Issue Details

Issue	#156
Published	March 1987
Frequency	bi-monthly
Cover Price	0.75 USD
Pages	36
Editing	Victor Gorelick (editor); Richard Goldwater (editor-in-chief)

Cover Details - "Skating Like This"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; miscellaneous skaters
Synopsis	Archie is ice skating with Betty and Veronica isn't happy about it.
Genre	Teen
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Inks	Dan DeCarlo (signed)

1 page Archie public service announcement "For Safety's Sake, Buckle Up"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
Synopsis	Archie and the gang list reasons to buckle your seat belt when in a car.
Genre	Teen
Pencils	Stan Goldberg (signed)
Inks	Stan Goldberg (signed)
Letters	Bill Yoshida?
Notes	Ad co-sponsored by the American Automobile Association.

5 page Betty story "Study Buddy"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Dilton Doily; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Midge Klump-Mason (future self); Pop Tate; Doris Becker
Synopsis	Betty tries to convince Archie to put more time into studying.
Genre	Teen
Script	George Gladir
Pencils	Stan Goldberg (as Stan G.)
Inks	Rudy Lapick
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Bill Yoshida
Notes	In a dream about his future, Archie runs into older versions of Reggie and of Moose and Midge, who are now married.

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Step Right Up"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis	Advertisement for Archie Comics "Two Issues for $1.00" offer.
Pencils	Bill Goliher ?
Inks	Bill Goliher ?

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Save! Subscribe!"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Synopsis	Subscription solicitation for Archie's Double Digest.

1 page Archie activity "Money For Nothing"

Characters	Archie Andrews
Synopsis	Letter cross-out puzzle.
Genre	teen
Script	Rod Ollerenshaw ?
Pencils	Rod Ollerenshaw
Inks	Rod Ollerenshaw
Colors	Barry Grossman ?
Letters	Rod Ollerenshaw

1 page Betty illustration "Betty's Mixed Bag"

Characters	Betty Cooper
Synopsis	No story; Betty models fashion designs submitted by readers.
Genre	Teen
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Inks	Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Colors	Barry Grossman ?
Letters	Rod Ollerenshaw ?

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Subscribe"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis	Subscription solicitation for the Archie Comics Digest line.
Pencils	Stan Goldberg ?
Inks	Stan Goldberg ?

5 page Betty story "Anything You Like"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper;
Synopsis	Betty's mother pushes Betty to take down all of the pictures of Archie on the walls of her room.
Genre	Teen
Script	Jim Ruth
Pencils	Stan Goldberg (as Stan G.)
Inks	Rudy Lapick
Colors	Barry Grossman ?
Letters	Bill Yoshida?

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Discount 32"

Characters	Archie Andrews
Synopsis	Subscription solicitation for the Archie Comics line.
Pencils	Stan Goldberg ?
Inks	Stan Goldberg ?

6 page Betty story "It's No Use!"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Pop Tate; Dilton Doily
Synopsis	Archie tries Betty's bowling ball and gets his thumb stuck in the hole.
Genre	Teen
Script	Jim Ruth
Pencils	Stan Goldberg (as Stan G.)
Inks	Mike Esposito
Colors	Barry Grossman ?
Letters	Bill Yoshida?

1 page Archie; Cap'n Crunch advertisement "Free The Cap'n Mystery"

Characters	Mr. Weatherbee; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Miss Grundy; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
Synopsis	Mr. Weatherbee solicits help to free Cap'n Crunch from the Sogmaster.
Genre	Teen
Pencils	Stan Goldberg
Inks	Stan Goldberg

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Fans! Now You Can Join"

Characters	Katy Keene
Synopsis	Advertisement for the Katy Keene Fan Club.
Pencils	John Lucas (signed)
Inks	John Lucas (signed)

Half page Sabrina story "Sky Score"

Characters	Sabrina; Aunt Hilda; air traffic controller
Synopsis	Sabrina and Aunt Hilda fly too high on their brooms and show up on airport radar.
Genre	Teen
Colors	Barry Grossman ?

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Subscribe To Katy Keene"

Characters	Katy Keene
Synopsis	Subscription solicitation for Katy Keene Comics.
Notes	Clip art is the cover of Katy Keene (second series) #20.

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Fans!"

Characters	Archie Andrews
Synopsis	Advertisement for the Archie Fan Club.
Pencils	Stan Goldberg ?
Inks	Stan Goldberg ?
Letters	Rod Ollerenshaw ?

5 page Betty story "Patching Things Up"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Miss Grundy; Archie Andrews
Synopsis	After minor eye surgery, Betty must wear an eye patch. The loss of depth perception threatens to do more damage than the teasing from the other students.
Genre	Teen
Script	Kathleen Webb
Pencils	Stan Goldberg (as Stan G.)
Inks	Rudy Lapick
Colors	Barry Grossman ?

1 page Betty letters page "Dear Betty"

Characters	Betty Cooper
Synopsis	"Betty" answers reader letters.
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Jim DeCarlo
Letters	Rod Ollerenshaw