Pep #188
(December 1965)

Archie, 1960 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Brand
Archie Series
Editing
John L. Goldwater (editor); Richard H. Goldwater (managing editor)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Veronica / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Harry Lucey
Inks
Marty Epp
Colors
?
Letters
Marty Epp

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I accidentally wore mismatched socks to school and started the biggest fad in town!
Genre
teen
Characters
Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Once again Veronica's fashion missteps become the thing to imitate.

Canine Capers (Table of Contents: 1)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Harry Lucey
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper
Synopsis
Archie gets a gargantuan English sheep dog named "Precious" and attempts to use him to get a little alone time with Veronica under her father's nose.

Keen Machine (Table of Contents: 2)

Archie / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir ?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Reggie Mantle; Miss Grundy; Betty Cooper
Synopsis
Mr. Weatherbee installs a computer in the school to judge the veracity of written absence excuses. But this machine hasn't run up against Archie Andrews.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Archie; Bendix Bicycle Transmission / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

1-2-3 Kick (Table of Contents: 4)

Betty / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir ?
Pencils
John Rosenberger
Inks
John Rosenberger
Colors
?
Letters
Marty Epp

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Midge Klump; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Betty tries to teach Moose how to dance so he can take Midge to the pending formal - - a situation that Reggie finds hilarious.
Reprints

Big Beat Fashions By Betty (Table of Contents: 5)

Betty / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
?
Letters
Vincent DeCarlo

Genre
fashion; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper
Synopsis
Betty models contemporary fashions.

Dues and Don'ts (Table of Contents: 6)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Edwards
Pencils
Joe Edwards
Inks
Joe Edwards
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Edwards

Genre
humor; children
Characters
Li'l Jinx; Hap Holiday; Greg
Synopsis
Jinx tries to find a replacement clubhouse for her neighborhood club.
Reprints

The Jinx (Table of Contents: 7)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Mr. Lodge buys the Hope Diamond, ignoring the legend of the curse on the stone. But after a series of mishaps after Archie visits, he begins to wonder if the diamond is really cursed or if it's just Archie.
Reprints
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["I accidentally wore mismatched socks to school and started the biggest fad in town!"]
    Veronica
  2. 1. Canine Capers
    Archie
  3. 2. Keen Machine
    Archie
  4. 3. ["Dig this, gang"]
    Archie; Bendix Bicycle Transmission
  5. 4. 1-2-3 Kick
    Betty
  6. 5. Big Beat Fashions By Betty
    Betty
  7. 6. Dues and Don'ts
    Li'l Jinx
  8. 7. The Jinx
    Archie
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Igor Dybzinski
  • Merlin Haas
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Clint Maxwell
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jonathan Sari
  • Ramon Schenk