Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine #185

(August 2008)

Did You Know ... (Table of Contents: 1)

text article / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Jeffrey Branch

Pencils

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Inks

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Colors

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Letters

typeset

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.

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

Script

Harry Shorten ?

Pencils

Bill Vigoda

Inks

Bill Vigoda

Colors

Barry Grossman ?

Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Boys think they're the greatest things

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 ([July] 1950)

Circus Daze (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script

Frank Doyle ?

Pencils

George Frese (signed)

Inks

George Frese (signed)

Colors

Barry Grossman ?

Letters

?

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 ([July] 1950)

Keywords

circus; clown

The Rainmaker (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script

Frank Doyle ?

Pencils

George Frese (signed)

Inks

George Frese (signed)

Colors

Barry Grossman ?

Letters

?

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 ([July] 1950)

What's Cookin'? (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script

Frank Doyle ?

Pencils

George Frese (signed)

Inks

George Frese (signed)

Colors

Barry Grossman ?

Letters

?

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 pastries 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 ([July] 1950)

Poor Little Rich Girl! (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script

Frank Doyle ?

Pencils

George Frese (signed)

Inks

George Frese (signed)

Colors

Barry Grossman ?

Letters

?

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 ([July] 1950)

You Can't Win! (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script

Frank Doyle ?

Pencils

George Frese (signed)

Inks

George Frese (signed)

Colors

Barry Grossman ?

Letters

?

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 ([July] 1950)

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Sail Tale (Table of Contents: 10)

Betty / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Stan Goldberg

Inks

Rudy Lapick

Colors

Barry Grossman ?

Letters

Bill Yoshida ?

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.

Reprints

• from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #114 (September 2002)

The Competitive Edge (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Dan Parent

Inks

?

Colors

Barry Grossman ?

Letters

Bill Yoshida ?

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.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica Spectacular (Archie, 1992 series) #60 (July 2003)

Betty's Paper Doll Book (Table of Contents: 12)

Betty / illustration / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Stan Goldberg

Inks

Scott McRae ?

Colors

Barry Grossman ?

Letters

Bill Yoshida ?

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.

Reprints

• from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #125 (July 2003)

Betty's Assorted Fashions (Table of Contents: 13)

Betty / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo

Inks

Dan DeCarlo

Colors

Barry Grossman ?

Letters

?

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper

Synopsis

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

Reprints

• in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #245 (September 2016)

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Comic Relief (Table of Contents: 16)

Veronica / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Dan Parent

Inks

?

Colors

Barry Grossman ?

Letters

Bill Yoshida ?

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 where her cousin Marcy works at, Veronica becomes suspicious of the intentions of Marcy's boyfriend.

Reprints

• from Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #140 (July 2003)

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Beachy Keen Fashions (Table of Contents: 19)

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

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo

Inks

Dan DeCarlo

Colors

Barry Grossman ?

Letters

?

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

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

Reprints

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

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Heads Up Reggie (Table of Contents: 22)

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

Script

Michael Pellowski

Pencils

Jeff Shultz

Inks

Henry Scarpelli

Colors

Barry Grossman ?

Letters

Bill Yoshida

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: 23)

Veronica / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Dan Parent

Inks

Rudy Lapick

Colors

Barry Grossman ?

Letters

?

Genre

teen

Characters

Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

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

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1983 series) #149 (September 2004)
which is reprinted
• from Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #91 (September 1999)

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Out of Consideration (Table of Contents: 26)

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

Script

Kathleen Webb

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo

Inks

Alison Flood

Colors

Barry Grossman ?

Letters

Bill Yoshida ?

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Randy; Adam; Jughead Jones; Midge Klump; Archie Andrews

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.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #189 (August 2003)

Indexer Notes

Writing credit from the reprint in Betty and Veronica Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #225.

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When Betty and Veronica Meet Betty and Veronica (Table of Contents: 29)

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

Script

Fernando Ruiz

Pencils

Jeff Shultz

Inks

Rich Koslowski

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Jack Morelli

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.

Reprints

• in Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #275 (June 2015)
• in Archie Milestones Jumbo Comics Digest (Archie, 2019 series) #10 (October 2020)

Indexer Notes

This is a new story, not a reprint.

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