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Issue Details

Issue #16
Published June 1962
Cover Price 0.25 USD
Pages 68
Editing Richard Goldwater

Cover Details - "Betty and Veronica Spectacular"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Genre teen; humor
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick

5 page Betty and Veronica story "Hide and Seek"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis Veronica tries to avoid Archie so he can't ask her to the dance before a handsome college man does.
Genre teen; humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick
Letters Vincent DeCarlo

1 page Veronica illustration "Veronica's Fashion Page"

Characters Veronica Lodge
Synopsis Reader-submitted fashions.
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick

6 page Betty and Veronica story "Ring-a-Ding"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis Archie finds an abandoned engagement ring and puts it on Betty's finger. Betty hopes this will lead Veronica to think she's engaged to Archie, but Veronica isn't buying it no matter how often Betty shoves the ring in her face.
Genre teen; humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick
Letters Vincent DeCarlo

5 page Betty and Veronica story "Rocks of Ruck"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Mr. Swanson; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy; Professor Flutesnoot
Synopsis All the girls sign up for geology class when a handsome geology teacher arrives at the school.
Genre teen; humor
Script George Gladir
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick
Letters Vincent DeCarlo

5 page Betty and Veronica story "The Tab Hunter"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Pop Tate; Bill Tate
Synopsis After meeting Pop Tate's gorgeous nephew Bill, Veronica tricks Archie into insisting that she should go on a date with Bill.
Genre teen; humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick
Letters Vincent DeCarlo

1 page Shrimpy filler "Wee Trees!"

Characters Shrimpy; Bridget
Genre children; humor
Script Joe Harold
Pencils Joe Harold
Inks Joe Harold

1 page Betty and Veronica promo (ad from the publisher) "Here's Fun In the Sun"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis Betty and Veronica show off their bathing suits and encourage us to buy "Betty and Veronica Summer Fun."
Pencils Harry Lucey
Inks Mario Acquaviva
Letters Mario Acquaviva

4 page Betty and Veronica story "Top Me Again"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Pop Tate
Synopsis Veronica feels guilty about always topping Betty at everything, while Betty is downright angry about it.
Genre teen; humor
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick
Letters Vincent DeCarlo

5 page Betty and Veronica story "Surprised Party"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis Veronica plans to surprise Archie by baking him a pie, but Betty can't help giving the surprise away.
Genre teen; humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick
Letters Vincent DeCarlo

6 page Veronica story "Tradition"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Gary Brown
Synopsis Archie asks Veronica when she's going to follow her yearly tradition of breaking their prom date and going with another boy.
Genre teen; humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick
Letters Vincent DeCarlo

6 page Betty and Veronica story "Top Kick"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Geraldine Grundy; Waldo Weatherbee
Synopsis After he sees Miss Grundy talking to the girls like a drill sergeant, Mr. Weatherbee tells her to be a pal to her students.
Genre teen; humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick
Letters Vincent DeCarlo

1 page Betty illustration "Betty's Fashion Page"

Characters Betty Cooper
Synopsis More reader-submitted fashions.
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick

1 page Li'l Jinx filler "The Right Touch!"

Characters Li'l Jinx; Hap Holliday
Genre children; humor
Script Joe Edwards
Pencils Joe Edwards
Inks Joe Edwards
Letters Joe Edwards

6 page Betty and Veronica story "Heart of Stone"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge
Synopsis Mr. Lodge overhears Veronica saying that he's a pushover, so he makes up a non-existent dance and refuses to give her permission to go.
Genre teen; humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick
Letters Vincent DeCarlo

3 page Betty and Veronica story "Western Ways"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Johnson
Synopsis Betty and Veronica go to a dude ranch, where they spend all their time doing city-slicker things.
Genre teen; humor
Script George Gladir
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick
Letters Vincent DeCarlo