Issue | #159 |
Published | July 1987 |
Frequency | bi-monthly |
Cover Price | 0.75 USD |
Pages | 36 |
Editing | Victor Gorelick (editor); Richard Goldwater (editor-in-chief) |
Characters | Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews |
Synopsis | Archie laments the change in his favorite comic book hero, Super Guy, into a more romantic character. |
Genre | Teen |
Pencils | Dan DeCarlo (signed) |
Inks | Dan DeCarlo (signed) |
Notes | The costume design on "Super Guy" is similar to Reggie Mantle's "Evilheart" identity from the old Archie Super-hero line. |
Characters | Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Ethel Muggs; Dilton Doily; Chuck Clayton; Jughead Jones; Midge Klump; Moose Mason; Fred Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Alice Cooper |
Synopsis | Betty gives Archie a parrot for his birthday. The parrot is trained to repeat Betty's name, in the hopes that the constant reinforcement will influence Archie to think more of her instead of Veronica |
Genre | Teen |
Script | George Gladir |
Pencils | Stan Goldberg (as Stan G.) |
Inks | Rudy Lapick |
Colors | Barry Grossman |
Letters | Bill Yoshida |
Characters | Archie Andrews |
Synopsis | Subscription solicitation for the Archie Comics line. |
Pencils | Stan Goldberg ? |
Characters | Dilton Doily; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper |
Synopsis | Word search puzzle sent in by reader Jeffrey C. Branch. |
Genre | teen |
Script | Jeffrey C. Branch |
Pencils | Rod Ollerenshaw (signed) |
Inks | Rod Ollerenshaw (signed) |
Colors | Barry Grossman ? |
Letters | Rod Ollerenshaw (signed) |
Characters | Dilton Doily |
Synopsis | Poem praising Dilton Doily, sent in by reader Selena Frank. |
Script | Selena Frank |
Pencils | Rod Ollerenshaw (signed) |
Inks | Rod Ollerenshaw (signed) |
Colors | Barry Grossman ? |
Letters | Rod Ollerenshaw (signed) |
Characters | Sabrina; Aunt Hilda |
Synopsis | Inspired by an audio-enabled clock, Sabrina casts a spell to make all their inanimate possessions talk. |
Genre | Teen |
Colors | Barry Grossman ? |
Characters | Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge |
Synopsis | Advertisement for Archie Comics "Two Issues for $1.00" offer. |
Pencils | Bill Goliher ? |
Inks | Bill Goliher ? |
Characters | Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Ethel Muggs; Pop Tate; Alice Cooper; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Uncle Walter (probably on her mother's side) |
Synopsis | Because Archie asked her at the last minute, Betty has no gown to attend the prom in. Accompanying her mother to visit her Uncle Walter at his wax museum, Betty spots a gown she loves on a wax figure and asks if she can borrow it for prom night. |
Genre | Teen |
Script | George Gladir |
Pencils | Stan Goldberg (as Stan G.) |
Inks | Rudy Lapick |
Colors | Barry Grossman ? |
Letters | Bill Yoshida ? |
Characters | Betty Cooper |
Synopsis | "Betty" answers reader letters. |
Pencils | Dan DeCarlo |
Letters | Rod Ollerenshaw ? |
Characters | Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper; Ethel Klump; Archie Andrews; Marsha; Gayle |
Synopsis | Looking for a summer job, Betty quizzes her friends on the merits of their summer jobs, because she doesn't want to work at the Jolly Burger restaurant. |
Genre | Teen |
Script | George Gladir |
Pencils | Stan Goldberg (as Stan G.) |
Inks | Rudy Lapick (as R. Lapick) |
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 | Dan DeCarlo |
Inks | Rod Ollerenshaw ? |
Letters | Rod Ollerenshaw ? |
Characters | Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper |
Synopsis | Archie goes scuba diving, but is oblivious to the wonders around him. |
Genre | Teen |
Script | George Gladir |
Pencils | Stan Goldberg (as Stan G.) |
Inks | Rudy Lapick (as R. Lapick) |
Colors | Barry Grossman ? |
Letters | Bill Yoshida ? |
Characters | Katy Keene |
Synopsis | Subscription solicitation for Katy Keene comics. |
Notes | Clip art used is of the cover to Katy Keene (second series) #21. |
Characters | Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones |
Synopsis | Archie complains to Jughead about his father's strict rules. |
Genre | Teen |
Script | Nate Butler |
Pencils | Nate Butler |
Inks | Nate Butler |
Colors | Barry Grossman ? |
Characters | Archie Andrews |
Synopsis | Advertisement for the Archie Fan Club. |
Pencils | Stan Goldberg ? |
Characters | Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Jughead Jones; Alice Cooper |
Synopsis | Archie buys Betty a dozen roses, but kind-hearted Betty ends up giving them away to brighten up the lives of other people. |
Genre | Teen |
Script | Nate Butler |
Pencils | Stan Goldberg (as Stan G.) |
Inks | Rudy Lapick |
Colors | Barry Grossman ? |
Letters | Bill Yoshida ? |
Characters | Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones |
Synopsis | Subscription solicitation for the Archie Digest line. |
Pencils | Stan Goldberg |
Inks | Rod Ollerenshaw ? |
Letters | Rod Ollerenshaw ? |
Characters | Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones |
Synopsis | Archie and the gang give reasons not to take drugs. |
Genre | Teen |
Pencils | Stan Goldberg |
Inks | Rudy Lapick |