Betty and Veronica #186 [Direct Edition]
(May 2003)

Archie, 1987 Series
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Volume
2
Price
2.19 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
13 times per year, twice in April
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Brand
Archie Comics
Barcode
762816467483 18611
Editing
Victor Gorelick (editor); Richard H. Goldwater (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Jeff Shultz (signed)
Inks
Jon D'Agostino (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Yoshida

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Get lost, Archie!
Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Once again Betty is prepared to catch Archie on the rebound.

Indexer Notes

Redrawn from the cover of Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica #157.

Soap Operations (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
Angelo DeCesare
Pencils
Jeff Shultz
Inks
Henry Scarpelli
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Alice Cooper; Reggie Mantle (dream only); Jughead Jones (dream only)
Synopsis
Betty falls asleep during a marathon DVD session of her favorite soap opera and dreams she and the Archie cast are acting out the drama's plot lines.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Dear Betty & Veronica / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Sara Algase [as Betty and Veronica]
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
Frank Gagliardo ?
Letters
Frank Gagliardo ?; typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I Have A Friend
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Learn Something New (Table of Contents: 3)

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
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Miss Grundy; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Miss Grundy asks Betty to try to get Veronica to concentrate on her lessons.
Reprints

Now Fashions (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Pencils
Jeff Shultz (signed)
Inks
Jeff Shultz (signed)
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
fashion
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Betty and Veronica model fashion designs submitted by readers.
Reprints

Danger Zone (Table of Contents: 5)

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
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Fred Andrews; Pop Tate; Jughead Jones; Hot Dog; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Hiram Lodge; Smithers the butler; Dilton Doiley; Chuck Clayton; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Betty and Veronica search the town for Archie, but all they find is destruction left in his wake and angry people ready to throttle him.

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

Editor's Notebook / text article / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Victor Gorelick
Colors
Frank Gagliardo ?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I'm Sure Many Of You
Synopsis
Editor Gorelick promotes Veronica #138, Jughead #150 and Archie's Mysteries #27.

Number Cruncher (Table of Contents: 7)

Veronica / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Tim Kennedy
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Veronica Lodge; Nancy Woods
Synopsis
Veronica the cheerleader tries to counter Central High's boastful cheers.
Reprints

Buzz Word (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script
Mike Pellowski
Pencils
Jeff Shultz
Inks
Henry Scarpelli
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee; Reggie Mantle; Dilton Doiley; Nancy Woods; Moose Mason
Synopsis
The halls of Riverdale High are terrorized by a rogue bee.
Reprints
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Get lost, Archie!"]
    Betty and Veronica
  2. 1. Soap Operations
    Betty and Veronica
  3. 2. ["I Have A Friend"]
    Dear Betty & Veronica
  4. 3. Learn Something New
    Betty and Veronica
  5. 4. Now Fashions
    Betty and Veronica
  6. 5. Danger Zone
    Betty and Veronica
  7. 6. ["I'm Sure Many Of You"]
    Editor's Notebook
  8. 7. Number Cruncher
    Veronica
  9. 8. Buzz Word
    Betty and Veronica
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Igor Dybzinski
  • Thomas Johnson
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen