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Issue Details

Issue #165
Published July 1966
Cover Price 0.12 USD
Pages 36

Cover Details - "Dating Strategy"

Characters Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Genre teen; humor
Pencils Harry Lucey

6 page Archie story "Dinner Belle"

Characters Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Big Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Andrews; Mrs. Andrews; Smithers; Mr. Lodge
Synopsis Archie gives his last goodbyes to everyone as he goes to his final destiny -- a dinner at the Lodges, cooked by Veronica.
Genre teen; humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Harry Lucey
Inks Marty Epp
Letters Marty Epp

1 page Rocky and Bullwinkle; Cheerios advertisement "Sweet Music"

Characters Rocky J. Squirrel; Bullwinkle Moose
Synopsis Bullwinkle and Cheerios make great music together.

1 page Li'l Jinx story "Big Shot"

Characters Li'l Jinx; Greg
Synopsis Li'l Jinx gets all dressed up to go the Sundae Shop.
Genre children; humor; gags
Script Joe Edwards
Pencils Joe Edwards
Inks Joe Edwards
Letters Joe Edwards

6 page Archie story "Dream Boy"

Characters Archie Andrews; Smithers; Mr. Lodge; Jughead Jones (from Mr. Lodge's dream); Reggie Mantle (from Mr. Lodge's dream)
Synopsis Mr. Lodge has a nightmare that Archie married Veronica and that he hired Archie to run the plant.
Genre teen; humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Harry Lucey
Inks Mario Acquaviva
Letters Mario Acquaviva

1 page Archie story "Rave Race"

Characters Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis Archie wins a race and gets a kiss from Veronica.
Genre teen; humor

1 page Li'l Jinx story "Spider Fighter"

Characters Li'l Jinx; Greg
Synopsis Greg comes to L'il Jinx's aid after she's being chased by "Spider".
Genre children; humor; gags
Script Joe Edwards
Pencils Joe Edwards
Inks Joe Edwards
Letters Joe Edwards
Notes The bully in this story is named "Spider" Joe Edwards, who is the creator of the strip.

Half page Archie story "Book Look"

Characters Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Synopsis Archie is called a model date.
Genre teen; humor; gags
Notes Appears on the same page as the next sequence.

Half page Veronica story "Mark Lark"

Characters Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Mr. Lodge
Synopsis Mr. Lodge talks about his grades.
Genre teen; humor; gags
Notes Appears on the same page as the previous sequence.

6 page Archie story "Repeat Performance"

Characters Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Big Moose Mason; Gloria; Veronica Lodge; Charlie
Synopsis The gang tries to help Archie get rid of his hiccups.
Genre teen; humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Harry Lucey
Inks Mario Acquaviva

2 page Archie Club News letters page

Characters Archie Andrews
Pencils Bob Montana ? (Archie images on a club press card and a club button)
Letters typeset
Notes Letters from Evelyn Shuman, Marcielle Sack, Julie Mackereth, and Cindy Boyle.

5 page Archie story "Joust In Fun"

Characters Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Big Moose Mason; Midge Klump
Synopsis Reggie and Archie battle for the hand of Veronica, like the knights of old.
Genre teen; humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Harry Lucey
Inks Mario Acquaviva