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 ?