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Issue Details

Issue #53
Published July 1992
Frequency monthly
Cover Price 1.25 USD; 1.25 CAD
Pages 36
Editing Victor Gorelick (editor); Richard Goldwater (editor-in-chief)

Cover Details - "Archie Loves Me"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis Betty and Veronica stand nose to nose, loudly debating who Archie loves while plucking a daisy to death.
Genre Teen
Pencils Dan DeCarlo [as DD] (signed)
Inks Alison Flood [as AMF] (signed)
Colors Barry Grossman

6 page Betty And Veronica story "A Moving Experience"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Gwendolyn Grubbs; Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Coach Kleats
Synopsis When the editor of the school paper has to transfer to another school, both Betty and Veronica apply for the position. Mr. Weatherbee decides to give the job to the one who can get the best story.
Genre Teen
Script Bob Bolling
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Alison Flood
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

Half page Editor's Notebook text article "This Month I'd Like"

Synopsis Editor Gorelick promotes Archie #402, Archie & Friends #1, and Betty & Veronica #54. The cover to Archie & Friends #1 illustrates the article.
Script Victor Gorelick
Pencils Stan Goldberg
Inks Henry Scarpelli
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters typeset

5 page Betty And Veronica story "We're In The Money"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Muffy; Mr. Dinero; Archie Andrews
Synopsis At the invitation of a friend, Veronica takes Betty on a tour of Poshly High, where the children of Riverdale's elite go to school.
Genre Teen
Script George Gladir
Pencils Dan DeCarlo (layouts); Dan Parent
Inks Alison Flood
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

5 page Betty And Veronica story "Good Skate Bad Skate"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Vernon; Melvin; Archie Andrews; Smithers the butler
Synopsis Both the girls and Mr. Lodge have dangerous encounters with a pair of eight year old skateboarders.
Genre Teen
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Alison Flood
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida
Notes One of the skateboarding children is drawn by Dan DeCarlo to look decidedly female, even though Frank Doyle's script names the child "Vernon".

1 page Dear Betty & Veronica letters page "I Would Enjoy"

Synopsis Readers write in seeking advice.
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Rod Ollerenshaw ?

5 page Betty And Veronica story "Quiz Fizz"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Fifi the maid
Synopsis Betty takes a magazine quiz to see how well she knows her best friend, and Veronica feels her friend's answers are way off.
Genre Teen
Script George Gladir
Pencils Dan DeCarlo (layouts); Dan Parent
Inks Alison Flood
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

1 page Archie public service announcement "Archie's Recycling Facts"

Characters Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis Archie and Veronica demonstrate the advantages of paper recycling.
Genre Teen
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Rod Ollerenshaw ?
Notes Inside back cover.