Archie Spotlight Digest: Archie 75th Anniversary Digest #9

(June 2017)

[Read it all on the Archie App] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Dan DeCarlo (signed)

Inks

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Colors

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Letters

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Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Cheryl Blossom

[Archie #429] (Table of Contents: 3)

Archie / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Dan DeCarlo (signed)

Inks

Henry Scarpelli (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

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Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

Betty and Veronica engage in an actual tug-of-war with Archie.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #429 [Direct Edition] (November 1994)

Love Showdown, Part 1 Chapter 1 (Table of Contents: 4)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Dan Parent (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Henry Scarpelli (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Fred Andrews

Synopsis

Archie is entranced by a mysterious letter and Betty and Veronica assume it's another girl.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #429 (November 1994)

Love Showdown, Part 1 Chapter 2 (Table of Contents: 5)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Dan Parent (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Henry Scarpelli (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Hot Dog; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle

Synopsis

Reggie hears about the mystery letter of Archie's. Playing a prank, he tells Betty and Veronica separately that the other wrote the letter. However, the prank erupts in an all-out war between the girls for Archie's affections.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #429 (November 1994)

[Betty #19] (Table of Contents: 6)

Betty / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Dan DeCarlo (signed)

Inks

Henry Scarpelli (signed)

Colors

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Letters

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Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

Veronica whisks Archie off to a formal while Betty is stuck working on Archie's car.

Reprints

• from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #19 [Direct Edition] (November 1994)

Love Showdown, Part II (Table of Contents: 7)

Betty / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Golliher (credited)

Pencils

Doug Crane (credited)

Inks

Ken Selig (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper; Hal Cooper; Smithers the butler; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones

Synopsis

In round two of their battle over Archie, Veronica plants tickets to the Lodge Charity Ball with the wrong date on them in Betty's possession, so Betty will ask Archie on the wrong date and leave him free to take Veronica.

Reprints

• from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #19 (November 1994)

[Betty and Veronica #82] (Table of Contents: 8)

Betty and Veronica / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Dan DeCarlo (signed)

Inks

Henry Scarpelli (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews

Synopsis

Betty and Archie dance while Veronica weeps.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #82 [Direct Edition] (December 1994)

Love Showdown, Part III (Table of Contents: 9)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

Dan Parent (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; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Hiram Lodge

Synopsis

In order to get Archie's attention away from the love note he received, Betty decides to change tactics. When she shows up at a party trying to out-glamor Veronica, and succeeds, Veronica tries to out-domestic Betty to compete.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #82 (December 1994)

[The Muppets] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

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[Veronica #39] (Table of Contents: 11)

Veronica / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo (signed)

Inks

Henry Scarpelli (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge

Reprints

• from Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #39 (December 1994)

Love Showdown Chapter 4 (Table of Contents: 12)

Veronica / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Golliher (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Henry Scarpelli (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate

Synopsis

Fresh from her badness training with Reggie, Veronica lures Betty away from Archie at Pops, then shows off a great dress and some killer dance moves. At the end of their ropes, the girls decide to get fresh makeovers and their best clothes for a final showdown the next day-- super soakers at High Noon, winner take all.

Reprints

• from Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #39 (December 1994), #39 (December 1994)

[Archie's Love Showdown Special #1] (Table of Contents: 13)

Archie / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Dan Parent (signed)

Inks

Dan DeCarlo (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Cheryl Blossom; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Reprints

• from Archie's Love Showdown Special (Archie, 1994 series) #1 (1994)

Love & War (Part 1) (Table of Contents: 14)

Archie's Love Showdown / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Dan Parent (credited)

Pencils

Dan Parent (credited)

Inks

Mike Esposito (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Ethel Muggs; Midge Klump; Hermione Lodge; Hiram Lodge

Synopsis

Betty and Veronica bring Ethel and Midge up to date on the Archie/Cheryl romance. Then Ethel goes undercover to find out more, but ends up making matters worse.

Reprints

• from Archie's Love Showdown Special (Archie, 1994 series) #1 (1994)

Indexer Notes

The reprint in the next sequence appears between pages 3 and 10 of this story.

Fast and Loose (Table of Contents: 15)

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

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Cheryl Blossom; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Jason Blossom; Jughead Jones

Synopsis

Betty introduces new-girl-in-town Cheryl Blossom to Archie and Reggie. Cheryl immediately lets the guys know she is available for anything they might have in mind and lets Betty know that she is serious about it. Veronica catches Archie and Cheryl in a mildly compromising situation and is outraged until Jason Blossom arrives and sweeps her off her feet. Jughead arrives and uses his "magic pin that makes him irresistible to women" to save Archie from Cheryl. Cheryl and Jughead walk off arm in arm.

Reprints

• from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #322 (February 1983)

[Archie 75th Anniversary Digest #10] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

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Love & War (Part 2) (Table of Contents: 17)

Archie's Love Showdown / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

Dan Parent (credited)

Pencils

Dan Parent (credited)

Inks

Mike Esposito (credited)

Colors

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Letters

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Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Cheryl Blossom; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Jason Blossom

Synopsis

In order to break Cheryl and Archie up, Veronica invites them, Jughead, Betty, and Reggie to the Lodges' ski lodge for the weekend. But when Veronica and Reggie fail to get Archie jealous, Jughead plays a trump card: Jason Blossom, Cheryl's brother who has a crush on Betty. This causes Archie to see red, exactly the reaction the girls were hoping for.

Reprints

• from Archie's Love Showdown Special (Archie, 1994 series) #1 (1994)

Keywords

skiing

Indexer Notes

The reprint in the next sequence appears between pages 15 and 21 of this story.

It's Friendship (Table of Contents: 18)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo Jr. (credited)

Inks

Jim DeCarlo (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Cheryl Blossom

Synopsis

Archie gets caught in the middle of an epic bout of catty insults between Betty Cooper and Cheryl Blossom.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #325 (September 1983)

Love and War (Part 3) (Table of Contents: 19)

Archie's Love Showdown / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Golliher (credited)

Pencils

Bill Golliher (credited)

Inks

Mike Esposito (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jason Blossom; Reggie Mantle; Cheryl Blossom; Moose Mason (cameo-flashback); Midge Klump (cameo-flashback); Jughead Jones

Synopsis

After Archie makes a fool of himself, Betty goes off with Jason, Cheryl goes off with Reggie, and Veronica tells Archie to call her when he grows up.

Reprints

• from Archie's Love Showdown Special (Archie, 1994 series) #1 (1994)

Love and War (Part Four) (Table of Contents: 20)

Archie's Love Showdown / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Golliher (credited)

Pencils

Bill Golliher (credited)

Inks

Mike Esposito (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Ethel Muggs (Jones); Jughead Jones; Cheryl Blossom (Mantle); Reggie Mantle; Queen Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper (Blossom); Jason Blossom (all in a dream sequence); Mary Andrews; Savannah Smythe

Synopsis

Archie has a dream where all of his friends are older and married, and he ended up all alone. He wakes up to find there's still time for him to be with someone. Betty and Jason have broken up, and just as Archie is about to ask Betty something, he is captivated by Savannah Smythe, a new student.

Reprints

• from Archie's Love Showdown Special (Archie, 1994 series) #1 (1994)

Indexer Notes

In the character appearances for this story, Ethel is married to Jughead, Cheryl is married to Reggie, and Betty is married to Jason. Hence, the names in the parentheses.

[Betty and Veronica Spectacular #64] (Table of Contents: 21)

Betty and Veronica / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (signed)

Inks

Bob Smith (signed)

Colors

?

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Cheryl Blossom

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica Spectacular (Archie, 1992 series) #64 [Direct Edition] (2004)

"She's Ba-a-ack!" Love Showdown II (Table of Contents: 22)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

Dan Parent

Pencils

Dan Parent

Inks

Jon D'Agostino

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Jon D'Agostino

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Cheryl Blossom; Archie Andrews; Midge Klump; Pop Tate; Michelle Williams

Synopsis

Cheryl returns to Riverdale after having sold the story of the Betty, Veronica, Archie love triangle to a movie studio who wants to film right in Riverdale.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica Spectacular (Archie, 1992 series) #64 (2004)

[Archie & Friends #79] (Table of Contents: 23)

Archie & Friends / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (signed)

Inks

Bob Smith (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Cheryl Blossom

Reprints

• from Archie & Friends (Archie, 1992 series) #79 (March 2004)

Lights, Camera, Action! Love Showdown 2 (Table of Contents: 24)

Archie & Friends / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

Dan Parent (credited)

Pencils

Dan Parent (credited)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Vickie Williams (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Cheryl Blossom; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Brigitte; Miss Grundy; Hiram Lodge

Synopsis

Brigitte discovers that the "movie" that is being shot in Riverdale is really a reality TV show starring Cheryl.

Reprints

• from Archie & Friends (Archie, 1992 series) #79 (March 2004)

Keywords

reality tv

Indexer Notes

Page one is a recap. Story is in two parts.

The Trophy (Table of Contents: 25)

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

Script

George Gladir

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo

Inks

Dan DeCarlo

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Cheryl Blossom; Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge

Synopsis

Cheryl continues to beat Betty and Veronica's time with Archie at the ski lodge.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #110 (April 1997)

Keywords

snowboarding

Indexer Notes

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

[Betty and Veronica by Rachel Antonoff] (Table of Contents: 26) (Expand) /

Rachel Antonoff / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[Graphic Novel Super Store] (Table of Contents: 27) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 28)

illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo (signed)

Inks

Dan DeCarlo ?

Colors

?

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Cheryl Blossom

Indexer Notes

Variation on the classic "Three on a soda" with Cheryl added to the situation.

[Betty #187] (Table of Contents: 29)

Betty / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Dan Parent (signed)

Inks

Dan Parent (signed)

Colors

Rosario Peña (signed)

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Cricket O'Dell; Maria Rodriguez; Midge Klump; Ginger Lopez; Marcy McDermott; Nancy Woods; Tomoko Yoshida; Bridgitte Reilly

Reprints

• from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #187 (October 2010)

Battle of the BFFs! Part One (Table of Contents: 30)

Betty / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script

Dan Parent (credited)

Pencils

Pat Kennedy (credited); Tim Kennedy (credited)

Inks

Mike DeCarlo (credited)

Colors

Digikore Studios (credited)

Letters

Jack Morelli (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Caramel; Veronica Lodge; Nancy Woods; Ethel Muggs; Marcy McDermott; Midge Klump; Ginger Lopez; Trula Twyst; Jason Blossom; Cheryl Blossom; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Pop Tate; Hermione Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Maria Rodriguez; Brigitte Reilly; Tomoko Yoshida

Synopsis

Betty and Veronica win a reality TV show called "Battle of the BFFs".

Reprints

• from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #187 (October 2010)

Keywords

reality TV

Indexer Notes

Continued in Betty and Veronica #249.

[20% off all Archie Comics] (Table of Contents: 31) (Expand) /

Midtown Comics / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[Welcome to the New Archie Comics] (Table of Contents: 32) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[Betty and Veronica #249] (Table of Contents: 33)

Betty and Veronica / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Dan Parent (signed)

Inks

Rich Koslowski (signed)

Colors

Rosario Peña (signed)

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Nancy Woods; Ethel Muggs; Ginger Lopez; Cheryl Blossom; Midge Klump

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #249 (October 2010)

Keywords

blocks; portrait

Battle of the BFFs Part 2 (Table of Contents: 34)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Script

Dan Parent (credited)

Pencils

Pat Kennedy (credited); Tim Kennedy (credited)

Inks

Mike DeCarlo (credited)

Colors

Tom Chu (credited)

Letters

Jack Morelli (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Cheryl Blossom; Trya Binks; Jason Blossom; Ginger Lopez; Marcy; Lottie Little; Cricket O'Dell; Ethel Muggs; Maria Rodriguez; Evelyn Evernever; Wendy Weatherbee; Bella Beazly

Synopsis

Betty and Veronica are interviewed on a TV talk show after being crowned World's #1 BFFs. Cheryl Blossom wants to win next round's competition with Ginger as her best friend.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #249 (October 2010)

Keywords

competition; contest; friendship; party; shopping

Indexer Notes

Continued from Betty #187 and continued in Betty #188.

Tyra Banks is spoofed as Trya Binks. Snookie and J-Wow are spoofed as Snackums and J-Pow. Rachael Ray is spoofed as Raylene Ray.

[Betty #188] (Table of Contents: 35)

Betty / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Dan Parent (signed)

Inks

Rich Koslowski (signed)

Colors

Rosario Peña (signed)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Cheryl Blossom; Ginger Lopez; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper

Reprints

• from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #188 (November 2010)

Battle of the BFFs Part 3 (Table of Contents: 36)

Betty / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Script

Dan Parent (credited)

Pencils

Pat Kennedy (credited); Tim Kennedy (credited)

Inks

Mike DeCarlo (credited)

Colors

Digikore Studios (credited)

Letters

Jack Morelli (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Ginger Lopez; Cheryl Blossom; Henna Montage; Dallas Hilton; Perez Thompson; Pop Tate; Bridgette; Kumi; Jughead Jones; Marcy; Lottie; Crickett O'Dell; Wendy Weatherbee; Bella Beazly; Nancy Woods; Midge Klump; Dilton Doily; Maria Rodriguez; Evelyn Evernever; Ethel Muggs; Jason

Synopsis

Betty and Veronica are the judges of the local BFFs.

Reprints

• from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #188 (November 2010)

Indexer Notes

Continued from Betty and Veronica #249 and continues in Veronica #203.
Evelyn Evernever states she is back in Riverdale.

[Veronica #203] (Table of Contents: 37)

Veronica / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Dan Parent (signed)

Inks

Dan Parent (signed)

Colors

Rosario Peña (signed)

Genre

teen

Characters

Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Nancy Woods; Cheryl Blossom; Ginger Lopez; Kumi Tanura

Reprints

• from Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #203 [Direct Edition] (January 2011)

Battle of the BFFs, Part Four (Table of Contents: 38)

Veronica / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Script

Dan Parent (credited)

Pencils

Pat Kennedy (credited); Tim Kennedy (credited)

Inks

Mike DeCarlo (credited)

Colors

Digikore Studios (credited)

Letters

Jack Morelli (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Cheryl Blossom; Ginger Lopez; Midge Klump; Nancy Woods; Ethel Muggs; Lottie Little; Cricket O'Dell; Brigitte Reilly; Kumi Tanura; Maria Rodriguez; Evelyn Evernever; Jason Blossom

Synopsis

If Cheryl and Ginger are going to win the BFF contest, Cheryl may have to resort to a new tactic: sincerity.

Reprints

• from Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #203 (January 2011)

Indexer Notes

Story continues from Betty #188.

[Subscribe to all your favorite Archie comic books today!] (Table of Contents: 39) (Expand) /

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[Try these new Archie Comics Digests!] (Table of Contents: 40) (Expand) /

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[Road to Riverdale] (Table of Contents: 41) (Expand) /

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[Riverdale] (Table of Contents: 42) (Expand) /

CW / advertisement / 1 page (report information)