Issue | #18 |
Published | July 1988 |
Cover Price | .75 USD |
Pages | 36 |
Editing | Victor Gorelick; Richard Goldwater (editor-in-chief) |
Characters | Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; vignettes: Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones: Betty Cooper (inset) |
Genre | teen; drama |
Pencils | Dan DeCarlo (signed) |
Inks | Dan DeCarlo (signed) |
Characters | Waldo Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Chuck Clayton; Jughead Jones |
Synopsis | Public Service Announcement about AIDS. |
Genre | teen |
Characters | Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Caramel; Archie Andrews (flashback cameo; flash forward cameo) |
Synopsis | Betty catches Veronica reading her diary. But Betty really has 3 diaries that she writes in, each more personal than the last. |
Genre | teen; drama |
Script | Kathleen Webb |
Pencils | Stan Goldberg |
Inks | Rudy Lapick |
Colors | Barry Grossman |
Letters | Bill Yoshida |
Characters | Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones |
Synopsis | Archie, Betty and Jughead are searching for the Fruitisaurus in the Sunkist Fun Fruits Jungle. |
Genre | teen; humor |
Notes | Ad for Sunkist Fun Fruits. |
Characters | Sabrina; Aunt Hilda; a genie |
Synopsis | On a secluded vacation island, Aunt Hilda rubs a lamp for a genie to bring her and Sabrina some excitement. |
Genre | teen; humor |
Script | George Gladir |
Pencils | Dan Parent |
Inks | Rudy Lapick |
Colors | Barry Grossman |
Letters | Bill Yoshida |
Characters | Betty Cooper; Lydia Wyndam; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; DeClan McManus |
Synopsis | Betty befriends an older woman who is a famous mystery writer. When the woman passes away suddenly, Betty is at a loss as to how to cope with her friend's death. In her will, Lydia leaves Betty her detailed diaries covering her entire life. Betty reads the diaries and learns more about her friend than ever. She also learns about a handsome soldier from years past whom Lydia loved very much. |
Genre | teen; drama |
Script | Rod Ollerenshaw |
Pencils | Stan Goldberg |
Inks | Rudy Lapick |
Colors | Barry Grossman |
Letters | Bill Yoshida |
Notes | This story is told in 2 parts: part 1 (6 pages) and part 2 (6 pages). |
Characters | Betty Cooper; Flashbacks: Polly Cooper; Harold (one of Polly's ex-boyfriends); Georgie (a boy in elementary school); Byron (a rock star); David (a camp counsellor); Rex Dexter (a movie star); Archie Andrews (as various pictures in Betty's room) |
Synopsis | Betty re-reads her diary and remembers all of her crushes when she was very young. |
Genre | teen; drama |
Script | George Gladir |
Pencils | Stan Goldberg |
Inks | Mike Esposito |
Colors | Barry Grossman |
Letters | Bill Yoshida |
Characters | Betty Cooper |
Synopsis | Betty gives advice to readers on a variety of issues. |
Genre | advice column |
Notes | Located on the inside back cover. |
Characters | Fred Flintstone; Barney Rubble |
Synopsis | Barney tricks Fred out of some Fruity Pebbles by posing as a famous rock star. |
Genre | humor; children |
Notes | Ad for Fruity and Cocoa Pebbles on the back cover. |