Issue Details

Issue	#289
Published	January 1980
Frequency	monthly
Cover Price	0.40 USD
Pages	36
Editing	John L. Goldwater (editor); Richard Goldwater (managing editor)

Cover Details - "It's Our Most Expensive Perfume"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; sales clerk
Synopsis	Veronica samples the latest high-end perfume.
Genre	Teen
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Dan DeCarlo
Colors	Barry Grossman

6 page Betty And Veronica story "Voices Of Change"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis	Veronica feels the social lives of the students are being negatively impacted by too much homework. So she goes to Mr. Weatherbee to get him to scale back homework assignments.
Genre	Teen
Script	Frank Doyle
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Jim DeCarlo
Colors	Barry Grossman

1 page Dear Betty And Veronica letters page "A Boy In My Class"

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 Pal, Charley story "Charley Makes Sense!"

Characters	Charley Hawse; Li'l Jinx
Synopsis	Charley demonstrates his sixth sense.
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; Jughead Jones
Synopsis	Betty tells Veronica that Archie beat her. Jughead has issues with the new teacher.
Genre	Teen
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Joe Edwards
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Joe Edwards
Notes	Judging from the four panel continuity, this is probably a reprint of two late seventies era Archie syndicated newspaper strips.
Reprinted	from ?

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "A Real Christmas Boot"

Characters	Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Dan DeCarlo
Colors	Barry Grossman
Notes	Advertisement for the various Christmas Specials published by Archie Comics.

5 page Betty And Veronica story "Fools And Kings"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Andy
Synopsis	Betty and Veronica team up to get a fellow student to gain some respect for his father.
Genre	Teen
Script	Frank Doyle
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Jim DeCarlo
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Bill Yoshida
Notes	Credits officially added in the digest reprint.
Reprinted	in Betty and Veronica Comic Digest Magazine (Archie, 1980 series) #24

6 page Betty And Veronica story "Chills And Fever"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis	Betty and Veronica debate whether the cold weather is a state of physics or a state of mind.
Genre	Teen
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Rudy Lapick
Colors	Barry Grossman

5 page Betty And Veronica story "Career Sphere"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge (dream only); Archie Andrews (dream only); Molly
Synopsis	While reading a booklet on career opportunities, Betty daydreams about how she might succeed at various careers. However, Veronica always seems to intrude upon her successes.
Genre	Teen
Script	George Gladir
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Rudy Lapick
Colors	Barry Grossman