Betty and Veronica Comic Digest Magazine #185

(August 2008)

Did You Know ... (Table of Contents)

text article / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jeffrey Branch

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Content Information

Synopsis:

Jeffrey Branch gives readers an overview of Archie Comics publishing history during the era of the fifties.

Indexer Notes

Clip art is various images culled from fifties era Archie Comics.

["Boys Think They're The Greatest Things"] (Table of Contents)

Betty And Veronica / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Harry Shorten ?

Pencils:

Bill Vigoda

Inks:

Bill Vigoda

Colors:

Barry Grossman ?

Letters:

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Content Information

Genre:

Teen

Characters:

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle

Synopsis:

Betty and Veronica manipulate Jughead, Archie and Reggie marionettes.

Reprints:

• from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #1 (March 1950)

Circus Daze (Table of Contents)

Betty And Veronica / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Frank Doyle ?

Pencils:

George Frese (signed)

Inks:

George Frese (signed)

Colors:

Barry Grossman ?

Letters:

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Content Information

Genre:

Teen

Characters:

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Oscar The Clown (Betty's Uncle); traffic police officer

Synopsis:

Betty's Uncle Oscar gives her his clown car, which he can no longer afford. Veronica offers to drive Betty home in it, but the car proves unmanageable on the road.

Reprints:

• from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #1 (March 1950)

The Rainmaker (Table of Contents)

Betty And Veronica / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Frank Doyle ?

Pencils:

George Frese (signed)

Inks:

George Frese (signed)

Colors:

Barry Grossman ?

Letters:

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Content Information

Genre:

Teen

Characters:

Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Fred Andrews

Synopsis:

Archie and Jughead think Betty wants to shoot them, because she is carrying her father's shotgun home from the repair shop. Betty schemes to make it rain, so Archie doesn't have to paint his father's house and can go on a date with her. And Fred just wants to take a bath in peace.

Reprints:

• from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #1 (March 1950)

What's Cookin'? (Table of Contents)

Betty And Veronica / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Frank Doyle ?

Pencils:

George Frese (signed)

Inks:

George Frese (signed)

Colors:

Barry Grossman ?

Letters:

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Content Information

Genre:

Teen

Characters:

Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones

Synopsis:

Betty has been leaving pastries for Archie in a fire bucket. Mr. Weatherbee finds the pastry and takes them. Miss Grundy discovers the empty bucket and has it filled with water.

Reprints:

• from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #1 (March 1950)

Poor Little Rich Girl! (Table of Contents)

Betty And Veronica / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Frank Doyle ?

Pencils:

George Frese (signed)

Inks:

George Frese (signed)

Colors:

Barry Grossman ?

Letters:

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Content Information

Genre:

Teen

Characters:

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jenkins the butler; Marie the maid; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones

Synopsis:

Veronica breaks a date with Archie to spend the evening with Betty at the mansion. Later that night, Veronica confesses her loneliness due to inattentive parents and the barrier her wealth and privilege puts between her and the other Riverdale students. Betty and Veronica become closer friends because of this.

Reprints:

• from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #1 (March 1950)

You Can't Win! (Table of Contents)

Betty And Veronica / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Frank Doyle ?

Pencils:

George Frese (signed)

Inks:

George Frese (signed)

Colors:

Barry Grossman ?

Letters:

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Content Information

Genre:

Teen

Characters:

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Gypsy Rose

Synopsis:

Tired of losing out to Veronica for Archie's affections, Betty buys an enchanted bracelet hoping to win Archie through sorcery.

Reprints:

• from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #1 (March 1950)

["If You Enjoy Great Classic Stories"] (Table of Contents)

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Content Information

Characters:

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis:

Advertisement for the Archie Americana Series.

["You'll Love Each Of These Great DVDs"] (Table of Contents)

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Content Information

Synopsis:

Advertisement for various Archie animated series on DVD.

Indexer Notes

Clip art is the covers of the DVDs.

Sail Tale (Table of Contents)

Betty / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

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Pencils:

Stan Goldberg

Inks:

Rudy Lapick

Colors:

Barry Grossman ?

Letters:

Bill Yoshida ?

Content Information

Genre:

Teen

Characters:

Betty Cooper; Ethel Muggs; Midge Klump; Archie Andrews

Synopsis:

Betty finds Archie's invitation to go sailing wasn't what she thought it would be.

The Competative Edge (Table of Contents)

Betty And Veronica / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

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Pencils:

Dan Parent

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Colors:

Barry Grossman ?

Letters:

Bill Yoshida ?

Content Information

Genre:

Teen

Characters:

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Nancy Woods; Chuck Clayton; Hiram Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Hermione Lodge

Synopsis:

Betty, Veronica and Nancy are increasingly frustrated that the boys spend all their time playing video games. But after Mr. Lodge asks them to test a new video game for his company, the girls become even more addicted than the boys were.

Betty's Paper Doll Book (Table of Contents)

Betty / illustration / 6 pages (report information)

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Script:

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Pencils:

Stan Goldberg

Inks:

Scott McRae ?

Colors:

Barry Grossman ?

Letters:

Bill Yoshida ?

Content Information

Genre:

Teen

Characters:

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason

Synopsis:

Series of paper doll illustrations of Betty and her friends, with humorous accessories.

Betty's Assorted Fashions (Table of Contents)

Betty / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Dan DeCarlo

Inks:

Dan DeCarlo

Colors:

Barry Grossman ?

Letters:

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Content Information

Genre:

Teen

Characters:

Betty Cooper

Synopsis:

No story; Betty models fashion designs sent in by readers.

["Great Summer Reading"] (Table of Contents)

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Synopsis:

Advertisement for Archie's Camp Tales Volume 1 trade paperback.

Indexer Notes

Clip art is the cover for the book.

["On Sale Now"] (Table of Contents)

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Characters:

Little Archie

Synopsis:

Advertisement for The Adventures Of Little Archie volumes one and two.

Indexer Notes

Clip art is the covers for the two volumes.

Comic Relief (Table of Contents)

Veronica / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

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Script:

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Pencils:

Dan Parent

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Colors:

Barry Grossman ?

Letters:

Bill Yoshida ?

Content Information

Genre:

Teen

Characters:

Veronica Lodge; Chuck Clayton; Cousin Marcy; Boris; Powertween

Synopsis:

Chuck asks Veronica to make appearances at comic shops dressed as Powerteen to promote the comic book they've developed. At the comic shop her cousin Marcy works at, Veronica becomes suspicious of the intentions of Marcy's boyfriend.

["2007 Collector sets"] (Table of Contents)

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Characters:

Pop Tate

Synopsis:

Advertisement for Archie collector sets and Archie Digest collector sets.

["Archie Comics Shop"] (Table of Contents)

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Characters:

Jughead Jones

Synopsis:

Advertisement for Archie logo related merchandise and the Archie Online Comics Shop.

Beachy Keen Fashions (Table of Contents)

Betty And Veronica / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Dan DeCarlo

Inks:

Dan DeCarlo

Colors:

Barry Grossman ?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Teen

Characters:

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis:

No story; Betty and Veronica model swimwear designs sent in by readers.

["Summer Fun"] (Table of Contents)

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Synopsis:

Advertisement for Betty And Veronica Summer Fun trade paperback.

Indexer Notes

Clip art is the cover of the book.

["Subscribe to Archie Double Digest Books"] (Table of Contents)

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Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Dan Parent

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Content Information

Characters:

Jughead Jones

Synopsis:

Subscription solicitation for Archie's Double Digest.

Heads Up Reggie (Table of Contents)

Betty And Veronica / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Mike Pellowski

Pencils:

Jeff Schultz

Inks:

Henry Scarpelli

Colors:

Barry Grossman ?

Letters:

Bill Yoshida

Content Information

Genre:

Teen

Characters:

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Moose Mason

Synopsis:

Reggie shaves his head to appear more macho to girls.

Reprints:

• from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #188 (July 2003)

Indexer Notes

Art originally attributed to Dan DeCarlo/Alison Flood. Credits changed on 12/15/2012, per credits on original story.

Veronica's Summer Style (Table of Contents)

Veronica / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Dan Parent

Inks:

Rudy Lapick

Colors:

Barry Grossman ?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Teen

Characters:

Veronica Lodge

Synopsis:

No story; Veronica models swimwear designs sent in by readers.

["Subscribe To Archie Comics"] (Table of Contents)

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Script:

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Characters:

Hiram Lodge

Synopsis:

Subscription solicitation to the Archie Comics line.

["Sonic Graphic Novel Checklist"] (Table of Contents)

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Synopsis:

Advertisement for the backlist of Sonic The Hedgehog trade paperbacks.

Out Of Consideration (Table of Contents)

Betty And Veronica / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Dan DeCarlo

Inks:

Alison Flood

Colors:

Barry Grossman ?

Letters:

Bill Yoshida ?

Content Information

Genre:

Teen

Characters:

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Randy; Adam

Synopsis:

Rather than spend time with their dates, Betty and Veronica spend the entire day watching each other to make sure each one doesn't sneak off and hook up with Archie.

["A Little Bit Of Sabrina"] (Table of Contents)

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Synopsis:

Advertisement for various Sabrina related merchandise.

["Rock Out"] (Table of Contents)

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Synopsis:

Advertisement for The Best Of Josie & The Pussycats trade paperback.

When Betty And Veronica Meet Betty And Veronica (Table of Contents)

Betty And Veronica / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Fernando Ruiz

Pencils:

Jeff Shultz

Inks:

Rich Koslowski

Colors:

Barry Grossman

Letters:

Jack Morelli

Content Information

Genre:

Teen

Characters:

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper (50s version); Veronica Lodge (50s version); Archie Andrews (50s version); Jughead Jones; Jughead Jones (50s version); Pop Tate

Synopsis:

While chasing Archie for talking to another girl, Betty and Veronica travel down Memory Lane, the enchanted street, and are transported back to the 1950s to meet their fifties era counterparts.

Indexer Notes

This is a new story, not a reprint.

["Subscribe To Archie Digest Books"] (Table of Contents)

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Synopsis:

Subscription solicitation for the Archie Digest line.

["Next Issue"] (Table of Contents)

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Synopsis:

Advertisement for Betty And Veronica Comics Digest #187.