| Issue | #53 |
| Published | September 1997 |
| Frequency | monthly |
| Cover Price | 1.50 USD; 1.65 CAD |
| Pages | 36 |
| Editing | Victor Gorelick (editor); Richard Goldwater (editor-in-chief) |
| Characters | Betty Cooper; Dilton Doiley; Moose Mason; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle |
| Synopsis | Betty's cadre of admirers are making it difficult for her to get some sun at the beach. |
| Genre | Teen |
| Pencils | Dan DeCarlo (signed) |
| Inks | Dan DeCarlo (signed) |
| Colors | Barry Grossman |
| Letters | Bill Yoshida |
| Characters | Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Caramel |
| Synopsis | To impress Archie, Betty gets a spot as a contestant on the TV game show "Trivia Time". |
| Genre | Teen |
| Script | Joe Edwards |
| Pencils | Tim Kennedy |
| Inks | Rudy Lapick |
| Colors | Barry Grossman |
| Letters | Bill Yoshida |
| Characters | Betty Cooper |
| Synopsis | "Betty" answers reader letters. |
| Script | Sara Algase |
| Pencils | Ellen Leonforte |
| Inks | Ellen Leonforte |
| Colors | Barry Grossman |
| Letters | typeset |
| Characters | Betty Cooper; Cheryl Blossom; Chuck Clayton; Nancy Woods; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Uncle Bob (Blossom?) |
| Synopsis | At the county fair, Cheryl's kissing booth is getting intense competition from Betty's Homemade Hot Sauce Stand and Cheryl doesn't like it. |
| Genre | Teen |
| Script | George Gladir |
| Pencils | Tim Kennedy |
| Inks | Jon D'Agostino |
| Colors | Barry Grossman |
| Letters | Bill Yoshida |
| Characters | Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones |
| Synopsis | Betty convinces the gang to publish their own magazine, and the gang nominate Betty to be the editor. That's when she finds that an editor's tough choices don't always spare a friend's feelings. |
| Genre | Teen |
| Script | Barbara Slate |
| Pencils | Stan Goldberg |
| Inks | Mike Esposito |
| Colors | Barry Grossman |
| Letters | Bill Yoshida |
| Notes | Story is continued in issue #54. |
| Synopsis | Editor Gorelick promotes the "Archie Beach Patrol" t-shirts, available from the publisher. He informs readers that the Sabrina TV show has been renewed by ABC. Then he promotes Archie & Friends #25 and Cheryl Blossom #6. The article is illustrated with reproductions of the covers of the two titles. |
| Script | Victor Gorelick |
| Colors | Barry Grossman |
| Letters | typeset |