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Issue Details

Issue #37
Published May 1996
Frequency monthly
Cover Price 1.50 USD; 1.65 USD
Pages 36
Editing Victor Gorelick (editor); Richard Goldwater (editor-in-chief)

Cover Details - "Good Genes"

Characters Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Pop Tate
Synopsis While Betty extols her genes, Archie admires her jeans.
Genre Teen
Pencils Stan Goldberg (signed)
Inks Rudy Lapick (signed)
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

6 page Betty story "A Whit Of Wisdom"

Characters Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper; Hal Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Miss Beazley; Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Caramel
Synopsis Betty's advice column in the school paper is a hit with the students, but she needs to get advice from her parents on Archie.
Genre Teen
Script Bob Bolling
Pencils Doug Crane
Inks Mike Esposito
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

6 page Betty Cooper, Super Sleuther story "Hat Trick"

Characters Betty Cooper; Hal Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Smithers the butler; Vernon; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy
Synopsis While at the Lodge mansion, modeling her new trench coat and hat ensemble a la movie star Stella Sterling, Betty is able to solve who swiped some important real estate documents from Mr. Lodge's study.
Genre Teen
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Doug Crane
Inks Mark Brewer
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Announcing A Groovy New Edition"

Notes Advertisement for the Archie Americana Series.

Half page Editor's Notebook text article "Now That Most Of You"

Synopsis Editor Gorelick promotes Archie's Spring Break #1 and World Of Archie #19.
Script Victor Gorelick
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters typeset

1 page Fan Art illustration

Characters Betty Cooper
Synopsis Art of Betty Cooper submitted by readers.
Pencils Sarah Manley; Christine Daquioag; Mercedes Mick; Keliver Tang; Sara Weigand
Inks Sarah Manley; Christine Daquioag; Mercedes Mick; Keliver Tang; Sara Weigand
Letters Ellen Leonforte; Bill Yoshida

5 page Betty story "I've Got Your Number"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Chuck Clayton; Midge Klump; Moose Mason; Dilton Doiley; Pop Tate; Ethel Muggs; Jughead Jones
Synopsis Veronica tries to convince Betty to give up playing a lottery for a new car. After all, she's only been playing it for a year straight.
Genre Teen
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Doug Crane
Inks Mark Brewer
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Cheryl Blossom"

Notes Advertisement for the Cheryl Blossom mini-series and Cheryl Blossom Special #1-4.

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "New!"

Notes Advertisement for Archie's Spring Break #1, and Archie's Vacation Special #1-3.

2 page Dear Betty letters page "My Best Friend"

Characters Betty Cooper
Synopsis "Betty" answers reader letters.
Script Sara Algase
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters typeset

5 page Betty story "Enter Phineas Flumm"

Characters Betty Cooper; Chick Cooper; Phineas Flumm; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis As a favor to her brother Chick, Betty agrees to go out with his fellow Secret Service agent Phineas Flumm on a blind date.
Genre Teen
Script Bob Bolling
Pencils Doug Crane
Inks Rudy Lapick
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida