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Issue Details

Issue #220
Published April 1974
Frequency monthly
Cover Price 0.20 USD
Pages 36
Editing John L. Goldwater (editor); Richard Goldwater (managing editor)

Cover Details - "A Handsome Salesman"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; sales clerk
Synopsis Betty and Veronica go shopping for ski equipment.
Genre Teen
Pencils Dan DeCarlo

6 page Betty And Veronica story "A Star Is Born"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Dilton Doily
Synopsis Betty is cast as a "teen-age temptress" in a play. All her friends laugh at the idea that innocent, sweet Betty could play a femme fatale.
Genre Teen
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Jim DeCarlo
Letters Bill Yoshida
Notes Script identifiable as Frank Doyle by his distinctive comedy style.

1 page Betty illustration "Bowties 'N' Bonnets"

Characters Betty Cooper
Synopsis No story; Betty models themed fashions.
Genre Teen

1 page Veronica illustration "Sweaters 'N' Socks"

Characters Veronica Lodge
Synopsis No story; Veronica models themed fashions.
Genre Teen

8 page Betty And Veronica story "The Maverick"

Characters Betty Cooper; Guy; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Hal Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis Betty is infatuated with a strange new man who skirts both the law and propriety and doesn't care. She ignores the warnings of her friends and keeps seeing him until the odds catch up with them both.
Genre Teen
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Jim DeCarlo
Letters Bill Yoshida
Notes Script identifiable as Doyle by his style of writing florid, melodramatic captions.

1 page Betty And Veronica story "A Leopard Skin Coat"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis Betty and Archie are critical of Veronica's new Leopard print fur coat. Veronica defends her fashion choice, as the fur is artificial.
Genre Teen
Pencils Dan DeCarlo

1 page Li'l Jinx story "Ecology Minded"

Characters Li'l Jinx; Charley Hawse
Genre Humor
Script Joe Edwards
Pencils Joe Edwards
Inks Joe Edwards
Letters Joe Edwards

1 page Betty And Veronica story "A Beautiful Hook"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Genre Teen
Pencils Dan DeCarlo

5 page Betty And Veronica story "Temptation"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Dilton Doily; Archie Andrews
Synopsis Betty and Veronica have heard a rumor that there's a bad boy in town, and they want to meet him and try to reform him.
Genre Teen
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Jim DeCarlo
Letters Bill Yoshida