(December 2013)
Archie,
1987 Series
- Price
- 3.99 USD
- Pages
- 160
- Indicia Frequency
- eleven times per year
- On-sale date
- 2013-11-06
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications, Inc.
- Brand
- The Archie Library
- Barcode
- 762816469500
- Color
- Color
- Dimensions
- Digest
- Paper Stock
- Newsprint
- Binding
- Squarebound
- Publishing Format
- Ongoing Series
Treed
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Kathleen Webb
- Pencils
- Jeff Shultz
- Inks
- Al Milgrom
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Vickie Williams
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Sugar Plum; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica race to stop Sugar Plum the Christmas Fairy from magically decorating all four Christmas trees in the Lodge Mansion, because they want to decorate them.
- Reprints
-
from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #213 (January 2006)
-
Shop Worn Girls
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Greg Crosby
- Pencils
- Tim Kennedy
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica wear themselves out shopping for a gift for Archie that doesn't duplicate each other.
- Reprints
Label Lullaby
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- George Gladir
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- teen
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #606 (January 1990)
-
Holiday Joy-Boy
Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Al Hartley
- Pencils
- Al Hartley
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #168 (January 1970)
-
Naturally
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Mike Pellowski
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Betty insists on decorating her tree with traditional, natural decorations, to Veronica's amusement.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #501 (December 1980)
-
Sundae Punch
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Frank Doyle
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo
- Inks
- Alison Flood
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- teen
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #72 (February 1994)
-
[no title indexed]
Christmas Pin Up / cartoon / 1 page
- Script
- George Gladir ?
- Pencils
- Al Hartley ?
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Betty Cooper!! I thought you came here to help us decorate for the Christmas party?
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Veronica catches Betty kissing Archie when they're supposed to be decorating.
- Reprints
- from Archie Comics Super Special (Archie, 2012 series) #1 (December 2012)
-
Fashion Is the Word
Veronica / illustration / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- fashion
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica models themed fashions.
Act One
Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Mike Pellowski
- Pencils
- Jeff Shultz
- Inks
- Al Milgrom
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Jeffrey Van Dyke; Smithers the Butler
- Synopsis
- Veronica runs into a handsome youth claiming to be a rich socialite. She later discovers that he's actually a struggling actor and the nephew of Smithers.
Indexer Notes
Smithers first name is revealed to be Hubert.
[Framed]
Betty / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Craig Boldman ?
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino ?
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Jon D'Agostino ?
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- A man buys a picture Betty painted, but only to obtain the frame.
Indexer Notes
This is a reprint of an Archie syndicated newspaper strip.
Holi-Dazed & Confused
Sabrina / comic story / 19 pages
- Script
- Dan Parent
- Pencils
- Dan Parent
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- humor; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Sabrina Spellman; Della the head witch; Aunt Hilda; Aunt Zelda; Eyeda; Cleara; Santa Claus; Father Time
- Synopsis
- As punishment for Sabrina's overzealous celebration of Earth holidays, Della transports all of Sabrina's friends back in time with no memory of their previous lives.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Christmas; Native Americans; New Year's Eve; Pilgrims; Thanksgiving
Indexer Notes
Part Two: When Cows Fly
Party Three; You Got the Time?
Gain Strain
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page
- Script
- George Gladir ?
- Pencils
- Gus LeMoine ?
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- The only people winning the football game seem to be the paramedics.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #216 (December 1973)
-
Cheer Chore
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Script
- Joe Edwards ?
- Pencils
- Bob Bolling
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie laments his Christmas expenses.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #216 (December 1973)
-
Super-Market Melodrama
Betty / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Kathleen Webb
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo Jr.
- Inks
- Jim DeCarlo
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- teen
- Reprints
- from Betty's Diary (Archie, 1986 series) #2 (June 1986)
-
Indexer Notes
The original story credits George Gladir with the script.
A Clothes Call
Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Joe Edwards
- Pencils
- Tim Kennedy
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- A shopping trip for more wardrobe and a chance encounter with Archie leads to a broken leg for Veronica.
- Reprints
- from Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #49 (January 1996)
-
- Keywords
- skiing
Court Case
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Mike Pellowski
- Pencils
- Dan Parent
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Midge Klump; Moose Mason; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Midge is accused of stealing a cake from the school bake sale and Betty must serve as prosecutor.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica Spectacular (Archie, 1992 series) #62 (November 2003)
-
Too Many Dolls
Betty's Diary / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Kathleen Webb
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg
- Inks
- Bob Smith
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- teen
- Reprints
- from Betty's Diary (Archie, 1986 series) #23 (February 1989)
-
Indexer Notes
Hal Smith was credited with the script on the original printing, and Mike Esposito was the credited inker.
Deal Spiel
Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- George Gladir
- Pencils
- Bob Bolling
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- After an ATM mistake gives Archie an extra five hundred dollars, he tries to resist the urgings of Veronica and a shady used car salesman to upgrade from his old jalopy.
- Reprints
- from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #93 (June 1981)
-
Wigged Out
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- George Gladir
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo
- Inks
- Jim DeCarlo
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- Veronica is incensed when Archie doesn't recognize her in a blonde wig and makes a pass at her.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #569 (July 1987)
-
Some Change
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Kathleen Webb
- Pencils
- Bob Bolling
- Inks
- Al Milgrom
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- 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
- from Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1983 series) #125 (January 2002)
-
Book Noted
Betty / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Mike Pellowski
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg
- Inks
- John Lowe
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Betty makes an unusual effort to interest a young boy in reading.
- Reprints
- from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #118 (December 2002)
-
Date Line
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- George Gladir
- Pencils
- Tim Kennedy
- Inks
- Ken Selig
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Nick
- Synopsis
- At the mall, Betty and Veronica are propositioned by a junior high rappin' romeo.
- Reprints
Celebrity Status
Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Mike Pellowski
- Pencils
- Jeff Shultz
- Inks
- Al Milgrom
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica laments her lack of world renown.
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #181 (March 2003)
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The Fugitive
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Frank Doyle
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo
- Inks
- Vincent DeCarlo
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Vincent DeCarlo
- Genre
- teen
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #88 (April 1963)
-
Twin Lives
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- George Gladir
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo
- Inks
- Alison Flood
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- teen
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #98 (April 1996)
-
Indexer Notes
Mike Esposito was credited with the inking in the original story.
Second Hand Girl
Betty / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Barbara Slate
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg
- Inks
- Rich Koslowski
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Jack Morelli
- Genre
- teen
- Reprints
- from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #170 (February 2008)
-
Keeping Up Traditions
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Kathleen Webb
- Pencils
- Jeff Shultz
- Inks
- Al Milgrom
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Vickie Williams
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- Veronica backs out of a long-time holiday tradition she had with Betty in order to date a foreign exchange student.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #213 (January 2006)
-
Window Shopping
Betty / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Kathleen Webb
- Pencils
- Doug Crane
- Inks
- Bob Smith
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- teen
- Reprints
- from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #4 (February 1993)
-
Indexer Notes
The original story credited Mike Pellowski with the script and Rudy Lapick with the inking.
She's a Card
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- George Gladir
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- Mr. Lodge tries to teach Veronica a little humility when she starts gloating over how many Christmas cards she's received this year.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #230 (January 1975)
-
The Santa Syndrome
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Frank Doyle
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Smithers the butler
- Synopsis
- Betty is exuding so much Christmas spirit that Veronica convinces her father to cast Betty as Santa for the holiday festivities.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #465 (December 1977)
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[Naughty Nice]
Betty and Veronica -
1.
Treed
Betty and Veronica -
2.
Shop Worn Girls
Betty and Veronica -
3.
Label Lullaby
Betty and Veronica -
4.
Holiday Joy-Boy
Veronica -
5.
Naturally
Betty and Veronica -
6.
Sundae Punch
Betty and Veronica -
7.
["Betty Cooper!! I thought you came here to help us decorate for the Christmas party?"]
Christmas Pin Up -
8.
Fashion Is the Word
Veronica -
9.
Act One
Veronica -
10.
[Framed]
Betty -
11.
Holi-Dazed & Confused
Sabrina -
12.
Gain Strain
Betty and Veronica -
13.
Cheer Chore
Archie -
14.
Super-Market Melodrama
Betty -
15.
A Clothes Call
Veronica -
16.
Court Case
Betty and Veronica -
17.
Too Many Dolls
Betty's Diary -
18.
Deal Spiel
Veronica -
19.
Wigged Out
Betty and Veronica -
20.
Some Change
Betty and Veronica -
21.
Book Noted
Betty -
22.
Date Line
Betty and Veronica -
23.
Celebrity Status
Veronica -
24.
The Fugitive
Betty and Veronica -
25.
Twin Lives
Betty and Veronica -
26.
Second Hand Girl
Betty -
27.
Keeping Up Traditions
Betty and Veronica -
28.
Window Shopping
Betty -
29.
She's a Card
Betty and Veronica -
30.
The Santa Syndrome
Betty and Veronica
This issue was most recently modified by:
- Mike Nielsen
- Kristin Kavanagh
- Katy Hayhurst
- Dwayne Best
- Igor Dybzinski
- Peter Croome
- Gregory Fischer
- Keith Alan Morgan
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- James Ludwig
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