(December 2014)
Archie,
1987 Series
- Price
- 6.99 USD
- Pages
- 292
- Indicia Frequency
- ten times per year
- On-sale Date
- 2014-11-05
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
The Archie Library
- Barcode
- 762816469500 22811
- Editing
- Victor Gorelick (editor-in-chief)
Issue Notes
This issue has variants:
[no title indexed]
Betty and Veronica / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Dan Parent (signed)
- Inks
- Bob Smith (signed)
- Colors
- Rosario Peña (signed)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
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Are You Being Served?
Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Paul Kupperberg (credited)
- Pencils
- Fernando Ruiz (credited)
- Inks
- Bob Smith (credited)
- Colors
- Digikore Studios (credited)
- Letters
- Jack Morelli (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- Trying to curb Veronica's voracious spending, he puts her to work at the shopping mall he owns. But he unintentionally puts her in charge of the shopping mall.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Christmas
It's in the Cards
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Dan Parent (credited)
- Pencils
- Bill Galvan (credited)
- Inks
- Jim Amash (credited)
- Colors
- Digikore Studios (credited)
- Letters
- Jack Morelli (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica finds a novel way to recycle her old credit cards.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Christmas
One-of-a-Kind
Betty / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Barbara Slate (credited)
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg (credited)
- Inks
- Mike Esposito (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- In an effort to compete with Veronica's expensive gifts for Archie, Betty sets out to make a unique gift crafted from her own imagination that will capture Archie's heart and get her an invitation to the Christmas dance.
- Reprints
-
from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #46 (February 1997)
-
Down Memory Lane
Betty / comic story / 5 pages
- 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; Santa Claus; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Nancy Woods; Jughead Jones; Chuck Clayton
- Synopsis
- Betty thinks back to happy memories from previous Christmas celebrations.
- Reprints
- from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #177 (February 2009)
-
Indexer Notes
The original story credited Jack Morelli with the lettering.
Spending Spree
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Kathleen Webb (credited)
- Pencils
- Jeff Shultz (credited)
- Inks
- Al Milgrom (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Jack Morelli (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica takes Betty on a Christmas shopping spree at the mall, but only because she was forced to do it.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #213 (January 2006)
-
Career Ordeal
Betty's Diary / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Rod Ollerenshaw (credited)
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg (credited)
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper; Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Betty considers several different careers, then realizes that her mother does many of those jobs just running the household.
- Reprints
- from Betty's Diary (Archie, 1986 series) #15 (February 1988)
-
- Keywords
- careers; Christmas
Stack Knack
Betty / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Betty tries to make Archie's load a little easier to carry.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #241 (February 1978)
-
Short Retort
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Betty searches for a yule message that will reflect contemporary tastes.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #241 (February 1978)
-
The War of the Wools
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Angelo De Cesare (credited as Angelo DeCesare)
- Pencils
- Jeff Shultz (credited)
- Inks
- Henry Scarpelli (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Archie needs a scarf to keep warm, so both of the girls get him a scarf.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #160 (May 2001)
-
Substitute Santa
Sabrina / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- George Gladir (credited)
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg (credited)
- Inks
- Mario Acquaviva (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural; teen
- Characters
- Sabrina; Harvey
- Synopsis
- When the actor Harvey hired to perform as Santa fails to show for a party for local orphans, Sabrina gets a substitute to "magically" appear.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #231 (January 1975)
-
- Keywords
- Christmas
Christmas Spirit
Sabrina / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Dick Malmgren (credited)
- Pencils
- Dick Malmgren (credited)
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural; teen
- Characters
- Sabrina; Aunt Hilda; Harvey
- Synopsis
- Hilda scoffs at Sabrina's efforts to finish her Christmas shopping without using magic, until Harvey puts her in dire need of a last minute gift herself.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #231 (January 1975)
-
- Keywords
- Christmas
Ms. Softie
Sabrina / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Dick Malmgren (credited)
- Pencils
- Dick Malmgren (credited)
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural; teen
- Characters
- Sabrina; Aunt Hilda; Cousin Ambrose; Della The Head Witch
- Synopsis
- After getting caught sobbing over a TV soap opera, Hilda is determined to prove she's the meanest witch in creation.
- Reprints
- from Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (Archie, 1971 series) #39 (June 1977)
-
[Unscramble These Ingredients]
Sabrina / activity / 1 page
- Script
- Rod Ollerenshaw
- Pencils
- Rod Ollerenshaw
- Inks
- Rod Ollerenshaw
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Rod Ollerenshaw
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural; teen
- Characters
- Sabrina
- Synopsis
- Unscramble the names of the ingredients for Sabrina's witch's brew.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Story & Game Digest Magazine (Archie, 1986 series) #16 (September 1990)
-
The Big Apple
Sabrina / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Dick Malmgren
- Pencils
- Dick Malmgren
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural; teen
- Characters
- Sabrina; Cousin Ambrose; Harvey
- Synopsis
- Harvey is watching highbrow culture for all the wrong reasons.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #255 (April 1979)
-
[no title indexed]
Betty and Veronica's Pin Up / cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- That's funny
- Genre
- teen
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #88 (April 1963)
-
Paper Caper
Veronica / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Mr. Weatherbee demands Veronica reveal her sources for her school paper article.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #277 (June 1981)
-
The Root of the Problem
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Fernando Ruiz (credited)
- Pencils
- Fernando Ruiz (credited)
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica accidentally dyes a green streak in Betty's hair.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica Annual Digest Magazine (Archie, 1989 series) #15 (July 1996)
-
Motivate Yourself
Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Dan Parent (credited)
- Pencils
- Jeff Shultz (credited)
- Inks
- Al Milgrom (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Robin Tony
- Synopsis
- Veronica helps motivate a motivational speaker who is off his game.
- Reprints
- from Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #125 (June 2002)
-
Kitchen Privilege
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Frank Doyle (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
- Synopsis
- When Veronica hears that Betty is alone in her kitchen with Archie, she suspects a blonde-haired plot.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #526 (June 1983)
-
Decisions
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Frank Doyle (credited)
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo (credited)
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Miss Grundy; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Betty agrees to help Veronica pass a test so she can go to the dance with Archie, even though it means Betty can't go to the dance with Archie.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #282 (June 1979)
-
Sleight of Mind
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Frank Doyle (credited)
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo (credited)
- Inks
- Alison Flood (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Waldo Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Veronica has been studying magic and shows off her skills until she is scared by finding a frog in her secret pocket.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #46 (December 1991)
-
Artistic License
Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Dan Parent (credited)
- Pencils
- Tim Kennedy (credited)
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Ms. Glass; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica is assigned to research famous female painters for her art class.
- Reprints
- from Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #25 (December 1992)
-
Quiet Riot
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)
- Pencils
- Tim Kennedy (credited)
- Inks
- Ken Selig (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Vickie Williams ?
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Betty finds a mall mime entertaining, but Veronica finds him annoying.
- Reprints
- from Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #111 (February 2003)
-
- Keywords
- mime
Bumpy Relationship
Betty / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg (credited)
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Betty keeps bumping into a cute boy named Mark at the mall.
- Reprints
- from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #14 (June 1994)
-
Model Behavior
Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)
- 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; Ininka Chump
- Synopsis
- Veronica is asked to model at a local charity fashion show, not knowing that an old rival who is now a famous model was also asked.
- Reprints
- from Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #71 (January 1998)
-
That Swing Thing
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- George Gladir (credited)
- Pencils
- Jeff Shultz (credited)
- Inks
- Henry Scarpelli (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Ethel Muggs; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
- Synopsis
- Betty and Archie offer to teach Veronica the finer points of jitterbug dancing.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #181 (January 2003)
-
Never the Twain Shall Meet
Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Dan Parent (credited)
- Pencils
- Dave Manak (credited)
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge [as herself, Vera and Rhonda]; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- While babysitting the child of an important client of her father, Veronica reads the girl the story of "The Prince and The Pauper", with some of her own editorial modifications.
- Reprints
- from Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #23 (September 1992)
-
Indexer Notes
The original story credited Michael Gallagher with the script.
[no title indexed]
Betty / activity / 1 page
- Script
- Rod Ollerenshaw
- Pencils
- Rod Ollerenshaw
- Inks
- Rod Ollerenshaw
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Rod Ollerenshaw
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Golly! Do I look like a bird brain?
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Unscramble the names of the different types of birds.
- Reprints
- from Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #128 (December 2004)
-
The Rival
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Cheryl Blossom; Archie Andrews; Nancy Woods
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica discover that there is something more important than being right.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #96 (February 1996)
-
[no title indexed]
Archie / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hey, Archie! I'm making out my new subjects!
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Reprints
- from Archie Comics (Archie, 1942 series) #69 (July-August 1954)
-
Indexer Notes
The "Archie Comics" logo and numbering on the cover art is replaced with an "Archie's Girls, Betty and Veronica" logo for this reprinting.
Good Booking
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Sy Reit (credited)
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo (credited)
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Vincent DeCarlo (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- The sales training class is running a contest to see who can sell the most product. And it looks to everyone that Betty is gathering and selling incriminating evidence on the other students.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #34 (January 1958)
-
Mum's the Word
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Sy Reit (credited)
- Pencils
- Samm Schwartz (credited)
- Inks
- Samm Schwartz (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Samm Schwartz (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- Suspicious that Betty has a secret formula to grow plants that will win the upcoming flower show, Veronica dispatches Archie to discover it.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #34 (January 1958)
-
Crest-Fallen
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Sy Reit (credited)
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo (credited)
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Vincent DeCarlo (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Geraldine Grundy
- Synopsis
- After being asked to trace their family histories for a class assignment, Veronica, Reggie and even Archie become insufferable snobs about their high-class lineage. Miss Grundy sets them straight and proves that Betty is the only one with a truly noble family.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #35 (March 1958)
-
Who's Who?
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Sy Reit (credited)
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo (credited)
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Vincent DeCarlo (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- After Betty finds Archie's lost wallet, she deliberately runs head-first into a tree, fakes having amnesia, and claims that she's Archie Andrews. Not only that, she slips her ID into Archie's pocket so she can claim that he's Betty Cooper.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #35 (March 1958)
-
Horror Scope
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Sy Reit (credited)
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo (credited)
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Vincent DeCarlo (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Veronica won't go out with Archie because her horoscope says to stay inside.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #36 (May 1958)
-
Creatures of Habit
Betty / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- George Gladir (credited)
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg (credited)
- Inks
- Henry Scarpelli (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Miss Beazly; Jughead Jones; Coach Kleats; Moose Mason; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Prof. Flutesnoot; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Betty starts keeping a list of habitual behavior traits her friends exhibit.
- Reprints
- from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #69 (January 1999)
-
Charmed, I'm Sure
Veronica / comic story / 11 pages
- Script
- Dan Parent (credited)
- Pencils
- Dan Parent (credited)
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Hermione Lodge; Betty Cooper; Miss Grundy; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- After putting on a bracelet she found in the mansion attic, Veronica begins to channel memories of an ancestor's life.
- Reprints
- from Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #146 (January 2004)
-
Second Childhood
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- George Gladir (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
- Synopsis
- Betty begins acting like a five-year-old as a ruse to get Archie away from Veronica.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #21 (July 1989)
-
In the Mood
Betty / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- George Gladir (credited)
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg (credited)
- Inks
- Rich Koslowski (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Jack Morelli (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Polly Cooper; Pop Tate; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Ethel Muggs
- Synopsis
- After hearing about a romantic restaurant from Polly, Betty convinces Pop to give his place a little more 'atmosphere'.
- Reprints
- from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #169 (December 2007)
-
School of Hard Knocks
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Frank Doyle (credited)
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo (credited)
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Betty gets hit in the head by a door by Mr. Weatherbee. Later, when she faints in the hall from the concussion, Veronica thinks she's faking it for sympathy.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #282 (June 1979)
-
Money Problems
Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)
- Pencils
- Dan Parent (credited)
- Inks
- Jim Amash (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Vickie Williams (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Veronica gains a reputation as a source of charity and with it gains a lot of strangers willing to help her maintain her reputation.
- Reprints
- from Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #159 (May 2005)
-
Time Warp
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Kathleen Webb (credited)
- Pencils
- Jeff Shultz (credited)
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Vickie Williams (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Prof. Flutesnoot; Dilton Doiley
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica get their days mixed up, which causes them all sorts of problems.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #194 (January 2004)
-
Above "C" Level
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Dan Parent (credited)
- Pencils
- Jeff Shultz (credited)
- Inks
- Al Milgrom (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Vickie Williams
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Miss Grundy; Hiram Lodge; Alice Cooper
- Synopsis
- When both Betty and Veronica pull a "C" grade in trigonometry, it's a matter of perspective as to whether it's good or bad news.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #212 (December 2005)
-
A Hard Case
Betty / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Frank Doyle (credited)
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo (credited)
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Mrs. Cooper; Mrs. Jones; Pop Tate; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Archie becomes jealous when Jughead introduces someone named Algernon to Betty.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #135 (September 1983)
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Saved By the Bell
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Frank Doyle (credited)
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo (credited)
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Alice Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Betty confesses to Veronica that she's having more and more trouble resisting Archie's allure. Later her resolve is put to the test.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #506 (June 1981)
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Indexer Notes
The original story credited Dan DeCarlo Jr. with the pencils.
Hats Off!
Veronica / activity / 1 page
- Script
- Rod Ollerenshaw
- Pencils
- Rod Ollerenshaw
- Inks
- Rod Ollerenshaw
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Rod Ollerenshaw
- Genre
- teen
- Reprints
- from Archie's Story & Game Digest Magazine (Archie, 1986 series) #19 (June 1991)
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Quiet Riot
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie uses a pair of cymbals to get Mr. Lodge off his back.
- Reprints
- from Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #155 (November 2004)
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Just a Quiet Place To Call Home
Betty's Diary / comic story / 11 pages
- Script
- Bob Bolling (credited)
- Pencils
- Bob Bolling (credited)
- Inks
- Chic Stone (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper; Hal Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Betty agrees to apartment-sit for a friend of hers with the intent of partying unsupervised by parents. But Veronica begins to take advantage of the situation more than Betty is able to.
- Reprints
- from Betty's Diary (Archie, 1986 series) #32 (April 1990)
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Indexer Notes
In the original printing of this story, Mike Esposito is credited as inker.
My Ideal
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Frank Doyle (credited)
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo (credited)
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Betty describes the man she intends to marry to the Lodges, but doesn't understand why they laugh when she says her description matches Archie -- when it doesn't at all.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #243 (March 1976)
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Bionic Babes
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)
- Pencils
- Pat Kennedy (credited)
- Inks
- Rich Koslowski (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Inspired by a television series, Betty and Veronica wonder what it would be like to have bionic super-powers.
- Reprints
Greetings
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Jim Ruth (credited)
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo (credited) (layouts); Dan Parent (credited) (finished pencils)
- Inks
- Alison Flood (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee; Mr. Flutesnoot
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica try to figure out the reason boys engage in theatrical greetings.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #59 (January 1993)
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Indexer Notes
The original story credited Frank Doyle with the script.
Party Time
Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)
- Pencils
- Dan Parent (credited)
- Inks
- Jim Amash (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Smithers the butler
- Synopsis
- Veronica decides to throw a huge Christmas party, but it isn't for who her father thinks it's for.
- Reprints
- from Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #166 (January 2006)
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Betty's Christmas Fashions
Betty / illustration / 1 page
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo (credited)
- Inks
- Dan DeCarlo (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- fashion; teen
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #489 (December 1979)
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Indexer Notes
The Dan DeCarlo signature was added for this reprint. There is some dispute as to whether the art is by DeCarlo Senior or DeCarlo Junior.
Getting the Spirit
Little Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Dexter Taylor (credited)
- Pencils
- Dexter Taylor (credited)
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge; Smithers the butler; Miss Grundy
- Synopsis
- Little Veronica is inspired by a dream to be more charitable at Christmas.
- Reprints
- from Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #156 (January 2008)
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One For the Book
Little Sabrina / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Dexter Taylor (credited)
- Pencils
- Dexter Taylor (credited)
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- humor; children; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Sabrina; Aunt Hilda; Aunt Zelda; Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Little Sabrina animates a plate with witchcraft and nearly blows the family secret to Riverdale.
- Reprints
- from Little Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #154 (May 1980)
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Tree Triumph
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica has large earrings but Betty has even larger ones.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #121 (February 1968)
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Keeping it Simple
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- George Gladir (credited)
- Pencils
- Tim Kennedy (credited)
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick (credited)
- Colors
- Frank Gagliardo (credited)
- Letters
- Dan Nakrosis (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Smithers the butler; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Betty tries to convince Veronica that keeping the holiday celebrations simple leads to more enjoyment of those holidays.
- Reprints
- from Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #120 (February 2004)
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Picture Perfect
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Joe Edwards ?
- Pencils
- Jeff Shultz ?
- Inks
- Henry Scarpelli ?
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Betty's in line to see Santa, with just one gift in mind.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #204 (January 2005)
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Nifty Gifty
Betty / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Betty gives Archie a suggestion box for Christmas with a suggestion already in it.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #217 (February 1974) which is reprinted
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #121 (February 1968)
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Christmas Season With Betty & Veronica
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Bob Bolling (credited)
- Pencils
- Bob Bolling (credited)
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Betty and Archie each sacrifice something precious to them in order to buy gifts for each other.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #217 (February 1974)
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Table of Contents
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0.
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Betty and Veronica -
1.
Are You Being Served?
Veronica -
2.
It's in the Cards
Betty and Veronica -
3.
One-of-a-Kind
Betty -
4.
Down Memory Lane
Betty -
5.
Spending Spree
Betty and Veronica -
6.
Career Ordeal
Betty's Diary -
7.
Stack Knack
Betty -
8.
Short Retort
Betty and Veronica -
9.
The War of the Wools
Betty and Veronica -
10.
Substitute Santa
Sabrina -
11.
Christmas Spirit
Sabrina -
12.
Ms. Softie
Sabrina -
13.
[Unscramble These Ingredients]
Sabrina -
14.
The Big Apple
Sabrina -
15.
["That's funny"]
Betty and Veronica's Pin Up -
16.
Paper Caper
Veronica -
17.
The Root of the Problem
Betty and Veronica -
18.
Motivate Yourself
Veronica -
19.
Kitchen Privilege
Betty and Veronica -
20.
Decisions
Betty and Veronica -
21.
Sleight of Mind
Betty and Veronica -
22.
Artistic License
Veronica -
23.
Quiet Riot
Betty and Veronica -
24.
Bumpy Relationship
Betty -
25.
Model Behavior
Veronica -
26.
That Swing Thing
Betty and Veronica -
27.
Never the Twain Shall Meet
Veronica -
28.
["Golly! Do I look like a bird brain?"]
Betty -
29.
The Rival
Betty and Veronica -
30.
["Hey, Archie! I'm making out my new subjects!"]
Archie -
31.
Good Booking
Betty and Veronica -
32.
Mum's the Word
Betty and Veronica -
33.
Crest-Fallen
Betty and Veronica -
34.
Who's Who?
Betty and Veronica -
35.
Horror Scope
Betty and Veronica -
36.
Creatures of Habit
Betty -
37.
Charmed, I'm Sure
Veronica -
38.
Second Childhood
Betty and Veronica -
39.
In the Mood
Betty -
40.
School of Hard Knocks
Betty and Veronica -
41.
Money Problems
Veronica -
42.
Time Warp
Betty and Veronica -
43.
Above "C" Level
Betty and Veronica -
44.
A Hard Case
Betty -
45.
Saved By the Bell
Betty and Veronica -
46.
Hats Off!
Veronica -
47.
Quiet Riot
Archie -
48.
Just a Quiet Place To Call Home
Betty's Diary -
49.
My Ideal
Betty and Veronica -
50.
Bionic Babes
Betty and Veronica -
51.
Greetings
Betty and Veronica -
52.
Party Time
Veronica -
53.
Betty's Christmas Fashions
Betty -
54.
Getting the Spirit
Little Veronica -
55.
One For the Book
Little Sabrina -
56.
Tree Triumph
Betty and Veronica -
57.
Keeping it Simple
Betty and Veronica -
58.
Picture Perfect
Betty and Veronica -
59.
Nifty Gifty
Betty -
60.
Christmas Season With Betty & Veronica
Betty and Veronica
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