Issue Details

Issue	#97
Published	January 1964
Frequency	monthly
Cover Price	0.12 USD
Pages	36
Editing	John L. Goldwater

Cover Details - "Daddy, We Can't Take This Flight"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge, unidentified airline ticket agent
Synopsis	Veronica doesn't want to take this particular flight.
Pencils	Bob White
Inks	Rudy Lapick

6 page Betty And Veronica story "The Hat"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis	Veronica receives a hat from a Paris shop that both she and Betty are highly impressed with. But Archie doesn't seem to notice it.
Genre	Teen
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Rudy Lapick
Letters	Vincent DeCarlo ?

Half page Archie; US Rubber advertisement "Archie Says: Nylon Means Strength"

Characters	Archie Andrews
Synopsis	Archie endorses the U.S. Royal nylon reinforced bicycle tire from U.S. Rubber Company.

1 page Betty illustration "Betty's Fashions"

Characters	Betty Cooper
Synopsis	No story; Betty models fashion designs.
Genre	Teen
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Dan DeCarlo ?

1 page Veronica illustration "Fashions For Veronica"

Characters	Veronica Lodge
Synopsis	No story; Veronica models fashion designs.
Genre	Teen
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Dan DeCarlo ?

6 page Betty And Veronica story "The Howling Of Wolves"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Kerry; Moose Mason
Synopsis	Hoping to cure Archie's wandering eye, Betty and Veronica set a trap for him with one of the other Riverdale coeds.
Genre	Teen
Script	Frank Doyle
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Rudy Lapick
Letters	Vincent DeCarlo ?

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Open Before Christmas"

Characters	Archie Andrews
Pencils	Harry Lucey
Inks	Harry Lucey
Notes	Advertisement for Archie Giant Series #25.

5 page Betty And Veronica story "The Boxer Rebellion"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis	Hoping to convince him to give up boxing, Betty and Veronica challenge Archie to a boxing match against one of them, claiming he won't beat either girl.
Genre	Teen
Script	Frank Doyle
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Rudy Lapick
Letters	Vincent DeCarlo ?

1 page text article "Jo-Ann Campbell"

Synopsis	A short biography of singer Jo-Ann Campbell.
Genre	biography

1 page Li'l Jinx story "Advance Notice"

Characters	Li'l Jinx; Greg; Chucky
Synopsis	Jinx figures a way to put Greg's little brother Chucky's behavior quirk to her advantage.
Genre	Humor
Script	Joe Edwards
Pencils	Joe Edwards
Inks	Joe Edwards
Letters	Joe Edwards

5 page Betty And Veronica story "The Masher"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis	Archie makes lewd advances toward Betty, or so it seems.
Genre	Teen
Script	Frank Doyle
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Rudy Lapick
Letters	Vincent DeCarlo ?

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Archie Says: Get Lucky"

Characters	Archie Andrews
Notes	Subscription solicitation for the Archie Comics line. The publisher also offers a subscription premium of a penny embedded in a decorative "lucky horseshoe" holder.