Issue Details

Issue	#291
Published	March 1980
Frequency	monthly
Cover Price	0.40 USD
Pages	36
Editing	John L. Goldwater (editor); Richard Goldwater (managing editor)

Cover Details - "Down In The Dumps"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; unidentified skier
Synopsis	Veronica disses Betty's ski outfit.
Genre	Teen
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Jim DeCarlo ?
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Victor Gorelick

1 page Josie; Hostess advertisement "The Winner"

Characters	Josie McCoy; Alexander Cabot; Melody Valentine; Alan Mayberry
Synopsis	Alan wins the roller disco contest thanks to some nifty moves and to Hostess Twinkies.
Genre	Teen
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Jim DeCarlo ?
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Bill Yoshida

6 page Betty And Veronica story "Energy Crisis"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate; Archie Andrews
Synopsis	Betty convinces Veronica to walk rather than drive, in order to aid the energy crisis.
Genre	Teen
Script	Frank Doyle
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Joe Edwards ?
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Bill Yoshida

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

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Miss Grundy
Synopsis	Veronica and Mr. Lodge debate her taste in music. Betty and Veronica borrow clothes from Miss Grundy.
Genre	Teen
Script	Michael Gallagher ?
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Joe Edwards
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Joe Edwards
Notes	These are reprints of two late seventies era Archie syndicated newspaper strips.
Reprinted	from ?

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Don't Let This Giant Catch Get Away"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Notes	Advertisement for Archie Annual Digest #36.

1 page Veronica illustration "Veronica's Ski Fashions"

Characters	Veronica Lodge
Synopsis	No story; Veronica models ski fashion designs submitted by readers.
Genre	Teen
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo Jr. ?
Inks	Dan DeCarlo Jr. ?
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Bill Yoshida

5 page Betty And Veronica story "Young At Heart"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Smithers the butler; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis	Veronica cons her father and Smithers into a snowball fight.
Genre	Teen
Script	Frank Doyle
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo Jr. ?
Inks	Jim DeCarlo ?
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Bill Yoshida

1 page Li'l Jinx story "Cover Up"

Characters	Li'l Jinx; Hap Holiday
Synopsis	Jinx gives her father a reason to be enthusiastic about the snowstorm.
Genre	Humor
Script	Joe Edwards
Pencils	Joe Edwards
Inks	Joe Edwards
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Joe Edwards
Notes	Joe Edwards credits two readers with the clothing designs Jinx and Hap wear.

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Now Showing"

Characters	Little Archie; Little Betty
Pencils	Dexter Taylor ?
Inks	Dexter Taylor ?
Notes	Advertisement for Little Archie Annual Digest #6.

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 For $1.00 offer.

5 page Betty And Veronica story "Heads Up"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis	Veronica buys a blonde wig to surprise Archie at school. But Archie gets wind of it and comes to school in a bald cap.
Genre	Teen
Script	Frank Doyle
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo Jr. ?
Inks	Jim DeCarlo ?
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Bill Yoshida
Notes	The outfits worn by Betty and Veronica in this story were submitted by two readers.

1 page Dear Betty And Veronica letters page "My Boyfriend And I"

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 activity "Trick Photography"

Characters	Betty Cooper
Synopsis	Letter strike code puzzle with a photography theme.
Genre	teen
Script	Joe Edwards
Pencils	Joe Edwards
Inks	Joe Edwards
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Joe Edwards

5 page Betty And Veronica story "Snow Fun"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Nancy Woods; Chuck Clayton
Synopsis	The gang plan to wait out a howling snowstorm at the Lodge mansion until Reggie gets a better idea.
Genre	Teen
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Jim DeCarlo ?
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Bill Yoshida