Betty and Veronica #164 [Newsstand]

Ultimo the Ultimate Teen (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Jeff Shultz (credited)

Inks

Henry Scarpelli (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; fantasy-supernatural; superhero; teen

Characters

Ultimo [Archie Andrews]; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Michelle; Dilton Doily

Synopsis

A "summer fantasy", Ultimo doesn't pay Betty and Veronica enough attention.

Reprints

• in Tales from Riverdale Digest (Archie, 2005 series) #13 (October 2006)
• in Archie & Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #7 (September 2011)
• in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #272 (September 2019)

Indexer Notes

Similar to stories in early 1960s Archie's Madhouse.

Dear Betty & Veronica (Table of Contents: 2)

letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Sara Algase (credited)

Pencils

Ellen Leonforte

Inks

Ellen Leonforte

Colors

?

Letters

typeset; ?

Indexer Notes

Header by Ellen Leonforte

Life Without Archie (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Jeff Shultz (credited)

Inks

Henry Scarpelli (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

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

Synopsis

Archie is always in Mr. Lodge's hair, until Mr. Lodge and Betty turns Veronica into a surfer.

Reprints

• in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #70 (August 2017)

Keywords

badminton; surfing

Fan Art (Table of Contents: 4)

letters page / 1 page (report information)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset; ?

Indexer Notes

Fan art by Lauren Coleman (Woodstock, Ga), Shannon Olsen (Edmonton, BC, Canada), and Octavia Battle (LaVergne, TX)

Star Struck (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script

Angelo Decesare (credited)

Pencils

Jeff Shultz (credited)

Inks

Henry Scarpelli (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Sam Smedly; Brad Brattski

Synopsis

A creepy guy is following Betty & Veronica around with a lens - but he's Sam Smedly, and he wants them to be in the background while he films "the Sunburn Squad". The star of the show is less impressed.

Reprints

• in Archie 1000 Page Comics Explosion (Archie, 2014 series) ([July] 2014)
• in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #225 (September 2014)

Indexer Notes

When reprinted in Betty and Veronica Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #225, writing is credited to George Gladir, pencils are credited to Dan DeCarlo and inks are credited to Alison Flood.

Swimsuit Fashions (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Pencils

?

Inks

Henry Scarpelli

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Indexer Notes

Fan fashion by Olivia Harper (North Liberty, Iowa)

Bead Work (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script

Kathleen Webb (credited)

Pencils

Jeff Shultz (credited)

Inks

Henry Scarpelli (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones

Synopsis

Betty is diving for pearls in Veronica's pool.

Reprints

• in Archie 1000 Page Comics Hoopla (Archie, 2017 series) (2017)
• in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #69 (July 2017)