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Issue Details

Issue #213
Published September 1973
Frequency monthly
Cover Price 0.20 USD
Pages 36
Editing John L. Goldwater (editor); Richard Goldwater (managing editor)

Cover Details - "Basic Necessities Of Life"

Characters Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis On a camping trip, Veronica and Archie demonstrate different interpretations of the concept "basic necessities".
Genre Teen
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Dan DeCarlo

6 page Betty And Veronica story "The Good Sport"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis Betty once again agrees to let Veronica go out with Archie, and becomes tired of being thought of as a "good sport."
Genre Teen
Script Dick Malmgren
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Jim DeCarlo
Letters Bill Yoshida

1 page Li'l Jinx story "Everybody Out Of The Pool"

Characters Li'l Jinx; Charley Hawse
Genre Humor
Script Joe Edwards
Pencils Joe Edwards
Inks Joe Edwards
Letters Joe Edwards

1 page Betty And Veronica story "Veronica Just Walked By"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis Betty laments Archie's predictable reaction to Veronica's presence.
Genre Teen
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Dan DeCarlo

5 page Betty And Veronica story "Where Destiny Leads Me"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Alice Cooper
Synopsis Veronica wants Betty to go to the beach with her, but Betty has promised to help her mother. Veronica advises Betty to just tell her mother she's going to the beach, but Betty prefers to ask instead.
Genre Teen
Script Dick Malmgren
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Jim DeCarlo
Letters Bill Yoshida
Notes This idea was also done as an Archie/Reggie story in another comic.

6 page Betty And Veronica story "How Sweet It Is"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge
Synopsis Betty and Veronica realize they're putting on weight and vow to go on a diet.
Genre Teen
Script Dick Malmgren?
Pencils Dan DeCarlo?
Inks Jim DeCarlo
Letters Bill Yoshida

5 page Betty And Veronica story "Eat Treat"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis To stop Betty from monopolizing the boys with her homemade food, Veronica brings a catering service to the beach.
Genre Teen
Script George Gladir
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Jim DeCarlo
Letters Bill Yoshida
Notes Script identifiable as Gladir by his style and his preference for rhyming titles.