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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