Issue Details

Issue	#256
Published	April 1977
Frequency	monthly
Cover Price	0.30 USD
Pages	36
Editing	John L. Goldwater (editor); Richard Goldwater (managing editor)

Cover Details - "That's My Favorite Color Combination"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Dilton Doily; Archie Andrews
Synopsis	Betty and Veronica paint a backdrop for the school play, while Dilton and Archie admire them.
Genre	Teen
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Dan DeCarlo

1 page Josie; Hostess advertisement "Poor Dumb Thing"

Characters	Josie McCoy; Melody Valentine; Valerie Brown
Synopsis	Hostess ad.
Genre	Teen
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Rudy Lapick

6 page Betty And Veronica story "Betty's Bonnet"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Miss Grundy; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Dilton Doily; Mr. Weatherbee; Ethel Muggs
Synopsis	Betty's new hat doesn't get the reaction she was hoping for.
Genre	Teen
Script	Frank Doyle
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Colors	Barry Grossman ?
Letters	Bill Yoshida

1 page Betty illustration "Flip Quips"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Ethel Muggs
Genre	Teen
Script	George Gladir
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo Jr.
Colors	Barry Grossman ?
Letters	Bill Yoshida

Half page Li'l Jinx story "Pet Rock Joke"

Characters	Li'l Jinx; Charley Hawse
Genre	Humor
Script	Joe Edwards
Pencils	Joe Edwards
Inks	Joe Edwards
Colors	Barry Grossman ?
Letters	Joe Edwards

Half page Archie story "Archie's Gag Bag"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Miss Grundy; Jughead Jones
Genre	Teen
Script	Bob Montana
Pencils	Bob Montana
Inks	Bob Montana
Colors	Barry Grossman ?
Notes	Due to the style of dress and the four-panel continuity, this is probably a reprint of a late fifties to early sixties Archie syndicated newspaper strip.

Half page statement of ownership "Statement Of Ownership"

Synopsis	Statement of ownership.
Letters	typeset

6 page Betty And Veronica story "Column Right"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Nancy Woods; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis	Nancy proves to be a mathematical genius.
Genre	Teen
Script	Frank Doyle
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Colors	Barry Grossman ?

5 page Betty And Veronica story "Fall Guy"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Alice Cooper; Fred Andrews
Synopsis	Archie once again has made a date with the two girls for the same night, and freaks out: "It's not the first time I've done this! Last time, they gave me a final warning!"
Genre	Teen
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Colors	Barry Grossman ?

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

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

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Jughead With Archie"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
Synopsis	Advertisement for Jughead With Archie Digest #20.
Notes	Ad art is the same as the ad for Jughead With Archie Digest #19.

5 page Betty And Veronica story "Covet Charge"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate
Synopsis	Veronica quotes the commandment "Thou shalt not covet" to explain why Betty should stop trying to get Archie. Soon everyone is quoting the word "covet" because it's fun to say.
Genre	Teen
Script	Frank Doyle
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Colors	Barry Grossman ?
Letters	Bill Yoshida