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Issue Details

Issue #24
Published April 1989
Cover Price .75
Pages 36
Editing Victor Gorelick; Richard Goldwater (editor-in-chief)

Cover Details - "Skimobile Outing"

Characters Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; vignettes: Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper (inset)
Genre teen; drama
Pencils Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Inks Jim DeCarlo (signed)

6 page Betty story "Priorities"

Characters Betty Cooper; Caramel; Alice Cooper; Archie Andrews
Synopsis Betty tries to adjust being a latchkey kid when her mother goes to work full-time.
Genre teen; drama
Script Kathleen Webb
Pencils Bob Bolling
Inks Mike Esposito
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

1 page Archie & Friends advertisement "Scared Happy"

Characters Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis The gang is walking through the Sunkist Fun Fruits jungle being watched by aliens, ghosts and magical creatures. Only Sunkist Fun Fruits Spooky Fruit makes it all better.
Genre teen; humor; ad
Pencils Stan Goldberg
Inks Stan Goldberg
Notes Ad for Sunkist Fun Fruits Spooky Fruit.

Half page Betty activity "Diary Combination"

Characters Betty Cooper
Synopsis Help Betty find the combination to her new diary.
Genre teen
Script Rod Ollerenshaw [signed RGO]
Pencils Rod Ollerenshaw [signed RGO]
Inks Rod Ollerenshaw [signed RGO]
Colors Barry Grossman ?
Letters Rod Ollerenshaw [signed RGO]
Notes 2nd 1/2 of the page is a statement of ownership.

5 page Betty story "The Fugitive"

Characters Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper; Caramel
Synopsis Betty finds an escaped penguin from the zoo and decides to keep it.
Genre teen; drama
Script Hal Smith
Pencils Bob Bolling
Inks Mike Esposito
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

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

Characters Waldo Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Chuck Clayton; Jughead Jones
Synopsis PSA concerning AIDS.
Genre teen; ad

5 page Betty story "Wanted: Dance Date"

Characters Betty Cooper; DeClan McManus; Hal Cooper; Alice Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis Betty is so busy decorating for a Roaring 20s dance that she neglects to get a date for the occasion.
Genre teen; drama
Script Rod Ollerenshaw
Pencils Bob Bolling
Inks Mike Esposito
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

1 page Betty story "Valentine Gift"

Characters Betty Cooper; Nancy Woods; Jughead Jones
Synopsis Betty gets a box of chocolates from Archie. Jughead also gets one for Ethel, but she isn't home to receive it.
Genre teen; humor
Script George Gladir
Pencils Stan Goldberg
Inks Dan Parent
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

1 page Betty letters page "Sincerely Yours"

Characters Betty Cooper
Synopsis Betty offers advice to readers on their problems.
Genre teen; advice

5 page Betty story "Queen Of Hearts"

Characters Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate; Hal Cooper; Alice Cooper
Synopsis Betty dreams of what Valentine's Day might be like if Archie showered her with tokens of affection instead of Veronica.
Genre teen; drama
Script Kathleen Webb
Pencils Bob Bolling
Inks Mike Esposito
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida