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Archie comic books issue 388

  • Issue #388
    Archie (1943 Archie Comics) 388

    Cover pencils by Dan DeCarlo. "Biker Bungle," script by Mike Pellowski, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Mike Esposito; Archie, Reggie, Betty and Veronica have to use a phone at a biker's club to call a tow truck after their car breaks down; Betty and Veronica are enamored by the tough-looking guys at the club so Archie and Reggie start dressing like bikers. "A Letter to the Coach," pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Mike Esposito; Archie finds out he isn't on the baseball team and decides to write a nasty letter to the coach. "Cartoon Buffoon," script by Mike Pellowski, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Mike Esposito; Archie falls asleep watching cartoons and has a bad dream. Archie word search. "A Cheer Up Visit"; Mr. Weatherbee is in hospital with gout so Archie and Jughead decide to pay him a visit. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $1.00.

  • Issue #388
    Pep Comics (1940-1987 Archie) 388

    Cover art by Stan Goldberg. "Snow Woe," script by George Gladir, art by Stan Goldberg; When Archie is snowed in at a mountain cabin with Betty and Veronica, it doesn't prove to be the paradise he anticipates. Cold Facts activity page in which you put the numbered letters into the corresponding numbered blanks to find out what Jughead is thinking. "Marvelous Maureen Takes a Bath or Pendulums Are the Pits," script and art by Lori Walls; Maureen and Clarissa are saved from the atomic decalcifier, but still have to escape the bowels of Jabberjaws' mechanism. "A Snow Blow," script and art by Joe Edwards; Hap buys a new snow blower, but forgets one important feature. Veronica's Fashion Collection page by Dan DeCarlo Jr. "Winter Splinter," script by George Gladir, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Rudy Lapick; Veronica taunts the others because they'll be stuck in the snow while she vacations in the Caribbean; But events have other ideas. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.60.

  • Issue #388
    Laugh Comics (1946 Archie 1st Series) 388

    First 65-cent cover price. Cover by Dan DeCarlo. "The Clone Zone," script by George Gladir, pencils by Hy Eisman, inks by Jon D'Agostino; Dilton accidentally creates an intellectually superior clone of Moose. "Ski Spree," script by Susan Berkley, pencils by Don Sherwood, inks by Vince Colletta; Gloria fakes an injury to get a handsome ski patrolman away from Katy. "Talk That Talk," script by George Gladir, art by Hy Eisman; Reggie gets a book on ventriloquism and uses it to prank everyone. Dangerous Toys Search word find puzzle. Statement of ownership; total paid circulation, avg. 12 months: 62,319. "Ode A La Mode," script by George Gladir, art by Stan Goldberg; In ancient Greece, a lonely centaur searches for female companionship. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.65.