Issue Details

Issue	#257
Published	May 1977
Frequency	monthly
Cover Price	0.30 USD
Pages	36
Editing	John L. Goldwater (editor); Richard Goldwater (managing editor)

Cover Details - "Betty, I'm Trying To Find Myself"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis	Veronica is devouring books on religious philosophy. Betty is skeptical.
Genre	Teen
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Dan DeCarlo

1 page Josie; Hostess advertisement "Poor Dumb Thing"

Characters	Josie McCoy; Melody Valentine; Valerie Brown
Synopsis	Hostess ad.
Genre	Teen
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Rudy Lapick

6 page Betty And Veronica story "Dry Run"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Hal Cooper; Hot Dog; Alice Cooper
Synopsis	Everyone keeps borrowing Betty's new hair dryer.
Genre	Teen
Script	Frank Doyle
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Colors	Barry Grossman ?

6 page Betty And Veronica story "Present Problems"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Smithers the butler; Hiram Lodge; Mary Andrews
Synopsis	Veronica sees Archie buying a pendant and assumes it's for her. When he gives her nothing but a signed photograph of him, she assumes the pendant was for Betty.
Genre	Teen
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Colors	Barry Grossman ?

5 page Betty And Veronica story "Peace Maker"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Maria Rodriguez
Synopsis	Maria Rodriguez attempts to intercede in one of Betty and Veronica's wars over Archie, and learns that good intentions don't always make good armor.
Genre	Teen
Script	Frank Doyle
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Colors	Barry Grossman ?

5 page Betty And Veronica story "Standing Room Only"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis	Seeing Betty waiting out in the cold for Archie, Veronica decides to delay Archie and keep Betty waiting.
Genre	Teen
Script	Frank Doyle
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Colors	Barry Grossman ?