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223August 1976
$0.30

Archie's Joke Book Magazine #223

Archie · August 1976 · on sale 1976-05-25

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Identification plate

Series
Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series)
Issue
#223
Publication date
August 1976
Key date
1976-08-00
On-sale date
1976-05-25
Indicia publisher
Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Price
$0.30
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1colors: Barry GrossmanArchie Andrews, Veronica Lodge, Pop Tate
1Blame Gamecomic story1Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones (cameo); Moose Mason (cameo); Waldo Weatherbee (cameo); Ms. Grundy (cameo)
2Phone Groancomic story1Betty Cooper; Mrs. Cooper
3The Moose Is Loosecomic story1Moose Mason; Waldo Weatherbee; Ms. Grundy; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones (cameo); Reggie Mantle (cameo); Betty Cooper (cameo)
4Saucy Sausagecomic story0.5Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Pop Tate
5Paper Capercomic story0.5Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews
6Punch Crunchcomic story0.5Moose Mason; Jughead Jones
7Brain Straincomic story0.5Moose Mason; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
8Jack Knackcomic story1Jughead Jones; Big Ethel Muggs; Ethel's brother
9Batting It Outcomic story0.5script: Joe Edwards; pencils: Joe Edwards; inks: Joe Edwards; letters: Joe EdwardsCharley Hawse; Greg
10-comic story0.5script: Bob Montana; pencils: Bob Montana; inks: Bob MontanaHiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
11Alley Tallycomic story1Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Big Ethel Muggs
12Nap Flapcomic story0.5Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Waldo Weatherbee
13News Bluescomic story0.5Big Ethel Muggs; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
14Pay Exposècomic story0.5Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge
15Some Sumcomic story0.5Moose Mason; Ms. Grundy
16Bubble Troublecomic story1Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; unnamed contestant; Waldo Weatherbee
17Archie's Gym Puzzleactivity1Archie Andrews; Coach Kleats
18Cute Routecomic story0.5Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley
19Alibi Replycomic story1Waldo Weatherbee; Archie Andrews
20Open the Door, Diltoncomic story1Dilton Doiley
21Teen-Age Disaster Moviescomic story2Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Ms. Grundy; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason
22Chop Talkcomic story1Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; unnamed girl
23-letters page10letters: typesetJughead Jones; Big Ethel Muggs; Archie Andrews
24Late Fatecomic story1Archie Andrews; Waldo Weatherbee; Mrs. Beazly; Professor Flutesnoot; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
25Sprite Spiritcomic story0.5Betty Cooper; Big Ethel Muggs; Veronica Lodge
26Flower Powercomic story0.5Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
27Cap Flapcomic story0.5Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge
28Job Jibecomic story0.5Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge
29You Know You're Not Too Bright When...comic story1Moose Mason; Ms. Grundy; Professor Flutesnoot
30-illustration1Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

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