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Issue Details

Issue	#259
Published	July 1977
Frequency	monthly
Cover Price	0.35 USD
Pages	36
Editing	John L. Goldwater (editor); Richard Goldwater (managing editor)

Cover Details - "Betty Cleaned Her Room"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hal Cooper; Alice Cooper
Synopsis	The sight of Betty's clean room is too much for her mother.
Genre	Teen
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Dan DeCarlo

1 page Josie; Hostess advertisement "Yowsa Yowsa"

Characters	Josie McCoy; Alan Mayberry; Alex Cabot; Valerie Brown
Synopsis	Hostess ad.
Genre	Teen
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Rucy Lapick

6 page Betty And Veronica story "Hats Off To Fashion"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis	Declaring that "hats are coming back in," Veronica buys a bunch of hats and tries them on. Each hat causes her to bump into something or hurt someone.
Genre	Teen
Script	Frank Doyle
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Colors	Barry Grossman ?
Letters	Bill Yoshida

Half page Li'l Jinx story "A Weak Beginning"

Characters	Li'l Jinx
Genre	Humor
Script	Joe Edwards
Pencils	Joe Edwards
Inks	Joe Edwards
Colors	Barry Grossman ?
Letters	Joe Edwards

Half page Archie story "Archie's Gag Bag"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Genre	Teen
Script	Bob Montana
Pencils	Bob Montana
Inks	Bob Montana
Colors	Barry Grossman ?
Notes	Judging by the style of clothing and the four-panel continuity, this is probably a reprint of two late fifties to early sixties era Archie syndicated comic strips.

6 page Betty And Veronica story "Bored To Tears"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis	Veronica decides to practice to become the best darts player in town, so that she can surprise the boys with her skill. While practicing, she keeps throwing out her old dart boards and buying new ones.
Genre	Teen
Script	Frank Doyle
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Colors	Barry Grossman ?
Letters	Bill Yoshida

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Archie 3 For $1.00 Offer"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Synopsis	Advertisement for the Archie "Three Issues For $1.00" offer.

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Archie Andrews, Where Are You"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Dilton Doily
Synopsis	Advertisement for Archie Andrews Where Are You Digest #3

5 page Betty And Veronica story "Needles And Puns"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis	The girls take up crafts like needlework and macrame, while the boys annoy them by making stupid puns about all their new hobbies.
Genre	Teen
Script	Frank Doyle
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Colors	Barry Grossman ?
Letters	Bill Yoshida
Notes	Veronica's line "as any fool can plainly see" is a catchphrase from Al Capp's "Li'l Abner." Archie head writer Frank Doyle quoted it in a number of stories.

1 page Veronica illustration "Summer Diamonds"

Characters	Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Ethel Muggs
Genre	Teen
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Dan DeCarlo
Colors	Barry Grossman ?

5 page Betty And Veronica story "Past Perfect"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Pop Tate
Synopsis	Nobody can stand being around Betty because she's "too perfect."
Genre	Teen
Script	Frank Doyle
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Colors	Barry Grossman ?
Letters	Bill Yoshida