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Issue Details

Issue	#260
Published	August 1977
Frequency	monthly
Cover Price	0.35 USD
Pages	36
Editing	John L. Goldwater (editor); Richard Goldwater (managing editor)

Cover Details - "Betty, Talk Is Cheap"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis	Veronica's father rails at her for running up the phone bill.
Genre	Teen
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Dan DeCarlo

6 page Betty And Veronica story "The Timid Soul"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Flutesnoot; Hiram Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Archie Andrews
Synopsis	A lab accident in chemistry class temporarily turns Veronica into a meek and timid person.
Genre	Teen
Script	Frank Doyle
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Colors	Barry Grossman ?
Letters	Bill Yoshida

Half page Li'l Jinx story "Talking It Up"

Characters	Li'l Jinx; Hap Holliday
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; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mary Andrews; Fred Andrews
Genre	Teen
Script	Bob Montana
Pencils	Bob Montana
Inks	Bob Montana
Colors	Barry Grossman ?
Notes	Judging by the style of clothing and the four-panel continuity, this is probably a reprint of two late fifties to early sixties vintage Archie syndicated newspaper strips.
Reprinted	from ?

6 page Betty And Veronica story "Skull Session"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy
Synopsis	The guys make fun of the girls' weird hats, though they themselves have some pretty weird taste in hats (especially Jughead).
Genre	Teen
Script	Frank Doyle
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Colors	Barry Grossman ?
Letters	Bill Yoshida

Half page Josie; Lite'ms advertisement "The Banana Boogie"

Characters	Josie McCoy; Melody Valentine; Valerie Brown; Alexandria Cabot; Mel
Synopsis	Advertisement for Lite'ms pendants.
Genre	Teen
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Rudy Lapick

5 page Betty And Veronica story "Zodiac Zeal"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Ethel Muggs; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Synopsis	Veronica becomes obsessed with astrology.
Genre	Teen
Script	George Gladir
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Colors	Barry Grossman ?
Letters	Bill Yoshida

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Betty And Veronica Summer Spectacular"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis	Advertisement for Betty And Veronica Summer Specials.

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Archie 3 For $1.00 Offer"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Synopsis	Advertisement for Archie Comics "Three Issues For $1.00" offer.

5 page Betty And Veronica story "The High Price Of Health"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Pop Tate; Murray Macho
Genre	Teen
Script	Frank Doyle
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Colors	Barry Grossman ?
Letters	Bill Yoshida
Notes	Betty and Archie both get up early to watch the exercise program "The Murray Macho Show."