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Issue Details

Issue	#273
Published	September 1978
Frequency	monthly
Cover Price	0.35 USD
Pages	36
Editing	John L. Goldwater (editor); Richard Goldwater (managing editor)

Cover Details - "I Could Dance Like This Forever"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis	Betty, Archie, Veronica and Reggie dance at a local club.
Genre	Teen
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Rudy Lapick

6 page Betty And Veronica story "Guest Who"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Smithers the butler; George Kelly
Synopsis	Veronica in incensed that everyone has met the new guy she's attracted to before her.
Genre	Teen
Script	Frank Doyle
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Colors	Barry Grossman ?

Half page Li'l Jinx story "A Spot Of Lunch"

Characters	Li'l Jinx; Charley Hawse
Synopsis	Jinx guesses what Charley had for lunch from the stains on his shirt.
Genre	Humor
Script	Joe Edwards
Pencils	Joe Edwards
Inks	Joe Edwards
Colors	Barry Grossman ?
Letters	Joe Edwards

Half page Betty And Veronica story "Betty And Veronica Gag Bag"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
Synopsis	Archie looks for a lost wig. Betty gets spotted by Archie at the beach.
Genre	Teen
Script	Bob Montana
Pencils	Bob Montana
Inks	Bob Montana
Colors	Barry Grossman ?
Notes	Judging by the style of dress and the four-panel continuity, this is probably a reprint of two early sixties era Archie syndicated newspaper strips.
Reprinted	from ?

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Think Small"

Characters	Dilton Doily; Moose Mason; Archie Andrews
Notes	Advertisement for Archie Comics Digest #32.

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Here's Your Archie 3 For $1.00 Checklist"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Notes	Checklist of issues eligible for the "Three Issues For $1.00" offer.

6 page Betty And Veronica story "Pretty Flower"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee
Synopsis	Betty finds a flower that supernaturally affects human emotion negatively and unwittingly passes it through the school.
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Rudy Lapick
Colors	Barry Grossman ?

5 page Betty And Veronica story "The Heat's On"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis	Archie accidentally insults Veronica, so she makes him jump through hoops to make up.
Genre	Teen
Script	Frank Doyle
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Jim DeCarlo ?
Colors	Barry Grossman ?

1 page Dear Betty And Veronica letters page "There Are Two Boys"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis	"Betty" and "Veronica" answer reader letters.
Script	? [as Betty and Veronica]
Pencils	Joe Edwards
Inks	Joe Edwards
Colors	Barry Grossman ?

5 page Betty And Veronica story "The Decorators"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Smithers the butler
Synopsis	Veronica decides to redecorate the downstairs rooms without consulting her father.
Genre	Teen
Script	Frank Doyle
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Jim DeCarlo ?
Colors	Barry Grossman ?