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Issue Details

Issue #4
Published February 1993
Frequency eight times per year
Cover Price 1.25 USD; 1.25 CAD
Pages 36
Editing Victor Gorelick (editor); Richard Goldwater (editor-in-chief)

Cover Details - "Eye Exam"

Characters Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Synopsis Betty gives Archie an eye exam with a subliminal message in it.
Genre Teen
Pencils Dan DeCarlo [signed DD]
Inks Alison Flood [signed AMF]
Colors Barry Grossman

5 page Betty story "The Eyes Have It"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis At a franchise optometrist store she's working at, Betty uses her position to trick information out of Archie about his date with Veronica on Saturday.
Genre Teen
Script Bill Golliher
Pencils Doug Crane
Inks Rudy Lapick
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

1 page Betty And Veronica illustration "Winter Wonderland"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis No story; Betty and Veronica model fashion designs submitted by readers.
Genre Teen
Pencils Stan Goldberg (signed)
Inks Stan Goldberg (signed)
Colors Barry Grossman

6 page Betty story "The Breaking Point"

Characters Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper; Hal Cooper; Polly Cooper; Chic Cooper; Caramel (Betty's cat)
Synopsis The Cooper family gathers for the holidays and receives a visit from an unexpected person.
Genre Teen
Script Bob Bolling ?
Pencils Doug Crane
Inks Rudy Lapick
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Archie Americana Series"

Notes Advertisement for the Archie Americana Series.

5 page Betty story "Window Shopping"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis Betty's concept of window shopping and Veronica's concept of window shopping aren't necessarily the same thing.
Genre Teen
Script Mike Pellowski
Pencils Doug Crane
Inks Rudy Lapick
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

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

Synopsis Editor Gorelick polls the readers on which Archie cast member should get a baby sibling, and promotes some of the comics coming out that month.
Script Victor Gorelick
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters typeset

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Archie's Checklist"

Notes Checklist of titles eligible for the Three Issues For $2.50 offer.

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Archie's Discount Subscription Offer"

Notes List of subscriptions available from Archie Comics.

5 page Betty story "The Feeling Is Mucilage"

Characters Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper; Hal Cooper; Chic Cooper; Polly Cooper; Caramel; Little Archie (flashback); Little Reggie (flashback)
Synopsis Christmas morning with the Cooper family.
Genre Teen
Script Bob Bolling
Pencils Doug Crane
Inks Rudy Lapick
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

1 page Archie: ASCII Entertainment advertisement "ASCIIPad Champ"

Characters Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper
Synopsis Archie continues to lose to Reggie at video games until Betty gives him an ASCII Controller Pad for their Super Nintendo console.
Pencils Stan Goldberg
Inks Henry Scarpelli ?
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida