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Issue Details

Issue #18
Published July 1988
Cover Price .75 USD
Pages 36
Editing Victor Gorelick; Richard Goldwater (editor-in-chief)

Cover Details - "Couch Potato... Sweet Potato"

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)

1 page Archie & Friends public service announcement "Health Education"

Characters Waldo Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Chuck Clayton; Jughead Jones
Synopsis Public Service Announcement about AIDS.
Genre teen

6 page Betty story "Dairy X 3"

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

1 page Archie & Friends advertisement "The Search for Fruitisaurus!"

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.

1 page Sabrina story "Hill Thrill"

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

12 page Betty story "Winter Too Soon"

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).

5 page Betty story "Crushes I've Had"

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

1 page Betty letters page "Sincerely Yours"

Characters Betty Cooper
Synopsis Betty gives advice to readers on a variety of issues.
Genre advice column
Notes Located on the inside back cover.

1 page Fred Flintstone advertisement "Bedrockin' Shakedown"

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.