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Issue Details

Issue	#161
Published	May 1969
Frequency	monthly
Cover Price	0.12 USD
Pages	36
Editing	John L. Goldwater (editor); Richard Goldwater (managing editor)

Cover Details - "Pants For Formal Evening Wear"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis	Veronica proposes wearing pants to a formal wear event.
Genre	Teen
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Rudy Lapick
Colors	Barry Grossman ?
Letters	Bill Yoshida

6 page Betty And Veronica story "The Playboy"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Montgomery Plushmore; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis	Veronica and Archie are fawning over a jet-setter Veronica recently met, while Betty and Jughead can only heckle him.
Genre	Teen
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Colors	Barry Grossman ?
Letters	Bill Yoshida

Half page Dear Betty And Veronica letters page "I Have A Short Problem"

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, 1968; Listed owners Close-Up Inc, Louis Silberkleit, John L. Goldwater, all of 1116 First Avenue, New York, NY, 10016; Publisher Louis Silberkleit; Editor John L. Goldwater; Managing Editor Richard Goldwater; Total Paid Circulation, avg 12 months: 419,544.

1 page Betty cartoon "Hi, Mr. Andrews"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Fred Andrews
Synopsis	Betty offers to shovel the Andrews' Family sidewalks in exchange for Mr. Andrews putting in a good word with Archie about taking Betty to the dance.
Genre	Teen
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Rudy Lapick
Colors	Barry Grossman ?
Letters	Bill Yoshida

6 page Veronica story "Service With A Smile"

Characters	Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Smithers the butler; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Roger Van Clef
Synopsis	To prove to her father that she can be just as hard-working and industrious at Betty can, Veronica gets her father to hire her as a maid in the mansion.
Genre	Teen
Script	Frank Doyle
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Rudy Lapick
Colors	Barry Grossman ?
Letters	Bill Yoshida

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "New Records For Fun"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Pencils	Harry Lucey
Inks	Harry Lucey
Colors	Barry Grossman ?
Letters	Bill Yoshida
Notes	Advertisement for Archie Giant Series #162.

5 page Betty And Veronica story "Second Time Around"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
Synopsis	Archie keeps injuring himself. Betty keeps trying to nurse him. Veronica keeps injecting herself into the situation, then fainting at the sight of blood. And the carousel goes round and round.
Genre	Teen
Script	Frank Doyle
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Rudy Lapick
Colors	Barry Grossman ?
Letters	Bill Yoshida

1 page Li'l Jinx story "On Time"

Characters	Li'l Jinx; Gigi; Hap Holiday
Synopsis	Gigi still has a little to learn about telling time.
Genre	Humor
Script	Joe Edwards
Pencils	Joe Edwards
Inks	Joe Edwards
Colors	Barry Grossman ?
Letters	Joe Edwards

6 page Betty And Veronica story "Lost Weekend"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis	Veronica brags to Betty and Archie about her impending ski weekend, one she doesn't intend to bring skis to.
Genre	Teen
Script	Frank Doyle
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Rudy Lapick
Colors	Barry Grossman ?
Letters	Bill Yoshida