Issue Details

Issue	#41
Published	September 1996
Frequency	monthly
Cover Price	1.50 USD
Pages	36
Editing	Victor Gorelick (editor); Richard Goldwater (editor-in-chief)

Cover Details - "He's In Oil"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; unidentified woman
Synopsis	Betty gets questioned about her boyfriend.
Genre	Teen
Pencils	Stan Goldberg (signed)
Inks	Henry Scarpelli (signed)
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Bill Yoshida

5 page Betty story "Silhouette Symphony"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Betty's shadow; Archie's shadow; Veronica Lodge; Cheryl Blossom; Cheryl's shadow
Synopsis	Archie's shadow tries to subliminally influence Archie into ditching Veronica and going back to Betty.
Genre	Teen
Script	George Gladir
Pencils	Doug Crane
Inks	Mike Esposito
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Bill Yoshida

1 page Fan Art illustration

Characters	Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Synopsis	Fan art of Betty sent in by readers is reproduced.
Pencils	Mark Fontecchio; Kelly McNamara; Caiti Erickson; Megan Long
Inks	Mark Fontecchio; Kelly McNamara; Caiti Erickson; Megan Long
Letters	Bill Yoshida

1 page Veronica public service announcement "Home Improvement"

Characters	Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Betty Cooper; Della
Synopsis	Veronica convinces her father to install a wheelchair ramp to the mansion so a wheelchair-bound student can attend her party.
Genre	Teen
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Inks	Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Bill Yoshida
Notes	PSA co-sponsored by United Cerebral Palsy Associations.

5 page Betty story "Filing A Compliment"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Alice Cooper
Synopsis	Betty finds that trying to write a complimentary letter to a big corporation isn't as easy as she imagined.
Genre	Teen
Script	Hal Smith
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Dan DeCarlo
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Bill Yoshida

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

Notes

Checklist of back issues still available from the publisher.

2 page Dear Betty letters page "My Mom"

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

1 page Betty story "Rejection Dejection"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis	Archie consoles Betty after she gets another publisher rejection slip.
Genre	Teen
Script	Hal Smith
Pencils	Sean Murphey
Inks	Jon D'Agostino
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 "On April 7"

Characters	Sabrina
Synopsis	Editor Gorelick promotes the Sabrina The Teenage Witch live-action movie starring Melissa Joan Hart. Then he promotes Betty & Veronica Spectacular #20.
Script	Victor Gorelick
Pencils	Dan Parent
Inks	Rudy Lapick
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	typeset; Bill Yoshida
Notes	The article is illustrated with a stock image of Sabrina drawn by Dan Parent.

5 page Betty story "Seize The Day"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper; Hal Cooper
Synopsis	Alice insists the family drive up to Mt. Everlast instead of laying around the house all day.
Genre	Teen
Script	Kathleen Webb
Pencils	Doug Crane
Inks	Rudy Lapick
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Bill Yoshida
Notes	Hal is watching a golf tournament featuring a golfer named Samm, a kidding reference to longtime Jughead artist Samm Schwartz.

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

Notes

Advertisement of Archie Andrews Where Are You Digest #107, Archie's Story and Game Digest #36, Veronica Digest #5, Little Archie Digest #17, and Archie's All-Canadian Digest #1.

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Have A Great Vacation"

Notes

Advertisement for Archie's Vacation Special #4.

1 page Betty illustration "Gym-Tastic"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Synopsis	No story; Betty is depicted in different gymnastics leotards performing various gymnastic routines.
Genre	Teen
Pencils	Rex W. Lindsey (signed)
Inks	Rex W. Lindsey (signed)
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Rex W. Lindsey (signed)

5 page Betty story "Service With A Smile"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Mister Bainbridge; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis	Betty agrees to work overtime at her job at Mall-Mart, forcing her to miss a date she had with Archie.
Genre	Teen
Script	Ken Penders
Pencils	Doug Crane
Inks	Mike Esposito
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Bill Yoshida