Issue Details

Issue	#56
Published	December 1997
Frequency	monthly
Cover Price	1.50 USD; 1.65 CAD
Pages	36
Editing	Victor Gorelick (editor); Richard Goldwater (editor-in-chief)

Cover Details - "Double Your Archies"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Synopsis	Betty dreams about double-dating with Archie.
Genre	Teen
Pencils	Stan Goldberg (signed)
Inks	Mike Esposito [signed Espo!!]
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Bill Yoshida

6 page Betty story "The Lesson"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Polly Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Miss Grundy
Synopsis	Betty goes to her sister Polly for advice on how to snag and keep Archie.
Genre	Teen
Script	George Gladir
Pencils	Stan Goldberg
Inks	Mike Esposito
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Bill Yoshida

1 page Fan Art illustration

Characters	Betty Cooper
Synopsis	Reproductions of fan drawings of Betty are published.
Genre	Teen
Pencils	Jantzen Zink; Maylin Gonzalez; C.J. Stubbs; Arlene Delaney
Inks	Jantzen Zink; Maylin Gonzalez; C.J. Stubbs; Arlene Delaney
Colors	Jantzen Zink; Maylin Gonzalez; C.J. Stubbs; Arlene Delaney
Letters	Bill Yoshida

Half page Editor's Notebook text article "It Seems That"

Synopsis	Editor Gorelick promotes a three title crossover storyline, starting in Jughead #100, then moving to Archie #467 and Betty #57. Then he asks for reader opinions on school uniforms and dress codes.
Script	Victor Gorelick
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	typeset

1 page Betty story "Hand Full"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper
Synopsis	Betty can't help with the dishes because it would harm her karate.
Genre	Teen
Script	Mike Pellowski
Pencils	Sean Murphey
Inks	Rudy Lapick
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Bill Yoshida

6 page Betty story "Novel Job"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Mr. Barney; Howie Severe
Synopsis	Betty's quiet weekend job at a mall bookstore is turned upside down by a book signing by national shock jock Howie Severe.
Genre	Teen
Script	Mike Pellowski
Pencils	Stan Goldberg
Inks	Mike Esposito
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Bill Yoshida
Notes	Howie Severe is based on radio personality Howard Stern. One of the crazed fans at the book signing is a caricature of Archie editor Victor Gorelick.

6 page Betty story "Get The Message"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper; Archie Andrews
Synopsis	Betty writes the address of a party Archie has invited her to on a box of tissues. Later she finds that her mother has thrown the empty box away.
Genre	Teen
Script	Joe Edwards
Pencils	Stan Goldberg
Inks	Mike Esposito
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Bill Yoshida

1 page Dear Betty letters page "None Of The Girls"

Characters	Betty Cooper
Synopsis	"Betty" answers reader letters.
Script	Sara Algase
Pencils	Ellen Leonforte ?
Inks	Ellen Leonforte ?
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	typeset

5 page Betty story "Ring Sting"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate
Synopsis	Reggie pulls a prank on Betty, then offers to show her how to pull the same prank on Veronica.
Genre	Teen
Script	Joe Edwards
Pencils	Stan Goldberg
Inks	Mike Esposito
Colors	BarryGrossman
Letters	Bill Yoshida