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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