Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest
#258
[Newsstand]
(January 2018)
Archie,
1987 Series
- Price
- 5.99 USD
- Pages
- 164
- Indicia Frequency
- Published 10 times a year
- On-sale Date
- 2017-11-22
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
The Archie Library
- Barcode
- 009128469508 58
- Editing
- Victor Gorelick
Issue Notes
This issue is a variant of Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #258 [Direct Edition].
[no title indexed]
Betty and Veronica / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Bill Galvan (signed)
- Inks
- Bill Galvan (signed)
- Colors
- Rosario Peña (signed)
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I thought I'd turn my leftover Amazon shipping boxes into a Christmas tree!
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
![Cover Thumbnail for Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (1987 series) #258 [Direct Edition]](https://files1.comics.org//img/gcd/covers_by_id/1179/w100/1179426.jpg?-8432381446272241016)
The Last Noelle
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Dan Parent (credited)
- Pencils
- Jeff Shultz (credited)
- Inks
- Jim Amash (credited)
- Colors
- Glenn Whitmore (credited)
- Letters
- Jack Morelli (credited)
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate; Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge; Smithers (the butler); Santa Claus; Mrs. Claus; Noelle (Santa's daughter)
- Synopsis
- Santa's daughter, Noelle wants to experience normal high school life; but if Betty & Veronica interfere, will Santa put them on his naughty list?
- Reprints
-
in Archie Giant Comics Roll (Archie, 2018 series) (2018) - in Archie Christmas Spectacular (Archie, 2018 series) #1 (February 2019)
-
- Keywords
- Christmas
The Gambler
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Frank Doyle (credited)
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo (credited)
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Waldo Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- The gang imposes spending limits for their Christmas presents to each other, much to Veronica's dismay.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #606 (January 1990)
-
- Keywords
- Christmas; credit card; gambling; gift; present
Shadow Play
Betty / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- George Gladir (credited)
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg (credited)
- Inks
- John Lowe (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Vickie Williams (credited)
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge; Leroy
- Synopsis
- Archie's shadow and Betty's shadow try to spend time together while Archie and Betty are helping the Lodge's decorate the mansion.
- Reprints
- from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #133 (February 2004)
-
- Keywords
- Christmas
Wait Right Here
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Kathleen Webb (credited)
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo (credited)
- Inks
- Henry Scarpelli (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Betty is upset because she wants to buy her mother some expensive perfume, but the sales clerks are ignoring her.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #156 (February 2001)
-
Red And Green Blues
Betty's Diary / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Kathleen Webb (credited)
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg (credited)
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Polly Cooper; Hal Cooper
- Synopsis
- Betty is spending so much time preparing for the Christmas holidays that she can't seem to enjoy them.
- Reprints
- from Betty's Diary (Archie, 1986 series) #23 (February 1989)
-
- Keywords
- baking; Christmas; shopping
Holiday Mix
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Frank Doyle (credited)
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo (credited)
- Inks
- Alison Flood (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica hire two local kids to destroy Archie and Jughead's snow sculpture of the Easter Bunny.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #72 (February 1994)
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What Do You Get Someone Who Has Everything?
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Charley Hawse; Mort; Greg; Russ; Roz; Gigi
- Synopsis
- Li'l Jinx and her friends get Gigi a pair of ice skates for Christmas.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #370 (February 1981)
-
Seasons Greetings
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Charley Hawse; Greg; Rocky; Chuck
- Synopsis
- Li'l Jinx wishes her friends a Merry Christmas in order to get presents from them.
- Reprints
- from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #57 (January 1967)
-
Eye See!
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx
- Synopsis
- Li'l Jinx makes the Christmas tree lights blink with her eyes.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #467 (January 1978)
-
Letter Perfect
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Hap Holiday
- Synopsis
- Li'l Jinx needs the zip code for the North Pole.
- Reprints
- from Jughead (Archie, 1965 series) #141 (February 1967)
-
More Or Less...
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Hap Halliday
- Synopsis
- Li'l Jinx and her father pick out a Christmas tree.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #500 (December 1980)
-
Snow Go Go
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx
- Synopsis
- Li'l Jinx makes sure Santa Claus can find her house.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #121 (February 1968)
-
It Takes One!
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Santa Claus
- Synopsis
- Li'l Jinx asks Santa for one thing of everything in toy store for Christmas.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #524 (January 1983)
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Give It a Rest-Aurant!
Josie / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Angelo De Cesare (credited as Angelo DeCesare)
- Pencils
- Rex Lindsey (credited)
- Inks
- Rich Koslowski (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Feature Logo
- Josie and the Pussycats
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Josie McCoy; Valerie Brown; Melody Valentine; Alexander Cabot III; Chloe (Josie's cousin)
- Synopsis
- The Pussycats help Josie's cousin with her struggling restaurant.
- Reprints
- from Archie & Friends (Archie, 1992 series) #77 (January 2004)
-
Sugar and Spice and Flour and Stuff
Josie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Harold Smith (credited as Hal Smith)
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg (credited)
- Inks
- Mike Esposito (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Feature Logo
- Josie and the Pussycats
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Josie McCoy; Valerie Brown; Melody Valentine; Alexander Cabot III
- Synopsis
- Melody promises a local grocer 3000 Pussycat cookies by the start of business Monday, forcing the Pussycats to spend the weekend baking.
- Reprints
- from Laugh (Archie, 1987 series) #27 (April 1991)
-
Fit Bit
Veronica / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Mr. Lodge has a fit over Veronica's latest clothing bill.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #136 (October 1979)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
On The Job
Veronica / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica's father thinks she spends too much time on the phone.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1983 series) #115 (November 2000)
-
Shape Up
Veronica / activity / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Word jumble
- Reprints
- from Archie's Story & Game Digest Magazine (Archie, 1986 series) #30 (June 1994)
-
Gripe Swipe
Mr. Lodge / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Veronica shows off her new "duds" to Betty.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #263 (December 1979)
-
Indexer Notes
Duds is slang for clothes.
Betty Has Fun With Fashion Don'ts
Betty / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- fashion; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Betty modeling unusual fashions.
- Reprints
The Ol' Bawl Game
Betty and Me / comic story / 12 pages
- Script
- Frank Doyle (credited)
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo (credited)
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Waldo Weatherbee; Fairy Godmother; un-named teacher
- Synopsis
- An incompetent fairy godmother repeatedly tries and fails to get Betty a date with Archie, while a teacher tries to stop Betty from crying on the school walls all the time.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #14 (June 1968)
-
- Keywords
- fairy godmother
Too Much Love
Betty and Me / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Frank Doyle (credited)
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo (credited)
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Hal Cooper; Alice Cooper; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
- Synopsis
- When Betty goes overboard celebrating the tenth anniversary of the day she met Archie, everyone -- her parents, Archie's parents, her friends -- thinks she'll drive Archie away by coming on so strong.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #14 (June 1968)
-
Dollars & Sense
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Kathleen Webb (credited)
- Pencils
- Bob Bolling (credited)
- Inks
- Al Milgrom (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica stop at the dollar store, a place that Veronica thinks you go to buy dollar bills.
- Reprints
- from Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #146 (December 2006)
-
Drive Me Crazy
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Kathleen Webb (credited)
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo (credited)
- Inks
- Henry Scarpelli (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Grimley; Hal Cooper
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica remember when they learned to drive.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #154 (December 2000)
-
- Keywords
- car; driver's education; driver's license; driving
You're All Wet!!
Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Dan Parent (credited)
- Pencils
- Dan Parent (credited)
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Hermione Lodge; Smithers; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Veronica fools everyone when she wears a coat that's made to look like it's dripping wet.
- Reprints
- from Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #148 (March 2004)
-
Fashionably Lame
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Fernando Ruiz (credited)
- Pencils
- Fernando Ruiz (credited)
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino (credited)
- Colors
- Harriet Upp
- Letters
- Jon D'Agostino (credited)
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Superintendent Hassle
- Synopsis
- Veronica tries to silkscreen a shirt with Archie's picture like Betty has done but Veronica ends up creating a new fashion trend.
- Reprints
- from Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #146 (December 2006)
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Place that Face!
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)
- Pencils
- Dan Parent (credited)
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica stop in the small town of Brookglen and find it's eerily familiar.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica Spectacular (Archie, 1992 series) #63 (December 2003)
-
The Mystery of History
Betty / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- George Gladir (credited)
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg (credited)
- Inks
- John Lowe (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Betsy Ross; Molly Pitcher; Beatrice; Becky
- Synopsis
- Betty tells her cousin about some of their women ancestors in history.
- Reprints
- from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #129 (October 2003)
-
- Keywords
- American Revolution; Pony Express
You Lose Some You Win Some
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Frank Doyle (credited)
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo (credited)
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Libby Ann Lunkit; Pop Tate; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica try to return a lost, loud child to her home and family.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #307 (July 1981)
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Scream Test!
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)
- Pencils
- Pat Kennedy (credited)
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge; Tristan Gary Ivan Franks
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica attend a rock concert and end up giving the musician a ride back to his hotel.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1983 series) #160 (November 2005)
-
Driving Wheel!
Betty / activity / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Word jumble
- Reprints
- from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #172 (January 1989)
-
Betty's Fashion Page
Betty / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- fashion; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Betty paper doll with cut-out fashions.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #74 (February 1962)
-
Root of the Problem
Sabrina / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Bill Golliher (credited)
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo (credited)
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- humor; teen; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Sabrina; Aunt Hilda; Aunt Zelda
- Synopsis
- Sabrina's aunts won't plan ahead for Christmas because they use their magic to do everything at the last minute. Sabrina tricks them into losing their powers so that they have to do everything like mortals, to teach them the meaning of the season.
- Reprints
- from Sabrina the Teenage Witch (Archie, 1997 series) #10 (February 1998)
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- Keywords
- Christmas
Concrete Thinking
Sabrina / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Dick Malmgren (credited)
- Pencils
- Dick Malmgren (credited)
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- humor; teen; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Sabrina; Harvey
- Synopsis
- Sabrina does some shopping in a lingerie shop while Harvey waits outside. After too long a time inside, Sabrina comes out and finds a snowman where Harvey was waiting.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #231 (January 1975)
-
Hide Guide
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- While Christmas shopping, Betty makes sure Archie doesn't see Veronica.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #169 (February 1972)
-
Christmas Fashions... For Betty And Veronica
Betty and Veronica / illustration / 2 pages
- Genre
- fashion; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica model Christmas fashions.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #191 (February 1972)
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What A Doll!
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 11 pages
- Script
- Dan Parent (credited)
- Pencils
- Dan Parent (credited)
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Vickie Williams (credited)
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Dilton Doiley; Alice Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Cheryl Blossom; Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge
- Synopsis
- After seeing a remote-controlled Moose doll that Dilton made for Midge, both Betty and Veronica convince Dilton to make a similar Archie doll.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica Spectacular (Archie, 1992 series) #68 (January 2005)
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Table of Contents
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0.
["I thought I'd turn my leftover Amazon shipping boxes into a Christmas tree!"]
Betty and Veronica -
1.
[Riverdale Volume One]
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2.
The Last Noelle
Betty and Veronica -
3.
The Gambler
Betty and Veronica -
4.
Shadow Play
Betty -
5.
Wait Right Here
Betty and Veronica -
6.
Red And Green Blues
Betty's Diary -
7.
Holiday Mix
Betty and Veronica -
8.
[It's Good to Be the King!]
Diamond Select; Kingdom Hearts -
9.
What Do You Get Someone Who Has Everything?
Li'l Jinx -
10.
Seasons Greetings
Li'l Jinx -
11.
Eye See!
Li'l Jinx -
12.
Letter Perfect
Li'l Jinx -
13.
More Or Less...
Li'l Jinx -
14.
Snow Go Go
Li'l Jinx -
15.
It Takes One!
Li'l Jinx -
16.
[Archie's Holiday Bundle Pack]
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17.
Give It a Rest-Aurant!
Josie -
18.
Sugar and Spice and Flour and Stuff
Josie -
19.
[20% off all Archie Comics]
Midtown Comics -
20.
Fit Bit
Veronica -
21.
[Double Digest Bundle Pack]
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22.
On The Job
Veronica -
23.
Shape Up
Veronica -
24.
Gripe Swipe
Mr. Lodge -
25.
[Graphic Novel Super Store]
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26.
Betty Has Fun With Fashion Don'ts
Betty -
27.
The Ol' Bawl Game
Betty and Me -
28.
Too Much Love
Betty and Me -
29.
Dollars & Sense
Betty and Veronica -
30.
Drive Me Crazy
Betty and Veronica -
31.
You're All Wet!!
Veronica -
32.
Fashionably Lame
Betty and Veronica -
33.
Place that Face!
Betty and Veronica -
34.
The Mystery of History
Betty -
35.
You Lose Some You Win Some
Betty and Veronica -
36.
Scream Test!
Betty and Veronica -
37.
Driving Wheel!
Betty -
38.
Betty's Fashion Page
Betty -
39.
[Subscribe Today!]
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40.
Root of the Problem
Sabrina -
41.
Concrete Thinking
Sabrina -
42.
[All New Classic Archie]
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43.
Hide Guide
Betty and Veronica -
44.
[Subscribe Today!]
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45.
Christmas Fashions... For Betty And Veronica
Betty and Veronica -
46.
[Betty and Veronica by Rachel Antonoff]
Rachel Antonoff -
47.
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48.
What A Doll!
Betty and Veronica -
49.
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