Issue Details

Issue	#165
Published	March 1988
Frequency	nine times per year
Cover Price	0.75 USD
Pages	36
Editing	Victor Gorelick (editor); Richard Goldwater (managing editor)

Cover Details - "This Baby Sitting Job"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; two unidentified kids.
Synopsis	Betty is regretting taking the baby sitting job Ethel got for her.
Genre	Teen
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Inks	Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Notes	The two kids have a passing resemblance to Ethel Muggs. It is unknown if this is intentional on the part of the unknown writer and artist Dan DeCarlo or not.

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

Characters	Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Chuck Clayton; Nancy Woods
Synopsis	Archie and the gang give reasons for not taking drugs.
Genre	Teen
Pencils	Bill Goliher ?
Inks	Bill Goliher ?
Letters	Bill Yoshida ?
Notes	Though it has the same title, the art and storyline is different from previous anti-drug messages run in Archie Comics.

6 page Betty story "The Weirder Side Of The News"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Synopsis	While trying on a gorilla costume in a costume shop, Archie spots a traffic control officer about to ticket his car. He runs out of the shop, still in costume, pursued by Betty, who is dressed as a jungle girl. The ensuing chaos caused when people spot him causes a traffic snarl and helps foil the getaway of two bank robbers.
Genre	Teen
Script	Harold Smith
Pencils	Stan Goldberg (as Stan G.)
Inks	Rudy Lapick
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Bill Yoshida

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Step Right Up"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis	Advertisement for Archie Comics "Two Issues for $1.00" offer.
Pencils	Bill Goliher ?
Inks	Bill Goliher ?

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "It's Here!"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Chuck Clayton; Nancy Woods
Synopsis	Advertisement for The New Archies Digest #1, based on the 1987-88 NBC animated series of the same name.

1 page Dilton's Puzzle Pals activity "Betty On The Phone"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Dilton Doily
Synopsis	Word find puzzle with a telephone theme.
Genre	teen
Script	Rod Ollerenshaw
Pencils	Rod Ollerenshaw
Inks	Rod Ollerenshaw
Colors	Barry Grossman ?
Letters	Rod Ollerenshaw

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.

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

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

5 page Betty story "Dating Game"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Ethel Muggs; Pop Tate; Alice Cooper; Archie Andrews
Synopsis	When Archie doesn't meet Betty after school on Friday as usual, she assumes the worst - - that he's with Veronica.
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) "Fans!"

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

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
Colors	Barry Grossman ?
Letters	Rod Ollerenshaw

5 page Betty story "The Big Game"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Caramel (Betty's cat); Alice Cooper; Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Veronica Lodge; Miss Grundy; Mr. Flutesnoot; Jughead Jones
Synopsis	A day in the school life of Betty Cooper, laid out as if it were a board game.
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) "Personalized Sew-On Patches"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis	Advertisement for Archie Brand Sew-On cloth patches.

2 page Archie story "Snooze Alarm"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee
Synopsis	Archie has trouble waking up in the morning.
Genre	Teen
Script	Mike Pellowski
Pencils	Dan Parent
Inks	Jon D'Agostino
Colors	Barry Grossman ?
Letters	Bill Yoshida ?

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Hang Out With Us"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Synopsis	Advertisement for Archie Comics wall posters.

5 page Betty story "The Kiss Off"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mrs. Beazley
Synopsis	Veronica's rampant jealousy over Archie and Betty's innocent acts of kindness to each other prove to be her undoing.
Genre	Teen
Script	Frank Doyle
Pencils	Stan Goldberg (as Stan G.)
Inks	Mike Esposito
Colors	Barry Grossman ?
Letters	Bill Yoshida ?

1 page Betty letters page "Dear Betty"

Characters	Betty Cooper
Synopsis	"Betty" answers reader letters.
Script	? [as Betty]