Issue Details

Issue	#311
Published	November 1981
Frequency	monthly
Cover Price	0.50 USD
Pages	36
Editing	Richard Goldwater (editor-in-chief); Victor Gorelick (art director)

Cover Details - "The Soda Jerk Has A Crush On Me"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; unidentified ice cream parlor employee
Synopsis	Betty gets a bigger scoop of ice cream than Veronica does and Veronica thinks she knows why.
Genre	Teen
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Inks	Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Bill Yoshida

1 page Josie; Hostess advertisement "Dinner For Two"

Characters	Josie McCoy; Alexander Cabot; Valerie Brown; Melody Valentine; Alan Mayberry
Synopsis	Josie celebrates an anniversary with Alan by serving him a dinner of sandwiches and Hostess Twinkies.
Genre	Teen
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Jim DeCarlo
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Bill Yoshida
Notes	Inside front cover.

6 page Betty And Veronica story "The Route Of The Matter"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis	Archie has changed the route he takes to jog and the girls want to know why.
Genre	Teen
Script	Frank Doyle
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo Jr.
Inks	Jim DeCarlo
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Bill Yoshida

1 page Li'l Jinx story "Making The Connection"

Characters	Li'l Jinx; Hap Holiday
Synopsis	Jinx doesn't want to go to bed because she's too engrossed in her connect the dots book.
Genre	Humor
Script	Joe Edwards
Pencils	Joe Edwards
Inks	Joe Edwards
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Joe Edwards

5 page Betty And Veronica story "Net Fret"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Frank the tennis instructor; Alice Cooper; Bob (Cooper?) the tennis pro
Synopsis	In order to compete with Veronica at tennis, since Veronica has been taking expensive lessons, Betty goes to her cousin the tennis pro and gets lessons of her own.
Genre	Teen
Script	George Gladir
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Dan DeCarlo
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Bill Yoshida

5 page Betty And Veronica story "Real People"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Jughead Jones
Synopsis	Archie and Betty propose a simple cookout beside the Lodge pool, against Veronica's better judgment.
Genre	Teen
Script	Frank Doyle
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Dan DeCarlo
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Bill Yoshida

1 page Dear Betty And Veronica letters page "A Girl I Know"

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

5 page Betty And Veronica story "Sad's Not Bad"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Alice Cooper; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
Synopsis	Betty is depressed due to reading angst-ridden Pam Pittmore novels. Her friends notice and all try to cheer her up.
Genre	Teen
Script	Frank Doyle
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Dan DeCarlo
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Bill Yoshida