Issue Details

Issue	#17
Published	June 1988
Frequency	eight times per year
Cover Price	0.75 USD
Pages	36
Editing	Victor Gorelick (editor); Richard Goldwater (editor-in-chief)

Cover Details - "Holding Hands In Public"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Ethel Muggs; Moose Mason; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate
Synopsis	Archie arm-wrestles Betty for the check after an evening at Pop's.
Genre	Teen
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Inks	Dan DeCarlo (signed)

1 page Archie public service announcement "Health Education"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Chuck Clayton; Jughead Jones
Synopsis	Mr. Weatherbee gives the class, and the readers, some information on AIDS awareness.
Genre	Teen
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo Jr. ?
Inks	Dan DeCarlo Jr. ?
Letters	Bill Yoshida ?
Notes	Inside front cover.

5 page Betty story "In Search Of Change"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Synopsis	Betty spends more than she thought and only has a dollar to get home on the bus. But getting change proves to be more involved than she imagined.
Genre	Teen
Script	Harold Smith
Pencils	Stan Goldberg [as Stan G.]
Inks	Rudy Lapick
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Bill Yoshida

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Discount 32"

Characters	Archie Andrews
Notes	Subscription solicitation for the Archie Comics line.

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Double Your Fun"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Notes	Subscription solicitation for Archie's Double Digest and Betty And Veronica Double Digest.

1 page Archie; Sunkist advertisement "The Search For the Fruitasaurus!"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
Synopsis	Archie, Betty and Jughead hike through the Sunkist Fun Fruits jungle in search of a Brontosaurus that happens to love a certain processed fruit snack.
Genre	Teen
Pencils	Stan Goldberg
Inks	Rudy Lapick
Colors	Barry Grossman ?
Letters	Bill Yoshida ?

1 page Dilton's Puzzle Pals activity "Betty's Boyfriends"

Characters	Betty Cooper
Synopsis	Letter coloring code puzzle with a boy's names theme.
Genre	teen
Script	Rod Ollerenshaw
Pencils	Rod Ollerenshaw
Inks	Rod Ollerenshaw
Colors	Barry Grossman ?
Letters	Rod Ollerenshaw

1 page Betty And Veronica illustration "Fans' Fashions For Archie, Betty And Veronica"

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

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Subscribe And Save"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Notes	Subscription solicitation for the Archie Digest line.

5 page Betty story "With Friends Like These"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis	After being critiqued one time too many by Veronica, Betty begins to wonder why she is friends with the girl.
Genre	Teen
Script	Kathleen Webb
Pencils	Stan Goldberg [as Stan G.]
Inks	Mike Esposito
Colors	Barry Grossman ?
Letters	Bill Yoshida ?

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Step Right Up!"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Notes	Checklist of titles eligible for the "Two Issues For $1.00" offer.

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "See America's #1 Model"

Characters	Katy Keene
Pencils	John Lucas (signed)
Inks	John Lucas (signed)
Notes	Advertisement for Katy Keene Digest #2.

5 page Betty story "Stress Struck"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Ethel Muggs; Archie Andrews; Midge Klump; Alice Cooper; Hal Cooper
Synopsis	Betty is concerned with the stress in the lives of her friends and it's giving her stress.
Genre	Teen
Script	George Gladir
Pencils	Stan Goldberg [as Stan G.]
Inks	Mike Esposito
Colors	Barry Grossman ?
Letters	Bill Yoshida ?

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Hang Out With Us!"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Pencils	Rod Ollerenshaw ?
Inks	Rod Ollerenshaw ?
Colors	Barry Grossman ?
Letters	Rod Ollerenshaw ?
Notes	Advertisement for Archie character posters.

1 page Sabrina story "The Night Of Fright"

Characters	Sabrina; Aunt Hilda; Aunt Zelda
Synopsis	Sabrina and her Aunts take a pleasant evening walk on an eerie Scottish moor.
Genre	Teen
Colors	Barry Grossman ?
Letters	Bill Yoshida ?

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Fans!"

Characters	Archie Andrews
Pencils	Stan Goldberg
Notes	Advertisement for the Archie Fan Club.

5 page Betty story "Telling It Like It Is"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Polly Cooper
Synopsis	Betty begins to wonder if all her hard work at school is worth it. Then Polly visits from San Francisco and sets her straight.
Genre	Teen
Script	George Gladir
Pencils	Stan Goldberg [as Stan G.]
Inks	Mike Esposito
Colors	Barry Grossman ?
Letters	Bill Yoshida ?

1 page Sincerely Yours letters page "One Of Our Readers"

Characters	Betty Cooper
Synopsis	"Betty" presents advice sent in by readers for a problem printed in a previous issue.
Script	? [as Betty]
Pencils	Bob Bolling
Inks	Mike Esposito
Notes	Inside back cover.