Betty and Veronica #171 [Direct Edition]
(April 2002)

Archie, 1987 Series
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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 17111
Editing
Victor Gorelick (editor)

Issue Notes

This issue has variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Jeff Shultz (signed)
Inks
Henry Scarpelli (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
You exercise your way...
Genre
teen
Characters
Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Keywords
exercise; hand weights; working out
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Cover gallery

Girls Will Be Girls (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
Greg Crosby
Pencils
Jeff Shultz
Inks
Henry Scarpelli
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Betty and Veronica go to a remote cabin to get away from boys. But quickly they get on each other's nerves and then get snowed in.
Reprints
Keywords
cabin; snowed in

Dear Betty and Veronica (Table of Contents: 2)

Dear Betty and Veronica / letters page / 1.75 pages (report information)

Script
Sara Algase
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Synopsis
Betty and Veronica answer readers' questions. Also features Message Board.

Turf War (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Jeff Shultz
Inks
Henry Scarpelli
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Ethel Muggs; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
After Betty and Ethel win first and second in a snowboarding contest, Veronica decides she wants to learn to snowboard.
Reprints
Keywords
contest; snowboard

Fan Art (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Fan art

Indexer Notes

Featuring fan art from: Francie Dellinger (Corpus Christi, TX); Vasiliki Sofocli (Oceanside, NY); Stephanie Sofocli age 11 (Yonkers, NY).

Well Spent (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script
Kathleen Webb
Pencils
Jeff Shultz
Inks
Henry Scarpelli
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Smithers; Mrs. Goodbody
Synopsis
When Veronica becomes tired of spending money on herself, Betty talks her into volunteering at an organization that helps low income women find productive jobs.
Reprints
Keywords
job; volunteer

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Editor's Notebook / in-house column / 0.5 page (report information)

A Rose Is a Rose (Table of Contents: 7)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Harold Smith (credited as H. Smith)
Pencils
T. A. Smith
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Rose
Synopsis
Reggie tells Betty and Veronica he just saw Archie with a rose.
Reprints

A Fair Fight (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script
Kathleen Webb
Pencils
Jeff Shultz
Inks
Henry Scarpelli
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Miss Grundy
Synopsis
Archie tries to break up one of Betty and Veronica's fights.
Reprints
Keywords
argument; spat
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["You exercise your way..."]
    Betty and Veronica
  2. 1. Girls Will Be Girls
    Betty and Veronica
  3. 2. Dear Betty and Veronica
    Dear Betty and Veronica
  4. 3. Turf War
    Betty and Veronica
  5. 4. Fan Art
    Betty and Veronica
  6. 5. Well Spent
    Betty and Veronica
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    Editor's Notebook
  8. 7. A Rose Is a Rose
    Betty and Veronica
  9. 8. A Fair Fight
    Betty and Veronica
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  • Peter Croome
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  • Kristin Kavanagh
  • Keith Alan Morgan
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