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Issue Details

Issue #186
Published November 1968
Cover Price 0.12 USD
Pages 36
Editing Richard Goldwater

Cover Details - "What's the most difficult thing about the sitar?"

Characters Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Genre teen; humor
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

6 page Archie story "Trouble"

Characters Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Mr. Lodge
Synopsis In a parody of "Trouble" from THE MUSIC MAN, the narrator explains that Archie has got trouble with a capital T, and that rhymes with P, and that stands for Pool -- that is, the pool in Veronica's house, which tempts Archie to try and live a life of luxury he can't afford.
Genre teen; humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Harry Lucey
Letters Bill Yoshida
Notes At one point the narrator gets mixed up and says "She'll nurse him, rehearse him, and give out the news that the Southland gave birth to the blues!" This ("sorry, wrong song") is a quote from the song "Birth of the Blues."

5 page Archie's Pop story "Paint By Number"

Characters Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis When Fred makes Archie paint the house, the girls rush over to help Archie, and they mostly succeed in doing physical harm to Fred.
Genre teen; humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Harry Lucey
Letters Bill Yoshida

5 page Archie story "Lest You Forget"

Characters Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Betty Cooper; Mr. Cooper
Synopsis Archie has images of Betty and Veronica on everything, including a reversible picture that allows him to display either one of them depending on who's there. Meanwhile, Betty has pictures of Archie all over the house, including an Archie tie, an Archie coffee cup, and an Archie pin-up calendar.
Genre teen; humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Harry Lucey
Letters Bill Yoshida

1 page Li'l Jinx filler "On the Spot"

Characters Li'l Jinx; Hap Holliday
Genre children; humor
Script Joe Edwards
Pencils Joe Edwards
Inks Joe Edwards
Letters Joe Edwards

6 page Archie story "Root of Evil"

Characters Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
Synopsis Archie is despondent about being broke. Knowing that he's too proud to accept money from her, Veronica arranges for him to find a lot of money "accidentally." But his new-found wealth turns him into a miser.
Genre teen; humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Harry Lucey
Letters Bill Yoshida