Data courtesy of the Grand Comics Database under Creative Commons license.

Issue Details

Issue #429
Published November 1994
Frequency monthly
Cover Price 1.50 USD
Pages 36
Editing Victor Gorelick (editor); Richard Goldwater (editor-in-chief)

Cover Details - "This Is It, Veronica"

Characters Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis Betty and Veronica engage in an actual tug-of-war with Archie.
Genre Teen
Script Dan Parent?
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Henry Scarpelli

6 page Archie story "Love Showdown, Part 1 Chapter 1"

Characters Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Fred Andrews
Synopsis Archie is entranced by a mysterious letter and Betty and Veronica assume it's another girl.
Genre Teen
Script Dan Parent
Pencils Stan Goldberg
Inks Henry Scarpelli
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

4 page Punchy advertisement "Bus Fuss"

Characters Punchy; Poochie; various kids
Synopsis Advertisement for Hawaiian Punch fruit drink.
Pencils Bill Goliher?

5 page Archie story "Love Showdown, Part 1 Chapter 2"

Characters Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Hot Dog; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis Reggie hears about the mystery letter of Archie's. Playing a prank, he tells Betty and Veronica separately that the other wrote the letter. However, the prank erupts in an all-out war between the girls for Archie's affections.
Genre Teen
Script Dan Parent
Pencils Stan Goldberg
Inks Henry Scarpelli
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida
Notes Part 1 of the four part, inter-title crossover story "Love Showdown". Storyline continues in Betty #19.

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Catch Supersonic Fun"

Characters Sonic The Hedgehog
Synopsis Subscription ad for Sonic The Hedgehog.

5 page Archie story "Singin' In The Rain"

Characters Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Dilton Doily; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate; Veronica Lodge; Fred Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy
Synopsis Veronica inspires the gang to go running in the rain in their swimwear to end summer vacation with a bang.
Genre Teen
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Stan Goldberg
Inks Henry Scarpelli

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Summer Supplies"

Synopsis Advertisement for Archie logo items.
Pencils photo

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Special Giant Offer"

Synopsis Advertisement for Reggie's Revenge #2, Archie's Super Teens #1, and Jughead's Baby Tales #2.
Pencils clip art
Inks clip art

Half page text article "Editor's Notebook"

Synopsis Editorial by Victor Gorelick promoting the "Love Showdown" crossover.
Script Victor Gorelick
Letters typeset

1 page letters page "Archie's Club News"

Synopsis Essay from Jaime Mejia on the "Corythosaurus", illustrated by the editor.
Script Ellen Leonforte
Pencils Ellen Leonforte
Inks Ellen Leonforte

5 page Archie story "Pain In The Neck"

Characters Archie Andrews; Dr. Dobson
Synopsis Archie is experiencing neck pains after a day at the beach.
Genre Teen
Script Mike Pellowski
Pencils Stan Goldberg
Inks Henry Scarpelli

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Archie's Super Savers"

Synopsis Subscription offer for the entire Archie Comics Line.
Pencils Ellen Leonforte
Inks Ellen Leonforte