Issue Details

Issue	#23
Published	February 1989
Frequency	eight times per year
Cover Price	0.75 USD
Pages	36
Editing	Victor Gorelick (editor); Richard Goldwater (editor-in-chief)

Cover Details - "At A Masquerade Party"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Dilton Doily; Ethel Muggs; Veronica Lodge; Moose Mason; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis	Betty and Archie's costumes for the masquerade party are very compatible.
Genre	Teen
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Inks	Jim DeCarlo (signed)

1 page Archie public service announcement "Health Education"

Characters	Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Chuck Clayton; Jughead Jones
Synopsis	Mr. Weatherbee educates the students on AIDS awareness.
Genre	Teen
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo Jr.
Inks	Dan DeCarlo Jr.
Letters	Bill Yoshida ?
Notes	Inside front cover.

6 page Betty story "Sleepy Time Grill"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis	Betty finds strange entries in her diary. Jughead suggests she set up a video camera to catch the culprit, but the video camera captures Betty.
Genre	Teen
Script	Frank Doyle
Pencils	Stan Goldberg [as Stan G.]
Inks	Rudy Lapick
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Bill Yoshida

1 page Archie; Sunkist advertisement "Scared Happy"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
Synopsis	Archie and the gang encounter ghosts, aliens and space men in the Sunkist Fun Fruits jungle.
Genre	Teen
Pencils	Stan Goldberg
Inks	Stan Goldberg
Colors	Barry Grossman ?
Letters	Bill Yoshida ?

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Fans! Join The Exciting Katy Keene Fan Club"

Characters	Katy Keene
Pencils	John Lucas (signed)
Inks	John Lucas (signed)
Notes	Advertisement for the Katy Keene Fan Club.

1 page Betty illustration "Betty's Fashion Diary"

Characters	Betty Cooper
Synopsis	No story; Betty models fashion designs submitted by readers.
Genre	Teen
Pencils	Stan Goldberg
Inks	Stan Goldberg
Colors	Barry Grossman ?

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) "Katy Keene Subscription Spectacular"

Characters	Katy Keene
Notes	Subscription solicitation for Katy Keene Comics and Katy Keene Digest.

5 page Betty story "Too Many Dolls"

Characters	Betty Cooper
Synopsis	Betty orders a doll through the mail and receives two by mistake. Her attempts to return the extra only multiply her problems, and her dolls.
Genre	Teen
Script	Hal Smith
Pencils	Stan Goldberg [as Stan G.]
Inks	Mike Esposito
Colors	Barry Grossman ?
Letters	Bill Yoshida ?

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Something New Is Happening"

Characters	Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Pencils	Dan Parent (signed)
Inks	Dan Parent (signed)
Notes	Advertisement for Veronica #1.

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 Comics character posters.

5 page Betty story "Red And Green Blues"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Polly Cooper; Hal Cooper
Synopsis	Betty is spending so much time preparing for the Christmas holidays that she can't seem to enjoy them.
Genre	Teen
Script	Kathleen Webb
Pencils	Stan Goldberg [as Stan G.]
Inks	Rudy Lapick
Colors	Barry Grossman ?
Letters	Bill Yoshida ?

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.

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 Veronica story "Tree Spree"

Characters	Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Synopsis	Veronica has her Christmas tree done by an interior decorator.
Genre	Teen
Script	Mike Pellowski
Pencils	Dan Parent
Inks	Rudy Lapick
Colors	Barry Grossman ?
Letters	Bill Yoshida ?

Half page Sabrina story "Thanks, But No Thanks"

Characters	Sabrina; Aunt Hilda
Synopsis	Sabrina declines Hilda's offer to share her make up.
Genre	Teen
Script	George Gladir
Pencils	Dan Parent
Inks	Rudy Lapick
Colors	Barry Grossman ?
Letters	Bill Yoshida ?

1 page Dilton's Puzzle Pals activity "Christmas Dreaming!"

Characters	Betty Cooper
Synopsis	Word scramble puzzle with a Christmas theme.
Genre	teen
Script	Rod Ollerenshaw
Pencils	Rod Ollerenshaw
Inks	Rod Ollerenshaw
Colors	Barry Grossman ?
Letters	Rod Ollerenshaw

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

Characters	Archie Andrews
Pencils	Stan Goldberg
Inks	Stan Goldberg
Colors	Barry Grossman ?
Letters	Rod Ollerenshaw
Notes	Advertisement for the Archie Fan Club.

5 page Betty story "A Song For Lydia"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper; Hal Cooper; Lydia Wyndham (flashback); Archie Andrews
Synopsis	While rummaging through Lydia Wyndham's effects, Betty finds one of Lydia's poems and decides to set it to music for a music class assignment.
Genre	Teen
Script	Rod Ollerenshaw
Pencils	Stan Goldberg [as Stan G.]
Inks	Rudy Lapick
Colors	Barry Grossman ?
Letters	Bill Yoshida ?

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

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

1 page Sincerely Yours letters page "We've Received An Overwhelming Response"

Characters	Betty Cooper
Synopsis	"Betty" presents reader-submitted advice to a problem published in a previous issue.
Script	? [as Betty]
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Dan DeCarlo
Notes	Inside back cover.