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Issue Details

Issue	#189
Published	March 1991
Frequency	eight times per year
Cover Price	1.00 USD; 1.20 CAD; 75P BGP
Pages	36
Editing	Victor Gorelick (editor); Richard Goldwater (editor-in-chief)

Cover Details - "I Know Heat Costs Are Rising"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews
Synopsis	Watching a video tape of a roaring fireplace doesn't replace the real thing.
Genre	Teen
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Inks	Alison Flood (signed)
Reprinted	in Archie: His First 50 Years (Abbeville Press, 1991 series) #[nn]

6 page Betty story "The Big Chill"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate
Synopsis	Betty comes into Pop's in a raging snowstorm in just her shirt sleeves, and the gang can't figure out why.
Genre	Teen
Script	Frank Doyle
Pencils	Doug Crane
Inks	Scott McRae
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Bill Yoshida

1 page Archie public service announcement "It's The Sign Of The Times!"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
Synopsis	Archie, Betty and Jughead participate in a picket line protesting drug abuse.
Genre	Teen
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Rod Ollerenshaw ?
Colors	Barry Grossman ?
Letters	Rod Ollerenshaw ?

5 page Betty story "Commercial Break"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Hal Cooper; Alice Cooper; Norman Lake; Tommy Cook; Tammy Cook; Mrs. Cook; Super Spaceship Toys rep
Synopsis	Betty is offered a role in a commercial for a toy space shuttle, but she has serious concerns about the toy's safety.
Genre	Teen
Script	Eve Nagler
Pencils	Stan Goldberg (as Stan G.)
Inks	Mike Esposito
Colors	Barry Grossman ?
Letters	Bill Yoshida ?

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Archie's Special Digest Subscription Offer"

Synopsis	Subscription solicitation for the Double Digest line and the standard Digest line.
Pencils	clip art
Inks	clip art
Letters	typeset
Notes	Clip art is the title logos for Jughead's Double Digest, Betty And Veronica Double Digest, Archie's Double Digest, Archie Comic Digest, Laugh Comic Digest, Archie Andrews Where Are You Digest, Jughead Jones Digest, Jughead With Archie Digest, Betty And Veronica Digest and Archie's Story And Game Digest.

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Archie Americana Series"

Synopsis	Advertisement for Archie Americana Series: Best Of The Forties.
Pencils	clip art
Inks	clip art

5 page Betty story "The Race"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Mary; network news correspondent
Synopsis	Betty is asked to substitute for her friend Mary in the Riverdale Snow Festival Dog Sled Race. However, Archie's attempt to get video footage of her throws a wrench into her chances.
Genre	Teen
Script	George Gladir
Pencils	Stan Goldberg (as Stan G.)
Inks	Rudy Lapick
Colors	Barry Grossman ?
Letters	Bill Yoshida ?

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "The Teenage Team-up Of The Century!"

Characters	Michelangelo; Archie Andrews
Synopsis	Advertisement for The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Meet Archie special.
Pencils	?; clip art
Inks	?; clip art
Notes	Clip art is the wraparound cover for the comic.

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

Characters	Archie Andrews
Synopsis	Subscription solicitation for the Archie Comics line.

1 page Betty letters page "Dear Betty"

Characters	Betty Cooper
Synopsis	"Betty" answers reader letters.
Script	? [as Betty]
Pencils	Stan Goldberg
Colors	Barry Grossman ?

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "It's Archie's 50th"

Synopsis	Advertisement for the Archie 50th Anniversary Fan Club Offer.
Pencils	clip art
Inks	clip art
Notes	Clip art is reproductions of the premiums offered with membership.

5 page Betty story "Snow A Go-Go"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Matt(Archie's uncle); Joan (Archie's Aunt)
Synopsis	Archie and Betty drive to his Uncle Matt's farm in a driving snowstorm.
Genre	Teen
Script	Mike Pellowski
Pencils	Tim Kennedy
Inks	Henry Scarpelli
Colors	Barry Grossman ?
Letters	Bill Yoshida ?