Pep #303
(July 1975)

Archie, 1960 Series
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Price
0.25 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 [vertical]
Editing
John L. Goldwater (editor); Richard H. Goldwater (managing editor)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Betty / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Jon D'Agostino
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I get the news only once a day!
Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Hal Cooper; Alice Cooper

Indexer Notes

The joke was previously used in the story "The Lass Is A Gas" from Archie's Joke Book Magazine #174

Scrambled "Egghead" (Table of Contents: 1)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Dick Malmgren
Pencils
Dick Malmgren
Inks
Jon D'Agostino
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Synopsis
Thinking he needs a newer, more macho image, Archie buys a skull cap in a wig shop to make people think he's bald.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

When this story was reprinted, the actor Archie patterns himself after was changed from a parody of Telly Savalas in his role as Kojak on television to a parody of film actor Vin Diesel.

He Went That-a-Way (Table of Contents: 2)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 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; Greg; Gigi
Synopsis
Jinx and Gigi can't agree on anything.

All in the Game (Table of Contents: 3)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Dick Malmgren
Pencils
Dick Malmgren
Inks
Jon D'Agostino
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis
Veronica buys a new dress, defying strict orders not to, then conspires to get her father to change his mind.
Reprints

Front Runner (Table of Contents: 4)

Josie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Josie McCoy; Melody Valentine; Valerie Brown; Alan Mayberry; Alexander Cabot III
Synopsis
Alan tries to convince Josie and Valerie they should start running for exercise.
Reprints

Menu Mischief (Table of Contents: 5)

Miss Beazly / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir ?
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Miss Beazly; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
Synopsis
Faced with the school board replacing the cafeteria with vending machines, Archie, Betty and Jughead rally the students in an attempt to save Miss Beazly's job.
Reprints
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["I get the news only once a day!"]
    Betty
  2. 1. Scrambled "Egghead"
    Archie
  3. 2. He Went That-a-Way
    Li'l Jinx
  4. 3. All in the Game
    Betty and Veronica
  5. 4. Front Runner
    Josie
  6. 5. Menu Mischief
    Miss Beazly
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Igor Dybzinski
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jonathan Sari
  • Ramon Schenk