ARCHIE'S PALS 'N' GALS #53

August 1969

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"What's Eating You?", art by Al Hartley; Mr. Lodge reluctantly allows accident-prone Archie to join Veronica in a family outing to an upscale restaurant. "Second Fiddle," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Al Hartley, inks by Jon D'Agostino; A swell of fan interest in him causes Reggie to quit The Archies and go solo. "Facade at Firehouse 5," Ethel tries to get the firemen in the local fire station to whistle at her the way they whistle at Betty. "Latest in Fashions," The girls decide to teach Veronica a lesson on being obsessed with the latest styles. "Art Critic," Greg asks Jinx's opinion of his latest work of impressionist art. "Bellbottom Blackout," Jughead gets concussed while running from Ethel and thinks he's a sailor on a U.S. destroyer during World War II. "Goody Goody for You," When Veronica finds Betty baking pastries for Archie, she invites Jughead over to sabotage the project. "Bus Fuss," Archie tries to explain why he's late for school. "Reverse Stand," Archie and Moose get into an argument over who is smarter. "Okay, Everybody...Smile!", Betty tries to convince Archie to break an opera date with Veronica by convincing him that he can't afford it. "The Opera Stoppers," Unable to convince Archie to break the date, Betty gets herself and the gang invited along to sabotage it.