The Jughead Jones Comics Digest #52 (1988) - Printings, Contents and Key Issues

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Series: The Jughead Jones Comics Digest (Archie, 1977 series)
Issue: #52
Publication date: August 1988
Key date: August 1988
On-sale date: May 17, 1988
Indicia publisher: Archie Music Corp.
Price: $1.35
Pages: 132
Barcode: 07695614544752
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Dan DeCarlo	Archie Andrews, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge
1	Bath Wrath	comic story	5	script: George Gladir; pencils: Samm Schwartz; inks: Samm Schwartz; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Samm Schwartz	Betty Cooper, Hot Dog, Jughead Jones
2	Error Terror	comic story	0.5		Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Jughead Jones
3	Quick Shtick	comic story	0.5		Archie Andrews, Jughead Jones
5	Sweet Gesture	comic story	1	pencils: Dan DeCarlo	Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge
6	Pro Show	comic story	1	script: George Gladir; pencils: Dan DeCarlo Jr.; colors: Nanci Dakesian; letters: Bill Yoshida	Archie Andrews, Jughead Jones
7	Partners	comic story	5	script: Frank Doyle; inks: Rudy Lapick; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Bill Yoshida	Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Jughead Jones, Moose Mason
8	The Magic Uke	comic story	5	script: Frank Doyle; pencils: Chic Stone; inks: Chic Stone; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Bill Yoshida	Archie Andrews, Fred Andrews, Mary Andrews, Betty Cooper, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge, Pop Tate
10	Hit Bit	comic story	1		Archie Andrews, Jughead Jones, Mr. Weatherbee, Professor Flutesnoot
11	Snooze Ruse	comic story	1		Hot Dog, Jughead Jones
12	In a Baggy Bag	comic story	6	pencils: Dan DeCarlo Jr.; inks: Dan DeCarlo Jr.; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Bill Yoshida	Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Midge Klump, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle, Moose Mason
13	Wet Vignette	comic story	1		Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Jughead Jones
14	Huggable Jug	comic story	6	script: Frank Doyle; pencils: Samm Schwartz; inks: Samm Schwartz; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Samm Schwartz	Archie Andrews, Jughead Jones, Midge Klump, Moose Mason
15	Boogie Buggy	comic story	6	script: George Gladir; pencils: Dan DeCarlo Jr.; inks: Jim DeCarlo; letters: Bill Yoshida	Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge, Pop Tate
16	Open the Door, Dilton	comic story	1		Dilton Doiley
17	Paddle Twaddle	comic story	0.5		Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge
18	Chore Flaw	comic story	0.5		Hal Cooper, Alice Cooper
19	The Catalyst	comic story	6	script: Frank Doyle; pencils: Samm Schwartz; inks: Samm Schwartz; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Bill Yoshida	Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle, Pop Tate
20	Pomp Romp	comic story	6	script: George Gladir; pencils: Dan DeCarlo Jr.; inks: Jim DeCarlo; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Bill Yoshida	Archie Andrews, Jughead Jones, Reggie Mantle
21	Good News and Bad News	comic story	1		Archie Andrews, Miss Beazly, Betty Cooper, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge
22	Jughead Faces Jail	comic story	5	script: Frank Doyle; pencils: Samm Schwartz; inks: Samm Schwartz; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Samm Schwartz	Archie Andrews, Jughead Jones
23	Phone Fare	comic story	1	pencils: Dan DeCarlo	Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge
24	Race Ace	comic story	1		Archie Andrews
25	Time Lapse	comic story	5	script: Frank Doyle; pencils: Dan DeCarlo; inks: Rudy Lapick; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Bill Yoshida	Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge
26	Hoop Scoop	comic story	1		Archie Andrews, Hot Dog, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge
27	Crave to Save	comic story	0.5		Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper
28	Glad Dad	comic story	0.5		Archie Andrews, Cousin Leroy, Veronica Lodge, Hiram Lodge
29	Sphinx Jinx	comic story	0.5		Archie Andrews, Jughead Jones
30	Stick Lick	comic story	0.5		Archie Andrews, Jughead Jones
31	Swimming Meet	comic story	5	script: Frank Doyle; pencils: Dan DeCarlo Jr.; inks: Jim DeCarlo; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Bill Yoshida	Archie Andrews, Jughead Jones, Reggie Mantle
32	Hole Role	comic story	1	script: George Gladir; inks: Rudy Lapick; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Bill Yoshida	Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge, Ethel Muggs
33	Crowning Glory	comic story	6	script: Frank Doyle; pencils: Samm Schwartz; inks: Samm Schwartz; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Samm Schwartz	Betty Cooper, Jughead Jones
35	Karate Dotty	comic story	1		Archie Andrews
36	Summer Scenario	comic story	6	script: Frank Doyle; pencils: Dan DeCarlo Jr.; inks: Jim DeCarlo; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Bill Yoshida	Archie Andrews, Jughead Jones
37	Cold Female	comic story	5	script: Frank Doyle; pencils: Bob Bolling; inks: Rudy Lapick; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Bill Yoshida	Archie Andrews, Dilton Doiley, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle
38	Bump Trump	comic story	1		Jughead Jones, Ethel Muggs
39	How Do You Spell Relief?	comic story	5	script: Frank Doyle; pencils: Dan DeCarlo; inks: Jimmy DeCarlo; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Bill Yoshida	Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge, Pop Tate
40	Kit Bit	comic story	1	script: George Gladir; pencils: Dan DeCarlo Jr.; inks: Jim DeCarlo; colors: Nancy Dakesian; letters: Bill Yoshida	Archie Andrews, Jughead Jones
41	Borrow Sorrow	comic story	1		Archie Andrews, Veronica Lodge, Hiram Lodge
42	I Spy	comic story	5	script: Frank Doyle; pencils: Samm Schwartz; inks: Samm Schwartz; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Samm Schwartz	Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Jughead Jones, Midge Klump, Reggie Mantle, Moose Mason

Plus 4 pages of advertisements and other matter across 4 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

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