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Issue Details

Issue #342
Published June 1986
Frequency bi-monthly
Cover Price 0.75 USD
Pages 36
Editing Victor Gorelick (editor); Richard Goldwater (editor-in- chief)

Cover Details - "A Doggy Waterbed"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis Betty marvels at the way Veronica pampers her pets.
Genre Teen
Pencils Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Inks Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Colors Barry Grossman

1 page Archie public service announcement "Enjoy Life"

Characters Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
Synopsis Archie and the gang give reasons not to smoke.
Genre Teen
Pencils Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Inks Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Letters Rod Ollerenshaw ?
Notes Inside front cover. Ad co-sponsored by the American Cancer Society.

6 page Betty And Veronica story "Exercise In Futility"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis When the girls find Archie and Reggie locked in a heated argument, they decide the only way to settle it is to hold a boxing match between the two boys.
Genre Teen
Script Rich Margopoulos
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Jim DeCarlo
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

1 page Dear Betty And Veronica letters page "I Have A Friend"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis "Betty" and "Veronica" answer reader letters.
Script Eda Edwards [as Betty and Veronica]
Pencils Joe Edwards
Inks Joe Edwards
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Joe Edwards

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Be A Smart Shopper!"

Characters Archie Andrews
Notes Checklist of titles eligible for the Two Issues For $1.00 offer.

Half page Sabrina's Puzzle Page activity "Invitees"

Characters Sabrina
Synopsis Word scramble puzzle with a girl's name theme.
Genre teen
Script Rod Ollerenshaw [as Rod O'Shaw]
Pencils Rod Ollerenshaw [as Rod O'Shaw]
Inks Rod Ollerenshaw [as Rod O'Shaw]
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Rod Ollerenshaw [as Rod O'Shaw]

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Save! Subscribe!"

Characters Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Notes Subscription solicitation for Archie's Double Digest.

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Get A Free Issue"

Characters Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
Notes Subscription solicitation for Archie's Activity Digest.

6 page Betty And Veronica story "The Rivalry"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Hal Cooper; Jughead Jones
Synopsis Betty compares her simple life to Veronica's extravagant one.
Genre Teen
Script George Gladir
Pencils Dan DeCarlo Jr.
Inks Jim DeCarlo
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Get A Free Issue Of Little Archie"

Characters Little Archie; Little Veronica; Little Betty
Notes Subscription solicitation for Little Archie Comics Digest.

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Subscribe To Katy Keene"

Notes Subscription solicitation for Katy Keene Comics.

5 page Betty And Veronica story "The Horror-Scope"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Smithers the butler; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis Veronica goes to extra-ordinary lengths to avoid the things her horoscope told her to avoid.
Genre Teen
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Dan DeCarlo (layouts); Jim DeCarlo (finished pencils)
Inks Jim DeCarlo
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Four Equals Five"

Characters Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Notes Subscription solicitation for the Archie Digest line.

2 page Betty And Veronica illustration "Free Spirit Fashions"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis No story; Betty and Veronica model fashion designs submitted by readers.
Genre Teen
Pencils Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Inks Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Colors Barry Grossman

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Fans!"

Characters Archie Andrews
Pencils Stan Goldberg
Inks Rod Ollerenshaw
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Rod Ollerenshaw
Notes Advertisement for the Archie Fan Club.

5 page Betty And Veronica story "Strange Behavior"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis Archie lists the relative virtues of both Betty and Veronica.
Genre Teen
Script George Gladir
Pencils Dan DeCarlo Jr.
Inks Jim DeCarlo
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida