Issue Details

Issue	#429
Published	November 1994
Frequency	monthly
Cover Price	1.50 USD
Pages	36
Editing	Victor Gorelick (editor); Richard Goldwater (editor-in-chief)

Cover Details - "This Is It, Veronica"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis	Betty and Veronica engage in an actual tug-of-war with Archie.
Genre	Teen
Script	Dan Parent?
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Henry Scarpelli

6 page Archie story "Love Showdown, Part 1 Chapter 1"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Fred Andrews
Synopsis	Archie is entranced by a mysterious letter and Betty and Veronica assume it's another girl.
Genre	Teen
Script	Dan Parent
Pencils	Stan Goldberg
Inks	Henry Scarpelli
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Bill Yoshida

4 page Punchy advertisement "Bus Fuss"

Characters	Punchy; Poochie; various kids
Synopsis	Advertisement for Hawaiian Punch fruit drink.
Pencils	Bill Goliher?

5 page Archie story "Love Showdown, Part 1 Chapter 2"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Hot Dog; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis	Reggie hears about the mystery letter of Archie's. Playing a prank, he tells Betty and Veronica separately that the other wrote the letter. However, the prank erupts in an all-out war between the girls for Archie's affections.
Genre	Teen
Script	Dan Parent
Pencils	Stan Goldberg
Inks	Henry Scarpelli
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Bill Yoshida
Notes	Part 1 of the four part, inter-title crossover story "Love Showdown". Storyline continues in Betty #19.

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Catch Supersonic Fun"

Characters	Sonic The Hedgehog
Synopsis	Subscription ad for Sonic The Hedgehog.

5 page Archie story "Singin' In The Rain"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Dilton Doily; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate; Veronica Lodge; Fred Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy
Synopsis	Veronica inspires the gang to go running in the rain in their swimwear to end summer vacation with a bang.
Genre	Teen
Script	Frank Doyle
Pencils	Stan Goldberg
Inks	Henry Scarpelli

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Summer Supplies"

Synopsis	Advertisement for Archie logo items.
Pencils	photo

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

Synopsis	Advertisement for Reggie's Revenge #2, Archie's Super Teens #1, and Jughead's Baby Tales #2.
Pencils	clip art
Inks	clip art

Half page text article "Editor's Notebook"

Synopsis	Editorial by Victor Gorelick promoting the "Love Showdown" crossover.
Script	Victor Gorelick
Letters	typeset

1 page letters page "Archie's Club News"

Synopsis	Essay from Jaime Mejia on the "Corythosaurus", illustrated by the editor.
Script	Ellen Leonforte
Pencils	Ellen Leonforte
Inks	Ellen Leonforte

5 page Archie story "Pain In The Neck"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Dr. Dobson
Synopsis	Archie is experiencing neck pains after a day at the beach.
Genre	Teen
Script	Mike Pellowski
Pencils	Stan Goldberg
Inks	Henry Scarpelli

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Archie's Super Savers"

Synopsis	Subscription offer for the entire Archie Comics Line.
Pencils	Ellen Leonforte
Inks	Ellen Leonforte