Archie #218 (1972) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Dan DeCarlo; inks: Rudy Lapick; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Bill Yoshida	Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Dilton Doiley, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle, Professor Flutesnoot
2	Turning Over a New Leaf?	comic story	11	script: Frank Doyle; pencils: Harry Lucey; inks: Marty Epp; letters: Bill Yoshida	Archie Andrews, Chuck Clayton, Miss Grundy, Jughead Jones, Mr. Weatherbee
5	Stinging Words	comic story	1	script: Joe Edwards; pencils: Joe Edwards; inks: Joe Edwards; letters: Joe Edwards	Charley Hawse, Li'l Jinx
6	Archie Comics	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	letters: ?; typeset	Archie Andrews
7	Show and Tell	comic story	6	script: Frank Doyle; pencils: Harry Lucey; inks: Marty Epp; letters: Bill Yoshida	Archie Andrews, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge, Pop Tate
8	-	illustration	1	pencils: Dan DeCarlo; inks: Rudy Lapick; letters: Bill Yoshida	Archie Andrews, Veronica Lodge
11	-	letters page	2	letters: typeset	Archie Andrews, Miss Grundy, Jughead Jones, Reggie Mantle, Moose Mason, Pop Tate, Mr. Weatherbee
14	The Dating Game	comic story	5	script: Frank Doyle; pencils: Harry Lucey; inks: Chic Stone; letters: Bill Yoshida	Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge, Smithers

Plus 8 pages of advertisements and other matter across 10 sequences, as published.

Collection	Year
Archie 1000 Page Comics Gala #[nn] ISBN 978-1-62738-999-0	2015	On eBay ›
Jughead and Archie Double Digest #17	2016	On eBay ›
Archie Comics Spectacular: Block Party #[nn]	2015	On eBay ›
Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #325	2022	On eBay ›

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