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Issue Details

Issue #23
Published September 1989
Frequency monthly except for June and December
Cover Price 0.95 USD
Pages 36
Editing Victor Gorelick (editor); Richard Goldwater (editor-in-chief)

Cover Details - "Just Kiss It"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Dilton Doiley
Synopsis Archie intentionally misinterprets Jughead's instructions.
Genre Teen
Pencils Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Inks Jim DeCarlo (signed)
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

6 page Betty And Veronica story "Royal Treatment"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Synopsis While canoeing, Betty and Veronica find a note in a bottle and convince themselves that it was written by royalty.
Genre Teen
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Jim DeCarlo
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

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

Characters Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Dilton Doiley; Nancy Woods
Synopsis Archie and the gang list reasons why you don't need drugs to have fun.
Genre Teen
Pencils Dan Parent [signed DP]
Inks Dan Parent [signed DP]
Colors Barry Grossman

1 page Dear Betty And Veronica letters page "My Parents Aren't Home"

Synopsis Readers write in seeking advice.
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Jim DeCarlo
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Rod Ollerenshaw ?
Notes The illustration of Betty and Veronica is a stat taken from the fourth story of this issue.

6 page Betty And Veronica story "Everybody Ought To Have A Maid"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge
Synopsis Mr. Lodge demands Veronica do housework for a specific period of time to teach her what her maids have to go through. Unfortunately for him, her efforts impact an important dinner with an important prospective business partner.
Genre Teen
Script Kathleen Webb
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Jim DeCarlo
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

5 page Betty And Veronica story "Swimsuit Issue"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis Betty and Veronica try to one-up each other for the beach party and end up buying the exact same bikini.
Genre Teen
Script Mike Pellowski
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Jim DeCarlo
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

Half page Editor's Notebook text article "Is It Next Month Already?"

Synopsis Editor Gorelick outlines how comic book lettering is produced. Lettering samples illustrate the article.
Script Victor Gorelick
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters typeset; Bill Yoshida

1 page Veronica illustration "Veronica's Evening Elegance"

Characters Veronica Lodge
Synopsis No story; Veronica models fashion designs submitted by readers.
Genre Teen
Pencils Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Inks Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Dan DeCarlo ?

5 page Betty And Veronica story "The Tattler"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis Betty jazzes up Archie's answering machine message with the latest in Riverdale gossip.
Genre Teen
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Jim DeCarlo
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida