Issue Details

Issue	#26
Published	July 1989
Frequency	eight times per year
Cover Price	0.95 USD
Pages	36
Editing	Victor Gorelick (editor); Richard Goldwater (editor-in-chief)

Cover Details - "I Still Won A Prize"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis	Betty and Archie share a steed on the merry-go-round.
Genre	Teen
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Inks	Dan DeCarlo (signed)

1 page Editor's Notebook text article "Dear Archie Readers"

Synopsis	Editor Gorelick describes the process of creating the scripts for a comic book.
Genre	fact
Script	Victor Gorelick
Pencils	Victor Gorelick ?
Letters	typeset
Notes	Inside front cover.

5 page Betty story "Procrastination Elimination"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis	Betty's decision to do the jobs she's been putting off begin to put a crimp into her social life with Archie.
Genre	Teen
Script	Hal Smith [as 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) "Katy Keene Subscription Specacular"

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

1 page Dilton's Puzzle Pals activity "Betty - Diary Writer"

Characters	Betty Cooper
Synopsis	Word scramble puzzle with a writing instrument 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]

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) "Three Issues For $2.00"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Notes	Checklist of titles eligible for the "Three Issues For $2.00" offer.

6 page Betty story "Stuck-Fast Friends"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Octavia
Synopsis	Betty befriends a new girl named Octavia, who seems determined to occupy every waking moment of Betty's life.
Genre	Teen
Script	Hal Smith
Pencils	Bob Bolling
Inks	Mike Esposito
Colors	Barry Grossman ?
Letters	Bill Yoshida ?

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Join America's Sweethearts"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Pencils	Dan Parent
Inks	Dan Parent
Notes	Advertisement for Betty And Veronica Annual Digest #1.

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "The Race Is On"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Pencils	Stan Goldberg
Inks	Stan Goldberg
Notes	Advertisement for Archie's R/C Racers #1.

5 page Betty story "Let It Rain"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Hal Cooper (flashback); Alice Cooper (flashback)
Synopsis	Trapped inside on a rainy day, Betty curls up with her diary and recalls other storms and the events they inspired.
Genre	Teen
Script	Kathleen Webb
Pencils	Bob Bolling
Inks	Mike Esposito
Colors	Barry Grossman ?
Letters	Bill Yoshida ?

Half page Sabrina story "Attraction Faction"

Characters	Sabrina; Aunt Hilda
Synopsis	Hilda laments how changing fashion have made witches passe.
Genre	Teen
Script	George Gladir
Pencils	Stan Goldberg [as Stan G.]
Inks	Scott McRae
Colors	Barry Grossman ?
Letters	Bill Yoshida ?

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

Characters	Dilton Doily; Svenson; Mr. Weatherbee
Pencils	Dan Parent
Inks	Dan Parent
Notes	Advertisement for Dilton's Strange Science #1 and Faculty Funnies #1.

1 page Sincerely Yours letters page "In Betty's Diary #21"

Characters	Betty Cooper
Synopsis	"Betty" presents advice from readers to a previously published problem. Then a new problem is presented and reader advice is solicited.
Script	? [as Betty]
Pencils	Stan Goldberg
Inks	Stan Goldberg
Colors	Barry Grossman ?

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

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

5 page Betty story "Prime Time"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Synopsis	Betty tries to decide which era to write about for a Teen magazine contest. As she mulls the eras over, she fantasizes about being with Archie in each era.
Genre	Teen
Script	George Gladir
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.