(February 1998)
Archie,
1983 Series
- Price
- 1.95 USD; 1.99 CAD
- Pages
- 100
- Indicia Frequency
- 7 times a year in Feb., April, June, July, Sept., Oct. and Dec.
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
The Archie Digest Library
- Barcode
- 009128468556 93
- Editing
- Nanci Dakesian; Victor Gorelick
[no title indexed]
Betty and Veronica / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- But, Miss Grundy, you said not to pass notes in class!
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Miss Grundy; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Moose Mason; Dilton Doily; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
Bowled Over
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Barbara Slate (credited)
- Pencils
- Dan Parent (credited)
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino (credited)
- Colors
- Frank Gagliardo (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Veronica doesn't like bowling so she tries to convince Betty that skiing is more 'chic'.
- Reprints
-
in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #111 (February 2003), #157 (February 2008), #208 (February 2013), #290 (March 2021)
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- Keywords
- skiing
Keyboard Kapers
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley; Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Archie's developing computer phobia gives Veronica an idea on how to draw him closer to her and away from Betty the brain.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #60 (February 1993)
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[no title indexed]
Miss Grundy Pin-Up / illustration / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Imagine those kids building a "snow queen" on school property!
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #169 (April 1965)
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Window Shopping
Betty's Diary / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Betty's concept of window shopping and Veronica's concept of window shopping aren't necessarily the same thing.
- Reprints
- from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #4 (February 1993)
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This Looks like a Job for Sugarplum!
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Sugarplum; store owner; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- Sugarplum, a fairy, is fired from her job at the North Pole and comes to visit the girls to find a new career. Betty and Veronica get her some jobs but she always gets fired.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica Spectacular (Archie, 1992 series) #2 (February 1993)
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Indexer Notes
Part 1 of an unnamed 4-part story that fills this issue.
For the Love of Archie
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Sugarplum; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- The girls are arguing and Sugarplum gets them to come back together by making them both jealous of Archie's attentions to her.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica Spectacular (Archie, 1992 series) #2 (February 1993)
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Indexer Notes
Part 2 of an unnamed 4-part story that fills this issue.
Hello Dolly
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Sugarplum; Billy; Jackie
- Synopsis
- Sugarplum preaches a lesson about stealing to a boy who tries to use her for a Christmas present.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica Spectacular (Archie, 1992 series) #2 (February 1993)
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Indexer Notes
Part 3 of an unnamed 4-part story that fills this issue.
It's My Party and I'll Fly If I Want To!
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Sugarplum; Jughead Jones; Santa Claus; Billy; Jackie; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason (cameo); Archie Andrews; Dilton Doily
- Synopsis
- Santa shows up at a party and gives Sugarplum her old job back.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica Spectacular (Archie, 1992 series) #2 (February 1993)
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Indexer Notes
Part 4 of an unnamed 4-part story that fills this issue.
Young at Heart
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Smithers the butler; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica cons her father and Smithers into a snowball fight.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #291 (March 1980)
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- Keywords
- snowball fight
Indexer Notes
Credits confirmed with the credits printed in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #209.
Freezer Plan
Josie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Josie; Alexander Cabot; Alan Mayberry; Stanley Egghead; Orville Egghead
- Synopsis
- Trying to show up Alan, Alex uses an experimental formula to become immune to the cold. But when it wears off, he's caught outside without a coat.
- Reprints
- from Josie and the Pussycats (Archie, 1969 series) #88 (April 1976)
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- Keywords
- blue blood; winter
Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprint in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #268.
Cover Up
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Midge Klump; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- When Mr. Lodge goes outside wearing Archie's hat and coat, everyone mistakes him for Archie, and he discovers just how bad Archie's life really is.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #134 (February 1963)
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- Keywords
- coat; makeup; mistaken identity; tomato
Smoked Rib
Veronica / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)
- Pencils
- Sean Murphey
- Inks
- Ken Selig
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It was nice of Ronnie to cook dinner for us!
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- When the smoke alarm goes off, Veronica has finished cooking dinner.
- Reprints
- in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #112 (March 2003), #158 (April 2008), #210 (April 2013), #268 (January 2019)
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Plastic Santa
Archie / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Betty and the gang teach Mr. Lodge who is stressed about business the true meaning of Christmas.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #230 (January 1975)
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- Keywords
- Christmas; Christmas list; Christmas tree; fudge; popcorn; smell
Personalized Christmas Ornaments
Archie and the Gang / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- George Gladir (credited)
- Pencils
- Dan Parent (credited)
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- teen
- Reprints
- from Archie's Story & Game Digest Magazine (Archie, 1986 series) #14 (March 1990)
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Indexer Notes
Personalized Christmas ornaments for various Archie cast.
His Brown Eyes Were My Undoing
Betty / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I ran until my lungs were about to burst...But still he pursued me!!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- The puppy that Archie buys Veronica at Betty's suggestion only likes Betty.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #34 (April 1971)
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Foot Fault
Sabrina / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Sabrina Spellman; Harvey Kinkle
- Synopsis
- Sabrina helps Harvey master a difficult downhill slope with magic.
- Reprints
- from Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (Archie, 1971 series) #24 (February 1975)
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Snow Job
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Jughead Jones; Smithers the butler
- Synopsis
- A heavy snowstorm makes for perilous travel to school for Betty, Veronica and Archie.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #60 (February 1993)
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Table of Contents
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0.
["But, Miss Grundy, you said not to pass notes in class!"]
Betty and Veronica -
1.
Bowled Over
Betty and Veronica -
2.
Keyboard Kapers
Betty and Veronica -
3.
["Imagine those kids building a "snow queen" on school property!"]
Miss Grundy Pin-Up -
4.
Window Shopping
Betty's Diary -
5.
This Looks like a Job for Sugarplum!
Betty and Veronica -
6.
For the Love of Archie
Betty and Veronica -
7.
Hello Dolly
Betty and Veronica -
8.
It's My Party and I'll Fly If I Want To!
Betty and Veronica -
9.
Young at Heart
Betty and Veronica -
10.
Freezer Plan
Josie -
11.
Cover Up
Archie -
12.
Smoked Rib
Veronica -
13.
Plastic Santa
Archie -
14.
Personalized Christmas Ornaments
Archie and the Gang -
15.
His Brown Eyes Were My Undoing
Betty -
16.
Foot Fault
Sabrina -
17.
Snow Job
Betty and Veronica
This issue was modified by, among others
- Peter Croome
- Katy Hayhurst
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
- Mike Nielsen
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