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Issue Details

Issue #191
Published February 1972
Cover Price 0.25 USD
Pages 52
Editing Richard Goldwater

Cover Details - "Betty and Veronica Christmas Spectacular"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis Veronica shows off her elaborate Christmas card while Betty shows us her simpler, more devout card.
Genre teen; humor
Script Al Hartley
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

10 page Betty and Veronica story "Flour Child"

Characters Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Chuck Clayton; Moose Mason; Mr. Lodge; Gaston
Synopsis Veronica has created her deadliest batch of Christmas cookies ever. Archie and Betty come up with a way to dispose of the cookies without hurting her feelings: get Chuck and Moose to steal them and convince Ronnie there are "cookie thieves" in the neighborhood.
Genre teen; humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

2 page Betty and Veronica illustration "Christmas Fashions For Betty and Veronica"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick
Colors Barry Grossman

1 page Li'l Jinx filler "Room Gloom!"

Characters Li'l Jinx; Gigi
Genre children; humor
Script Joe Edwards
Pencils Joe Edwards
Inks Joe Edwards
Letters Joe Edwards

5 page Betty and Veronica story "Double Indemnity"

Characters Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis When Betty and Veronica wear identical skating outfits, Veronica tries to ruin Betty's outfit.
Genre teen; humor
Script Dick Malmgren
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick
Letters Bill Yoshida

1 page Veronica cartoon "Veronica's Christmas Card"

Characters Veronica Lodge
Synopsis Veronica manipulates an Archie puppet.
Genre teen; humor
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick
Colors Barry Grossman

9 page Betty and Veronica story "My Father"

Characters Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Dilton Doily; Sabrina
Synopsis During a Christmas show at an orphanage, Betty meets a girl who is sad because she doesn't have a father. Using the example of electricity, Betty teaches the girl that God sends out signals everywhere and that God can do what no earthly father can do.
Genre teen; humor; religious
Script Al Hartley
Pencils Al Hartley
Inks Joe Sinnott
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida
Notes The poem Jughead recites ("Adam had 'em") is by Ogden Nash.

2 page Betty and Veronica letters page "Dear Betty and Veronica"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis Betty and Veronica give advice.
Script Eda Edwards [as Betty and Veronica]
Pencils Joe Edwards
Inks Joe Edwards
Letters Joe Edwards

6 page Betty and Veronica story "To Each His Own"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Mr. Lodge; Smithers
Synopsis Due to a bright idea by two department store clerks, Veronica winds up giving Betty a gift that she really wanted for herself, and vice versa.
Genre teen; humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida