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Issue Details

Issue #494
Published June 1980
Frequency Twice in Jan., Sept., Oct., and Dec.; Once in March, April, June and August
Cover Price 0.40 USD
Pages 36
Editing John L. Goldwater (editor); Richard Goldwater (managing editor)

Cover Details - "Keep A Secret"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis Veronica asked Betty why the secret she confided is now public knowledge.
Genre teen
Pencils Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Inks Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida
Notes Logo for this issue is Betty & Veronica Spectacular.

1 page Josie; Hostess advertisement "Attack Of The Ice Creatures"

Characters Josie McCoy; Alan Mayberry; Valerie Brown; Alexander Cabot
Synopsis The gang is attacked by a gang of ambulatory snowmen after their Hostess Fruit Pies.
Genre Teen
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Jim DeCarlo
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida
Notes Inside front cover.

6 page Betty And Veronica story "Red Letter Day"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis To distract Betty from going out with Archie, Veronica circles a date on Betty's calendar in red knowing her friend will obsess over it.
Genre Teen
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Dan DeCarlo
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

Half page Li'l Jinx's Chum, Roz story "The Whole Truth?"

Characters Roz; Charley Hawse
Synopsis Roz wants an honest opinion of her art.
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; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Synopsis Betty explains her costume to Jughead.
Genre Teen
Script Michael Gallagher ?
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Joe Edwards
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Joe Edwards
Notes This is a reprint of a late seventies era Archie syndicated newspaper strip.
Reprinted from ?

Half page statement of ownership "Statement Of Ownership"

Script Louis Silberkleit
Letters typeset
Notes Filed October 1, 1979; Owners Archie Comic Publications, Inc, and Archie Enterprises, Inc, both of 1116 First Avenue, New York, NY, 10021; Publisher Archie Comics Publications, Editor John L. Goldwater, Managing Editor Richard Goldwater; Total Paid Circulation, avg 12 months: 112,123.

1 page Betty And Veronica illustration "Fashions Future Look"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis No story; Betty and Veronica model designs submitted by readers.
Genre Teen
Pencils Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Inks Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

5 page Betty And Veronica story "Swing Thing"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee; Mr. Weatherbee's niece (unnamed)
Synopsis When a new girl in school swings her hips provocatively and all the boys go crazy for it, Betty and Veronica decide to fight fire with fire.
Genre Teen
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida
Reprinted from Archie's Girls, Betty And Veronica (Archie, 1950 Series) #241

5 page Betty And Veronica story "Date-Time Drama"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Synopsis Veronica tries to steal a boy away from Betty.
Genre Teen
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida
Notes During the story, Veronica asks rhetorically who would possibly want to date Betty Cooper. Immediately Jughead begins to rattle off the names of boys until Veronica orders him to stop. Among the names he rattles off are Richard (Goldwater), Dan (DeCarlo), Frank (Doyle), George (Gladir), Barry (Grossman), Garry (?), and Bill (Yoshida), all Archie Comics contributors.
Reprinted from Archie's Girls, Betty And Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #249.

1 page Dear Betty And Veronica letters page "Thank You For Your Great Comics"

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

6 page Betty And Veronica story "Race Chase"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy; Smithers the butler; Hiram Lodge; Roger the pest
Synopsis To keep Betty from catching Archie in Riverdale's version of Sadie Hawkins Day, Veronica plots with Archie to rig the game.
Genre Teen
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Jim DeCarlo
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida