Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest
#56
[Direct Edition]
(March 1996)
Archie,
1987 Series
- Price
- 2.75 USD; 2.95 CAD
- Pages
- ?
- Indicia Frequency
- six times a year in January, March, April, August, September, and November
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
The Archie Digest Library
- Barcode
- 762816469500 05611
- Editing
- Nanci Dakesian; Victor Gorelick
Issue Notes
This issue is a variant of Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #56 [Newsstand].
[no title indexed]
Betty and Veronica / cover / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Dan Parent (signed as Parent)
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino (signed as D'Agostino)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (sourced)
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- This helps keep my body tight and fit!
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Keywords
- exercise
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Shovel This!
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Betty's handsome new neighbor offers to help her shovel the snow. Once Veronica shows up, they both compete for his attention.
The Sellout
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Smithers
- Synopsis
- Veronica gives up a quiet evening at home to prevent Betty from making time with Archie.
- Reprints
-
from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #270 (June 1978)
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Carry On
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica is outraged when she runs into Archie carrying Betty in his arms.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #104 (August 1964)
-
Let's Dance
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Reggie convinces Archie not to accept an invitation to the Sadie Hawkins Dance right away and instead enjoy their sudden popularity.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #398 (January 1985)
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- Keywords
- Sadie Hawkins dance
Look Out
Mort / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen; children
- Characters
- Greg; Charley Hawse; Mort
- Synopsis
- The gang builds a snow fort, with Mort being on the lookout.
- Reprints
- from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #212 (March 1980)
-
Ski Spree
Sabrina / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Dick Malmgren
- Pencils
- Dick Malmgren
- Inks
- Dick Malmgren ?
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- humor; teen; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Aunt Hilda; Aunt Zelda; Cousin Ambrose; Sabrina Spellman
- Synopsis
- With the temperature below zero on their ski trip, Sabrina and her guardians are faced with the reality of having only enough magic to cast one spell in a twenty-four hour period.
- Reprints
- from Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (Archie, 1971 series) #72 (February 1982)
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Whine and Dine
Jughead / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Samm Schwartz
- Pencils
- Samm Schwartz
- Inks
- Samm Schwartz
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Samm Schwartz
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Jughead is not a very good waiter.
- Reprints
- from Jughead (Archie, 1965 series) #345 (April 1986)
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What Does She Want?
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica seems to always have her eyes on other guys, so Archie goes out of his way to impress her.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #341 (May 1986)
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Sport Report
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Dilton Doiley; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Mrs. Cooper; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- To keep Betty from spending time with Archie, Veronica convinces her to tryout for the girl's basketball team.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #91 (March 1978)
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A Change for the Better
Ethel / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Dilton Doiley; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Ethel Muggs; Professor Flootsnoot
- Synopsis
- As a science project for school, Reggie begins showering Ethel with affection to see if he can alter her behavior.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #398 (January 1985)
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For the Record
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Hap Halliday
- Synopsis
- Li'l Jinx frantically looks for her favorite record.
- Reprints
- from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #211 (February 1980)
-
The Lost City
Archie / comic story / 11 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Hiram Lodge; Dilton Doiley; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper;
- Synopsis
- Archie and the gang go on a hunt for Mayan treasures but run into thieves.
- Reprints
- from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #247 (March 1985)
-
The Cold Shoulder
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Archie allows Betty to join him on an ice fishing trip, which turns out to be a bad idea for Archie.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #92 (April 1978)
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Vampire Ire
Sabrina / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- George Gladir
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg
- Inks
- Stan Goldberg ?
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- humor; teen; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Aunt Hilda; Cousin Ambrose; Salem Saberhagen; Sabrina Spellman
- Synopsis
- A vampire stops by Sabrina's house trying to scare the family but they frighten him off instead.
- Reprints
- from Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (Archie, 1971 series) #61 (August 1980)
-
The Dead Line
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie agrees to work with Betty on the school newspaper after school, until Veronica invites him to go ice skating. When Archie declines her invitation, Veronica threatens to invite Reggie instead, so Archie tries to ditch Betty.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #92 (April 1978)
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Memories
Archie / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Betty sends Archie to the store for some paprika and crosses her fingers that he'll remember.
- Reprints
- from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #64 (April 1978)
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Rainy Daze
Archie 1 / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie 1; Reggie 1; Betty 1; Veronica 1; Jughead 1
- Synopsis
- When the guys invite the ladies to share their cave during a rain storm, the ladies decide to decorate.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #338 (November 1985)
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A Mod Mod World
Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Miss Grundy orders Veronica to remove the mod stickers from her locker.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #176 (August 1970)
-
Snow Snafu
Reggie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Reggie shows off his ski-bob on the slopes.
- Reprints
- from Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes (Archie, 1968 series) #11 (February 1970)
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Date Strait
Betty / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Alice Cooper; Betty Cooper; Dilton Doiley; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Ethel Muggs; Smithers; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- Betty thinks everyone is avoiding her but they are all planning a surprise party for her.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #91 (March 1978)
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Prof. Lovett, Prof. Lovett, Wherefore Art Thou, Prof. Lovett...?!!
Archie and the Gang / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee; Mr. Monet; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Dilton Doiley; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Miss Lovett
- Synopsis
- Mr. Weatherbee hires a new drama teacher and the gang goes out of their way to impress him...or is it her??
- Reprints
- from Archie at Riverdale High (Archie, 1972 series) #108 (April 1986)
-
Misunderstood
Betty / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Hal Cooper; Ethel Muggs
- Synopsis
- Betty decides to buy her father's birthday present with trading stamps but things don't work out for her.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #152 (August 1968)
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Money Power!
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Hap Holliday
- Synopsis
- Jinx finds a fifty-cent piece on the sidewalk.
- Reprints
- from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #5 (May 1968)
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Attraction Action
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Midge Klump
- Synopsis
- It seems the harder Betty tries to attract Archie, the more he pulls away. Finally, Betty gives up.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #121 (July 1981)
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Indexer Notes
Originally printed in Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #121 with Betty and Me appearing in the title block instead of Archie.
Hot Stuff
Sabrina / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Dick Malmgren
- Pencils
- Dick Malmgren
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- humor; teen; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Aunt Hilda; Harvey Kinkle; Sabrina Spellman
- Synopsis
- Aunt Hilda attempts to sabotage Harvey's Christmas cheer with a bowl of Christmas candy laced with hot peppers.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #243 (January 1976)
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Betty's Pin Up
Betty / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Betty asks Archie to watch soap operas with her.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #92 (April 1978)
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Beware the Pretty Pirate
comic story / 11 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Chuck Clayton; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Hiram Lodge; Smithers; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Mid-term is a strange time to be having a school party, but that’s when Mr. Weatherbee and Miss Grundy are scheduled to take their leave! What? You thought they were happy here? Well, that was before “Long Jane Silver“ sailed into view! That was just before our young friends learned to--- Beware the Pretty Pirate!
- Reprints
- from Archie at Riverdale High (Archie, 1972 series) #55 (July 1978)
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A Witch in Time
Archie / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica tries to teach Archie to dance.
- Reprints
- from Pep Comics (Archie, 1940 series) #123 (September 1957)
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Indexer Notes
Reprinted from Pep Comics (Archie, 1940 series) #123 with only three pages. The fourth page appears to be left out.
Confessions of a True Veronica!
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper (also in flashback as five-year-old); Veronica Lodge (also in flashback as five-year-old); Hiram Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Archie Andrews (also in flashback as five-year-old); Reggie Mantle (in flashback as five-year-old); Jughead Jones (in flashback as five-year-old); Moose Mason (in flashback as five-year-old)
- Synopsis
- Veronica writes her autobiography and shares it with Betty. Veronica imagines how successful she will be when it is published. As Betty reads it, she becomes less convinced. Veronica agrees to allow Betty to write her biography.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1983 series) #46 (January 1991)
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Career Wise
Mort / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Gigi; Greg; Charley Hawse; Li'l Jinx; Mort
- Synopsis
- Mort worries about what he is going to be when he grows up.
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #334 (January 1979)
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Near Miss
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Miss Grundy; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Betty practically attaches herself to Archie and people begin to notice.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #72 (February 1976)
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Indexer Notes
Originally printed in Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #72 with Betty and Me appearing in the title block instead of Betty and Veronica.
On the Ball
Reggie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Svenson; Mr. Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Reggie gets mad at Archie for telling on him when he was throwing snowballs on school grounds. He makes a giant snowball meant for Archie but it lands on Mr. Weatherbee instead.
- Reprints
- from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #91 (April 1977)
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Indexer Notes
Reprinted in Archie's Holiday Fun Digest (Archie, 1997 series) #4 and in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #66 with Archie appearing in the title block instead of Reggie.
Flying High
Sabrina / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Aunt Hilda; Cousin Ambrose; Sabrina Spellman
- Synopsis
- When one too many people take a skeptical view of Hilda's claim that she saw a flying saucer, she uses magic to make him doubt his own skepticism.
- Reprints
- from Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (Archie, 1971 series) #54 (August 1979)
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Ancient History
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Hap Holiday
- Synopsis
- Li'l Jinx tries to learn history by watching old movies on television.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #63 (February 1975)
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Required Reading
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie resorts to black magic to make Mr. Lodge like him.
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #132 (March 1962)
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Bag Holders
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Miss Grundy; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- When Archie points out to Veronica that she looks silly carrying a summer beach bag in winter, she orders him to get rid of it. And from there the bag makes the rounds of the high school, passing from person to person.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #21 (June 1963)
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Slow Burn Quick Freeze
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Alice Cooper; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- After berating Betty for sacrificing her dignity to impress a boy, Veronica must figure out how to make a play for the new local hunk without Betty finding out.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #269 (May 1978)
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
["This helps keep my body tight and fit!"]
Betty and Veronica -
1.
Shovel This!
Betty and Veronica -
2.
The Sellout
Betty and Veronica -
3.
Carry On
Betty and Veronica -
4.
Let's Dance
Archie -
5.
Look Out
Mort -
6.
Ski Spree
Sabrina -
7.
Whine and Dine
Jughead -
8.
What Does She Want?
Archie -
9.
Sport Report
Betty and Veronica -
10.
A Change for the Better
Ethel -
11.
For the Record
Li'l Jinx -
12.
The Lost City
Archie -
13.
The Cold Shoulder
Archie -
14.
Vampire Ire
Sabrina -
15.
The Dead Line
Betty and Veronica -
16.
Memories
Archie -
17.
Rainy Daze
Archie 1 -
18.
A Mod Mod World
Veronica -
19.
Snow Snafu
Reggie -
20.
Date Strait
Betty -
21.
Prof. Lovett, Prof. Lovett, Wherefore Art Thou, Prof. Lovett...?!!
Archie and the Gang -
22.
Misunderstood
Betty -
23.
Money Power!
Li'l Jinx -
24.
Attraction Action
Archie -
25.
Hot Stuff
Sabrina -
26.
Betty's Pin Up
Betty -
27.
Beware the Pretty Pirate
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28.
A Witch in Time
Archie -
29.
Confessions of a True Veronica!
Betty and Veronica -
30.
Career Wise
Mort -
31.
Near Miss
Betty and Veronica -
32.
On the Ball
Reggie -
33.
Flying High
Sabrina -
34.
Ancient History
Li'l Jinx -
35.
Required Reading
Archie -
36.
Bag Holders
Betty and Veronica -
37.
Slow Burn Quick Freeze
Betty and Veronica
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