Jughead #251
(April 1976)

Archie, 1965 Series
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Price
0.30 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)

Jughead / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
Stan Goldberg
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Reggie bet me a dollar I couldn’t make a figure eight!
Genre
teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Synopsis
Jughead once more tricks Reggie out of money.

Imitation of Life (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; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Pop Tate; Moose Mason
Synopsis
After Reggie ridicules Jughead for having no talent, Archie and the girls concoct a scheme to make Reggie believe Jughead is a superior mimic.
Reprints

Josie & the Cupcakes (Table of Contents: 2)

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

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

Genre
teen
Characters
Josie McCoy; Alan Mayberry; Alexander Cabot III; Brenda
Synopsis
To keep a gorgeous girl from joining the group, Josie buys her off with Hostess Cupcakes.

A View Stew (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; Charley Hawse
Synopsis
Charley gets an epiphany by sitting at the teacher's desk.

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

Jughead's Gag Bag / comic story / 0.25 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Sold out? Already?
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Mr. Weatherbee
Synopsis
Jughead leads an orchestra.
Reprints
  • from Archie daily (King Features Syndicate) 19XX-XX-XX

Indexer Notes

This is a reprint of an Archie syndicated newspaper strip.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

statement of ownership / 0.25 page (report information)

Script
Louis H. Silberkleit
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Filed October 1, 1975. Listed owners Archie Comic Publications and Archie Enterprises, both of 1116 First Avenue, New York, NY, 10021. Publisher: Archie Comic Publications. Editor: John L. Goldwater. Managing Editor: Richard H. Goldwater. Total paid circulation, avg 12 months: 144,619.

Excuse My Alibi (Table of Contents: 6)

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; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
Jughead goes to elaborate lengths to make his excuse for not doing his term paper believable.
Reprints

Beef Grief (Table of Contents: 7)

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; Pop Tate; Forsythe P. Jones II; Gladys Jones
Synopsis
Jughead gets a bidding war for his endorsement going between Pop's and a new burger restaurant.
Reprints

Pie Guy (Table of Contents: 8)

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; Betty Cooper; Mr. Weatherbee; Svenson the janitor; Veronica Lodge; Ethel Muggs
Synopsis
Jughead hires himself out to people who want pies thrown in the faces of people they don't like.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Reggie bet me a dollar I couldn’t make a figure eight!"]
    Jughead
  2. 1. Imitation of Life
    Jughead
  3. 2. Josie & the Cupcakes
    Hostess Cup Cakes; Josie
  4. 3. A View Stew
    Li'l Jinx
  5. 4. ["Sold out? Already?"]
    Jughead's Gag Bag
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
  7. 6. Excuse My Alibi
    Jughead
  8. 7. Beef Grief
    Jughead
  9. 8. Pie Guy
    Jughead
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Igor Dybzinski
  • Merlin Haas
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
  • Mike Nielsen