Betty's Diary #21

Betty's summer plans take a charming turn in this 1988 installment of Betty's Diary, with cover art by Dan DeCarlo capturing her on the beach, metal detector in hand, chatting up a handsome lifeguard at his station while her diary entry cheekily notes, "My metal detector wasn't working, but I still struck it rich!" In the background, two other beachgoers look on, and a corner inset features familiar Archie gang faces peeking in on the fun. It's a breezy, good-natured cover that perfectly captures Betty's sunny optimism, backed by interior work from Stan Goldberg, Rod Ollerenshaw, Barry Grossman, and Bill Yoshida.