(February 2016)
Archie,
1987 Series
- Price
- 4.99 USD
- Pages
- 164
- Indicia Frequency
- 10 times a year
- On-sale Date
- 2015-12-23
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications, Inc.
- Brand
-
The Archie Library
- Barcode
- 762816469500 23911
- Editing
- Victor Gorelick
[no title indexed]
Betty and Veronica / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Betty and Veronica snowboarding
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews (on snowboard)
- Keywords
- snowboard; snowboarding
That's Some Val-entine! (The Many Loves of Archie Andrews!! part 3 of 10)
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 10 pages
- Script
- Dan Parent (credited)
- Pencils
- Dan Parent (credited)
- Inks
- Rich Koslowski (credited)
- Colors
- Digikore Studios (credited)
- Letters
- Jack Morelli (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Valerie Smith; Jughead Jones; Josie McCoy; Melanie Valentine; Alexander Cabot; Mary Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie and Valerie fall asleep while making music together and miss the train for their Valentine's Day concert.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- band; concert; Facetime; Josie and the Pussycats; music; singing; songwriting; Valentine's Day
That's of Snow Account! part 1 and 2
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 11 pages
- Script
- Dan Parent (credited)
- Pencils
- Dan Parent (credited)
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Count Monte Krysko; Hermione Lodge; Contessa Meryl
- Synopsis
- A Count visits the Lodges and steals their jewelry. Betty and Veronica come up with a plan to catch the thieves before they can skip town.
- Reprints
-
from Betty and Veronica Spectacular (Archie, 1992 series) #28 (March 1998)
-
- Keywords
- house guest; jewels; snowmobile; thief
Cold Spell
Betty / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Mike Pellowski (credited)
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg (credited)
- Inks
- Rich Koslowski (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Betty laments how much she hates the cold weather but not if it brings her and Archie together.
- Reprints
- from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #183 (February 2010)
-
- Keywords
- cold; hot; snow blower; snow shoveling
Mark of Madness
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; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Veronica freaks out when she gets a small callus on her hand.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #245 (May 1976)
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[Betty as Majorette]
Betty's Pin-Up Page / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Betty high-stepping in a red drum majorette's uniform and holding a baton.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #11 (June 1961)
-
- Keywords
- baton; drum majorette; marching band
Bird Ladies of Riverdale
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; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Jealous of the praise Betty garners when she spreads bird seed on the school grounds to feed hungry birds, Veronica decides to do the same. But naturally she can't settle for just spreading common bird seed.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #51 (May 1992)
-
[no title indexed]
Betty and Veronica Pin Up / cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Wow!! Knee boots and knickers... very smart, Betty!
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica admires Betty's snow shoveling outfit.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1983 series) #145 (April 2004)
-
Snogo
Sabrina / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Dick Malmgren (credited)
- Pencils
- Samm Schwartz (credited)
- Inks
- Samm Schwartz (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Samm Schwartz (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Sabrina Spellman; Aunt Hilda; unnamed stranger; the postman
- Synopsis
- Sabrina accidentally uses magic in front of a passing stranger. Hilda's efforts to cover for Sabrina only make things worse.
- Reprints
- from Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #37 (February 1976)
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Horrible Harvey
Sabrina the Teenage Witch / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Frank Doyle (credited)
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg (credited)
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Sabrina Spellman; Harvey Kinkle; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Archie begins to notice that whenever Reggie is mean or insulting to Harvey, freak accidents suddenly start happening to him.
- Reprints
- from Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #39 (April 1976)
-
Bringing Up Esmeralda
Sabrina / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- George Gladir (credited)
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg (credited)
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Sabrina Spellman; Aunt Hilda; Aunt Zelda; Esmeralda
- Synopsis
- Sabrina takes Esmeralda to a ski resort.
- Reprints
- from Laugh (Archie, 1987 series) #1 (June 1987)
-
- Keywords
- magician; resort; skiing
Fine and Dandy
Sabrina / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Joe Edwards ?
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Sabrina Spellman; Harvey Kinkle
- Synopsis
- Harvey has an overdue library book - - way overdue.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #220 (December 1973)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
Slimy Creatures
Cousin Ambrose / activity / 1 page
- Characters
- Cousin Ambrose
- Reprints
- from Archie's Story & Game Digest Magazine (Archie, 1986 series) #14 (March 1990)
-
Indexer Notes
Unscramble the letters puzzle.
Pet Patter
Sabrina / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Sabrina Spellman; Aunt Hilda
- Synopsis
- Aunt Hilda takes her pet into a store.
- Reprints
- from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #112 (July 1984)
-
Pajama Game
Sabrina / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Sabrina Spellman; Esmeralda
- Synopsis
- Sabrina and Esmeralda have a pajama party.
- Reprints
- from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #243 (July 1984)
-
Ball Brawl
Mr. Lodge / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Hiram Lodge; Smithers; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Smithers brings Mr. Lodge a platter of snowballs to use on Archie.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #218 (March 1976)
-
Browse 'Til You Grouse
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Fernando Ruiz (credited)
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica can't find anything to wear.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1983 series) #208 (December 2010)
-
The Chains That Bind Chapter 1
Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica gets ready to take a trip across the world to the country of Tonga, where they tend to dress more conservatively than Veronica is used to. Veronica also laments living in Riverdale and admits to wanting to be a jet-setter.
- Reprints
- from Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #50 (February 1996)
-
Free At Last Chapter 2
Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Todd; Mr. Veikune
- Synopsis
- Veronica arrives in Tonga, gets a handsome young escort named Todd, shops in Tonga's quaint shops, and goes snorkeling.
- Reprints
- from Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #50 (February 1996)
-
- Keywords
- scuba diving; stamp collecting; Tonga
The Guilded Cage Chapter 3
Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- adventure; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Ryan Golding; Todd
- Synopsis
- While exploring a suppossedly uninhabited island, Veronica meets Ryan Golding, an old acquaintance living a "Robinson Crusoe" lifestyle.
- Reprints
- from Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #50 (February 1996)
-
- Keywords
- flying fox; Tonga
Responsibilities Realized Chapter 4
Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; King of Tonga; Ryan Golding; Mr. Veikune; Todd; Betty Cooper; Professor Benjamin Flutesnoot
- Synopsis
- Veronica meets the King, finds that Ryan is rejoining the world, goes to a Tongan feast, and returns to Riverdale.
- Reprints
- from Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #50 (February 1996)
-
- Keywords
- Tonga
The Big Puzzle
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- George Gladir (credited)
- Pencils
- Pat Kennedy (credited)
- Inks
- Al Milgrom (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Dilton Doiley; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Nurse Oyama; Fred Andrews; Hal Cooper; Alice Cooper; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- Veronica tells Betty she is done with Archie and Betty tries to figure out why.
- Reprints
The Task
Betty's Diary / comic story / 5 pages
- 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; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy
- Synopsis
- Miss Grundy wants Betty to tutor Archie, which makes Veronica jealous at the thought of all the time Betty and Archie will spend together.
- Reprints
- from Betty's Diary (Archie, 1986 series) #15 (February 1988)
-
Here Comes the Judge
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Fernando Ruiz (credited)
- Pencils
- Fernando Ruiz (credited)
- Inks
- Rich Koslowski (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Judge Julie; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica decide to go on Judge Julie, a reality tv show, to settle their differences.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1983 series) #102 (April 1999)
-
- Keywords
- courtroom
Indexer Notes
Judge Julie is a parody of the TV show Judge Judy.
Up to Date
Betty / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- George Gladir (credited)
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo (credited)
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Victor Gorelick (credited)
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper; Veronica Lodge; George
- Synopsis
- Betty's mom alters her skimpy new dress into an old-fashioned gown with bustles and a high neckline, which Betty finds humiliating but which attracts a cute guy who loves the "old-fashioned girl."
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #168 (March 1965)
-
- Keywords
- closet; dress; house-cleaning; sewing
Myth America
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; Jughead Jones; Hiram Lodge; Gaston the chef; Smithers the butler; Jimbo the keyboardist
- Synopsis
- Veronica decides she's going to win the Miss America pageant. Now she has to find a talent she can perform in the pageant.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #73 (March 1994)
-
The Jokers
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Frank Doyle (credited)
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo (credited)
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Victor Gorelick (credited)
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Veronica puts black paper over her front teeth to play a gag on Archie. Archie gets payback by playing a trick on the girls using glasses of water.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #99 (March 1964)
-
- Keywords
- practical jokes; teeth
Slide Rule
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Barbara Slate (credited)
- Pencils
- Jeff Shultz (credited)
- Inks
- Rich Koslowski (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Smithers; Gaston; Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge
- Synopsis
- Betty slides down the banister at the Lodge mansion.
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
When originally printed in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #132, writing was credited to Mike Pellowski and inks were credited to Al Milgrom.
One of a Kind
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- George Gladir (credited)
- Pencils
- ? [as Kennedy] (credited)
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Wacky Jackie
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica try to help a freshman student who's fashion sense is wacky.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #130 (March 2005)
-
[no title indexed]
Veronica Pin-Up / cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Skiing is such fun!!
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Veronica asks Archie what part of skiing he likes best.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #100 (April 1964)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing.
[no title indexed]
Little Archie and Friends / illustration / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Illustration used as the title page for the next section featuring Little Archie reprints.
My Number One Gal
Little Betty / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Dexter Taylor (credited)
- Pencils
- Dexter Taylor (credited)
- Inks
- Dexter Taylor (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Rod Ollerenshaw (credited)
- Genre
- children
- Characters
- Little Veronica Lodge; Little Archie Andrews; Little Reggie Mantle; Little Jughead Jones; Little Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Little Reggie and Little Jughead try to help Little Betty get her picture in the paper.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #140 (March 2003)
-
Back Yard Circus Puzzle
Little Archie / activity / 1 page
- Genre
- children
- Reprints
- from Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #134 (July 2002)
-
- Keywords
- circus
Indexer Notes
Unscramble the letters to discover the circus acts.
The School Scoop
Little Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Dexter Taylor (credited)
- Pencils
- Dexter Taylor (credited)
- Inks
- Dexter Taylor (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Dexter Taylor (credited)
- Genre
- children
- Characters
- Little Archie Andrews; Little Veronica Lodge; Little Betty Cooper; Little Reggie Mantle; Little Jughead Jones; Little Dilton Doiley; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- The kids go to Mr. Lodge to get the money to repair the school paper's broken printing press.
- Reprints
- from Little Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #114 (January 1977)
-
Elite Defeat
Veronica / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- The gang is at Mr. Lodge's private ski lodge.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #169 (February 1972)
-
There's Snow Business Like Snow Business
Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- George Gladir (credited)
- Pencils
- Jeff Shultz (credited)
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica takes credit for the snowman built by Betty.
- Reprints
- from Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #73 (March 1998)
-
Fun Fan
Betty / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Betty argues that cross-country skiing is better than downhill skiing or ski jumping.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #184 (May 1973)
-
- Keywords
- cross country skiing; downhill skiing; ski jumping; skiing
The Switcheroo
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Fernando Ruiz (credited)
- Pencils
- Fernando Ruiz (credited)
- Inks
- Al Nickerson (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica switch hair styles.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #79 (April 1999)
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Table of Contents
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0.
["Betty and Veronica snowboarding"]
Betty and Veronica -
1.
[Download the All New App!]
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2.
That's Some Val-entine! (The Many Loves of Archie Andrews!! part 3 of 10)
Betty and Veronica -
3.
That's of Snow Account! part 1 and 2
Betty and Veronica -
4.
Cold Spell
Betty -
5.
Mark of Madness
Betty and Veronica -
6.
[The Truth Is Out There]
Diamond Select; MiniMates -
7.
[Betty as Majorette]
Betty's Pin-Up Page -
8.
Bird Ladies of Riverdale
Betty and Veronica -
9.
["Wow!! Knee boots and knickers... very smart, Betty!"]
Betty and Veronica Pin Up -
10.
[no title indexed]
Sabrina -
11.
Snogo
Sabrina -
12.
Horrible Harvey
Sabrina the Teenage Witch -
13.
Bringing Up Esmeralda
Sabrina -
14.
Fine and Dandy
Sabrina -
15.
Slimy Creatures
Cousin Ambrose -
16.
Pet Patter
Sabrina -
17.
Pajama Game
Sabrina -
18.
[Archie #5]
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19.
Ball Brawl
Mr. Lodge -
20.
[Jughead #3]
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21.
Browse 'Til You Grouse
Betty and Veronica -
22.
The Chains That Bind Chapter 1
Veronica -
23.
Free At Last Chapter 2
Veronica -
24.
The Guilded Cage Chapter 3
Veronica -
25.
Responsibilities Realized Chapter 4
Veronica -
26.
The Big Puzzle
Betty and Veronica -
27.
The Task
Betty's Diary -
28.
Here Comes the Judge
Betty and Veronica -
29.
Up to Date
Betty -
30.
Myth America
Betty and Veronica -
31.
The Jokers
Betty and Veronica -
32.
Slide Rule
Betty and Veronica -
33.
One of a Kind
Betty and Veronica -
34.
[20% of all Archie Comics]
Midtown Comics -
35.
["Skiing is such fun!!"]
Veronica Pin-Up -
36.
[no title indexed]
Little Archie and Friends -
37.
My Number One Gal
Little Betty -
38.
Back Yard Circus Puzzle
Little Archie -
39.
The School Scoop
Little Archie -
40.
[Graphic Novel Library Sale]
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41.
Elite Defeat
Veronica -
42.
There's Snow Business Like Snow Business
Veronica -
43.
[Double Digest Bundle Pack]
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44.
Fun Fan
Betty -
45.
[Welcome to the New Riverdale]
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46.
The Switcheroo
Betty and Veronica -
47.
[Subscribe to all your favorite comics double digests...]
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48.
[no title indexed]
Everything's Archie -
49.
[75 Years 75 Stories]
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50.
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