Archie Giant Series Magazine #489 (1979) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Dan DeCarlo; inks: Jim DeCarlo; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Bill Yoshida	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
1	Forgive and Forget	comic story	6	script: Frank Doyle; pencils: Dan DeCarlo; inks: Jim DeCarlo; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Bill Yoshida	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate; Jughead Jones
2	For the Present	comic story	1	script: Joe Edwards; pencils: Joe Edwards; inks: Joe Edwards; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Joe Edwards	Li'l Jinx Holliday
3	Betty's Christmas Fashions	illustration	1	pencils: Dan DeCarlo Jr.; inks: Dan DeCarlo Jr.; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Bill Yoshida	Betty Cooper
4	The Price Is Right	comic story	5	script: George Gladir; pencils: Dan DeCarlo Jr.; inks: Jim DeCarlo; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Bill Yoshida	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge; Smithers (the butler)
5	Treed	comic story	5	pencils: Dan DeCarlo; inks: Jim DeCarlo; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Bill Yoshida	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; unidentified tree salesman
6	-	letters page	1	script: Eda Edwards; pencils: Joe Edwards; inks: Joe Edwards; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Joe Edwards	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
7	The Real Thing	comic story	6	pencils: Dan DeCarlo Jr.; inks: Joe Edwards; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Bill Yoshida	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Florence; Hiram Lodge

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Collection	Year
Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #228	2014	On eBay ›
Archie's Funhouse Double Digest #23	2017	On eBay ›

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