Betty and Veronica
#68
[Newsstand]
(October 1993)
Archie,
1987 Series
- Volume
- 2
- Price
- 1.25 USD; 1.25 CAD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Archie Comics
- Barcode
- 009128467481 10
- Editing
- Victor Gorelick (credited) (editor); Richard H. Goldwater (credited as Richard Goldwater) (editor in chief)
Issue Notes
This issue is a variant of Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #68 [Direct].
[no title indexed]
Betty and Veronica / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo (signed as DD)
- Inks
- Alison Flood (signed as AMF)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (sourced)
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Whew! I'm hot! I've got to cool off!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Reprints
- Keywords
- beach; hot; sun
in Indexer Notes
Redrawn from a Betty and Veronica pin-up from Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1983 series) #5.
![Cover Thumbnail for Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #68 [Newsstand]](https://files1.comics.org//img/gcd/covers_by_id/1113/w200/1113161.jpg?6940526148486189455)
![Cover Thumbnail for Betty and Veronica (1987 series) #68 [Direct]](https://files1.comics.org//img/gcd/covers_by_id/194/w100/194985.jpg?-7129750941540887767)
The Changeling
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Hiram Lodge; Barney (the babysitter)
- Synopsis
- Veronica chastises Betty for going running in the hot summer but invites her over afterward to use her pool. Some scruffy kids are already in the pool along with their babysitter Barney.
- Reprints
-
in Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1983 series) #123 (October 2001) - in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #295 (September 2021)
-
[no title indexed]
Dear Betty and Veronica / letters page / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica answer readers' questions.
Spot Check
Betty / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Betty gets a big pimple before a date with Archie and tries everything to cover it up.
- Reprints
- in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #246 (October 2016)
-
- Keywords
- acne; blemish; dance; pimple cream; zit
[no title indexed]
Archie and the Gang / public service announcement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Tell Us About Recycling PET Plastic Containers
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Keywords
- recycling
Balls of Ire
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Dilton Doiley
- Synopsis
- Veronica has three beach balls made, each with a photo of Archie, Reggie and Jughead on them. Dilton installs a video camera that records how much fun the girls are having with the beach balls.
- Reprints
- in Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1983 series) #98 (September 1998)
- in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #117 [Direct Edition] (October 2003), #234 (August 2015)
- in Archie 1000 Page Comics Jam (Archie, 2015 series) (2015)
-
- Keywords
- candid camera; pool
Indexer Notes
Inks credits differ in reprint.
There's Such a Thing as Being Too Rich
Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Smithers; Genie of the lamp
- Synopsis
- A genie grants Veronica two wishes.
- Reprints
- in Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1983 series) #98 (September 1998)
- in Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #78 (October 2003)
- in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #59 (July 2016)
- in World of Betty and Veronica Jumbo Comics Digest (Archie, 2021 series) #26 (August 2023)
-
- Keywords
- genie; lamp; money; wish
Indexer Notes
When reprinted in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #59, writing is credited to Frank Doyle, pencils to Dan DeCarlo Jr. and inks to Jim DeCarlo.
Black & White Sophisticates
Betty and Veronica / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Fashion page featuring black and white clothing.
- Reprints
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["Whew! I'm hot! I've got to cool off!"]
Betty and Veronica -
1.
The Changeling
Betty and Veronica -
2.
[no title indexed]
Dear Betty and Veronica -
3.
[no title indexed]
Editor's Notebook -
4.
Spot Check
Betty -
5.
["Tell Us About Recycling PET Plastic Containers"]
Archie and the Gang -
6.
Balls of Ire
Betty and Veronica -
7.
There's Such a Thing as Being Too Rich
Veronica -
8.
Black & White Sophisticates
Betty and Veronica
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