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Issue Details

Issue #175
Published June 1989
Frequency eight times per year
Cover Price 0.95 USD
Pages 36
Editing Victor Gorelick (editor); Richard Goldwater (editor-in-chief)

Cover Details - "Great Chemistry"

Characters Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Mr. Flutesnoot; Dilton Doily; unidentified student.
Synopsis Mr. Flutesnoot objects to Archie and Betty's classroom attention.
Genre Teen
Pencils Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Inks Jim DeCarlo (signed)

1 page Archie public service announcement "You Don't Need Drugs To ..."

Characters Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Nancy Woods; Dilton Doily; Moose Mason; Hot Dog
Synopsis Archie and friends give the readers reasons not to take drugs.
Genre Teen
Pencils Dan DeCarlo Jr. ?
Inks Jim DeCarlo ?
Letters Bill Yoshida ?

5 page Betty story "Homemade Mistake"

Characters Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis Archie gets Betty to help him bake a banana cream pie as a way to butter up Mr. Weatherbee.
Genre Teen
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Bob Bolling
Inks Rudy Lapick
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Fans! Join The Exciting Katy Keene"

Characters Katy Keene
Synopsis Advertisement for the Katy Keene Fan Club.
Pencils John Lucas (signed)
Inks John Lucas (signed)

1 page Sabrina's Aunt Hilda story "Birthday Blues"

Characters Aunt Hilda; Aunt Zelda; Sabrina; Cousin Ambrose; Harvey Kinkle; Della
Synopsis It's Hilda's 390th birthday and she's feeling glum.
Genre Teen
Script Bill Golliher
Pencils Stan Goldberg (as Stan G.)
Inks Rudy Lapick
Colors Barry Grossman ?
Letters Bill Yoshida ?

1 page Betty activity "Spring Flowers"

Characters Betty Cooper
Synopsis Word find puzzle with a floral theme.
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)

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Discount 32"

Characters Archie Andrews
Synopsis Subscription solicitation for the Archie Comics line.
Pencils Stan Goldberg ?

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Katy Keene Subscription Spectacular"

Characters Katy Keene
Synopsis Subscription solicitation for Katy Keene and Katy Keene Comics Digest.
Pencils John Lucas
Inks John Lucas

5 page Betty story "Fright Plight"

Characters Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Caramel (Betty's cat); Dilton Doily
Synopsis Betty is violently frightened of the horror films Archie likes. Dilton suggests they watch a triple feature of the film type to get her used to them.
Genre Teen
Script George Gladir
Pencils Bob Bolling
Inks Mike Esposito
Colors Barry Grossman ?
Letters Bill Yoshida ?

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "What's Going On?"

Characters Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee; Floyd Clayton; Mr. Flutesnoot
Synopsis Advertisement for Faculty Funnies #1.
Pencils Stan Goldberg
Inks Rudy Lapick

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Full Of Color"

Characters Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Jughead Jones; Hot Dog; Midge Klump; Dilton Doily; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Ethel Muggs; Betty Cooper
Synopsis Advertisement for Archie Annual Digest #54
Pencils Bill Golliher ?
Inks Mike Esposito ?

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Something New Is Happening"

Characters Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Dilton Doily; Svenson; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy
Synopsis Subscription solicitation for "Archie 3000", "Veronica", "Dilton's Strange Science", and "Faculty Funnies".
Pencils Dan Parent; Bill Golliher
Inks Dan Parent; Bill Golliher
Notes Clip art is the covers from Archie 3000 #1, Veronica #2, Dilton's Strange Science #1 and Faculty Funnies #1.

5 page Betty story "Novel Approach"

Characters Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper; Archie Andrews
Synopsis As Betty reads her romance novels, she fantasizes that she and Archie are the lead characters of the novels.
Genre Teen
Script George Gladir
Pencils Bob Bolling
Inks Mike Esposito
Colors Barry Grossman ?
Letters Bill Yoshida ?

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Double The Fun"

Characters Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis Subscription solicitation for Archie's Double Digest and Betty And Veronica Double Digest.
Pencils Bill Golliher ?
Inks Bill Golliher ?

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Step Right Up"

Characters Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis Advertisement for the Archie Comics "Three Issues For $2.00" offer.
Pencils Bill Golliher ?
Inks Bill Golliher ?
Notes Art is the same as the prior "Two Issues For $1.00" offer.

1 page Betty letters page "Dear Betty"

Characters Betty Cooper
Synopsis "Betty" answers reader letters.
Script ? [as Betty]
Pencils Rod Ollerenshaw
Inks Rod Ollerenshaw
Colors Barry Grossman ?

1 page Betty illustration "Big Hats And Short Jackets!"

Characters Betty Cooper
Synopsis No story; Betty models fashion designs sent in by readers.
Genre Teen
Pencils Dan DeCarlo Jr. (signed)
Inks Dan DeCarlo Jr. (signed)
Colors Barry Grossman ?

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Fans!"

Characters Archie Andrews
Synopsis Advertisement for the Archie Fan Club.
Pencils Stan Goldberg ?

5 page Betty story "Growing Pains"

Characters Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate
Synopsis Veronica vows to be more mature and not succumb to jealousy when Archie dates Betty.
Genre Teen
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Bob Bolling
Inks Rudy Lapick
Colors Barry Grossman ?
Letters Bill Yoshida ?

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Subscribe And Save"

Characters Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis Subscription solicitation for the Archie Digest line.