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Issue Details

Issue #148
Published April 1968
Frequency monthly
Cover Price 0.12 USD
Pages 36
Editing John L. Goldwater (editor); Richard Goldwater (managing editor)

Cover Details - "Veronica's Protest Songs"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis Veronica has joined the ranks of Joan Baez, Grace Slick and Janis Joplin.
Genre Teen
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick
Colors Barry Grossman ?
Letters Bill Yoshida

6 page Betty And Veronica story "Brash Splash"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
Synopsis With Betty's extensive help, Archie builds a homemade snowmobile to try to beat Reggie at snowmobile racing.
Genre Teen
Script George Gladir
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick
Colors Barry Grossman ?
Letters Bill Yoshida

Half page Archie; Bendix advertisement "Pretty Shifty"

Characters Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis Veronica would rather go riding on her new Bendix Bicycle Built For Two with Archie than go to a concert with Reggie.
Genre Teen
Pencils Harry Lucey
Inks Harry Lucey
Colors Barry Grossman ?
Letters Bill Yoshida

1 page Li'l Jinx story "More Lessons"

Characters Li'l Jinx; Hap Holiday
Synopsis Jinx is less interested in ballet than in other subjects.
Genre Humor
Script Joe Edwards
Pencils Joe Edwards
Inks Joe Edwards
Colors Barry Grossman ?
Letters Joe Edwards

1 page Betty cartoon "Don't Just Stand There"

Characters Betty Cooper; unidentified ski instructor
Synopsis Betty has an accident while skiing.
Genre Teen
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick
Colors Barry Grossman ?
Letters Bill Yoshida

6 page Betty And Veronica story "Mini-Ha-Ha"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
Synopsis In order to shame the students into dressing more conservatively, Miss Grundy shows up to class wearing a miniskirt while Mr. Weatherbee shows up in bell bottoms, a paisley shirt and an afro wig.
Genre Teen
Script Dick Malmgren
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Colors Barry Grossman ?
Letters Bill Yoshida

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Sneek Preview"

Notes Advertisement for Archie Giant Series #153.

5 page Betty And Veronica story "It Won't Be Long Now"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis The gang goes to a drive-in movie, Veronica in Archie's car and Betty in Reggie's. Veronica doesn't want to stay in Archie's car because she'll freeze in the cold weather. But she doesn't want to go to Reggie's car because then Betty will move in on Archie.
Genre Teen
Script Dick Malmgren
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick
Colors Barry Grossman ?
Letters Bill Yoshida

Half page Dear Betty And Veronica letters page "Have You Ever"

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 statement of ownership "Statement Of Ownership"

Script Louis Silberkleit
Letters typeset
Notes Filed October 1, 1967; Owner Close-Up, inc., Officers Louis Silberkleit, John Goldwater, Maurice Coyne, all of 1116 First Avenue, New York, NY, 10016; Publisher, Louis Silberkleit; Editor, John Goldwater; Managing Editor, Richard Goldwater; Total Paid Circulation 437,580

6 page Betty And Veronica story "Critic's Choice"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee
Synopsis Archie gets a gig singing at a local club. When Betty and Veronica hear about this, they insist on giving him a mod new look to help out.
Genre Teen
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick
Colors Barry Grossman ?
Letters Bill Yoshida
Notes During a conversation, Jughead implies that he and Archie belong to a combo trying to become successful. A precursor to The Archie's, perhaps?