Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine #261

(April 2018)

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

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

Movie Mix-Up (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script

Bill Golliher (credited)

Pencils

Dan Parent (credited)

Inks

Rich Koslowski (credited)

Colors

Glenn Whitmore (credited)

Letters

Jack Morelli (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Pop Tate; Eric; Paul

Synopsis

Betty and Veronica make dates with two new guys, then they find out they had plans with Archie on the same night.

Reprints

• in B&V Friends Forever [Betty and Veronica Friends Forever] (Archie, 2018 series) #1 (June 2018)
• in Betty and Veronica Friends Forever (Archie, 2019 series) #1 (2019)
• in Archie Modern Classics (Archie, 2019 series) #1 ([February] 2019)

Royal Pain (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo (credited)

Inks

Alison Flood (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews; Tony "The Duke"

Synopsis

Veronica demands that Betty take Archie out so she'll be free to date "The Duke".

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #39 (May 1991)

Keywords

boxer; prize fighter

My Way.. (Table of Contents: 4)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

One life! That's all we've got! A guy's got to be himself, right? Well, from now on this guy is gonna do things my way! I'm gonna live life my way!

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

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

Synopsis

Archie decides he's going to do things his way.

Reprints

• from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #33 (February 1971)

Clueless in Seattle (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script

Dan Parent (credited)

Pencils

Fernando Ruiz (credited)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Paul Atkins; Hermione Lodge; Mrs. Atkins; Alice Cooper

Synopsis

Veronica flies to Seattle to steal Betty's hot pen pal.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1983 series) #85 (January 1997)

Keywords

Mount Rainier; pen pal; Seattle; Space Needle

Know Win Situation (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script

Mike Pellowski (credited)

Pencils

? [as Kennedy] (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge

Synopsis

Betty and Veronica convince Mr. Lodge to have his TV station create a game show with Mr. Lodge as the host.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1983 series) #128 (May 2002)

Keywords

quiz show

Indexer Notes

Credits are on the roof of the house in page 1 panel 3.

The game show is a parody of the game show "Win Ben Stein's Money".

Weather Vain (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script

Frank Doyle (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; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Hiram Lodge; Miss Grundy

Synopsis

When Betty gets caught in a light sprinkle, the kids at school think her outfit looks cute slightly damp. Jealous of the attention her friend is getting, Veronica goes out the next day in a downpour to try to get the same effect.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #58 (December 1992)

[Kingdom Hearts] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Diamond Select / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Lovelorn Leprechaun (Table of Contents: 9)

Sabrina / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Golliher (credited)

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo (credited)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; fantasy-supernatural; teen

Characters

Aunt Zelda; Aunt Hilda; Salem; Sabrina Spellman; Casey Flannigan; Heather O'Malley; Mr. Morton

Synopsis

A leprechaun comes to court Sabrina.

Reprints

• from Sabrina the Teenage Witch (Archie, 1997 series) #24 (April 1999)

Keywords

duel; leprechaun; shamrock

Indexer Notes

Three part story.

[Archie's Big Book] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

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

Love at First Sight (Table of Contents: 11)

Betty's Diary / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Byron; Alice Cooper; Hal Cooper; Dilton Doiley; Ethel Muggs; Gloria; Archie Andrews

Synopsis

Betty reads some old entries in her diary about a boy she fell in love with a year earlier but soon fell out of love with.

Reprints

• from Betty's Diary (Archie, 1986 series) #25 (June 1989)

[All the Best Betty and Veronica Stories in One Place] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

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

Model Citizen (Table of Contents: 13)

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

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo (credited)

Inks

Henry Scarpelli (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

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

Synopsis

Trying to emulate a famous model, Veronica and Betty attempt to walk with books balanced on their heads. But it takes Jughead, of all people, to show them how.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #88 (June 1995)

[Subscribe Today!] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

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

Back-Pack Stylin' (Table of Contents: 15)

Betty / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Rex W. Lindsey

Inks

Rex W. Lindsey

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Rex W. Lindsey

Genre

fashion

Characters

Betty Cooper

Reprints

• from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #70 (February 1999)

Hanging Out (Table of Contents: 16)

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

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo (credited)

Inks

Alison Flood (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hal Cooper; Alice Cooper; Danny; Hiram Lodge; Unnamed limo driver

Synopsis

Veronica takes Betty with her to do her chores, which happen to be in the Bahamas.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #52 (June 1992)

Keywords

Bahamas; para-sailing; snorkeling

Betty Cooper, Medicine Woman (Table of Contents: 17)

Betty / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Dan Parent (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Mike Esposito (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Miss Grundy; Jughead Jones

Synopsis

With her parents out of town, Veronica stays over at the Cooper house. Then she comes down with the flu. When Betty leaves for school the next day, Veronica gives her a pager, then isn't shy about using it.

Reprints

• from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #49 (May 1997)

Economizing (Table of Contents: 18)

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

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Jeff Shultz (credited)

Inks

Rich Koslowski (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Pop Tate; Polly Cooper

Synopsis

Veronica gets an expensive hybrid car to save money on gas.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #240 (April 2009)

Keywords

budget; car; skateboard

Dog Daze (Table of Contents: 19)

Betty / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Mike Pellowski (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Rich Koslowski (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper; Hal Cooper; Mrs. Gray; Precious (Mrs. Gray's dog)

Synopsis

Betty agrees to take in a neighbor's dog for a week while the neighbor is traveling. But the dog soon proves to be a handful for the Coopers to deal with.

Reprints

• from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #179 (June 2009)

A Night to Remember (Table of Contents: 20)

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

Script

Dan Parent (credited)

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo (credited)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews; Hank; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Hermione Lodge

Synopsis

Veronica wants to go to the dance with Hank, but he sprains his ankle before the dance and they are both forced to stay home while Betty goes to the dance with Archie.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #37 (April 1993)

Read My Mind! (Table of Contents: 21)

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

Script

Regina Curro

Pencils

Rudy Lapick ?

Inks

Rudy Lapick ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Reprints

• from Archie's Story & Game Digest Magazine (Archie, 1986 series) #14 (March 1990)

Indexer Notes

Unscramble the code puzzle.

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 22)

Betty's Pin-Up / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

But, Archie... This is your 14th bag of popcorn!

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper

Synopsis

Betty isn't happy when Archie is flirting with the girl running the concessions at the movie theater.

Reprints

• from Archie Annual (Archie, 1950 series) #18 (1966-1967)

Keywords

movie theater; popcorn

Pen Pals (Table of Contents: 23)

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

Script

Holly Golightly [as Holly G!] (credited)

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo (credited)

Inks

Henry Scarpelli (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle

Synopsis

Betty and Veronica experiment with a temporary tattoo pen.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #130 (December 1998)

Lifestyles of the Famously Rich (Table of Contents: 24)

Veronica / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Rich Margopolus (credited)

Pencils

Gene Colan (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge; Smithers; Robin Lurch

Synopsis

Robin Lurch of the TV show "Lifestyles of the Famously Rich" will be filming at the Lodge mansion and Veronica doesn't have a thing to wear.

Reprints

• from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #186 (March 1987)

Keywords

Big Ben; Eiffel Tower; Fifth Avenue; London; New York City; Paris

Indexer Notes

Parody of Robin Leach and his show "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous".

Yo, Taxi (Table of Contents: 25)

Betty / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Golliher (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Rich Koslowski (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate

Synopsis

With Archie's car in the shop, Betty volunteers to drive him to where he needs to be. Soon Archie is taking unfair advantage of Betty's generosity.

Reprints

• from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #179 (June 2009)

Gale Warning (Table of Contents: 26)

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

Script

Fernando Ruiz (credited)

Pencils

Fernando Ruiz (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

Betty and Veronica try to dress correctly to protect themselves from the weather.

Of Dates and Nuts (Table of Contents: 27)

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

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo (credited)

Inks

Alison Flood (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle

Synopsis

Veronica peruses the "Date-Mate" column in the school newspaper look at potential suitors. She challenges Betty to a judo competition to compete for a date with one of the guys from the column.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #40 (June 1991)

Keywords

in search of; judo; man seeking woman; personal ads

It's a Miracle (Table of Contents: 28)

Veronica / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Dan Parent (credited)

Pencils

Dan Parent (credited); Dan DeCarlo (credited)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

Veronica is mad at Archie because she had to pay the bill at Pop's. He asks for a miracle and finds a piece of jewelry that he gives to Veronica.

Reprints

• from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #402 (September 1985)

Unbullyvable (Table of Contents: 29)

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

Script

Angelo DeCesare (credited)

Pencils

Jeff Shultz (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

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

Synopsis

Mr. Lodge fires Veronica's credit cards into space in a model rocket to try to curb her spending.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #185 (April 2003)

Game Gambit (Table of Contents: 30)

Betty / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Doug Crane (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; two unidentified corporate executives

Synopsis

Betty is asked by two executives of Zapco Video Games to test the appeal of some video games specially oriented for teenage girls.

Reprints

• from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #43 (November 1996)

She's a Card (Table of Contents: 31)

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

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo (credited)

Inks

Jim DeCarlo (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Chuck Clayton; Reggie Mantle; Hal Cooper; Alice Cooper; Hiram Lodge

Synopsis

The boys are ignoring the girls, obsessed with baseball cards. Veronica wants to modify their behavior, but Betty figures that it's easier to join them.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #11 (July 1988)

Keywords

baseball cards

That Was Then (Table of Contents: 32)

Betty / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

John Lowe (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Vickie Williams (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Chuck Clayton; Mr. Weatherbee; Mrs. Sanchez; Dilton Doiley; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Jamison; Miss Grundy

Synopsis

Betty imagines what it would have been like to attend Riverdale school in 1905.

Reprints

• from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #146 (June 2005)

Keywords

nickelodeon; stereoscope

The Quitter (Table of Contents: 33)

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

Script

Kathleen Webb (credited)

Pencils

Jeff Shultz (credited)

Inks

Henry Scarpelli (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews

Synopsis

Tired of competing with Veronica over Archie and not seeing any chance of victory in sight, Betty throws in the towel.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #172 (April 2002)

[Double Digest Bundle Pack] (Table of Contents: 34) (Expand) /

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

Cinderblossom (Table of Contents: 35)

Cheryl Blossom / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

Dan Parent (credited)

Pencils

Dan Parent (credited)

Inks

Jon D'agostino (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; fantasy-supernatural; teen

Characters

Cheryl Blossom; Priscilla (dream); Betty Cooper (dream); Veronica Lodge (dream); Ethel Muggs (dream); Moose Mason (dream); Archie Andrews (dream); Jughead Jones (dream); Priscilla (dream)

Synopsis

Cheryl dreams that she is a Cinderella story.

Reprints

• from Cheryl Blossom (Archie, 1997 series) #20 (March 1999), #20 (March 1999)

Puppy Love (Table of Contents: 36)

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

Script

Holly Golightly [as Holly G!] (credited)

Pencils

Holly Golightly [as Holly G!] (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; animal; teen

Characters

Cheryl Blossom; Penelope Blossom; unnamed chauffeur; unnamed maid; Sugar (Cheryl's dog)

Synopsis

Cheryl is bummed when The Sugar Girls find a replacement for her. Cheryl's mother buys her some designer goods and a puppy to cheer her up.

Reprints

• from Cheryl Blossom (Archie, 1997 series) #21 (April 1999)

Keywords

bath; dog; puppy

Indexer Notes

Introduction of Cheryl's dog Sugar.

Featuring spoofs of the singer Brandy as "Bandy", The Spice Girls as "The Sugar Girls", Calvin Klein as "Kevin Klein", Christian Lacroix jewelry as "La Qua", Macy's as "Stacy's."

[Graphic Novel Super Store] (Table of Contents: 37) (Expand) /

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

Betty Weighs Some Possible..."Career Choices" (Table of Contents: 38)

Betty / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

George Gladir

Pencils

Lou Maldonado

Inks

Jon D'Agostino

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews

Synopsis

Betty weighs some possible career choices.

Reprints

• from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #73 (May 1999)

Indexer Notes

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

[Official Betty and Veronica Merch!] (Table of Contents: 39) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

A Blast from the Past (Table of Contents: 40)

Veronica / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor

Characters

Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge

Synopsis

Veronica and her family are on a trip to Venice.

Reprints

• from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #410 (January 1987)

Keywords

canal; gondola; Venice Italy

[Subscribe Today!] (Table of Contents: 41) (Expand) /

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

[20% off all Archie Comics] (Table of Contents: 42) (Expand) /

Midtown Comics / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Space Case! (Table of Contents: 43)

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

Script

Dan Parent (credited)

Pencils

Dan Parent (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge

Synopsis

Betty gets stuck in a full body alien costume. When Veronica drives her home, a random passerby photographs her and soon everyone thinks Veronica is being held hostage by a space invader.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica Spectacular (Archie, 1992 series) #23 (May 1997)

[Build Your Own Comics Double Digest Subscription!] (Table of Contents: 44) (Expand) /

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

[Try these new Archie Comics Digests!] (Table of Contents: 45) (Expand) /

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

[How to get your free comic] (Table of Contents: 46) (Expand) /

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

[Riverdale] (Table of Contents: 47) (Expand) /

CW / advertisement / 1 page (report information)