Archie Comics #177

Synopsis

Cover by Dan DeCarlo & Rudy Lapick. Stories by Frank Doyle and Joe Edwards. Art by Harry Lucey, Dan DeCarlo, Joe Edwards, Marty Epp, Rudy Lapick and Mario Acquaviva. Archie tries to get revenge on Reggie by asking Moose to deliver a "message" to him in "Messenger Service"! Plus: Archie and Betty pin-up; Mr. Lodge and Smithers celebrate the fact that Archie is away on vacation, until they become gripped by the fear that he could return any minute and break everything, in "Destruct"; wWhen Veronica accuses him of lacking poetry and romance, Archie brushes up on poetry and starts talking in flowery language all the time in "Poetic License"; Li'l Jinx in the 1-pager "All Wet!" by Joe Edwards; and after Betty replaces Veronica as the model for Archie's photography, Veronica uses violent techniques to teach Betty how to pose in "Range Finder"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.