Issue Details

Issue	#242
Published	February 1976
Frequency	monthly
Cover Price	0.25 USD
Pages	36
Editing	John L. Goldwater (editor); Richard Goldwater (managing editor)

Cover Details - "Important Cheer"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Ethel Muggs; Dilton Doily; Miss Grundy; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
Synopsis	Betty and Veronica appear outside Algebra class in cheerleader outfits hoping to inspire the football team to pass their Algebra tests.
Genre	Teen
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo

6 page Betty And Veronica story "The Invalid"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis	Veronica sprains her ankle and has to come to school with a cane, which injures everyone else in sight.
Genre	Teen
Script	Frank Doyle
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo

1 page Archie; Hostess advertisement "Crossword Puzzlement"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis	Hostess ad; Archie solves the crossword puzzle he's working on with the help of Hostess.
Genre	Teen

Half page Li'l Jinx story "With Feeling"

Characters	Li'l Jinx; Hap Holliday
Genre	Humor
Script	Joe Edwards
Pencils	Joe Edwards
Inks	Joe Edwards
Letters	Joe Edwards

Half page Archie story "Archie's Gag Bag"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
Genre	Teen
Pencils	Bob Montana
Inks	Bob Montana
Notes	Judging by the style of dress and the four-panel continuity, this is probably reprints of two late fifties era Archie syndicated newspaper strips.

6 page Betty And Veronica story "Toss Up"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis	Both Archie and Reggie overhear the girls saying they're going to toss a coin for a date with a boy. They both assume they're the prize the girls are tossing for.
Genre	Teen
Script	Frank Doyle
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo

5 page Betty And Veronica story "Grid Gripe"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee; Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
Synopsis	Veronica tries to intervene to shut down Betty's new girls' football team.
Genre	Teen
Script	George Gladir
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Jughead With Archie"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
Synopsis	Advertisement for Jughead With Archie Digest #15.
Notes	Ad uses the same art as the ad for Jughead With Archie Digest #13 (October 1975) and #14 (December 1975).

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Pick A Winner Every Time"

Characters	Archie Andrews
Synopsis	Advertisement for the Archie Quarter Comics offer.

5 page Betty And Veronica story "Dressmaker's Dummy"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis	Veronica tries to return a dress to Stacy's department store, but Mr. Lodge thinks she's buying, rather than returning, the dress.
Genre	Teen
Script	Dick Malmgren
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo