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Issue Details

Issue #160
Published July 1964
Cover Price 0.12 USD
Pages 36
Editing Richard Goldwater

Cover Details - "Aren't those Beatle haircuts just adorable on the boys?"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Genre teen; humor
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick
Letters Vincent DeCarlo

6 page Archie story "The Bitter End"

Characters Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis Everything goes wrong for Archie when he tries to get to a date with Veronica.
Genre teen; humor
Pencils Bob White
Letters Vincent DeCarlo

1 page Betty and Veronica story "Fad Fare"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis Betty introduces Veronica to the latest fad, "Wish strings."
Genre teen; humor
Script George Gladir
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick
Letters Vincent DeCarlo

1 page Archie's Pin-Up cartoon "Archie's cutting the grass again?"

Characters Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
Synopsis Archie is always out mowing the lawn so he can ogle the beautiful, scantily-clad neighbor.
Genre teen; humor
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick
Letters Victor Gorelick

6 page Josie story "Photo Finish"

Characters Josie; Melody; Pepper
Synopsis Josie, Melody and Pepper risk life and limb to get spectacular pictures for a "most unusual photo" contest.
Genre teen; humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick
Letters Victor Gorelick
Notes The final panel of Melody appears to have been drawn by a different artist, possibly Bob White.

5 page Li'l Jinx story "Costume Bawl"

Characters Li'l Jinx; Hap Holliday
Synopsis Daddy objects to Li'l Jinx's scary costume and makes her a nicer one.
Genre children; humor
Script Joe Edwards
Pencils Joe Edwards
Inks Joe Edwards
Letters Joe Edwards

5 page Archie story "Shell Shock"

Characters Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis After Reggie pulls a prank on him, Archie gets revenge with the help of his new organization ARPA (Anti-Reggie Protective Association).
Genre teen; humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick
Letters Victor Gorelick
Notes An early example of the '60s spy-story craze working its way into Archie Comics.