| Issue | #178 |
| Published | September 1989 |
| Frequency | eight times per year |
| Cover Price | 0.95 USD |
| Pages | 36 |
| Editing | Victor Gorelick (editor); Richard Goldwater (Editor-In-Chief) |
| Characters | Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Unnamed Riverdale beach babes |
| Genre | Teen |
| Pencils | Dan DeCarlo [Dan De Carlo] (Signed) |
| Inks | Jim DeCarlo [James DeCarlo] (Signed) |
| Colors | Barry Grossman |
| Letters | Bill Yoshida |
| Characters | Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Melvin (Betty's Cousin); Veronica Lodge |
| Synopsis | Betty gets Archie to help her cousin, Melvin overcome his shyness of meeting girls, and to Archie's dismay he gets a date with Veronica. |
| Genre | Teen |
| Script | Frank Doyle |
| Pencils | Stan Goldberg [As Stan G.] |
| Inks | Rudy Lapick |
| Colors | Barry Grossman |
| Letters | Bill Yoshida |
| Characters | Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Dilton Doiley; Nancy Woods |
| Synopsis | An anti-drug public service message from Archie and his pals. |
| Genre | Teen |
| Pencils | Dan Parent (Signed) |
| Inks | Dan Parent (Signed) |
| Colors | Barry Grossman |
| Letters | Bill Yoshida |
| Characters | Betty Cooper |
| Synopsis | A Betty soda pop themed word find puzzle. |
| Genre | Teen |
| Script | Rod Ollerenshaw [As RGO] |
| Pencils | Rod Ollerenshaw [As RGO] |
| Inks | Rod Ollerenshaw [As RGO] |
| Colors | Barry Grossman |
| Letters | Rod Ollerenshaw (as RGO) |
| Notes | Work is signed RGO. Have yet to determine which artist uses those initials. |
| Characters | Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Unnamed Lifeguard |
| Synopsis | Veronica uses a jar to meet a new lifeguard. |
| Genre | Gags |
| Pencils | Stan Goldberg (?) |
| Inks | Stan Goldberg (?) |
| Colors | Barry Grossman |
| Letters | Bill Yoshida |
| Notes | No credits given for gag. Stan Goldberg's art credit based on his distinctive style. |
| Characters | Betty Cooper [Also as Betty Scooper]; Archie Andrews [Also as Archibald Andrews]; Reggie Mantle [Also as Reginald Le Snoot]; Veronica Lodge [Also as Veronica Van Loot]; City Editor; Mrs. Cooper; Unnamed butler [Could be Smithers]; Buddy The Cat |
| Synopsis | After watching a video of the Great Hatsby, Betty dreams of being in the 1920's where Archie is a millionaire. |
| Genre | Teen |
| Script | George Gladir |
| Pencils | Stan Goldberg [As Stan G.] |
| Inks | Mike Esposito |
| Colors | Barry Grossman |
| Letters | Bill Yoshida |
| Characters | Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Dilton Doiley; Jughead Jones; Big Ethel Muggs; Midge Klump; Moose Mason; Hot Dog; Waldo Weatherbee [Mr. Weatherbee]; Geraldine Grundy [Miss Grundy]; Reggie Mantle (On cover of digest) |
| Synopsis | Half page ad for Archie Annual Digest #55. |
| Genre | Teen |
| Pencils | Dan Parent (?) |
| Inks | Dan Parent (?) |
| Colors | Barry Grossman |
| Letters | Bill Yoshida |
| Notes | Dan Parent's art credit based on his distinctive style. Ad is top half of a page shared with Victor Gorelick editorial. |
| Characters | Victor Gorelick |
| Synopsis | Victor Gorelick editorial. |
| Genre | Teen |
| Script | Victor Gorelick |
| Colors | Barry Grossman |
| Notes | Victor Gorelick editorial on bottom half of page shared with Archie Annual #55 ad. |
| Characters | Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Willy Summers; Joe Harmon; Doc Calhoun; Fred Andrews; Unnamed card dealer; Mayfair Hotel bellhop |
| Synopsis | When Archie, Betty and Jughead go to Baseball card show and don't have enough money for autographs, Betty's homemade chicken comes in handy. |
| Genre | Teen |
| Script | George Gladir |
| Pencils | Stan Goldberg [As Stan G.] |
| Inks | Mike Esposito |
| Colors | Barry Grossman |
| Letters | Bill Yoshida |
| Characters | Betty Cooper |
| Synopsis | Betty answers two letters from Patty M. & Gladys D. seeking advice for their problems. |
| Genre | Teen |
| Pencils | Dan DeCarlo [Dan De Carlo] |
| Inks | Dan DeCarlo [Dan De Carlo] |
| Colors | Barry Grossman |
| Letters | Bill Yoshida |
| Notes | Dear Abby type advice column from teens with social/personal problems answered by Betty Cooper. The headshot art used of Betty on this page is identical to the headshot art on the complete character pose that follows on the next page, "Betty's Mixed Bag Fashion". |
| Characters | Betty Cooper |
| Synopsis | Various Betty fashion pics wearing designs sent in by a fan. |
| Genre | Teen |
| Pencils | Dan DeCarlo [Dan De Carlo] |
| Inks | Dan DeCarlo [Dan De Carlo] |
| Colors | Barry Grossman |
| Letters | Bill Yoshida |
| Notes | The character headshot art used of Betty on this page is identical to the headshot art on the previous page, "Dear Betty". Concepts & fashions by Julie Klausner of Scarsdale, N.Y. |
| Characters | Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Mrs. Cooper; Unnamed orphanage kids |
| Synopsis | Betty & Archie perform as clowns to entertain kids at an orphanage. |
| Genre | Teen |
| Script | George Gladir |
| Pencils | Stan Goldberg [As Stan G.] |
| Inks | Mike Esposito |
| Colors | Barry Grossman |
| Letters | Bill Yoshida |
| Characters | Fred Flintstone; Barney Rubble |
| Synopsis | Barney tricks Fred by dressing as a girl at the bowling alley to get the Fruity Pebbles. |
| Genre | Children |
| Notes | Fruity And Cocoa Pebbles Cereal Ad similar in style to the Hostess ads. Inside back cover. |
| Reprinted | also appears in Archie (1962 series) # 369 August 1989; also appears in Archie (1962 series) # 376 April 1990 |
| Characters | Mr. Bubble; Unnamed brother; Unnamed sister; Unnamed mother |
| Synopsis | A mother has no trouble getting her two children in the tub for bath time when she uses Mr.Bubble's bubble bath. |
| Genre | Children |
| Pencils | Dan DeCarlo [Dan De Carlo] [As DD] (Signed) |
| Inks | Dan DeCarlo [Dan De Carlo] [As DD] (Signed) |
| Notes | Mr. Bubble's bubble bath ad similar in style to the Hostess ads. Back cover. Dan DeCarlo signed this artwork, "DD". |