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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.