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Archie's Pals 'n' Gals #74 cover
Cover: Dan DeCarlo & Rudy Lapick

Archie's Pals 'n' Gals #74

Dec 1972 · Archie · 0.25 USD
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This oversized Giant Series entry from 1972 captures the playful, anything-goes spirit of the Archie universe right on its cover — a teen is gleefully punching a giant inflatable "Bully" punching bag, while a rotund "Principal" dummy stands nearby, part of a carnival-style booth promising customers the chance to "Talk Back to the People Who Bug You!" Girlfriend, Boss, Parent, and Grouchy Neighbor dummies line up alongside, while a speech bubble jokes that Jughead is "making a mint" off the enterprise, with more familiar Riverdale figures milling around in the background. Cover art by Dan DeCarlo and Rudy Lapick gives the whole scene that warm, expressive charm that made this era of Archie comics so endlessly fun.

writer Frank Doyle · artist, inker, letterer Samm Schwartz · colorist Barry Grossman · cover Dan DeCarlo, Rudy Lapick

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Cast · 12 characters

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artist, inker, letterer Samm Schwartz
cover pencils Dan DeCarlo
cover inks Rudy Lapick

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On a dare, Archie gives control of the student newspaper to Betty and Veronica, who boost circulation through questionable tactics.

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

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