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Issue Details

Issue #224
Published February 1973
Cover Price 0.20 USD
Pages 36
Editing Richard Goldwater

Cover Details - "Archie, who is the girl of your choice"

Characters Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Genre teen; humor
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

6 page Archie story "So What's New?"

Characters Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Waldo Weatherbee
Synopsis A narrator is skeptical of Archie's resolution to avoid getting into trouble, especially after Archie stops to help a beautiful woman into her car and winds up being late for school.
Genre teen; humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Harry Lucey
Inks Chic Stone
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida
Notes Except for one word of dialogue in the splash panel ("Right!"), this story is told without dialogue, using only second-person narrative captions.

1 page Li'l Jinx filler "No Contest"

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

5 page Archie story "Hello Dolly"

Characters Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy
Synopsis Archie and Jughead get a dolly to help them move Mr. Weatherbee's file cabinet, but first they decide to take a ride on the dolly themselves.
Genre teen; humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Harry Lucey
Inks Chic Stone
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

5 page Archie story "The Peacemaker"

Characters Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Coach Kleats; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy; Midge Klump
Synopsis At Coach Kleats' request, Archie trains Moose to control his temper.
Genre teen; humor
Pencils Harry Lucey
Inks Chic Stone
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

6 page Archie story "The Organizers"

Characters Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Moose Mason; Vic; Barry
Synopsis Archie and Reggie organize the school dance, and they decide to make it an exclusive affair with a high ticket price and a limited number of tickets.
Genre teen; humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Harry Lucey
Inks Chic Stone
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida
Notes The boys who show up at the end are "Vic" and "Barry," named after assistant editor Victor Gorelick and colorist Barry Grossman.