(October 1990)

Archie, 1954 Series
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Price
1.00 USD; 1.20 CAD; 0.75 GBP
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
12 times per year
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Brand
Archie Giant Series
Editing
Victor Gorelick (editor); Richard H. Goldwater (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

This issue is titled Betty And Veronica Spectacular.
This issue has variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Betty and Veronica / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Inks
Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Veronica... I think we should be dressed warmer!
Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Betty and Veronica go bikini skiing in New Zealand.
Reprints
Keywords
skiing; snow; swimsuits

Snow Summer At All (Table of Contents: 1)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Kathleen Webb
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Cousin Leighton; Hal Cooper; Alice Cooper; Jerry Tymms
Synopsis
Veronica decides to get away from the Riverdale heat by flying to New Zealand for the skiing. Then she meets a handsome local and does everything but ski.
Reprints
Keywords
New Zealand; skiing

The Taste of Adventure (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Archie & Friends; Capri Sun / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Dear Betty & Veronica / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo Jr.
Inks
Dan DeCarlo Jr.
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Rod Ollerenshaw ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I Like A Boy

Veronica's Fashion Collection (Table of Contents: 4)

Veronica / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Inks
Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
fashion
Characters
Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Veronica models fashion designs submitted by readers.

The Rain's Not A Pain (Table of Contents: 5)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Pop Tate; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis
Veronica hates summer and is very vocal about it, until Archie shows up.
Reprints

Coming Clean (Table of Contents: 6)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Henry Scarpelli
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Midge Klump
Synopsis
Veronica is determined to have Archie help her with the dance decorating, even though it means he has to cut his date with Betty short. But an oil spill at the beach gums up Veronica's plans.
Reprints

Dakota (Table of Contents: 7)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Mike Esposito
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Smithers the butler
Synopsis
Veronica becomes obsessed with wild west chic, but her efforts to learn to toss a lariat become a menace to everyone in the mansion.
Reprints

Drugs Are Uncool! (Table of Contents: 8)

Archie / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Inks
Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Full page poster of Archie giving the thumbs down sign to drug abuse.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Veronica... I think we should be dressed warmer!"]
    Betty and Veronica
  2. 1. Snow Summer At All
    Betty and Veronica
  3. 2. The Taste of Adventure
    Archie & Friends; Capri Sun
  4. 3. ["I Like A Boy"]
    Dear Betty & Veronica
  5. 4. Veronica's Fashion Collection
    Veronica
  6. 5. The Rain's Not A Pain
    Betty and Veronica
  7. 6. Coming Clean
    Betty and Veronica
  8. 7. Dakota
    Betty and Veronica
  9. 8. Drugs Are Uncool!
    Archie
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Igor Dybzinski
  • Thomas Johnson
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen