Cover credits were Irv Novick for both pencils and inks; changed to Bob Montana as he signed it (2008-06-11 by Allen Ross based on an Error Report).
First appearance of Ginger, which would continue as an Archie feature until 1954. Hillwood High plays MLJ Sub-Normal Academy and its Coach Silverkleit in a football game, a reference to publisher MLJ Comics and co-founder Louis Silberkleit. (Unclear if character name is typo or pun on athletic cleat.) Ginger's last name is originally spelled as "Snap" in this story before evolving to "Snapp" in future stories.
Inside the signature square is another name not readable.