Issue Details

Issue	#177
Published	August 1989
Frequency	eight times per year
Cover Price	0.95 USD
Pages	36
Editing	Victor Gorelick (editor); Richard Goldwater (editor-in-chief)

Cover Details - "Junior Prom Night"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Chuck Clayton; Nancy Woods; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Veronica Lodge; other unidentified students
Synopsis	Archie and the gang are enjoying the junior prom.
Genre	Teen
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Inks	Jim DeCarlo (signed)

5 page Betty story "Dandy Dancing"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Miss Grundy
Synopsis	Betty tutors Archie in ballroom dancing, only to have him ask out Veronica to show off his new skills.
Genre	Teen
Script	George Gladir
Pencils	Stan Goldberg (as Stan G.)
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 ?

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "New From Archie Adventure Series"

Synopsis	Advertisement for The Adventures Of Bayou Billy #1.
Pencils	clip art
Letters	typeset
Notes	Clip art is the cover of Adventures Of Bayou Billy #1.

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Katy Keene Subscription Spectacular"

Characters	Katy Keene
Synopsis	Subscription solicitation for Katy Keene Comics and Katy Keene Digest.
Pencils	John Lucas
Inks	John Lucas

1 page Betty letters page "Dear Betty"

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

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	Bill Golliher ?
Inks	Bill Golliher ?

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

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

3 page Betty story "Voice Your Choice"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Dilton Doily
Synopsis	Archie tries to answer the eternal question: Betty or Veronica.
Genre	Teen
Script	George Gladir
Pencils	Stan Goldberg (as Stan G.)
Inks	Mike Esposito
Colors	Barry Grossman ?
Letters	Bill Yoshida ?

3 page Betty's Diary story "Pet Owners Are The Funniest People!"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Chuck Clayton; Midge Klump; Max (a cat)
Synopsis	Betty describes what it's like to own a cat.
Genre	Teen
Script	George Gladir
Pencils	Stan Goldberg (as Stan G.)
Inks	Scott McRae
Colors	Barry Grossman ?
Letters	Bill Yoshida ?
Notes	Max is a dead ringer for Caramel, the orange angora usually associated with Betty, except that he's male and has white fur.

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) "Something New Is Happening"

Characters	Dilton Doily; Svenson; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee
Synopsis	Subscription solicitation for Dilton's Strange Science and Faculty Funnies.
Pencils	Bill Golliher ?; clip art
Inks	Bill Golliher ?
Notes	Clip art is the covers of Dilton's Strange Science #2 and Faculty Funnies #1.

5 page Betty story "Pet Peeve"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
Synopsis	After Archie tells Betty that she's his best friend, Veronica convinces her that he's just figuratively called her a dog.
Genre	Teen
Script	Frank Doyle
Pencils	Stan Goldberg (as Stan G.)
Inks	Mike Esposito
Colors	Barry Grossman ?
Letters	Bill Yoshida ?

1 page Betty activity "Favorite Music"

Characters	Betty Cooper
Synopsis	Word find maze puzzle with a music 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)

1 page Betty illustration "Fashions For All Seasons"

Characters	Betty Cooper
Synopsis	No story; Betty models fashion designs sent in by readers.
Genre	Teen
Pencils	Stan Goldberg (signed)
Inks	Stan Goldberg (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 "Ring Ding-A-Ling"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Alice Cooper
Synopsis	When Archie hints that their date will be special and "involve a ring", Betty jumps to predictable conclusions.
Genre	Teen
Script	Mike Pellowski
Pencils	Stan Goldberg (as Stan G.)
Inks	Mike Esposito
Colors	Barry Grossman ?
Letters	Bill Yoshida ?

1 page text article "Editor's Notebook"

Synopsis	Editor Gorelick describes the procedure used to create comic book art. He also asks reader opinions of the recent design changes to Jughead.
Genre	editorial
Script	Victor Gorelick
Pencils	Victor Gorelick ?; Dan DeCarlo
Letters	typeset
Notes	A caricature of Dan DeCarlo in front of an art board is also printed in the article.