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Issue Details

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)

Cover Details - "Betty, You Said I Was Spending Too Much Time With The Boys ! So I Decided To Reform !"

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

5 page Betty And Me story "Shy Guy"

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

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

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

1 page Betty activity "I Don't Know Which Soda To Choose !"

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.

1 page Betty And Veronica filler "A Jarring Note"

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.

5 page Betty And Me story "The Flapper"

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

Half page Archie advertisement "Archie Annual Is Number One !!"

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.

Half page Editorial text article "Editor's Notebook"

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.

5 page Betty And Me story "She's A Card"

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

1 page Betty letters page "Dear Betty"

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".

1 page Betty filler "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.

5 page Betty And Me story "Laffs 'N' Gaffs"

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

1 page The Flintstones advertisement "Bedrock Bowl"

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

1 page Mr. Bubble advertisement "Tub Tales..."

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".