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Issue Details

Issue #296
Published August 1980
Frequency monthly
Cover Price 0.50 USD
Pages 36
Editing John L. Goldwater (editor); Richard Goldwater (managing editor)

Cover Details - "Fond Of Sports"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis Walking to the tennis courts with Betty, Veronica responds to a flirtatious man in a sports car.
Genre Teen
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Dan DeCarlo
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

1 page Josie; Hostess advertisement "Shopping Spree"

Characters Josie McCoy; Valerie Brown; Melody Valentine; Melody's cousin
Synopsis The girls go on a shopping spree, but the only thing Melody buys is Hostess Twinkies.
Genre Teen
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Jim DeCarlo
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida
Notes Inside front cover.

6 page Betty And Veronica story "Snap It Up"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis Mr. Lodge claims Archie seems to show up whenever Veronica snaps her fingers. So Veronica keeps snapping her fingers and Archie keeps appearing.
Genre Teen
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Jim DeCarlo
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

Half page Li'l Jinx story "Nuts To You"

Characters Li'l Jinx; Charley Hawse
Synopsis Jinx douses Charley's ambitions.
Genre Humor
Script Joe Edwards (signed)
Pencils Joe Edwards (signed)
Inks Joe Edwards (signed)
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Joe Edwards (signed)

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

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis Veronica buys a new bikini. Reggie boasts that he's given up television.
Genre Teen
Script Michael Gallagher ?
Pencils Dan DeCarlo ?
Inks Joe Edwards
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Joe Edwards
Notes These are reprints of two late seventies era Archie syndicated newspaper strips.
Reprinted from ?

1 page Veronica activity "Veronica's Riddlers"

Characters Veronica Lodge
Synopsis The reader must decode the answers to a series of riddles.
Genre teen
Script Joe Edwards
Pencils Joe Edwards
Inks Joe Edwards
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Joe Edwards

5 page Betty And Veronica story "Wet Is Wonderful"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate; Reggie Mantle; Midge Klump; Alice Cooper
Synopsis After being drenched in a rainstorm, Betty accepts the loan of dry clothing from Veronica. Later at Pop's, everybody compliments her on her outfit.
Genre Teen
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Jim DeCarlo
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

2 page Betty And Veronica illustration "Swingiest Fashions"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis No story; Betty and Veronica model fashion designs submitted by readers.
Genre Teen
Pencils Dan DeCarlo [signed DD]
Inks Dan DeCarlo [signed DD]
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

5 page Betty And Veronica story "Rummage Rumpus"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Benson The Chauffeur; Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge
Synopsis Veronica goes to a rummage sale hunting for bargains and ends up spending more for her "bargains" than she would have if she paid normal retail.
Genre Teen
Script George Gladir
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Jim DeCarlo
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

1 page Dear Betty And Veronica letters page "I Met A Boy"

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

6 page Veronica story "Game Gambit"

Characters Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Hermione Lodge; Dilton Doiley
Synopsis Her mother can't understand why Veronica allows Archie and Reggie to compete for her so vociferously.
Genre Teen
Script George Gladir
Pencils Dan DeCarlo Jr.
Inks Jim DeCarlo
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida