Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest
#178
[Newsstand]
(April 2010)
Archie,
1987 Series
- Price
- 3.99 USD
- Pages
- 180
- Indicia Frequency
- 10 times a year (monthly except Feb. and Aug.)
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
The Archie Library
- Barcode
- 722627469502 78
- Editing
- Victor Gorelick (editor/editor-in-chief)
Issue Notes
This issue is a variant of Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #178.
[no title indexed]
Betty and Veronica / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Dan Parent (signed)
- Inks
- Dan Parent (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I've heard of going green, but this is ridiculous!
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
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Plant One On Me!
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Bill Golliher (credited)
- Pencils
- Dan Parent (credited)
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Jon D'Agostino (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Pop Tate; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Dilton Doiley; Moose Mason; Midge Klump
- Synopsis
- Betty nurses a plant back to life at Pop Tate's but it soon becomes carnivorous.
- Reprints
-
in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #259 (April 2018)
-
Indexer Notes
Listed on cover.
Parody of Little Shop of Horrors.
[no title indexed]
Betty Pin Up / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- If I did something you didn't like, why don't you come right out and tell me?
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Betty vandalizes her pictures of Archie.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #41 (April 1972)
-
Production Meeting!
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)
- Pencils
- Pat Kennedy (credited)
- Inks
- Ken Selig (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Alice Cooper; Hal Cooper; Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge
- Synopsis
- After seeing home movies of Betty as a child, Veronica tells of the lengths her parents went through to video tape her first steps.
- Reprints
- in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #56 (March 2016)
-
- Keywords
- home movies
Study Baddies
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Angelo De Cesare
- Pencils
- Dan Parent
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Jack Morelli
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica study at a cabin so they won't be distracted by Archie.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1983 series) #154 (April 2005)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
Bikini Bound
Veronica / activity / 1 page
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge
- Reprints
- from Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #130 (March 2005)
-
- Keywords
- bikini
Indexer Notes
Word search puzzle.
Better Fashionably Late Than Never
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews (flashback only); Smithers the butler
- Synopsis
- Veronica enlists Betty's help to help her prepare for a date.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #136 (June 1999)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
B & V Fashion 101
illustration / 2 pages
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Reader submitted fashions.
Fright Sight
Mr. Lodge / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Mr. Lodge is not scared of any of the displays at the Wax Museum of Monsters...until Archie shows up.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #125 (June 1968)
-
The Reading Lesson
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Midge Klump; Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- Veronica is suddenly into palmistry and she spends the afternoon telling the fortunes of the Riverdale High bunch.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #86 (April 1995)
-
- Keywords
- palm reading
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
Snowfall Guy
Betty / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Joey Jackson
- Synopsis
- While shoveling snow, Betty gets into a snowball fight with one of the neighborhood kids.
- Reprints
- from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #24 (April 1995)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
The Rebounders
Betty / comic story / 11 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Coach Kleats; Ethel Muggs; Aggie Applegate; Dilton Doiley
- Synopsis
- Coach Kleats searches for a way to get his temperamental girl's basketball team to work together. But the team quickly has bigger problems to worry about. On the way to a game, their bus is buried in an avalanche of snow.
- Reprints
- from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #22 (February 1995)
-
- Keywords
- avalanche; basketball
Indexer Notes
Coach Kleats is coaching the girl's basketball team in this story, which is a neat trick since in past stories he was the coach of the boy's basketball team. In addition, Nancy Woods isn't on this team, though she has been seen as part of the girl's team in past stories.
How Trashy
Veronica / activity / 1 page
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Unscramble the words showing things Veronica should not throw away.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Story & Game Digest Magazine (Archie, 1986 series) #24 (September 1992)
-
If Lost Don't Return
Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Dilton Doiley [Dilton Doily]; Nancy Woods; Geraldine Grundy [Miss Grundy]; Svenson; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Midge Klump (Mentioned only)
- Synopsis
- Veronica looks for Archie and mistakes everyone for sarcasm as they tell her to look in "Lost And Found".
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #17 (February 1989)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits printed in this digest.
A Matter of Words
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Veronica has a book on how to avoid arguments while going steady.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #209 (June 1975)
-
[no title indexed]
Katy Keene / illustration / 1 page
- Characters
- Katy Keene
Indexer Notes
Illustration used as the title page for the next section featuring Katy Keene reprints.
Houdini's Hat
Katy Keene / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- Richard Pietrzyk
- Pencils
- John Lucas (as John S. Lucas)
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- adventure; humor; teen; fashion
- Characters
- Katy Keene; Lucki Red Lorelei; Ramon Ramirez (cameo); Arnold Horsenlegger (cameo); Melissa Keene [Sis] (cameo)
- Synopsis
- At auction Lucki purchases an antique trunk and discovers Houdini's top hat inside.
- Reprints
- from Katy Keene (Archie, 1984 series) #30 (May 1989)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
[Magical Mystery Maze]
Katy Keene / activity / 1 page
- Pencils
- John Lucas (as John S. Lucas)
- Inks
- John Lucas (as John S. Lucas)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- fashion; teen
- Characters
- Katy Keene; Gloria Granbilt; Harry Houdini
- Reprints
- from Katy Keene (Archie, 1984 series) #30 (May 1989)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
Making History
Katy Keene / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- George Gladir
- Pencils
- John Lucas (as John S. Lucas)
- Inks
- Chic Stone
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor; teen; fashion
- Characters
- Katy Keene; Gloria Granbilt; Melissa Keene [Sis]; Miss Brooks (Sis’ teacher); Mr. Forbush (museum director); Danny (agent)
- Synopsis
- Katy hosts a time period fashion show at the museum to spark the students’ interest in history.
- Reprints
- from Katy Keene (Archie, 1984 series) #26 (June 1988)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
[no title indexed]
A Day with Katy... / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- When Katy models her looks are great...
- Characters
- Katy Keene
- Synopsis
- Katy's dressing room is a mess.
Double Feature
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski
- Pencils
- Jeff Shultz
- Inks
- Rich Koslowski
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Jack Morelli
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Ginger; Jill; Zoe; Tamara
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica take four younger girls to a movie and are so busy keeping track of them they never see the movie.
- Reprints
- from Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #131 (April 2005)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprint in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (1987 series) #238, no credits listed in this digest.
Accept No Substitutes
Veronica / comic story / 11 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Scott Wunderbaud; Betty Cooper; Ethel Muggs; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- In an effort to capture the school's most dreamed about senior, Veronica ends up changing her entire look and personality at his subtle urging.
- Reprints
- from Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #95 (January 2000)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
Worry Wart
Betty / activity / 1 page
- Characters
- Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Word scramble puzzle.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Story & Game Digest Magazine (Archie, 1986 series) #24 (September 1992)
-
An All-Star Cast
Betty / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Hal Cooper; Polly Cooper; Alice Cooper; Billy Butterfield; Caramel
- Synopsis
- Hal takes Betty and Polly ice fishing on Loon Lake.
- Reprints
- from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #12 (February 1994)
-
- Keywords
- ice fishing
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
Going To Extremes
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Svenson the janitor; Miss Grundy
- Synopsis
- The furnace at Riverdale High breaks down, causing the school to become as frigid inside as the weather outside.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #74 (April 1994)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
Funny Taste
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Moose Mason; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Midge Klump; Nancy Woods; Miss Grundy
- Synopsis
- Everyone is laughing at Veronica's new blouse.
- Reprints
- from Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #130 (March 2005)
-
The Daydreamer
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo Jr.
- Inks
- Jim DeCarlo
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Betty is irritated by Archie's constant daydreaming.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #357 (June 1988)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprint in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #56, no credits listed in this digest.
Matter Patter
Veronica / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Reggie has made a ventriloquist dummy that looks like Archie.
- Reprints
- from Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes (Archie, 1968 series) #46 (August 1978)
-
- Keywords
- ventriloquist dummy
Veronica's Long Look Fashions
Veronica / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Four dresses designed by readers.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #27 (February 1990)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original issue, no credits listed in this digest. Names of the people submitting the fashions have been removed.
[no title indexed]
Mister Lodge / activity / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Why is Mr. Lodge angry?
- Characters
- Hiram Lodge
- Reprints
- from Archie's Story & Game Digest Magazine (Archie, 1986 series) #24 (September 1992)
-
Indexer Notes
Unscramble the letters to learn why Mr. Lodge is angry.
Betty's Fine Art Works
Betty / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper
- Reprints
- from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #179 (October 1989)
-
[no title indexed]
Cheryl Blossom / illustration / 1 page
- Pencils
- Paul Oswald (signed)
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- ?
- Genre
- teen
Indexer Notes
Illustration used as the title page for the next section featuring Cheryl Blossom reprints.
The Dating Game: Viewer's Choice
Cheryl Blossom / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Cheryl Blossom; Daisy Friendtez; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Rose Blossom; Gladys Jones
- Synopsis
- Cheryl participates in a dating game like game show and winds up on a cruise with Jughead.
- Reprints
- from Cheryl Blossom (Archie, 1997 series) #29 (February 2000)
-
- Keywords
- dating game; sea cruise
She Doesn't Work Hard for the Money
Cheryl Blossom / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Cheryl Blossom; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Cheryl tries to get a job but gets fired from every job she gets.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #90 (February 2005)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprint in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #247, no credits listed in this digest.
Cheryl's Decades of Style
Cheryl Blossom / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- fashion; teen
- Characters
- Cheryl Blossom
- Synopsis
- Cheryl models outfits from the seventies, eighties and nineties.
- Reprints
- from Cheryl Blossom (Archie, 1997 series) #11 (April 1998)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits printed in this digest.
One of a Kind
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- George Gladir
- Pencils
- ? [as Kennedy]
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Wacky Jackie
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica try to help a freshman student who's fashion sense is wacky.
- Reprints
- from Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #130 (March 2005)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprint in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #239, no credits listed in this digest.
The Pitch
You Can Do a Graphic Novel / text article / 2 pages
- Script
- Barbara Slate
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- non-fiction
Hearts Afire
Betty / activity / 1 page
- Characters
- Betty Cooper
- Reprints
- from Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #130 (March 2005)
-
Indexer Notes
Unscramble the words puzzle.
Brownie Points
Betty's Diary / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Dilton Doily; Midge Klump
- Synopsis
- Miss Grundy's class is assigned to form partnerships and produce items to sell at the Riverdale Business Achievement Fair. Archie and Betty team up to bake and sell homemade brownies, but Archie proves to be more of a hindrance in the kitchen than a help.
- Reprints
- from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #11 (December 1993)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
Peek Tweak
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica sneaks a look at Betty's diary.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #251 (December 1978)
-
Dream Theme
Mr. Lodge / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Mr. Lodge had a dream that Archie was his son-in-law.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #251 (December 1978)
-
Medal Mania
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Ethel Muggs
- Synopsis
- Betty goes home with all the medals at the Riverdale Teen Winter Olympics, while Veronica goes home with all the cute guys.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #146 (April 2000)
-
- Keywords
- figure skating; skiing; snowboarding
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original issue, no credits listed in this digest.
My Lucky Boyfriend!; Worse for Wear
Veronica; Archie / comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie and Veronica pick out costumes for a masquerade party.
- Keywords
- masquerade party
Indexer Notes
Story has two titles and features, starting with Veronica on the left side of the page and Archie on the right but it soon crosses sides and merges together.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
["I've heard of going green, but this is ridiculous!"]
Betty and Veronica -
1.
[Vincent Shadow Toy Inventor]
Little Brown and Company -
2.
Plant One On Me!
Betty and Veronica -
3.
[Emerald City Comicon]
Emerald City Comicon -
4.
[Will Your Marry Me?]
-
5.
["If I did something you didn't like, why don't you come right out and tell me?"]
Betty Pin Up -
6.
Production Meeting!
Betty and Veronica -
7.
Study Baddies
Betty and Veronica -
8.
Bikini Bound
Veronica -
9.
Better Fashionably Late Than Never
Betty and Veronica -
10.
B & V Fashion 101
-
11.
Fright Sight
Mr. Lodge -
12.
[Archie Comics App]
-
13.
[Betty #184]
-
14.
The Reading Lesson
Betty and Veronica -
15.
Snowfall Guy
Betty -
16.
The Rebounders
Betty -
17.
[My Father's Betrayal]
-
18.
[Betty's Diary Graphic Novel Offer]
-
19.
How Trashy
Veronica -
20.
If Lost Don't Return
Veronica -
21.
A Matter of Words
Betty and Veronica -
22.
[School Gyrls]
-
23.
[Archie's Three on a Soda Merchandise Offer]
-
24.
[no title indexed]
Katy Keene -
25.
Houdini's Hat
Katy Keene -
26.
[Magical Mystery Maze]
Katy Keene -
27.
Making History
Katy Keene -
28.
["When Katy models her looks are great..."]
A Day with Katy... -
29.
[Katy Keene Model Behavior]
-
30.
[Katy Keene Vintage]
-
31.
Double Feature
Betty and Veronica -
32.
Accept No Substitutes
Veronica -
33.
[Veronica's Passport]
-
34.
[Jughead #200]
-
35.
Worry Wart
Betty -
36.
An All-Star Cast
Betty -
37.
Going To Extremes
Betty and Veronica -
38.
[Breakup Blues]
-
39.
[Archie Comic Book Collector Sets]
-
40.
Funny Taste
Betty and Veronica -
41.
The Daydreamer
Archie -
42.
Matter Patter
Veronica -
43.
Veronica's Long Look Fashions
Veronica -
44.
["Why is Mr. Lodge angry?"]
Mister Lodge -
45.
Betty's Fine Art Works
Betty -
46.
[no title indexed]
Cheryl Blossom -
47.
The Dating Game: Viewer's Choice
Cheryl Blossom -
48.
She Doesn't Work Hard for the Money
Cheryl Blossom -
49.
Cheryl's Decades of Style
Cheryl Blossom -
50.
[Look what's new at the Archie Comics shop.]
-
51.
[Love Showdown]
-
52.
One of a Kind
Betty and Veronica -
53.
The Pitch
You Can Do a Graphic Novel -
54.
Hearts Afire
Betty -
55.
Brownie Points
Betty's Diary -
56.
[Archie Digest Subs!!!]
-
57.
[The Cartoon Life of Chuck Clayton]
-
58.
Peek Tweak
Betty and Veronica -
59.
Dream Theme
Mr. Lodge -
60.
Medal Mania
Betty and Veronica -
61.
My Lucky Boyfriend!; Worse for Wear
Veronica; Archie -
62.
[Archie Digital Comics]
-
63.
[no title indexed]
-
64.
Next Month
-
65.
Wondercon
Wondercon -
66.
[Lunch Lady]
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- Ron Sadowski
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