Betty and Veronica #18 [Direct]
(March 1989)

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

Issue Notes

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Wow, Betty! At this trendy supermarket you can dine, bank and rent videos!
Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Betty and Veronica browse the trendy new supermarket.

Veronica's Karma (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
Terry Valle
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Jim DeCarlo
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Hiram Lodge; Dilton Doiley
Synopsis
Thieves ditch a stolen Egyptian necklace in Veronica's car. Veronica finds it, wears it and begins believing she is the reincarnation of an Egyptian queen.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Betty's hair is mistakenly colored orange on page 3, panel 5.

When reprinted in B&V Friends Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #238, writing is credited to Frank Doyle and inks are credited to Rudy Lapick.

Scared Happy (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

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

Late Date (Table of Contents: 3)

Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Michael Pellowski
Pencils
Stan Goldberg (credited as Stan G.)
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Veronica keeps Archie waiting while she shops for clothes.
Reprints

Mad Memento! (Table of Contents: 4)

Sabrina / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Michael Pellowski
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Sabrina Spellman; Aunt Hilda
Synopsis
Sabrina finds an antique doll house.
Reprints

Teamwork (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Jim DeCarlo
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Coach Pepper; Mr. Flutesnoot; Mr. Weatherbee
Synopsis
Riverdale's women's athletics coach, Coach Pepper, contacts a local TV station, pushing them to do a story on the unselfish teamwork of Betty and Veronica.
Reprints

Frozen Out (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Jim DeCarlo
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Veronica's attempts at winter sports on the local frozen pond prove to be a menace to the life and limb of all.
Reprints
Keywords
ice skating

Betty's Mail Order Fashions (Table of Contents: 7)

Betty / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dan DeCarlo Jr. (signed)
Inks
Dan DeCarlo Jr. (signed)
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper
Synopsis
No story; Betty models fashion designs submitted by readers.

Veronica's Runabout Fashion Hits (Table of Contents: 8)

Veronica / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dan DeCarlo Jr. (signed)
Inks
Dan DeCarlo Jr. (signed)
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
No story; Veronica models fashion designs submitted by readers.

Betty on the Brain (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Script
Rich Margopoulos
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Jim DeCarlo
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Tired of Veronica's dirty tricks to separate her from Archie, Betty trails the couple to the mall, then begins walking into Archie's line of sight while wearing different clothes and wigs, in order to convince him he's so obsessed with Betty that he's seeing her face on other women.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

When reprinted in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #249, writing is credited to Frank Doyle.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Jim DeCarlo
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Rod Ollerenshaw ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I Found Out
Synopsis
Readers write in seeking advice.

Indexer Notes

The illustrations of Betty and Veronica are stats taken from the first story in this issue. Column appears on the inside back cover.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Wow, Betty! At this trendy supermarket you can dine, bank and rent videos!"]
    Betty and Veronica
  2. 1. Veronica's Karma
    Betty and Veronica
  3. 2. Scared Happy
    Archie; Sunkist
  4. 3. Late Date
    Veronica
  5. 4. Mad Memento!
    Sabrina
  6. 5. Teamwork
    Betty and Veronica
  7. 6. Frozen Out
    Betty and Veronica
  8. 7. Betty's Mail Order Fashions
    Betty
  9. 8. Veronica's Runabout Fashion Hits
    Veronica
  10. 9. Betty on the Brain
    Betty and Veronica
  11. 10. ["I Found Out"]
    Dear Betty and Veronica
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Igor Dybzinski
  • Thomas Johnson
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen