Issue Details

Issue	#293
Published	May 1980
Frequency	monthly
Cover Price	0.40 USD
Pages	36
Editing	John L. Goldwater (editor); Richard Goldwater (managing editor)

Cover Details - "Where Veronica Keeps Her Diary"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Nancy Woods; Ethel Muggs; unidentified girl
Synopsis	At a slumber party at the Lodge Mansion, Betty and another girl encounter a heavily secured door.
Genre	Teen
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Dan DeCarlo
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Bill Yoshida

1 page Josie; Hostess advertisement "Attack Of The Ice Creatures"

Characters	Josie McCoy; Alan Mayberry; Valerie Brown; Alexander Cabot
Synopsis	The gang is attacked by ambulatory snow men after their Hostess Fruit Pies.
Genre	Teen
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Jim DeCarlo
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Bill Yoshida

6 page Betty And Veronica story "Paper Caper"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Dilton Doiley
Synopsis	Tired of listening to her father praise Betty for her willingness to work for her money, Veronica agrees to earn her clothing money through a paper route.
Genre	Teen
Script	George Gladir
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Jim DeCarlo
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Bill Yoshida

2 page Betty And Veronica illustration "Fashions Galore"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis	No story; Betty and Veronica model fashion designs submitted by readers.
Genre	Teen
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo Jr.
Inks	Dan DeCarlo Jr.
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Bill Yoshida

5 page Betty And Veronica story "Is Statue Love?"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; George
Synopsis	To fulfill a boast she made to Betty, Veronica hires a sculptor to fashion a truly elegant snowman in the Lodge Mansion front yard.
Genre	Teen
Script	Frank Doyle
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo Jr.
Inks	Rudy Lapick
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Bill Yoshida

5 page Betty And Veronica story "No Wear To Go"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Pop Tate
Synopsis	Veronica can't wait to show off her new fur coat and boots. Then it starts snowing and she panics at the thought of them getting wet.
Genre	Teen
Script	Frank Doyle
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo Jr.
Inks	Jim DeCarlo
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Bill Yoshida

1 page Dear Betty And Veronica letters page "Recently I Have Been Dating"

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 Li'l Jinx's Chum, Russ story "Wish Wish"

Characters	Russ; Li'l Jinx
Synopsis	Russ and Jinx speculate on magic.
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; Mary Andrews; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis	Betty gets a call from Archie; Archie and Veronica compare the behavior of their parents.
Genre	Teen
Script	Michael Gallagher ?
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Joe Edwards
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Joe Edwards
Notes	These are reprints of two late seventies era Archie syndicated newspaper strips.
Reprinted	from ?

5 page Betty And Veronica story "The Wet Blanket"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis	Betty can't wait to show Veronica her new stadium blanket, and Veronica can't wait to burst her bubble.
Genre	Teen
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Jim DeCarlo ?
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Bill Yoshida