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Issue Details

Issue	#161
Published	March 1963
Cover Price	0.12 USD
Pages	36
Editing	Richard Goldwater
Notes	Starting with this issue, superhero stories were eliminated from the title. "Josie," created by Dan DeCarlo and Frank Doyle (in its original, pre-Pussycats form), takes the place of the superheroes as the main backup title for both "Pep" and "Laugh."

Cover Details - "This is the first time I've had a balcony seat in a drive-in movie"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Genre	teen; humor
Pencils	Bob White
Inks	Bob White

6 page Archie story "Battle Lines"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis	Reggie's announcement that he's going to "mop up the floor" with Archie in the gym brings all the boys to the gym that night to see it happen.
Genre	teen; humor
Script	Frank Doyle
Pencils	Bill Vigoda
Inks	Bill Vigoda

1 page Betty and Veronica's Pin-Up cartoon "I don't know how daddy does it!"

Characters	Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge
Genre	teen; humor
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Rudy Lapick
Letters	Vincent DeCarlo

1 page Betty and Veronica story "She Skiiers"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis	Betty asks Ronnie if she feels inferior to all the champion girl skiiers on the slopes.
Genre	teen; humor
Script	George Gladir
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Rudy Lapick
Letters	Vincent DeCarlo

6 page Archie story "The Secret Word"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Waldo Weatherbee; Moose Mason
Synopsis	Inspired by "You Bet Your Life," Mr. Weatherbee runs a contest where any student who says the "secret word" gets excused from homework. Reggie and Archie bully a freshman into helping them find out what the secret word is.
Genre	teen; humor
Pencils	Bill Vigoda
Inks	Bill Vigoda

5 page Li'l Jinx story "In Full Charge"

Characters	Li'l Jinx; Hap Holliday
Synopsis	This year, Li'l Jinx gets to plan her own birthday party.
Genre	children; humor
Script	Joe Edwards
Pencils	Joe Edwards
Inks	Joe Edwards
Letters	Joe Edwards

6 page Josie story "Forget It"

Characters	Josie; Melody; Pepper; Albert; Mr. Tuttle
Synopsis	When Mr. Tuttle tells Melody to "forget" about something he asked her to do, she takes him literally and tries to drive it out of her mind completely. But try as she might, she can't forget it.
Genre	teen; humor
Script	Frank Doyle
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Rudy Lapick
Letters	Vincent DeCarlo