(March 2001)
Archie,
1983 Series
- Price
- 2.19 USD; 2.49 CAD
- Pages
- 100
- Indicia Frequency
- 8 times a year in Mar., April, May, July, Aug., Oct., Nov., 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
- 071896468557 18
- Editing
- Nelson Ribeiro; Victor Gorelick; Richard Goldwater (editor-in-chief)
[no title indexed]
Betty and Veronica / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Poor Veronica...
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Nancy Woods
Trend Setter
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- George Gladir (credited)
- Pencils
- Tim Kennedy (credited)
- Inks
- Ken Selig (credited)
- Colors
- Frank Gagliardo (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Molly Griffith; Nancy Woods; Miss Grundy; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Veronica, Betty and Nancy set a new fashion statement in the school, wearing sandals in the winter.
- Reprints
Self Defensed
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo
- Inks
- Alison Flood
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Ms. Choe
- Synopsis
- At the urging of Betty and Mr. Lodge, Veronica enrolls in a karate class.
- Reprints
-
from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #88 (June 1995)
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A Twist of Fate
Betty / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Chuck Clayton; Nancy Woods; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Mr. Flutesnoot; Dilton Doiley; Miss Grundy; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Weatherbee; Caramel
- Synopsis
- Betty relates incidents from her life that prove the opposite of what you expect often happens in life.
- Reprints
- from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #35 (March 1996)
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Backups
Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie manages to destroy all the backup copies of Mr. Lodge's article.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #384 (February 1991)
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Indexer Notes
formerly an Archie story.
Pet Set
Betty / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Ethel Muggs; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica go pet shopping at the pet shop Ethel works at.
- Reprints
- from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #35 (March 1996)
-
- Keywords
- pet shop; rabbit; tropical fish
Cover Story
Betty / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Hal Cooper; Alice Cooper
- Synopsis
- Betty feels guilty for crushing over teen heartthrob Brad Freeman instead of Archie.
- Reprints
- from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #35 (March 1996)
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Fantastic Fashions for Fabulous Fun Times
Archie and the Gang / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #221 (March 1991)
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Give Me a Ring
Betty Cooper, Super Sleuther / comic story / 11 pages
- Genre
- teen; adventure
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Caramel; Veronica Lodge; Smithers the butler; Hiram Lodge; unidentified Tangapoonian nationals; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Betty gets an ancient ring from the country of Tangapoon, one of dozens of artifacts recently purchased from the country by Mr. Lodge, stuck on her finger. That makes her a target of radicals from the country determined to reclaim the ring at any cost.
- Reprints
- from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #34 (February 1996)
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Plaster Parting
Betty / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Alice Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- Betty outlines in her diary how she coped with having her leg in a cast and her eventual liberation from it.
- Reprints
- from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #5 (April 1993)
-
- Keywords
- ice skating
The Grass Is Always Greener...
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Smithers the Butler
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica spend the afternoon envying the other one's life.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #146 (April 2000)
-
Hairdo, Hair Don't
Betty / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper; Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie is taking Betty to an expensive restaurant, so Betty experiments with new hairstyles.
- Reprints
- from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #35 (March 1996)
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Heavenly Helper
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; The Kid
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica's act of kindness toward a strange young boy nets them valuable rewards. Reggie's cynicism toward the act nets him a just reward as well.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #97 (March 1996)
-
Star Struck
Veronica / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Angelo De Cesare (credited as Angelo DeCesare)
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo (credited)
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Brett Bolder; Vicki; Amber
- Synopsis
- Vicki and Amber ask Veronica to produce a photo of herself and soap opera star Brett Bolder to prove she knows him.
- Reprints
- from Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #43 (June 1995)
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- Keywords
- dog show; Wheaton Terrier
Cents of Value
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; The Kid; Dilton Doiley; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- Betty saves a young boy from a snowball pelting and he rewards her with a lucky penny that proves to be lucky indeed.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #97 (March 1996)
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Indexer Notes
Credits confirmed against the credits printed for the reprint in B&V Friends Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #230.
Weight and See
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Pop Tate; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica both learn they've gained half a pound. Betty takes it calmly, while Veronica goes off the deep end.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #37 (February 1991)
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The Third Friend
Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- George Gladir
- Pencils
- ? [as Kennedy]
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor; teen
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
["Poor Veronica..."]
Betty and Veronica -
1.
Trend Setter
Betty and Veronica -
2.
Self Defensed
Betty and Veronica -
3.
A Twist of Fate
Betty -
4.
Backups
Veronica -
5.
Pet Set
Betty -
6.
Cover Story
Betty -
7.
Fantastic Fashions for Fabulous Fun Times
Archie and the Gang -
8.
Give Me a Ring
Betty Cooper, Super Sleuther -
9.
Plaster Parting
Betty -
10.
The Grass Is Always Greener...
Betty and Veronica -
11.
Hairdo, Hair Don't
Betty -
12.
Heavenly Helper
Betty and Veronica -
13.
Star Struck
Veronica -
14.
Cents of Value
Betty and Veronica -
15.
Weight and See
Betty and Veronica -
16.
The Third Friend
Veronica
This issue was modified by, among others
- Peter Croome
- Katy Hayhurst
- Thomas Johnson
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
- Mike Nielsen
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