Issue Details

Issue	#166
Published	May 1988
Frequency	eight times per year
Cover Price	0.75 USD
Pages	36
Editing	Victor Gorelick (editor); Richard Goldwater (editor-in-chief)
Notes	Publishing frequency reduced from nine issue per year to eight per year with this issue.

Cover Details - "Football Trophy"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee
Synopsis	Mr. Weatherbee gives Archie a football trophy - - to polish for Reggie.
Genre	Teen
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Inks	Dan DeCarlo (signed)

5 page Betty story "The Bookworms"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee
Synopsis	Miss Grundy assigns Betty and Archie to weed out the unusable books from the library stacks. Because they were excused from class to do this, Reggie and Veronica plot a prank out of vengeance.
Genre	Teen
Script	Frank Doyle
Pencils	Stan Goldberg (as Stan G.)
Inks	Rudy Lapick
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Bill Yoshida

Half page Betty activity "How Many?"

Characters	Betty Cooper
Synopsis	Word find puzzle with Archie's name as a theme.
Genre	teen
Script	Rod Ollerenshaw (signed RG in an O)
Pencils	Rod Ollerenshaw (signed RG in an O)
Inks	Rod Ollerenshaw (signed RG in an O)
Colors	Barry Grossman ?
Letters	Rod Ollerenshaw (signed RG in an O)

Half page statement of ownership "Statement Of Ownership"

Letters

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1 page Archie; Sunkist advertisement "The Search For The Fruitasaurus!"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
Synopsis	Archie, Betty and Jughead explore the Sunkist Fun Fruits Jungle in search of the legendary Fruitasaurus - - and its stash of Sunkist Dinosaur Fun Fruits.
Genre	Teen
Pencils	Stan Goldberg
Inks	Rudy Lapick
Colors	Barry Grossman ?
Letters	Bill Yoshida ?

1 page Betty letters page "Dear Betty"

Characters	Betty Cooper
Synopsis	"Betty" answers reader letters.
Script	? [as Betty]
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Dan DeCarlo
Colors	Barry Grossman ?

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 Sabrina story "Dolly Folly"

Characters	Sabrina; Aunt Zelda; Aunt Hilda; unidentified worker
Synopsis	Sabrina and her aunts participate in making dolls for a "Dolls For Charity" event. Hilda, however, doesn't quite get it.
Genre	Teen
Script	George Gladir
Pencils	Dan Parent
Inks	Rudy Lapick
Colors	Barry Grossman ?
Letters	Bill Yoshida ?

5 page Betty story "Video Vignettes"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Chuck Clayton; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Midge Klump; Ethel Muggs
Synopsis	Betty screens the video record she made of the gang's recent ski trip.
Genre	Teen
Script	George Gladir
Pencils	Stan Goldberg (as Stan G.)
Inks	Rudy Lapick
Colors	Barry Grossman ?
Letters	Bill Yoshida ?

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

Characters	Archie Andrews
Synopsis	Advertisement for the Archie Fan Club.
Pencils	Stan Goldberg ?

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Double Your Fun!"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis	Subscription solicitation for Archie's Double Digest and Betty And Veronica Double Digest.

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

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

5 page Betty story "Help"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Svenson; Floyd Clayton; Chuck Clayton; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis	Betty coaches Archie in basketball to help him improve his game and his confidence. Unfortunately for her, she succeeds.
Genre	Teen
Script	George Gladir
Pencils	Stan Goldberg (as Stan G.)
Inks	Mike Esposito
Colors	Barry Grossman ?
Letters	Bill Yoshida ?

2 page Archie story "Tough Enough"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
Synopsis	Archie and Reggie deride the aerobics workout Veronica and Betty undergo, prompting Veronica to challenge them to do it.
Genre	Teen
Script	Dan Parent
Pencils	Dan Parent
Inks	Jim DeCarlo
Colors	Barry Grossman ?
Letters	Bill Yoshida ?

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

Characters	Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis	Subscription solicitation for the Archie Digest line.

5 page Betty story "It's In The Stars"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Ethel Muggs; Pop Tate; Archie Andrews
Synopsis	Impressed with Ethel's success following astrology, Betty tries it to get closer to Archie.
Genre	Teen
Script	George Gladir
Pencils	Stan Goldberg (as Stan G.)
Inks	Rudy Lapick
Colors	Barry Grossman ?
Letters	Bill Yoshida ?

1 page Archie public service announcement "Health Education"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Chuck Clayton; Jughead Jones
Synopsis	Public Service Ad for AIDS awareness.
Genre	Teen
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Dan DeCarlo
Letters	Bill Yoshida ?
Notes	Ad provides an information address supplied by The American Foundation For AIDS Research.