottom 1/4 of last page is a separate three-panel Archie strip.

2 page Archie's Rival Reggie story "Confidence Man"

Characters	Archie; Reggie; Jughead; Moose (cameo)
Synopsis	Reggie fights Big Moose for the finals of the school boxing tournament.
Genre	teen

1 page illustration "Exploring Veronica's Mind"

Characters	Veronica; Archie
Genre	teen

1 page Pat the Brat filler "Visibility 0; High and Frighty"

Characters	Pat the Brat
Notes	Two one-half page gags.

Half page Archie filler "The Big Spender"

Characters	Archie; Veronica
Synopsis	Archie takes Veronica to a "outdoor movie" where they sit in their car and watch the television in a store window.
Genre	teen

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Archie Club"

Notes

Promo for the Archie Club. Prize winners are Marylon Tasateto and Palmera Garcia.

1 page activity "Archie's Puzzles"

Characters	Archie (cameo)
Notes	A page of word puzzles.

2 page text story "Okay Jokes"

Letters	typeset
Notes	Two pages of text jokes with four small illustrations.

Half page Wilbur filler "Ridin' High"

Characters	Wilbur; Laurie
Genre	teen
Notes	one-half page gag

Half page Red filler "A-La-Oops!"

Characters	Wilbur; Red
Genre	teen
Notes	one-half page gag.

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Archie's Pals 'n' Gals #4"

Characters	Archie; Betty; Veronica; Jughead; Reggie
Notes	Promo for Archie's Pals 'n' Gals #4 with cover repro. Available by mail order for 25¢.

1 page Archie filler "Canoe Top This; Eye Trouble; Campaign Capers"

Characters	Archie; Veronica; Jughead
Genre	teen
Notes	Three one-half page gags.

Half page Betty and Veronica filler "Belle of the Beach"

Characters	Archie; Betty; Veronica
Genre	teen
Notes	One-half page gag.

2 page Archie story "Hook, Line, and Stinker"

Characters	Archie; Veronica; Betty; Jughead; Mr. Lodge
Synopsis	Archie's and Veronica's parents are taking them to separate resorts for the summer.
Genre	teen

1 page advertisement "Judy and Jim Defy Savage Gorilla"

Pencils	(signed R.T.)
Inks	(signed R.T.)
Notes	Inside back cover; black and white; Illustrated ad with a five panel comic strip. White Cloverine Brand salve. (Wilson Chemical Co., Tyrone, Pa.)

5 page various advertisement "ads"

Notes

Ads for Art Instruction, Inc (Minneapolis. Minn.) inside front cover; Columbia Fire-Arrow Bicycle (Westfield Manufacturing Co., Westfield, Mass.) one page; Tru-Matic Machine Gun (Tru-Matic Toy Co., E. Stroudsburg, Pa.) one-third page; "Cadet" bike speedometers (Stewart-Warner, Chicago, Ill.) one-half page; Space Rocketeer booklet (Radio Comics, New York, NY) one page; Bendix Power Brake for bicycles (Bendix Aviation Corp., Elmira, NY) one-half page; Elizabeth II Empire Stamps (Garcelon Stamp Co., Calais, Maine) one-half page; Selling Christmas Cards (Stuart Greetings, Inc., Chicago, Ill.) back cover.