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Issue Details

Issue #239
Published November 1975
Frequency monthly
Cover Price 0.25 USD
Pages 36
Editing John L. Goldwater (editor); Richard Goldwater (managing editor)

Cover Details - "Of Course I Can Keep A Secret"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis Betty and Veronica share gossip across the tennis court net.
Genre Teen
Pencils Dan DeCarlo

6 page Betty And Veronica story "Make Believe"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Alice Cooper; Pop Tate; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis As part of a project for school, the kids act out fantasy scenarios that could never happen, like Betty refusing Archie, and Jughead refusing food.
Genre Teen
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Dan DeCarlo

1 page Archie; Hostess advertisement "Double Trouble"

Characters Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Coach Kleats
Synopsis Hostess Ad.
Genre Teen
Pencils Dan DeCarlo

Half page Li'l Jinx story "Early Riser"

Characters Li'l Jinx; Hap Holliday
Genre Humor
Script Joe Edwards
Pencils Joe Edwards
Inks Joe Edwards
Letters Joe Edwards

Half page Archie story "Archie's Gag Bag"

Characters Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Genre Teen
Pencils Bob Montana
Inks Bob Montana
Notes Judging by the style of clothing and the four-panel continuity, these are probably two late fifties to early sixties vintage Archie syndicated newspaper strip reprints.

5 page Betty And Veronica story "River Riot"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Hopeless Herbie; Dirty Larry
Synopsis The girls have a quiet, lazy day floating along the river on a raft, while two crooks meet disaster trying to kidnap Veronica.
Genre Teen
Pencils Dan DeCarlo

5 page Betty And Veronica story "You Gotta Have Sole"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis Betty accuses Archie of letting Veronica walk all over him.
Genre Teen
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Dan DeCarlo

1 page Betty illustration "The Barter"

Characters Betty Cooper; Fred Andrews
Genre Teen
Pencils Dan DeCarlo

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Archie Digest"

Characters Dilton Doily; Moose Mason; Archie Andrews
Synopsis Advertisement for Archie Comics Digest #15.

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Pick A Winner Every Time"

Characters Archie Andrews
Synopsis Advertisement for the Archie Quarter Comics offer.

5 page Betty And Veronica story "Take The Plunge"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis The boys aren't coming to swim in Veronica's pool because they've gone back to the "ol' swimmin' hole." But Veronica hates swimming in water that's full of frogs and weeds, and tries to make some improvements.
Genre Teen
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Dan DeCarlo