#133

Synopsis

Fred explains to Mary that the seemingly hostile expressions boys use with each other ("You ol' hoss thief," "You needle-nosed nitwit") are actually their way of expressing affection. But then something happens that makes the boys genuinely hostile to Archie, and when Mary hears the boys looking for that "carrot-topped creep," she thinks they're talking that way because they love him.

Reprinted in

• Archie Comics Digest #19
• Archie Comics Digest #31
• Archie Americana Series #2
• Archie's Double Digest Quarterly Magazine #4
• Archie's Double Digest Magazine #19— New colors
• Laugh Comics Digest / Laugh Comics Digest Magazine / Laugh Digest Magazine #9
• Archie Americana Series #7
• Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #226
• Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #199
• The Best of Archie Comics #2
• Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #233
• Archie Spotlight Digest: Archie 75th Anniversary Digest #5
• Best of Archie Comics #2
• Best of Archie Americana #1

Credits

Script

Frank Doyle, Bill Woggon, Joe Edwards

Pencils

Harry Lucey, Bill Woggon, Joe Edwards, Dan DeCarlo

Inks

Bill Woggon, Joe Edwards, Rudy Lapick

Letters

Joe Edwards, Vincent DeCarlo

Editor

Richard H. Goldwater