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Issue Details

Issue #285
Published September 1979
Frequency monthly
Cover Price 0.40 USD
Pages 36
Editing John L. Goldwater (editor); Richard Goldwater (managing editor)

Cover Details - "Listen To This Sea Shell"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; unidentified beach patrons
Synopsis Veronica is displeased with the lack of male attendance at the beach.
Genre Teen
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Dan DeCarlo
Colors Barry Grossman

6 page Betty And Veronica story "Battle Birds"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis Betty and Veronica decide to hold a duel over Archie, but they can't decide on what weapons to duel with.
Genre Teen
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Jim DeCarlo ?
Colors Barry Grossman

Half page Li'l Jinx story "Dinner Winner"

Characters Li'l Jinx; Hap Holiday
Synopsis Hap tries to get Jinx to eat her vegetables.
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 Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis Betty and Veronica find a use for the boys on a hike. Veronica interprets the law.
Genre Teen
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Joe Edwards
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Joe Edwards
Notes Judging by the four-panel continuity, this is probably a reprint of two late seventies Archie syndicated newspaper strips.
Reprinted from ?

6 page Betty And Veronica story "Dreams Of Glory"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Nancy Woods; Hiram Lodge (in dream sequence only)
Synopsis Betty has been literally dreaming of marrying Archie and it has Veronica perturbed.
Genre Teen
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Jim DeCarlo ?
Colors Barry Grossman

5 page Betty And Veronica story "Twin Trouble"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis Betty and Veronica come to school wearing a blouse of the same design. They agree to wear their coat, one during the morning and the other during the afternoon, to disguise the fact.
Genre Teen
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Jim DeCarlo ?
Colors Barry Grossman

1 page Dear Betty And Veronica letters page "I Think A Book"

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

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

Characters Dilton Doily; Moose Mason; Archie Andrews
Notes Advertisement for Archie Comics Digest #38.

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

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

5 page Betty And Veronica story "Matchmaker"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis Veronica tries to trick her father into buying her a new hat.
Genre Teen
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Joe Edwards
Colors Barry Grossman