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Issue Details

Issue #39
Published July 1996
Frequency monthly
Cover Price 1.50 USD; 1.65 CAD
Pages 36
Editing Victor Gorelick (editor); Richard Goldwater (editor-in-chief)

Cover Details - "Tearjerker"

Characters Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Synopsis Archie and Betty are watching a sad film and Betty has come prepared.
Genre Teen
Pencils Stan Goldberg (signed)
Inks Henry Scarpelli (signed)
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

5 page Betty story "A Whole Lot Of Hang-Ups"

Characters Betty Cooper; Unidentified phone company personnel
Synopsis Betty keeps getting phone calls at home, but because she's always in the farthest place in the house from the phone, she can never reach it before the caller hangs up.
Genre Teen
Script Hal Smith
Pencils Doug Crane
Inks Mark Brewer
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

1 page Fan Art illustration

Characters Betty Cooper
Synopsis Published art of Betty submitted by readers.
Pencils Madeline Tucker; Stephanie Kwan; Alisha Koumphol; Trish Hahn; Laura Lee; Katie Kerwin; Frances Ward
Inks Madeline Tucker; Stephanie Kwan; Alisha Koumphol; Trish Hahn; Laura Lee; Katie Kerwin; Frances Ward
Letters Bill Yoshida

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Subscribe To Cheryl"

Notes Subscription solicitation for Cheryl Blossom mini-series two, and an advertisement for Cheryl Blossom mini-series one, and Cheryl Blossom Special #1-3.

1 page Archie public service announcement "Getting Into The Act"

Characters Archie Andrews; Hildy; Svenson the janitor; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Betty Cooper
Synopsis Svenson adds a wheelchair ramp to the stage in the Riverdale High auditorium so a wheelchair-bound student can audition for the school play.
Genre Teen
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Dan DeCarlo
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida
Notes PSA co-sponsored by United Cerebral Palsy Associations.

5 page Betty story "Genius Sitting"

Characters Betty Cooper; Junior; Dilton Doiley
Synopsis Betty needs a little help from Dilton to babysit a precocious eight year old electronics and computer genius.
Genre Teen
Script Hal Smith
Pencils Doug Crane
Inks Pat Kennedy
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Archie's Big Book Back Issue Bonanza"

Notes Checklist of titles still available from the publisher.

1 page Betty story "Photo Crass"

Characters Betty Cooper
Synopsis Betty has a showing of her photographs at an art gallery.
Genre Teen
Script Dan Parent
Pencils Dan Parent
Inks Rudy Lapick
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

2 page Dear Betty letters page "I'm Fourteen Years Old"

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

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

Synopsis Advertisement for the Archie Americana Series.

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Archie's Digest Offer"

Notes Advertisement for Archie Andrews Where Are You Digest #107, Archie's Story & Game Digest #35, Betty & Veronica Annual Digest #15, Little Archie Digest #16, and Archie's All-Canadian Digest #1.

5 page Betty story "Paint Faint"

Characters Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper
Synopsis Betty drives out into the country to do some landscape painting, but finds it anything but peaceful.
Genre Teen
Script Mike Pellowski
Pencils Doug Crane
Inks Mark Brewer
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Lucky For You"

Notes Advertisement for Archie's Vacation Special #1-4, and Archie's Spring Break #1.

Half page Editor's Notebook text article "Approximately A Year Ago"

Synopsis Editor Gorelick promotes a program that connects American readers with Russian penpals. Then he promotes Betty And Veronica Summer Fun #3.
Script Victor Gorelick
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters typeset

5 page Betty story "Invitation Frustration"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis Betty breaks her neck trying to retrieve an invitation to one of Veronica's parties that she thinks she may have discarded.
Genre Teen
Script Hal Smith
Pencils Doug Crane
Inks Pat Kennedy
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida