Issue Details

Issue	#252
Published	December 1976
Frequency	monthly
Cover Price	0.30 USD
Pages	36
Editing	John L. Goldwater (editor); Richard Goldwater (managing editor)

Cover Details - "But Miss Grundy"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Miss Grundy; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Synopsis	Betty and Veronica paint something other than canvas in art class.
Genre	Teen
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Dan DeCarlo

6 page Betty And Veronica story "Just A Perfect Friendship"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason
Synopsis	Veronica shows her new hope chest to Betty, who starts to cry because she doesn't have one. Veronica buys one for Betty and asks Archie and Jughead to deliver it.
Genre	Teen
Script	Frank Doyle
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Rudy Lapick
Colors	Barry Grossman ?
Letters	Bill Yoshida

Half page Li'l Jinx story "Door Stop"

Characters	Li'l Jinx; Hap Holliday
Genre	Teen
Script	Joe Edwards
Pencils	Joe Edwards
Inks	Joe Edwards
Colors	Barry Grossman ?
Letters	Joe Edwards

Half page Archie story "Archie's Gag Bag"

Characters	Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Beazley
Genre	Teen
Pencils	Bob Montana
Inks	Bob Montana
Colors	Barry Grossman ?
Notes	Judging by the style of dress and the four-panel continuity, this is probably a reprint of two late fifties to early sixties Archie syndicated comic strip.

6 page Betty And Veronica story "Novel Approach"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis	Veronica is making a great show of her highbrow tastes in literature, but Betty discovers that her friend is a secret romance-novel addict.
Genre	Teen
Script	Frank Doyle
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Colors	Barry Grossman ?

5 page Betty And Veronica story "Base Brawl"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis	Betty is pitching a baseball game with Archie as catcher, and he plans to leave for a date with Veronica if the game is over in time.
Genre	Teen
Script	George Gladir
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Rudy Lapick
Colors	Barry Grossman ?
Letters	Bill Yoshida

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Archie Christmas Offer"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis	Advertisement for Archie's Christmas Stocking and Betty And Veronica Christmas Spectacular.

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 "Stormy Weather"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis	Betty laughs at Veronica for going out on a sunny day with a raincoat and umbrella, but one thing after another occurs to get Betty wet.
Genre	Teen
Script	Frank Doyle
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Rudy Lapick
Colors	Barry Grossman ?
Letters	Bill Yoshida