Issue Details

Issue	#186
Published	September 1990
Frequency	eight times per year
Cover Price	1.00 USD; 1.20 CAD; 75P GBP
Pages	36
Editing	Victor Gorelick (editor); Richard Goldwater (editor-in-chief)

Cover Details - "The Sun Shade"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Synopsis	Reggie's car is very easy to find in the mall parking lot.
Genre	Teen
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Inks	Dan DeCarlo (signed)

5 page Betty story "Garden Games"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate
Synopsis	Archie offers to help Betty weed the yard before going on to his date with Veronica. It's a moment of chivalry he comes to regret.
Genre	Teen
Script	Frank Doyle
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo (layouts); Dan Parent
Inks	Dan DeCarlo
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Bill Yoshida

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 ?

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

Characters	Jughead Jones
Synopsis	Subscription solicitation for Jughead's Double Digest.
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Rod Ollerenshaw ?

1 page Archie; Capri Sun advertisement "The Taste Of Adventure, Part 2"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
Synopsis	Archie and Betty go snorkeling for treasure and run into a shark.
Genre	Teen
Pencils	Stan Goldberg
Inks	Rudy Lapick

Half page Betty activity "Yipe!"

Characters	Betty Cooper
Synopsis	Word scramble puzzle with a proper name theme.
Genre	teen
Script	Rod Ollerenshaw (signed RGO)
Pencils	Rod Ollerenshaw (signed RGO)
Inks	Rod Ollerenshaw (signed RGO)
Colors	Barry Grossman ?
Letters	Rod Ollerenshaw (signed RGO)

Half page text article "Editor's Notebook"

Synopsis	Editor Gorelick promotes the return of Super-Duck.
Script	Victor Gorelick
Pencils	Victor Gorelick ?; clip art
Inks	clip art
Letters	typeset
Notes	Clip art is the cover of Laugh Comics #24.

1 page Betty letters page "Dear Betty"

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

5 page Betty story "Picnic Problem"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; scout troop; sky divers
Synopsis	Archie is tired of his romantic picnics with Betty being interrupted.
Genre	Teen
Script	Mike Pellowski
Pencils	Tim Kennedy
Inks	Hy Eisman
Colors	Barry Grossman ?
Letters	Bill Yoshida ?

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Special Subscription Offer!"

Synopsis	Subscription solicitation for the newest additions to the Archie Comics line.
Pencils	Clip art
Inks	clip art
Notes	Clip art is the covers to Archie 3000, Jughead's Pal Hot Dog, Archie's R/C Racers, Archie's Explorers Of The Unknown, Jughead's Diner, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Jughead's Time Police and Riverdale High.

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 ?

5 page Betty story "Setting An Example"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Synopsis	On their way to a movie date, Archie and Betty trade complaints about the inconsiderate behavior of other people.
Genre	Teen
Script	Hal Smith
Pencils	Doug Crane
Inks	Mike Esposito
Colors	Barry Grossman ?
Letters	Bill Yoshida ?

6 page Betty story "Noise Annoys"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate
Synopsis	Betty convinces Archie to join her in a crusade against noise pollution.
Genre	Teen
Script	Hal Smith
Pencils	Tim Kennedy
Inks	Rudy Lapick
Colors	Barry Grossman ?
Letters	Bill Yoshida ?

1 page Betty illustration "Sensational Swimwear"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; unidentified teen boys
Synopsis	No story; Betty models fashion designs submitted by readers.
Genre	Teen
Pencils	Stan Goldberg (signed)
Inks	Rudy Lapick (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 ?