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Issue Details

Issue #250
Published October 1976
Frequency monthly
Cover Price 0.30 USD
Pages 36
Editing John L. Goldwater (editor); Richard Goldwater (managing editor)

Cover Details - "Our Horoscope"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; unidentified child (holding a balloon that resembles Jughead's head)
Synopsis Veronica's horoscope makes an accurate, if generic, prediction.
Genre Teen
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Dan DeCarlo

5 page Betty And Veronica story "Growing Pains"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis The girls work at tending a garden while the boys stand by and make fun of them.
Genre Teen
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick
Colors Barry Grossman ?

1 page Veronica illustration "Femme Gem"

Characters Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis Veronica only wants to play a game where the woman is the center of attention.
Genre Teen
Script George Gladir
Pencils Dan DeCarlo Jr.
Colors Barry Grossman ?

1 page Josie; Hostess advertisement "Josie Eats Her Words"

Characters Josie McCoy; Valerie Brown; The Guru
Synopsis Hostess ad
Genre Teen
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick

Half page Li'l Jinx story "Wet Look"

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

Half page Betty And Veronica story "Betty And Veronica's Gag Bag"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Genre Teen
Pencils Bob Montana
Inks Bob Montana
Colors Barry Grossman ?
Notes Judging by the style of clothing and the four-panel continuity, this is probably a reprint of two late fifties to early sixties era Archie syndicated newspaper strips.

5 page Betty And Veronica story "Hot Stuff"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis During a heat wave, Veronica almost ruins a date with Archie by complaining about having to leave her air-conditioned house and go out into the hot weather. But Archie finds a way to cool her off for a goodnight kiss.
Genre Teen
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida
Notes Credits were added to this story when it was reprinted in "Archie Giant Series" in 1980.
Reprinted in Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #498

1 page Betty illustration "Angler's Angle"

Characters Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Genre Teen
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Colors Barry Grossman ?

5 page Betty And Veronica story "The Call Of The Master"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis Betty claims that Archie is so weak-willed that he'll come running whenever Veronica mentions his name.
Genre Teen
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Colors Barry Grossman ?

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Laugh Digest"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis Advertisement for Laugh Comics Digest #7.
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Dan DeCarlo
Notes Ad art is the same for the ads for Laugh Digest #5 and #6.

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Pick A Winner Every Time"

Characters Archie Andrews
Synopsis Advertisement for the Archie Quarter Comics offer.

5 page Betty And Veronica story "Wheel Zeal"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Midge Klump; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Dilton Doily
Synopsis All the boys in town are into skateboards, and so is Betty. Veronica convinces Betty that skateboarding is unfeminine.
Genre Teen
Script George Gladir
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida
Notes Credits taken from the reprint in "Archie Giant Series."
Reprinted in Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #498