Jughead #286

(March 1979)

Leaving Town (Table of Contents)

Josie; Hostess / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Dan DeCarlo

Inks:

Jim DeCarlo

Colors:

Barry Grossman

Letters:

Bill Yoshida

Content Information

Genre:

teen

Characters:

Josie McCoy; Melody Valentine; Valerie Brown; Alan Mayberry

Synopsis:

The girls think Alan is leaving town, so they throw a farewell party complete with Hostess Twinkies.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

A Word To The Weird (Table of Contents)

Jughead / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Frank Doyle

Pencils:

Samm Schwartz

Inks:

Samm Schwartz

Colors:

Barry Grossman

Letters:

Samm Schwartz

Content Information

Genre:

teen

Characters:

Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Prof. Flutesnoot; Mr. Weatherbee

Synopsis:

Jughead's search for a crossword puzzle word distracts him from the usual Riverdale mayhem going on.

Indexer Notes

Two word balloons in this story - - page one, panel two and page two, panel one - - were relettered by another artist, probably someone in the production department.

Election Selection (Table of Contents)

Li'l Jinx's Chum, Charley / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Joe Edwards

Pencils:

Joe Edwards

Inks:

Joe Edwards

Colors:

Barry Grossman

Letters:

Joe Edwards

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Charley Hawse; Li'l Jinx

Synopsis:

Jinx has to dumb down a question for Charley.

[Jughead's Gag Bag] (Table of Contents)

Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bob Montana

Pencils:

Bob Montana

Inks:

Joe Edwards

Colors:

Barry Grossman

Letters:

Joe Edwards

Content Information

Genre:

teen

Characters:

Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Miss Grundy

Synopsis:

Jughead plays a prank on Betty. Jughead gets lost under a painter's tarp.

Reprints:

• from ?

Indexer Notes

These are reprints of two Archie syndicated newspaper strips.

History Lesson (Table of Contents)

Jughead / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Frank Doyle

Pencils:

Samm Schwartz

Inks:

Samm Schwartz

Colors:

Barry Grossman

Letters:

Samm Schwartz

Content Information

Genre:

teen

Characters:

Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis:

After a temporary dizzy spell, Miss Grundy leaves Jughead in charge of the history class while she rests in the teacher's lounge. But she leaves Jughead with the wrong book to read before class.

Indexer Notes

Samm Schwartz puts in a background gag in the splash panel, in which Svenson the janitor opens a door clearly leaking water, then is swamped by an avalanche of water in the next panel. Later on page three, we see Svenson still being swept down the hall on a river of water.

Cover Up (Table of Contents)

Jughead / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Frank Doyle

Pencils:

Samm Schwartz

Inks:

Samm Schwartz

Colors:

Barry Grossman

Letters:

Samm Schwartz

Content Information

Genre:

teen

Characters:

Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Pop Tate; Betty Cooper; Mr. Weatherbee

Synopsis:

Veronica goes to great pains to make fun of the mohair vest Jughead is wearing. So Jughead exacts a little revenge.

Blow The Man Down (Table of Contents)

Jughead / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Frank Doyle ?

Pencils:

Samm Schwartz

Inks:

Samm Schwartz

Colors:

Barry Grossman

Letters:

Samm Schwartz

Content Information

Genre:

teen

Characters:

Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Prof. Flutesnoot

Synopsis:

Mr. Weatherbee is forced to open all the school windows after a chem lab explosion fills the halls with smoke - - right after he gave Jughead a snow blower and the assignment of clearing the school walks.