Pep #228
(April 1969)

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)

Betty and Veronica / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

First Line of Dialogue or Text
That Veronica! She always has to top everyone else!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Smithers the butler
Reprints

Some Slalom (Table of Contents: 1)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Al Hartley ?
Pencils
Al Hartley
Inks
?
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Betty Cooper; Miss Grundy; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
Mr. Weatherbee allows himself to be talked into skiing with Archie, to his regret.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Ethel Pin Up / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
You mean you came all the way out here to do some moonlight fishing and you forgot your tackle??
Genre
teen
Characters
Ethel Muggs; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Ethel forgets her bait and tackle, but still catches the fish she was after.

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

Betty and Veronica's Pin Up / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Here he comes again, Betty!
Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Betty and Veronica plot to ambush a handsome skier.

Loser's Luck (Table of Contents: 4)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle ?
Pencils
Al Hartley
Inks
Jon D'Agostino
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee; Prof. Flutesnoot; Moose Mason; Dilton Doiley; Ethel Muggs; Betty Cooper; Midge Klump; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
After switching clothes with Reggie to prove a point, Archie doesn't gain the advantage he thought he would. He only manages to get Reggie into trouble.
Reprints

Way$ 'n' Mean$ (Table of Contents: 5)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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

Genre
humor; children
Characters
Li'l Jinx; Hap Holiday; Greg
Synopsis
Jinx is going to get money for a soda by any means necessary.
Reprints

The "Bear" (Table of Contents: 6)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Al Hartley
Inks
Jon D'Agostino
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis
In order to placate Veronica, Archie agrees to go swimming outdoors in the winter. Then he has to figure out a way to do it without really doing it.
Reprints
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["That Veronica! She always has to top everyone else!"]
    Betty and Veronica
  2. 1. Some Slalom
    Archie
  3. 2. ["You mean you came all the way out here to do some moonlight fishing and you forgot your tackle??"]
    Ethel Pin Up
  4. 3. ["Here he comes again, Betty!"]
    Betty and Veronica's Pin Up
  5. 4. Loser's Luck
    Archie
  6. 5. Way$ 'n' Mean$
    Li'l Jinx
  7. 6. The "Bear"
    Archie
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Igor Dybzinski
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Clint Maxwell
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jonathan Sari
  • Ramon Schenk