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Issue Details

Issue #59
Published July 1978
Frequency 9 times a year
Cover Price 0.35 USD
Pages 36
Editing ?

Cover Details

Characters Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper
Genre teen

1 page Josie; Hostess advertisement "Down We Go!"

Characters Josie McCoy; Valerie Brown; Alan Mayberry
Synopsis Hostess Twinkies provide the incentive to ski a difficult course.
Genre teen
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick
Notes Advertisement for Hostess Twinkies on inside front cover.

6 page Archie story "Building Boom"

Characters Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Fred Andrews
Synopsis Archie gets obsessed with building houses of cards.
Genre teen

Half page Li'l Jinx filler "Eat Feat"

Characters Li'l Jinx; Charley Hawse
Genre children
Script Joe Edwards
Pencils Joe Edwards
Inks Joe Edwards
Letters Joe Edwards

Half page Archie filler "Archie's Gag Bag"

Characters Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
Genre teen
Notes two strips reprinted from the Archie daily syndicated comic

6 page Josie story "Ding Dong Calling"

Characters Josie; Valerie; Alexandra; Alan M.
Synopsis Josie gets a job with the Ding Dong Company selling cosmetics door-to-door, so Alexandra tries to compete to sell more.
Genre teen
Pencils Dan DeCarlo ?

5 page Little Archie story "It's No Picnic"

Characters Little Archie Andrews; Little Jughead Jones; Little Reggie Mantle; Little Veronica Lodge; Little Betty Cooper; Miss Beazly; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee
Synopsis When Miss Beazly quits her job after one too many insults from Miss Grundy, the kids try to find a way to get them to make up.
Genre children

1 page Archie Club News letters page

Pencils ? (illustrations)
Inks ? (illustrations)
Colors ? (illustrations)
Letters typeset
Notes Letters submitted by Jeff McClure; Regina Cooper. Page also includes club membership information and application.

5 page Sabrina story "Play Ball"

Characters Sabrina; Harvey; Alice; Bob
Synopsis Harvey and Bob laugh at the girls' attempts to play baseball, so Sabrina evens the score with her magic powers.
Genre teen; occult
Pencils Dan DeCarlo ?