DISCOVER CARD MASTER TRUST I
8-K, 1997-11-17
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             450 Fifth Street, N.W.
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT


                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934


       Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 17, 1997



                          DISCOVER CARD MASTER TRUST I
                          ----------------------------
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware                        0-23108                     Not Applicable
- --------                        -------                     --------------
(State of                       (Commission                 (IRS Employer
organization)                   File Number)                Identification No.)



c/o Greenwood Trust Company
12 Read's Way
New Castle, Delaware                           19720   
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(Address of principal executive offices)     (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (302) 323-7184



                                 Not Applicable
                 ----------------------------------------------
                 (Former address, if changed since last report)


                                  Page 1 of 110
                         Index to Exhibits is on page 7


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Item 5.  Other Events

A) Series 1993-1:
On November 17, 1997 the Registrant made available the Monthly
Certificateholders' Statement for the October 1997 Due Period with respect to
Series 1993-1, which is attached as Exhibit 20(a) hereto.

B) Series 1993-2:
On November 17, 1997 the Registrant made available the Monthly
Certificateholders' Statement for the October 1997 Due Period with respect to
Series 1993-2, which is attached as Exhibit 20(b) hereto.

C) Series 1993-3:
On November 17, 1997 the Registrant made available the Monthly
Certificateholders' Statement for the October 1997 Due Period with respect to
Series 1993-3, which is attached as Exhibit 20(c) hereto.

D) Series 1994-2:
On November 17, 1997 the Registrant made available the Monthly
Certificateholders' Statement for the October 1997 Due Period with respect to
Series 1994-2, which is attached as Exhibit 20(d) hereto.

E) Series 1994-3:
On November 17, 1997 the Registrant made available the Monthly
Certificateholders' Statement for the October 1997 Due Period with respect to
Series 1994-3, which is attached as Exhibit 20(e) hereto.

F) Series 1994-A:
On November 17, 1997 the Registrant made available the Monthly
Certificateholders' Statement for the October 1997 Due Period with respect to
Series 1994-A, which is attached as Exhibit 20(f) hereto.

G) Series 1995-1:
On November 17, 1997 the Registrant made available the Monthly
Certificateholders' Statement for the October 1997 Due Period with respect to
Series 1995-1, which is attached as Exhibit 20(g) hereto.

H) Series 1995-2:
On November 17, 1997 the Registrant made available the Monthly
Certificateholders' Statement for the October 1997 Due Period with respect to
Series 1995-2, which is attached as Exhibit 20(h) hereto.

I)   Series 1995-3:
On November 17, 1997 the Registrant made available the Monthly
Certificateholders' Statement for the October 1997 Due Period with respect to
Series 1995-3, which is attached as Exhibit 20(i) hereto.


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J) Series 1996-1:
On November 17, 1997 the Registrant made available the Monthly
Certificateholders' Statement for the October 1997 Due Period with respect to
Series 1996-1, which is attached as Exhibit 20(j) hereto.

K) Series 1996-2:
On November 17, 1997 the Registrant made available the Monthly
Certificateholders' Statement for the October 1997 Due Period with respect to
Series 1996-2, which is attached as Exhibit 20(k) hereto.

L) Series 1996-3:
On November 17, 1997 the Registrant made available the Monthly
Certificateholders' Statement for the October 1997 Due Period with respect to
Series 1996-3, which is attached as Exhibit 20(l) hereto.

M) Series 1996-4:
On November 17, 1997 the Registrant made available the Monthly
Certificateholders' Statement for the October 1997 Due Period with respect to
Series 1996-4, which is attached as Exhibit 20(m) hereto.

N) Series 1997-1:
On November 17, 1997 the Registrant made available the Monthly
Certificateholders' Statement for the October 1997 Due Period with respect to
Series 1997-1, which is attached as Exhibit 20(n) hereto.

O) Series 1997-2:
On November 17, 1997 the Registrant made available the Monthly
Certificateholders' Statement for the October 1997 Due Period with respect to
Series 1997-2, which is attached as Exhibit 20(o) hereto.

P) Series 1997-3:
On November 17, 1997 the Registrant made available the Monthly
Certificateholders' Statement for the October 1997 Due Period with respect to
Series 1997-3, which is attached as Exhibit 20(p) hereto.

Q) Series 1997-4:
On November 17, 1997 the Registrant made available the Monthly
Certificateholders' Statement for the October 1997 Due Period with respect to
Series 1997-4, which is attached as Exhibit 20(q) hereto.


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Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Exhibit No.           Description
- -----------           -----------

<S>                   <C>                                                                                          
20(a)                 Monthly Certificateholders' Statement, related to the Due Period ending
                      October 31, 1997, for Series 1993-1.

20(b)                 Monthly Certificateholders' Statement, related to the Due Period ending
                      October 31, 1997, for Series 1993-2.

20(c)                 Monthly Certificateholders' Statement, related to the Due Period ending
                      October 31, 1997, for Series 1993-3.

20(d)                 Monthly Certificateholders' Statement, related to the Due Period ending
                      October 31, 1997, for Series 1994-2.

20(e)                 Monthly Certificateholders' Statement, related to the Due Period ending
                      October 31, 1997, for Series 1994-3.

20(f)                 Monthly Certificateholders' Statement, related to the Due Period ending
                      October 31, 1997, for Series 1994-A.

20(g)                 Monthly Certificateholders' Statement, related to the Due Period ending
                      October 31, 1997, for Series 1995-1.

20(h)                 Monthly Certificateholders' Statement, related to the Due Period ending
                      October 31, 1997, for Series 1995-2.

20(i)                 Monthly Certificateholders' Statement, related to the Due Period ending
                      October 31, 1997, for Series 1995-3.

20(j)                 Monthly Certificateholders' Statement, related to the Due Period ending
                      October 31, 1997, for Series 1996-1.

20(k)                 Monthly Certificateholders' Statement, related to the Due Period ending
                      October 31, 1997, for Series 1996-2.

20(l)                 Monthly Certificateholders' Statement, related to the Due Period ending
                      October 31, 1997, for Series 1996-3.

20(m)                 Monthly Certificateholders' Statement, related to the Due Period ending
                      October 31, 1997, for Series 1996-4.

20(n)                 Monthly Certificateholders' Statement, related to the Due Period ending
                      October 31, 1997, for Series 1997-1.
</TABLE>


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<TABLE>
<S>                   <C>                                                                                          
20(o)                 Monthly Certificateholders' Statement, related to the Due Period ending
                      October 31, 1997, for Series 1997-2.

20(p)                 Monthly Certificateholders' Statement, related to the Due Period ending
                      October 31, 1997, for Series 1997-3.

20(q)                 Monthly Certificateholders' Statement, related to the Due Period ending
                      October 31, 1997, for Series 1997-4.
</TABLE>


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                                   SIGNATURES

        Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

                          DISCOVER CARD MASTER TRUST I
                                  (Registrant)

                           By: GREENWOOD TRUST COMPANY
                               as originator of the Trust


                           By:       John J. Coane
                               --------------------------------------------
                               John J. Coane
                               Vice President, Director of
                               Accounting and Treasurer


Date: November 17, 1997


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                                                                    EXHIBIT (A)


                      MONTHLY CERTIFICATEHOLDERS' STATEMENT
                          Discover Card Master Trust I
                         Series 1993-1 Monthly Statement
                      Class A Certificate CUSIP #25466KAA7
                      Class B Certificate CUSIP #25466KAB5


Trust Distribution Date: November 17, 1997   Due Period Ending: October 31, 1997

Pursuant to the Series Supplement dated as of October 27, 1993 relating to the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of October 1, 1993 by and between
Greenwood Trust Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, the
Trustee is required to prepare certain information each month regarding current
distributions to Certificateholders and the performances of the Trust. The
information for the Due Period and the Trust Distribution Date listed above is
set forth below:

1.    Payments for the benefit of Series Investors this Due Period (per $1000 of
      Class Initial Investor Interest)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
      Series  1993-1                                   Total        Interest     Principal
<S>                       <C>                      <C>           <C>           <C>         
             Class A      33 days at 5.895000000%  $5.403750000  $5.403750000  $0.000000000

             Class B      30 days at 5.300000000%  $4.416666667  $4.416666667  $0.000000000
</TABLE>

2.    Principal Receivables at the end of the Due Period

      (a) Aggregate Investor Interest                         $15,252,113,676.00
          Seller Interest                                      $4,158,516,303.58
                                                     
          Total Master Trust                                  $19,410,629,979.58
                                                     
                                                     
      (b) Group One Investor Interest                         $12,702,113,676.00
                                                     
      (c) Group Two Investor Interest                          $2,550,000,000.00
                                                     
      (d) Series 1993-1 Investor Interest                        $797,873,000.00
                                                     
      (e) Class A Investor Interest                              $750,000,000.00
                                                     
          Class B Investor Interest                               $47,873,000.00
                                                     
3.    Allocation of Receivables Collected During the Due Period

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                    Finance Charge          Principal         Yield
                                                      Collections          Collections     Collections
<S>                                                <C>                  <C>                <C>  

      (a) Allocation of Collections between Investor and Seller

          Aggregate Investor Allocation.           $249,503,504.32      $2,016,139,101.78      $0.00

          Seller:                                   $38,939,853.28        $314,657,547.68      $0.00

      (b) Group One Allocation                     $207,765,750.47      $1,678,872,826.60      $0.00

      (c) Group Two Allocation                      $41,737,753.85        $337,266,275.18      $0.00

      (d) Series 1993-1 Allocations                 $13,037,639.77        $105,352,008.55      $0.00

      (e) Class A Allocations                       $12,258,842.70         $99,058,857.60      $0.00

          Class B Allocations                          $778,797.07          $6,293,150.95      $0.00
</TABLE>


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DAVE
4.    Information Concerning the Series Principal Funding Accounts ("SPFA")

                      Deposits into the
                          SPFAs This       SPFA    Deposit Deficit  Investment
                          Due Period      Balance       Amount        Income

      Series 1993-1          $0.00         $0.00         0.00          $0.00

5.    Information Concerning Amount of Controlled Liquidation Payments

                                                                  Total Payments
                                 Amount Paid    Deficit Amount     Through This
                               This Due Period  This Due Period     Due Period

      Series 1993-1                 $0.00            $0.00             $0.00

6.    Information Concerning the Series Interest Funding Accounts ("SIFA")

                                        Deposits Into the
                                            SIFAs This
                                             DuePeriod           SIFA Balance

      Series 1993-1                        $4,264,251.58            $0.00

7.    Pool Factors

                                                          This Due Period

      Class A                                                1.00000000

      Class B                                                1.00000000

8.    Investor Charged-Off Amount

                                                             Cumulative
                                                       Investor Charged-Off
                                    This Due Period            Amount

      (a) Group One                  $91,219,697.22            $0.00

      (b) Group Two                  $18,324,989.85            $0.00

      (c) Series 1993-1               $5,724,184.80            $0.00

      (d) Class A                     $5,382,253.41            $0.00

          Class B                       $341,931.39            $0.00

9.    Investor Losses This Due Period

                                                            Per $1,000 of
                                                          Original Invested
                                               Total          Principal

      (a) Group One                              $0.00          $0.00

      (b) Group Two                              $0.00          $0.00

      (c) Series 1993-1                          $0.00          $0.00

      (d) Class A                                $0.00          $0.00

          Class B                                $0.00          $0.00


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10.   Reimbursement of Investor Losses This Due Period

                                                              Per $1,000 of
                                                            Original Invested
                                                  Total         Principal

      (a) Group One                               $0.00          $0.00

      (b) Group Two                               $0.00          $0.00

      (c) Series 1993-1                           $0.00          $0.00

      (d) Class A                                 $0.00          $0.00

          Class B                                 $0.00          $0.00

11.   Aggregate Amount of Unreimbursed Investor Losses

                                                                Per $1,000 of
                                                              Original Invested
                                                  Total          Principal

      (a) Group One                                 $0.00          $0.00

      (b) Group Two                                 $0.00          $0.00

      (c) Series 1993-1                             $0.00          $0.00

      (d) Class A                                   $0.00          $0.00

          Class B                                   $0.00          $0.00

12.   Investor Monthly Servicing Fee Payable at the end of the Due Period

      (a) Group One                                           $21,170,189.45

      (b) Group Two                                            $4,250,000.00

      (c) Series 1993-1                                        $1,329,788.33

      (d) Class A                                              $1,250,000.00

          Class B                                                 $79,788.33

13.   Class Available Subordinated Amount at the end of the Due Period

                                                            As a Percentage
                                                               of Class A
                                              Total         Invested Amount

      Series 1993-1 Class B               $63,829,840.00         8.5106%

14.   Total Available Credit Enhancement Amounts

                                                Shared Amount   Class B Amount

      Maximum Amount                           $19,946,825.00   $15,957,460.00

      Available Amount                         $19,946,825.00   $15,957,460.00

      Amount of Drawings on Credit Enhancement
        for this Due Period                             $0.00            $0.00


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15.   Delinquency Summary

      End of Due Period Master Trust Receivables Outstanding  $19,711,635,363.59

                          Delinquent Amount    Percentage of Ending
      Payment Status      Ending Balance       Receivables Outstanding

      30-59 days           $546,348,695.99              2.77%

      60-179 days          $942,871,537.58              4.78%


                                       U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
                                       as Trustee


                                       BY: ____________________________
                                                 Vice President


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                     MASTER SERVICER'S CERTIFICATE STATEMENT

                          Discover Card Master Trust I

                         Series 1993-1 Monthly Statement

                                   CREDIT CARD
                            PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES

      The undersigned, a duly authorized representative of Greenwood Trust
Company ("Greenwood"), as Master Servicer pursuant to the Pooling & Servicing
Agreement dated as of October 1, 1993 (the"Pooling & Servicing Agreement") and
the Series Supplement, dated as of October 27, 1993 (the "Series Supplement") by
and between Greenwood and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, does
hereby certify as follows with respect to the Supplement Discover Card Master
Trust I, Series 1993-1 Master Trust Certificates for the Distribution Date
occurring on November 17, 1997:


<TABLE>
<S>                                                                                   <C>                       
      1.    Greenwood is Master Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing
            Agreement.

      2.    The undersigned is a Servicing Officer of Greenwood as Master
            Servicer.

      3.    The aggregate amount of Collections processed during the related Due
            Period is equal to                                                        $2,619,240,007.08

      4.    The aggregate amount of Class A Principal Collections processed
            during the related Due Period is equal to                                    $99,058,857.60

      5.    The aggregate amount of Class A Finance Charge Collections processed
            during the related Due Period is equal to                                    $12,258,842.70

      6a.   The aggregate amount of Class A Principal Collections
            recharacterized as Series Yield Collections during the related Due
            Period is equal to                                                                    $0.00

      6b.   The aggregate amount of Class A Additional Funds for this
            Distribution date is equal to                                                         $0.00

      7.    The amount of drawings under the Credit Enhancement required to be
            made on the related Drawing Date pursuant to the Series Supplement:

            (a)   with respect to the Class A Required Amount Shortfall                           $0.00 
                  is equal to

            (b)   with respect to the Class A Cumulative Investor Charged-Off                     $0.00 
                  Amount is equal to

            (c)   with respect to the Class A Investor Interest is equal to                       $0.00

      8.    The sum of all amounts payable to the Class A Certificateholders on
            the current Distribution Date is equal to                                     $4,052,812.50
</TABLE>


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<TABLE>
<S>                                                                                   <C>                       
      9.    The aggregate amount of Class B Principal Collections processed
            during the related Due Period is equal to                                     $6,293,150.95

     10.    The aggregate amount of Class B Finance Charge Collections processed
            during the related Due Period is equal to                                       $778,797.07

     11a.   The aggregate amount of Class B Principal Collections
            recharacterized as Series Yield Collections during the related Due
            Period is equal to                                                                    $0.00

     11b.   The aggregate amount of Class B Additional Funds for this
            Distribution date is equal to                                                         $0.00

     12.    The amount of drawings under the Credit Enhancement required to be
            made on the related Drawing Date pursuant to the Series Supplement:

            (a)   with respect to the Class B Required Amount Shortfall                           $0.00 
                  is equal to

            (b)   with respect to the Class B Cumulative Investor Charged-Off                     $0.00 
                  Amount is equal to

            (c)   with respect to the Class B Investor Interest is equal to                       $0.00

     13.    The sum of all amounts payable to the Class B Certificateholders on
            the current Distribution Date is equal to                                       $211,439.08

     14.    Attached hereto is a true copy of the statement required to be
            delivered by the Master Servicer on the date of this Certificate to
            the Trustee pursuant to Section 16 of the Series Supplement.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed and delivered
certificate this 17th day of November, 1997.
</TABLE>



                                       GREENWOOD TRUST COMPANY
                                         as Master Servicer

                                       By: 
                                          -------------------------------------
                                       Vice President, Director of Accounting,
                                       and Treasurer



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                                                                     EXHIBIT (B)


                      MONTHLY CERTIFICATEHOLDERS' STATEMENT
                          Discover Card Master Trust I
                         Series 1993-2 Monthly Statement
                      Class A Certificate CUSIP #25466KAE9
                      Class B Certificate CUSIP #25466KAF6


Trust Distribution Date: November 17, 1997   Due Period Ending: October 31, 1997

Pursuant to the Series Supplement dated as of December 1, 1993 relating to the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of October 1, 1993 by and between
Greenwood Trust Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, the
Trustee is required to prepare certain information each month regarding current
distributions to Certificateholders and the performances of the Trust. The
information for the Due Period and the Trust Distribution Date listed above is
set forth below:

1.    Payments for the benefit of Series Investors this Due Period (per $1000 of
      Class Initial Investor Interest)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
      Series  1993-2                                   Total        Interest     Principal
<S>                       <C>                      <C>           <C>           <C>         
             Class A      30 days at 5.400000000%  $4.500000000  $4.500000000  $0.000000000

             Class B      30 days at 5.750000000%  $4.791666667  $4.791666667  $0.000000000
</TABLE>

2.    Principal Receivables at the end of the Due Period

      (a) Aggregate Investor Interest                         $15,252,113,676.00
          Seller Interest                                      $4,158,516,303.58
                                                            
          Total Master Trust                                  $19,410,629,979.58
                                                            
                                                            
      (b) Group One Investor Interest                         $12,702,113,676.00
                                                            
      (c) Group Two Investor Interest                          $2,550,000,000.00
                                                            
      (d) Series 1993-2 Investor Interest                        $833,334,000.00
                                                            
      (e) Class A Investor Interest                              $800,000,000.00
                                                            
          Class B Investor Interest                               $33,334,000.00
                                                            
3.    Allocation of Receivables Collected During the Due Period

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                    Finance Charge          Principal         Yield
                                                      Collections          Collections     Collections
<S>                                                <C>                  <C>                <C>  

      (a) Allocation of Collections between Investor and Seller

          Aggregate Investor Allocation            $249,503,504.32      $2,016,139,101.78      $0.00

          Seller:                                   $38,939,853.28        $314,657,547.68      $0.00

      (b) Group One Allocation                     $207,765,750.47      $1,678,872,826.60      $0.00

      (c) Group Two Allocation                      $41,737,753.85        $337,266,275.18      $0.00

      (d) Series 1993-2 Allocations                 $13,643,370.81        $110,246,681.52      $0.00

      (e) Class A Allocations                       $13,095,328.43        $105,818,167.89      $0.00

          Class B Allocations                          $548,042.38          $4,428,513.63      $0.00
</TABLE>


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4.    Information Concerning the Series Principal Funding Accounts ("SPFA")

                      Deposits into the
                          SPFAs This       SPFA    Deposit Deficit  Investment
                          Due Period      Balance       Amount        Income

      Series 1993-2          $0.00         $0.00         0.00          $0.00

5.    Information Concerning Amount of Controlled Liquidation Payments

                                                                  Total Payments
                                 Amount Paid    Deficit Amount     Through This
                               This Due Period  This Due Period     Due Period

      Series 1993-2                 $0.00            $0.00             $0.00

6.    Information Concerning the Series Interest Funding Accounts ("SIFA")

                                        Deposits Into the
                                            SIFAs This
                                             DuePeriod           SIFA Balance

      Series 1993-2                        $3,759,725.42            $0.00

7.    Pool Factors This Due Period

      Class A                                                1.00000000

      Class B                                                1.00000000

8.    Investor Charged-Off Amount

                                                             Cumulative
                                                       Investor Charged-Off
                                    This Due Period            Amount

      (a) Group One                  $91,219,697.22            $0.00

      (b) Group Two                  $18,324,989.85            $0.00

      (c) Series 1993-2               $5,990,131.45            $0.00

      (d) Class A                     $5,749,513.06            $0.00

          Class B                       $240,618.39            $0.00

9.    Investor Losses This Due Period

                                                            Per $1,000 of
                                                          Original Invested
                                               Total          Principal

      (a) Group One                            $0.00            $0.00

      (b) Group Two                            $0.00            $0.00

      (c) Series 1993-2                        $0.00            $0.00

      (d) Class A                              $0.00            $0.00

          Class B                              $0.00            $0.00


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10.   Reimbursement of Investor Losses This Due Period

                                                            Per $1,000 of
                                                          Original Invested
                                               Total          Principal

      (a) Group One                            $0.00          $0.00

      (b) Group Two                            $0.00          $0.00

      (c) Series 1993-2                        $0.00          $0.00

      (d) Class A                              $0.00          $0.00

          Class B                              $0.00          $0.00


11.   Aggregate Amount of Unreimbursed Investor Losses

                                                            Per $1,000 of
                                                          Original Invested
                                               Total          Principal

      (a) Group One                            $0.00            $0.00
                                                             
      (b) Group Two                            $0.00            $0.00
                                                             
      (c) Series 1993-2                        $0.00            $0.00
                                                             
      (d) Class A                              $0.00            $0.00
                                                             
          Class B                              $0.00            $0.00
                                                            
12.   Investor Monthly Servicing Fee Payable at the end of the Due Period

      (a) Group One                                           $21,170,189.45

      (b) Group Two                                            $4,250,000.00

      (c) Series 1993-2                                        $1,388,890.00

      (d) Class A                                              $1,333,333.33

          Class B                                                 $55,556.67

13.   Class Available Subordinated Amount at the end of the Due Period

                                                            As a Percentage
                                                               of Class A
                                              Total         Invested Amount

     Series 1993-2 Class B               $50,000,040.00         6.2500%

14.   Total Available Credit Enhancement Amounts

                                                Shared Amount   Class B Amount

      Maximum Amount                           $20,833,350.00    $8,333,340.00

      Available Amount                         $20,833,350.00    $8,333,340.00

      Amount of Drawings on Credit Enhancement
        for this Due Period                             $0.00            $0.00


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15.   Delinquency Summary

      End of Due Period Master Trust Receivables Outstanding  $19,711,635,363.59

                          Delinquent Amount    Percentage of Ending
      Payment Status      Ending Balance       Receivables Outstanding

      30-59 days           $546,348,695.99             2.77%

      60-179 days          $942,871,537.58             4.78%


                                       U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
                                       as Trustee


                                       BY: ____________________________
                                                 Vice President


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                     MASTER SERVICER'S CERTIFICATE STATEMENT

                          Discover Card Master Trust I

                         Series 1993-2 Monthly Statement

                                   CREDIT CARD
                            PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES

      The undersigned, a duly authorized representative of Greenwood Trust
Company ("Greenwood"), as Master Servicer pursuant to the Pooling & Servicing
Agreement dated as of October 1, 1993 (the"Pooling & Servicing Agreement") and
the Series Supplement, dated as of December 1, 1993 (the "Series Supplement") by
and between Greenwood and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, does
hereby certify as follows with respect to the Supplement Discover Card Master
Trust I, Series 1993-2 Master Trust Certificates for the Distribution Date
occurring on November 17, 1997:


<TABLE>
<S>                                                                                   <C>                       
      1.    Greenwood is Master Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing
            Agreement.

      2.    The undersigned is a Servicing Officer of Greenwood as Master
            Servicer.

      3.    The aggregate amount of Collections processed during the related Due
            Period is equal to                                                        $2,619,240,007.08

      4.    The aggregate amount of Class A Principal Collections processed
            during the related Due Period is equal to                                   $105,818,167.89

      5.    The aggregate amount of Class A Finance Charge Collections processed
            during the related Due Period is equal to                                    $13,095,328.43

      6a.   The aggregate amount of Class A Principal Collections
            recharacterized as Series Yield Collections during the related Due
            Period is equal to                                                                    $0.00

      6b.   The aggregate amount of Class A Additional Funds for this
            Distribution date is equal to                                                         $0.00

      7.    The amount of drawings under the Credit Enhancement required to be
            made on the related Drawing Date pursuant to the Series Supplement:

            (a)   with respect to the Class A Required Amount Shortfall                           $0.00
                  is equal to

            (b)   with respect to the Class A Cumulative Investor Charged-Off                     $0.00 
                  Amount is equal to

            (c)   with respect to the Class A Investor Interest is equal to                       $0.00

      8.    The sum of all amounts payable to the Class A Certificateholders on
            the current Distribution Date is equal to                                     $3,600,000.00
</TABLE>


<PAGE>   6
<TABLE>
<S>                                                                                   <C>                       
      9.    The aggregate amount of Class B Principal Collections processed
            during the related Due Period is equal to                                     $4,428,513.63

     10.    The aggregate amount of Class B Finance Charge Collections processed
            during the related Due Period is equal to                                       $548,042.38

     11a.   The aggregate amount of Class B Principal Collections
            recharacterized as Series Yield Collections during the related Due
            Period is equal to                                                                    $0.00

     11b.   The aggregate amount of Class B Additional Funds for this
            Distribution date is equal to                                                         $0.00

     12.    The amount of drawings under the Credit Enhancement required to be
            made on the related Drawing Date pursuant to the Series Supplement:

            (a)   with respect to the Class B Required Amount Shortfall                           $0.00 
                  is equal to

            (b)   with respect to the Class B Cumulative Investor Charged-Off                     $0.00 
                  Amount is equal to

            (c)   with respect to the Class B Investor Interest is equal to                       $0.00

     13.    The sum of all amounts payable to the Class B Certificateholders on
            the current Distribution Date is equal to                                       $159,725.42

     14.    Attached hereto is a true copy of the statement required to be
            delivered by the Master Servicer on the date of this Certificate to
            the Trustee pursuant to Section 16 of the Series Supplement.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed and delivered
certificate this 17th day of November, 1997.
</TABLE>



                                       GREENWOOD TRUST COMPANY
                                         as Master Servicer

                                       By: 
                                          -------------------------------------
                                       Vice President, Director of Accounting,
                                       and Treasurer



<PAGE>   1
                                                                     EXHIBIT (C)


                      MONTHLY CERTIFICATEHOLDERS' STATEMENT
                          Discover Card Master Trust I
                         Series 1993-3 Monthly Statement
                      Class A Certificate CUSIP #25466KAC3
                      Class B Certificate CUSIP #25466KAD1


Trust Distribution Date: November 17, 1997   Due Period Ending: October 31, 1997

Pursuant to the Series Supplement dated as of November 23, 1993 relating to the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of October 1, 1993 by and between
Greenwood Trust Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, the
Trustee is required to prepare certain information each month regarding current
distributions to Certificateholders and the performances of the Trust. The
information for the Due Period and the Trust Distribution Date listed above is
set forth below:

1.    Payments for the benefit of Series Investors this Due Period (per $1000 of
      Class Initial Investor Interest)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
      Series  1993-1                                   Total        Interest     Principal
<S>                       <C>                      <C>           <C>           <C>         
             Class A      30 days at 6.200000000%  $5.166666667  $5.166666667  $0.000000000

             Class B      30 days at 6.450000000%  $5.375000000  $5.375000000  $0.000000000
</TABLE>

2.    Principal Receivables at the end of the Due Period

      (a) Aggregate Investor Interest                         $15,252,113,676.00
          Seller Interest                                      $4,158,516,303.58
                                                          
          Total Master Trust                                  $19,410,629,979.58
                                                          
                                                          
      (b) Group One Investor Interest                         $12,702,113,676.00
                                                          
      (c) Group Two Investor Interest                          $2,550,000,000.00
                                                          
      (d) Series 1993-3 Investor Interest                        $366,493,000.00
                                                          
      (e) Class A Investor Interest                              $350,000,000.00
                                                          
          Class B Investor Interest                               $16,493,000.00
                                                          
3.    Allocation of Receivables Collected During the Due Period

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                    Finance Charge          Principal         Yield
                                                      Collections          Collections     Collections
<S>                                                <C>                  <C>                <C>  

      (a) Allocation of Collections between Investor and Seller

          Aggregate Investor Allocation.           $249,503,504.32      $2,016,139,101.78     $0.00

          Seller:                                   $38,939,853.28        $314,657,547.68     $0.00

      (b) Group One Allocation                     $207,765,750.47      $1,678,872,826.60     $0.00

      (c) Group Two Allocation                      $41,737,753.85        $337,266,275.18     $0.00

      (d) Series 1993-3 Allocations                  $5,999,621.85         $48,480,570.30     $0.00

      (e) Class A Allocations                        $5,740,022.82         $46,382,853.32     $0.00

          Class B Allocations                          $259,599.03          $2,097,716.98     $0.00
</TABLE>


<PAGE>   2
4.    Information Concerning the Series Principal Funding Accounts ("SPFA")

                      Deposits into the
                          SPFAs This       SPFA    Deposit Deficit  Investment
                          Due Period      Balance       Amount        Income

      Series 1993-3          $0.00         $0.00         0.00          $0.00

5.    Information Concerning Amount of Controlled Liquidation Payments

                                                                  Total Payments
                                 Amount Paid    Deficit Amount     Through This
                               This Due Period  This Due Period     Due Period

      Series 1993-3                 $0.00            $0.00             $0.00

6.    Information Concerning the Series Interest Funding Accounts ("SIFA")

                                        Deposits Into the
                                            SIFAs This
                                             DuePeriod           SIFA Balance

      Series 1993-3                       $1,896,983.21              $0.00

7.    Pool Factors

                                                          This Due Period

      Class A                                                1.00000000

      Class B                                                1.00000000

8.    Investor Charged-Off Amount

                                                             Cumulative
                                                       Investor Charged-Off
                                    This Due Period            Amount

      (a) Group One                 $91,219,697.22             $0.00

      (b) Group Two                 $18,324,989.85             $0.00

      (c) Series 1993-3              $2,634,138.14             $0.00

      (d) Class A                    $2,520,161.01             $0.00

          Class B                      $113,977.13             $0.00

9.    Investor Losses This Due Period

                                                            Per $1,000 of
                                                          Original Invested
                                               Total          Principal

      (a) Group One                            $0.00            $0.00

      (b) Group Two                            $0.00            $0.00

      (c) Series 1993-3                        $0.00            $0.00

      (d) Class A                              $0.00            $0.00

          Class B                              $0.00            $0.00


<PAGE>   3
10.   Reimbursement of Investor Losses This Due Period

                                                            Per $1,000 of
                                                          Original Invested
                                               Total          Principal

      (a) Group One                            $0.00            $0.00

      (b) Group Two                            $0.00            $0.00

      (c) Series 1993-3                        $0.00            $0.00

      (d) Class A                              $0.00            $0.00

          Class B                              $0.00            $0.00

11.   Aggregate Amount of Unreimbursed Investor Losses

                                                            Per $1,000 of
                                                          Original Invested
                                               Total          Principal

      (a) Group One                            $0.00            $0.00

      (b) Group Two                            $0.00            $0.00

      (c) Series 1993-3                        $0.00            $0.00

      (d) Class A                              $0.00            $0.00

          Class B                              $0.00            $0.00

12.   Investor Monthly Servicing Fee Payable at the end of the Due Period

      (a) Group One                                           $21,170,189.45

      (b) Group Two                                            $4,250,000.00

      (c) Series 1993-3                                          $610,821.66

      (d) Class A                                                $583,333.33

          Class B                                                 $27,488.33

13.   Class Available Subordinated Amount at the end of the Due Period

                                                                 As a Percentage
                                                                   of Class A
                                                  Total         Invested Amount

      Series 1993-3 Class B                  $23,822,045.00         6.8063%

14.   Total Available Credit Enhancement Amounts

                                               Shared Amount    Class B Amount

      Maximum Amount                           $9,162,325.00    $5,497,395.00

      Available Amount                         $9,162,325.00    $5,497,395.00

      Amount of Drawings on Credit Enhancement
       for this Due Period                             $0.00            $0.00


<PAGE>   4
15.   Delinquency Summary

      End of Due Period Master Trust Receivables Outstanding  $19,711,635,363.59

                          Delinquent Amount    Percentage of Ending
      Payment Status      Ending Balance       Receivables Outstanding

      30-59 days           $546,348,695.99            2.77%

      60-179 days          $942,871,537.58            4.78%


                                       U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
                                       as Trustee


                                       BY: ____________________________
                                                 Vice President


<PAGE>   5
                     MASTER SERVICER'S CERTIFICATE STATEMENT

                          Discover Card Master Trust I

                         Series 1993-3 Monthly Statement

                                   CREDIT CARD
                            PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES

      The undersigned, a duly authorized representative of Greenwood Trust
Company ("Greenwood"), as Master Servicer pursuant to the Pooling & Servicing
Agreement dated as of October 1, 1993 (the "Pooling & Servicing Agreement") and
the Series Supplement, dated as of November 23, 1993 (the "Series Supplement")
by and between Greenwood and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, does
hereby certify as follows with respect to the Supplement Discover Card Master
Trust I, Series 1993-3 Master Trust Certificates for the Distribution Date
occurring on November 17, 1997:


<TABLE>
<S>                                                                                   <C>                       
      1.    Greenwood is Master Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing
            Agreement.

      2.    The undersigned is a Servicing Officer of Greenwood as Master
            Servicer.

      3.    The aggregate amount of Collections processed during the related Due
            Period is equal to                                                        $2,619,240,007.08

      4.    The aggregate amount of Class A Principal Collections processed
            during the related Due Period is equal to                                    $46,382,853.32

      5.    The aggregate amount of Class A Finance Charge Collections processed
            during the related Due Period is equal to                                     $5,740,022.82

      6a.   The aggregate amount of Class A Principal Collections
            recharacterized as Series Yield Collections during the related Due
            Period is equal to                                                                    $0.00

      6b.   The aggregate amount of Class A Additional Funds for this
            Distribution date is equal to                                                         $0.00

      7.    The amount of drawings under the Credit Enhancement required to be
            made on the related Drawing Date pursuant to the Series Supplement:

            (a)   with respect to the Class A Required Amount Shortfall                           $0.00 
                  is equal to

            (b)   with respect to the Class A Cumulative Investor Charged-Off                     $0.00 
                  Amount is equal to

            (c)   with respect to the Class A Investor Interest is equal to                       $0.00

      8.    The sum of all amounts payable to the Class A Certificateholders on
            the current Distribution Date is equal to                                    $10,849,999.98
</TABLE>


<PAGE>   6
<TABLE>
<S>                                                                                   <C>                       
      9.    The aggregate amount of Class B Principal Collections processed
            during the related Due Period is equal to                                     $2,097,716.98

     10.    The aggregate amount of Class B Finance Charge Collections processed
            during the related Due Period is equal to                                       $259,599.03

     11a.   The aggregate amount of Class B Principal Collections
            recharacterized as Series Yield Collections during the related Due
            Period is equal to                                                                    $0.00

     11b.   The aggregate amount of Class B Additional Funds for this
            Distribution date is equal to                                                         $0.00

     12.    The amount of drawings under the Credit Enhancement required to be
            made on the related Drawing Date pursuant to the Series Supplement:

            (a)   with respect to the Class B Required Amount Shortfall                           $0.00 
                  is equal to

            (b)   with respect to the Class B Cumulative Investor Charged-Off                     $0.00 
                  Amount is equal to

            (c)   with respect to the Class B Investor Interest is equal to                       $0.00

     13.    The sum of all amounts payable to the Class B Certificateholders on
            the current Distribution Date is equal to                                       $531,899.28

     14.    Attached hereto is a true copy of the statement required to be
            delivered by the Master Servicer on the date of this Certificate to
            the Trustee pursuant to Section 16 of the Series Supplement.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed and delivered
certificate this 17th day of November, 1997.
</TABLE>



                                       GREENWOOD TRUST COMPANY
                                         as Master Servicer

                                       By: 
                                          -------------------------------------
                                       Vice President, Director of Accounting,
                                       and Treasurer



<PAGE>   1
                                                                     EXHIBIT (D)


                      MONTHLY CERTIFICATEHOLDERS' STATEMENT
                          Discover Card Master Trust I
                         Series 1994-2 Monthly Statement
                      Class A Certificate CUSIP #25466KAJ8
                      Class B Certificate CUSIP #25466KAK5


Trust Distribution Date: November 17, 1997   Due Period Ending: October 31, 1997

Pursuant to the Series Supplement dated as of October 14, 1994 relating to the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of October 1, 1993 by and between
Greenwood Trust Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, the
Trustee is required to prepare certain information each month regarding current
distributions to Certificateholders and the performances of the Trust. The
information for the Due Period and the Trust Distribution Date listed above is
set forth below:

1.    Payments for the benefit of Series Investors this Due Period (per $1000 of
      Class Initial Investor Interest)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
      Series  1994-2                                   Total        Interest     Principal
<S>                       <C>                      <C>           <C>           <C>         
             Class A      33 days at 5.975000000%  $5.477083333  $5.477083333  $0.000000000

             Class B      30 days at 8.050000000%  $6.708333333  $6.708333333  $0.000000000
</TABLE>

2.    Principal Receivables at the end of the Due Period

      (a) Aggregate Investor Interest                       $15,252,113,676.00
          Seller Interest                                    $4,158,516,303.58

          Total Master Trust                                $19,410,629,979.58


      (b) Group One Investor Interest                       $12,702,113,676.00

      (c) Group Two Investor Interest                        $2,550,000,000.00

      (d) Series 1994-2 Investor Interest                      $894,737,000.00

      (e) Class A Investor Interest                            $850,000,000.00

          Class B Investor Interest                             $44,737,000.00

3.    Allocation of Receivables Collected During the Due Period

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                    Finance Charge          Principal         Yield
                                                      Collections          Collections     Collections
<S>                                                <C>                  <C>                <C>  

      (a) Allocation of Collections between Investor and Seller

          Aggregate Investor Allocation            $249,503,504.32      $2,016,139,101.78    $0.00

          Seller:                                   $38,939,853.28        $314,657,547.68    $0.00

      (b) Group One Allocation                     $207,765,750.47      $1,678,872,826.60    $0.00

      (c) Group Two Allocation                      $41,737,753.85        $337,266,275.18    $0.00

      (d) Series 1994-2 Allocations                 $14,624,078.23        $118,171,390.12    $0.00

      (e) Class A Allocations                       $13,902,969.83        $112,344,398.50    $0.00

          Class B Allocations                          $721,108.40          $5,826,991.62    $0.00
</TABLE>


<PAGE>   2
4.    Information Concerning the Series Principal Funding Accounts ("SPFA")

                      Deposits into the
                          SPFAs This       SPFA    Deposit Deficit  Investment
                          Due Period      Balance       Amount        Income

      Series 1994-2          $0.00         $0.00         0.00          $0.00

5.    Information Concerning Amount of Controlled Liquidation Payments

                                                                  Total Payments
                                 Amount Paid    Deficit Amount     Through This
                               This Due Period  This Due Period     Due Period

      Series 1994-2                 $0.00            $0.00             $0.00

6.    Information Concerning the Series Interest Funding Accounts ("SIFA")

                                        Deposits Into the
                                            SIFAs This
                                             DuePeriod           SIFA Balance

      Series 1994-2                        $4,955,631.54            $0.00

7.    Pool Factors

                                                          This Due Period

      Class A                                                1.00000000

      Class B                                                1.00000000

8.    Investor Charged-Off Amount

                                                             Cumulative
                                                       Investor Charged-Off
                                    This Due Period            Amount

      (a) Group One                  $91,219,697.22            $0.00

      (b) Group Two                  $18,324,989.85            $0.00

      (c) Series 1994-2               $6,420,711.71            $0.00

      (d) Class A                     $6,104,108.57            $0.00

          Class B                       $316,603.14            $0.00

9.    Investor Losses This Due Period

                                                            Per $1,000 of
                                                          Original Invested
                                               Total          Principal

      (a) Group One                            $0.00            $0.00
                                                               
      (b) Group Two                            $0.00            $0.00
                                                               
      (c) Series 1994-2                        $0.00            $0.00
                                                               
      (d) Class A                              $0.00            $0.00
                                                               
          Class B                              $0.00            $0.00
                                                             


<PAGE>   3
10.   Reimbursement of Investor Losses This Due Period

                                                            Per $1,000 of
                                                          Original Invested
                                               Total          Principal

      (a) Group One                            $0.00            $0.00
                                                            
      (b) Group Two                            $0.00            $0.00
                                                            
      (c) Series 1994-2                        $0.00            $0.00
                                                            
      (d) Class A                              $0.00            $0.00
                                                            
          Class B                              $0.00            $0.00
                                                          
11.   Aggregate Amount of Unreimbursed Investor Losses

                                                            Per $1,000 of
                                                          Original Invested
                                               Total          Principal

      (a) Group One                            $0.00            $0.00
                                                          
      (b) Group Two                            $0.00            $0.00
                                                          
      (c) Series 1994-2                        $0.00            $0.00
                                                          
      (d) Class A                              $0.00            $0.00
                                                          
          Class B                              $0.00            $0.00
                                                        
12.   Investor Monthly Servicing Fee Payable at the end of the Due Period

      (a) Group One                                           $21,170,189.45

      (b) Group Two                                            $4,250,000.00

      (c) Series 1994-2                                        $1,491,228.34

      (d) Class A                                              $1,416,666.67

          Class B                                                 $74,561.67

13.   Class Available Subordinated Amount at the end of the Due Period

                                                            As a Percentage
                                                               of Class A
                                              Total         Invested Amount

          Series 1994-2 Class B           $89,473,700.00        10.5263%

14.   Total Available Credit Enhancement Amounts

                                                  Shared Amount  Class B Amount

          Maximum Amount                                  $0.00   $44,736,850.00

          Available Amount                                $0.00   $44,736,850.00

          Amount of Drawings on Credit Enhancement
           for this Due Period                            $0.00            $0.00


<PAGE>   4
15.   Delinquency Summary

      End of Due Period Master Trust Receivables Outstanding  $19,711,635,363.59

                          Delinquent Amount    Percentage of Ending
      Payment Status      Ending Balance       Receivables Outstanding

      30-59 days           $546,348,695.99             2.77%

      60-179 days          $942,871,537.58             4.78%


                                       U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
                                       as Trustee


                                       BY: ____________________________
                                                 Vice President


<PAGE>   5
                    MASTER SERVICER'S CERTIFICATE STATEMENT

                          Discover Card Master Trust I

                         Series 1994-2 Monthly Statement

                                   CREDIT CARD
                            PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES

      The undersigned, a duly authorized representative of Greenwood Trust
Company ("Greenwood"), as Master Servicer pursuant to the Pooling & Servicing
Agreement dated as of October 1, 1993 (the "Pooling & Servicing Agreement") and
the Series Supplement, dated as of October 14, 1994 (the "Series Supplement") by
and between Greenwood and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, does
hereby certify as follows with respect to the Supplement Discover Card Master
Trust I, Series 1994-2 Master Trust Certificates for the Distribution Date
occurring on November 17, 1997:


<TABLE>
<S>                                                                                   <C>                       
      1.    Greenwood is Master Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing
            Agreement.

      2.    The undersigned is a Servicing Officer of Greenwood as Master
            Servicer.

      3.    The aggregate amount of Collections processed during the related Due
            Period is equal to                                                        $2,619,240,007.08

      4.    The aggregate amount of Class A Principal Collections processed
            during the related Due Period is equal to                                   $112,344,398.50

      5.    The aggregate amount of Class A Finance Charge Collections processed
            during the related Due Period is equal to                                    $13,902,969.83

      6a.   The aggregate amount of Class A Principal Collections
            recharacterized as Series Yield Collections during the related Due
            Period is equal to                                                                    $0.00

      6b.   The aggregate amount of Class A Additional Funds for this
            Distribution date is equal to                                                         $0.00

      7.    The amount of drawings under the Credit Enhancement required to be
            made on the related Drawing Date pursuant to the Series Supplement:

            (a)   with respect to the Class A Required Amount Shortfall                           $0.00 
                  is equal to

            (b)   with respect to the Class A Cumulative Investor Charged-Off                     $0.00 
                  Amount is equal to

            (c)   with respect to the Class A Investor Interest is equal to                       $0.00

      8.    The sum of all amounts payable to the Class A Certificateholders on
            the current Distribution Date is equal to                                     $4,655,520.83
</TABLE>


<PAGE>   6
<TABLE>
<S>                                                                                   <C>                       
      9.    The aggregate amount of Class B Principal Collections processed
            during the related Due Period is equal to                                     $5,826,991.62

      10.   The aggregate amount of Class B Finance Charge Collections processed
            during the related Due Period is equal to                                       $721,108.40

      11a.  The aggregate amount of Class B Principal Collections
            recharacterized as Series Yield Collections during the related Due
            Period is equal to                                                                    $0.00

      11b.  The aggregate amount of Class B Additional Funds for this
            Distribution date is equal to                                                         $0.00

      12.   The amount of drawings under the Credit Enhancement required to be
            made on the related Drawing Date pursuant to the Series Supplement:

            (a)   with respect to the Class B Required Amount Shortfall                           $0.00 
                  is equal to

            (b)   with respect to the Class B Cumulative Investor Charged-Off                     $0.00 
                  Amount is equal to

            (c)   with respect to the Class B Investor Interest is equal to                       $0.00

      13.   The sum of all amounts payable to the Class B Certificateholders on
            the current Distribution Date is equal to                                       $300,110.71

      14.   Attached hereto is a true copy of the statement required to be
            delivered by the Master Servicer on the date of this Certificate to
            the Trustee pursuant to Section 16 of the Series Supplement.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed and delivered
certificate this 17th day of November, 1997.
</TABLE>


                                       GREENWOOD TRUST COMPANY
                                         as Master Servicer

                                       By: 
                                          -------------------------------------
                                       Vice President, Director of Accounting,
                                       and Treasurer



<PAGE>   1
                                                                     EXHIBIT (E)


                      MONTHLY CERTIFICATEHOLDERS' STATEMENT
                          Discover Card Master Trust I
                         Series 1994-3 Monthly Statement
                      Class A Certificate CUSIP #25466KAL3
                      Class B Certificate CUSIP #25466KAM1


Trust Distribution Date: November 17, 1997   Due Period Ending: October 31, 1997

Pursuant to the Series Supplement dated as of October 20, 1994 relating to the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of October 1, 1993 by and between
Greenwood Trust Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, the
Trustee is required to prepare certain information each month regarding current
distributions to Certificateholders and the performances of the Trust. The
information for the Due Period and the Trust Distribution Date listed above is
set forth below:

1.    Payments for the benefit of Series Investors this Due Period (per $1000 of
      Class Initial Investor Interest)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
      Series  1994-3                                   Total        Interest     Principal
<S>                       <C>                      <C>           <C>           <C>         
             Class A      33 days at 5.815000000%  $5.330416667  $5.330416667  $0.000000000

             Class B      30 days at 7.750000000%  $6.458333333  $6.458333333  $0.000000000
</TABLE>

2.    Principal Receivables at the end of the Due Period

<TABLE>
<S>                                                        <C>  
      (a) Aggregate Investor Interest                       $15,252,113,676.00
          Seller Interest                                    $4,158,516,303.58

          Total Master Trust                                $19,410,629,979.58


      (b) Group One Investor Interest                       $12,702,113,676.00

      (c) Group Two Investor Interest                        $2,550,000,000.00

      (d) Series 1994-3 Investor Interest                      $789,474,000.00

      (e) Class A Investor Interest                            $750,000,000.00

          Class B Investor Interest                             $39,474,000.00
</TABLE>

     3.   Allocation of Receivables Collected During the Due Period

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                    Finance Charge          Principal         Yield
                                                      Collections          Collections     Collections
<S>                                                <C>                  <C>                <C>  

      (a) Allocation of Collections between Investor and Seller

          Aggregate Investor Allocation            $249,503,504.32      $2,016,139,101.78      $0.00

          Seller                                    $38,939,853.28        $314,657,547.68      $0.00

      (b) Group One Allocation                     $207,765,750.47      $1,678,872,826.60      $0.00

      (c) Group Two Allocation                      $41,737,753.85        $337,266,275.18      $0.00

      (d) Series 1994-3 Allocations                 $12,893,418.09        $104,186,610.23      $0.00

      (e) Class A Allocations                       $12,258,842.70         $99,058,857.60      $0.00

          Class B Allocations                          $634,575.39          $5,127,752.63      $0.00
</TABLE>


<PAGE>   2
4.    Information Concerning the Series Principal Funding Accounts ("SPFA")

                      Deposits into the
                          SPFAs This       SPFA    Deposit Deficit  Investment
                          Due Period      Balance       Amount        Income

      Series 1994-3          $0.00         $0.00         0.00          $0.00

5.    Information Concerning Amount of Controlled Liquidation Payments

                                                                  Total Payments
                                 Amount Paid    Deficit Amount     Through This
                               This Due Period  This Due Period     Due Period

      Series 1994-3                 $0.00            $0.00             $0.00

6.    Information Concerning the Series Interest Funding Accounts ("SIFA")

                                        Deposits Into the
                                            SIFAs This
                                            Due Period           SIFA Balance

      Series 1994-3                        $4,252,748.75            $0.00

7.    Pool Factors

                                                          This Due Period

      Class A                                                1.00000000

      Class B                                                1.00000000

8.    Investor Charged-Off Amount

                                                             Cumulative
                                                       Investor Charged-Off
                                    This Due Period            Amount

      (a) Group One                 $91,219,697.22             $0.00

      (b) Group Two                 $18,324,989.85             $0.00

      (c) Series 1994-3              $5,660,864.17             $0.00

      (d) Class A                    $5,382,253.41             $0.00

          Class B                      $278,610.76             $0.00

9.    Investor Losses This Due Period

                                                            Per $1,000 of
                                                          Original Invested
                                               Total          Principal

      (a) Group One                            $0.00            $0.00
                                                               
      (b) Group Two                            $0.00            $0.00
                                                               
      (c) Series 1994-3                        $0.00            $0.00
                                                               
      (d) Class A                              $0.00            $0.00
                                                               
          Class B                              $0.00            $0.00


<PAGE>   3
10.   Reimbursement of Investor Losses This Due Period

                                                            Per $1,000 of
                                                          Original Invested
                                               Total          Principal

      (a) Group One                            $0.00            $0.00
                                                              
      (b) Group Two                            $0.00            $0.00
                                                              
      (c) Series 1994-3                        $0.00            $0.00
                                                              
      (d) Class A                              $0.00            $0.00
                                                              
          Class B                              $0.00            $0.00
                                                            
11.   Aggregate Amount of Unreimbursed Investor Losses

                                                            Per $1,000 of
                                                          Original Invested
                                               Total          Principal

      (a) Group One                            $0.00            $0.00
                                                             
      (b) Group Two                            $0.00            $0.00
                                                             
      (c) Series 1994-3                        $0.00            $0.00
                                                             
      (d) Class A                              $0.00            $0.00
                                                             
          Class B                              $0.00            $0.00
                                                           
12.   Investor Monthly Servicing Fee Payable at the end of the Due Period

      (a) Group One                                           $21,170,189.45

      (b) Group Two                                            $4,250,000.00

      (c) Series 1994-3                                        $1,315,790.00

      (d) Class A                                              $1,250,000.00

          Class B                                                 $65,790.00

13.   Class Available Subordinated Amount at the end of the Due Period

                                                            As a Percentage
                                                               of Class A
                                              Total         Invested Amount

      Series 1994-3 Class B               $83,131,612.20        11.0842%

14.   Total Available Credit Enhancement Amounts

                                               Shared Amount    Class B Amount

      Maximum Amount                               $0.00        $39,473,700.00

      Available Amount                             $0.00        $39,473,700.00

      Amount of Drawings on Credit Enhancement
       for this Due Period                         $0.00            $0.00


<PAGE>   4
15.   Delinquency Summary

      End of Due Period Master Trust Receivables Outstanding  $19,711,635,363.59

                          Delinquent Amount    Percentage of Ending
      Payment Status      Ending Balance       Receivables Outstanding

      30-59 days           $546,348,695.99             2.77%

      60-179 days          $942,871,537.58             4.78%


                                       U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
                                       as Trustee


                                       BY: ____________________________
                                                 Vice President


<PAGE>   5
                     MASTER SERVICER'S CERTIFICATE STATEMENT

                          Discover Card Master Trust I

                         Series 1994-3 Monthly Statement

                                   CREDIT CARD
                            PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES

      The undersigned, a duly authorized representative of Greenwood Trust
Company ("Greenwood"), as Master Servicer pursuant to the Pooling & Servicing
Agreement dated as of October 1, 1993 (the "Pooling & Servicing Agreement") and
the Series Supplement, dated as of October 20, 1994 (the "Series Supplement") by
and between Greenwood and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, does
hereby certify as follows with respect to the Supplement Discover Card Master
Trust I, Series 1994-3 Master Trust Certificates for the Distribution Date
occurring on November 17, 1997:


<TABLE>
<S>                                                                                   <C>                       
      1.    Greenwood is Master Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing
            Agreement.

      2.    The undersigned is a Servicing Officer of Greenwood as Master
            Servicer.

      3.    The aggregate amount of Collections processed during the related Due
            Period is equal to                                                        $2,619,240,007.08

      4.    The aggregate amount of Class A Principal Collections processed
            during the related Due Period is equal to                                    $99,058,857.60

      5.    The aggregate amount of Class A Finance Charge Collections processed
            during the related Due Period is equal to                                    $12,258,842.70

      6a.   The aggregate amount of Class A Principal Collections
            recharacterized as Series Yield Collections during the related Due
            Period is equal to                                                                    $0.00

      6b.   The aggregate amount of Class A Additional Funds for this
            Distribution date is equal to                                                         $0.00

      7.    The amount of drawings under the Credit Enhancement required to be
            made on the related Drawing Date pursuant to the Series Supplement:

            (a)   with respect to the Class A Required Amount Shortfall                           $0.00 
                  is equal to

            (b)   with respect to the Class A Cumulative Investor Charged-Off                     $0.00 
                  Amount is equal to

            (c)   with respect to the Class A Investor Interest is equal to                       $0.00

      8.    The sum of all amounts payable to the Class A Certificateholders on
            the current Distribution Date is equal to                                     $3,997,812.50
</TABLE>


<PAGE>   6
<TABLE>
<S>                                                                                   <C>                       
      9.    The aggregate amount of Class B Principal Collections processed
            during the related Due Period is equal to                                     $5,127,752.63

      10.   The aggregate amount of Class B Finance Charge Collections processed
            during the related Due Period is equal to                                       $634,575.39

      11a.  The aggregate amount of Class B Principal Collections
            recharacterized as Series Yield Collections during the related Due
            Period is equal to                                                                    $0.00

      11b.  The aggregate amount of Class B Additional Funds for this
            Distribution date is equal to                                                         $0.00

      12.   The amount of drawings under the Credit Enhancement required to be
            made on the related Drawing Date pursuant to the Series Supplement:

            (a)   with respect to the Class B Required Amount Shortfall                           $0.00 
                  is equal to

            (b)   with respect to the Class B Cumulative Investor Charged-Off                     $0.00 
                  Amount is equal to

            (c)   with respect to the Class B Investor Interest is equal to                       $0.00

      13.   The sum of all amounts payable to the Class B Certificateholders on
            the current Distribution Date is equal to                                       $254,936.25

      14.   Attached hereto is a true copy of the statement required to be
            delivered by the Master Servicer on the date of this Certificate to
            the Trustee pursuant to Section 16 of the Series Supplement.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed and delivered
certificate this 17th day of November, 1997.
</TABLE>



                                       GREENWOOD TRUST COMPANY
                                         as Master Servicer

                                       By: 
                                          -------------------------------------
                                       Vice President, Director of Accounting,
                                       and Treasurer



<PAGE>   1
                                                                     EXHIBIT (F)


                      MONTHLY CERTIFICATEHOLDERS' STATEMENT
                          Discover Card Master Trust I
                         Series 1994-A Monthly Statement


Trust Distribution Date: November 17, 1997   Due Period Ending: October 31, 1997

Pursuant to the Series Supplement dated as of December 20, 1994 relating to the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of October 1, 1993 by and between
Greenwood Trust Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, the
Trustee is required to prepare certain information each month regarding current
distributions to Certificateholders and the performances of the Trust. The
information for the Due Period and the Trust Distribution Date listed above is
set forth below:

1.    Payments for the benefit of Series Investors this Due Period (per $1000 of
      Class Initial Investor Interest)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

Series  1995-3                                  Total       Interest   Principal
<S>            <C>                      <C>            <C>          <C>
 Class A       30 days at 5.892437440%  $4.910364533   $4.910364533 $0.000000000

</TABLE>

2.    Principal Receivables at the end of the Due Period

      (a) Aggregate Investor Interest                       $15,252,113,676.00
          Seller Interest                                    $4,158,516,303.58

          Total Master Trust                                $19,410,629,979.58


      (b) Group One Investor Interest                       $12,702,113,676.00

      (c) Group Two Investor Interest                        $2,550,000,000.00

      (d) Series 1994-A Investor Interest                    $2,550,000,000.00

      (e) Class A Investor Interest                          $2,550,000,000.00

          Class B Investor Interest                                      $0.00

3.    Allocation of Receivables Collected During the Due Period

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                    Finance Charge          Principal         Yield
                                                      Collections          Collections     Collections
<S>                                                <C>                  <C>                <C>  

      (a) Allocation of Collections between Investor and Seller

          Aggregate Investor Allocation.           $249,503,504.32      $2,016,139,101.78     $0.00

          Seller:                                   $38,939,853.28        $314,657,547.68     $0.00

      (b) Group One Allocation                     $207,765,750.47      $1,678,872,826.60     $0.00

      (c) Group Two Allocation                      $41,737,753.85        $337,266,275.18     $0.00

      (d) Series 1994-A Allocations                 $41,737,753.85        $337,266,275.18     $0.00

      (e) Class A Allocations                       $41,737,753.85        $337,266,275.18     $0.00

          Class B Allocations                                $0.00                  $0.00     $0.00
</TABLE>
<PAGE>   2
4.    Information Concerning the Series Principal Funding Accounts ("SPFA")

                      Deposits into the
                          SPFAs This       SPFA    Deposit Deficit  Investment
                          Due Period      Balance       Amount        Income

      Series 1994-A          $0.00         $0.00         0.00          $0.00

5.    Information Concerning Amount of Controlled Liquidation Payments

                                                                  Total Payments
                                 Amount Paid    Deficit Amount     Through This
                               This Due Period  This Due Period     Due Period

      Series 1994-A                 $0.00            $0.00             $0.00

6.    Information Concerning the Series Interest Funding Accounts ("SIFA")

                                        Deposits Into the
                                            SIFAs This
                                             Due Period          SIFA Balance

      Series 1994-A                       $12,521,429.57            $0.00

7.    Pool Factors

                                                          This Due Period

      Class A                                                1.00000000

      Class B                                                0.00000000

8.    Investor Charged-Off Amount

                                                             Cumulative
                                                       Investor Charged-Off
                                    This Due Period            Amount

      (a) Group One                  $91,219,697.22            $0.00

      (b) Group Two                  $18,324,989.85            $0.00

      (c) Series 1994-A              $18,324,989.85            $0.00

      (d) Class A                    $18,324,989.85            $0.00

          Class B                             $0.00            $0.00

9.    Investor Losses This Due Period

                                                            Per $1,000 of
                                                          Original Invested
                                               Total          Principal

      (a) Group One                            $0.00            $0.00
                                                              
      (b) Group Two                            $0.00            $0.00
                                                              
      (c) Series 1994-A                        $0.00            $0.00
                                                              
      (d) Class A                              $0.00            $0.00
                                                              
          Class B                              $0.00            $0.00
                                                            


<PAGE>   3
10.   Reimbursement of Investor Losses This Due Period

                                                            Per $1,000 of
                                                          Original Invested
                                               Total          Principal

      (a) Group One                            $0.00            $0.00
                                                               
      (b) Group Two                            $0.00            $0.00
                                                               
      (c) Series 1994-A                        $0.00            $0.00
                                                               
      (d) Class A                              $0.00            $0.00
                                                               
          Class B                              $0.00            $0.00
                                                             
     11.  Aggregate Amount of Unreimbursed Investor Losses       

                                                            Per $1,000 of
                                                          Original Invested
                                               Total          Principal

      (a) Group One                            $0.00            $0.00
                                                               
      (b) Group Two                            $0.00            $0.00
                                                               
      (c) Series 1994-A                        $0.00            $0.00
                                                               
      (d) Class A                              $0.00            $0.00
                                                               
          Class B                              $0.00            $0.00
                                                             
12.   Investor Monthly Servicing Fee Payable at the end of the Due Period

      (a) Group One                                           $21,170,189.45

      (b) Group Two                                            $4,250,000.00

      (c) Series 1994-A                                        $4,250,000.00

      (d) Class A                                              $4,250,000.00

          Class B                                                      $0.00

13.   Class Available Subordinated Amount at the end of the Due Period

                                                            As a Percentage
                                                               of Class A
                                              Total         Invested Amount

      Series 1994-A Class B                   $0.00             0.0000%

14.   Total Available Credit Enhancement Amounts

                                                   Shared Amount  Class B Amount

      Maximum Amount                              $204,000,000.00     $0.00

      Available Amount                            $204,000,000.00     $0.00

      Amount of Drawings on Credit Enhancement
       for this Due Period                                  $0.00     $0.00


<PAGE>   4
15.   Delinquency Summary

      End of Due Period Master Trust Receivables Outstanding $19,711,635,363.59

                          Delinquent Amount    Percentage of Ending
      Payment Status      Ending Balance       Receivables Outstanding

      30-59 days           $546,348,695.99            2.77%

      60-179 days          $942,871,537.58            4.78%


                                       U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
                                       as Trustee


                                       BY: ____________________________
                                                 Vice President


<PAGE>   5
                     MASTER SERVICER'S CERTIFICATE STATEMENT

                          Discover Card Master Trust I

                         Series 1994-A Monthly Statement

                                   CREDIT CARD
                            PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES

      The undersigned, a duly authorized representative of Greenwood Trust
Company ("Greenwood"), as Master Servicer pursuant to the Pooling & Servicing
Agreement dated as of October 1, 1993 (the "Pooling & Servicing Agreement") and
the Series Supplement, dated as of December 20, 1994 (the "Series Supplement")
by and between Greenwood and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, does
hereby certify as follows with respect to the Supplement Discover Card Master
Trust I, Series 1994-A Master Trust Certificates for the Distribution Date
occurring on November 17, 1997:


<TABLE>
<S>                                                                                   <C>                       
      1.    Greenwood is Master Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing
            Agreement.

      2.    The undersigned is a Servicing Officer of Greenwood as Master
            Servicer.

      3.    The aggregate amount of Collections processed during the related Due
            Period is equal to                                                        $2,619,240,007.08

      4.    The aggregate amount of Class A Principal Collections processed
            during the related Due Period is equal to                                   $337,266,275.18

      5.    The aggregate amount of Class A Finance Charge Collections processed
            during the related Due Period is equal to                                    $41,737,753.85

      6a.   The aggregate amount of Class A Principal Collections
            recharacterized as Series Yield Collections during the related Due
            Period is equal to                                                                    $0.00

      6b.   The aggregate amount of Class A Additional Funds for this
            Distribution Date is equal to                                                         $0.00

      7.    The amount of drawings under the Credit Enhancement required to be
            made on the related Drawing Date pursuant to the Series Supplement:          $12,521,429.57

      8.    The amount of drawings under the Credit Enhancement required to be
            made on the related Drawing Date pursuant to the Series Supplement:

            (a)   with respect to the Class A Required Amount Shortfall                           $0.00 
                  is equal to

            (b)   with respect to the Class A Cumulative Investor Charged-Off                     $0.00 
                  Amount is equal to

            (c)   with respect to the Class A Investor Interest is equal to                       $0.00
</TABLE>



<PAGE>   6
      9     Attached hereto is a true copy of the statement required to be
            delivered by the Master Servicer on the date of this Certificate to
            the Trustee pursuant to Section 16 of the Series Supplement.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed and delivered
certificate this 17th day of November, 1997.



                                       GREENWOOD TRUST COMPANY
                                         as Master Servicer

                                       By:
                                          -------------------------------------
                                       Vice President, Director of Accounting,
                                       and Treasurer



<PAGE>   1
                                                                     EXHIBIT (G)


                      MONTHLY CERTIFICATEHOLDERS' STATEMENT
                          Discover Card Master Trust I
                         Series 1995-1 Monthly Statement
                      Class A Certificate CUSIP #25466KAN9
                      Class B Certificate CUSIP #25466KAP4


Trust Distribution Date: November 17, 1997   Due Period Ending: October 31, 1997

Pursuant to the Series Supplement dated as of April 19, 1995 relating to the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of October 1, 1993 by and between
Greenwood Trust Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, the
Trustee is required to prepare certain information each month regarding current
distributions to Certificateholders and the performances of the Trust. The
information for the Due Period and the Trust Distribution Date listed above is
set forth below:

1.    Payments for the benefit of Series Investors this Due Period (per $1000 of
      Class Initial Investor Interest)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
      Series  1995-1                                   Total        Interest     Principal
<S>                       <C>                      <C>           <C>           <C>         
             Class A      33 days at 5.905000000%  $5.412916667  $5.412916667  $0.000000000

             Class B      33 days at 6.075000000%  $5.568750000  $5.568750000  $0.000000000

2.    Principal Receivables at the end of the Due Period

      (a) Aggregate Investor Interest                       $15,252,113,676.00
          Seller Interest                                    $4,158,516,303.58

          Total Master Trust                                $19,410,629,979.58


      (b) Group One Investor Interest                       $12,702,113,676.00

      (c) Group Two Investor Interest                        $2,550,000,000.00

      (d) Series 1995-1 Investor Interest                      $631,579,000.00

      (e) Class A Investor Interest                            $600,000,000.00

          Class B Investor Interest                             $31,579,000.00
</TABLE>

     3.   Allocation of Receivables Collected During the Due Period

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                    Finance Charge          Principal         Yield
                                                      Collections          Collections     Collections
<S>                                                <C>                  <C>                <C>  

      (a) Allocation of Collections between Investor and Seller

          Aggregate Investor Allocation            $249,503,504.32      $2,016,139,101.78     $0.00

          Seller                                    $38,939,853.28        $314,657,547.68     $0.00

      (b) Group One Allocation                     $207,765,750.47      $1,678,872,826.60     $0.00

      (c) Group Two Allocation                      $41,737,753.85        $337,266,275.18     $0.00

      (d) Series 1995-1 Allocations                 $10,326,272.20         $83,442,520.05     $0.00

      (e) Class A Allocations                        $9,807,074.16         $79,247,086.08     $0.00

          Class B Allocations                          $519,198.04          $4,195,433.97     $0.00
</TABLE>


<PAGE>   2
4.    Information Concerning the Series Principal Funding Accounts ("SPFA")

                      Deposits into the
                          SPFAs This       SPFA    Deposit Deficit  Investment
                          Due Period      Balance       Amount        Income

      Series 1995-1          $0.00         $0.00         0.00          $0.00

5.    Information Concerning Amount of Controlled Liquidation Payments

                                                                  Total Payments
                                 Amount Paid    Deficit Amount     Through This
                               This Due Period  This Due Period     Due Period

      Series 1995-1                 $0.00            $0.00             $0.00

6.    Information Concerning the Series Interest Funding Accounts ("SIFA")

                                        Deposits Into the
                                            SIFAs This
                                            Due Period           SIFA Balance

      Series 1995-1                        $3,423,605.56            $0.00

7.    Pool Factors

                                                          This Due Period

      Class A                                                1.00000000

      Class B                                                1.00000000

8.    Investor Charged-Off Amount

                                                             Cumulative
                                                       Investor Charged-Off
                                    This Due Period            Amount

      (a) Group One                  $91,219,697.22            $0.00
 
      (b) Group Two                  $18,324,989.85            $0.00

      (c) Series 1995-1               $4,533,756.99            $0.00

      (d) Class A                     $4,305,802.73            $0.00

          Class B                       $227,954.26            $0.00

9.    Investor Losses This Due Period

                                                            Per $1,000 of
                                                          Original Invested
                                               Total          Principal

      (a) Group One                            $0.00            $0.00
                                                              
      (b) Group Two                            $0.00            $0.00
                                                              
      (c) Series 1995-1                        $0.00            $0.00
                                                              
      (d) Class A                              $0.00            $0.00
                                                              
          Class B                              $0.00            $0.00


<PAGE>   3
10.   Reimbursement of Investor Losses This Due Period

                                                            Per $1,000 of
                                                          Original Invested
                                               Total          Principal

      (a) Group One                            $0.00            $0.00
                                                             
      (b) Group Two                            $0.00            $0.00
                                                             
      (c) Series 1995-1                        $0.00            $0.00
                                                             
      (d) Class A                              $0.00            $0.00
                                                             
          Class B                              $0.00            $0.00
                                                           
11.   Aggregate Amount of Unreimbursed Investor Losses

                                                            Per $1,000 of
                                                          Original Invested
                                               Total          Principal

      (a) Group One                            $0.00            $0.00
                                                              
      (b) Group Two                            $0.00            $0.00
                                                              
      (c) Series 1995-1                        $0.00            $0.00
                                                              
      (d) Class A                              $0.00            $0.00
                                                              
          Class B                              $0.00            $0.00
                                                                    
12.   Investor Monthly Servicing Fee Payable at the end of the Due Period

      (a) Group One                                           $21,170,189.45

      (b) Group Two                                            $4,250,000.00

      (c) Series 1995-1                                        $1,052,631.67

      (d) Class A                                              $1,000,000.00

          Class B                                                 $52,631.67

13.   Class Available Subordinated Amount at the end of the Due Period

                                                            As a Percentage
                                                               of Class A
                                              Total         Invested Amount

          Series 1995-1 Class B          $69,473,690.00        11.5789%

14.   Total Available Credit Enhancement Amounts

                                                 Shared Amount  Class B Amount

      Maximum Amount                                 $0.00      $37,894,740.00

      Available Amount                               $0.00      $37,894,740.00

      Amount of Drawings on Credit Enhancement
       for this Due Period                           $0.00               $0.00

<PAGE>   4
15.   Delinquency Summary

      End of Due Period Master Trust Receivables Outstanding  $19,711,635,363.59

                          Delinquent Amount    Percentage of Ending
      Payment Status      Ending Balance       Receivables Outstanding

      30-59 days           $546,348,695.99            2.77%

      60-179 days          $942,871,537.58            4.78%


                                       U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
                                       as Trustee


                                       BY: ____________________________
                                                 Vice President


<PAGE>   5
                     MASTER SERVICER'S CERTIFICATE STATEMENT

                          Discover Card Master Trust I

                         Series 1995-1 Monthly Statement

                                   CREDIT CARD
                            PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES

      The undersigned, a duly authorized representative of Greenwood Trust
Company ("Greenwood"), as Master Servicer pursuant to the Pooling & Servicing
Agreement dated as of October 1, 1993 (the "Pooling & Servicing Agreement") and
the Series Supplement, dated as of April 19, 1995 (the "Series Supplement") by
and between Greenwood and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, does
hereby certify as follows with respect to the Supplement Discover Card Master
Trust I. Series 1995-1 Master Trust Certificates for the Distribution Date
occurring on November 17, 1997:


<TABLE>
<S>                                                                                   <C>                       
      1.    Greenwood is Master Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing
            Agreement.

      2.    The undersigned is a Servicing Officer of Greenwood as Master
            Servicer.

      3.    The aggregate amount of Collections processed during the related Due
            Period is equal to                                                        $2,619,240,007.08

      4.    The aggregate amount of Class A Principal Collections processed
            during the related Due Period is equal to                                    $79,247,086.08

      5.    The aggregate amount of Class A Finance Charge Collections processed
            during the related Due Period is equal to                                     $9,807,074.16

      6a.   The aggregate amount of Class A Principal Collections
            recharacterized as Series Yield Collections during the related Due
            Period is equal to                                                                    $0.00

      6b.   The aggregate amount of Class A Additional Funds for this
            Distribution Date is equal to                                                         $0.00

      7.    The amount of drawings under the Credit Enhancement required to be
            made on the related Drawing Date pursuant to the Series Supplement:

            (a)   with respect to the Class A Required Amount Shortfall                           $0.00 
                  is equal to

            (b)   with respect to the Class A Cumulative Investor Charged-Off                     $0.00 
                  Amount is equal to

            (c)   with respect to the Class A Investor Interest is equal to                       $0.00

      8.    The sum of all amounts payable to the Class A Certificateholders on
            the current Distribution Date is equal to                                     $3,247,750.00
</TABLE>


<PAGE>   6
<TABLE>
<S>                                                                                   <C>                       
      9.    The aggregate amount of Class B Principal Collections processed
            during the related Due Period is equal to                                     $4,195,433.97

      10.   The aggregate amount of Class B Finance Charge Collections processed
            during the related Due Period is equal to                                       $519,198.04

      11a.  The aggregate amount of Class B Principal Collections
            recharacterized as Series Yield Collections during the related Due
            Period is equal to                                                                    $0.00

      11b.  The aggregate amount of Class B Additional Funds for this
            Distribution Date is equal to                                                         $0.00

      12.   The amount of drawings under the Credit Enhancement required to be
            made on the related Drawing Date pursuant to the Series Supplement:

            (a)   with respect to the Class B Required Amount Shortfall                           $0.00 
                  is equal to

            (b)   with respect to the Class B Cumulative Investor Charged-Off                     $0.00 
                  Amount is equal to

            (c)   with respect to the Class B Investor Interest is equal to                       $0.00

      13.   The sum of all amounts payable to the Class B Certificateholders on
            the current Distribution Date is equal to                                       $175,855.56

      14.   Attached hereto is a true copy of the statement required to be
            delivered by the Master Servicer on the date of this Certificate to
            the Trustee pursuant to Section 16 of the Series Supplement.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed and delivered
certificate this 17th day of November, 1997.
</TABLE>



                                       GREENWOOD TRUST COMPANY
                                         as Master Servicer

                                       By: 
                                          -------------------------------------
                                       Vice President, Director of Accounting,
                                       and Treasurer



<PAGE>   1
                                                                     EXHIBIT (H)


                      MONTHLY CERTIFICATEHOLDERS' STATEMENT
                          Discover Card Master Trust I
                         Series 1995-2 Monthly Statement
                      Class A Certificate CUSIP #25466KAQ2
                      Class B Certificate CUSIP #25466KAR0


Trust Distribution Date: November 17, 1997   Due Period Ending: October 31, 1997

Pursuant to the Series Supplement dated as of August 1, 1995 relating to the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of October 1, 1993 by and between
Greenwood Trust Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, the
Trustee is required to prepare certain information each month regarding current
distributions to Certificateholders and the performances of the Trust. The
information for the Due Period and the Trust Distribution Date listed above is
set forth below:

1.    Payments for the benefit of Series Investors this Due Period (per $1000 of
      Class Initial Investor Interest)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
      Series  1997-2                                   Total        Interest     Principal
<S>                       <C>                      <C>           <C>           <C>         
             Class A      30 days at 6.550000000%  $5.458333333  $5.458333333  $0.000000000

             Class B      30 days at 6.750000000%  $5.625000000  $5.625000000  $0.000000000
</TABLE>

2.    Principal Receivables at the end of the Due Period

      (a) Aggregate Investor Interest                       $15,252,113,676.00
          Seller Interest                                    $4,158,516,303.58

          Total Master Trust                                $19,410,629,979.58


      (b) Group One Investor Interest                       $12,702,113,676.00

      (c) Group Two Investor Interest                        $2,550,000,000.00

      (d) Series 1995-2 Investor Interest                      $526,316,000.00

      (e) Class A Investor Interest                            $500,000,000.00

          Class B Investor Interest                             $26,316,000.00

3.    Allocation of Receivables Collected During the Due Period

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                    Finance Charge          Principal         Yield
                                                      Collections          Collections     Collections
<S>                                                <C>                  <C>                <C>  

      (a) Allocation of Collections between Investor and Seller

          Aggregate Investor Allocation            $249,503,504.32      $2,016,139,101.78      $0.00

          Seller                                    $38,939,853.28        $314,657,547.68      $0.00

      (b) Group One Allocation                     $207,765,750.47      $1,678,872,826.60      $0.00

      (c) Group Two Allocation                      $41,737,753.85        $337,266,275.18      $0.00

      (d) Series 1995-2 Allocations                  $8,624,456.38         $69,690,819.82      $0.00

      (e) Class A Allocations                        $8,191,791.35         $66,194,624.85      $0.00

          Class B Allocations                          $432,665.03          $3,496,194.97      $0.00
</TABLE>


<PAGE>   2
4.    Information Concerning the Series Principal Funding Accounts ("SPFA")

                      Deposits into the
                          SPFAs This       SPFA    Deposit Deficit  Investment
                          Due Period      Balance       Amount        Income

      Series 1995-2          $0.00         $0.00         0.00          $0.00

5.    Information Concerning Amount of Controlled Liquidation Payments

                                                                  Total Payments
                                 Amount Paid    Deficit Amount     Through This
                               This Due Period  This Due Period     Due Period

      Series 1995-2                 $0.00            $0.00             $0.00

6.    Information Concerning the Series Interest Funding Accounts ("SIFA")

                                        Deposits Into the
                                            SIFAs This
                                            Due Period           SIFA Balance

      Series 1995-2                        $2,877,194.17            $0.00

7.    Pool Factors

                                                          This Due Period

      Class A                                                1.00000000

      Class B                                                1.00000000

8.    Investor Charged-Off Amount

                                                             Cumulative
                                                       Investor Charged-Off
                                    This Due Period            Amount

      (a) Group One                  $91,219,697.22            $0.00

      (b) Group Two                  $18,324,989.85            $0.00

      (c) Series 1995-2               $3,786,573.58            $0.00

      (d) Class A                     $3,596,611.69            $0.00

          Class B                       $189,961.89            $0.00

9.    Investor Losses This Due Period

                                                            Per $1,000 of
                                                          Original Invested
                                               Total          Principal

      (a) Group One                            $0.00            $0.00
                                                               
      (b) Group Two                            $0.00            $0.00
                                                               
      (c) Series 1995-2                        $0.00            $0.00
                                                               
      (d) Class A                              $0.00            $0.00
                                                               
          Class B                              $0.00            $0.00
                                                             


<PAGE>   3
10.   Reimbursement of Investor Losses This Due Period

                                                            Per $1,000 of
                                                          Original Invested
                                               Total          Principal

      (a) Group One                            $0.00            $0.00
                                                              
      (b) Group Two                            $0.00            $0.00
                                                              
      (c) Series 1995-2                        $0.00            $0.00
                                                              
      (d) Class A                              $0.00            $0.00
                                                              
          Class B                              $0.00            $0.00
                                                            
11.   Aggregate Amount of Unreimbursed Investor Losses

                                                            Per $1,000 of
                                                          Original Invested
                                               Total          Principal

      (a) Group One                            $0.00            $0.00
                                                           
      (b) Group Two                            $0.00            $0.00
                                                           
      (c) Series 1995-2                        $0.00            $0.00
                                                           
      (d) Class A                              $0.00            $0.00
                                                           
          Class B                              $0.00            $0.00
                                                         
12.   Investor Monthly Servicing Fee Payable at the end of the Due Period

      (a) Group One                                           $21,170,189.45

      (b) Group Two                                            $4,250,000.00

      (c) Series 1995-2                                          $877,193.33

      (d) Class A                                                $833,333.33

          Class B                                                 $43,860.00

13.   Class Available Subordinated Amount at the end of the Due Period

                                                            As a Percentage
                                                               of Class A
                                              Total         Invested Amount

          Series 1995-2 Class B           $34,210,540.00         6.8421%

14.   Total Available Credit Enhancement Amounts

                                              Shared Amount  Class B Amount

      Maximum Amount                               $0.00     $15,789,480.00

      Available Amount                             $0.00     $15,789,480.00

      Amount of Drawings on Credit Enhancement
       for this Due Period                         $0.00              $0.00


<PAGE>   4
15.   Delinquency Summary

      End of Due Period Master Trust Receivables Outstanding $19,711,635,363.59

                          Delinquent Amount    Percentage of Ending
      Payment Status      Ending Balance       Receivables Outstanding

      30-59 days            $546,348,695.99          2.77%

      60-179 days           $942,871,537.58          4.78%


                                       U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
                                       as Trustee


                                       BY: ____________________________
                                                 Vice President


<PAGE>   5
                     MASTER SERVICER'S CERTIFICATE STATEMENT

                          Discover Card Master Trust I

                         Series 1995-2 Monthly Statement

                                   CREDIT CARD
                            PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES

      The undersigned, a duly authorized representative of Greenwood Trust
Company ("Greenwood"), as Master Servicer pursuant to the Pooling & Servicing
Agreement dated as of October 1, 1993 (the "Pooling & Servicing Agreement") and
the Series Supplement, dated as of August 1, 1995 (the "Series Supplement") by
and between Greenwood and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, does
hereby certify as follows with respect to the Supplement Discover Card Master
Trust I, Series 1995-2 Master Trust Certificates for the Distribution Date
occurring on November 17, 1997:


<TABLE>
<S>                                                                                   <C>                       
      1.    Greenwood is Master Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing
            Agreement.

      2.    The undersigned is a Servicing Officer of Greenwood as Master
            Servicer.

      3.    The aggregate amount of Collections processed during the related Due
            Period is equal to                                                        $2,619,240,007.08

      4.    The aggregate amount of Class A Principal Collections processed
            during the related Due Period is equal to                                    $66,194,624.85

      5.    The aggregate amount of Class A Finance Charge Collections processed
            during the related Due Period is equal to                                     $8,191,791.35

      6a.   The aggregate amount of Class A Principal Collections
            recharacterized as Series Yield Collections during the related Due
            Period is equal to                                                                    $0.00

      6b.   The aggregate amount of Class A Additional Funds for this
            Distribution date is equal to                                                         $0.00

      7.    The amount of drawings under the Credit Enhancement required to be
            made on the related Drawing Date pursuant to the Series Supplement:

            (a)   with respect to the Class A Required Amount Shortfall                           $0.00 
                  is equal to

            (b)   with respect to the Class A Cumulative Investor Charged-Off                     $0.00 
                  Amount is equal to

            (c)   with respect to the Class A Investor Interest is equal to                       $0.00

      8.    The sum of all amounts payable to the Class A Certificateholders on
            the current Distribution Date is equal to                                             $0.00
</TABLE>


<PAGE>   6
<TABLE>
<S>                                                                                   <C>                       
      9.    The aggregate amount of Class B Principal Collections processed
            during the related Due Period is equal to                                     $3,496,194.97

      10.   The aggregate amount of Class B Finance Charge Collections processed
            during the related Due Period is equal to                                       $432,665.03

      11a.  The aggregate amount of Class B Principal Collections
            recharacterized as Series Yield Collections during the related Due
            Period is equal to                                                                    $0.00

      11b.  The aggregate amount of Class B Additional Funds for this
            Distribution date is equal to                                                         $0.00

      12.   The amount of drawings under the Credit Enhancement required to be
            made on the related Drawing Date pursuant to the Series Supplement:

            (a)   with respect to the Class B Required Amount Shortfall                           $0.00 
                  is equal to

            (b)   with respect to the Class B Cumulative Investor Charged-Off                     $0.00 
                  Amount is equal to

            (c)   with respect to the Class B Investor Interest is equal to                       $0.00

      13.   The sum of all amounts payable to the Class B Certificateholders on
            the current Distribution Date is equal to                                             $0.00

      14.   Attached hereto is a true copy of the statement required to be
            delivered by the Master Servicer on the date of this Certificate to
            the Trustee pursuant to Section 16 of the Series Supplement.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed and delivered
certificate this 17th day of November, 1997.
</TABLE>



                                       GREENWOOD TRUST COMPANY
                                         as Master Servicer

                                       By: 
                                          -------------------------------------
                                       Vice President, Director of Accounting,
                                       and Treasurer



<PAGE>   1
                                                                     EXHIBIT (I)

                      MONTHLY CERTIFICATEHOLDERS' STATEMENT
                          Discover Card Master Trust I
                         Series 1995-3 Monthly Statement
                      Class A Certificate CUSIP #25466KAS8
                      Class B Certificate CUSIP #25466KAT6


Trust Distribution Date: November 17, 1997   Due Period Ending: October 31, 1997

Pursuant to the Series Supplement dated as of September 28, 1995 relating to the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of October 1, 1993 by and between
Greenwood Trust Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, the
Trustee is required to prepare certain information each month regarding current
distributions to Certificateholders and the performances of the Trust. The
information for the Due Period and the Trust Distribution Date listed above is
set forth below:

1.    Payments for the benefit of Series Investors this Due Period (per $1000 of
      Class Initial Investor Interest)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
      Series  1995-3                                   Total        Interest     Principal
<S>                       <C>                      <C>           <C>           <C>         
             Class A      33 days at 5.835000000%  $5.348750000  $5.348750000  $0.000000000

             Class B      33 days at 5.955000000%  $5.458750000  $5.458750000  $0.000000000

2.    Principal Receivables at the end of the Due Period

      (a) Aggregate Investor Interest                       $15,252,113,676.00
          Seller Interest                                    $4,158,516,303.58

          Total Master Trust                                $19,410,629,979.58


      (b) Group One Investor Interest                       $12,702,113,676.00

      (c) Group Two Investor Interest                        $2,550,000,000.00

      (d) Series 1995-3 Investor Interest                      $526,316,000.00

      (e) Class A Investor Interest                            $500,000,000.00

          Class B Investor Interest                             $26,316,000.00
</TABLE>

3.    Allocation of Receivables Collected During the Due Period

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                    Finance Charge          Principal         Yield
                                                      Collections          Collections     Collections
<S>                                                <C>                  <C>                <C>  

      (a) Allocation of Collections between Investor and Seller

          Aggregate Investor Allocation            $249,503,504.32      $2,016,139,101.78     $0.00

          Seller                                    $38,939,853.28        $314,657,547.68     $0.00

      (b) Group One Allocation                     $207,765,750.47      $1,678,872,826.60     $0.00

      (c) Group Two Allocation                      $41,737,753.85        $337,266,275.18     $0.00

      (d) Series 1995-3 Allocations                  $8,624,456.38         $69,690,819.82     $0.00

      (e) Class A Allocations                        $8,191,791.35         $66,194,624.85     $0.00

          Class B Allocations                          $432,665.03          $3,496,194.97     $0.00
</TABLE>


<PAGE>   2
4.    Information Concerning the Series Principal Funding Accounts ("SPFA")

                      Deposits into the
                          SPFAs This       SPFA    Deposit Deficit  Investment
                          Due Period      Balance       Amount        Income

      Series 1995-3          $0.00         $0.00         0.00          $0.00

5.    Information Concerning Amount of Controlled Liquidation Payments

                                                                  Total Payments
                                 Amount Paid    Deficit Amount     Through This
                               This Due Period  This Due Period     Due Period

      Series 1995-3                 $0.00            $0.00             $0.00

6.    Information Concerning the Series Interest Funding Accounts ("SIFA")

                                        Deposits Into the
                                            SIFAs This
                                            Due Period           SIFA Balance

      Series 1995-3                        $2,818,027.47            $0.00

7.    Pool Factors

                                                          This Due Period

      Class A                                                1.00000000

      Class B                                                1.00000000

8.    Investor Charged-Off Amount

                                                             Cumulative
                                                       Investor Charged-Off
                                    This Due Period            Amount

      (a) Group One                  $91,219,697.22            $0.00

      (b) Group Two                  $18,324,989.85            $0.00

      (c) Series 1995-3               $3,786,573.58            $0.00

      (d) Class A                     $3,596,611.69            $0.00

          Class B                       $189,961.89            $0.00

9.    Investor Losses This Due Period

                                                            Per $1,000 of
                                                          Original Invested
                                               Total          Principal

      (a) Group One                            $0.00            $0.00
                                                              
      (b) Group Two                            $0.00            $0.00
                                                              
      (c) Series 1995-3                        $0.00            $0.00
                                                              
      (d) Class A                              $0.00            $0.00
                                                              
          Class B                              $0.00            $0.00


<PAGE>   3
10.   Reimbursement of Investor Losses This Due Period

                                                            Per $1,000 of
                                                          Original Invested
                                               Total          Principal

      (a) Group One                            $0.00            $0.00
                                                             
      (b) Group Two                            $0.00            $0.00
                                                             
      (c) Series 1995-3                        $0.00            $0.00
                                                             
      (d) Class A                              $0.00            $0.00
                                                             
          Class B                              $0.00            $0.00
                                                           
11.   Aggregate Amount of Unreimbursed Investor Losses

                                                            Per $1,000 of
                                                          Original Invested
                                               Total          Principal

      (a) Group One                            $0.00            $0.00
                                                              
      (b) Group Two                            $0.00            $0.00
                                                              
      (c) Series 1995-3                        $0.00            $0.00
                                                              
      (d) Class A                              $0.00            $0.00
                                                              
          Class B                              $0.00            $0.00
                                                            
12.   Investor Monthly Servicing Fee Payable at the end of the Due Period

      (a) Group One                                           $21,170,189.45

      (b) Group Two                                            $4,250,000.00

      (c) Series 1995-3                                          $877,193.33

      (d) Class A                                                $833,333.33

          Class B                                                 $43,860.00

13.   Class Available Subordinated Amount at the end of the Due Period

                                                            As a Percentage
                                                               of Class A
                                              Total         Invested Amount

     Series 1995-3 Class B               $57,894,760.00        11.5790%

14.   Total Available Credit Enhancement Amounts

                                                   Shared Amount  Class B Amount

      Maximum Amount                                   $0.00      $31,578,960.00

      Available Amount                                 $0.00      $31,578,960.00

      Amount of Drawings on Credit Enhancement
       for this Due Period                             $0.00               $0.00


<PAGE>   4
15.   Delinquency Summary

      End of Due Period Master Trust Receivables Outstanding $19,711,635,363.59

                          Delinquent Amount    Percentage of Ending
      Payment Status      Ending Balance       Receivables Outstanding

      30-59 days           $546,348,695.99            2.77%

      60-179 days          $942,871,537.58            4.78%


                                       U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
                                       as Trustee


                                       BY: ____________________________
                                                 Vice President


<PAGE>   5
                          Discover Card Master Trust I

                         Series 1995-3 Monthly Statement

                                   CREDIT CARD
                            PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES

      The undersigned, a duly authorized representative of Greenwood Trust
Company ("Greenwood"), as Master Servicer pursuant to the Pooling & Servicing
Agreement dated as of October 1, 1993 (the "Pooling & Servicing Agreement") and
the Series Supplement, dated as of September 28, 1995 (the "Series Supplement")
by and between Greenwood and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, does
hereby certify as follows with respect to the Supplement Discover Card Master
Trust I, Series 1995-3 Master Trust Certificates for the Distribution Date
occurring on November 17, 1997:


<TABLE>
<S>                                                                                   <C>                       
      1.    Greenwood is Master Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing
            Agreement.

      2.    The undersigned is a Servicing Officer of Greenwood as Master
            Servicer.

      3.    The aggregate amount of Collections processed during the related Due
            Period is equal to                                                        $2,619,240,007.08

      4.    The aggregate amount of Class A Principal Collections processed
            during the related Due Period is equal to                                    $66,194,624.85

      5.    The aggregate amount of Class A Finance Charge Collections processed
            during the related Due Period is equal to                                     $8,191,791.35

      6a.   The aggregate amount of Class A Principal Collections
            recharacterized as Series Yield Collections during the related Due
            Period is equal to                                                                    $0.00

      6b.   The aggregate amount of Class A Additional Funds for this
            Distribution date is equal to                                                         $0.00

      7.    The amount of drawings under the Credit Enhancement required to be
            made on the related Drawing Date pursuant to the Series Supplement:

            (a)   with respect to the Class A Required Amount Shortfall                           $0.00 
                  is equal to

            (b)   with respect to the Class A Cumulative Investor Charged-Off                     $0.00 
                  Amount is equal to

            (c)   with respect to the Class A Investor Interest is equal to                       $0.00

      8.    The sum of all amounts payable to the Class A Certificateholders on
            the current Distribution Date is equal to                                     $2,674,375.00
</TABLE>


<PAGE>   6
<TABLE>
<S>                                                                                   <C>                       
      9.    The aggregate amount of Class B Principal Collections processed
            during the related Due Period is equal to                                     $3,496,194.97

      10.   The aggregate amount of Class B Finance Charge Collections processed
            during the related Due Period is equal to                                       $432,665.03

      11a.  The aggregate amount of Class B Principal Collections
            recharacterized as Series Yield Collections during the related Due
            Period is equal to                                                                    $0.00

      11b.  The aggregate amount of Class B Additional Funds for this
            Distribution date is equal to                                                         $0.00

      12.   The amount of drawings under the Credit Enhancement required to be
            made on the related Drawing Date pursuant to the Series Supplement:

            (a)   with respect to the Class B Required Amount Shortfall                           $0.00 
                  is equal to

            (b)   with respect to the Class B Cumulative Investor Charged-Off                     $0.00 
                  Amount is equal to

            (c)   with respect to the Class B Investor Interest is equal to                       $0.00

      13.   The sum of all amounts payable to the Class B Certificateholders on
            the current Distribution Date is equal to                                       $143,652.47

      14.   Attached hereto is a true copy of the statement required to be
            delivered by the Master Servicer on the date of this Certificate to
            the Trustee pursuant to Section 16 of the Series Supplement.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed and delivered
certificate this 17th day of November, 1997.
</TABLE>



                                       GREENWOOD TRUST COMPANY
                                         as Master Servicer

                                       By: 
                                          -------------------------------------
                                       Vice President, Director of Accounting,
                                       and Treasurer


<PAGE>   1
                                                                     EXHIBIT (J)

                      MONTHLY CERTIFICATEHOLDERS' STATEMENT
                          Discover Card Master Trust I
                         Series 1996-1 Monthly Statement
                      Class A Certificate CUSIP #25466KAU3
                      Class B Certificate CUSIP #25466KAV1


Trust Distribution Date: November 17, 1997  Due Period Ending:  October 31, 1997

Pursuant to the Series Supplement dated as of January 18, 1996 relating to the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of October 1, 1993 by and between
Greenwood Trust Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, the
Trustee is required to prepare certain information each month regarding current
distributions to Certificateholders and the performances of the Trust. The
information for the Due Period and the Trust Distribution Date listed above is
set forth below:

1.    Payments for the benefit of Series Investors this Due Period (per $1000 of
      Class Initial Investor Interest)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
      Series  1996-1                                   Total        Interest     Principal
<S>                       <C>                      <C>           <C>           <C>         
             Class A      33 days at 5.795000000%  $5.312083333  $5.312083333  $0.000000000

             Class B      33 days at 5.925000000%  $5.431250000  $5.431250000  $0.000000000
</TABLE>

2.    Principal Receivables at the end of the Due Period

      (a) Aggregate Investor Interest                         $15,252,113,676.00
          Seller Interest                                      $4,158,516,303.58
                                               
          Total Master Trust                                  $19,410,629,979.58
                                               
                                               
      (b) Group One Investor Interest                         $12,702,113,676.00
                                               
      (c) Group Two Investor Interest                          $2,550,000,000.00
                                               
      (d) Series 1996-1 Investor Interest                      $1,052,632,000.00
                                               
      (e) Class A Investor Interest                            $1,000,000,000.00
                                               
          Class B Investor Interest                               $52,632,000.00
                                             
3.    Allocation of Receivables Collected During the Due Period

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                    Finance Charge          Principal         Yield
                                                      Collections          Collections     Collections
<S>                                                <C>                  <C>                <C>  

      (a) Allocation of Collections between Investor and Seller

          Aggregate Investor Allocation            $249,503,504.32       $2,016,139,101.78     $0.00

          Seller                                   $ 38,939,853.28       $  314,657,547.68     $0.00

      (b) Group One Allocation                     $207,765,750.47       $1,678,872,826.60     $0.00

      (c) Group Two Allocation                     $ 41,737,753.85       $  337,266,275.18     $0.00

      (d) Series 1996-1 Allocations                $ 17,220,068.45       $  139,148,559.98     $0.00

      (e) Class A Allocations                      $ 16,354,738.38       $  132,156,170.03     $0.00

          Class B Allocations                      $    865,330.07       $    6,992,389.95     $0.00
</TABLE>


<PAGE>   2
4.    Information Concerning the Series Principal Funding Accounts ("SPFA")

                      Deposits into the
                          SPFAs This       SPFA    Deposit Deficit  Investment
                          Due Period      Balance       Amount        Income

      Series 1996-1          $0.00         $0.00         0.00          $0.00

5.    Information Concerning Amount of Controlled Liquidation Payments 

                                                                  Total Payments
                                 Amount Paid    Deficit Amount     Through This
                               This Due Period  This Due Period     Due Period

      Series 1996-1                 $0.00           $0.00              $0.00

6.    Information Concerning the Series Interest Funding Accounts ("SIFA")

                                        Deposits Into the
                                            SIFAs This
                                            Due Period           SIFA Balance

      Series 1996-1                        $5,597,940.88            $0.00

7.    Pool Factors

                                                          This Due Period

      Class A                                                1.00000000
      Class B                                                1.00000000

8.    Investor Charged-Off Amount

                                                             Cumulative
                                                       Investor Charged-Off
                                    This Due Period            Amount

      (a) Group One                  $91,219,697.22            $0.00

      (b) Group Two                  $18,324,989.85            $0.00

      (c) Series 1996-1               $7,560,483.03            $0.00

      (d) Class A                     $7,180,559.26            $0.00

          Class B                       $379,923.77            $0.00

9.    Investor Losses This Due Period

                                                            Per $1,000 of
                                                          Original Invested
                                               Total          Principal

      (a) Group One                              $0.00          $0.00

      (b) Group Two                              $0.00          $0.00

      (c) Series 1996-1                          $0.00          $0.00

      (d) Class A                                $0.00          $0.00

          Class B                                $0.00          $0.00


<PAGE>   3
10.   Reimbursement of Investor Losses This Due Period

                                                              Per $1,000 of
                                                            Original Invested
                                                  Total         Principal

      (a) Group One                               $0.00          $0.00

      (b) Group Two                               $0.00          $0.00

      (c) Series 1996-1                           $0.00          $0.00

      (d) Class A                                 $0.00          $0.00

          Class B                                 $0.00          $0.00

11.   Aggregate Amount of Unreimbursed Investor Losses

                                                                Per $1,000 of
                                                              Original Invested
                                                  Total          Principal

      (a) Group One                                 $0.00          $0.00

      (b) Group Two                                 $0.00          $0.00

      (c) Series 1996-1                             $0.00          $0.00

      (d) Class A                                   $0.00          $0.00

          Class B                                   $0.00          $0.00

12.   Investor Monthly Servicing Fee Payable at the end of the Due Period

      (a) Group One                                           $21,170,189.45

      (b) Group Two                                            $4,250,000.00

      (c) Series 1996-1                                        $1,754,386.67

      (d) Class A                                              $1,666,666.67

          Class B                                                 $87,720.00

13.   Class Available Subordinated Amount at the end of the Due Period

                                                            As a Percentage
                                                               of Class A
                                              Total         Invested Amount

      Series 1996-1 Class B              $105,263,200.00        10.5263%

14.   Total Available Credit Enhancement Amounts

                                                Shared Amount   Class B Amount

      Maximum Amount                               $0.00         $57,894,760.00

      Available Amount                             $0.00         $57,894,760.00

      Amount of Drawings on Credit Enhancement
       for this Due Period                         $0.00                  $0.00


<PAGE>   4
15.   Delinquency Summary

      End of Due Period Master Trust Receivables Outstanding  $19,711,635,363.59

                          Delinquent Amount    Percentage of Ending
      Payment Status      Ending Balance       Receivables Outstanding

      30-59 days           $546,348,695.99          2.77%

      60-179 days          $942,871,537.58          4.78%


                                       U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
                                       as Trustee


                                       BY: ____________________________
                                                 Vice President


<PAGE>   5
                    MASTER SERVICER'S CERTIFICATE STATEMENT

                          Discover Card Master Trust I

                         Series 1996-1 Monthly Statement

                                   CREDIT CARD
                            PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES

      The undersigned, a duly authorized representative of Greenwood Trust
Company ("Greenwood"), as Master Servicer pursuant to the Pooling & Servicing
Agreement dated as of October 1, 1993 (the "Pooling & Servicing Agreement") and
the Series Supplement, dated as of January 18, 1996 (the "Series Supplement") by
and between Greenwood and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, does
hereby certify as follows with respect to the Supplement Discover Card Master
Trust I, Series 1996-1 Master Trust Certificates for the Distribution Date
occurring on November 17, 1997:


<TABLE>
<S>                                                                               <C>              
1.  Greenwood is Master Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

2.  The undersigned is a Servicing Officer of Greenwood as Master Servicer.

3.  The aggregate amount of Collections processed during the related Due Period
    is equal to                                                                    $2,619,240,007.08

4.  The aggregate amount of Class A Principal Collections processed during the
    related Due Period is equal to                                                   $132,156,170.03

5.  The aggregate amount of Class A Finance Charge Collections processed during
    the related Due Period is equal to                                                $16,354,738.38

6a. The aggregate amount of Class A Principal Collections recharacterized as
    Series Yield Collections during the related Due Period is equal to                         $0.00

6b. The aggregate amount of Class A Additional Funds for this Distribution date
    is equal to                                                                                $0.00

7.  The amount of drawings under the Credit Enhancement required to be made on
    the related Drawing Date pursuant to the Series Supplement:

(a) with respect to the Class A Required Amount Shortfall                                      $0.00
    is equal to

(b) with respect to the Class A Cumulative Investor Charged-Off                                $0.00
    Amount is equal to

(c) with respect to the Class A Investor Interest is equal to                                  $0.00

8. The sum of all amounts payable to the Class A Certificateholders on the
   current Distribution Date is equal to                                               $5,312,083.33
</TABLE>


<PAGE>   6
<TABLE>
<S>                                                                                 <C>          
9.   The aggregate amount of Class B Principal Collections processed during the
     related Due Period is equal to                                                 $6,992,389.95

10.  The aggregate amount of Class B Finance Charge Collections processed during
     the related Due Period is equal to                                               $865,330.07

11a. The aggregate amount of Class B Principal Collections recharacterized as
     Series Yield Collections during the related Due Period is equal to                     $0.00

11b. The aggregate amount of Class B Additional Funds for this Distribution date
     is equal to                                                                            $0.00

12.  The amount of drawings under the Credit Enhancement required to be made on
     the related Drawing Date pursuant to the Series Supplement:

(a) with respect to the Class B Required Amount Shortfall                                   $0.00
    is equal to

(b) with respect to the Class B Cumulative Investor Charged-Off                             $0.00
    Amount is equal to

(c) with respect to the Class B Investor Interest is equal to                               $0.00

13.  The sum of all amounts payable to the Class B Certificateholders on the
     current Distribution Date is equal to                                            $285,857.55

14.  Attached hereto is a true copy of the statement required to be delivered by
     the Master Servicer on the date of this Certificate to the Trustee pursuant to
     Section 16 of the Series Supplement.
</TABLE>

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed and delivered
certificate this 17th day of November, 1997.



                               GREENWOOD TRUST COMPANY
                                    as Master Servicer

                               By: 
                                  --------------------------------------
                               Vice President, Director of Accounting,
                               and Treasurer



<PAGE>   1
                                                                     EXHIBIT (K)

                      MONTHLY CERTIFICATEHOLDERS' STATEMENT
                          Discover Card Master Trust I
                         Series 1996-2 Monthly Statement
                      Class A Certificate CUSIP #25466KAW9
                      Class B Certificate CUSIP #25466KAX7


Trust Distribution Date: November 17, 1997 Due Period Ending:   October 31, 1997

Pursuant to the Series Supplement dated as of January 29, 1996 relating to the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of October 1, 1993 by and between
Greenwood Trust Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, the
Trustee is required to prepare certain information each month regarding current
distributions to Certificateholders and the performances of the Trust. The
information for the Due Period and the Trust Distribution Date listed above is
set forth below:

1.    Payments for the benefit of Series Investors this Due Period (per $1000 of
      Class Initial Investor Interest)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
      Series  1996-2                                   Total        Interest     Principal
<S>                       <C>                      <C>           <C>           <C>         
      Class A              33 days at 5.845000000%  $5.357916667  $5.357916667  $0.000000000

      Class B              33 days at 5.985000000%  $5.486250000  $5.486250000  $0.000000000
</TABLE>

2.    Principal Receivables at the end of the Due Period

      (a) Aggregate Investor Interest                         $15,252,113,676.00
          Seller Interest                                      $4,158,516,303.58
                                                  
          Total Master Trust                                  $19,410,629,979.58
                                                  
                                                  
      (b) Group One Investor Interest                         $12,702,113,676.00
                                                  
      (c) Group Two Investor Interest                          $2,550,000,000.00
                                                  
      (d) Series 1996-2 Investor Interest                        $947,369,000.00
                                                  
      (e) Class A Investor Interest                              $900,000,000.00
                                                  
          Class B Investor Interest                               $47,369,000.00
                                                  
3.    Allocation of Receivables Collected During the Due Period

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                    Finance Charge          Principal         Yield
                                                      Collections          Collections     Collections
<S>                                                <C>                  <C>                <C>  

      (a) Allocation of Collections between Investor and Seller

          Aggregate Investor Allocation             $249,503,504.32      $2,016,139,101.78            $0.00

          Seller                                     $38,939,853.28        $314,657,547.68            $0.00

      (b) Group One Allocation                      $207,765,750.47      $1,678,872,826.60            $0.00

      (c) Group Two Allocation                       $41,737,753.85        $337,266,275.18            $0.00

      (d) Series 1996-2 Allocations                  $15,518,252.64        $125,396,859.74            $0.00

      (e) Class A Allocations                        $14,739,455.57        $119,103,708.79            $0.00

          Class B Allocations                           $778,797.07          $6,293,150.95            $0.00
</TABLE>


<PAGE>   2
4.    Information Concerning the Series Principal Funding Accounts ("SPFA")

                      Deposits into the
                          SPFAs This       SPFA    Deposit Deficit  Investment
                          Due Period      Balance       Amount        Income

      Series 1996-2          $0.00         $0.00         0.00          $0.00

5.    Information Concerning Amount of Controlled Liquidation Payments

                                                                  Total Payments
                                 Amount Paid    Deficit Amount     Through This
                               This Due Period  This Due Period     Due Period

      Series 1996-2                 $0.00            $0.00             $0.00

6.    Information Concerning the Series Interest Funding Accounts ("SIFA")

                                        Deposits Into the
                                            SIFAs This
                                            Due Period           SIFA Balance

      Series 1996-2                        $5,082,003.18            $0.00

7.    Pool Factors

                                                          This Due Period

      Class A                                                1.00000000

      Class B                                                1.00000000

8.    Investor Charged-Off Amount

                                                             Cumulative
                                                       Investor Charged-Off
                                    This Due Period            Amount

      (a) Group One                  $91,219,697.22            $0.00

      (b) Group Two                  $18,324,989.85            $0.00

      (c) Series 1996-2               $6,813,299.61            $0.00

      (d) Class A                     $6,471,368.22            $0.00

          Class B                       $341,931.39            $0.00

9.    Investor Losses This Due Period

                                                            Per $1,000 of
                                                          Original Invested
                                               Total          Principal

      (a) Group One                              $0.00          $0.00

      (b) Group Two                              $0.00          $0.00

      (c) Series 1996-2                          $0.00          $0.00

      (d) Class A                                $0.00          $0.00

          Class B                                $0.00          $0.00


<PAGE>   3
10.   Reimbursement of Investor Losses This Due Period

                                                              Per $1,000 of
                                                            Original Invested
                                                  Total         Principal

      (a) Group One                               $0.00          $0.00

      (b) Group Two                               $0.00          $0.00

      (c) Series 1996-2                           $0.00          $0.00

      (d) Class A                                 $0.00          $0.00

          Class B                                 $0.00          $0.00

11.   Aggregate Amount of Unreimbursed Investor Losses

                                                                Per $1,000 of
                                                              Original Invested
                                                  Total          Principal

      (a) Group One                                 $0.00          $0.00

      (b) Group Two                                 $0.00          $0.00

      (c) Series 1996-2                             $0.00          $0.00

      (d) Class A                                   $0.00          $0.00

          Class B                                   $0.00          $0.00

12.   Investor Monthly Servicing Fee Payable at the end of the Due Period

      (a) Group One                                           $21,170,189.45

      (b) Group Two                                            $4,250,000.00

      (c) Series 1996-2                                        $1,578,948.33

      (d) Class A                                              $1,500,000.00

          Class B                                                 $78,948.33

13.   Class Available Subordinated Amount at the end of the Due Period

                                                            As a Percentage
                                                               of Class A
                                              Total         Invested Amount

      Series 1996-2 Class B              $104,210,590.00        11.5790%

14.   Total Available Credit Enhancement Amounts

                                                  Shared Amount  Class B Amount

      Maximum Amount                                     $0.00   $56,842,140.00

      Available Amount                                   $0.00   $56,842,140.00

      Amount of Drawings on Credit Enhancement
       for this Due Period                               $0.00            $0.00


<PAGE>   4
15.   Delinquency Summary

      End of Due Period Master Trust Receivables Outstanding  $19,711,635,363.59

                          Delinquent Amount    Percentage of Ending
      Payment Status      Ending Balance       Receivables Outstanding

      30-59 days           $546,348,695.99          2.77%

      60-179 days          $942,871,537.58          4.78%


                                       U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
                                       as Trustee


                                       BY: ____________________________
                                                 Vice President


<PAGE>   5

                     MASTER SERVICER'S CERTIFICATE STATEMENT

                          Discover Card Master Trust I

                         Series 1996-2 Monthly Statement

                                   CREDIT CARD
                            PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES

      The undersigned, a duly authorized representative of Greenwood Trust
Company ("Greenwood"), as Master Servicer pursuant to the Pooling & Servicing
Agreement dated as of October 1, 1993 (the "Pooling & Servicing Agreement") and
the Series Supplement, dated as of January 29, 1996 (the "Series Supplement") by
and between Greenwood and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, does
hereby certify as follows with respect to the Supplement Discover Card Master
Trust I, Series 1996-2 Master Trust Certificates for the Distribution Date
occurring on November 17, 1997:


<TABLE>
<S>                                                                                  <C>              
1.   Greenwood is Master Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

2.   The undersigned is a Servicing Officer of Greenwood as Master Servicer.

3.   The aggregate amount of Collections processed during the related Due Period
     is equal to                                                                      $2,619,240,007.08

4.   The aggregate amount of Class A Principal Collections processed during the
     related Due Period is equal to                                                     $119,103,708.79

5.   The aggregate amount of Class A Finance Charge Collections processed during
     the related Due Period is equal to                                                  $14,739,455.57

6 a. The aggregate amount of Class A Principal Collections recharacterized as
     Series Yield Collections during the related Due Period is equal to                           $0.00

6 b. The aggregate amount of Class A Additional Funds for this Distribution date
     is equal to                                                                                  $0.00

7.   The amount of drawings under the Credit Enhancement required to be made on
     the related Drawing Date pursuant to the Series Supplement:

(a)  with respect to the Class A Required Amount Shortfall is equal to                            $0.00

(b)  with respect to the Class A Cumulative Investor Charged-Off Amount is                        $0.00
     equal to

(c)  with respect to the Class A Investor Interest is equal to                                    $0.00

8.   The sum of all amounts payable to the Class A Certificateholders on the
     current Distribution Date is equal to                                                $4,822,125.00
</TABLE>


<PAGE>   6
<TABLE>
<S>                                                                                  <C>              
9.   The aggregate amount of Class B Principal Collections processed during the
     related Due Period is equal to                                                       $6,293,150.95

10.  The aggregate amount of Class B Finance Charge Collections processed during
the  related Due Period is equal to                                                         $778,797.07

11a. The aggregate amount of Class B Principal Collections recharacterized as
     Series Yield Collections during the related Due Period is equal to                           $0.00

11b. The aggregate amount of Class B Additional Funds for this Distribution date
     is equal to                                                                                  $0.00

12.  The amount of drawings under the Credit Enhancement required to be made on
     the related Drawing Date pursuant to the Series Supplement:

(a)  with respect to the Class B Required Amount Shortfall is equal to                            $0.00

(b)  with respect to the Class B Cumulative Investor Charged-Off Amount is
     equal to                                                                                     $0.00

(c)  with respect to the Class B Investor Interest is equal to                                    $0.00

13.  The sum of all amounts payable to the Class B Certificateholders on the
     current Distribution Date is equal to                                                  $259,878.18

14.  Attached hereto is a true copy of the statement required to be delivered by
     the Master Servicer on the date of this Certificate to the Trustee pursuant to
     Section 16 of the Series Supplement.
</TABLE>

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed and delivered
certificate this 17th day of November, 1997.



                               GREENWOOD TRUST COMPANY
                                    as Master Servicer

                               By: 
                                  ------------------------------- 
                               Vice President, Director of Accounting,
                               and Treasurer



<PAGE>   1
                                                                EXHIBIT (L)

                      MONTHLY CERTIFICATEHOLDERS' STATEMENT
                          Discover Card Master Trust I
                         Series 1996-3 Monthly Statement
                      Class A Certificate CUSIP #25466KAY5
                      Class B Certificate CUSIP #25466KAZ2

Trust Distribution Date: November 17, 1997 Due Period Ending:   October 31, 1997

Pursuant to the Series Supplement dated as of February 21, 1996 relating to the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of October 1, 1993 by and between
Greenwood Trust Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, the
Trustee is required to prepare certain information each month regarding current
distributions to Certificateholders and the performances of the Trust. The
information for the Due Period and the Trust Distribution Date listed above is
set forth below:

1.    Payments for the benefit of Series Investors this Due Period (per $1000 of
      Class Initial Investor Interest)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
      Series  1996-3                                   Total        Interest     Principal
<S>                       <C>                      <C>           <C>           <C>         
             Class A      30 days at 6.050000000%  $5.041666667  $5.041666667  $0.000000000

             Class B      30 days at 6.250000000%  $5.208333333  $5.208333333  $0.000000000
</TABLE>

2.    Principal Receivables at the end of the Due Period

      (a) Aggregate Investor Interest                         $15,252,113,676.00
          Seller Interest                                      $4,158,516,303.58
                                                     
          Total Master Trust                                  $19,410,629,979.58
                                                     
                                                     
      (b) Group One Investor Interest                         $12,702,113,676.00
                                                     
      (c) Group Two Investor Interest                          $2,550,000,000.00
                                                     
      (d) Series 1996-3 Investor Interest                        $631,579,000.00
                                                     
      (e) Class A Investor Interest                              $600,000,000.00
                                                     
          Class B Investor Interest                               $31,579,000.00
                                                   
3.    Allocation of Receivables Collected During the Due Period

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                    Finance Charge          Principal         Yield
                                                      Collections          Collections     Collections
<S>                                                <C>                  <C>                <C>  

      (a) Allocation of Collections between Investor and Seller

          Aggregate Investor Allocation             $249,503,504.32      $2,016,139,101.78            $0.00

          Seller                                     $38,939,853.28        $314,657,547.68            $0.00

      (b) Group One Allocation                      $207,765,750.47      $1,678,872,826.60            $0.00

      (c) Group Two Allocation                       $41,737,753.85        $337,266,275.18            $0.00

      (d) Series 1996-3 Allocations                  $10,326,272.20         $83,442,520.05            $0.00

      (e) Class A Allocations                         $9,807,074.16         $79,247,086.08            $0.00

          Class B Allocations                           $519,198.04          $4,195,433.97            $0.00
</TABLE>


<PAGE>   2
4.    Information Concerning the Series Principal Funding Accounts ("SPFA")

                      Deposits into the
                          SPFAs This       SPFA    Deposit Deficit  Investment
                          Due Period      Balance       Amount        Income

      Series 1996-3          $0.00         $0.00         0.00          $0.00

5.    Information Concerning Amount of Controlled Liquidation Payments

                                                                  Total Payments
                                 Amount Paid    Deficit Amount     Through This
                               This Due Period  This Due Period     Due Period

      Series 1996-3                 $0.00            $0.00             $0.00

6.    Information Concerning the Series Interest Funding Accounts ("SIFA")

                                        Deposits Into the
                                            SIFAs This
                                            Due Period     SIFA Balance

     Series 1996-3                        $3,189,473.96    $9,568,421.88

7.    Pool Factors

                                                          This Due Period

      Class A                                                1.00000000

      Class B                                                1.00000000

8.    Investor Charged-Off Amount

                                                             Cumulative
                                                       Investor Charged-Off
                                    This Due Period            Amount

      (a) Group One                   $91,219,697.22            $0.00

      (b) Group Two                   $18,324,989.85            $0.00

      (c) Series 1996-3                $4,533,756.99            $0.00

      (d) Class A                      $4,305,802.73            $0.00

          Class B                        $227,954.26            $0.00

9.    Investor Losses This Due Period

                                                            Per $1,000 of
                                                          Original Invested
                                               Total          Principal

      (a) Group One                              $0.00          $0.00

      (b) Group Two                              $0.00          $0.00

      (c) Series 1996-3                          $0.00          $0.00

      (d) Class A                                $0.00          $0.00

          Class B                                $0.00          $0.00


<PAGE>   3
10.   Reimbursement of Investor Losses This Due Period

                                                              Per $1,000 of
                                                            Original Invested
                                                  Total         Principal

      (a) Group One                               $0.00          $0.00

      (b) Group Two                               $0.00          $0.00

      (c) Series 1996-3                           $0.00          $0.00

      (d) Class A                                 $0.00          $0.00

          Class B                                 $0.00          $0.00

11.   Aggregate Amount of Unreimbursed Investor Losses

                                                                Per $1,000 of
                                                              Original Invested
                                                  Total          Principal

      (a) Group One                                 $0.00          $0.00

      (b) Group Two                                 $0.00          $0.00

      (c) Series 1996-3                             $0.00          $0.00

      (d) Class A                                   $0.00          $0.00

          Class B                                   $0.00          $0.00

12.   Investor Monthly Servicing Fee Payable at the end of the Due Period

      (a) Group One                                           $21,170,189.45

      (b) Group Two                                            $4,250,000.00

      (c) Series 1996-3                                        $1,052,631.67

      (d) Class A                                              $1,000,000.00

          Class B                                                 $52,631.67

     13.  Class Available Subordinated Amount at the end of the Due Period
                                                                 As a Percentage
                                                                   of Class A
                                                     Total       Invested Amount

          Series 1996-3 Class B               $37,894,740.00         6.3158%

14.   Total Available Credit Enhancement Amounts

                                                Shared Amount   Class B Amount

          Maximum Amount                               $0.00     $18,947,370.00

          Available Amount                             $0.00     $18,947,370.00

          Amount of Drawings on Credit Enhancement
           for this Due Period                         $0.00              $0.00


<PAGE>   4
15.   Delinquency Summary

      End of Due Period Master Trust Receivables Outstanding  $19,711,635,363.59

                          Delinquent Amount    Percentage of Ending
      Payment Status      Ending Balance       Receivables Outstanding

      30-59 days           $546,348,695.99              2.77%

      60-179 days          $942,871,537.58              4.78%


                                       U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
                                       as Trustee


                                       BY: ____________________________
                                                 Vice President


<PAGE>   5
                     MASTER SERVICER'S CERTIFICATE STATEMENT

                          Discover Card Master Trust I

                         Series 1996-3 Monthly Statement

                                   CREDIT CARD
                            PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES

      The undersigned, a duly authorized representative of Greenwood Trust
Company ("Greenwood"), as Master Servicer pursuant to the Pooling & Servicing
Agreement dated as of October 1, 1993 (the "Pooling & Servicing Agreement") and
the Series Supplement, dated as of February 21, 1996 (the "Series Supplement")
by and between Greenwood and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, does
hereby certify as follows with respect to the Supplement Discover Card Master
Trust I, Series 1996-3 Master Trust Certificates for the Distribution Date
occurring on November 17, 1997:


<TABLE>
<S>                                                                                  <C>              
1.  Greenwood is Master Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

2.  The undersigned is a Servicing Officer of Greenwood as Master Servicer.

3.  The aggregate amount of Collections processed during the related Due Period
    is equal to                                                                          $2,619,240,007.08

4.  The aggregate amount of Class A Principal Collections processed during the
    related Due Period is equal to                                                          $79,247,086.08

5.  The aggregate amount of Class A Finance Charge Collections processed during
    the related Due Period is equal to                                                       $9,807,074.16

6a. The aggregate amount of Class A Principal Collections recharacterized as
    Series Yield Collections during the related Due Period is equal to                               $0.00

6b. The aggregate amount of Class A Additional Funds for this Distribution date
    is equal to                                                                                      $0.00

7.  The amount of drawings under the Credit Enhancement required to be made on
    the related Drawing Date pursuant to the Series Supplement:

(a) with respect to the Class A Required Amount Shortfall is equal to                                $0.00

(b) with respect to the Class A Cumulative Investor Charged-Off Amount is equal to                   $0.00

(c) with respect to the Class A Investor Interest is equal to                                        $0.00

8.  The sum of all amounts payable to the Class A Certificateholders on the
    current Distribution Date is equal to                                                            $0.00
</TABLE>


<PAGE>   6
<TABLE>
<S>                                                                                  <C>              
9.   The aggregate amount of Class B Principal Collections processed during the
     related Due Period is equal to                                                        $4,195,433.97

10.  The aggregate amount of Class B Finance Charge Collections processed during
     the related Due Period is equal to                                                      $519,198.04

11a. The aggregate amount of Class B Principal Collections recharacterized as
     Series Yield Collections during the related Due Period is equal to                            $0.00

11b. The aggregate amount of Class B Additional Funds for this Distribution date
     is equal to                                                                                   $0.00

12.  The amount of drawings under the Credit Enhancement required to be made on
     the related Drawing Date pursuant to the Series Supplement:

(a)  with respect to the Class B Required Amount Shortfall is equal to                             $0.00

(b)  with respect to the Class B Cumulative Investor Charged-Off Amount is equal to                $0.00

(c)  with respect to the Class B Investor Interest is equal to                                     $0.00

13.  The sum of all amounts payable to the Class B Certificateholders on the
     current Distribution Date is equal to                                                         $0.00

14.  Attached hereto is a true copy of the statement required to be delivered by
     the Master Servicer on the date of this Certificate to the Trustee pursuant to
     Section 16 of the Series Supplement.
</TABLE>

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed and delivered
certificate this 17th day of November, 1997.


                               GREENWOOD TRUST COMPANY
                                    as Master Servicer

                               By: 
                                 -------------------------------
                               Vice President, Director of Accounting,
                               and Treasurer



<PAGE>   1
                                                                     EXHIBIT (M)

                      MONTHLY CERTIFICATEHOLDERS' STATEMENT
                          Discover Card Master Trust I
                         Series 1996-4 Monthly Statement
                      Class A Certificate CUSIP #25466KBA6
                      Class B Certificate CUSIP #25466KBB4


Trust Distribution Date: November 17, 1997 Due Period Ending:   October 31, 1997

Pursuant to the Series Supplement dated as of April 30, 1996 relating to the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of October 1, 1993 by and between
Greenwood Trust Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, the
Trustee is required to prepare certain information each month regarding current
distributions to Certificateholders and the performances of the Trust. The
information for the Due Period and the Trust Distribution Date listed above is
set forth below:

1.    Payments for the benefit of Series Investors this Due Period (per $1000 of
      Class Initial Investor Interest)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
      Series  1996-4                                   Total        Interest     Principal
<S>                       <C>                      <C>           <C>           <C>         
             Class A      33 days at 6.000000000%  $5.500000000  $5.500000000  $0.000000000

             Class B      33 days at 6.175000000%  $5.660416667  $5.660416667  $0.000000000
</TABLE>

2.    Principal Receivables at the end of the Due Period

      (a) Aggregate Investor Interest                         $15,252,113,676.00
          Seller Interest                                      $4,158,516,303.58
                                                        
          Total Master Trust                                  $19,410,629,979.58
                                                        
                                                        
      (b) Group One Investor Interest                         $12,702,113,676.00
                                                        
      (c) Group Two Investor Interest                          $2,550,000,000.00
                                                        
      (d) Series 1996-4 Investor Interest                      $1,052,632,000.00
                                                        
      (e) Class A Investor Interest                            $1,000,000,000.00
                                                        
          Class B Investor Interest                               $52,632,000.00
                                                      
3.    Allocation of Receivables Collected During the Due Period

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                      Finance Charge          Principal         Yield
                                                        Collections          Collections     Collections
<S>                                                  <C>                  <C>                <C>  
      (a) Allocation of Collections between Investor and Seller

          Aggregate Investor Allocation              $249,503,504.32       $2,016,139,101.78            $0.00

          Seller                                      $38,939,853.28         $314,657,547.68            $0.00

      (b) Group One Allocation                       $207,765,750.47       $1,678,872,826.60            $0.00

      (c) Group Two Allocation                        $41,737,753.85         $337,266,275.18            $0.00

      (d) Series 1996-4 Allocations                   $17,220,068.45         $139,148,559.98            $0.00

      (e) Class A Allocations                         $16,354,738.38         $132,156,170.03            $0.00

          Class B Allocations                            $865,330.07           $6,992,389.95            $0.00
</TABLE>


<PAGE>   2
4.    Information Concerning the Series Principal Funding Accounts ("SPFA")

                      Deposits into the
                          SPFAs This       SPFA    Deposit Deficit  Investment
                          Due Period      Balance       Amount        Income

      Series 1996-4          $0.00         $0.00         0.00          $0.00

5.    Information Concerning Amount of Controlled Liquidation Payments

                                                                  Total Payments
                                 Amount Paid    Deficit Amount     Through This
                               This Due Period  This Due Period     Due Period

      Series 1996-4                 $0.00            $0.00             $0.00

6.    Information Concerning the Series Interest Funding Accounts ("SIFA")

                                                Deposits Into the
                                                  SIFAs This
                                                  Due Period      SIFA Balance

          Series 1996-4                        $5,797,919.05            $0.00

7.    Pool Factors

                                                          This Due Period

      Class A                                                1.00000000

      Class B                                                1.00000000

8.    Investor Charged-Off Amount

                                                             Cumulative
                                                       Investor Charged-Off
                                    This Due Period            Amount

      (a) Group One                  $91,219,697.22            $0.00

      (b) Group Two                  $18,324,989.85            $0.00

      (c) Series 1996-4               $7,560,483.03            $0.00

      (d) Class A                     $7,180,559.26            $0.00

          Class B                       $379,923.77            $0.00

9.    Investor Losses This Due Period

                                                            Per $1,000 of
                                                          Original Invested
                                               Total          Principal

      (a) Group One                              $0.00          $0.00

      (b) Group Two                              $0.00          $0.00

      (c) Series 1996-4                          $0.00          $0.00

      (d) Class A                                $0.00          $0.00

          Class B                                $0.00          $0.00


<PAGE>   3
10.   Reimbursement of Investor Losses This Due Period

                                                              Per $1,000 of
                                                            Original Invested
                                                  Total         Principal

      (a) Group One                               $0.00          $0.00

      (b) Group Two                               $0.00          $0.00

      (c) Series 1996-4                           $0.00          $0.00

      (d) Class A                                 $0.00          $0.00

          Class B                                 $0.00          $0.00

11.   Aggregate Amount of Unreimbursed Investor Losses

                                                                Per $1,000 of
                                                              Original Invested
                                                  Total          Principal

      (a) Group One                                 $0.00          $0.00

      (b) Group Two                                 $0.00          $0.00

      (c) Series 1996-4                             $0.00          $0.00

      (d) Class A                                   $0.00          $0.00

          Class B                                   $0.00          $0.00

12.   Investor Monthly Servicing Fee Payable at the end of the Due Period

      (a) Group One                                           $21,170,189.45

      (b) Group Two                                            $4,250,000.00

      (c) Series 1996-4                                        $1,754,386.67

      (d) Class A                                              $1,666,666.67

          Class B                                                 $87,720.00

13.   Class Available Subordinated Amount at the end of the Due Period

                                                            As a Percentage
                                                               of Class A
                                              Total         Invested Amount

      Series 1996-4 Class B              $115,789,520.00        11.5790%

14.   Total Available Credit Enhancement Amounts

                                                Shared Amount   Class B Amount

      Maximum Amount                               $0.00       $63,157,920.00

      Available Amount                             $0.00       $63,157,920.00

      Amount of Drawings on Credit Enhancement
       for this Due Period                         $0.00                $0.00


<PAGE>   4
15.   Delinquency Summary

      End of Due Period Master Trust Receivables Outstanding  $19,711,635,363.59

                          Delinquent Amount    Percentage of Ending
      Payment Status      Ending Balance       Receivables Outstanding

      30-59 days           $546,348,695.99              2.77%

      60-179 days          $942,871,537.58              4.78%


                                       U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
                                       as Trustee


                                       BY: ____________________________
                                                 Vice President




<PAGE>   5
                     MASTER SERVICER'S CERTIFICATE STATEMENT

                          Discover Card Master Trust I

                         Series 1996-4 Monthly Statement

                                   CREDIT CARD
                            PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES

      The undersigned, a duly authorized representative of Greenwood Trust
Company ("Greenwood"), as Master Servicer pursuant to the Pooling & Servicing
Agreement dated as of October 1, 1993 (the "Pooling & Servicing Agreement") and
the Series Supplement, dated as of April 30, 1996 (the "Series Supplement") by
and between Greenwood and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, does
hereby certify as follows with respect to the Supplement Discover Card Master
Trust I, Series 1996-4 Master Trust Certificates for the Distribution Date
occurring on November 17, 1997:


<TABLE>
<S>                                                                                  <C>              
1.  Greenwood is Master Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

2.  The undersigned is a Servicing Officer of Greenwood as Master Servicer.

3.  The aggregate amount of Collections processed during the related Due Period
    is equal to                                                                          $2,619,240,007.08

4.  The aggregate amount of Class A Principal Collections processed during the
    related Due Period is equal to                                                         $132,156,170.03

5.  The aggregate amount of Class A Finance Charge Collections processed during
    the related Due Period is equal to                                                      $16,354,738.38

6a. The aggregate amount of Class A Principal Collections recharacterized as
    Series Yield Collections during the related Due Period is equal to                               $0.00

6b. The aggregate amount of Class A Additional Funds for this Distribution date
    is equal to                                                                                      $0.00

7.  The amount of drawings under the Credit Enhancement required to be made on
    the related Drawing Date pursuant to the Series Supplement:

(a) with respect to the Class A Required Amount Shortfall is equal to                                $0.00

(b) with respect to the Class A Cumulative Investor Charged-Off Amount is equal to                   $0.00

(c) with respect to the Class A Investor Interest is equal to                                        $0.00

8.  The sum of all amounts payable to the Class A Certificateholders on the
    current Distribution Date is equal to                                                    $5,500,000.00
</TABLE>


<PAGE>   6
<TABLE>
<S>                                                                                  <C>              
9.   The aggregate amount of Class B Principal Collections processed during the
     related Due Period is equal to                                                           $6,992,389.95

10.  The aggregate amount of Class B Finance Charge Collections processed during
     the related Due Period is equal to                                                         $865,330.07

11a. The aggregate amount of Class B Principal Collections recharacterized as
     Series Yield Collections during the related Due Period is equal to                               $0.00

11b. The aggregate amount of Class B Additional Funds for this Distribution date
     is equal to                                                                                      $0.00

12.  The amount of drawings under the Credit Enhancement required to be made on
     the related Drawing Date pursuant to the Series Supplement:

(a)  with respect to the Class B Required Amount Shortfall is equal to                                $0.00

(b)  with respect to the Class B Cumulative Investor Charged-Off Amount is equal to                   $0.00

(c)  with respect to the Class B Investor Interest is equal to                                        $0.00

13.  The sum of all amounts payable to the Class B Certificateholders on the
     current Distribution Date is equal to                                                      $297,919.05

14.  Attached hereto is a true copy of the statement required to be delivered by
     the Master Servicer on the date of this Certificate to the Trustee pursuant to
     Section 16 of the Series Supplement.
</TABLE>

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed and delivered
certificate this 17th day of November, 1997.



                               GREENWOOD TRUST COMPANY
                                    as Master Servicer

                               By: 
                                  -------------------------------
                               Vice President, Director of Accounting,
                               and Treasurer



<PAGE>   1
                                                                EXHIBIT (N)

                      MONTHLY CERTIFICATEHOLDERS' STATEMENT
                          Discover Card Master Trust I
                         Series 1997-1 Monthly Statement
                      Class A Certificate CUSIP #25466KBD0
                      Class B Certificate CUSIP #25466KBE8


Trust Distribution Date: November 17, 1997 Due Period Ending:   October 31, 1997

Pursuant to the Series Supplement dated as of August 26, 1997 relating to the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of October 1, 1993 by and between
Greenwood Trust Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, the
Trustee is required to prepare certain information each month regarding current
distributions to Certificateholders and the performances of the Trust. The
information for the Due Period and the Trust Distribution Date listed above is
set forth below:

1.    Payments for the benefit of Series Investors this Due Period (per $1000 of
      Class Initial Investor Interest)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
      Series  1997-1                                   Total        Interest     Principal
<S>                       <C>                      <C>           <C>           <C>         
             Class A      33 days at 5.715000000%  $5.238750000  $5.238750000  $0.000000000

             Class B      33 days at 5.895000000%  $5.403750000  $5.403750000  $0.000000000
</TABLE>

2.    Principal Receivables at the end of the Due Period

      (a) Aggregate Investor Interest                         $15,252,113,676.00
          Seller Interest                                      $4,158,516,303.58
                                                
          Total Master Trust                                  $19,410,629,979.58
                                                
                                                
      (b) Group One Investor Interest                         $12,702,113,676.00
                                                
      (c) Group Two Investor Interest                          $2,550,000,000.00
                                                
      (d) Series 1997-1 Investor Interest                        $789,474,000.00
                                                
      (e) Class A Investor Interest                              $750,000,000.00
                                                
          Class B Investor Interest                               $39,474,000.00
                                              
3.    Allocation of Receivables Collected During the Due Period

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                    Finance Charge          Principal         Yield
                                                      Collections          Collections     Collections
<S>                                                <C>                  <C>                <C>  

      (a) Allocation of Collections between Investor and Seller

          Aggregate Investor Allocation               $249,503,504.32     $2,016,139,101.78            $0.00

          Seller                                       $38,939,853.28       $314,657,547.68            $0.00

      (b) Group One Allocation                        $207,765,750.47     $1,678,872,826.60            $0.00

      (c) Group Two Allocation                         $41,737,753.85       $337,266,275.18            $0.00

      (d) Series 1997-1 Allocations                    $12,893,418.09       $104,186,610.23            $0.00

      (e) Class A Allocations                          $12,258,842.70        $99,058,857.60            $0.00

          Class B Allocations                             $634,575.39         $5,127,752.63            $0.00
</TABLE>


<PAGE>   2
4.    Information Concerning the Series Principal Funding Accounts ("SPFA")

                      Deposits into the
                          SPFAs This       SPFA    Deposit Deficit  Investment
                          Due Period      Balance       Amount        Income

      Series 1997-1          $0.00         $0.00         0.00          $0.00

5.    Information Concerning Amount of Controlled Liquidation Payments

                                                                  Total Payments
                                 Amount Paid    Deficit Amount     Through This
                               This Due Period  This Due Period     Due Period

      Series 1997-1                 $0.00            $0.00             $0.00

6.    Information Concerning the Series Interest Funding Accounts ("SIFA")

                                        Deposits Into the
                                            SIFAs This
                                            Due Period           SIFA Balance

          Series 1997-1                    $4,142,370.13            $0.00

7.    Pool Factors

                                                          This Due Period

      Class A                                                1.00000000

      Class B                                                1.00000000

8.    Investor Charged-Off Amount

                                                             Cumulative
                                                       Investor Charged-Off
                                    This Due Period            Amount

      (a) Group One                     $91,219,697.22            $0.00

      (b) Group Two                     $18,324,989.85            $0.00

      (c) Series 1997-1                  $5,660,864.17            $0.00

      (d) Class A                        $5,382,253.41            $0.00

          Class B                          $278,610.76            $0.00

9.    Investor Losses This Due Period

                                                            Per $1,000 of
                                                          Original Invested
                                               Total          Principal

      (a) Group One                              $0.00          $0.00

      (b) Group Two                              $0.00          $0.00

      (c) Series 1997-1                          $0.00          $0.00

      (d) Class A                                $0.00          $0.00

          Class B                                $0.00          $0.00


<PAGE>   3
10.   Reimbursement of Investor Losses This Due Period

                                                              Per $1,000 of
                                                            Original Invested
                                                  Total         Principal

      (a) Group One                               $0.00          $0.00

      (b) Group Two                               $0.00          $0.00

      (c) Series 1997-1                           $0.00          $0.00

      (d) Class A                                 $0.00          $0.00

          Class B                                 $0.00          $0.00

11.   Aggregate Amount of Unreimbursed Investor Losses

                                                                Per $1,000 of
                                                              Original Invested
                                                  Total          Principal

      (a) Group One                                 $0.00          $0.00

      (b) Group Two                                 $0.00          $0.00

      (c) Series 1997-1                             $0.00          $0.00

      (d) Class A                                   $0.00          $0.00

          Class B                                   $0.00          $0.00

12.   Investor Monthly Servicing Fee Payable at the end of the Due Period

      (a) Group One                                           $21,170,189.45

      (b) Group Two                                            $4,250,000.00

      (c) Series 1997-1                                        $1,315,790.00

      (d) Class A                                              $1,250,000.00

          Class B                                                 $65,790.00

13.   Class Available Subordinated Amount at the end of the Due Period

                                                            As a Percentage
                                                               of Class A
                                              Total         Invested Amount

          Series 1997-1 Class B          $98,684,250.00        13.1579%

14.   Total Available Credit Enhancement Amounts

                                                Shared Amount   Class B Amount

          Maximum Amount                               $0.00      $59,210,550.00

          Available Amount                             $0.00      $59,210,550.00

          Amount of Drawings on Credit Enhancement
           for this Due Period                         $0.00               $0.00


<PAGE>   4
15.   Delinquency Summary

      End of Due Period Master Trust Receivables Outstanding  $19,711,635,363.59

                          Delinquent Amount    Percentage of Ending
      Payment Status      Ending Balance       Receivables Outstanding

      30-59 days           $546,348,695.99              2.77%

      60-179 days          $942,871,537.58              4.78%


                                       U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
                                       as Trustee


                                       BY: ____________________________
                                                 Vice President


<PAGE>   5
                     MASTER SERVICER'S CERTIFICATE STATEMENT

                          Discover Card Master Trust I

                         Series 1997-1 Monthly Statement

                                   CREDIT CARD
                            PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES

      The undersigned, a duly authorized representative of Greenwood Trust
Company ("Greenwood"), as Master Servicer pursuant to the Pooling & Servicing
Agreement dated as of October 1, 1993 (the "Pooling & Servicing Agreement") and
the Series Supplement, dated as of August 26, 1997 (the "Series Supplement") by
and between Greenwood and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, does
hereby certify as follows with respect to the Supplement Discover Card Master
Trust I, Series 1997-1 Master Trust Certificates for the Distribution Date
occurring on November 17, 1997:


<TABLE>
<S>                                                                                  <C>              
1.  Greenwood is Master Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

2.  The undersigned is a Servicing Officer of Greenwood as Master Servicer.

3.  The aggregate amount of Collections processed during the related Due Period
    is equal to                                                                          $2,619,240,007.08

4.  The aggregate amount of Class A Principal Collections processed during the
    related Due Period is equal to                                                          $99,058,857.60

5.  The aggregate amount of Class A Finance Charge Collections processed during
    the related Due Period is equal to                                                      $12,258,842.70

6a. The aggregate amount of Class A Principal Collections recharacterized as
    Series Yield Collections during the related Due Period is equal to                               $0.00

6b. The aggregate amount of Class A Additional Funds for this Distribution date
    is equal to                                                                                      $0.00

7.  The amount of drawings under the Credit Enhancement required to be made on
    the related Drawing Date pursuant to the Series Supplement:

(a) with respect to the Class A Required Amount Shortfall is equal to                                $0.00

(b) with respect to the Class A Cumulative Investor Charged-Off Amount is equal to                   $0.00

(c) with respect to the Class A Investor Interest is equal to                                        $0.00

8.  The sum of all amounts payable to the Class A Certificateholders on the
    current Distribution Date is equal to                                                    $3,929,062.50
</TABLE>


<PAGE>   6
<TABLE>
<S>                                                                                      <C>              
9.   The aggregate amount of Class B Principal Collections processed during the
     related Due Period is equal to                                                       $5,127,752.63

10.  The aggregate amount of Class B Finance Charge Collections processed during
the  related Due Period is equal to                                                         $634,575.39

11a. The aggregate amount of Class B Principal Collections recharacterized as
     Series Yield Collections during the related Due Period is equal to                           $0.00

11b. The aggregate amount of Class B Additional Funds for this Distribution date
     is equal to                                                                                  $0.00

12.  The amount of drawings under the Credit Enhancement required to be made on
     the related Drawing Date pursuant to the Series Supplement:

     (a) with respect to the Class B Required Amount Shortfall is equal to                        $0.00

     (b) with respect to the Class B Cumulative Investor Charged-Off Amount is equal to           $0.00

     (c) with respect to the Class B Investor Interest is equal to                                $0.00

13.  The sum of all amounts payable to the Class B Certificateholders on the
     current Distribution Date is equal to                                                  $213,307.63

14.  Attached hereto is a true copy of the statement required to be delivered by
     the Master Servicer on the date of this Certificate to the Trustee pursuant to
     Section 16 of the Series Supplement.
</TABLE>

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed and delivered
certificate this 17th day of November, 1997.



                               GREENWOOD TRUST COMPANY
                                    as Master Servicer

                               By: 
                                  -------------------------------
                               Vice President, Director of Accounting,
                               and Treasurer



<PAGE>   1
                                                                     EXHIBIT (O)

                      MONTHLY CERTIFICATEHOLDERS' STATEMENT
                          Discover Card Master Trust I
                         Series 1997-2 Monthly Statement
                      Class A Certificate CUSIP #25466KBF5
                      Class B Certificate CUSIP #25466KBG3


Trust Distribution Date: November 17, 1997 Due Period Ending:   October 31, 1997

Pursuant to the Series Supplement dated as of October 15, 1997 relating to the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of October 1, 1993 by and between
Greenwood Trust Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, the
Trustee is required to prepare certain information each month regarding current
distributions to Certificateholders and the performances of the Trust. The
information for the Due Period and the Trust Distribution Date listed above is
set forth below:

1.    Payments for the benefit of Series Investors this Due Period (per $1000 of
      Class Initial Investor Interest)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
      Series  1997-2                                   Total        Interest     Principal
<S>                       <C>                      <C>           <C>           <C>         
             Class A      30 days at 6.792000000%  $5.660000000  $5.660000000  $0.000000000

             Class B      33 days at 6.025000000%  $5.522916667  $5.522916667  $0.000000000
</TABLE>

2.    Principal Receivables at the end of the Due Period

      (a) Aggregate Investor Interest                         $15,252,113,676.00
          Seller Interest                                      $4,158,516,303.58
                                                      
          Total Master Trust                                  $19,410,629,979.58
                                                      
                                                      
      (b) Group One Investor Interest                         $12,702,113,676.00
                                                      
      (c) Group Two Investor Interest                          $2,550,000,000.00
                                                      
      (d) Series 1997-2 Investor Interest                        $526,316,000.00
                                                      
      (e) Class A Investor Interest                              $500,000,000.00
                                                      
          Class B Investor Interest                               $26,316,000.00
                                                    
3.    Allocation of Receivables Collected During the Due Period

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                    Finance Charge          Principal         Yield
                                                      Collections          Collections     Collections
<S>                                                <C>                  <C>                <C>  

      (a) Allocation of Collections between Investor and Seller

          Aggregate Investor Allocation             $249,503,504.32       $2,016,139,101.78            $0.00

          Seller                                     $38,939,853.28         $314,657,547.68            $0.00

      (b) Group One Allocation                      $207,765,750.47       $1,678,872,826.60            $0.00

      (c) Group Two Allocation                       $41,737,753.85         $337,266,275.18            $0.00

      (d) Series 1997-2 Allocations                   $8,624,456.38          $69,690,819.82            $0.00

      (e) Class A Allocations                         $8,191,791.35          $66,194,624.85            $0.00

          Class B Allocations                           $432,665.03           $3,496,194.97            $0.00
</TABLE>

<PAGE>   2
4.    Information Concerning the Series Principal Funding Accounts ("SPFA")

                      Deposits into the
                          SPFAs This       SPFA    Deposit Deficit  Investment
                          Due Period      Balance       Amount        Income

      Series 1997-2          $0.00         $0.00         0.00          $0.00

5.    Information Concerning Amount of Controlled Liquidation Payments

               Amount Paid   PSA      Monthly     Deficit Amount  Total Payments
                This Due    Index   Amortization     This Due      Through This
                 Period     Period     Rate*          Period        Due Period

      Class A    $0.00        N/A       N/A            $0.00          $0.00 

      Class B    $0.00        N/A       N/A            $0.00          $0.00

      * Rates are only applicable during the Class A Controlled Liquidation 
        Period.

6.    Information Concerning the Series Interest Funding Accounts ("SIFA")

                                        Deposits Into the
                                            SIFAs This
                                            Due Period           SIFA Balance

          Series 1997-2                     $2,975,341.08            $0.00

7.    Pool Factors

                                                          This Due Period

      Class A                                                1.00000000

      Class B                                                1.00000000

8.    Investor Charged-Off Amount

                                                             Cumulative
                                                       Investor Charged-Off
                                    This Due Period            Amount

      (a) Group One                  $91,219,697.22            $0.00

      (b) Group Two                  $18,324,989.85            $0.00

      (c) Series 1997-2               $3,786,573.58            $0.00

      (d) Class A                     $3,596,611.69            $0.00

          Class B                       $189,961.89            $0.00

9.    Investor Losses This Due Period

                                                            Per $1,000 of
                                                          Original Invested
                                               Total          Principal

      (a) Group One                              $0.00          $0.00

      (b) Group Two                              $0.00          $0.00

      (c) Series 1997-2                          $0.00          $0.00

      (d) Class A                                $0.00          $0.00

          Class B                                $0.00          $0.00


<PAGE>   3
10.   Reimbursement of Investor Losses This Due Period

                                                              Per $1,000 of
                                                            Original Invested
                                                  Total         Principal

      (a) Group One                               $0.00          $0.00

      (b) Group Two                               $0.00          $0.00

      (c) Series 1997-2                           $0.00          $0.00

      (d) Class A                                 $0.00          $0.00

          Class B                                 $0.00          $0.00

11.   Aggregate Amount of Unreimbursed Investor Losses

                                                                Per $1,000 of
                                                              Original Invested
                                                  Total          Principal

      (a) Group One                                 $0.00          $0.00

      (b) Group Two                                 $0.00          $0.00

      (c) Series 1997-2                             $0.00          $0.00

      (d) Class A                                   $0.00          $0.00

          Class B                                   $0.00          $0.00

12.   Investor Monthly Servicing Fee Payable at the end of the Due Period

      (a) Group One                                           $21,170,189.45

      (b) Group Two                                            $4,250,000.00

      (c) Series 1997-2                                          $877,193.33

      (d) Class A                                                $833,333.33

          Class B                                                 $43,860.00

13.   Class Available Subordinated Amount at the end of the Due Period

                                                            As a Percentage
                                                               of Class A
                                              Total         Invested Amount

          Series 1997-2 Class B          $47,368,440.00         9.4737%

14.   Total Available Credit Enhancement Amounts

                                                Shared Amount   Class B Amount

          Maximum Amount                               $0.00   $21,052,640.00

          Available Amount                             $0.00   $21,052,640.00

          Amount of Drawings on Credit Enhancement
           for this Due Period                         $0.00            $0.00


<PAGE>   4
15.   Delinquency Summary

      End of Due Period Master Trust Receivables Outstanding  $19,711,635,363.59

                          Delinquent Amount    Percentage of Ending
      Payment Status      Ending Balance       Receivables Outstanding

      30-59 days           $546,348,695.99              2.77%

      60-179 days          $942,871,537.58              4.78%


                                       U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
                                       as Trustee


                                       BY: ____________________________
                                                 Vice President


<PAGE>   5
                     MASTER SERVICER'S CERTIFICATE STATEMENT

                          Discover Card Master Trust I

                         Series 1997-2 Monthly Statement

                                   CREDIT CARD
                            PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES

      The undersigned, a duly authorized representative of Greenwood Trust
Company ("Greenwood"), as Master Servicer pursuant to the Pooling & Servicing
Agreement dated as of October 1, 1993 (the"Pooling & Servicing Agreement") and
the Series Supplement, dated as of October 15, 1997 (the "Series Supplement") by
and between Greenwood and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, does
hereby certify as follows with respect to the Supplement Discover Card Master
Trust I, Series 1997-2 Master Trust Certificates for the Distribution Date
occurring on November 17, 1997:


<TABLE>
<S>                                                                                  <C>              
1.  Greenwood is Master Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

2.  The undersigned is a Servicing Officer of Greenwood as Master Servicer.

3.  The aggregate amount of Collections processed during the related Due Period
    is equal to                                                                          $2,619,240,007.08

4.  The aggregate amount of Class A Principal Collections processed during the
    related Due Period is equal to                                                          $66,194,624.85

5.  The aggregate amount of Class A Finance Charge Collections processed during
    the related Due Period is equal to                                                       $8,191,791.35

6a. The aggregate amount of Class A Principal Collections recharacterized as
    Series Yield Collections during the related Due Period is equal to                               $0.00

6b. The aggregate amount of Class A Additional Funds for this Distribution date
    is equal to                                                                                      $0.00

7.  The amount of drawings under the Credit Enhancement required to be made on
    the related Drawing Date pursuant to the Series Supplement:

(a) with respect to the Class A Required Amount Shortfall is equal to                                $0.00

(b) with respect to the Class A Cumulative Investor Charged-Off Amount is equal to                   $0.00

(c) with respect to the Class A Investor Interest is equal to                                        $0.00

8.  The sum of all amounts payable to the Class A Certificateholders on the
    current Distribution Date is equal to                                                    $2,830,000.00
</TABLE>


<PAGE>   6
<TABLE>
<S>                                                                                  <C>              
9.   The aggregate amount of Class B Principal Collections processed during the
     related Due Period is equal to                                                           $3,496,194.97

10.  The aggregate amount of Class B Finance Charge Collections processed during
     the related Due Period is equal to                                                         $432,665.03

11a. The aggregate amount of Class B Principal Collections recharacterized as
     Series Yield Collections during the related Due Period is equal to                               $0.00

11b. The aggregate amount of Class B Additional Funds for this Distribution date
     is equal to                                                                                      $0.00

12.  The amount of drawings under the Credit Enhancement required to be made on
     the related Drawing Date pursuant to the Series Supplement:

(a)  with respect to the Class B Required Amount Shortfall is equal to                                $0.00

(b)  with respect to the Class B Cumulative Investor Charged-Off Amount is equal to                   $0.00

(c)  with respect to the Class B Investor Interest is equal to                                        $0.00

13.  The sum of all amounts payable to the Class B Certificateholders on the
     current Distribution Date is equal to                                                      $145,341.08

14.  Attached hereto is a true copy of the statement required to be delivered by
     the Master Servicer on the date of this Certificate to the Trustee pursuant to
     Section 16 of the Series Supplement.
</TABLE>

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed and delivered
certificate this 17th day of November, 1997.



                               GREENWOOD TRUST COMPANY
                                    as Master Servicer

                               By: 
                                  ------------------------------- 
                               Vice President, Director of Accounting,
                               and Treasurer



<PAGE>   1
                                                                     EXHIBIT (P)

                      MONTHLY CERTIFICATEHOLDERS' STATEMENT
                          Discover Card Master Trust I
                         Series 1997-3 Monthly Statement
                      Class A Certificate CUSIP #25466KBH1
                      Class B Certificate CUSIP #25466KBJ7


Trust Distribution Date: November 17, 1997 Due Period Ending: October 31, 1997

Pursuant to the Series Supplement dated as of October 23, 1997 relating to the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of October 1, 1993 by and between
Greenwood Trust Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, the
Trustee is required to prepare certain information each month regarding current
distributions to Certificateholders and the performances of the Trust. The
information for the Due Period and the Trust Distribution Date listed above is
set forth below:

1.    Payments for the benefit of Series Investors this Due Period (per $1000 of
      Class Initial Investor Interest)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
      Series  1997-1                                   Total        Interest     Principal
<S>                       <C>                      <C>           <C>           <C>         
             Class A      25 days at 5.782340000%  $4.015513889  $4.015513889  $0.000000000

             Class B      25 days at 5.962340000%  $4.140513889  $4.140513889  $0.000000000
</TABLE>

2.    Principal Receivables at the end of the Due Period

      (a) Aggregate Investor Interest                         $15,252,113,676.00
          Seller Interest                                      $4,158,516,303.58
                                                
          Total Master Trust                                  $19,410,629,979.58
                                                
                                                
      (b) Group One Investor Interest                         $12,702,113,676.00
                                                
      (c) Group Two Investor Interest                          $2,550,000,000.00
                                                
      (d) Series 1997-3 Investor Interest                        $684,211,000.00
                                                
      (e) Class A Investor Interest                              $650,000,000.00
                                                
          Class B Investor Interest                               $34,211,000.00
                                              
3.    Allocation of Receivables Collected During the Due Period

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                    Finance Charge          Principal         Yield
                                                      Collections          Collections     Collections
<S>                                                <C>                  <C>                <C>  

      (a) Allocation of Collections between Investor and Seller

          Aggregate Investor Allocation             $249,503,504.32      $2,016,139,101.78            $0.00

          Seller                                     $38,939,853.28        $314,657,547.68            $0.00

      (b) Group One Allocation                      $207,765,750.47      $1,678,872,826.60            $0.00

      (c) Group Two Allocation                       $41,737,753.85        $337,266,275.18            $0.00

      (d) Series 1997-3 Allocations                  $11,191,602.28         $90,434,910.00            $0.00

      (e) Class A Allocations                        $10,643,559.90         $86,006,396.37            $0.00

          Class B Allocations                           $548,042.38          $4,428,513.63            $0.00
</TABLE>


<PAGE>   2
4.    Information Concerning the Series Principal Funding Accounts ("SPFA")

                      Deposits into the
                          SPFAs This       SPFA    Deposit Deficit  Investment
                          Due Period      Balance       Amount        Income

      Series 1997-3          $0.00         $0.00         0.00          $0.00

5.    Information Concerning Amount of Controlled Liquidation Payments

                                                                  Total Payments
                                 Amount Paid    Deficit Amount     Through This
                               This Due Period  This Due Period     Due Period

      Series 1997-3                 $0.00            $0.00             $0.00

6.    Information Concerning the Series Interest Funding Accounts ("SIFA")

                                        Deposits Into the
                                            SIFAs This
                                            Due Period           SIFA Balance

      Series 1997-3                        $2,751,735.15            $0.00

7.    Pool Factors

                                                          This Due Period

      Class A                                                1.00000000

      Class B                                                1.00000000

8.    Investor Charged-Off Amount

                                                             Cumulative
                                                       Investor Charged-Off
                                    This Due Period            Amount

      (a) Group One                   $91,219,697.22            $0.00

      (b) Group Two                   $18,324,989.85            $0.00

      (c) Series 1997-3                $4,913,680.76            $0.00

      (d) Class A                      $4,673,062.37            $0.00

          Class B                        $240,618.39            $0.00

9.    Investor Losses This Due Period

                                                            Per $1,000 of
                                                          Original Invested
                                               Total          Principal

      (a) Group One                              $0.00          $0.00

      (b) Group Two                              $0.00          $0.00

      (c) Series 1997-3                          $0.00          $0.00

      (d) Class A                                $0.00          $0.00

          Class B                                $0.00          $0.00


<PAGE>   3
10.   Reimbursement of Investor Losses This Due Period

                                                              Per $1,000 of
                                                            Original Invested
                                                  Total         Principal

      (a) Group One                               $0.00          $0.00

      (b) Group Two                               $0.00          $0.00

      (c) Series 1997-3                           $0.00          $0.00

      (d) Class A                                 $0.00          $0.00

          Class B                                 $0.00          $0.00

11.   Aggregate Amount of Unreimbursed Investor Losses

                                                                Per $1,000 of
                                                              Original Invested
                                                  Total          Principal

      (a) Group One                                 $0.00          $0.00

      (b) Group Two                                 $0.00          $0.00

      (c) Series 1997-3                             $0.00          $0.00

      (d) Class A                                   $0.00          $0.00

          Class B                                   $0.00          $0.00

12.   Investor Monthly Servicing Fee Payable at the end of the Due Period

      (a) Group One                                           $21,170,189.45

      (b) Group Two                                            $4,250,000.00

      (c) Series 1997-3                                        $1,140,351.66

      (d) Class A                                              $1,083,333.33

          Class B                                                 $57,018.33

13.   Class Available Subordinated Amount at the end of the Due Period

                                                              As a Percentage
                                                                 of Class A
                                               Total          Invested Amount

      Series 1997-3 Class B                $85,526,375.00         13.1579%

14.   Total Available Credit Enhancement Amounts

                                                Shared Amount   Class B Amount

      Maximum Amount                                $0.00     $51,315,825.00

      Available Amount                              $0.00     $51,315,825.00

      Amount of Drawings on Credit Enhancement
       for this Due Period                          $0.00              $0.00

<PAGE>   4
15.   Delinquency Summary

      End of Due Period Master Trust Receivables Outstanding  $19,711,635,363.59

                          Delinquent Amount    Percentage of Ending
      Payment Status      Ending Balance       Receivables Outstanding

      30-59 days           $546,348,695.99              2.77%

      60-179 days          $942,871,537.58              4.78%


                                       U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
                                       as Trustee


                                       BY: ____________________________
                                                 Vice President


<PAGE>   5
                     MASTER SERVICER'S CERTIFICATE STATEMENT

                          Discover Card Master Trust I

                         Series 1997-3 Monthly Statement

                                   CREDIT CARD
                            PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES

      The undersigned, a duly authorized representative of Greenwood Trust
Company ("Greenwood"), as Master Servicer pursuant to the Pooling & Servicing
Agreement dated as of October 1, 1993 (the "Pooling & Servicing Agreement") and
the Series Supplement, dated as of October 23, 1997 (the "Series Supplement") by
and between Greenwood and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, does
hereby certify as follows with respect to the Supplement Discover Card Master
Trust I, Series 1997-3 Master Trust Certificates for the Distribution Date
occurring on November 17, 1997:


<TABLE>
<S>                                                                                  <C>              
1.   Greenwood is Master Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

2.   The undersigned is a Servicing Officer of Greenwood as Master Servicer.

3.   The aggregate amount of Collections processed during the related Due Period
     is equal to                                                                          $2,619,240,007.08

4.   The aggregate amount of Class A Principal Collections processed during the
     related Due Period is equal to                                                          $86,006,396.37

5.   The aggregate amount of Class A Finance Charge Collections processed during
     the related Due Period is equal to                                                      $10,643,559.90

6 a. The aggregate amount of Class A Principal Collections recharacterized as
     Series Yield Collections during the related Due Period is equal to                               $0.00

6 b. The aggregate amount of Class A Additional Funds for this Distribution date
     is equal to                                                                                      $0.00

7.   The amount of drawings under the Credit Enhancement required to be made on
     the related Drawing Date pursuant to the Series Supplement:

(a)  with respect to the Class A Required Amount Shortfall is equal to                                $0.00

(b)  with respect to the Class A Cumulative Investor Charged-Off Amount is equal to                   $0.00

(c)  with respect to the Class A Investor Interest is equal to                                        $0.00

8.   The sum of all amounts payable to the Class A Certificateholders on the
     current Distribution Date is equal to                                                    $2,610,084.03
</TABLE>


<PAGE>   6
<TABLE>
<S>                                                                                  <C>              
9.   The aggregate amount of Class B Principal Collections processed during the
     related Due Period is equal to                                                           $4,428,513.63

10.  The aggregate amount of Class B Finance Charge Collections processed during
     the related Due Period is equal to                                                         $548,042.38

11a. The aggregate amount of Class B Principal Collections recharacterized as
     Series Yield Collections during the related Due Period is equal to                               $0.00

11b. The aggregate amount of Class B Additional Funds for this Distribution date
     is equal to                                                                                      $0.00

12.  The amount of drawings under the Credit Enhancement required to be made on
     the related Drawing Date pursuant to the Series Supplement:

(a)  with respect to the Class B Required Amount Shortfall is equal to                                $0.00

(b)  with respect to the Class B Cumulative Investor Charged-Off Amount is equal to                   $0.00

(c)  with respect to the Class B Investor Interest is equal to                                        $0.00

13.  The sum of all amounts payable to the Class B Certificateholders on the
     current Distribution Date is equal to                                                      $141,651.12

14.  Attached hereto is a true copy of the statement required to be delivered by
     the Master Servicer on the date of this Certificate to the Trustee pursuant to
     Section 16 of the Series Supplement.
</TABLE>

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed and delivered
certificate this 17th day of November, 1997.



                               GREENWOOD TRUST COMPANY
                                    as Master Servicer

                               By: 
                                  -------------------------------
                               Vice President, Director of Accounting,
                               and Treasurer




<PAGE>   1
                                                                     EXHIBIT (Q)

                      MONTHLY CERTIFICATEHOLDERS' STATEMENT
                          Discover Card Master Trust I
                         Series 1997-4 Monthly Statement
                      Class A Certificate CUSIP #25466KBK4
                      Class B Certificate CUSIP #25466KBL2


Trust Distribution Date: November 17, 1997 Due Period Ending: October 31, 1997

Pursuant to the Series Supplement dated as of October 31, 1997 relating to the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of October 1, 1993 by and between
Greenwood Trust Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, the
Trustee is required to prepare certain information each month regarding current
distributions to Certificateholders and the performances of the Trust. The
information for the Due Period and the Trust Distribution Date listed above is
set forth below:

1.    Payments for the benefit of Series Investors this Due Period (per $1000 of
      Class Initial Investor Interest)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
      Series  1997-4                                   Total        Interest     Principal
<S>                       <C>                      <C>           <C>           <C>         
             Class A      17 days at 5.726250000%  $2.704062500  $2.704062500  $0.000000000

             Class B      17 days at 5.906250000%  $2.789062500  $2.789062500  $0.000000000
</TABLE>


2.    Principal Receivables at the end of the Due Period

      (a) Aggregate Investor Interest                         $15,252,113,676.00
          Seller Interest                                      $4,158,516,303.58
                                                    
          Total Master Trust                                  $19,410,629,979.58
                                                    
                                                    
      (b) Group One Investor Interest                         $12,702,113,676.00
                                                    
      (c) Group Two Investor Interest                          $2,550,000,000.00
                                                    
      (d) Series 1997-4 Investor Interest                        $789,474,000.00
                                                    
      (e) Class A Investor Interest                              $750,000,000.00
                                                    
          Class B Investor Interest                               $39,474,000.00
                                                  
3.    Allocation of Receivables Collected During the Due Period

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                    Finance Charge          Principal         Yield
                                                      Collections          Collections     Collections
<S>                                                <C>                  <C>                <C>  


      (a) Allocation of Collections between Investor and Seller

          Aggregate Investor Allocation             $249,503,504.32      $2,016,139,101.78            $0.00

          Seller                                     $38,939,853.28        $314,657,547.68            $0.00

      (b) Group One Allocation                      $207,765,750.47      $1,678,872,826.60            $0.00

      (c) Group Two Allocation                       $41,737,753.85        $337,266,275.18            $0.00

      (d) Series 1997-4 Allocations                  $12,893,418.09        $104,186,610.23            $0.00

      (e) Class A Allocations                        $12,258,842.70         $99,058,857.60            $0.00

          Class B Allocations                           $634,575.39          $5,127,752.63            $0.00
</TABLE>


<PAGE>   2
4.    Information Concerning the Series Principal Funding Accounts ("SPFA")

                      Deposits into the
                          SPFAs This       SPFA    Deposit Deficit  Investment
                          Due Period      Balance       Amount        Income

      Series 1997-4          $0.00         $0.00         0.00          $0.00

5.    Information Concerning Amount of Controlled Liquidation Payments

                                                                  Total Payments
                                 Amount Paid    Deficit Amount     Through This
                               This Due Period  This Due Period     Due Period

      Series 1997-4                 $0.00            $0.00             $0.00

6.    Information Concerning the Series Interest Funding Accounts ("SIFA")

                                        Deposits Into the
                                            SIFAs This
                                            Due Period           SIFA Balance

     Series 1997-4                        $2,138,142.33            $0.00

7.    Pool Factors

                                                          This Due Period

      Class A                                                1.00000000

      Class B                                                1.00000000

8.    Investor Charged-Off Amount

                                                             Cumulative
                                                       Investor Charged-Off
                                    This Due Period            Amount

      (a) Group One                   $91,219,697.22            $0.00

      (b) Group Two                   $18,324,989.85            $0.00

      (c) Series 1997-4                $5,660,864.17            $0.00

      (d) Class A                      $5,382,253.41            $0.00

          Class B                        $278,610.76            $0.00

9.    Investor Losses This Due Period

                                                            Per $1,000 of
                                                          Original Invested
                                               Total          Principal

      (a) Group One                              $0.00          $0.00

      (b) Group Two                              $0.00          $0.00

      (c) Series 1997-4                          $0.00          $0.00

      (d) Class A                                $0.00          $0.00

          Class B                                $0.00          $0.00


<PAGE>   3
10.   Reimbursement of Investor Losses This Due Period

                                                              Per $1,000 of
                                                            Original Invested
                                                  Total         Principal

      (a) Group One                               $0.00          $0.00

      (b) Group Two                               $0.00          $0.00

      (c) Series 1997-4                           $0.00          $0.00

      (d) Class A                                 $0.00          $0.00

          Class B                                 $0.00          $0.00

11.   Aggregate Amount of Unreimbursed Investor Losses

                                                                Per $1,000 of
                                                              Original Invested
                                                  Total          Principal

      (a) Group One                                 $0.00          $0.00

      (b) Group Two                                 $0.00          $0.00

      (c) Series 1997-4                             $0.00          $0.00

      (d) Class A                                   $0.00          $0.00

          Class B                                   $0.00          $0.00

12.   Investor Monthly Servicing Fee Payable at the end of the Due Period

      (a) Group One                                           $21,170,189.45

      (b) Group Two                                            $4,250,000.00

      (c) Series 1997-4                                        $1,315,790.00

      (d) Class A                                              $1,250,000.00

          Class B                                                 $65,790.00

13.   Class Available Subordinated Amount at the end of the Due Period

                                                            As a Percentage
                                                               of Class A
                                              Total         Invested Amount

      Series 1997-4 Class B                $98,684,250.00        13.1579%

14.   Total Available Credit Enhancement Amounts

                                                Shared Amount   Class B Amount

      Maximum Amount                                $0.0 0    $59,210,550.00

      Available Amount                              $0.00     $59,210,550.00

      Amount of Drawings on Credit Enhancement
       for this Due Period                          $0.00              $0.00

<PAGE>   4
15.   Delinquency Summary

      End of Due Period Master Trust Receivables Outstanding  $19,711,635,363.59

                          Delinquent Amount    Percentage of Ending
      Payment Status      Ending Balance       Receivables Outstanding

      30-59 days           $546,348,695.99              2.77%

      60-179 days          $942,871,537.58              4.78%


                                       U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
                                       as Trustee


                                       BY: ____________________________
                                                 Vice President


<PAGE>   5
                     MASTER SERVICER'S CERTIFICATE STATEMENT

                          Discover Card Master Trust I

                         Series 1997-4 Monthly Statement

                                   CREDIT CARD
                            PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES

      The undersigned, a duly authorized representative of Greenwood Trust
Company ("Greenwood"), as Master Servicer pursuant to the Pooling & Servicing
Agreement dated as of October 1, 1993 (the "Pooling & Servicing Agreement") and
the Series Supplement, dated as of October 31, 1997 (the "Series Supplement") by
and between Greenwood and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, does
hereby certify as follows with respect to the Supplement Discover Card Master
Trust I, Series 1997-4 Master Trust Certificates for the Distribution Date
occurring on November 17, 1997:


<TABLE>
<S>                                                                                  <C>              
1.   Greenwood is Master Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

2.   The undersigned is a Servicing Officer of Greenwood as Master Servicer.

3.   The aggregate amount of Collections processed during the related Due Period
     is equal to                                                                          $2,619,240,007.08

4.   The aggregate amount of Class A Principal Collections processed during the
     related Due Period is equal to                                                          $99,058,857.60

5.   The aggregate amount of Class A Finance Charge Collections processed during
     the related Due Period is equal to                                                      $12,258,842.70

6 a. The aggregate amount of Class A Principal Collections recharacterized as
     Series Yield Collections during the related Due Period is equal to                               $0.00

6 b. The aggregate amount of Class A Additional Funds for this Distribution date
     is equal to                                                                                      $0.00

7.   The amount of drawings under the Credit Enhancement required to be made on
     the related Drawing Date pursuant to the Series Supplement:

(a)  with respect to the Class A Required Amount Shortfall is equal to                                $0.00

(b)  with respect to the Class A Cumulative Investor Charged-Off Amount is equal to                   $0.00

(c)  with respect to the Class A Investor Interest is equal to                                        $0.00

8.   The sum of all amounts payable to the Class A Certificateholders on the
     current Distribution Date is equal to                                                    $2,028,046.88
</TABLE>


<PAGE>   6
<TABLE>
<S>                                                                                  <C>              
9.   The aggregate amount of Class B Principal Collections processed during the
     related Due Period is equal to                                                           $5,127,752.63

10.  The aggregate amount of Class B Finance Charge Collections processed during
     the related Due Period is equal to                                                         $634,575.39

11a. The aggregate amount of Class B Principal Collections recharacterized as
     Series Yield Collections during the related Due Period is equal to                               $0.00

11b. The aggregate amount of Class B Additional Funds for this Distribution date
     is equal to                                                                                      $0.00

12.  The amount of drawings under the Credit Enhancement required to be made on
     the related Drawing Date pursuant to the Series Supplement:

(a)  with respect to the Class B Required Amount Shortfall is equal to                                $0.00

(b)  with respect to the Class B Cumulative Investor Charged-Off Amount is equal to                   $0.00

(c)  with respect to the Class B Investor Interest is equal to                                        $0.00

13.  The sum of all amounts payable to the Class B Certificateholders on the
     current Distribution Date is equal to                                                      $110,095.45

14.  Attached hereto is a true copy of the statement required to be delivered by
     the Master Servicer on the date of this Certificate to the Trustee pursuant to
     Section 16 of the Series Supplement.
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      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed and delivered
certificate this 17th day of November, 1997.


                               GREENWOOD TRUST COMPANY
                                    as Master Servicer

                               By: 
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                               Vice President, Director of Accounting,
                               and Treasurer

     



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