B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine #248

(July 2016)

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Make 'Em Laugh! (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script

Alex Simmons (credited)

Pencils

Bill Galvan (credited)

Inks

Jim Amash (credited)

Colors

Glenn Whitmore (credited)

Letters

Jack Morelli (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Ethel Muggs; Chloe; Carla; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews

Synopsis

Ethel does an open mic night at a comedy club.

Keywords

comedy club; open mic night

There Is This Triangle! (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script

Kathleen Webb (credited)

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Rod Ollerenshaw (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Dan DeCarlo (cameo); Kathleen Webb? (cameo); Ethel Muggs (cameo)

Synopsis

Veronica gives Archie concert tickets and gets upset when he wants to take Betty to the concert. Veronica breaks the fourth wall and asks Dan DeCarlo to change the story.

Reprints

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

Keywords

fourth wall; love triangle

Double Trouble Date (Table of Contents: 4)

Chuck & Nancy / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Mike Pellowski (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Bob Smith (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Chuck Clayton; Nancy Woods; Reggie Mantle; Gina

Synopsis

Chuck and Nancy go on a double date with Reggie and Gina but Nancy is worried that Reggie will be pulling pranks on them all night.

Reprints

• in Archie Milestones Jumbo Comics Digest (Archie, 2019 series) #8 (June 2020)

Keywords

practical joke

Shoe Coup (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Jeff Shultz (credited)

Inks

Rich Koslowski (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Clarissa

Synopsis

Veronica is at wit's end trying to find the perfect shoes to outdo a catty fashionista at the local club.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #241 (June 2009)

On the Job!! (Table of Contents: 6)

Veronica / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Dan Parent (credited)

Pencils

Dan Parent (credited)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Dan Nakrosis (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Jill; Paula; Cheryl Blossom; Clifford Blossom; Archie Andrews

Synopsis

Veronica and Cheryl meet up at Lodge Industries for "Bring Your Daughter to Work Day". They agree to put aside their differences for the day. At least until Archie shows up.

Reprints

• from Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #150 (May 2004)

Diary Doings (Table of Contents: 7)

Betty / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

John Lowe (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Vickie Williams (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Polly Cooper; Archie Andrews; Flashbacks: Little Archie Andrews; Little Veronica Lodge; Little Betty Cooper; Pop Tate

Synopsis

While getting ready for a date, Betty finds an old diary of hers and realizes how badly Archie has treated her over the years. Fortunately, it doesn't last.

Reprints

• from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #137 (July 2004)

[The war for Gotham City has begun!] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

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Betty's Nursery Rhymes (Table of Contents: 9)

Betty / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Stan Goldberg ?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper

Synopsis

Betty tells the reader three altered nursery rhymes, Hickory Dickory Dock, Jack and Jill and Little Miss Muffet.

Reprints

• from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #123 (May 2003)

[Outlaws of Time] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

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Our Manager Is no Man-Ager (Table of Contents: 11)

Josie and the Pussycats / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Angelo Decesare (credited)

Pencils

Rex W. Lindsey (credited)

Inks

Rich Koslowski (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Josie McCoy; Melody Valentine; Valerie Brown; Alexander Cabot III

Synopsis

To replace him while he's on vacation, Alexander installs a computerized manager to handle bookings for the group.

Reprints

• from Archie & Friends (Archie, 1992 series) #66 (March 2003)

Clothes Call (Table of Contents: 12)

Josie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Josie; Valerie; Alan M.; Alexandra Cabot

Synopsis

After Alexandra insults Josie's clothes, Josie is depressed because she feels Alexandra is right, until something happens to prove that her clothes are actually better than Alexandra's.

Reprints

• from Josie and the Pussycats (Archie, 1969 series) #85 (October 1975)

Green with Envy (Table of Contents: 13)

Josie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor

Characters

Alexander Cabot; Alan M; Josie McCoy; Alexandra Cabot

Synopsis

Alex gives Alan a special soap to get the car grease off his hands. Alan ends up giving the soap to Josie and Alexandra who are dirty from cleaning up the girls' clubhouse. The soap turns their skin green.

Reprints

• from Josie and the Pussycats (Archie, 1969 series) #90 (August 1976)

[Archie Volume One] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

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Rips & Tears (Table of Contents: 15)

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

Script

Barbara Slate (credited)

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo (credited)

Inks

Henry Scarpelli (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Midge Klump (flashback only); Dilton Doiley (flashback only)

Synopsis

Betty can't bear to part with two pairs of unwearable shorts for sentimental reasons.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #138 (August 1999)

Style with Pizzazz! (Table of Contents: 16)

Betty and Veronica & Ginger / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Dan Parent

Inks

?

Colors

?

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Ginger Lopez

Indexer Notes

Reader submitted fashions from Martina M. from PA, Natelie Marie D. from FL and Courtney P. from IL.

Tooty Fruity (Table of Contents: 17)

Ethel / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Ethel Muggs

Reprints

• from Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #54 (October 1998)

Indexer Notes

Code decipher puzzle.

Cool Rule (Table of Contents: 18)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews

Synopsis

When Archie jumps into the bleachers to catch a fly ball, Veronica has to remind Betty that she can only keep the baseball, not the baseball player.

Reprints

• from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #13 (October 1961)

Keywords

baseball

[Archie #8] (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

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Boon Tune (Table of Contents: 20)

Mr. Lodge / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

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Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

teen

Characters

Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews

Synopsis

Mr. Lodge asks Veronica to turn her music up.

Concise Advice (Table of Contents: 21)

Mr. Lodge / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

teen

Characters

Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

Veronica shows Mr. Lodge what Archie built in shop class.

Horseplay (Table of Contents: 22)

Ethel Muggs / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Tim Kennedy (credited)

Pencils

Pat Kennedy (credited)

Inks

Jim Amash (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

teen

Characters

Ethel Muggs; Claudine; Roy

Synopsis

Ethel travels to stay with her cousin Claudine and goes to a rodeo.

Reprints

• from Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #156 (February 2010)

Keywords

barrel racing; bull riding; calf roping; carnival; rodeo; rodeo clown

Suit Yourself (Table of Contents: 23)

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

Script

Kathleen Webb (credited)

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo (credited)

Inks

Jim DeCarlo (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Ms. Pushups; Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley

Synopsis

A fire emergency at the school forces everyone to evacuate the building, including Betty, who is wearing Veronica's new designer bikini and nothing else.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #125 (July 1998)

That Takes the Cake! (Table of Contents: 24)

Veronica / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Mike Pellowski (credited)

Pencils

Dan Parent (credited)

Inks

Jim Amash (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Hermione Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Gaston

Synopsis

What do you get for the woman who has everything?

Reprints

• from Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #188 (June 2008)

Wheel Zeal (Table of Contents: 25)

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

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo (credited)

Inks

Henry Scarpelli (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Donald; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews

Synopsis

While at the skateboard park Betty is hired to promote a new line of clothes for female skateboarders.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #138 (August 1999)

Keywords

skate park; skateboard

Dress You Up! (Table of Contents: 26)

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

Script

Dan Parent (credited)

Pencils

Dan Parent (credited)

Inks

Jim Amash (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Dan Nakrosis (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Cheryl Blossom

Synopsis

Betty helps Cheryl create a knockoff version of a dress she wants.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica Spectacular (Archie, 1992 series) #65 (May 2004)

The Party Favor (Table of Contents: 27)

Veronica / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Tim Kennedy (credited)

Inks

Henry Scarpelli (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Midge Klump; Ethel Muggs; Dilton Doiley; Rumpston Lodge

Synopsis

Mr. Lodge takes the gang to Paris to celebrate Veronica's birthday. Rumpston Lodge, Veronica's cousin, tries to get even with Archie for Archie getting him in trouble when they were kids. At first Reggie is his accomplice but Rumpston is too evil for Reggie and Reggie turns the tables.

Reprints

• from Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #29 (August 1993)

Keywords

Paris

Indexer Notes

Two part story, part two titled: "Arch Enemies".

Dental Plan (Table of Contents: 28)

Betty / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Doug Crane (credited)

Inks

Ken Selig (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper; Veronica Lodge (dream sequence); Reggie Mantle (dream sequence); Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

With a dental appointment looming over her, Betty has a nightmare involving a dental chair and her two chief tormentors at school.

Reprints

• from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #28 (August 1995)

Keywords

dentist

The Best of Friends (Table of Contents: 29)

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

Script

Kathleen Webb (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; Midge Klump

Synopsis

Betty and Veronica have a spat, and Betty goes in search of a new best friend.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #174 (June 2002)

Repair Flair (Table of Contents: 30)

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

Script

Dick Malmgren (credited)

Pencils

Dick Malmgren (credited)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

Archie asks Betty to repair his jalopy so he can take Veronica out.

Reprints

• from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #110 (April 1980)

The Big Search (Table of Contents: 31)

Betty / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

John Lowe (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Alice Cooper; Betty Cooper; Nancy Woods; Ethel Muggs; Tomoko; Archie Andrews

Synopsis

Betty dreams that she found a much desired object at the local flea market. The next morning she goes to the Riverdale Flea Market in hopes of finding out what it was.

Reprints

• from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #175 (October 2008)

Keywords

dream; flea market

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Texas Sizzle (Table of Contents: 33)

Veronica / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Dan Parent

Inks

Hy Eisman

Colors

Barry Grossman ?

Genre

fashion; teen

Characters

Veronica Lodge

Reprints

• from Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #17 (October 1991)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.

[Graphic Novel Library Sale] (Table of Contents: 34) (Expand) /

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In Your Dreams (Table of Contents: 35)

Cheryl Blossom / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Holly Golightly [as Holly G!] (credited)

Pencils

Holly Golightly [as Holly G!] (credited)

Inks

Holly Golightly [as Holly G!] (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Cheryl Blossom; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Dilton Doiley

Synopsis

Cheryl has recurring dreams where she is kissing Jughead.

Reprints

• from Cheryl Blossom (Archie, 1997 series) #31 (May 2000)

Keywords

dream

Indexer Notes

One of Cheryl's dreams is a parody of Indiana Jones and another is a parody of Star Wars.

Sibling Rivalry (Table of Contents: 36)

Cheryl Blossom / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Dan Parent (credited)

Pencils

Dan Parent (credited)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Cheryl Blossom; Jason Blossom; Mr. Blossom; Mrs. Blossom

Synopsis

The newspaper is running baby pictures on the society page and Cheryl and Jason try to find humiliating pictures of their sibling to submit.

Reprints

• from Cheryl Blossom (Archie, 1997 series) #4 (August 1997)

[Double Digest Bundle Pack] (Table of Contents: 37) (Expand) /

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Fashion Footnotes (Table of Contents: 38)

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

Script

George Gladir

Pencils

Jeff Shultz

Inks

Jeff Shultz

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

Betty has trouble balancing on her new six inch platform shoes.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #181 (January 2003)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.

Little Miss Fixit (Table of Contents: 39)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 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

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

Synopsis

Veronica is jealous of Betty's skill with a needle and thread.

Reprints

• from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #181 (January 1971)

[Welcome to the New Riverdale] (Table of Contents: 40) (Expand) /

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Drippy Drama (Table of Contents: 41)

Betty / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

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Inks

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Colors

?

Letters

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Genre

teen

Characters

Jughead Jones; Ethel Muggs; Betty Cooper

Synopsis

Ethel makes another play for Jughead.

Reprints

• from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #26 (June 1973)

Reflect on This (Table of Contents: 42)

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

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Dilton Doily; Moose Mason; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate

Synopsis

Betty steps through a mirror into an alternate universe where the personalities of all of her friends are reversed.

Reprints

• from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #192 (August 1991)

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