Issue Details

Issue	#262
Published	October 1977
Frequency	monthly
Cover Price	0.35 USD
Pages	36
Editing	John L. Goldwater (editor); Richard Goldwater (managing editor)

Cover Details - "Personalized T-Shirt"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; unidentified beach beauties.
Synopsis	Archie has given Betty a personalized t-shirt. Apparently he's given them to a lot of other girls, too.
Genre	Teen
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Dan DeCarlo

6 page Betty And Veronica story "Beach Botch"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Hiram Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
Synopsis	The boys are ignoring Veronica because they're too busy playing beach volleyball.
Genre	Teen
Script	George Gladir
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Bill Yoshida

1 page Josie; Hostess advertisement "So Spoiled"

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

Half page Li'l Jinx story "Halfies"

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

6 page Betty And Veronica story "The Game Of Love"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Pop Tate
Synopsis	Betty says there's nothing she wouldn't do for Archie. Veronica advises her against telling Archie this, but Betty tells him anyway.
Genre	Teen
Script	Frank Doyle
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Rudy Lapick
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Bill Yoshida

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

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis	Advertisement for Laugh Comics Digest #13.
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Dan DeCarlo

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Jughead With Archie"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
Synopsis	Advertisement for Jughead With Archie Digest #23.

5 page Betty And Veronica story "Foot Sore"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis	The girls buy expensive boots but refuse to go out in the rain wearing them, even after they've been waterproofed.
Genre	Teen
Script	Frank Doyle
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Bill Yoshida

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

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Genre	Teen
Script	Bob Montana
Pencils	Bob Montana
Inks	Bob Montana
Colors	Barry Grossman ?
Notes	Judging from 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.
Reprinted	from ?

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Archie's 3 For $1.00 Offer"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Synopsis	Advertisement for Archie Comics "Three Issues for $1.00" offer.

5 page Betty And Veronica story "Powder Puff"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis	Veronica decides to create a talcum powder beach, so she can walk on the sand without hurting her feet.
Genre	Teen
Script	Frank Doyle
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Bill Yoshida