Issue Details

Issue	#8
Published	June 1987
Frequency	nine times per year
Cover Price	0.75 USD
Pages	36
Editing	Victor Gorelick (editor); Richard Goldwater (editor-in-chief)

Cover Details - "A Lot Of Points"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Nancy Woods; unidentified basketball player
Synopsis	Betty shoots an "oh-fer" in the basketball game, but still manages to score.
Genre	Teen
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Inks	Dan DeCarlo (signed)

6 page Betty story "Birthday In Utopia"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Hal Cooper; Alice Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Chuck Clayton; Jughead Jones; Dilton Doily; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Midge Klump
Synopsis	Betty's parents give Archie money to treat Betty to a carnival on her birthday and hire a photographer to make a photo album of the date.
Genre	Teen
Script	Rod Ollerenshaw
Pencils	Stan Goldberg [as Stan G.]
Inks	Rudy Lapick
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Bill Yoshida

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Subscribe To Katy Keene"

Characters	Katy Keene
Synopsis	Subscription solicitation for Katy Keene Comics.

Half page Archie story "Best Test"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Miss Grundy
Synopsis	Archie boasts that he aced the big test because he didn't forget anything.
Genre	Teen
Colors	Barry Grossman ?
Letters	Bill Yoshida ?

6 page Betty story "The Cure All"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis	Betty is laid up with an infectious virus and, due to a series of misunderstandings, doesn't receive any visitors or well-wishes from her friends. When Veronica finds out about it, she puts a stop to it immediately.
Genre	Teen
Script	Kathleen Webb
Pencils	Stan Goldberg [as Stan G.]
Inks	Rudy Lapick
Colors	Barry Grossman ?
Letters	Bill Yoshida ?

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Discount 32"

Characters	Archie Andrews
Synopsis	Subscription solicitation for the Archie Comics line.
Pencils	Stan Goldberg

5 page Betty story "Big Reunion"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Ethel Muggs; Dilton Doily; Chuck Clayton; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Archie and Betty's three children; Max (Betty's cat)
Synopsis	Betty fantasizes about how everybody will be at their tenth anniversary reunion.
Genre	Teen
Script	George Gladir
Pencils	Stan Goldberg [as Stan G.]
Inks	Mike Esposito
Colors	Barry Grossman ?
Letters	Bill Yoshida ?

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Double Your Fun!"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis	Subscription solicitation for Archie's Double Digest and Betty And Veronica Double Digest.

1 page Sincerely Yours letters page "Dear Readers, I Need Your Help"

Characters	Betty Cooper
Synopsis	"Betty" solicits advice for a problem sent in by a reader, and presents advice sent in for a previously published problem.
Script	? [as Betty]
Pencils	Joe Edwards
Inks	Joe Edwards
Colors	Barry Grossman ?

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Step Right Up!"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis	Checklist of titles eligible for the "Two Issues For $1.00" offer.

Half page Dilton's Puzzle Pals activity "Sabrina's Planets Scramble"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Dilton Doily
Synopsis	Word scramble puzzle with a planetary theme.
Genre	teen
Script	Rod Ollerenshaw
Pencils	Stan Goldberg
Inks	Rod Ollerenshaw
Colors	Barry Grossman ?
Letters	Rod Ollerenshaw

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Fans!"

Characters	Archie Andrews
Synopsis	Advertisement for the Archie Fan Club.
Pencils	Stan Goldberg
Inks	Rod Ollerenshaw
Letters	Rod Ollerenshaw

5 page Betty story "Monday Blues"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Max (Betty's cat); Alice Cooper; Hal Cooper; Archie Andrews
Synopsis	Betty oversleeping is just the start of a morning filled with little annoyances.
Genre	Teen
Script	Kathleen Webb
Pencils	Stan Goldberg [as Stan G.]
Inks	Rudy Lapick
Colors	Barry Grossman ?
Letters	Bill Yoshida ?

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Subscribe And Save"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis	Subscription solicitation for the Archie Digest line.
Pencils	Rod Ollerenshaw
Inks	Rod Ollerenshaw
Colors	Barry Grossman ?
Letters	Rod Ollerenshaw

1 page Archie public service announcement "You Don't Need Drugs ..."

Characters	Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis	Archie and the gang give reasons not to abuse drugs.
Genre	Teen
Pencils	Stan Goldberg
Inks	Rudy Lapick