| Issue | #498 |
| Published | October 1980 |
| Frequency | Twice in Jan., Sept., Oct., and Dec.; once in March, April, June and August |
| Cover Price | 0.50 USD |
| Pages | 36 |
| Editing | John L. Goldwater (editor); Richard Goldwater (managing editor) |
| Notes | This is the first of two issues with October, 1980, cover dates. |
| Characters | Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; unidentified sales clerk |
| Synopsis | Betty shops for a swimsuit in her price range. |
| Genre | Teen |
| Pencils | Dan DeCarlo (signed) |
| Inks | Dan DeCarlo (signed) |
| Colors | Barry Grossman |
| Letters | Bill Yoshida |
| Notes | The cover logo of this issue is "Betty & Veronica Spectacular". |
| Characters | Josie McCoy; Valerie Brown; Alan Mayberry |
| Synopsis | Josie and Valerie take a break from a marathon race to enjoy some Hostess Fruit Pies. Soon everybody in the race is joining them. |
| Genre | Teen |
| Pencils | Dan DeCarlo |
| Inks | Jim DeCarlo |
| Colors | Barry Grossman |
| Letters | Bill Yoshida |
| Notes | Inside front cover. |
| Characters | Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews |
| Synopsis | Veronica assigns Betty to find out why Archie turned down a date with her. |
| Genre | Teen |
| Script | Frank Doyle |
| Pencils | Dan DeCarlo |
| Inks | Jim DeCarlo |
| Colors | Barry Grossman |
| Letters | Bill Yoshida |
| Characters | Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge |
| Synopsis | No story; Betty and Veronica models designs submitted by readers. |
| Genre | Teen |
| Pencils | Dan DeCarlo |
| Inks | Dan DeCarlo |
| Colors | Barry Grossman |
| Letters | Bill Yoshida |
| Characters | Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Midge Klump; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Dilton Doiley |
| Synopsis | When Betty captures the attention of the boys due to her skateboarding prowess, Veronica starts working to convince her that skateboarding is unfeminine. |
| Genre | Teen |
| Script | George Gladir |
| Pencils | Dan DeCarlo |
| Inks | Rudy Lapick |
| Colors | Barry Grossman |
| Letters | Bill Yoshida |
| Reprinted | from Archie's Girls, Betty And Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #250. |
| 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 |
| Characters | Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Alice Cooper; Archie Andrews |
| Synopsis | Because of a broken seam in her "lucky purse", Betty keeps losing items, then meeting the cute boys who return her lost objects. |
| Genre | Teen |
| Script | Frank Doyle |
| Pencils | Dan DeCarlo |
| Inks | Jim DeCarlo |
| Colors | Barry Grossman |
| Letters | Bill Yoshida |
| Characters | Li'l Jinx; Greg |
| Synopsis | Jinx gets a blank postcard from Charley. |
| Genre | Humor |
| Script | Joe Edwards |
| Pencils | Joe Edwards |
| Inks | Joe Edwards |
| Colors | Barry Grossman |
| Letters | Joe Edwards |
| Characters | Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews |
| Synopsis | Veronica wants to borrow her father's car. Jughead offers to get Betty a tube top. |
| Genre | Teen |
| Script | Michael Gallagher ? |
| Pencils | Dan DeCarlo |
| Inks | Joe Edwards |
| Colors | Barry Grossman |
| Letters | Joe Edwards |
| Notes | These are reprints of two mid-seventies era Archie syndicated newspaper strips. |
| Reprinted | from ? |
| Characters | Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews |
| Synopsis | Riverdale is having a heat wave and Veronica isn't coping too well with it. |
| Genre | Teen |
| Script | Frank Doyle |
| Pencils | Dan DeCarlo |
| Inks | Rudy Lapick |
| Colors | Barry Grossman |
| Letters | Bill Yoshida |
| Reprinted | from Archie's Girls, Betty And Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #250. |