Issue Details

Issue	#270
Published	June 1978
Frequency	monthly
Cover Price	0.35 USD
Pages	36
Editing	John L. Goldwater (editor); Richard Goldwater (managing editor)

Cover Details - "It's Amazing"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; unidentified spectators
Synopsis	Betty and Veronica take in an Egyptian display at the museum.
Genre	Teen
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Dan DeCarlo

1 page Josie; Hostess advertisement "Down We Go"

Characters	Josie McCoy; Valerie Brown; Alan Mayberry
Synopsis	Valerie, Alan and Josie go sledding down a steep mountain because there are Hostess Twinkies at the bottom.
Genre	Teen
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Rudy Lapick

6 page Betty And Veronica story "Ms. Nice"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Miss Grundy; Miss Beazley; Mr. Weatherbee
Synopsis	Veronica decides that the easiest way to better grades is to butter up the teachers.
Genre	Teen
Script	Frank Doyle
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Jim DeCarlo ?
Colors	Barry Grossman ?

Half page Lil' Jinx's Pal, Fat Charley story "The Jet Set!"

Characters	Charley Hawse; Gigi
Synopsis	Gigi brags about having flown on the Concorde.
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	Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee
Synopsis	Veronica throws a "come as you aren't" party. Miss Grundy smears a new backdrop for the school play.
Genre	Teen
Script	Bob Montana
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 era Archie syndicated newspaper strip.

6 page Betty And Veronica story "Green With Envy"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis	Betty gets pink roses and assumes they're from Archie. Archie is put off when Veronica declares he didn't send them.
Genre	Teen
Script	Frank Doyle
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Jim DeCarlo ?
Colors	Barry Grossman ?

5 page Betty And Veronica story "The Sell Out"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Smithers the butler; Archie Andrews
Synopsis	Veronica would much rather stay home and watch television than date Archie - - until she hears Betty might ask him.
Genre	Teen
Script	Frank Doyle
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Jim DeCarlo ?
Colors	Barry Grossman ?

1 page Dear Betty And Veronica letters page "My Problem Started"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis	"Betty and Veronica" answer reader letters.
Script	? [as Betty and Veronica]
Pencils	Joe Edwards
Inks	Joe Edwards
Colors	Barry Grossman ?

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "One Big Laugh"

Characters	Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Synopsis	Advertisement for Laugh Comics Digest #17.
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Dan DeCarlo

promo (ad from the publisher) "Here's Your 3 For $1.00 Checklist"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis	Checklist of issues eligible for the "Three Issues For $1.00" offer.

5 page Betty And Veronica story "The Hat Trick"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Hiram Lodge; Smithers the butler
Synopsis	Veronica berates Jughead for wasting his time flipping cards into a hat, but doesn't get much support from her father or Smithers.
Genre	Teen
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Rudy Lapick
Colors	Barry Grossman ?