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Issue Details

Issue #252
Published December 1976
Frequency monthly
Cover Price 0.30 USD
Pages 36
Editing John L. Goldwater (editor); Richard Goldwater (managing editor)

Cover Details - "But Miss Grundy"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Miss Grundy; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Synopsis Betty and Veronica paint something other than canvas in art class.
Genre Teen
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Dan DeCarlo

6 page Betty And Veronica story "Just A Perfect Friendship"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason
Synopsis Veronica shows her new hope chest to Betty, who starts to cry because she doesn't have one. Veronica buys one for Betty and asks Archie and Jughead to deliver it.
Genre Teen
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick
Colors Barry Grossman ?
Letters Bill Yoshida

Half page Li'l Jinx story "Door Stop"

Characters Li'l Jinx; Hap Holliday
Genre Teen
Script Joe Edwards
Pencils Joe Edwards
Inks Joe Edwards
Colors Barry Grossman ?
Letters Joe Edwards

Half page Archie story "Archie's Gag Bag"

Characters Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Beazley
Genre Teen
Pencils Bob Montana
Inks Bob Montana
Colors Barry Grossman ?
Notes Judging by the style of dress and the four-panel continuity, this is probably a reprint of two late fifties to early sixties Archie syndicated comic strip.

6 page Betty And Veronica story "Novel Approach"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis Veronica is making a great show of her highbrow tastes in literature, but Betty discovers that her friend is a secret romance-novel addict.
Genre Teen
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Colors Barry Grossman ?

5 page Betty And Veronica story "Base Brawl"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis Betty is pitching a baseball game with Archie as catcher, and he plans to leave for a date with Veronica if the game is over in time.
Genre Teen
Script George Gladir
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick
Colors Barry Grossman ?
Letters Bill Yoshida

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Archie Christmas Offer"

Characters Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis Advertisement for Archie's Christmas Stocking and Betty And Veronica Christmas Spectacular.

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Pick A Winner Every Time"

Characters Archie Andrews
Synopsis Advertisement for the Archie Quarter Comics offer.

5 page Betty And Veronica story "Stormy Weather"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis Betty laughs at Veronica for going out on a sunny day with a raincoat and umbrella, but one thing after another occurs to get Betty wet.
Genre Teen
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick
Colors Barry Grossman ?
Letters Bill Yoshida