Jughead #257
(October 1976)

Archie, 1965 Series
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Price
0.30 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1976-08-03
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Brand
Archie Series [vertical]
Barcode
0271000696110
Editing
John L. Goldwater (editor); Richard H. Goldwater (managing editor)

Issue Notes

On sale date from the Comic Reader #134.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Jughead / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Stan Goldberg ?
Inks
Jon D'Agostino
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Jug, is it true your ancestor crossed the Delaware?
Genre
teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Betty asks Jughead about one of his ancestors.

Thin Power (Table of Contents: 1)

Jughead / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle ?
Pencils
Samm Schwartz
Inks
Samm Schwartz
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Samm Schwartz

Genre
teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Gladys Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
Everybody wonders how Jughead can eat so voraciously and still look scrawny.

Josie Eats Her Words (Table of Contents: 2)

Hostess Cup Cakes; Josie / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Jim DeCarlo
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Josie McCoy; Valerie Brown; Guru Manysayings
Synopsis
Josie finds inner peace through Hostess Cupcakes.

That Empty Feeling (Table of Contents: 3)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Joe Edwards
Pencils
Joe Edwards
Inks
Joe Edwards
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Joe Edwards

Genre
humor; children
Characters
Li'l Jinx
Synopsis
Jinx decides to run away, until her provisions run out.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Jughead's Gag Bag / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Bob Montana
Pencils
Bob Montana
Inks
Joe Edwards
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Joe Edwards

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Make my hamburger rare!
Genre
teen; humor
Characters
Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Jughead cooks hamburgers on a smoky grill; Jughead sneaks food at a party.
Reprints
  • from ?

Indexer Notes

These are reprints of two Archie syndicated newspaper strips.

Flee Spree (Table of Contents: 5)

Jughead / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir ?
Pencils
Samm Schwartz
Inks
Samm Schwartz
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Samm Schwartz

Genre
teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Ethel Muggs; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Synopsis
Jughead's day at the amusement park is spent fleeing Ethel's advances.

Cone Groan (Table of Contents: 6)

Jughead / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
George Gladir ?
Pencils
Samm Schwartz
Inks
Samm Schwartz
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Samm Schwartz

Genre
teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
A poor choice of words leaves Reggie in Jughead's debt.
Reprints

A Real Hot Case (Table of Contents: 7)

Jughead / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle ?
Pencils
Samm Schwartz
Inks
Samm Schwartz
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Samm Schwartz

Genre
teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Pop Tate; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
A bet ultimately lands Pop deep in Jughead's debt.

Keep It Under Your Hat (Table of Contents: 8)

Jughead / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Dick Malmgren ?
Pencils
Samm Schwartz
Inks
Samm Schwartz
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Samm Schwartz

Genre
teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis
Jughead gets the last laugh when Veronica and Archie make fun of his outrageously wide-brimmed hat.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Jug, is it true your ancestor crossed the Delaware?"]
    Jughead
  2. 1. Thin Power
    Jughead
  3. 2. Josie Eats Her Words
    Hostess Cup Cakes; Josie
  4. 3. That Empty Feeling
    Li'l Jinx
  5. 4. ["Make my hamburger rare!"]
    Jughead's Gag Bag
  6. 5. Flee Spree
    Jughead
  7. 6. Cone Groan
    Jughead
  8. 7. A Real Hot Case
    Jughead
  9. 8. Keep It Under Your Hat
    Jughead
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  • Igor Dybzinski
  • Katy Hayhurst
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