Issue | #173 |
Published | March 1989 |
Frequency | eight times per year |
Cover Price | 0.75 USD |
Pages | 36 |
Editing | Victor Gorelick (editor); Richard Goldwater (editor-in-chief) |
Characters | Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones |
Synopsis | On a ski outing, Archie and Betty snuggle in front of a pot-bellied stove. |
Genre | Teen |
Pencils | Dan DeCarlo (signed) |
Inks | Jim DeCarlo (signed) |
Characters | Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Caramel (Betty's cat); Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge |
Synopsis | When Archie starts doing aerobics with Betty to a television program, Veronica gets her father to get her on the program so Archie will be forced to watch her in aerobic tights. |
Genre | Teen |
Script | Frank Doyle |
Pencils | Bob Bolling |
Inks | Mike Esposito |
Colors | Barry Grossman |
Letters | Bill Yoshida |
Characters | Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones |
Synopsis | While walking through the Sunkist Fun Fruits Jungle, the gang encounter ghosts, aliens and space travelers. However, they're just here for the Sunkist Fun Fruits. |
Genre | Teen |
Pencils | Stan Goldberg |
Colors | Barry Grossman ? |
Letters | Bill Yoshida ? |
Characters | Betty Cooper |
Synopsis | "Betty" answers reader letters. |
Script | ? [as Betty] |
Pencils | Dan DeCarlo |
Inks | Dan DeCarlo |
Colors | Barry Grossman ? |
Notes | Art is clip art, not an original illustration. |
Characters | Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones |
Synopsis | No story; Betty and her friends model clothes designs sent in by readers. |
Genre | Teen |
Pencils | Stan Goldberg (signed Stan G.) |
Inks | Stan Goldberg (signed Stan G.) |
Colors | Barry Grossman ? |
Characters | Archie Andrews |
Synopsis | Subscription solicitation for the Archie Comics Line. |
Pencils | Stan Goldberg ? |
Characters | Katy Keene |
Synopsis | Subscription solicitation for Katy Keen Comics and the Katy Keen Comics Digest. |
Pencils | John Lucas |
Inks | John Lucas |
Characters | Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Gladys Jones; Pop Tate |
Synopsis | Archie overhears people talking about the "healing" that Betty is doing and assumes she is practicing medicine based on what she's seen on her favorite soap "Genial Hospital". |
Genre | Teen |
Script | George Gladir |
Pencils | Bob Bolling |
Inks | Mike Esposito |
Colors | Barry Grossman ? |
Letters | Bill Yoshida ? |
Characters | Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones |
Synopsis | Subscription solicitation for the Archie Digest line. |
Characters | Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Dilton Doily; Mr. Weatherbee; Svenson; Miss Grundy |
Synopsis | Subscription solicitation for new Archie Comics titles "Veronica", "Dilton's Strange Science" and "Faculty Funnies". |
Pencils | Dan Parent; Bill Goliher |
Inks | Dan Parent; Bill Goliher |
Notes | Clip art is the cover for Veronica #1, Dilton's Strange Science #1, and Faculty Funnies #1. The cover art for Faculty Funnies, probably by Bill Goliher and Jon D'Agostino, is different from the cover that was actually published. |
Characters | Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge |
Synopsis | While trying out perfume at the mall, Betty squirts Archie. Later Veronica smells it on him, leading to a series of misunderstandings and accusations of infidelity. |
Genre | Teen |
Script | Frank Doyle |
Pencils | Bob Bolling |
Inks | Mike Esposito |
Colors | Barry Grossman ? |
Letters | Bill Yoshida ? |
Characters | Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge |
Synopsis | Subscription solicitation for Archie's Double Digest and Betty And Veronica Double Digest. |
Pencils | Bill Goliher ? |
Inks | Bill Goliher ? |
Characters | Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge |
Synopsis | Advertisement for the Archie Comics "Two Issues for $1.00" offer. |
Pencils | Bill Goliher ? |
Inks | Bill Goliher ? |
Characters | Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Little Joey |
Synopsis | Archie joins Betty on one of her babysitting jobs. |
Genre | Teen |
Pencils | Stan Goldberg |
Inks | Rudy Lapick |
Colors | Barry Grossman ? |
Letters | Bill Yoshida ? |
Characters | Sabrina; Aunt Zelda; Aunt Hilda; Cousin Ambrose |
Synopsis | Hilda and Zelda complain that modern television programming isn't aimed at their age bracket. |
Genre | Teen |
Pencils | Stan Goldberg |
Inks | Stan Goldberg |
Colors | Barry Grossman ? |
Letters | Bill Yoshida ? |
Characters | Betty Cooper |
Synopsis | Word find puzzle with a beach 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) |
Characters | Archie Andrews |
Synopsis | Advertisement for the Archie Fan Club. |
Pencils | Stan Goldberg ? |
Characters | Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate; Archie Andrews; Sylvia; Mary Andrews; Fred Andrews |
Synopsis | Pop Tate reminisces to the gang about the days life revolved around the radio. |
Genre | Teen |
Script | George Gladir |
Pencils | Bob Bolling |
Inks | Rudy Lapick |
Colors | Barry Grossman ? |
Letters | Bill Yoshida ? |
Characters | Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Little Archie; Little Jughead; Little Betty; Little Veronica; Day care workers; Little Chuck Clayton |
Synopsis | Public service ad for the Child Care Action Campaign. |
Genre | Teen |
Pencils | Dan DeCarlo (signed) |
Inks | Jim DeCarlo (signed) |