(January 2002)
Archie,
1983 Series
- Price
- 2.19 USD; 2.69 CAD
- Pages
- 100
- Indicia Frequency
- 8 times a year in Jan., April, May, June, Sept., 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
- 009128468556 25
- Editing
- Nelson Ribeiro; Victor Gorelick; Richard H. Goldwater (editor-in-chief)
[no title indexed]
Betty and Veronica / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Jeff Shultz (signed as
Jeff Shultz) - Inks
- Henry Scarpelli (signed as
Henry Scarpelli) - Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Archie, do you have a favorite part?
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Some Change!
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Kathleen Webb (credited)
- Pencils
- Bob Bolling (credited)
- Inks
- Al Milgrom (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Feature Logo
Betty & Veronica- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Aunt Blatty
- Synopsis
- Desperate for a change of routine, Betty and Veronica reluctantly consent to attend the fashion show being put on by Veronica's Aunt Blatty.
- Reprints
-
in Archie 1000 Page Comics Jamboree (Archie, 2013 series) (2013) - in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #217 (December 2013), #289 (January 2021)
-
[no title indexed]
Betty Pin Up / illustration / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Say, Betty -- How about you and I taking in a movie?
- Feature Logo
Betty Pin Up- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Reggie asks Betty to a movie.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #260 (December 1971)
- in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #223 (May 2012), #279 (May 2020)
-
Pip of a Slip
Ethel / comic story / 1 page
- Feature Logo
Ethel- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Ethel Muggs; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Jughead is going to give Ethel the slip on her birthday.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #137 (June 1969)
-
Fair Exchange
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo
- Inks
- Alison Flood
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Attending the fair with the girls, Archie and Reggie begin competing at the midway games to see who can win the biggest prizes for the ladies.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #106 (December 1996)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
[no title indexed]
Betty Pin Up / cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Oh Archie! This is the most beautiful view I've ever seen!
- Feature Logo
Betty Pin Up- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie takes Betty to see a majestic view of the ocean to gauge her reaction, in order to see if it would be good to take Veronica there.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #153 (June 1968)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
Climb Every Mountain
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 11 pages
- Script
- Dan Parent
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo; Dan Parent
- Inks
- Mark Brewer
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Feature Logo
Betty and Veronica- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Betty tries to interest Veronica in rock climbing, but Veronica is resistant until she sees the type of buff guys the sport attracts.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica Spectacular (Archie, 1992 series) #20 (October 1996)
-
- Keywords
- rock climbing
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
Rejection Dejection
Betty / comic story / 1 page
- Feature Logo
Betty- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Archie consoles Betty after she gets another publisher rejection slip.
- Reprints
- from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #41 (September 1996)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
[no title indexed]
Betty's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Mind if I watch "City Hospital" on TV?
- Feature Logo
Betty Gag Bag- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Moose Mason; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Betty wants to watch her soap opera.
- Reprints
- in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #256 (November 2017)
-
Future Shock
Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Feature Logo
Veronica- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica buys a crystal ball that can see into the future but has problems interpreting what the future actually holds.
- Reprints
- from Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #58 (December 1996)
-
- Keywords
- crystal ball
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
The Nation's Most Wanted
Betty Cooper, Super Sleuther / comic story / 12 pages
- Feature Logo
Betty Cooper Super Sleuther- Genre
- teen; adventure
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Bertie Blabbum; Veronica Lodge; Rob Ruse (villain); Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley; Mayor Glibb
- Synopsis
- Betty is certain criminal mastermind and disguise artist Rob Ruse is in Riverdale and planning a job. When no one in authority will take her deductions seriously, she teams with Archie and Dilton to run the crook down herself.
- Reprints
- from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #44 (December 1996)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
Talk Isn’t Cheap
Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Feature Logo
- Veronica
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews; Hermione Lodge
- Synopsis
- Furious over charges on Veronica's phone, Mr. Lodge takes her phone away.
- Reprints
- from Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #54 (August 1996)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
Service with a Smile
Betty / comic story / 5 pages
- Feature Logo
- Betty
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Mister Bainbridge; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Betty agrees to work overtime at her job at Mall-Mart, forcing her to miss a date she had with Archie.
- Reprints
- from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #41 (September 1996)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
Queen for a Week
Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Veronica, this is the ambassador from Snoozlevania!
- Feature Logo
- Veronica
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Veronica becomes Queen for a month in Snoozlevania but because their economy crashed they make her pay for everything during her trip.
- Reprints
- from Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #55 (September 1996)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
Original title "Queen for a Month".
It's in the Bag
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Feature Logo
- Betty and Veronica
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica take elaborate precautions to make sure a sudden rain storm doesn't spoil their new designer hair-dos.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #102 (August 1996)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
Game Gambit
Betty / comic story / 5 pages
- Feature Logo
- Betty
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; two unidentified corporate executives
- Synopsis
- Betty is asked by two executives of Zapco Video Games to test the appeal of some video games specially oriented for teenage girls.
- Reprints
- from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #43 (November 1996)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
Hold the Phone
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Feature Logo
- Betty and Veronica
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Cheryl Blossom; Unnamed phone operator
- Synopsis
- Veronica, Betty and Archie play the call waiting game.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #105 (November 1996)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
A Promise Kept
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Kathleen Webb (credited as Webb)
- Pencils
- ? [as Kennedy] (credited)
- Inks
- Ken Selig (credited as Selig)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Feature Logo
- Betty & Veronica
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Chuck Clayton; Dilton Doiley; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Nancy Woods
- Synopsis
- Betty promises not to tell Archie that Veronica plans to ditch him on Saturday night to go out with Reggie instead.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["Archie, do you have a favorite part?"]
Betty and Veronica -
1.
["Visit Archie and all his friends in Riverdale."]
-
2.
Some Change!
Betty and Veronica -
3.
["Say, Betty -- How about you and I taking in a movie?"]
Betty Pin Up -
4.
[Love Showdown]
-
5.
Pip of a Slip
Ethel -
6.
Fair Exchange
Betty and Veronica -
7.
[Archie's Holiday Fun Digest #6]
-
8.
["Oh Archie! This is the most beautiful view I've ever seen!"]
Betty Pin Up -
9.
Climb Every Mountain
Betty and Veronica -
10.
[Archie's Stuff Shop]
-
11.
[The Best of Josie and the Pussycats]
-
12.
Rejection Dejection
Betty -
13.
School Frenzy
Veronica -
14.
["Mind if I watch "City Hospital" on TV?"]
Betty's Gag Bag -
15.
Archie's Collector Sets
-
16.
[This Month's Digests Are Off the Hook]
-
17.
Future Shock
Veronica -
18.
The Nation's Most Wanted
Betty Cooper, Super Sleuther -
19.
[Sabrina Back Issues]
-
20.
Talk Isn’t Cheap
Veronica -
21.
Service with a Smile
Betty -
22.
[Archie Americana Series]
Archie Americana Series -
23.
Queen for a Week
Veronica -
24.
It's in the Bag
Betty and Veronica -
25.
[Archie's Subscription Offer of the Century!]
-
26.
Game Gambit
Betty -
27.
[Archie's Digest Subscription Offer]
-
28.
Hold the Phone
Betty and Veronica -
29.
[no title indexed]
Editor's Notebook -
30.
A Promise Kept
Betty and Veronica -
31.
[Archie's Double Digest Subscription Offer]
-
32.
[Get Caught Up In the Magic]
Archway -
33.
[Chocolate Food Pyramid]
Pop Tarts
This issue was modified by, among others
- Peter Croome
- Katy Hayhurst
- Thomas Johnson
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Mike Nielsen
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