Issue Details

Issue	#279
Published	March 1979
Frequency	monthly
Cover Price	0.35 USD
Pages	36
Editing	John L. Goldwater (editor); Richard Goldwater (managing editor)

Cover Details - "Mr. Referee!"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; unidentified spectators; unidentified linesman; unidentified hockey players
Synopsis	At the school hockey match, Betty gets two minutes in the box for boyfriend-stealing.
Genre	Teen
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Dan DeCarlo

1 page Josie; Hostess advertisement "Leaving Town"

Characters	Valerie Brown; Melody Valentine; Josie McCoy; Alan Mayberry
Synopsis	The Pussycats hear that Alan may be leaving and try to entice him to stay with a party and Hostess Twinkies.
Genre	Teen
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Rudy Lapick
Colors	Barry Grossman ?

6 page Betty And Veronica story "Book Worms"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis	The boys try to out-trivia the two trivia mavens Betty and Veronica.
Genre	Teen
Script	Frank Doyle
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Jim DeCarlo ?
Colors	Barry Grossman ?

Half page Li'l Jinx's Pal, Fat Charley story "Off His List"

Characters	Charley Hawse; Li'l Jinx
Synopsis	Charley tells Jinx what type of pie he hates.
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 Gag Bag"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis	Veronica scores the final put-down. Archie describes how he helped Veronica with her sweater.
Genre	Teen
Script	Bob Montana
Pencils	Bob Montana
Inks	Bob Montana
Colors	Barry Grossman ?
Notes	Judging from the style of clothing and the four-panel continuity, this is probably a reprint of two early sixties era Archie syndicated newspaper strips.

6 page Betty And Veronica story "There's No Biz Like..."

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Maria Rodriguez; Frankie Valdez
Synopsis	Frankie won't cast Maria in his play because he doesn't want to be accused of favoritism - - and he doesn't think she can act.
Genre	Teen
Script	Frank Doyle ?
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Jim DeCarlo ?
Colors	Barry Grossman ?

5 page Betty And Veronica story "Project Panic"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis	Veronica attends the unveiling of a new plastic developed by Lodge Industries, but she's more interested in the handsome project manager than the project itself.
Genre	Teen
Script	Frank Doyle
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Jim DeCarlo ?
Colors	Barry Grossman ?

1 page Dear Betty And Veronica letters page "I Am 15 Years Old"

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) "Think Small"

Characters	Dilton Doily; Moose Mason; Archie Andrews
Notes	Advertisement for Archie Comics Digest #35.

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Here's Your Archie 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 "Back To Square One"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Randy
Synopsis	Veronica spends her entire day complaining about her evening with Randy, the new boy, until she finds out who Randy's father is.
Genre	Teen
Script	Frank Doyle
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Rudy Lapick
Colors	Barry Grossman ?