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Issue Details

Issue #258
Published June 1977
Frequency monthly
Cover Price 0.35 USD
Pages 36
Editing John L. Goldwater (editor); Richard Goldwater (managing editor)
Notes Cover price increases to thirty-five cents.

Cover Details - "It's Difficult To Believe"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hermione Lodge; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis Hermione is looking at Veronica's childhood photos. Veronica is running up the phone bill and Hiram is choking on last month's bill.
Genre Teen
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Dan DeCarlo

1 page Josie; Hostess advertisement "Yowsa Yowsa"

Characters Josie McCoy; Alan Mayberry; Alex Cabot; Valerie Brown
Synopsis Hostess ad.
Genre Teen
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick

6 page Betty And Veronica story "Funny Girl"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica's Cousin Bruce
Synopsis Veronica guilt-trips Betty into performing as a clown in a charity event being run by her Cousin Bruce, whom she's also intimidated into accepting Betty, all so she can have Archie for herself.
Genre Teen
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Colors Barry Grossman ?

Half page Li'l Jinx's Pal, Fat Charley story "Lost And Found"

Characters Charley Hawse; teacher
Genre Humor
Script Joe Edwards
Pencils Joe Edwards
Inks Joe Edwards
Colors Barry Grossman ?
Letters Joe Edwards

Half page Archie story "Archie's Gag Bag"

Characters Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Genre Teen
Script Bob Montana
Pencils Bob Montana
Inks Bob Montana
Colors Barry Grossman ?
Notes Due to the style of dress and the four-panel continuity, these are probably reprints of two late fifties to early sixties era Archie syndicated newspaper strips.

6 page Betty And Veronica story "Crystal Clear"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis The guys fool Veronica into thinking she can see the future in her crystal ball.
Genre Teen
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Colors Barry Grossman ?

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Laugh Digest"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis Advertisement for Laugh Comics Digest #11.
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Dan DeCarlo

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Pick A Winner Every Time"

Characters Archie Andrews
Synopsis Advertisement for the Archie Quarter Comics offer.

5 page Betty And Veronica story "Transportation Tribulation"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Hal Cooper
Synopsis Betty's dad gives her a car.
Genre Teen
Script George Gladir
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Colors Barry Grossman ?
Letters Bill Yoshida

1 page Veronica activity "Veronica's Birthday Gift"

Characters Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis Puzzle page.
Genre teen

5 page Betty And Veronica story "Five Star Final"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Floyd Clayton
Synopsis Coach Clayton asks Betty to transcribe a notebook with ratings of the various athletes he coaches. Reggie sneaks a peak at the notebook and jumps to the conclusion that Betty has a book with ratings of different boyfriends she's dated.
Genre Teen
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Colors Barry Grossman ?
Notes Among the athlete ratings in the notebook is "Gorelick - minus one". "Gorelick" is Archie Comics staffer Victor Gorelick. Another ranking is "Doyle - none." "Doyle" is Archie Comics head writer Frank Doyle.