Betty and Veronica
#23
[Canadian]
(September 1989)
Archie,
1987 Series
- Volume
- 2
- Price
- 1.15 CAD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- 10 times a year in Jan, Feb., Mar., Apr., May, July, Aug, Sept., Oct., and Nov.
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Archie Series
- Barcode
- 071896467482 09
- Editing
- Victor Gorelick (editor); Richard Goldwater (editor-in-chief)
Issue Notes
This issue is a variant of Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #23 [Direct].
There exist further variants:
[no title indexed]
Betty and Veronica / cover / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo (signed)
- Inks
- Jim DeCarlo (signed)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You've got it, Arch! Just kiss it!!
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Dilton Doiley
- Synopsis
- Archie intentionally misinterprets Jughead's instructions.
![Cover Thumbnail for Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #23 [Canadian]](https://files1.comics.org//img/gcd/covers_by_id/1181/w200/1181782.jpg?9091184397174933878)
![Cover Thumbnail for Betty and Veronica (1987 series) #23 [Newsstand]](https://files1.comics.org//img/gcd/covers_by_id/194/w100/194940.jpg?4876900569871680104)
Royal Treatment
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- While canoeing, Betty and Veronica find a note in a bottle and convince themselves that it was written by royalty.
- Reprints
-
in Betty and Veronica Annual Digest Magazine (Archie, 1989 series) #11 (September 1994) - in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #126 (October 2004)
- in Archie 1000 Page Comics Extravaganza (Archie, 2013 series) (2013)
- in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #235 (September 2013)
- in World of Betty and Veronica Jumbo Comics Digest (Archie, 2021 series) #7
-
Indexer Notes
When reprinted in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #235, inks are credited to Rudy Lapick.
You Don't Need Drugs
Archie / public service announcement / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Dan Parent (signed as DP)
- Inks
- Dan Parent (signed as DP)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Dilton Doiley; Nancy Woods
- Synopsis
- Archie and the gang list reasons why you don't need drugs to have fun.
[no title indexed]
Dear Betty and Veronica / letters page / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- My Parents Aren't Home
- Synopsis
- Readers write in seeking advice.
Indexer Notes
The illustration of Betty and Veronica is a stat taken from the fourth story of this issue.
Everybody Ought To Have A Maid
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge
- Synopsis
- Mr. Lodge demands Veronica do housework for a specific period of time to teach her what her maids have to go through. Unfortunately for him, her efforts impact an important dinner with an important prospective business partner.
- Reprints
- in Archie... Archie Andrews, Where Are You? Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1977 series) #95 (September 1994)
- in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #127 (November 2004), #226 (October 2014)
-
Swimsuit Issue
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica try to one-up each other for the beach party and end up buying the exact same bikini.
- Reprints
- in Betty and Veronica Annual Digest Magazine (Archie, 1989 series) #11 (September 1994)
- in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #126 (October 2004)
- in Archie 1000 Page Comics Hoopla (Archie, 2017 series) (2017)
- in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #253 (July 2017)
-
[no title indexed]
Editor's Notebook / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Is It Next Month Already?
- Synopsis
- Editor Gorelick outlines how comic book lettering is produced. Lettering samples illustrate the article.
Veronica's Evening Elegance
Veronica / illustration / 1 page
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo (signed)
- Inks
- Dan DeCarlo (signed)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Dan DeCarlo ?
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge
Indexer Notes
No story; Veronica models fashion designs submitted by readers.
The Tattler
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Betty jazzes up Archie's answering machine message with the latest in Riverdale gossip.
- Reprints
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["You've got it, Arch! Just kiss it!!"]
Betty and Veronica -
1.
Royal Treatment
Betty and Veronica -
2.
You Don't Need Drugs
Archie -
3.
["My Parents Aren't Home"]
Dear Betty and Veronica -
4.
Everybody Ought To Have A Maid
Betty and Veronica -
5.
Swimsuit Issue
Betty and Veronica -
6.
["Is It Next Month Already?"]
Editor's Notebook -
7.
Veronica's Evening Elegance
Veronica -
8.
The Tattler
Betty and Veronica
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- Derek Reinhard
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