Cover: Dan DeCarlo & Rudy Lapick

Archie #174

Jul 1967 · Archie · 0.12 USD

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“Racket Romance”

In "Racket Romance," Jughead and his cousin Souphead face a classic dilemma outside a bike shop, weighing the merits of a Bendix coaster brake, a 2-speed Automatic, or a lightweight Torpedo three-speed. With Harry Lucey handling both pencils and inks, the issue captures the charm of their debate, underscored by Jughead’s firm advice: no matter the choice, a Bendix brake makes it better. Dan DeCarlo and Rudy Lapick bring the cover to life with their signature style.

writer, artist, inker, letterer Joe Edwards · cover Dan DeCarlo, Rudy Lapick

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Cast · 10 characters

Archie Andrews Betty Cooper Ethel Muggs Forsythe Pendleton "Jughead" Jones III Geraldine Grundy Hiram Lodge Li'l Jinx Holliday Reggie Mantle Veronica Lodge Waldo Weatherbee

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writer, artist, inker, letterer Joe Edwards

cover pencils Dan DeCarlo

cover inks Rudy Lapick

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Li'l Jinx decides to hold an art show along the sidewalk in the neighborhood. She sets up her paintings and puts up a sign saying "Genuine original paintings by Li'l Jinx", with prices above each of the four paintings. After a while, she notices raindrops, picks up her paintings and runs home, using the cheapest of the paintings as an umbrella of sorts.

Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).

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