Betty and Veronica
#161
[Direct Edition]
(June 2001)
Archie,
1987 Series
- Volume
- 2
- Price
- 1.99 USD; 2.39 CAD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- every 4 weeks, twice in May
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Archie Comics
- Barcode
- 762816467483 16111
- Editing
- Victor Gorelick; Richard Goldwater (Editor-In-Chief)
Issue Notes
This issue has variants:
[no title indexed]
Betty and Veronica / cover / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Jeff Shultz (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Scarpelli (signed)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I meditate to unwind!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge
![Cover Thumbnail for Betty and Veronica (1987 series) #161 [Newsstand]](https://files1.comics.org//img/gcd/covers_by_id/195/w100/195078.jpg?-4708813120263407109)
The Height of Fashion
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- George Gladir (credited)
- Pencils
- Jeff Shultz (credited)
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Alice Cooper; Hal Cooper; Archie Andrews; Nancy Woods; Midge Klump; Mr. Weatherbee; Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica brings back two pairs of eight inch platform shoes from Japan.
- Reprints
-
in Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1983 series) #174 (June 2007) - in Archie 1000 Page Comics Digest (Archie, 2013 series) (2013)
- in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #212 (June 2013), #283 (June 2020)
-
Indexer Notes
When reprinted in Betty and Veronica Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #212, the inks are credited to Al Milgrom.
[no title indexed]
Fan Art / letters page / 1 page
- Letters
- ?; typeset
Indexer Notes
header by Ellen Leonforte. Fan art by Christine LeBlanc (Dieppe, NB Canada), Grace Bene (South Pasadena, Ca) and Christine Tisdale (Apache, OK)
A Purpose in Life
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Kathleen Webb (credited)
- Pencils
- Jeff Shultz (credited)
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Smithers; Hal Cooper; Alice Cooper; Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica thinks Betty is poor, Betty thinks that Veronica doesn't understand having a close family, which is why they are best friends.
- Reprints
- in Archie 1000 Page Comics Extravaganza (Archie, 2013 series) (2013)
- in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #215 (October 2013), #276 (October 2019)
-
Scooter Tooter
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- George Gladir (credited as Gladir)
- Pencils
- John Costanza (credited as Costanza)
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick (credited as Lapick)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Smithers
- Synopsis
- Scooters are good way to get around.
- Reprints
- in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #224 (May 2006)
-
The Bake-Off
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Kathleen Webb (credited)
- Pencils
- Jeff Shultz (credited)
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Dilton Doily; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Betty is a better cook than Veronica.
- Reprints
[no title indexed]
Dear Betty and Veronica / letters page / 2 pages
- Script
- Sara Algase (credited)
- Pencils
- Ellen Leonforte (signed as EL)
- Inks
- Ellen Leonforte (signed as EL)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Ellen Leonforte ?; typeset
Indexer Notes
Advice column. Includes 1/2 page Message Board.
Puzzled
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- John Costanza (credited as Costanza)
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick (credited as Lapick)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Veronica always complains about Betty's birthday gifts to her.
- Reprints
- in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #231 (February 2007)
- in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #221 (March 2012)
-
A Change of Mood
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Kathleen Webb (credited)
- Pencils
- Jeff Shultz (credited)
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Mr. Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Betty likes the rain, Veronica does not.
- Reprints
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["I meditate to unwind!"]
Betty and Veronica -
1.
The Height of Fashion
Betty and Veronica -
2.
[no title indexed]
Fan Art -
3.
A Purpose in Life
Betty and Veronica -
4.
Scooter Tooter
Betty and Veronica -
5.
The Bake-Off
Betty and Veronica -
6.
[no title indexed]
Dear Betty and Veronica -
7.
Puzzled
Betty and Veronica -
8.
A Change of Mood
Betty and Veronica
This issue was modified by, among others
- Thomas Johnson
- Edgar Loftin
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Mike Nielsen
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