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Issue Details

Issue #173
Published March 1989
Frequency eight times per year
Cover Price 0.75 USD
Pages 36
Editing Victor Gorelick (editor); Richard Goldwater (editor-in-chief)

Cover Details - "I Love Ski Outings"

Characters Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis On a ski outing, Archie and Betty snuggle in front of a pot-bellied stove.
Genre Teen
Pencils Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Inks Jim DeCarlo (signed)

6 page Betty story "Power Play"

Characters Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Caramel (Betty's cat); Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis When Archie starts doing aerobics with Betty to a television program, Veronica gets her father to get her on the program so Archie will be forced to watch her in aerobic tights.
Genre Teen
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Bob Bolling
Inks Mike Esposito
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

1 page Archie; Sunkist advertisement "Scared Happy"

Characters Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
Synopsis While walking through the Sunkist Fun Fruits Jungle, the gang encounter ghosts, aliens and space travelers. However, they're just here for the Sunkist Fun Fruits.
Genre Teen
Pencils Stan Goldberg
Colors Barry Grossman ?
Letters Bill Yoshida ?

1 page Betty letters page "Dear Betty"

Characters Betty Cooper
Synopsis "Betty" answers reader letters.
Script ? [as Betty]
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Dan DeCarlo
Colors Barry Grossman ?
Notes Art is clip art, not an original illustration.

1 page Betty illustration "Winter Wear"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis No story; Betty and her friends model clothes designs sent in by readers.
Genre Teen
Pencils Stan Goldberg (signed Stan G.)
Inks Stan Goldberg (signed Stan G.)
Colors Barry Grossman ?

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 Keen Comics and the Katy Keen Comics Digest.
Pencils John Lucas
Inks John Lucas

5 page Betty story "Doctor Love"

Characters Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Gladys Jones; Pop Tate
Synopsis Archie overhears people talking about the "healing" that Betty is doing and assumes she is practicing medicine based on what she's seen on her favorite soap "Genial Hospital".
Genre Teen
Script George Gladir
Pencils Bob Bolling
Inks Mike Esposito
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.

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

Characters Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Dilton Doily; Mr. Weatherbee; Svenson; Miss Grundy
Synopsis Subscription solicitation for new Archie Comics titles "Veronica", "Dilton's Strange Science" and "Faculty Funnies".
Pencils Dan Parent; Bill Goliher
Inks Dan Parent; Bill Goliher
Notes Clip art is the cover for Veronica #1, Dilton's Strange Science #1, and Faculty Funnies #1. The cover art for Faculty Funnies, probably by Bill Goliher and Jon D'Agostino, is different from the cover that was actually published.

5 page Betty story "Close Encounters"

Characters Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis While trying out perfume at the mall, Betty squirts Archie. Later Veronica smells it on him, leading to a series of misunderstandings and accusations of infidelity.
Genre Teen
Script Frank Doyle
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 Goliher ?
Inks Bill Goliher ?

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

Characters Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis Advertisement for the Archie Comics "Two Issues for $1.00" offer.
Pencils Bill Goliher ?
Inks Bill Goliher ?

Half page Betty story "Babysitters Song"

Characters Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Little Joey
Synopsis Archie joins Betty on one of her babysitting jobs.
Genre Teen
Pencils Stan Goldberg
Inks Rudy Lapick
Colors Barry Grossman ?
Letters Bill Yoshida ?

Half page Sabrina story "Age Race"

Characters Sabrina; Aunt Zelda; Aunt Hilda; Cousin Ambrose
Synopsis Hilda and Zelda complain that modern television programming isn't aimed at their age bracket.
Genre Teen
Pencils Stan Goldberg
Inks Stan Goldberg
Colors Barry Grossman ?
Letters Bill Yoshida ?

1 page Dilton's Puzzle Pals activity "Hate Winter"

Characters Betty Cooper
Synopsis Word find puzzle with a beach 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)

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 "Nostalgia Time"

Characters Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate; Archie Andrews; Sylvia; Mary Andrews; Fred Andrews
Synopsis Pop Tate reminisces to the gang about the days life revolved around the radio.
Genre Teen
Script George Gladir
Pencils Bob Bolling
Inks Rudy Lapick
Colors Barry Grossman ?
Letters Bill Yoshida ?

1 page Archie public service announcement "Quality Child Care"

Characters Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Little Archie; Little Jughead; Little Betty; Little Veronica; Day care workers; Little Chuck Clayton
Synopsis Public service ad for the Child Care Action Campaign.
Genre Teen
Pencils Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Inks Jim DeCarlo (signed)