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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.