Jughead #183
(August 1970)

Archie, 1965 Series
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Price
0.15 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
Richard Goldwater

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Jughead / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Yoshida

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I finally figured out the perfect way to wake up Jughead!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Hot Dog; Forsythe Jones; Gladys Jones
Keywords
beds; bells; dogs; sleeping

Indexer Notes

In this cover, DeCarlo uses a different design for Jughead's dad, making him look like Archie's dad with a Jughead nose.

Later redrawn for the covers of The Jughead Jones Comics Digest #7 and #44.

The Catered Affair (Table of Contents: 1)

Jughead / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
When I got down to the nitty gritty, Jug, I had no choice!
Feature Logo
Jughead
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Gaston
Synopsis
To make extra money, Archie gets a job with a catering company. But when he has to make a delivery to Veronica's house, he doesn't want Veronica to see him looking like the hired help. So Jughead promises to deliver all the food for him without eating any of it.
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Indexer Notes

In an early example of in-story product placement, a fence on page 2 has an ad ("Young n' Free") that appears in full elsewhere in the issue.

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

Archie Club News / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Dear Archie, This winter was the first time that I went away for Christmas.
Feature Logo
Archie Club News

Indexer Notes

Letters from Margaret Krasilovsky (1st prize), Colleen Anderson (2nd prize), and Iris Riechow (3rd prize), plus instructions on joining the Archie Club.

The Bird Watcher (Table of Contents: 3)

Jughead / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hey! Isn't that Jughead going into Midge's house?
Feature Logo
Jughead
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Midge Klump
Synopsis
While Moose is out of town, he pays Jughead to keep other boys away from Midge.
Reprints

The Lip of Disaster (Table of Contents: 4)

Jughead / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Forsythe P. Jones!
Feature Logo
Jughead
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Gladys Jones
Synopsis
A bit of lipstick on Jughead's handkerchief creates an escalating series of rumors that gives Jughead a new, humiliating reputation as a ladies' man.
Reprints

Hose Tricks! (Table of Contents: 5)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Heh! Heh! What is it, Greg?
Feature Logo
Li'l Jinx
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Li'l Jinx; Greg
Synopsis
Greg attempts to squirt Li'l Jinx.

Homecoming (Table of Contents: 6)

Jughead / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Big Ethel! Has anyone seen Big Ethel?
Feature Logo
Jughead
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Ethel Muggs
Synopsis
Reggie tries to find out why Jughead is acting like he's lovesick for Big Ethel.
Reprints
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["I finally figured out the perfect way to wake up Jughead!"]
    Jughead
  2. 1. The Catered Affair
    Jughead
  3. 2. ["Dear Archie, This winter was the first time that I went away for Christmas."]
    Archie Club News
  4. 3. The Bird Watcher
    Jughead
  5. 4. The Lip of Disaster
    Jughead
  6. 5. Hose Tricks!
    Li'l Jinx
  7. 6. Homecoming
    Jughead
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Joey Beretta
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Matthew Thompson
  • Jaime Weinman