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Issue Details

Issue #242
Published March 1975
Cover Price 0.25 USD
Pages 36
Editing Richard Goldwater

Cover Details - "Veronica invited us over for a home-cooked meal!"

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

6 page Archie story "Barrel of Fun"

Characters Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
Synopsis Veronica is impressed when she sees Reggie jump over two barrels on his skates, so Archie decides to top Reggie by jumping over three barrels.
Genre teen; humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Harry Lucey
Inks Chic Stone
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

1 page Li'l Jinx filler "All Wet"

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 "The Great Who?"

Characters Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis Archie goes into a clothing store and asks them to give him the "Gatsby Look."
Genre teen; humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Harry Lucey
Inks Chic Stone
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida
Notes A take-off on a brief fashion trend sparked by the 1974 Robert Redford movie version of "The Great Gatsby."

5 page Archie story "Let It All Hang Out"

Characters Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Waldo Weatherbee; Mr. Lodge; Mr. Cooper
Synopsis All the adults are speaking in what they think of as youth slang ("It turns me on," "Far out"), horrifying the kids, who think that's no way for grown-ups to talk. It turns out the parents were told to be more with-it in a lecture by the eminent psychologist Dr. Branewosch.
Genre teen; humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Harry Lucey
Inks Chic Stone
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

5 page Archie story "Slip Up"

Characters Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews
Synopsis Fred tells Archie to shovel the driveway, but Archie insists that it's too slippery.
Genre teen; humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Harry Lucey
Inks Chic Stone
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida