Jughead (1965) #290

Archie 1965–1987 series Cover date Jul 1979

Fair market value

Grade	CGC slab	Raw
9.8 NM/M	$480 $408–$552	$210 $179–$242
9.6 NM+	$374 $318–$431	$168 $143–$193
9.4 NM	$292 $248–$336	$134 $114–$155
9.2 NM-	$228 $194–$262	$108 $91.39–$124
9.0 VF/NM	$178 $151–$204	$86.02 $73.12–$98.92
8.5 VF+	$139 $118–$159	$68.81 $58.49–$79.13
8.0 VF	$108 $91.89–$124	$55.05 $46.79–$63.31
7.0 FN/VF	$84.31 $71.66–$96.96	$44.04 $37.43–$50.65
6.0 FN	$65.77 $55.90–$75.64	$35.23 $29.95–$40.51
5.0 VG/FN	$51.30 $43.61–$58.99	$28.19 $23.96–$32.42
4.0 VG	$40.01 $34.01–$46.01	$22.55 $19.17–$25.93
2.0 GD	$31.21 $26.53–$35.89	$18.04 $15.33–$20.75
Raw, ungraded	—	$65.00 $55.25–$74.75

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About this issue

Jughead #290 (1965) is issue #290 of Archie's Jughead (1965–1987), with a cover date of July 1979. Written by Frank Doyle, Joe Edwards, George Gladir and others and drawn by Joe Edwards, Bob Montana and Samm Schwartz.

Creators

Writers: Frank Doyle, Joe Edwards, George Gladir, Bob Montana
Pencillers: Joe Edwards, Bob Montana, Samm Schwartz
Inkers: Joe Edwards, Samm Schwartz
Colorist: Barry Grossman
Letterers: Joe Edwards, Samm Schwartz
Cover artists: Dan DeCarlo, Jim DeCarlo

Characters

The stories

“Top Secret”

The female half of Miss Grundy's English class is chasing Jughead, trying to find out what he wrote in his essay "Dating Disasters and How To Avoid Them".

“Considerate”

Charley consumes half a box of cookies as a favor to his mother.

The gang is on a picnic by the lake and Archie is worried that the lunch will be too distracting to Jughead.

“Birds of a Feather”

While retrieving a book for Archie, Jughead tries to help Mr. Lodge find his missing glasses.

Credits, characters and story details from the Grand Comics Database, CC BY-SA 4.0.