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Issue Details

Issue	#251
Published	November 1976
Frequency	monthly
Cover Price	0.30 USD
Pages	36
Editing	John L. Goldwater (editor); Richard Goldwater (managing editor)

Cover Details - "That Smells Good"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis	On a camping trip, Veronica and Archie get close while grilling and Betty is burned up.
Genre	Teen
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Dan DeCarlo

6 page Betty And Veronica story "A Clothes Friendship"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Alice Cooper; Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge
Synopsis	Betty and Veronica break up as friends after Veronica insults Betty's outfit.
Genre	Teen
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Rudy Lapick
Colors	Barry Grossman ?
Letters	Bill Yoshida

1 page Josie; Hostess advertisement "Josie Eats Her Words"

Characters	Josie McCoy; Valerie Brown; The Guru
Synopsis	Hostess ad
Genre	Teen
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Rudy Lapick

Half page Li'l Jinx story "Disaster Master"

Characters	Li'l Jinx; Gigi; Charley Hawse
Genre	Humor
Script	Joe Edwards
Pencils	Joe Edwards
Inks	Joe Edwards
Colors	Barry Grossman ?
Letters	Joe Edwards

Half page Archie story "Archie's Gag Bag"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Fred Andrews
Genre	Teen
Pencils	Bob Montana
Inks	Bob Montana
Colors	Barry Grossman ?
Notes	Judging by the style of dress and the four-panel continuity, this is probably a reprint of two late fifties to early sixties era Archie syndicated newspaper strips.

6 page Betty story "Comfort Control"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Hal Cooper; Alice Cooper
Synopsis	Betty gets an air conditioner in her bedroom. She becomes so addicted to it that while she's in the living room with Archie, she keeps running upstairs to get another dose of air conditioning.
Genre	Teen
Script	Frank Doyle
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Rudy Lapick
Colors	Barry Grossman ?
Letters	Bill Yoshida

5 page Betty And Veronica story "Aid To The Enemy"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis	Veronica scratches her foot on a shell on the beach. After the handsome first aid administrator bandages her foot, she keeps faking injuries so she can go back to the first aid station.
Genre	Teen
Script	Frank Doyle
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Rudy Lapick
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Bill Yoshida
Notes	Credits added for the reprint in "Archie Giant Series."
Reprinted	in Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie) # 496.

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Archie Digest"

Characters	Dilton Doily; Moose Mason; Archie Andrews
Synopsis	Advertisement for Archie Digest #21.
Notes	Ad art is the same as ads for Archie Digest #18-20.

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Pick A Winner Every Time"

Characters	Archie Andrews
Synopsis	Advertisement for the Archie Quarter Comics offer.

5 page Betty And Veronica story "Of Pain And Pleasure"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Maharooney Kupakoffey
Synopsis	Veronica studies under a guru who preaches the doctrine of achieving pleasure through pain.
Genre	Teen
Script	Frank Doyle
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Rudy Lapick
Colors	Barry Grossman ?