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171April 1972
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Archie's Joke Book Magazine #171

Archie · April 1972

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Series
Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series)
Issue
#171
Publication date
April 1972
Key date
1972-04-00
Indicia publisher
Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Price
$0.15
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1Miss Grundy; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
2Mystery Messagecomic story1Moose Mason; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
3Ball Callcomic story1Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
4Lip Slipcomic story1Betty Cooper; Ethel Muggs
5Cape Capercomic story1Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
6Sight Plightcomic story1Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee
7-comic story1Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews (picture)
9Hill Spillcomic story0.5script: George Gladir; pencils: Gus Lemoine; inks: Jon D'Agostino; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Jon D'AgostinoArchie Andrews; Jughead Jones
10Wild Childcomic story0.5script: George Gladir; pencils: Gus Lemoine; inks: Jon D'Agostino; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Jon D'AgostinoLeroy; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
11Bold Coldcomic story0.5Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
12Mess Distresscomic story0.5Mrs. Cooper; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
14Never Clevercomic story1Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Mr. Weatherbee
15Team Esteemcomic story0.5Reggie Mantle; Coach Kleats; Archie Andrews
16Leave Grievecomic story0.5Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
17Height Plightcomic story0.5script: Joe Edwards; pencils: Dan DeCarlo Jr.; inks: Joe Edwards; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Bill YoshidaCoach Kleats; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
18Heave Peevecomic story0.5script: George Gladir; pencils: Dan DeCarlo Jr.; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Bill YoshidaFred Andrews; Archie Andrews
19Merit Badges for Girlscartoon1Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
20Nifty Giftycomic story1Archie Andrews; Miss Carter
21On Her Toes!comic story1script: Joe Edwards; pencils: Joe Edwards; inks: Joe Edwards; letters: Joe EdwardsLi'l Jinx; Hap Haliday
22-promo (ad from the publisher)1Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper
23Sad Ladcomic story0.5Dilton Doiley; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
24Yelp for Helpcomic story0.5Miss Grundy; Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
25Strange Changecomic story0.5Ethel Muggs; Veronica Lodge
26Action Factioncomic story0.5Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Archie Andrews
27News Bluescomic story1Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mr. Lodge; Veronica Lodge
28Bad Breadcomic story1Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Carol
29Sight Blightcomic story0.5Norma; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
30Rattle Prattlecomic story0.5Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
33-letters page1.67letters: typeset
34Statement of Ownershipstatement of ownership0.33script: Louis H. Silberkleit
37Tact Actcomic story1Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
38Bright Sightcomic story1Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge
39Proof Spoofcomic story0.5Veronica Lodge; Moose Mason; Dilton Doiley
40Class Gascomic story0.5Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee; Veronica Lodge; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
41Jump Chumpcomic story1script: George Gladir; pencils: Gus Lemoine; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Bill YoshidaArchie Andrews; Mr. Lodge; Veronica Lodge
42-cartoon1Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge

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

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