Issue Details

Issue	#284
Published	August 1979
Frequency	monthly
Cover Price	0.40 USD
Pages	36
Editing	John L. Goldwater (editor); Richard Goldwater (managing editor)

Cover Details - "Getting Back To Nature"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis	Betty and Veronica are hiking through the woods and Veronica is less than thrilled by it.
Genre	Teen
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Jim DeCarlo ?
Colors	Barry Grossman

6 page Betty And Veronica story "The Fisherpersons"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis	The girls intrude on Archie and Jughead's evening of fishing and camping and immediately prove to be better at it than they are.
Genre	Teen
Script	Frank Doyle
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Jim DeCarlo ?
Colors	Barry Grossman

Half page Li'l Jinx story "Ego-Mania"

Characters	Li'l Jinx; Greg
Synopsis	Jinx and Greg discuss whether men are egotists.
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 Gag Bag"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis	The girls gossip from remote locations. Veronica buys a shirt for Archie.
Genre	Teen
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Joe Edwards
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Joe Edwards
Notes	Judging from the four panel continuity, this is a reprint of two late seventies Archie syndicated newspaper strips.
Reprinted	from ?

5 page Betty And Veronica story "Extra-Sensory Deception"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy; Mr. Flutesnoot; Mr. Weatherbee
Synopsis	Reggie and Veronica con Archie and Betty into thinking Reggie has ESP and can see visions of people in other places and events in other times.
Genre	Teen
Script	Frank Doyle
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Joe Edwards
Colors	Barry Grossman

1 page Veronica illustration "Summer Fashions"

Characters	Veronica Lodge
Synopsis	No story; Veronica models fashion designs submitted by readers.
Genre	Teen
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Dan DeCarlo
Colors	Barry Grossman
Notes	One of the designs is credited to Alisa G., East Brunswick, New Jersey, who may be related to colorist Barry Grossman.

5 page Betty And Veronica story "Royal Flush"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Alice Cooper; Cousin Albert (Cooper?); The King Of Baldonia
Synopsis	Veronica brags to Betty about how she'll be able to meet Baldonian royalty at the country club. But a twist of fate allows Betty to meet him first.
Genre	Teen
Script	Frank Doyle
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Rudy Lapick
Colors	Barry Grossman

1 page Dear Betty And Veronica letters page "I Think Archie Is Nuts"

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

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "It'll Be One Big Laugh"

Characters	Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Dan DeCarlo
Notes	Advertisement for Laugh Comics Digest #24.

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

Characters	Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Notes	Checklist of eligible titles for the Three Issues For $1.00 offer.

5 page Betty And Veronica story "Noteworthy"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Nancy Woods
Synopsis	The entire high school is buzzing over the mystery of who is posting the "Archie loves Betty" notes all over school.
Genre	Teen
Script	Frank Doyle
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Jim DeCarlo ?
Colors	Barry Grossman