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Issue Details

Issue #281
Published May 1979
Frequency monthly
Cover Price 0.40 USD
Pages 36
Editing John L. Goldwater (editor); Richard Goldwater (managing editor)

Cover Details - "What You Need"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis Betty disagrees with a commercial spokesman on television as to what she really needs in life.
Genre Teen
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Dan DeCarlo
Colors Barry Grossman ?

6 page Betty And Veronica story "The Searcher"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Adam the alien; Smithers the butler; Hiram Lodge; Throg the intergalactic peddler
Synopsis Still in search of his roots, Adam the alien beams back down to Earth. Veronica invites him to stay over at the Lodge mansion for a while.
Genre Teen
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick
Colors Barry Grossman ?
Notes Plotline continues from Archie(1962 series)#280 (May, 1979).

Half page Li'l Jinx's Pal, Gigi story "A Capital Idea"

Characters Gigi; Charley Hawse
Synopsis Gigi zings Charley.
Genre Humor
Script Joe Edwards
Pencils Joe Edwards
Inks Joe Edwards
Colors Barry Grossman ?
Letters Joe Edwards

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

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Beazley; Archie Andrews
Synopsis Mr. Weatherbee samples dishes from the Home Economics class. Mr. Lodge gets a Doberman for Archie.
Genre Teen
Script Bob Montana
Pencils Bob Montana
Inks Bob Montana
Colors Barry Grossman ?
Notes Judging from the style of dress, this is probably a reprint of two middle to late sixties era Archie syndicated newspaper strips.

1 page Veronica activity "Veronica's Monster Menu"

Characters Veronica Lodge
Synopsis Number code puzzle with a costume party theme.
Genre teen
Pencils Joe Edwards
Inks Joe Edwards
Colors Barry Grossman ?
Letters Joe Edwards

6 page Betty And Veronica story "Mental Image"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy
Synopsis Betty's physical tics when she's concentrating are getting fantastic results for her, but they're annoying everyone around her.
Genre Teen
Script Frank Doyle ?
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick
Colors Barry Grossman ?

5 page Betty And Veronica story "Know Your Enemy"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason
Synopsis Betty and Veronica get ambushed by Archie and Jughead throwing snowballs. So later Veronica arranges it so that Moose thinks Archie and Jughead ambushed him.
Genre Teen
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Jim DeCarlo ?
Colors Barry Grossman ?

1 page Josie; Hostess advertisement "Josie Has The Answer"

Characters Josie McCoy; Alexandria Cabot; Alan Mayberry; Valerie Brown
Synopsis While rollerskating, Alan falls and is dazed. Josie brings him out of his daze with Hostess Fruit Pies.
Genre Teen
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick
Colors Barry Grossman ?

1 page Dear Betty And Veronica letters page "A Friend Of Mine"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis "Betty" and "Veronica" answer reader letters
Script ? [as Betty and Veronica]
Pencils Joe Edwards
Inks Joe Edwards
Colors Barry Grossman ?
Letters Joe Edwards

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "You Won't Stop Laughing"

Characters Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee
Notes Advertisement for Joke Book Comics Digest Annual #4.

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Here's Your Archie 3 For $1.00 Checklist"

Characters Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Notes Checklist of eligible titles for the "Three Issues For $1.00" offer.

5 page Betty And Veronica story "Heat Rave"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis Veronica is impervious to the bitter cold because her clothing is wired for heat.
Genre Teen
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Jim DeCarlo ?
Colors Barry Grossman ?