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Issue Details

Issue #26
Published July 1989
Frequency eight times per year
Cover Price 0.95 USD
Pages 36
Editing Victor Gorelick (editor); Richard Goldwater (editor-in-chief)

Cover Details - "I Still Won A Prize"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis Betty and Archie share a steed on the merry-go-round.
Genre Teen
Pencils Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Inks Dan DeCarlo (signed)

1 page Editor's Notebook text article "Dear Archie Readers"

Synopsis Editor Gorelick describes the process of creating the scripts for a comic book.
Genre fact
Script Victor Gorelick
Pencils Victor Gorelick ?
Letters typeset
Notes Inside front cover.

5 page Betty story "Procrastination Elimination"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis Betty's decision to do the jobs she's been putting off begin to put a crimp into her social life with Archie.
Genre Teen
Script Hal Smith [as Harold Smith]
Pencils Stan Goldberg [as Stan G.]
Inks Rudy Lapick
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Discount 32"

Characters Archie Andrews
Notes Subscription solicitation for the Archie Comics line.

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Katy Keene Subscription Specacular"

Characters Katy Keene
Notes Subscription solicitation for Katy Keene Comics and Katy Keene Digest.

1 page Dilton's Puzzle Pals activity "Betty - Diary Writer"

Characters Betty Cooper
Synopsis Word scramble puzzle with a writing instrument theme.
Genre teen
Script Rod Ollerenshaw [signed RGO]
Pencils Rod Ollerenshaw [signed RGO]
Inks Rod Ollerenshaw [signed RGO]
Colors Barry Grossman ?
Letters Rod Ollerenshaw [signed RGO]

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Double Your Fun"

Characters Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Notes Subscription solicitation for Archie's Double Digest and Betty And Veronica Double Digest.

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Three Issues For $2.00"

Characters Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Notes Checklist of titles eligible for the "Three Issues For $2.00" offer.

6 page Betty story "Stuck-Fast Friends"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Octavia
Synopsis Betty befriends a new girl named Octavia, who seems determined to occupy every waking moment of Betty's life.
Genre Teen
Script Hal Smith
Pencils Bob Bolling
Inks Mike Esposito
Colors Barry Grossman ?
Letters Bill Yoshida ?

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Join America's Sweethearts"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Pencils Dan Parent
Inks Dan Parent
Notes Advertisement for Betty And Veronica Annual Digest #1.

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "The Race Is On"

Characters Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Pencils Stan Goldberg
Inks Stan Goldberg
Notes Advertisement for Archie's R/C Racers #1.

5 page Betty story "Let It Rain"

Characters Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Hal Cooper (flashback); Alice Cooper (flashback)
Synopsis Trapped inside on a rainy day, Betty curls up with her diary and recalls other storms and the events they inspired.
Genre Teen
Script Kathleen Webb
Pencils Bob Bolling
Inks Mike Esposito
Colors Barry Grossman ?
Letters Bill Yoshida ?

Half page Sabrina story "Attraction Faction"

Characters Sabrina; Aunt Hilda
Synopsis Hilda laments how changing fashion have made witches passe.
Genre Teen
Script George Gladir
Pencils Stan Goldberg [as Stan G.]
Inks Scott McRae
Colors Barry Grossman ?
Letters Bill Yoshida ?

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Something New Is Happening"

Characters Dilton Doily; Svenson; Mr. Weatherbee
Pencils Dan Parent
Inks Dan Parent
Notes Advertisement for Dilton's Strange Science #1 and Faculty Funnies #1.

1 page Sincerely Yours letters page "In Betty's Diary #21"

Characters Betty Cooper
Synopsis "Betty" presents advice from readers to a previously published problem. Then a new problem is presented and reader advice is solicited.
Script ? [as Betty]
Pencils Stan Goldberg
Inks Stan Goldberg
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 story "Prime Time"

Characters Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Synopsis Betty tries to decide which era to write about for a Teen magazine contest. As she mulls the eras over, she fantasizes about being with Archie in each era.
Genre Teen
Script George Gladir
Pencils Stan Goldberg [as Stan G.]
Inks Rudy Lapick
Colors Barry Grossman ?
Letters Bill Yoshida ?

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Subscribe And Save"

Characters Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Notes Subscription solicitation for the Archie Digest line.