Jughead (1987) #5

Archie 1987–1993 series Cover date Apr 1988

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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 #5 (1987) is issue #5 of Archie's Jughead (1987–1993), with a cover date of April 1988. Written by Nate Butler, George Gladir and Rod Ollerenshaw and drawn by Nate Butler and Dan Parent.

Creators

Writers: Nate Butler, George Gladir, Rod Ollerenshaw
Pencillers: Nate Butler, Dan Parent
Inkers: Rudy Lapick, Tom Moore
Colorist: Barry Grossman
Letterer: Bill Yoshida
Cover artists: Nate Butler, Rex Lindsey

The stories

“Jughead's Journal, Part One”

A new student shows up at Riverdale and all the boys have eyes for her, particularly Reggie. But Debbie only has eyes for Jughead, and the feeling may be mutual. And Miss Grundy assigns the students to keep a diary.

“Jughead's Journal, Part Two”

Jughead begins to obsess over Debbie. Later he is crushed when he sees her talking with Archie and assumes that he's asked her out.

“A Lass From the Past”

Jughead gets a letter that his best friend from kindergarten, Joanie Jumpp, is moving to Riverdale and can't wait to see him.

“Hot Stuff”

Hilda opens a Texas-style chili restaurant.

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