Issue Details

Issue	#253
Published	June 1976
Cover Price	0.30 USD
Pages	36
Editing	Richard Goldwater

Cover Details - "I can do my homework in my sleep!"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Geraldine Grundy; Sabrina; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
Genre	teen; humor
Pencils	Stan Goldberg
Inks	Rudy Lapick
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Bill Yoshida

6 page Archie story "Test Case"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Geraldine Grundy; Moose Mason
Synopsis	Reggie tricks Archie into thinking that Miss Grundy is unfairly forcing him to take a test.
Genre	teen; humor
Script	Frank Doyle
Pencils	Harry Lucey
Inks	Chic Stone
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Bill Yoshida

Half page Li'l Jinx filler "Okay! Okay!"

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

Half page Archie filler "Archie's Gag Bag"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Geraldine Grundy; Jughead Jones
Synopsis	Two newspaper comic strips with color added.
Genre	teen; humor
Script	Bob Montana
Pencils	Bob Montana
Inks	Bob Montana

6 page Archie story "Tarbland of the Grapes"

Characters	Archie Andrews [as Tarbland]; Betty Cooper [as Jane]; Veronica Lodge [as Slinky Von Gotgelt]; Reggie Mantle [as Intrepid Sureshot]; Cheeter
Synopsis	The story of Tarbland, the king of the jungle, who has "a body that won't quit and a mind like a sack of wet noodles."
Genre	teen; humor
Script	Frank Doyle
Pencils	Chic Stone
Inks	Chic Stone
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Bill Yoshida

5 page Archie story "Growing Pains"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge
Synopsis	Archie thinks Mr. Lodge has been eaten by one of the carnivorous plants in his greenhouse.
Genre	teen; humor
Script	Frank Doyle
Pencils	Chic Stone
Inks	Jon D'Agostino
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Bill Yoshida

5 page Archie story "Cartastrophe"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis	Archie uses an "instant car kit" to outfit Old Betsy with a sleek new body.
Genre	teen; humor
Pencils	Harry Lucey
Inks	Chic Stone
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Bill Yoshida