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Issue Details

Issue #283
Published July 1979
Frequency monthly
Cover Price 0.40 USD
Pages 36
Editing John L. Goldwater (editor); Richard Goldwater (managing editor)

Cover Details - "Dark And Handsome"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Betty's blind date
Synopsis Betty's date for the roller disco is less than she hoped for.
Genre Teen
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Dan DeCarlo
Colors Barry Grossman ?

1 page Josie; Hostess advertisement "Going, Going, Gone"

Characters Josie McCoy; Melody Valentine; Valerie Brown
Synopsis Finding Valerie mentally exhausted from reasoning with Melody, Josie offers to lift her spirits with Hostess Twinkies.
Genre Teen
Script Frank Doyle ?
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick
Colors Barry Grossman ?
Notes Inside front cover

6 page Betty And Veronica story "All For Nothing"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Alice Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee
Synopsis Betty finds an old fur muff in the attic and takes it to school to show her friends. They don't react the way she anticipates, though.
Genre Teen
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Jim DeCarlo ?
Colors Barry Grossman ?

Half page Li'l Jinx story "Cold Cuts"

Characters Li'l Jinx; Hap Holiday
Synopsis Jinx has her own definition of "cold cuts".
Genre Humor
Script Joe Edwards
Pencils Joe Edwards
Inks Joe Edwards
Colors Barry Grossman ?
Letters Joe Edwards

Half page Betty And Veronica story "Betty And Veronica Gag Bag"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy; Leroy
Synopsis Miss Grundy watches educational TV. Archie and Leroy watch a parade.
Genre Teen
Script Bob Montana
Pencils Bob Montana
Inks Bob Montana; Joe Edwards
Colors Barry Grossman ?
Letters Joe Edwards
Notes Judging by the style of dress and the four panel continuity, this is probably a reprint of two late fifties era Archie syndicated newspaper strips.
Reprinted from ?

1 page Veronica activity "A Clothes Call"

Characters Veronica Lodge
Synopsis Combination maze and code puzzle with a clothing theme.
Genre teen
Script Joe Edwards
Pencils Joe Edwards
Inks Joe Edwards
Colors Barry Grossman ?
Letters Joe Edwards

5 page Betty And Veronica story "Konfessions Of A Kook"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis Veronica confesses to Betty that she's an honest-to-goodness spell-casting witch.
Genre Teen
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Jim DeCarlo ?
Colors Barry Grossman ?

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Think Small"

Characters Dilton Doily; Moose Mason; Archie Andrews
Notes Advertisement for Archie Comics Digest #37.

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Here's Your Archie 3 For $1.00 Checklist"

Characters Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Notes Checklist of titles eligible for the Three Issues For $1.00 offer.

5 page Betty And Veronica story "The Early Bird"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy; Hiram Lodge; Smithers the butler
Synopsis Veronica swears off dating to devote her time to protecting endangered species.
Genre Teen
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick
Colors Barry Grossman ?

1 page Dear Betty And Veronica letters page "Did Your Ever Have"

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

1 page Betty And Veronica illustration "Fashions"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis No story; Betty and Veronica model fashion designs submitted by readers.
Genre Teen
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Dan DeCarlo
Colors Barry Grossman ?
Notes One of the designs is credited to "Barry G. of East Brunswick, New Jersey". Colorist Barry Grossman, perhaps?

5 page Betty And Veronica story "The Knitpicker"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis When Betty shows off her knitting skills by knitting herself a scarf and Archie a sweater, Veronica decides that she has to master knitting as well.
Genre Teen
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Colors Barry Grossman ?