Issue Details

Issue	#48
Published	October 1968
Cover Price	0.25 USD
Pages	68
Editing	Richard Goldwater

Cover Details - "Going boating is fun, Ronnie!"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Waldo Weatherbee; Moose Mason; Josie; Dilton Doily
Genre	teen; humor
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Rudy Lapick
Letters	Bill Yoshida

6 page Archie story "The Hard Way"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis	Archie comes up with an elaborate Rube Goldberg plan to prevent Veronica from going to a party with Reggie.
Genre	teen; humor
Script	Frank Doyle
Pencils	Harry Lucey
Inks	Mario Acquaviva
Letters	Bill Yoshida

6 page Betty story "Dead Ringer (or If It Weren't For the Folks That Know You, You'd Be a Total Stranger)"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Flo Freely; Throbb Temple; O.O. Wellenmellen; Bruce Baby
Synopsis	Betty uses her resemblance to movie star Flo Freely to sneak into the Flim Flam Film studio.
Genre	teen; humor
Script	Bob Bolling
Pencils	Bob Bolling
Inks	Bob Bolling
Letters	Bill Yoshida

6 page Archie story "Game Shame"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Smithers; Mr. Lodge
Synopsis	Every game Archie plays with Veronica winds up causing harm to Smithers.
Genre	teen; humor
Pencils	Bob Bolling
Inks	Bob Bolling
Letters	Bill Yoshida

6 page Archie story "Dinner Date (or What Are You Going To Do With All That Butter When the Roll Is Called Up Yonder?)"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge
Synopsis	After Mr. Lodge calls Archie "a bumbling teenage bumpkin" who doesn't enhance Veronica's position in society, Betty trains Archie to be a sophisticated society type.
Genre	teen; humor
Script	Bob Bolling
Pencils	Bob Bolling
Inks	Bob Bolling
Letters	Bill Yoshida

1 page Li'l Jinx filler "Piece Meal!"

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

6 page Archie story "Great Balls of Fire"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge; Pop Tate
Synopsis	Archie and Jughead discover a pirates' chest on Mr. Lodge's property.
Genre	teen; humor
Script	Dick Malmgren
Pencils	Stan Goldberg
Letters	Bill Yoshida

6 page Archie story "Super-Smart Simian From Sumatra (or The Missing Link Was a Fink)"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge; Professor Zag
Synopsis	Archie goes to the airport to pick up a scientist who is trying to prove that his orangoutang is the missing link between primates and man. The orangoutang escapes and winds up proving who the real missing link is.
Genre	teen; humor; adventure
Script	Bob Bolling
Pencils	Bob Bolling
Inks	Bob Bolling
Letters	Bill Yoshida

1 page Archie story "Swing King"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis	Betty and Veronica watch Archie play tennis.
Genre	teen; humor
Pencils	Bob Bolling
Inks	Bob Bolling
Letters	Bill Yoshida

6 page Betty and Veronica story "Keen Machine"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Dilton Doily
Synopsis	Betty uses Dilton's computer to get advice on how to get Archie.
Genre	teen; humor
Script	George Gladir
Pencils	Bill Vigoda
Inks	Mario Acquaviva
Letters	Bill Yoshida

1 page Li'l Jinx filler "It's E-Z!"

Characters	Li'l Jinx; Merry Holliday
Genre	children; humor
Script	Joe Edwards
Pencils	Joe Edwards
Inks	Joe Edwards
Letters	Joe Edwards

6 page Archie story "For Whom the Poll Tolls"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Midge
Synopsis	Archie tries to campaign for both Betty and Veronica in the "Most Popular Teen Girl In Riverdale" contest.
Genre	teen; humor
Pencils	Al Hartley
Inks	Stan Goldberg ?
Notes	Midge's last name is given as "Collins" in this story.