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Issue Details

Issue #221
Published May 1974
Frequency monthly
Cover Price 0.25 USD
Pages 36
Editing John L. Goldwater (editor); Richard Goldwater (managing editor)
Notes Cover price increases to twenty-five cents.

Cover Details - "Sweep The Nation"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Alice Cooper
Synopsis Betty confesses to Veronica one of her ambitions, while her Mom comments on the condition of her room.
Genre Teen
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Dan DeCarlo

6 page Betty And Veronica story "Everybody Trance"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
Synopsis Mr. Weatherbee is shocked to see students seemingly in a zombie-like state in school. Betty explains the students are just experimenting with meditation and points out how several of the students use different focus images to achieve a peaceful trance.
Genre Teen
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Jim DeCarlo

1 page Li'l Jinx story "Give Her Credit"

Characters Jinx Holliday; Hap Holliday
Genre Humor
Script Joe Edwards
Pencils Joe Edwards
Inks Joe Edwards
Letters Joe Edwards

1 page Veronica story "Blank Check"

Characters Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis Veronica asks her father to sign a blank check so she can go shopping with it.
Genre Teen
Pencils Dan DeCarlo

5 page Veronica story "Try, Try, Again"

Characters Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis Archie tries to apologize to Veronica for standing her up.
Genre Teen
Script Dick Malmgren
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick

5 page Betty And Veronica story "Giant Step"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Cynthia Ross
Synopsis Mr. Lodge and Archie claim that it's a man's world and that only men have the true competitive spirit.
Genre Teen
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick

5 page Betty And Veronica story "Split Fit"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Ethel Muggs; Archie Andrews
Synopsis Veronica tries to win a bowling tournament by inviting Archie over to distract Betty.
Genre Teen
Script George Gladir
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Jim DeCarlo