B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine #239

(August 2014)

Pet's Rule (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Jeff Shultz (credited)

Inks

Rich Koslowski (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Jack Morelli (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Nancy Woods; Chuck Clayton; Ethel Muggs

Synopsis

After Veronica is evicted from the beach for bringing her dog, Betty sets to work on getting a pet accessible portion for the beach.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #242 (August 2009)

Skurf Turf (Table of Contents: 2)

Betty / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Tim Kennedy (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Ethel Muggs; Archie Andrews; Cheryl Blossom; Nancy Woods

Synopsis

Betty improvises a water athlete routine with a snowboard, a tow rope and Ethel's wave rider in order to win a local contest sponsored by a Riverdale TV show.

Reprints

• from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #52 (August 1997)

Keywords

jet ski; wind surfing

Indexer Notes

The original story credited Stan Goldberg (pencils) and Mike Esposito (inks).

Trial by Fitness (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script

Hal Lifson (credited)

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo Jr. (credited)

Inks

Henry Scarpelli (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Dirk

Synopsis

Veronica chases her new fitness instructor until she discovers how dumb he is.

Reprints

• from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #611 (September 1990)

Your Final Notice (Table of Contents: 4)

Ethel / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Gus LeMoine (credited)

Pencils

Gus LeMoine (credited)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Ethel Muggs; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate

Synopsis

Ethel is tired of being ignored and decides to let everyone know about it - - loudly.

Reprints

• from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #294 (October 1974)

Spread the Word (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script

Jim Ruth (credited)

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

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

Synopsis

Betty and Veronica organize a drive to contribute teddy bears to an orphanage and get all their friends to contribute. Naturally Archie and Reggie get into a fight over who is giving the better bear.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #6 (November 1987)

It's All in the Cards (Table of Contents: 6)

Betty / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Kathleen Webb (credited)

Pencils

Doug Crane (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Alice Cooper

Synopsis

Betty offers to give her sister Polly's old collection of baseball cards to Archie and Jughead, but her mom has just thrown them away.

Reprints

• from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #200 (August 1992)

Indexer Notes

The original story credited Michael Gallagher (script) and Henry Scarpelli (inks).

Dressed for Success (Table of Contents: 7)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Dan Parent (signed)

Inks

Dan Parent (signed)

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

?

Genre

fashion

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Maria Rodriguez; Brigette Reilly

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #191 (October 2003)

Some You Win (Table of Contents: 8)

Josie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Josie; Valerie; Melody

Synopsis

The beach-bums decide to hold a contest to see who is the most worthy of them to date Melody.

Reprints

• from Josie and the Pussycats (Archie, 1969 series) #98 (October 1978)

Birthday Box (Table of Contents: 9)

Josie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Alexander Cabot III; Josie McCoy; Valerie Brown; Alan M. Mayberry; Alexandra Cabot; Melody Valentine; Mr. Cabot

Synopsis

Alexander throws himself a birthday party, but ends up being the only one to attend after he uninvites everyone else for insulting him.

Reprints

• from Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #53 (November 1977)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Josie Pin Up / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

Joe Edwards ?

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo

Inks

Rudy Lapick

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida; ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Josie, what are you doing?

Genre

teen

Characters

Josie; Valerie; Josie's dad

Reprints

• from Josie and the Pussycats (Archie, 1969 series) #51 (October 1970)

Indexer Notes

Josie and her father's last name was altered from "James" to "McCoy" for this reprinting.

The Ordeal (Table of Contents: 11)

Betty / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Stan Goldberg

Inks

John Lowe

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Nancy Woods; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

Betty finds out from Veronica that Miss Lodge has been grounded.

Reprints

• from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #129 (October 2003)

Sweet Mystery of Camp Wot-A-Rukus (Table of Contents: 12)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Joe Edwards

Pencils

Joe Edwards

Inks

Joe Edwards

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Joe Edwards

Genre

humor

Characters

Li'l Jinx; Gigi

Synopsis

Someone is stealing candy from Jinx and her friends at camp and Jinx decides to track down the thief.

Reprints

• from Li'l Jinx Giant Laughout (Archie, 1971 series) #42 (September 1973)

Batter Up (Table of Contents: 13)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Joe Edwards

Pencils

Joe Edwards

Inks

Joe Edwards

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Joe Edwards

Genre

humor

Characters

Li'l Jinx; Greg

Synopsis

Greg tries to show Jinx how far he can drive a baseball.

Reprints

• from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #40 (September 1974)

Keywords

baseball

On Target (Table of Contents: 14)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Joe Edwards

Pencils

Joe Edwards

Inks

Joe Edwards

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Joe Edwards

Genre

humor

Characters

Li'l Jinx; Greg

Synopsis

Jinx gets an idea for how to get her hook to where the fish are feeding.

Reprints

• from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #116 (September 1967)

Keywords

fishing

Style Guile (Table of Contents: 15)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

George Gladir

Pencils

Jeff Shultz

Inks

Henry Scarpelli

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Nancy Woods

Synopsis

Veronica is unfair competition on the beach.

Reprints

• from Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #129 (September 2002)

Reaction Faction (Table of Contents: 16)

Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

George Gladir

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo

Inks

Joe Edwards

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen

Characters

Veronica Lodge; Hermione Lodge; Hiram Lodge

Synopsis

Mr. Lodge objects to Veronica's latest expenditure.

Reprints

• from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #519 (August 1982)

Sign Line (Table of Contents: 17)

Midge / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

George Gladir

Pencils

?

Inks

Rudy Lapick

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen

Characters

Midge Klump; Betty Cooper

Synopsis

Moose allows Midge to go to the beach alone, but under one condition.

Reprints

• from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #519 (August 1982)

Summer Help (Table of Contents: 18)

Veronica / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

Dan Parent (credited)

Pencils

Dan Parent (credited)

Inks

Jim Amash (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Veronica Lodge; Hermione Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Smithers the butler

Synopsis

Tiring of Veronica's indolence, Hermione decrees that the girl will prepare her own meals and clean her own room and clothes for the remainder of the summer.

Reprints

• from Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #128 (August 2002)

First Choice (Table of Contents: 19)

Betty / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper; Ethel Klump; Archie Andrews; Marsha; Gayle

Synopsis

Looking for a summer job, Betty quizzes her friends on the merits of their summer jobs, because she doesn't want to work at the Jolly Burger restaurant.

Reprints

• from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #159 (July 1987)

Putt Yourself in Our Shoes (Table of Contents: 20)

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

Script

Mike Pellowski (credited)

Pencils

Harold Bender (credited)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle

Synopsis

Betty and Veronica just want a quiet game of miniature golf. But they're with Archie and Reggie, so it naturally erupts into war.

Reprints

• from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #123 (September 2008)

Keywords

miniature golf

Notworking (Table of Contents: 21)

Betty / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Angelo DeCesare (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

John Lowe (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Nancy Woods; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

Betty scores a date with the most popular boy of a different school. But she learns that one can be too popular.

Reprints

• from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #157 (August 2006)

Fight for the Privileged (Table of Contents: 22)

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

Script

Dan Parent (credited)

Pencils

Dan Parent (credited)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Chuck Clayton; Nancy Woods; Cheryl Blossom

Synopsis

When they hear Archie has tickets to a popular concert, Betty and Veronica compete to be the one he takes.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica Spectacular (Archie, 1992 series) #44 (November 2000)

Yard Sale of the Century (Table of Contents: 23)

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

Script

Dan Parent (credited)

Pencils

Dan Parent (credited)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hal Cooper; Alice Cooper; Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge; Smithers the butler

Synopsis

Inspired by the yard sale the Coopers conduct, the Lodges hold one as well.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica Spectacular (Archie, 1992 series) #9 (July 1994)

Indexer Notes

The original printing credited Mike Pellowski (script) and Henry Scarpelli (inks).

Weather Tether (Table of Contents: 24)

Betty / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

John Lowe (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Jack Morelli

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Ethel Muggs

Synopsis

Betty and Archie have the beach to themselves when inclement weather scares everyone else off.

Reprints

• from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #174 (August 2008)

Cry Me a River (Table of Contents: 25)

Ginger Lopez / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Dan Parent (credited)

Pencils

Dan Parent (credited)

Inks

Jim Amash (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

?

Genre

teen

Characters

Ginger Lopez; Martina Lopez; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews

Synopsis

Ginger's "cry-at-the-slightest-provocation" cousin comes to visit.

Reprints

• from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #122 (August 2008)

Playing It Cool (Table of Contents: 26)

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

Script

Al Hartley (credited)

Pencils

Al Hartley (credited)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones

Synopsis

The girls decide to play hard to get, but when Archie goes off to Lake Lumbago without them, they suspect he's seeing another girl.

Reprints

• from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #147 (August 1967)

Surfing School Saga (Table of Contents: 27)

Betty / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

John Lowe (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Adam; Jughead Jones; Nancy Woods

Synopsis

Archie gets in deep with all the fibs he tells about his surfing prowess.

Reprints

• from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #127 (September 2003)

Keywords

surfing

Betty's Beach Fashions (Table of Contents: 28)

Betty / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo

Inks

Jim DeCarlo

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

fashion

Reprints

• from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #286 (October 1979)

Dream Theme (Table of Contents: 29)

Veronica / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

George Gladir

Pencils

?

Inks

Rudy Lapick ?

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen

Characters

Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews

Synopsis

Veronica gets jealous of what she thinks Archie is dreaming of.

Heroic Dog Training (Table of Contents: 30)

Diary Of A Girl Next Door / text story / 21 pages (report information)

Script

Tania Del Rio

Pencils

Bill Galvan

Inks

Bill Galvan

Letters

typeset

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Hot Dog; Alice Cooper; Hal Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

Betty decides she can train any dog to become a rescue dog and starts with Hot Dog.

Summer Madness (Table of Contents: 31)

Veronica / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo

Inks

Rudy Lapick

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Vincent DeCarlo

Genre

teen

Characters

Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews

Synopsis

Veronica puts on an impromptu fashion show for Archie at the beach.

Reprints

• from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #70 (October 1961)

Trait Debate (Table of Contents: 32)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

George Gladir

Pencils

Gus LeMoine

Inks

Jon D'Agostino

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Jon D'Agostino

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Geri

Synopsis

Veronica doesn't like Geri.

Reprints

• from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #212 (September 1973)

Sea Scene (Table of Contents: 33)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

George Gladir

Pencils

Gus LeMoine

Inks

Jon D'Agostino

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Jon D'Agostino; ?

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Midge Klump

Synopsis

Midge didn't have a date yesterday.

Reprints

• from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #212 (September 1973)

Indexer Notes

The title was relettered to change it from the original title "Mean Scene" for this reprinting.

Fun in the Sun (Table of Contents: 34)

Betty and Veronica / illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo

Inks

Dan DeCarlo

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

fashion

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Reprints

• from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #561 (August 1986)

Sun Fun (Table of Contents: 35)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

Betty and Veronica try to keep from getting a sunburn.

Reprints

• from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #80 (August 1964)