Issue Details

Issue	#23
Published	September 1989
Frequency	monthly except for June and December
Cover Price	0.95 USD
Pages	36
Editing	Victor Gorelick (editor); Richard Goldwater (editor-in-chief)

Cover Details - "Just Kiss It"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Dilton Doiley
Synopsis	Archie intentionally misinterprets Jughead's instructions.
Genre	Teen
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Inks	Jim DeCarlo (signed)
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Bill Yoshida

6 page Betty And Veronica story "Royal Treatment"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Synopsis	While canoeing, Betty and Veronica find a note in a bottle and convince themselves that it was written by royalty.
Genre	Teen
Script	Frank Doyle
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Jim DeCarlo
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Bill Yoshida

1 page Archie public service announcement "You Don't Need Drugs"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Dilton Doiley; Nancy Woods
Synopsis	Archie and the gang list reasons why you don't need drugs to have fun.
Genre	Teen
Pencils	Dan Parent [signed DP]
Inks	Dan Parent [signed DP]
Colors	Barry Grossman

1 page Dear Betty And Veronica letters page "My Parents Aren't Home"

Synopsis	Readers write in seeking advice.
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Jim DeCarlo
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Rod Ollerenshaw ?
Notes	The illustration of Betty and Veronica is a stat taken from the fourth story of this issue.

6 page Betty And Veronica story "Everybody Ought To Have A Maid"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge
Synopsis	Mr. Lodge demands Veronica do housework for a specific period of time to teach her what her maids have to go through. Unfortunately for him, her efforts impact an important dinner with an important prospective business partner.
Genre	Teen
Script	Kathleen Webb
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Jim DeCarlo
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Bill Yoshida

5 page Betty And Veronica story "Swimsuit Issue"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis	Betty and Veronica try to one-up each other for the beach party and end up buying the exact same bikini.
Genre	Teen
Script	Mike Pellowski
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Jim DeCarlo
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Bill Yoshida

Half page Editor's Notebook text article "Is It Next Month Already?"

Synopsis	Editor Gorelick outlines how comic book lettering is produced. Lettering samples illustrate the article.
Script	Victor Gorelick
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	typeset; Bill Yoshida

1 page Veronica illustration "Veronica's Evening Elegance"

Characters	Veronica Lodge
Synopsis	No story; Veronica models fashion designs submitted by readers.
Genre	Teen
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Inks	Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Dan DeCarlo ?

5 page Betty And Veronica story "The Tattler"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis	Betty jazzes up Archie's answering machine message with the latest in Riverdale gossip.
Genre	Teen
Script	Frank Doyle
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Jim DeCarlo
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Bill Yoshida