Issue Details

Issue	#629
Published	January 1992
Frequency	eleven times per year
Cover Price	1.00 USD; 1.20 CAD; 0.75 GBP
Pages	36
Editing	Victor Gorelick (editor); Richard Goldwater (editor-in-chief)

Cover Details - "If You Could Travel Anywhere"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis	Veronica asks Betty where she'd like to travel for Christmas.
Genre	Teen
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Inks	Dan DeCarlo (signed)

6 page Betty And Veronica story "Is This Trip Necessary?"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge; Smithers the butler
Synopsis	Veronica plans to go to Jamaica for Christmas, unaware that her parents would prefer that she stay home for the holidays.
Genre	Teen
Script	Kathleen Webb
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Alison Flood
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Bill Yoshida
Notes	The four stories in this issue, though stand alone stories, have a running sub-plot of Betty and Veronica preparing for Christmas 1992 and the Lodges wanting Veronica to stay.

2 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Pop Tate's Menu Of Subscriptions"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
Notes	Advertisement for the various subscriptions and merchandise available from the publisher.

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

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Dan DeCarlo
Notes	Advertisement for Betty And Veronica Annual Digest #6.

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Don't Miss A Single Issue"

Characters	The Koosh Kins
Notes	Advertisement for The Koosh Kins mini-series.

5 page Betty And Veronica story "Just Testing"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Miss Grundy
Synopsis	Betty and Veronica try to prepare for Christmas and for an English Literature test at the same time.
Genre	Teen
Script	Kathleen Webb
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo (layouts); Dan Parent
Inks	Alison Flood
Colors	Barry Grossman ?
Letters	Bill Yoshida ?

2 page Betty illustration "Betty's Christmas Card"

Characters	Betty Cooper
Synopsis	Betty hangs stockings by the fire decorated with bulbs in the shape of the heads of Archie, Jughead, Reggie and Veronica. However, she drops Veronica's bulb - - "accidentally", of course.
Genre	Teen
Script	Tiffy Pugliese
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Inks	Alison Flood (signed)
Colors	Barry Grossman ?
Letters	Bill Yoshida ?
Notes	Reader Tiffy Pugliese is credited with the page concept.

5 page Betty And Veronica story "All Wrapped Up"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis	Veronica is determined to wrap her Christmas gifts herself, in spite of not knowing how.
Genre	Teen
Script	Kathleen Webb
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo (layouts); Dan Parent
Inks	Alison Flood
Colors	Barry Grossman ?
Letters	Bill Yoshida ?

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Archie's Grab Bag"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Pencils	Ellen Leonforte
Inks	Ellen Leonforte
Notes	Advertisement for random lots of Archie Comics back issues.

1 page Dear Betty And Veronica letters page "I Met A Boy"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis	"Betty" and "Veronica" answer reader letters.
Script	? [as Betty and Veronica]
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Dan DeCarlo
Colors	Barry Grossman ?

1 page Veronica activity "Veronica's Christmas List!"

Characters	Veronica Lodge
Synopsis	Word find puzzle with a gift 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 promo (ad from the publisher) "Read Little Archie"

Characters	Little Archie; Little Betty
Notes	Advertisement for Little Archie Digest #4.

5 page Betty And Veronica story "The Gift Of Love"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge
Synopsis	Veronica finally figures out that her parents would like her to stay for Christmas.
Genre	Teen
Script	Kathleen Webb
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo (layouts); Dan Parent
Inks	Alison Flood
Colors	Barry Grossman ?
Letters	Bill Yoshida ?

1 page Editor's Notebook text article "The Archie 50th Anniversary"

Synopsis	Editor Gorelick lists the winners of the Archie 50th Anniversary Card And Poster Contest.
Script	Victor Gorelick
Pencils	Victor Gorelick
Letters	typeset

1 page Archie public service announcement "Be A Heatbuster"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Dilton Doily
Synopsis	Archie and Betty snuggle to preserve heat, while Dilton gives tips on saving energy.
Genre	Teen
Pencils	C. Allon (signed)
Inks	Alison Flood (signed)
Letters	Bill Yoshida ?
Notes	Inside back cover.