Betty and Veronica
#189
[Direct Edition]
(August 2003)
Archie,
1987 Series
- Volume
- 2
- Price
- 2.19 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- every 4 weeks, 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 18911
- Editing
- Victor Gorelick (editor)
Issue Notes
This issue has variants:
[no title indexed]
Betty and Veronica / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Jeff Shultz (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Scarpelli (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Betty, have you made any plans for the summer yet?
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews (picture)
- Keywords
- calendar; cork board; phone
![Cover Thumbnail for Betty and Veronica (1987 series) #189 [Newsstand]](https://files1.comics.org//img/gcd/covers_by_id/195/w100/195106.jpg?-6167188232606993952)
Out of Consideration
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Kathleen Webb (credited)
- Pencils
- Jeff Shultz (credited)
- Inks
- Henry Scarpelli (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Randolph [Randy]; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Adam; Jughead Jones; Midge Klump; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Despite already having dates, Betty and Veronica try to find Archie when they learn he's not working today.
- Reprints
-
in Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1983 series) #185 (August 2008) - in Archie 1000 Page Comics Explosion (Archie, 2014 series) ([July] 2014)
- in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #225 (September 2014)
-
- Keywords
- beach; swimsuits
Getting Into the Music
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica attend an outdoor music concert. Archie gets the girls to try his roller skate sneakers.
- Reprints
- in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #192 (August 2011), #285 (September 2020)
-
- Keywords
- concert; music; rollerskate; tuba
Indexer Notes
Archie wears roller skate sneakers based on Heelys, a popular shoe at the time.
Fast Fare
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Ethel Muggs; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- The girls go through a fast food drive thru.
- Reprints
- in Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1983 series) #207 (November 2010)
- in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #274 (November 2019)
-
Rabid Rivals
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Adam [Betty's date]; Sean [Betty's cousin]; Sean's unnamed friend
- Synopsis
- Archie tries to outdo Betty's date at a county fare.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- carnival; fare; roller coaster; theme park
So Real It's Surreal
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee; Hermione Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica has a dream she's late for school during the summer.
- Keywords
- surfing
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
["Betty, have you made any plans for the summer yet?"]
Betty and Veronica -
1.
Out of Consideration
Betty and Veronica -
2.
Getting Into the Music
Betty and Veronica -
3.
Fast Fare
Betty and Veronica -
4.
Rabid Rivals
Betty and Veronica -
5.
So Real It's Surreal
Betty and Veronica
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