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257June 1979
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Archie's Joke Book Magazine #257

Archie · June 1979 · on sale 1979-03-27

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Identification plate

Series
Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series)
Issue
#257
Publication date
June 1979
Key date
1979-06-00
On-sale date
1979-03-27
Indicia publisher
Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Price
$0.40
Pages
36
Barcode
0271000695906
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
2Inflation Vexationcomic story1Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
3Castle Hasslecomic story0.5Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
4Hearty Partycomic story0.5Mr. Lodge; Mrs. Lodge
5Slip Tripcomic story0.5Moose Mason; Archie Andrews
6Tops 'n' Flopscomic story0.5Miss Grundy; Moose Mason
7Praise Dazecomic story0.5Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Phlips; Archie Andrews
8Displeasin' Seasoncomic story0.5Betty Cooper; Mrs. Cooper; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
9Munch Hunchcomic story0.5Miss Grundy; Miss Beazly; Mr. Weatherbee
10Prime Timecomic story0.5Miss Beazly; Jughead Jones
11Cash Bashcomic story1Archie Andrews; Leroy
13The Sleepercomic story0.5script: Joe Edwards; pencils: Joe Edwards; inks: Joe Edwards; letters: Joe EdwardsLi'l Jinx; Hap Haliday
14-comic story0.25Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
15-comic story0.25Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
16Going to Seed!activity1Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews
19Toy Decoycomic story1Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
20Errorcomic story1colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Bill YoshidaMiss Grundy; Moose Mason; Mr. Hopkins
21Plane Terraincomic story1Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews
22Dark Larkcomic story1Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
23View Coupcomic story1Moose Mason; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
24Green Scenecomic story1Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
26V.I.P. Tripcomic story1Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jim
27The Wrong Mailing List?comic story1Mr. Lodge; Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews
28Tail Talecomic story1Harvey Kinkle; Sabrina Spellman; Salem
29Towel Howlcomic story1Mr. Weatherbee; Professor Flutesnoot
30The Politiciancomic story1Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
32-letters page1letters: typesetArchie Andrews
33-promo (ad from the publisher)0.5Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
34-promo (ad from the publisher)0.5Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
36Female Travailcomic story1Dilton Doily; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
37Trust Bustcomic story0.5Cindy; Betty Cooper
38Quiz Fizzcomic story0.5Betty Cooper; Moose Mason; Miss Grundy; Archie Andrews
39Attraction Actioncomic story0.5Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
40Heart Artcomic story0.5Betty Cooper; Nancy Woods
41Kitchen Caperscomic story1Veronica Lodge; Miss Grundy; Betty Cooper; Ethel Muggs
42-cartoon1Pop Tate; Fred Andrews

Plus 9 pages of advertisements and other matter across 10 sequences, as published.

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