(October 2004)
Archie,
1983 Series
- Price
- 2.39 USD; 2.89 CAD
- Pages
- 100
- Indicia Frequency
- 9 times a year in Jan., Mar., Apr., May, July, Aug., 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
- 071896468557 50
- Editing
- Nelson Ribeiro; Victor Gorelick
Issue Notes
Indicia title is "Betty and Veronica Digest Magazine."
[no title indexed]
Betty and Veronica / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What do I give a boy who deserves the very best?
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Her Biggest Fans!
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Kathleen Webb
- Pencils
- Tim Kennedy
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Vickie Williams
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- There is no breeze at the beach so Veronica wants someone to fan her so she won't get hot and sweaty.
- Reprints
Cheryl's Classic Summer Style
Cheryl Blossom / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- fashion; teen
- Characters
- Cheryl Blossom
- Reprints
-
from Cheryl Blossom (Archie, 1997 series) #17 (November 1998)
-
Shop Around the World Fashion!
Veronica / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica shows off three world fashions.
- Reprints
- from Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #79 (September 1998)
- in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #234 (August 2013)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from original
Nice Try
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Midge Klump
- Synopsis
- Veronica asks Betty's advice on being liked, but gets it wrong.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #139 (September 1999)
-
Night School
Cheryl Blossom / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Cheryl Blossom; Dilton Doiley; Tanya; Ms. Hampton (teacher)
- Synopsis
- Cheryl leads such an exciting life she doesn't have time to study. Dilton recommends that she listens to her notes overnight so she can learn in her sleep.
- Reprints
- from Cheryl Blossom (Archie, 1997 series) #24 (August 1999)
-
- Keywords
- beach; headphones; tape player
Indexer Notes
Fan ideas from: Angelie Meedan (Phoenix, AZ); Jessica Lung (Colorado Springs, CO); Chandra Ewing (Sierra Vista, AZ); Alyssa Galella (Wilton, CT).
Parodies Sony as "Fony."
Shop Around the World
Veronica / comic story / 11 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Hermione Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Smithers; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Veronica and Hermione decide to go shopping in Paris. While there two criminals try unsuccessfully to steal items from them.
- Reprints
- from Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #79 (September 1998)
-
- Keywords
- Eiffel Tower; Paris; Rome
Shop ‘Til You Drop Style!
Veronica / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- fashion; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge
- Reprints
- from Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #78 (August 1998)
-
The Peacemaker
Betty / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper
- Synopsis
- While volunteering at a senior center, Betty tries to get two residents to stop constantly fighting.
- Reprints
- from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #77 (September 1999)
-
Summer Nights Pin-Up
Cheryl Blossom / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Cheryl Blossom
- Reprints
- from Cheryl Blossom (Archie, 1997 series) #25 (September 1999)
-
Sailor Beware
Josie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Alan M. Mayberry; Alexander Cabot; Josie McCoy
- Reprints
- from Josie and the Pussycats (Archie, 1969 series) #78 (September 1974)
-
Car Wash Woes
Josie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Josie McCoy; Melody Valentine; Valerie Brown; Alan M.; Alexander Cabot III; Alexandra Cabot
- Synopsis
- Melody gets everybody soaked while she's trying to wash her father's car.
- Reprints
- from Josie and the Pussycats (Archie, 1969 series) #84 (September 1975)
-
Hot Fun in the Summertime
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 21 pages
- Script
- Dan Parent
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo; Dan Parent
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Cheryl Blossom; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jason Blossom (Cheryl's brother); Roscoe (the head lifeguard); Clifford Blossom; Mrs. Blossom
- Synopsis
- Origin of Cheryl Blossom
- Reprints
- from Cheryl Blossom (Archie, 1995 series) #1 (September 1995)
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Indexer Notes
Story is divided into Four Parts.
In and Out
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Brad
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica are both attracted to the same passing boy.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #139 (September 1999)
-
Double Play
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Angelo De Cesare
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo
- Inks
- Henry Scarpelli
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica try to meet two famous commercial spokesmen at a fitness camp.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #140 (October 1999)
-
Veronica's Scrappy Scrapbook
Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- George Gladir
- Pencils
- Dan Parent
- Inks
- Rich Koslowski
- Colors
- Barry Grossman ?
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida ?
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge (Also as Little Veronica Lodge in flashback); Smithers; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews (Also as Little Archie Andrews in flashback); Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Veronica makes a scrapbook of her life in pictures.
- Reprints
- from Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #92 (October 1999)
-
Indexer Notes
Veronica and Archie appear as their "Little Archie" & "Little Veronica" versions in this story in flashback photo panels.
From Bland to Grand
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Kathleen Webb (credited)
- Pencils
- Tim Kennedy (credited)
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Dilton Doiley; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- After Veronica makes fun of the sandwiches that Betty brought to the beach, Jughead helps Betty get revenge.
- Reprints
- in Archie 1000 Page Comics Jam (Archie, 2015 series) (2015)
- in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #235 (September 2015)
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Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
["What do I give a boy who deserves the very best?"]
Betty and Veronica -
1.
Her Biggest Fans!
Betty and Veronica -
2.
Cheryl's Classic Summer Style
Cheryl Blossom -
3.
Shop Around the World Fashion!
Veronica -
4.
Nice Try
Betty and Veronica -
5.
Night School
Cheryl Blossom -
6.
Shop Around the World
Veronica -
7.
Shop ‘Til You Drop Style!
Veronica -
8.
The Peacemaker
Betty -
9.
Summer Nights Pin-Up
Cheryl Blossom -
10.
Sailor Beware
Josie -
11.
Car Wash Woes
Josie -
12.
Hot Fun in the Summertime
Betty and Veronica -
13.
In and Out
Betty and Veronica -
14.
Double Play
Betty and Veronica -
15.
Veronica's Scrappy Scrapbook
Veronica -
16.
From Bland to Grand
Betty and Veronica
This issue was modified by, among others
- Peter Croome
- Katy Hayhurst
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Mike Nielsen
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