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Issue Details

Issue #191
Published July 1991
Frequency eight times per year
Cover Price 1.00 USD; 1.20 CAD; 75P GBP
Pages 36
Editing Victor Gorelick (editor); Richard Goldwater (editor-in-chief)

Cover Details - "This Course Has A Lot Of Challenges"

Characters Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; unidentified platinum blonde; unidentified golfers
Synopsis On a miniature golf course, Betty calls a two-stroke penalty on Archie for trying to play through to a gorgeous blonde golfer.
Genre Teen
Pencils Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Inks Alison Flood (signed)

5 page Betty story "Bored Game"

Characters Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Hal Cooper; Alice Cooper; Midge Klump; Reggie Mantle; Dilton Doily; Moose Mason
Synopsis Forced inside due to a rainy day, Archie, Betty and her parents decide to play the board game "Be A Billionaire" (a take-off on Monopoly). During the game, Archie fantasizes about being a billionaire.
Genre Teen
Script Mike Pellowski
Pencils Stan Goldberg (as Stan G.)
Inks Mike Esposito
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Join America's Sweethearts"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis Advertisement for Betty And Veronica Annual Digest #5.
Pencils Dan Parent; clip art
Inks ?; clip art
Notes Clip art is the cover of Betty And Veronica Annual Digest #5.

Half page text article "Editor's Notebook"

Synopsis Editor Gorelick promotes the first volume of the Archie Americana Series, and promotes a convention appearance for himself.
Script Victor Gorelick
Pencils Victor Gorelick ?; clip art
Colors Barry Grossman ?
Letters typeset
Notes Clip art is the splash page of the Archie story from Pep Comics #22, drawn by Bob Montana.

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Archie Presents"

Characters Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Synopsis Advertisement for Archie Americana Series: Best Of The Forties.
Pencils clip art
Inks clip art
Notes Clip art is various poses of Archie and the gang taken from stories in the volume. Art is by Bob Montana.

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 ?

5 page Betty story "Home Video"

Characters Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Moose Mason; Veronica Lodge; Miss Beazley; Jughead Jones; Chuck Clayton; Ethel Muggs
Synopsis Betty decides to video tape a diary and Archie volunteers to operate the camera. But his efforts end up causing him no end of grief.
Genre Teen
Script George Gladir
Pencils Doug Crane
Inks Rudy Lapick
Colors Barry Grossman ?
Letters Bill Yoshida ?

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

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

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

Synopsis Advertisement for the Archie Fan Club.
Pencils clip art
Inks clip art
Notes Clip art is illustrations of the club premiums.

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

Synopsis Subscription solicitation for the Archie Double Digest line and the Archie standard Digest line.
Pencils clip art
Inks clip art
Notes Clip art is the title logos for the offered titles.

5 page Betty story "Dream Dilemma"

Characters Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Alice Cooper
Synopsis Betty dreams she rejects Archie and is so shaken by the dream that it takes Veronica to talk her down from her agitated state.
Genre Teen
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Doug Crane
Inks Rudy Lapick
Colors Barry Grossman ?
Letters Bill Yoshida ?

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Archie's 50th Anniversary Interview Contest!"

Synopsis Contest announcement connected with the Archie Fiftieth Anniversary celebration.
Pencils Ellen Leonforte ?
Inks Ellen Leonforte ?
Colors Barry Grossman ?
Letters typeset

6 page Betty story "Sitter Wanted"

Characters Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Mrs. Tompkins; Mr. Diddlebock; Pop Tate
Synopsis Archie can't take Betty out because he donated all his cash to charity. Betty can't go out with him because she promised to babysit. Neither knows how to break the news to the other one.
Genre Teen
Script George Gladir
Pencils Tim Kennedy
Inks Rudy Lapick
Colors Barry Grossman ?
Letters Bill Yoshida ?

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Calendar Of Events"

Characters Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis List of notices outlining company oriented events around the United States.