Issue Details

Issue	#182
Published	May 1990
Frequency	eight times per year
Cover Price	1.00 USD
Pages	36
Editing	Victor Gorelick (editor); Richard Goldwater (editor-in-chief)

Cover Details - "Aren't They Lucky?"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews;
Synopsis	Betty and Archie watch two fish in an aquarium.
Genre	Teen
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Inks	Dan DeCarlo (signed)

1 page Archie; Capri Sun advertisement "The Taste Of Adventure"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Hot Dog
Synopsis	Archie, Betty and Jughead are following a treasure map through a jungle and stop for Capri Sun fruit drinks.
Genre	Teen
Pencils	Stan Goldberg
Inks	Rudy Lapick

6 page Betty story "Nose Job"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee; Veronica Lodge; Miss Grundy
Synopsis	Betty reveals that as a baby her father put her to sleep by rubbing her nose. Archie and Jughead are amazed to find that it still works.
Genre	Teen
Script	Frank Doyle
Pencils	Stan Goldberg (as Stan G.)
Inks	Henry Scarpelli
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Bill Yoshida

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

Characters	Archie Andrews
Synopsis	Subscription solicitation for the Archie Comics line.
Pencils	Stan Goldberg ?

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

Characters	Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis	Subscription solicitation for Archie's Double Digest and Betty And Veronica Double Digest.
Pencils	Dan Parent ?
Inks	Dan Parent ?

Half page Betty activity "Stamp Collection"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Synopsis	Word find puzzle with a stamp collecting theme.
Genre	teen
Script	Rod Ollerenshaw (as RGO)
Pencils	Rod Ollerenshaw (as RGO)
Inks	Rod Ollerenshaw (as RGO)
Colors	Barry Grossman ?
Letters	Rod Ollerenshaw (as RGO)

Half page statement of ownership "Statement Of Ownership"

Synopsis	Statement of ownership.
Letters	typeset

1 page Betty letters page "Dear Betty"

Characters	Betty Cooper
Synopsis	"Betty" answers reader letters.
Script	? [as Betty]
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Dan DeCarlo
Colors	Barry Grossman ?

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "3 Issues For $2.00"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis	Advertisement for the Archie "Three Issues for $2.00" offer.
Pencils	Bill Golliher ?
Inks	Bill Golliher ?

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "At Last"

Characters	Jughead Jones
Synopsis	Subscription solicitation for Jughead's Double Digest.
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo; clip art
Inks	Dan DeCarlo
Notes	Clip art is the cover of Jughead's Double Digest #1.

5 page Betty story "Fantasy Time"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis	Betty and her mother try to weed out old toys to give to charity. As they do, Betty begins creating fantasy scenarios for her and Archie revolving around the toys. But Veronica always seems to intrude.
Genre	Teen
Script	George Gladir
Pencils	Stan Goldberg (as Stan G.)
Inks	Mike Esposito
Colors	Barry Grossman ?
Letters	Bill Yoshida ?

Half page Sabrina story "Put A Lid On It"

Characters	Sabrina; Cousin Ambrose; Aunt Hilda
Synopsis	Ambrose spots the first sign of spring.
Genre	Teen
Script	George Gladir
Pencils	Stan Goldberg (as Stan G.)
Inks	Rudy Lapick ?
Colors	Barry Grossman ?
Letters	Bill Yoshida ?

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Welcome To Jughead's Diner"

Characters	Jughead Jones
Synopsis	Subscription solicitation for Jughead's Diner.
Pencils	Dan Parent ?; clip art
Inks	Dan Parent ?
Notes	Clip art is the cover of Jughead's Diner #1.

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Smashing Good Fun!"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Dilton Doily
Synopsis	Subscription solicitation for Archie's Explorers Of The Unknown.
Pencils	Rex W. Lindsey (signed RL); clip art
Inks	Rex W. Lindsey (signed RL); clip art
Notes	Clip art is the cover of Archie's Explorers Of The Unknown #1.

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Archie Annual Is Number One!!"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Hot Dog; Jughead Jones; Midge Klump; Dilton Doily; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Ethel Muggs; Betty Cooper
Synopsis	Advertisement for Archie Annual Digest #56.
Pencils	Dan Parent ?
Inks	Dan Parent ?

5 page Betty story "Romantic Work-out"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Pop Tate; Alice Cooper
Synopsis	Archie bets Betty a dinner date that her aerobics workout isn't as strenuous as she makes it out to be.
Genre	Teen
Script	Mike Pellowski
Pencils	Bob Bolling
Inks	Mike Esposito
Colors	Barry Grossman ?
Letters	Bill Yoshida ?

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

Characters	Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis	Subscription solicitation for the Archie Digest line.
Pencils	Stan Goldberg ?
Inks	Rod Ollerenshaw ?

1 page Archie public service announcement "Drugs Are Uncool!"

Characters	Archie Andrews
Synopsis	Poster art of Archie giving the thumbs down to drug abuse.
Genre	Teen
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Inks	Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Colors	Barry Grossman ?

1 page Betty illustration "Betty's Funky Fashions"

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

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

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

5 page Betty story "Catch Of The Day"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy; Nancy Woods; Dilton Doily; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis	Veronica lets Archie take Betty out on a date so he'll be more impressed with Veronica on their date the following night.
Genre	Teen
Script	Kathleen Webb
Pencils	Stan Goldberg (as Stan G.)
Inks	Rudy Lapick
Colors	Barry Grossman ?
Letters	Bill Yoshida ?

1 page text article "Editor's Notebook"

Synopsis	Editor Gorelick discusses the new titles Archie Comics have recently published.
Script	Victor Gorelick
Pencils	Victor Gorelick ?; Dan Parent?
Letters	typeset
Notes	The article is illustrated by panels from Archie's Explorers Of The Unknown.