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320October 1982
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Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica #320

Archie · October 1982 · on sale 1982-07-20

First appearance: Cheryl BlossomFirst appearance: Jason Blossom1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series)
Issue
#320
Publication date
October 1982
Key date
1982-10-00
On-sale date
1982-07-20
Indicia publisher
Close-Up Inc.
Price
$0.60
Pages
36
Barcode
0271000696010
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Cheryl Blossom - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Jason Blossom - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Dan DeCarlo; inks: Dan DeCarlo; colors: Barry GrossmanCheryl Blossom First, Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge
1Hold That Linecomic story6script: F. Doyle; pencils: D. DeCarlo; inks: J. DeCarlo; colors: Barry G.; letters: Bill Y.Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Dilton Doiley, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge
2-letters page1pencils: Joe Edwards; inks: Joe Edwards; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Bill Yoshida
3Fashion Short Cutsillustration1pencils: Dan DeCarlo; inks: Dan DeCarlo; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Bill YoshidaBetty Cooper, Veronica Lodge
4Dare to Be Barecomic story5script: Frank Doyle; pencils: Dan DeCarlo; inks: Jim DeCarlo; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Bill YoshidaCheryl Blossom First, Jason Blossom First, Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge
5Cheryl Blossom's Fashion Frolicillustration1pencils: Dan DeCarlo; inks: Dan DeCarlo; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Bill YoshidaCheryl Blossom First
6Video Vengeancecomic story5script: Frank Doyle; pencils: Dan DeCarlo; inks: Jim DeCarlo; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Bill YoshidaArchie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge, Hiram Lodge, Smithers, Pop Tate
7Driven to Distractioncomic story6script: Claire Doyle; pencils: Dan DeCarlo Jr.; inks: Rudy Lapick; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Bill YoshidaArchie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Canadianprice 0.75 CAD

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #331992On eBay ›
Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #341992On eBay ›
Laugh Comics Digest / Laugh Comics Digest Magazine / Laugh Digest Magazine #731987On eBay ›
Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine #271987On eBay ›
The Best of Betty and Veronica Summer Fun #[nn]1991On eBay ›
The Best of Archie Comics #[1]
ISBN 978-1-879794-84-9		2011On eBay ›
Archie Comics Super Special #32013On eBay ›
Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #2332015On eBay ›
Archie 1000 Page Comics Blow-Out #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-62738-945-7		2015On eBay ›
Best of Archie Comics #1
ISBN 978-1-61988-955-2		2016On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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