Issue Details

Issue	#166
Published	October 1969
Cover Price	0.15 USD
Pages	36
Editing	Richard Goldwater

Cover Details - "Did you panic, Veronica?"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Genre	teen; humor
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Rudy Lapick

6 page Betty and Veronica story "Dreams of Glory"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis	On a hot day, the girls teach the boys how to stay cool by imagining they're on a tropical beach.
Genre	teen; humor
Script	Frank Doyle
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Rudy Lapick
Letters	Bill Yoshida

5 page Veronica story "View From the Beach"

Characters	Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis	Archie tries to cover up the bikini-clad Veronica to prevent other boys from staring at her.
Genre	teen; humor
Script	Frank Doyle
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Rudy Lapick
Letters	Bill Yoshida

5 page Betty story "Cool It"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Mr. Cooper; Mrs. Cooper
Synopsis	Disturbed by all the reminders of Archie that Betty has put up around the house -- including a life-size waterproof Archie in the shower, a recording of Archie's voice saying romantic things, and Archie photographs on her ceiling -- her dad tries to convince her to play hard to get.
Genre	teen; humor
Script	Frank Doyle
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Rudy Lapick
Letters	Bill Yoshida
Reprinted	in Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #52 (September 1973)

1 page Li'l Jinx filler "Acts of Life!"

Characters	Li'l Jinx; Greg
Synopsis	Li'l Jinx is picked to star in the school play.
Genre	children; humor
Script	Joe Edwards
Pencils	Joe Edwards
Inks	Joe Edwards
Letters	Joe Edwards

1 page Betty and Veronica letters page "Dear Betty n' Veronica"

Synopsis	Betty and Veronica dispense advice.
Script	Eda Edwards [as Betty and Veronica]
Pencils	Joe Edwards
Inks	Joe Edwards
Letters	Joe Edwards

6 page Betty and Veronica story "The Life Savers"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis	Archie and Reggie come up with a plan to stop Betty and Veronica from staring at the handsome lifeguard.
Genre	teen; humor
Script	Frank Doyle
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Rudy Lapick
Letters	Bill Yoshida
Notes	Reggie's line "Herr Doktor! Foist we get rid of der germ!" is a reference to a recurring bit by Arte Johnson on the then-popular TV show LAUGH-IN. Archie's line "Let's all fly to the moon on gossamer wings" is a reference to Cole Porter's song "Just One of Those Things."