Betty and Veronica
#103
[Direct Edition]
(September 1996)
Archie,
1987 Series
- Volume
- 2
- Price
- 1.50 USD; 1.65 CAD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Archie Comics
- Barcode
- 762816467483 10311
- Editing
- Victor Gorelick (editor); Richard H. Goldwater (editor-in-chief)
Issue Notes
This issue has variants:
[no title indexed]
Betty and Veronica / cover / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo (signed)
- Inks
- Dan DeCarlo (signed)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I think we need to work out more!
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- On the beach, Betty and Veronica contemplate working out.
![Cover Thumbnail for Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #103 [Direct Edition]](https://files1.comics.org//img/gcd/covers_by_id/195/w200/195020.jpg?-6740649866348219495)
Winners & Losers
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Cheryl Blossom; Archie Andrews; Nancy Woods; Rex Dexter; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Cheryl's presence causes Betty and Veronica's competitive spirit to amp up, improving their beach volleyball skills just in time for a big tournament.
- Reprints
-
in Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1983 series) #159 (October 2005) - in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #271 (August 2019)
- in Archie 1000 Page Comics Jubilee (Archie, 2019 series) (2019)
- in Archie Showcase Digest (Archie, 2020 series) #3 (July 2021)
-
- Keywords
- beach volleyball
Hoop Scoop
Reggie / public service announcement / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo (signed)
- Inks
- Dan DeCarlo (signed)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Randy
- Synopsis
- Reggie challenges a wheelchair-bound student to a game of pickup basketball
Indexer Notes
Ad co-sponsored by United Cerebral Palsy Associations.
Customer Dis-service
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Davis; Roseanne
- Synopsis
- Betty lands a job as a waitress in a restaurant and as luck would have it her first customer is Veronica.
- Reprints
- in Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1983 series) #122 (September 2001)
- in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #152 (August 2007)
- in Archie 1000 Page Comics Explosion (Archie, 2014 series) ([July] 2014)
- in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #224 (August 2014)
-
[no title indexed]
Dear Betty and Veronica / letters page / 2 pages
- Script
- Sara Algase (as Betty and Veronica)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida; typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hey, Veronica, I'm feeling so creative
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Indexer Notes
Reader submitted artwork by Nina Michelle Glaser used to illustrate this column.
Tropical Heat
Betty and Veronica / illustration / 1 page
- Pencils
- Rex Lindsey (signed)
- Inks
- Rex Lindsey (signed)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Rex Lindsey
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica model tropical fashions submitted by readers.
- Reprints
- in Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1983 series) #122 (September 2001)
- in Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #113 (August 2007)
- in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #203 (September 2012), #295 (September 2021)
-
Under Cover
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- Betty tries to get Veronica to the car without allowing the rain to get her swimsuit wet.
- Reprints
- in Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1983 series) #122 (September 2001)
- in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #254 (August 2017)
-
Affluence Influence
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Angela; Hiram Lodge; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- To prove Betty's estimation of her mentoring skills wrong, Veronica signs up for the local Big Sister program and is assigned a rebellious hellion from the other side of the tracks.
- Reprints
- in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #214 (September 2013), #285 (September 2020)
-
Indexer Notes
When reprinted in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #214, writing is credited to Barbara Slate and inks are credited to Jimmy DeCarlo.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["I think we need to work out more!"]
Betty and Veronica -
1.
Winners & Losers
Betty and Veronica -
2.
Hoop Scoop
Reggie -
3.
Customer Dis-service
Betty and Veronica -
4.
["Hey, Veronica, I'm feeling so creative"]
Dear Betty and Veronica -
5.
Tropical Heat
Betty and Veronica -
6.
Under Cover
Betty and Veronica -
7.
["It's nice to receive letters"]
Editor's Notebook -
8.
Affluence Influence
Betty and Veronica
This issue was modified by, among others
- Igor Dybzinski
- Thomas Johnson
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Mike Nielsen
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