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Issue Details

Issue #271
Published July 1978
Frequency monthly
Cover Price 0.35 USD
Pages 36
Editing John L. Goldwater (editor); Richard Goldwater (managing editor)

Cover Details - "When We Were Five"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis Veronica is serving homemade pie to Archie and Jughead, and it doesn't seem to be a culinary delight.
Genre Teen
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Dan DeCarlo

1 page Josie; Hostess advertisement "Down We Go"

Characters Josie McCoy; Valerie Brown; Alan Mayberry
Synopsis Valerie, Alan and Josie go sledding down a steep hill to get to some Hostess Twinkies at the bottom.
Genre Teen
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick
Notes Inside front cover.

6 page Betty And Veronica story "Hit And Run"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Chuck Clayton; Floyd Clayton
Synopsis Archie and Chuck catch Betty and Veronica practicing softball rather ineptly and agree to give the girls a ten run advantage in the up-coming girls versus boys softball game. The girls skill level suddenly increases when the game starts.
Genre Teen
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Jim DeCarlo ?
Colors Barry Grossman ?

Half page Li'l Jinx's pal, Fat Charley story "Candy Man"

Characters Charley Hawse; Li'l Jinx
Synopsis Charley buys some candy for his mother's birthday.
Genre Humor
Script Joe Edwards
Pencils Joe Edwards
Inks Joe Edwards
Colors Barry Grossman ?
Letters Joe Edwards

Half page Betty And Veronica story "Betty And Veronica's Gag Bag"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis Hiram laments his canary. Archie and Veronica complain about city revenue practices.
Genre Teen
Script Bob Montana
Pencils Bob Montana
Inks Bob Montana
Colors Barry Grossman ?

6 page Betty And Veronica story "Surprise"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews
Synopsis Veronica cons Miss Grundy into excusing her from class, but winds up making the teacher think Veronica is planning a surprise party for Mr. Weatherbee.
Genre Teen
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Colors Barry Grossman ?

5 page Betty story "Dear Diary"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Ethel Muggs; Archie Andrews
Synopsis On Ethel's advice, Betty records a fantasy date with Archie in her diary. Veronica manages to see it and accuses Archie of two-timing her.
Genre Teen
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick
Colors Barry Grossman ?

1 page Dear Betty And Veronica letters page "Did You Ever"

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

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Madhouse Comics"

Notes Advertisement for Madhouse Comics Digest #4.

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Here's Your 3 For $1.00 Checklist"

Characters Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Notes Checklist of titles eligible for the "Three Issues For $1.00" offer.

5 page Betty And Veronica story "Trial And Error"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Miss Grundy; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis Miss Grundy holds a mock court trial in her classroom to demonstrate law and judicial procedure. However, she makes the mistake of selecting Jughead as prosecutor and Veronica as defense counsel.
Genre Teen
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick
Colors Barry Grossman ?