The Jughead Jones Comics Digest #40 (1986) - Printings, Contents and Key Issues

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Series: The Jughead Jones Comics Digest (Archie, 1977 series)
Issue: #40
Publication date: August 1986
Key date: August 1986
On-sale date: June 17, 1986
Indicia publisher: Archie Music Corp.
Price: $1.25
Pages: 132
Barcode: 02710006909640
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Dan DeCarlo	Mrs. Jones; Jughead Jones; Hot Dog; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
1	Getting the Bird!	comic story	6	script: Joe Edwards; pencils: Joe Edwards; inks: Jon D'Agostino; colors: Barry Grossman, Lisa Goldwater; letters: Joe Edwards	Jughead Jones; Pop Tate; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley
2	Munch Hunch	comic story	1		Miss Grundy, Jughead Jones
3	Jog Jag	comic story	5	script: George Gladir; pencils: Bob Bolling; inks: Jon D'Agostino; letters: Bill Yoshida	Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Ethel Muggs; Geraldine Grundy
4	Talk Balk	comic story	0.5	script: George Gladir; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Bill Yoshida	Archie Andrews
5	Freak Critique	comic story	0.5	script: George Gladir; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Bill Yoshida	Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Archie Andrews
6	Count Down	comic story	1		Archie Andrews, Jughead Jones
7	Monster Matter	comic story	5	script: George Gladir; pencils: Stan Goldberg; inks: Jon D'Agostino; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Bill Yoshida	Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason
8	Pin Din	comic story	1
9	Double Date	comic story	5	script: Joe Edwards; pencils: Joe Edwards; inks: Joe Edwards; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Joe Edwards	Gigi, Greg, Mort
10	Charm Chump	comic story	5	script: Frank Doyle; pencils: Samm Schwartz; inks: Samm Schwartz; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Samm Schwartz	Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
11	Archie and the Gang Pin Up	cartoon	1		Dilton Doily; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
12	Wheel Wail	comic story	5	pencils: Samm Schwartz; inks: Samm Schwartz; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Samm Schwartz	Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
13	On the Ball	comic story	6	script: Dick Malmgren; pencils: Dick Malmgren; inks: Jon D'Agostino; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Jon D'Agostino	Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee; Betty Cooper
14	Friendship Blendship	comic story	5	script: George Gladir; pencils: Stan Goldberg; inks: Stan Goldberg; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Bill Yoshida	Archie Andrews, Coach Kleats, Midge Klump, Reggie Mantle, Moose Mason
15	Care Despair	comic story	1
16	The Write Secret	comic story	1	script: Joe Edwards; pencils: Joe Edwards; inks: Joe Edwards; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Joe Edwards	Charley Hawse
17	Hyde 'n' Seek	comic story	3
18	Conversation Frustration	comic story	1		Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge
19	Slow Burn	comic story	6	script: Dick Malmgren; pencils: Dick Malmgren; inks: Jim DeCarlo; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Bill Yoshida	Miss Beazly; Moose Mason; Mr. Weatherbee
20	Tip Top	comic story	6	script: Frank Doyle; pencils: Dan DeCarlo Jr.	Archie Andrews, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle
21	Candid Comment	comic story	1		Archie Andrews, Coach Kleats, Jughead Jones, Reggie Mantle, Mr. Weatherbee
22	Planter's Punch	comic story	6	script: Frank Doyle; pencils: Samm Schwartz; inks: Samm Schwartz; colors: Barry Grossman	Jughead; Mr. Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy
23	Talk Balk	comic story	1
24	The Time of Your Life	comic story	5		Chuck Clayton, Nancy Woods
25	Lesson in Learning	comic story	1		Archie Andrews, Mr. Weatherbee
26	-	illustration	1		Hot Dog; Jughead Jones; Mrs. Jones
27	Substitute Suitor	comic story	5	pencils: Samm Schwartz; inks: Samm Schwartz; letters: Samm Schwartz	Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Dilton Doiley, Jughead Jones
28	The Moose Is Loose	comic story	1		Archie Andrews, Chuck Clayton, Jughead Jones, Moose Mason
29	Loan Groan	comic story	1		Jughead Jones, Reggie Mantle
30	The Second Guest	comic story	5	script: Dick Malmgren; pencils: Dan DeCarlo	Veronica Lodge; Hermione Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Jughead Jones; Hot Dog
31	Let's Make Up	comic story	1	script: Joe Edwards; pencils: Joe Edwards; inks: Joe Edwards; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Joe Edwards	Li'l Jinx; Greg
32	Dog Tired	comic story	6	script: Dick Malmgren; pencils: Dick Malmgren; inks: Jon D'Agostino; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Bill Yoshida	Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Hot Dog; Mary Andrews
33	All That Glitters	comic story	1	script: Joe Edwards; pencils: Joe Edwards; inks: Joe Edwards; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Joe Edwards	Li'l Jinx; Greg
34	Small Potatoes	comic story	5	script: George Gladir; pencils: Stan G.; inks: Stan G.; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Bill Y.	Jughead Jones; Hot Dog
35	Showdown	comic story	1
36	Hit Bit	comic story	1		Archie Andrews, Jughead Jones, Moose Mason
37	The Loner	comic story	6		Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle, Ethel Muggs
38	Reacher Preacher	comic story	0.5	script: George Gladir; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Bill Yoshida	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Gladys Jones
39	Mutt Rebut	comic story	0.5	script: George Gladir; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Bill Yoshida	Hot Dog; Jughead Jones
40	Strange Change	comic story	1	script: Samm Schwartz; pencils: Samm Schwartz; inks: Samm Schwartz; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Samm Schwartz	Jughead Jones
41	Grass Sass	comic story	1

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