Archie's Pal Jughead #49
In "Stripe Gripe," Jughead’s latest scheme takes a surprising turn when he sets out to win a television by selling raffle tickets for the children's hospital—claiming he just wants to offload it on a friend. But when his friends deliberately undercut him at every turn, his unexpected win leads to a heartwarming twist. Dan DeCarlo’s art brings the classic Archie charm to life, while Harry Lucey’s cover captures the comic’s lighthearted energy. A 10-cent comic from 1958, it’s a sweet, clever slice of mid-century teen humor.
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Everyone is selling raffle tickets to help the children's hospital. Jughead claims he only wants to win the television set for selling the most, because he knows some guys who he can unload it on. The others make a point to outsell Jughead at every place he tries to sell tickets just so he won't win. They all end up selling 50 tickets apiece but Jughead still wins by selling 80. Mr. Weatherbee points out that because of Jughead's actions, everyone sold more tickets and then he shows them who Jughead unloaded the television on: the children at the children's hospital.
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