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Issue Details

Issue #157
Published January 1969
Frequency monthly
Cover Price 0.12 USD
Pages 36
Editing John L. Goldwater (editor); Richard Goldwater (managing editor)

Cover Details - "Get Lost"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis Veronica flings Archie away, and Betty waits to catch him.
Genre Teen
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Dan DeCarlo
Colors Barry Grossman ?
Letters Bill Yoshida

6 page Betty And Veronica story "Riverside Lament"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis The girls find the boys ready to quit being "The Archies", because they feel unappreciated as lyricists.
Genre Teen
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick
Colors Barry Grossman ?
Letters Bill Yoshida
Notes In this story and "Band-Aid," the Archies consist only of the three boys. Betty and Veronica were added to the group later to tie in with the Archies records and cartoon show.

1 page Li'l Jinx story "It's No Treat"

Characters Li'l Jinx; Hap Holiday
Synopsis During punishment, one question tortures Jinx above all else.
Genre Humor
Script Joe Edwards
Pencils Joe Edwards
Inks Joe Edwards
Colors Barry Grossman ?
Letters Joe Edwards

1 page Dear Betty And Veronica letters page "A Boy I Care For"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis "Betty" and "Veronica" answer reader letters.
Script Eda Edwards [as Betty and Veronica]
Pencils Joe Edwards
Inks Joe Edwards
Colors Barry Grossman ?
Letters Joe Edwards

6 page Veronica story "Band-Aid"

Characters Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Smithers the butler; Betty Cooper
Synopsis Veronica volunteers to book a band at the last minute for her father's party for important business contacts. What Mr. Lodge doesn't know is that she plans to book "The Archies".
Genre Teen
Script Dick Malmgren
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Colors Barry Grossman ?
Letters Bill Yoshida

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "The New Star"

Characters Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Pencils Harry Lucey
Inks Harry Lucey
Colors Barry Grossman ?
Notes Advertisement for Archie Giant Series #159.

6 page Betty And Veronica story "It's Nice To Be Needed"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis Betty warns Veronica that fate will punish her for mistreating Archie the way she does.
Genre Teen
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Colors Barry Grossman ?
Letters Bill Yoshida

6 page Betty And Veronica story "The Reformer"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Smithers the butler
Synopsis Inspired by the romantic movie she just saw, Veronica decides to teach Archie how to be refined and romantic.
Genre Teen
Script Dick Malmgren
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick
Colors Barry Grossman ?
Letters Bill Yoshida