Betty and Veronica #15 [Newsstand]
(November 1988)

Archie, 1987 Series
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Volume
2
Price
0.75 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
10 times a year in Feb., Mar., April, June, July, Aug., Sept., Oct., Nov. and Dec.
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Close-Up Inc.
Brand
Archie Series
Barcode
076956145058 11
Editing
Victor Gorelick (editor); Richard H. Goldwater (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Betty, do you see the dressing room?
Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Ethel Muggs
Synopsis
Betty, Veronica and Ethel go shopping.
Reprints

Health Education (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo Jr.
Inks
Jim DeCarlo
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Chuck Clayton; Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee
Synopsis
Mr. Weatherbee gives an AIDS awareness lecture.
Keywords
AIDS

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

The Write Stuff (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Harold Smith
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Veronica finds out Betty is writing a contest essay for a newspaper, and the essay is inspired by her. As a result, she begins buttering Betty up for a more favorable report.
Reprints

Surprise Ending (Table of Contents: 3)

Archie & Friends; Sunkist / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
?
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Taking differing paths through the Fun Fruits jungle, Archie and Jughead encounter the Sunkist Fun Fruits tree at the same time Betty and Veronica do.

Flight Plight (Table of Contents: 4)

Sabrina / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
Dan Parent
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Sabrina Spellman; Aunt Hilda; Aunt Zelda
Synopsis
Hilda gets everyone lost.
Reprints

Tough at the Top (Table of Contents: 5)

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
Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Dilton Doiley
Synopsis
Veronica confesses to the readers that she envies Betty.
Reprints
Keywords
fourth wall

Indexer Notes

When reprinted in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #247, letters are credited to Rod Ollerenshaw.

A Real Gem (Table of Contents: 6)

Veronica / activity / 0.75 page (report information)

Script
Rod Ollerenshaw (signed as Argio)
Pencils
Rod Ollerenshaw (signed as Argio)
Inks
Rod Ollerenshaw (signed as Argio)
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Rod Ollerenshaw (signed as Argio)

Genre
teen
Characters
Veronica Lodge

Indexer Notes

Word find puzzle with a gem theme.

The Exercists (Table of Contents: 7)

Betty / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Stan Goldberg (signed as Stan G.)
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Hal Cooper; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate; Alice Cooper
Synopsis
Betty agrees to accompany her father as he attempts to get some needed exercise, but she's the one who ends up getting the workout.
Reprints
Keywords
tennis

Let's Do the Fruit Slush Mush (Table of Contents: 8)

The Archies; Wyler's / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
Jon D'Agostino
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Smithers the butler
Synopsis
The Archies entertain at a Lodge pool party complete with Wyler's fruit drinks.

Veronica's Fashion Fair (Table of Contents: 9)

Veronica / illustration / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
teen
Characters
Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Veronica models fashion designs.

Bless the Mall (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script
Harold Smith
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis
Veronica decides to ditch mall shopping for the cable shopping networks, but soon finds it not up to her expectations.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo Jr.
Inks
Jim DeCarlo
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The Problem I'm Writing About
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Betty, do you see the dressing room?"]
    Betty and Veronica
  2. 1. Health Education
    Archie
  3. 2. The Write Stuff
    Betty and Veronica
  4. 3. Surprise Ending
    Archie & Friends; Sunkist
  5. 4. Flight Plight
    Sabrina
  6. 5. Tough at the Top
    Veronica
  7. 6. A Real Gem
    Veronica
  8. 7. The Exercists
    Betty
  9. 8. Let's Do the Fruit Slush Mush
    The Archies; Wyler's
  10. 9. Veronica's Fashion Fair
    Veronica
  11. 10. Bless the Mall
    Betty and Veronica
  12. 11. ["The Problem I'm Writing About"]
    Dear Betty and Veronica
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Igor Dybzinski
  • Thomas Johnson
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen