Issue Details

Issue	#156
Published	March 1964
Cover Price	0.12 USD
Pages	36
Editing	Richard Goldwater

Cover Details - "Can I make a small loan"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
Genre	teen; humor
Pencils	Bob White
Inks	Bob White

6 page Archie story "Goodbye Ol' Paint"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Waldo Weatherbee
Synopsis	Archie attempts to bring an open can of paint down to the school custodian without spilling it.
Genre	teen; humor
Script	Frank Doyle
Pencils	Samm Schwartz
Inks	Marty Epp
Letters	Marty Epp

1 page Archie story "Bill Thrill"

Characters	Archie Andrews
Synopsis	Archie has to pay many bills on a ski trip.
Genre	teen; humor
Script	George Gladir
Pencils	Bill Vigoda

1 page Betty and Veronica's Pin-Up cartoon "Veronica told me to dress warm"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis	Betty dresses warmly for skating, while Veronica monopolizes the boys by dressing skimpily.
Genre	teen; humor
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Rudy Lapick
Letters	Marty Epp
Notes	The idea for this pin-up is credited to "Jimmy DeCarlo," Dan DeCarlo's son, who would later become one of his father's inkers. The short, pudgy boy running toward Veronica is a self-caricature of Dan DeCarlo.

3 page Professor Jughead's Educational Corner story "How To Throw a Successful Party"

Characters	Jughead Jones
Synopsis	Professor Jughead lectures on the things you need to include in your party planning -- especially the food.
Genre	teen; humor
Script	George Gladir
Pencils	Samm Schwartz
Inks	Samm Schwartz
Letters	Samm Schwartz

3 page Archie story "Friendly Advice"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper
Synopsis	Archie gives advice to his pals, which they take with disastrous results.
Genre	teen; humor
Pencils	Bill Vigoda

5 page Li'l Jinx story "Imp-ersonator"

Characters	Li'l Jinx; Hap Holliday
Synopsis	Li'l Jinx impersonates all the people she sees on television.
Genre	teen; humor
Script	Joe Edwards
Pencils	Joe Edwards
Inks	Joe Edwards
Letters	Joe Edwards
Notes	Li'l Jinx's final line, "Move ahead with greater vim and vigor," is a quote from President Kennedy (who was shot not long after this comic appeared on newsstands).

5 page Josie story "Play That Simple Melody"

Characters	Josie; Melody; Pepper
Synopsis	Melody gets lost while skiing and winds up on an Indian reservation, where she is given the name "Usqua Mo-Mo" (meaning "Va-Va-Voom").
Genre	teen; humor
Script	Frank Doyle
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Rudy Lapick
Letters	Victor Gorelick