Issue Details

Issue	#243
Published	March 1976
Frequency	monthly
Cover Price	0.30 USD
Pages	36
Editing	John L. Goldwater (editor); Richard Goldwater (managing editor)

Cover Details - "Hard Work"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis	Betty is thrilled with Archie's snow sculpture, so Veronica can't resist letting the air out of her balloon.
Genre	teen; humor
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Dan DeCarlo

6 page Betty and Veronica story "The Eyes Have It"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle: Pop Tate (cameo)
Synopsis	Betty acts very emotional over the slightest things.
Genre	teen; humor
Script	Frank Doyle
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo

1 page Archie advertisement "Crossword Puzzlement"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis	Archie solves a crossword puzzle he's working on with the word "Twinkies."
Genre	teen; humor; ad
Notes	Ad for Hostess Twinkies.

Half page Li'l Jinx story "Flower Power"

Characters	Li'l Jinx; Greg
Genre	Humor
Script	Joe Edwards
Pencils	Joe Edwards
Inks	Joe Edwards
Colors	Barry Grossman ?
Letters	Joe Edwards

Half page Archie story "Archie's Gag Bag"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper Veronica Lodge; Miss Grundy;p Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
Genre	Teen
Pencils	Bob Montana
Inks	Bob Montana
Colors	Barry Grossman ?
Notes	Due to the style of clothing and the four-panel continuity, this is probably a reprint of two late fifties era Archie syndicated newspaper strips.

6 page Betty and Veronica story "It's In The Bag"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Geraldine Grundy; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
Synopsis	Veronica brings a purse to school but misplaces it several times.
Genre	teen; humor
Script	Frank Doyle
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo

5 page Betty and Veronica story "My Ideal"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis	Betty describes the man she intends to marry to the Lodges, but doesn't understand why they laugh when she says her description matches Archie -- when it doesn't at all.
Genre	teen; humor
Script	Frank Doyle
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo

5 page Betty and Veronica story "The Advertising Game"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis	Betty and Veronica both want to go to the dance with Archie, but decide neither will remind him or compete for him. Except Veronica cheats.
Genre	teen; humor
Script	Frank Doyle
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Notes	One of the few DeCarlo stories since the early '60s where Betty wears her hair long instead of in a ponytail.