Issue Details

Issue	#258
Published	June 1977
Frequency	monthly
Cover Price	0.35 USD
Pages	36
Editing	John L. Goldwater (editor); Richard Goldwater (managing editor)
Notes	Cover price increases to thirty-five cents.

Cover Details - "It's Difficult To Believe"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hermione Lodge; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis	Hermione is looking at Veronica's childhood photos. Veronica is running up the phone bill and Hiram is choking on last month's bill.
Genre	Teen
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Dan DeCarlo

1 page Josie; Hostess advertisement "Yowsa Yowsa"

Characters	Josie McCoy; Alan Mayberry; Alex Cabot; Valerie Brown
Synopsis	Hostess ad.
Genre	Teen
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Rudy Lapick

6 page Betty And Veronica story "Funny Girl"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica's Cousin Bruce
Synopsis	Veronica guilt-trips Betty into performing as a clown in a charity event being run by her Cousin Bruce, whom she's also intimidated into accepting Betty, all so she can have Archie for herself.
Genre	Teen
Script	Frank Doyle
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Colors	Barry Grossman ?

Half page Li'l Jinx's Pal, Fat Charley story "Lost And Found"

Characters	Charley Hawse; teacher
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; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Genre	Teen
Script	Bob Montana
Pencils	Bob Montana
Inks	Bob Montana
Colors	Barry Grossman ?
Notes	Due to the style of dress and the four-panel continuity, these are probably reprints of two late fifties to early sixties era Archie syndicated newspaper strips.

6 page Betty And Veronica story "Crystal Clear"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis	The guys fool Veronica into thinking she can see the future in her crystal ball.
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 #11.
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Dan DeCarlo

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 "Transportation Tribulation"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Hal Cooper
Synopsis	Betty's dad gives her a car.
Genre	Teen
Script	George Gladir
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Colors	Barry Grossman ?
Letters	Bill Yoshida

1 page Veronica activity "Veronica's Birthday Gift"

Characters	Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis	Puzzle page.
Genre	teen

5 page Betty And Veronica story "Five Star Final"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Floyd Clayton
Synopsis	Coach Clayton asks Betty to transcribe a notebook with ratings of the various athletes he coaches. Reggie sneaks a peak at the notebook and jumps to the conclusion that Betty has a book with ratings of different boyfriends she's dated.
Genre	Teen
Script	Frank Doyle
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Colors	Barry Grossman ?
Notes	Among the athlete ratings in the notebook is "Gorelick - minus one". "Gorelick" is Archie Comics staffer Victor Gorelick. Another ranking is "Doyle - none." "Doyle" is Archie Comics head writer Frank Doyle.