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Issue Details

Issue #418
Published December 1993
Frequency monthly
Cover Price 1.25 USD; 1.25 CAD
Pages 36
Editing Victor Gorelick (editor); Richard Goldwater (editor-in-chief)

Cover Details - "Dance Card"

Characters Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Synopsis It's dance night and Archie apparently forgot he asked both Betty and Veronica to go with him.
Genre Teen
Pencils Stan Goldberg (signed)
Inks Henry Scarpelli (signed)

6 page Archie story "Heaven Scent"

Characters Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis Archie and Jughead plan to have a final barbecue before it's too cold. Events, however, conspire against them.
Genre Teen
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Stan Goldberg
Inks Henry Scarpelli
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Archie Trading Card Offer"

Characters Jughead Jones
Synopsis Advertisement for Archie Trading Cards.
Pencils Rex W. Lindsey (signed)
Inks Rex W. Lindsey (signed)

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Archie Lucky 13 Offer"

Characters Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Synopsis Advertisement for multiple title subscription offer
Pencils Rex W. Lindsey?
Inks Rex W. Lindsey?

5 page Archie story "Man With A Horn"

Characters Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Chuck Clayton; Phil Harmonic; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
Synopsis Archie has ambitions to learn to play the trumpet, but his tin ear gets in the way.
Genre Teen
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Stan Goldberg
Inks Henry Scarpelli
Colors Barry Grossman?
Letters Bill Yoshida?

1 page Archie And Friends public service announcement "Bicycle Safety"

Characters Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Ethel Muggs
Synopsis Archie and the gang demonstrate safe bike riding practices.
Pencils Rex W. Lindsey?
Inks Rex W. Lindsey?
Notes At the bottom of the page is a contest blurb, soliciting bicycle safety tips with a chance to win a Huffy bicycle. Page may have been co-sponsored by Huffy.

5 page Archie story "Bad Hair Day"

Characters Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Midge Klump; Betty Cooper; Moose Mason; Pop Tate
Synopsis Midge expresses an interest in hair styling. Reggie offers to let her cut his hair as a way to worm his way into her affections.
Genre Teen
Script Mike Pellowski
Pencils Stan Goldberg (credited Stan G.)
Inks Henry Scarpelli
Colors Barry Grossman?
Letters Bill Yoshida?

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Archie Top Ten Subscription Offer"

Characters Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis Advertisement listing reasons subscribing would be beneficial
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Alison Flood?
Notes Three panel sequence illustrating the ad may be a reprint from the syndicated Archie comic strip.

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Multi-Issue Subscription Offer"

Characters Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis Subscription offer.
Pencils Ellen Leonforte?
Inks Ellen Leonforte?
Notes Images of World Of Archie #4, Archie & Friends #4 and Betty And Veronica Spectacular #3 shown in the ad.

Half page text article "Editor's Notebook"

Synopsis Editorial by Victor Gorelick promoting coming appearances of Archie in various media.
Script Victor Gorelick
Letters typeset
Notes Logos for The Family Channel and Cartoon Network appear, as well as clip art of Sonic The Hedgehog and Archie's Christmas Stocking #1.

6 page Archie story "Squirrely Tale"

Characters Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper; Henry Cooper
Synopsis Archie tries to help Betty and her mom chase a squirrel out of the Cooper home's attic.
Genre Teen
Script Mike Pellowski
Pencils Stan Goldberg
Inks Henry Scarpelli
Colors Barry Grossman?
Letters Bill Yoshida?

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Sonic Free Card Offer"

Characters Sonic The Hedgehog; Robotnik
Synopsis Advertisement for Sonic The Hedgehog subscription

1 page letters page "Archie's Clubhouse News"

Synopsis Lara Li Aliasia writes about Piranhas.
Script Ellen Leonforte
Pencils Ellen Leonforte
Inks Ellen Leonforte
Letters typeset