Issue Details

Issue	#23
Published	September 1963
Frequency	five times yearly
Cover Price	0.25 USD
Pages	68
Editing	?

Cover Details - "Betty and Veronica Summer Fun"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Genre	teen; humor
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo

11 page Betty and Veronica story "Terror Island"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis	Betty and Veronica must confront their fears when they're on an island with a mysterious creature.
Genre	teen; humor; mystery
Script	Frank Doyle
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Rudy Lapick
Letters	Vincent DeCarlo

1 page biography (nonfictional) "Tuesday is the Name!"

Synopsis	Profile of actress Tuesday Weld
Genre	biography
Letters	typeset

1 page Veronica illustration "Holiday on the Riviera"

Characters	Veronica Lodge
Genre	teen; humor
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo

3 page Betty and Veronica story "No Contest"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis	Betty is better than Veronica at every game except one.
Genre	teen; humor
Script	George Gladir
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Rudy Lapick
Letters	Vincent DeCarlo

6 page Betty and Veronica story "Late Date"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis	Veronica hides from Archie so she won't commit the faux pas of being early for a date.
Genre	teen; humor
Script	Frank Doyle
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Rudy Lapick

2 page Betty and Veronica illustration "Summer Fashions"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Genre	teen; humor
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Notes	Reader submitted fashions

2 page Betty and Veronica story "Wig Gig"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis	Veronica tricks Betty into ruining her hair in the ocean, while her own hair is protected by a wig-style bathing cap.
Genre	teen; humor
Script	George Gladir
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Rudy Lapick

1 page Betty illustration "Betty's Pin Up"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Genre	teen; humor
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo

6 page Betty and Veronica story "What's My Line?"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis	Veronica manipulates Archie into staying with her at her pool instead of going to the beach.
Genre	teen; humor
Script	Frank Doyle
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Rudy Lapick

1 page biography (nonfictional) "The Youngest 'Music Man'...Eddie Hodges"

Synopsis	Profile of actor/singer Eddie Hodges
Genre	biography
Letters	typeset

1 page Archie cartoon "Archie's Pin Up"

Characters	Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Genre	teen; humor
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo

6 page Betty and Veronica story "Second Best"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis	Veronica hurts Betty's feelings by revealing to Archie that she's wearing Veronica's hand-me-downs.
Genre	teen; humor
Script	Frank Doyle
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Rudy Lapick
Letters	Marty Epp

1 page Li'l Jinx story "Money Talks!"

Characters	Li'l Jinx; Li'l Jinx's dad
Genre	humor
Script	Joe Edwards
Pencils	Joe Edwards
Inks	Joe Edwards
Letters	Joe Edwards

1 page Betty and Veronica story "Suits Me"

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

6 page Betty and Veronica story "Dear Diary"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis	Betty writes about her day in her diary, while we see what actually happened.
Genre	teen; humor
Script	Frank Doyle
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Rudy Lapick
Letters	Marty Epp
Notes	Veronica does not appear in this story
Reprinted	in Archie: The Best of Dan DeCarlo Volume 1 (IDW Publishing, 2010 series) #[nn]

2 page Betty and Veronica story "Rules of the Game"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis	Veronica tries to teach Betty to play it cool around handsome strangers.
Genre	teen; humor
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Rudy Lapick
Letters	Marty Epp

1 page Veronica story "The Eyes Have It"

Characters	Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Leroy
Genre	teen; humor
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo

3 page Betty and Veronica story "Umpire Batty"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Coach Kleats
Synopsis	Archie is the umpire in the girls' baseball game.
Genre	teen; humor
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Rudy Lapick

1 page Veronica's Mom & Dad story "Once Upon A Time"

Characters	Mr. Lodge; Mrs. Lodge; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis	Mr. and Mrs. Lodge share complaints about the younger generation.
Genre	teen; humor
Script	George Gladir
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Rudy Lapick

1 page Betty and Veronica cartoon "Betty and Veronica's Pin Up"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Genre	teen; humor
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo

1 page Betty and Veronica cartoon "Betty and Veronica's Pin Up"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Genre	teen; humor
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo