(October 2009)

Archie, 1987 Series
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Pages
196
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Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Brand
The Archie Library
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Editing
Victor Gorelick

[Save Our Trees] (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Rick Burchett (signed)
Inks
Terry Austin (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Indexer Notes

New Look art.

My Father's Betrayal Part 4 (Table of Contents: 1)

Veronica / comic story / 27 pages (report information)

Script
Melanie J. Morgan
Pencils
Rick Burchett
Inks
Terry Austin
Colors
Glenn Whitmore
Letters
Teresa Davidson

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Eek! our peaceful protest to preserve Eversgreen Forest is on the verge of becoming a riot!
Genre
teen
Characters
Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Professor Helga Higgins; Mr. Slattery; Mrs. Lodge; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Thomas Sanchez
Synopsis
The peace protest explodes into a riot. Hiram Lodge takes charge to quell the mob and protect his daughter. Hiram concedes and works to find a solution both sides can live with.
Reprints

[Veronica on a Tropical Island] (Table of Contents: 2)

Veronica's Coloring Page / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Rudy Lapick ?
Letters
? (logo only)

Genre
teen
Characters
Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Veronica sitting on a rock by a palm tree, in a two-piece flowered outfit and wearing a lei.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Illustration is in black and white.

[Hooked a Redfish] (Table of Contents: 3)

Betty's Pin Up / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Dan DeCarlo ?
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Dan DeCarlo
Colors
?

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
While angling, Betty catches something unexpected.
Reprints

Model Muddle (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script
Angelo De Cesare
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Dan DeCarlo
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Reprints

How about Some Assistance? (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script
Dan Parent
Pencils
Tim Kennedy
Inks
Ken Selig
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Annie; Archie Andrews; Cheryl Blossom
Synopsis
Veronica has a personal assistant, Annie.
Reprints

Sister, Sister (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script
Dan Parent
Pencils
Dan Parent
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Rhonda; Jeannie; Tom Simmons
Synopsis
When Veronica learns that Betty is mentoring a pre-teen girl through the Big Sister program, she decides it would be fun to try.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Betty / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
Rod Ollerenshaw
Pencils
Rod Ollerenshaw
Inks
Rod Ollerenshaw
Colors
Barry Grossman ?
Letters
Rod Ollerenshaw

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Favorite music
Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper
Synopsis
Word find maze puzzle with a music theme.
Reprints

Strange Arrangement (Table of Contents: 8)

Betty / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Michael Pellowski
Pencils
Doug Crane
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper; Caramel
Synopsis
Betty sets out to rearrange the furniture in her bedroom.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Caramel is colored white in this story, even though he (she?) is orange in the previous one page story.

Heads Up (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo Jr. ?
Inks
Jim DeCarlo ?
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
Veronica buys a blonde wig to surprise Archie at school. But Archie gets wind of it and comes to school in a bald cap.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

The outfits worn by Betty and Veronica in this story were submitted by two readers: Donna Kahn (Dearborn, Mich.) and Louise Ely (Denver, Colo.).

Strange Exchange (Table of Contents: 10)

Veronica / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Veronica wouldn't talk to Archie if he was the last man on Earth.
Reprints

Betty's Bikinis (Table of Contents: 11)

Betty / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Jim DeCarlo ?
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper
Synopsis
No story; Betty models fashion designs submitted by readers.
Reprints

Date With a Mummy (Table of Contents: 12)

Katy Keene / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Richard Pietrzyk
Pencils
John Lucas
Inks
Chic Stone
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
adventure; humor; fashion; teen
Characters
Katy Keene; Gloria Grandbilt; Ramon; Click
Synopsis
The gang is in Eqypt for a fashion shoot when they encounter a walking, talking mummy.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Fashions and hairstyles submitted by April Dunetz; Courtney Hansen; Roismary Mee; Lillian Johnston; Danielle Kiveris; Elizabeth Godfrey; Rebeka Bearden; Cristine Nieto; Fara Franklin; Amy Grindrod; Lynn Rasic; Amy Pappalardo

The Rivals (Table of Contents: 13)

Katy Keene / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
John Lucas
Inks
Chic Stone
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
?

Genre
humor; fashion; teen
Characters
Katy Keene; Ramon; Arnold; Baron Von Laren
Synopsis
Ramon and Arnold compete endlessly for Katy's attention at a seaside carnival.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Fashions and hairstyles submitted by Kari Myers; Elizabeth Branon; Amy Decarlantonio; Annike Trier; Melissa Hand; Laura Abrams; Danielle Kiveris; Christina Wong; Brandi Chaffin

Out of this World (Table of Contents: 14)

Sis / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Richard Pietrzyk
Pencils
John Lucas (credited as John S. Lucas)
Inks
Chic Stone
Colors
?
Letters
?

Characters
Melissa Keene [Sis]; Prof. Nebula
Synopsis
Prof. Nebula mistakens an alien from outerspace as a student.
Reprints

Trashed (Table of Contents: 15)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Reprints

On the Money (Table of Contents: 16)

Mr. Lodge / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Edwards
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo Jr.
Inks
Jim DeCarlo
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Smithers
Synopsis
Archie thinks life is easy being a business tycoon, so Mr. Lodge takes Archie to work with him for the day.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

formerly an Archie story.

Gopher Girl Chapter 1 (Table of Contents: 17)

Betty / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Bolling
Pencils
Doug Crane
Inks
Mike Esposito
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Peggy Drake; Harpo De Hoofer (villain); Bubbles McBounce; Twitchell McJitters; Professor Kenji Ito; Betty's Guardian Angel
Synopsis
Betty is on the case of a missing professor at the Riverdale Museum.
Reprints
Keywords
dinosaur; museum; robot

Indexer Notes

Story is a continuation of events that happened in Betty (1992 series) #29.

Gopher Girl Chapter 2 (Table of Contents: 18)

Betty / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Bolling
Pencils
Doug Crane
Inks
Mike Esposito
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Professor Kenji Ito; Harpo De Hoofer (villain); Peggy Crane; Betty's Guardian Angel
Synopsis
Betty foils Harpo De Hoofer's second attempt to steal the pirate's treasure.
Reprints
Keywords
biplane; dinosaur; museum; robot

Indexer Notes

Story is a continuation of events that happened in Betty (1992 series) #29.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19)

Betty's Pin Up / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Chee, Betty, thanks for helping me with the gardening
Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Betty's offer to help Archie with his yard work only clears his path to date Veronica.
Reprints

Right Site (Table of Contents: 20)

Mr. Lodge / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Well Veronica! Where should we go boating this year? The Caribbean? Bermuda?
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Mr. Lodge; Betty Cooper
Synopsis
Mr. Lodge asks Veronica where they should go boating this year.
Reprints
Keywords
pool; swimsuits

Mow Money (Table of Contents: 21)

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

Script
Michael Pellowski
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Henry Scarpelli
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Mr. Morgan
Synopsis
Veronica bets her father that she can mow the estate lawn just like Betty mowed her home's lawn.
Reprints

Up the Creek (Table of Contents: 22)

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

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Jim DeCarlo
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; unnamed fisherman
Synopsis
While canoeing a river, Veronica capsizes the canoe to get the attention of a fisherman because she wants some male company. But when she is invited for lunch if she cleans his fish, she goes back to canoeing with Betty.
Reprints
Keywords
canoe

Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprint in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #275, no credits listed in this digest.

Baseball Bonus Babe (Table of Contents: 23)

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

Script
Michael Pellowski
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Alison Flood
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Veronica is desperate to keep Archie and Betty from practicing baseball together.
Reprints

Stellar Behavior (Table of Contents: 24)

Cheryl Blossom / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Holly Golightly
Pencils
Holly Golightly
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Cheryl Blossom; Jason Blossom
Synopsis
Cheryl and Jason go to a movie premiere for Star Battles (parody of Star Wars).
Reprints
Keywords
flying; harness; movie premiere; outerspace

Indexer Notes

Parodies Star Wars as "Star Battles", Darth Vader as "Garth Brader", Spice Girls as "Sugar Girls."

Fashion ideas from: Allie Lewin (Chevy Chase, MD).

Drive Out (Table of Contents: 25)

Jason Blossom / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Dan Parent
Pencils
Dan Parent
Inks
Jon D'Agostino
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Cheryl Blossom; Jason Blossom; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Cheryl has a makeshift drive-in movie theater built in order to exhibit a documentary film on herself.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

formerly a Cheryl Blossom story.

Sitting Pretty!! (Table of Contents: 26)

Cheryl Blossom / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Characters
Cheryl Blossom
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Find a word puzzle.

Vacation Cruise (Table of Contents: 27)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Jim DeCarlo
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge
Synopsis
Betty and Veronica thwart a jewel thief during their cruise.
Reprints

The Idle Rich (Table of Contents: 28)

Veronica / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)
Pencils
Tim Kennedy (credited)
Inks
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Step up!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Veronica Lodge; Didi (a friend of Veronica's); Mitzi (a friend of Veronica's); Hiram Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper
Synopsis
Veronica has a day full of activities: aerobics, tennis lessons and a father/daughter golf game.
Reprints

Betty and Veronica and Cricket's Summer Fashion (Table of Contents: 29)

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

Pencils
Dan Parent
Inks
Dan Parent
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Dan Parent ?

Genre
fashion; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Cricket O'Dell
Synopsis
Betty, Veronica and Cricket model seasonal fashions.
Reprints

Show and Tell (Table of Contents: 30)

Betty / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Edwards
Pencils
Tim Kennedy
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Caramel
Synopsis
To impress Archie, Betty gets a spot as a contestant on the TV game show "Trivia Time".
Reprints

Go With the Flow (Table of Contents: 31)

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

Script
Fernando Ruiz (credited)
Pencils
Fernando Ruiz (credited)
Inks
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis
Betty and Veronica try out various activities sponsored by the Park and Rec department over the summer.
Reprints
Keywords
bird watching; canoeing; tubing
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [Save Our Trees]
    Betty and Veronica
  2. 1. My Father's Betrayal Part 4
    Veronica
  3. 2. [Veronica on a Tropical Island]
    Veronica's Coloring Page
  4. 3. [Hooked a Redfish]
    Betty's Pin Up
  5. 4. Model Muddle
    Betty and Veronica
  6. 5. How about Some Assistance?
    Betty and Veronica
  7. 6. Sister, Sister
    Betty and Veronica
  8. 7. ["Favorite music"]
    Betty
  9. 8. Strange Arrangement
    Betty
  10. 9. Heads Up
    Betty and Veronica
  11. 10. Strange Exchange
    Veronica
  12. 11. Betty's Bikinis
    Betty
  13. 12. Date With a Mummy
    Katy Keene
  14. 13. The Rivals
    Katy Keene
  15. 14. Out of this World
    Sis
  16. 15. Trashed
    Betty and Veronica
  17. 16. On the Money
    Mr. Lodge
  18. 17. Gopher Girl Chapter 1
    Betty
  19. 18. Gopher Girl Chapter 2
    Betty
  20. 19. ["Chee, Betty, thanks for helping me with the gardening"]
    Betty's Pin Up
  21. 20. Right Site
    Mr. Lodge
  22. 21. Mow Money
    Betty and Veronica
  23. 22. Up the Creek
    Betty and Veronica
  24. 23. Baseball Bonus Babe
    Betty and Veronica
  25. 24. Stellar Behavior
    Cheryl Blossom
  26. 25. Drive Out
    Jason Blossom
  27. 26. Sitting Pretty!!
    Cheryl Blossom
  28. 27. Vacation Cruise
    Betty and Veronica
  29. 28. The Idle Rich
    Veronica
  30. 29. Betty and Veronica and Cricket's Summer Fashion
    Betty and Veronica
  31. 30. Show and Tell
    Betty
  32. 31. Go With the Flow
    Betty and Veronica
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Peter Croome
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
  • Ron Sadowski