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Issue Details

Issue #35
Published March 1996
Frequency monthly
Cover Price 1.50 USD; 1.65 CAD
Pages 36
Editing Victor Gorelick (editor); Richard Goldwater (editor-in-chief)

Cover Details - "I'm Here Early"

Characters Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Synopsis Archie shows up for his date with Betty a lot earlier than Betty was expecting.
Genre Teen
Pencils Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Inks Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

5 page Betty story "A Twist Of Fate"

Characters Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Chuck Clayton; Nancy Woods; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Mr. Flutesnoot; Dilton Doiley; Miss Grundy; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Weatherbee; Caramel
Synopsis Betty relates incidents from her life that prove the opposite of what you expect often happens in life.
Genre Teen
Script George Gladir
Pencils Doug Crane
Inks Rudy Lapick
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

1 page Betty story "Pet Set"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Ethel Muggs; Archie Andrews
Synopsis Betty and Veronica go pet shopping at the pet shop Ethel works at.
Genre Teen
Pencils Doug Crane
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "It's The Stuff"

Notes Advertisement for various Archie Comics logo merchandise.

1 page Reggie public service announcement "Hoop Scoop"

Characters Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Randy; Archie Andrews
Synopsis Reggie challenges a wheelchair-bound student to a pickup basketball game, thinking that Randy is an easy mark.
Genre Teen
Pencils Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Inks Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida
Notes PSA co-sponsored by United Cerebral Palsy Associations.

6 page Betty story "The Big Payoff"

Characters Betty Cooper; Hal Cooper; Alice Cooper; Archie Andrews (fantasy only); Jughead Jones (fantasy only); Veronica Lodge (fantasy only)
Synopsis Hal buys some lottery tickets and the whole Cooper family fantasize what might happen to their lives if they actually won the fifty million dollar prize.
Genre Teen
Script George Gladir
Pencils Doug Crane
Inks Mark Brewer
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Announcing A Groovy New Edition"

Notes Advertisement for the Archie Americana Series trade paperbacks.

Half page Editor's Notebook text article "It's Kick-off Time"

Synopsis Editor Gorelick promotes Betty & Veronica Spectacular #18, Super Sonic Vs. Hyper Knuckles Special #1, Betty #36, the second Cheryl Blossom Mini-series, Archie's Spring Break Special, and Street Sharks.
Script Victor Gorelick
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters typeset

1 page Fan Art illustration

Characters Betty Cooper
Synopsis Published art of Betty Cooper submitted by readers.
Pencils Tessa Swift, Helan Ma, Heather Cooke, Shawna Johnson, Kimberly Anderson, and unsigned
Inks Tessa Swift, Helan Ma, Heather Cooke, Shawna Johnson, Kimberly Anderson, and unsigned
Letters Ellen Leonforte; Bill Yoshida

5 page Betty story "Hairdo, Hair Don't"

Characters Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper; Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews
Synopsis Archie is taking Betty to an expensive restaurant, so Betty experiments with new hairstyles.
Genre Teen
Script Mike Pellowski
Pencils Doug Crane
Inks Rudy Lapick
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Cheryl's Everywhere"

Characters Cheryl Blossom
Notes Advertisement for the Cheryl Blossom Specials and the Cheryl Blossom mini-series.

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "It's Your Last Chance"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Cheryl Blossom; Archie Andrews
Notes Advertisement for The Love Showdown Collection gold edition.

2 page Dear Betty letters page "Next Year"

Characters Betty Cooper
Synopsis "Betty" answers reader letters.
Script Sara Algase
Pencils Ellen Leonforte
Inks Ellen Leonforte
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Ellen Leonforte; typeset

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Betty & Veronica's Back Issue Checklist"

Pencils Ellen Leonforte
Inks Ellen Leonforte
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters typeset
Notes Checklist of back issues available from the publisher.

5 page Betty story "Cover Story"

Characters Betty Cooper; Hal Cooper; Alice Cooper
Synopsis Betty feels guilty for crushing over teen heartthrob Brad Freeman instead of Archie.
Genre Teen
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Doug Crane
Inks Rudy Lapick
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida