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Issue Details

Issue #285
Published October 1979
Frequency monthly
Cover Price 0.40 USD
Pages 36
Editing ?

Cover Details - "Archie, what subjects are you taking next fall?"

Genre teen
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

1 page Josie; Hostess story "Josie Goes To The Beach"

Genre teen
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida
Notes Ad for Hostess Fruit Pies. Inside front cover.

6 page Archie story "Super Secret"

Characters Archie Andrews; Roger Desmond (introduction); Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis Roger, a new kid in town, goes on a double date with Archie but doesn't want to reveal to the girls that he has super powers.
Genre teen
Script George Gladir
Pencils Dan DeCarlo Jr.
Inks Jim DeCarlo
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

Half page Li'l Jinx story "Show Me!"

Genre children
Script Joe Edwards
Pencils Joe Edwards
Inks Joe Edwards
Letters Joe Edwards

Half page Archie's Gag Bag story "Will you please hit the ball, Archie!"

Genre teen

Half page Archie's Gag Bag story "I'd like to speak to you about the new scheduling, Mr. Weatherbee!"

Genre teen

1 page illustration "Archie's Fashions for Any Occasion"

Synopsis Fashions as designed by readers: Sam Schwartz, Marvin Gerber, Alisa Merrill, Jeff Gershon, Susan Lefel and David Gershon.
Genre teen
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Notes The contributor of the first fashion, "Sam Schwartz from Miami, Florida," is longtime Archie artist Sam[m] Schwartz, who at that time had just moved to Miami from New York. Another contributor, Alisa Merrill, was in the Archie production department.

5 page Archie story "Sea Jet Set"

Characters Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis Archie, Betty and Jughead build their own sea jet.
Genre teen
Script George Gladir
Pencils Dan DeCarlo Jr.
Inks Jim DeCarlo
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

1 page Archie activity "Up In the Air"

Synopsis Maze with a balloon getting to Riverdale.

5 page Archie story "Garden of Despair"

Characters Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis The guys have to weed their gardens.
Genre teen
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Dan DeCarlo Jr.
Inks Jim DeCarlo
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

5 page Archie story "Cheer Fear"

Synopsis Archie signs up for cheerleading.
Genre teen
Script George Gladir
Pencils Dan DeCarlo Jr.
Inks Jim DeCarlo
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida